A tipster sends these photos of the WP7-running Samsung GT-i8700. There’s not a whole lot to glean besides the fact that it has 8GB of storage and looks like something I want to play with right now. Here’s the back: More »
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Leaked Shots of Windows Phone 7-Running Samsung GT-i8700 [Leaks]
High prices are always a stumbling block to new tech adoption and with SSDs it hasn’t been any different. More »
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Budget Sub-$150 Solid State Drive Round-up [PC]
Robots help us accomplish many complex tasks, from diffusing bombs to assembling automobiles. Now, with the open source Egg-Bot, we can add “drawing on spherical surfaces” to that list
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Let the Egg-Bot Draw Your Egg a Plaid Jacket [Robots]
“Oh, what gift to offer the bipolar six-year-old nephew this Christmas…I know! These German toys with mental illnesses would please the little tyke. Would he like the depressive turtle Dub, Kroko the water-phobic crocodile, or the personality disorder-affected sheep Dolly?
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Toys With Mental Illnesses—Seriously [Toys]
By the end of 2011, Sony is planning to cut most of the pure-2D models out of its 40-inch and over offering, upping the number of 3D-enabled sets. We can look forward to higher prices, then.
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Most of Sony’s TVs Over 40-Inches in Size Will be 3D-Enabled In Next Year [3dTv]
Two more “fun” compact camera series has been announced today by Pentax, with my favorite being the Optio RZ10 (pictured above). For around $270, it has a 14MP sensor, and a 10x optical zoom
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These Budget Compact Cameras from Pentax Look Cool—You Know, for Kids… [Cameras]
It’s been a year in the making, but Pentax has released a successor to the K-x DSLR , and while the upgrades aren’t astonishing, there’s a higher ISO count (up to 25,600) and larger LCD, at 3-inches. More »
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Is a Higher ISO and Larger LCD Worth the Extra $150 for Pentax’s K-r? [Cameras]
Does the lure of playing with “the most powerful tablet anyone has ever made” tempt you? How about those dual 14.1-inch touchscreens? (That’s a combined might of 28.2-inches!) Kno has received $46m investment, with an end-of-year launch already penciled-in.
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Dual-Screen Kno Tablet To Be Available by Year’s End [Tablets]
The T-Mobile G2 looks like one very appealing Android device. It is specifically designed for the speedy HSPA+ network, will have Google Voice integration, a fast Snapdragon processor, Android 2.2, and a rather slick body. More »
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T-Mobile G2 Is Designed With Google Voice and HSPA+ in Mind [Tmobile]
This is the Concavenator corcovatus , a new species of dinosaur discovered in Cuenca, Spain. This weird 20-feet-long predator could be the predecessor of the meat-eating titans that dominated the Cretaceous
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First Hump-Backed Dinosaur Could Eat Several Humans for Brunch [Science]
