Monthly Archives: October 2011

iPod fathers unveil their next project, the Nest Learning Thermostat (hands-on)

Over the summer, we got word that a couple of unnamed ex-Apple engineers were getting ready to unveil an unnamed product, under the guise of an unnamed startup. As it turns out, that startup was Nest Labs, and those Apple … Continue reading

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Impatient Nexus S Owners Can Play With Ice Cream Sandwich Now

Google has already confessed that the Nexus S would get the Ice Cream Sandwich update, but if you’re not the type to wait — and really, who is these days? — you can load up a mostly complete version of … Continue reading

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Conan Knows How We’re Really Using Siri [Video]

She’s only been on the job for a little over a week, but already Siri has to be the most overworked, underappreciated, and abused personal assistant on the planet. More » Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/44kJEqGU05g/conan-knows-how-were-really-using-siri IXYS ITRON IRON MOUNTAIN INORATED IOMEGA

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Enough With The Ridiculous Product Code Names [Rant]

You see that photo right above these words? That’s a fucking ice cream sandwich. You know what’s on the next generation of Android phones? An operating system. Android 4.0 to be specific. I defy you to eat it. More » Source: … Continue reading

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Netflix US subscriber count drops by 800k in Q3, 21.45 million still streaming

After a tumultuous third quarter the numbers are finally in for Netflix, and as expected its price hike and Qwikster madness have cost it a few customers in the US. Currently the company is reporting a total of 23.79 million … Continue reading

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Garmin releases first fitness app — Garmin Fit

Garmin has long been a name synonymous with GPS systems, and now they have released their first fitness application for Android and iOS.  Says Dan Bartel, Garmin's VP of worldwide sales: Garmin Fit is the ideal solution for users who … Continue reading

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Search Site Loku Leverages Big Data To Make Local Search Simpler

Local search site Loku launches in public beta today, with the aim of helping people quickly find out more about the environs around them — using the vast repository of location-based information available. Instead of making the user pour through … Continue reading

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Toyota pulls Cydia theme and ads to appease Apple

In news that will no doubt shake the very bedrock of your belief system, Apple has asked Toyota to remove its Scion theme and its advertising from ModMyi, a Cydia repository. The Scion theme has been available for weeks, but … Continue reading

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Daily Crunch: Rained Out Lunch Edition

Video: Complete Hand Recognition With 5-Finger Mouse Amenbo (Video) Konapun: Making Tiny, Inedible Food For Fun And Profit (?) The UNISROBO Robot Looks A Lot Like NEC?s PaPeRo ThinkGeek Now Selling The FastMac U-Socket, The USB Wallplug Gunbrella Will Get … Continue reading

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How the Phantom Menace 3D Trailer Really Improves Episode I [Phantom Menace 3d]

Watching the official trailer, I get the feeling that not even Lucasfilm is convinced that a third dimension is going to improve The Phantom Menace. So they’ve instead they’ve opted for Plan B in the trailer for the 3D re-release: … Continue reading

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