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Google Chrome OS
Google Chrome OS Screenshots Are Fake, Just Like We Thought
John Herrman was pretty skeptical of the Chrome OS screenshots we saw this morning, and as it turns out, rightly so; their creator has piped up and admitted their falsity. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by Lance eagles3strong: What a lame apology. If anything he should be beat with a large stick for his impudence. He sounds... 5 Responses | Other threads
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apple
The Perfect MacBook Mini: Leak, Concept, or Fake, We Love It Anyway
I don't know what this is and I don't care. It may be a MacBook Mini concept. Or a crazy leak. Or just a perfect fake. Whatever. It's beautiful. I want. [Updated with pictures]. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by raleel: well, i don't speak a lot of russian anymore, but the numbers are clear enough. 10.4" wxga display doing 1280x768, LED... 14 Responses | Other threads
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security
Fake Security Camera Uses Motion Sensing to Look Realistic
Since the economy is collapsing, it's likely that we're headed into a period of chaos and lawlessness. Unfortunately, you can't afford a security system due to the aforementioned collapse. So just fake it. More »
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By Adam FrucciComment by Jeerkahn: anyone worth anything knows that as long as you're in a fake cardboard box, you can sneak right under these. 13 Responses | Other threads
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android
Fake Android G2 Phones Invading the World
Trying to capitalize on the current buzz around the HTC/T-Mobile Android G1, a wholalotlot fake Android G2 phones are popping everywhere. Some of them even come with fake screens that include Mac OS X widgets. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by Jaredu: Yeah... I work for T-mobile. This is definitely a fake. 8 Responses | Other threads
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copycats
Japanese Security Firm Yaroo's Logo Looks Suspiciously Familiar
Apparently China isn't the only place where popular logos seem to be mysteriously borrowed by other businesses. You don't have to search too far to find Tokyo security firm Yaroo's inspiration. More »
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By Elaine ChowComment by Bull By The Horns: Yaroo iz re bess site everr, rou got noting on dis Amerika 4 Responses | Other threads
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fake
iPhone 3G Red Looks Cool but It's Fake
French site Nowhereelse has their hands on some photos that look suspiciously like a (RED) version of the 16GB iPhone 3G. However, it's lacking the telltale (RED) badge, making this pic dubious at best. Update.
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By Jack LoftusComment by The Magnificen7: Nope. The text is wrong and wouldn't be bright white, the red is terrible. Model number is new though, I... 5 Responses | Other threads
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fakemodo
Fakemodo: Undeniable Evidence of iPhone Nano 3G ZOMG!
Here you have it. Un-de-ni-a-ble proof that the iPhone nano 3G exists. Boom. Because, if there's a knock-off, there must be a real one out there, right? Somewhere! Anywhere? Come on! Think about it, people!
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By Jesus DiazComment by Mr. Hi-Definition: Ww... Ths s nt prf tht thr wll b n Phn Nn. Y gys r gnn b rlly sd whn... 9 Responses | Other threads
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parody
The Mactini: The Inevitable Future of Apple in a Post-Netbook World
Who could have guessed that the most prescient technologist of our day would be a relatively unknown British sketch comedian? More »
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By John HerrmanComment by nevin: He was the voice of Darth Maul. Also, his solo show stank but check out Look Around You for... 3 Responses | Other threads
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Ultimate Portable Sewing Machine to Make Clothing Companies Margins Increase
At last, good news for worldwide economy. A Bangladeshi company has released the SmartStitch, a portable sewing machine that will allow clothing factory workers to produce 24/7, with obvious benefits.
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By Jesus DiazComment by KJA: You should turn off autoplay... BTW, This is the Onion for the uninformed. 3 Responses | Other threads
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fakemodo
Fake Chinese Barbie Phone Better Than the Real Thing
You know what's fun? When Chinese fakes actually turn out to be more useful (and would possibly sell better) than the real product. Case in point: This cellphone designed to look like Mattel's Barbie B2 mp3 player. More »
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By Elaine ChowComment by sulayman: Did you just say my prepubescent niece was hipless and big-boobied? How -dare- you, sir! 3 Responses | Other threads
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fakemodo
Santa Claus' Gmail Account Exposed
I love this santaclaus@gmail.com snapshot. Bono, Jesuschrist, Rudolph, and Steve in his contacts; him chatting about how he'll give Xboxes to bad boys instead of coal because of the energy crisis; God wanting a Wii... His inbox is just hilarious.
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By Jesus DiazComment by Curves: I wonder where my e mail is on that list.....I keep asking for World Peace and never get it, even... 6 Responses | Other threads
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weaponized suitcases
Fake-Weapon Suitcases May Not Be Your Friend at Airports
From designers Pinkwolf, each of these cases has a life-size weapon shaped cunningly into the material of its lid: There's a knife, an axe, and a revolver. Now as far as we can see they're just plastic shapes, and an integrated part of each case. But considering the incredible kerfuffle that crazy application of regulations can cause nowadays at airports, to use these faux-weapon suitcases for real you'd have to be either brave, dumb, freakishly lucky or a wonderful melting-pot combo of all three. [Pinkwolf via Makezine] -
this week in fear-mongering
Fake Electronic Components Cause Military Malfunctions, Possibly International Espionage
BusinessWeek reports that counterfeit hardware has been found to be the cause of several malfunctions in high-level military machinery. The phony infiltration has a distinct possibility of leading to espionage or sabotage. In other words, move over, Meizu M8: you're not the biggest faker in town anymore. More »
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By Dan NosowitzComment by benenglish: Where I work, there's this cycle. We buy new, genuine, vendor-brand toner cartridges for our network printers. Everything... 3 Responses | Other threads
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ihologram app not real
iHologram 3D iPhone App Was Just For Show, Not Peek into Alternate World
The amazingly convincing 3D anamorphosis app iHologram we showed on Friday turns out to be just a technology demonstrator rendering rather than a real app. Its developer, David O'Reilly, apparently wasn't trying to pull the wool over anyone's eyes with the cool clip of the strolling cat, but just demonstrate how the 3D effect could be made to work. He's up for collaboration "with a developer or studio who wants to make it happen," for real, though. It might not be too long before someone takes this great idea and programs it, I suspect. [Davidoreilly.com]
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By Kit EatonComment by Will Ravenscroft: shame it aint real it is a really cool app to have more » | Other threads
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politics
Announce Fake Obama Running Mate with Text Messages
Barack Obama is set to notify his subscribedfanssupporters via text message when he selects a vice-presidential candidate. Verizon's website lets you send a free text message to anyone on their network, so use Obama's short code (62262) and announce the running mate of your choice. The picture above, unfortunately for followers of His Steveness, is only real in our hearts. McCain, of course, is set to notify Republicans via carrier pigeon. [Wonkette]
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By Dan NosowitzComment by donjumpsuit: Check your sources Dan Nosowitz This was a prank on the Howard Stern Show. I know you guys at gizmodo scam content... more » | Other threads
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audio
Binaural Beats Audio Played Through Noise Canceling Headphones Supposedly Gives You a Drug-Like High
The site I-Doser makes the seemingly remarkable claim that playing binaural beats—pulses of two different frequencies that are slightly different into both ears at the same time—can give you a high that's on par with taking drugs. The Jerusalem Post claims that the concept has been around since the 1830s, but has only been perfected with the introduction of noise canceling headphones and better audio reproduction. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by RG_Shrike: @Feigr: Actually absinthe contains Thujone - which in very large quantities is a hallucinogen. You'd have to drink about 20 bottle... more » | Other threads
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fake steve jobs retiring
Fake Steve Jobs Retiring
Dan Lyons, the man behind Fake Steve Jobs is shutting down the blog: "I know you'll miss FSJ. So will I. But rest assured, Fake Steve is not really going away. He's just taking on a new form. As Jimi Hendrix once said, If I don't see you no more in this world, I'll meet you on the next one, but don't be late." Valleywag has a bit of speculation on why, but only half of it seems right. [FSJ]
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fakes
Fake Chinese iPhone is Pretty Good Photocopy of the Real Deal
A forum poster over at Macrumors has posted photos of a fake iPhone that's close enough to the real hardware that you might believe it at first glance. Its proportions are off, the screen's not wide-sized and there's a mini-USB connector instead of an iPod dock one, but even the packaging is mocked-up to look Appleish. The UI is glossed-up to look very real, with some differences of course. And sure, you can imagine it would be not so sweet to operate... but you can't argue with the look of the thing. Steve's famous "start your photocopiers" call has gone a lot further than Redmond. Wonder how soon we'll see photocopy iPhone 3Gs? [Macrumors] More » -
iPhone 3G Video Conferencing
Apple Introduces iPhone 3G Videoconferencing Kit, ZOMG!
Those of you complaining about the lack of front camera and videoconferencing in the new iPhone, stop saying words. This July 11 you will be able to buy the Apple Videoconferencing Kit for iPhone 3G at just $29. Press release and an exclusive leaked photo of the user manual—showing how it exactly works—right after the jump.
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By Jesus DiazComment by Sanddighie: Wow. The Kit isnt even out yet for purchase and I already heard there is a hack for it to... more » | Other threads
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Great Fakes
Ugliest iPhone Box Apple Never Designed
Here's a fake of an iPhone 2 Unboxing. Yeah, I don't even think Apple considers using cardboard in their boxes unless it's covered in a glossy finish. Ordinarily, I wouldn't post something like this, but I think we can use this as an example of what happens when non fanboys get in on the fake action, and a foil for the unusually fine box design Apple engages in. Also, this is a pretty funny counterfeit. [Web Mobile via IPhone Savior]
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By Brian LamComment by DJTripleRRR: Mmmmhhhmmm... People are supposed to believe something like that? more » | Other threads
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3g iphone
Fake 3G iPhone UI Video Looks Damn Good
One of the entries to iLounge's Design the Next iPhone contest is this video by Umang Dokey that (even though it's sideways) shows off a pretty neat rotating UI when switching back and forth from landscape to portrait views. It's got a very cool overlay for on-screen menu options as well, which is something we'd like to see more of on the actual 3G iPhone. In our opinion it's probably better than the actual winners of iLounge's contest, which you can see here.
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By Jason ChenComment by macserv: I love it when people think they can do better than Apple where visual design is concerned, and then fail... more » | Other threads
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indy theme lyrics
Indiana Jones' Theme Secret Lyrics Uncovered
Today is the big day: the new Indiana Jones movie is here at last, bigger than ever, with new merchandise, toys, and even potato heads. What most people don't know, however, is that the classic Indy theme now comes with new lyrics. Apparently, John Williams writes lyrics for all his compositions—even while they won't be sung—as a way to keep them in character. Gizmodo has uncovered those lyrics after days of arduous investigation and heavy drinking, following up a scoop by Alex Balk. (Note: lyrics contain foul language.) More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by VideoVampire: This song is the ultimate four wheeling soundtrack..seriously go boony crashing with this theme cranked up loud and tell me... more » | Other threads
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fakemodo
Vatican Buys Palm for $800 Million
ROME (Agencies) - The Vatican has bought Palm Inc. in an $800-million cash, stock, and souls deal, a move that analysts are calling a bold bid to reconvert the Catholic Church into the number one mobile operator for communication with God. The purchase is the culmination of Pope Benedict XVI's new push into the mobile arena. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by bobee: Not sure how that's great writing. If you're making up the story, you can present it in any light that... more » | Other threads
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military intelligence
US Military Wasted Millions on Fake Hardware, Sparking Cyber-Terrorism Fears
The U.S. Military has spent millions of dollars on counterfeit computer components over the years, according to an FBI report. This not only screws over businesses, but it also makes it easier for cyber-terrorists to hack into our systems by putting trojans and viruses in fake circuitry. An anti-counterfeit initiative by the FBI, led to 15 criminal cases and over $3.5 million worth of seized products. More »
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By Elaine ChowComment by JacobSaturninus: Backdoor/counterfeit/fradulent military parts in Pentagon? from ERai member. ( ERAI members are the biggest trader of military counterfeits as per recent survey... more » | Other threads
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breaking
iPhone to Feature Unlimited Movie Downloads, 37-Foot Screen
After rumors of an extreme price-drop and black glossy appearance, new details about the iPhone 3G keep dripping like Princess Peach's bathroom faucet: a New York-based TV station has got exclusive details, pointing out in its news ticker that Apple's wonderphone will feature "unlimited movie downloads." The channel's rumor record is practically flawless, as demonstrated by their prediction on the extension of the Iron Man trailer into a full-length movie. Full video after the jump. More » -
onionmodo
Battlestar Galactica Exclusive Spoilers, and 8-Minute Video Summary
Battlestar Galactica! Starbuck! Fracking Battlestar Galactica! Today! Starbuck! Fraksters! Did you forget something about it? Shame on you! But don't worry: get up to speed with this 8-minute summary video of the whole series, you fracking Cylons! And then, skip the need to watch the Final Season by reading our exclusive BSG spoilers list. More »
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By Jesus DiazComment by gravion17: HOW DARE YOU SPEAK SUCH BLASPHEMY ABOUT BSG YOU VILE KNAVE!!! :-) BSG is probably some of the best T.V.... more » | Other threads
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exclusive
Apple Opening Peepshows In Apple Stores Worldwide
LONDON, United Kingdom (Agencies). Following a successful pilot program in the London Apple Store, and perhaps too many caipirinhas at the Infinite Loop party which followed yesterday's iPhone SDK presentation, a visibly tipsy Steve Jobs announced the introduction of a new Peepshow feature in all Apple Stores worldwide: More » -
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Hello Kitty Found Dead, Charred in Los Angeles
LOS ANGELES, California (Agencies) — Hello Kitty, actress, astrophysicist and acclaimed author of the play I Can Has Pink Cheezburger, has been found dead in her Los Angeles apartment on Tuesday, probably because of an accident with a home appliance and drug overdose. LAPD, however, is not ruling out other possibilities: More » -
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Gigantic Windows Mobile 'Phone' Leaves Us Scratching Our Heads
We can't really figure this thing out. It's supposed to be a joke "product" (we think) called the HTC Magnum. Either this man is holding a pretty gigantic tablet, or a widescreen monitor, or he's the most hormonally developed three-year-old we've ever seen. This thing, whatever it is, looks real in the sense that it doesn't seem to be Photoshopped, plus the images in the screens actually look pretty high resolution. That's is why we're so puzzled by it. What is this thing? Where can we get one? [Pocketpt via PortalPPC] More »
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By Jason ChenComment by videoCWK: Looks to me like a huge tablet running Windows Mobile, which is actually pretty cool, even though it's Windows Mobile. Now... more » | Other threads
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breakingomfg
Apple Introduces Manila Case—The World's Thinnest Notebook Case
MACWORLD SAN FRANCISCO—January 16, 2008—Apple® today unveiled Manila® Case®, the world's thinnest case for the world's thinnest laptop, the MacBook Air. When empty, Manila Case measures an unprecedented 0.07-inches at its thinnest point, but its dynamically adaptable height goes up to a maximum of 6.9-inches, adapting perfectly to the MacBook Air shape as well as to a standard* Reuben sandwich, made with pastrami, sauerkraut, swiss cheese and russian dressing on rye bread.
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By Jesus DiazComment by Delvar15: Man I sorta feel mad/dumb for actually reading the whole, I felt like my mind was going to implode. more » | Other threads
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macworld 2008
Is the Apple MacBook Touch a Realistic Possibility?
Some Apple fan mixed the real iMac-like dock patent and the fabled MacBook touch, getting a very nice rendition of how both concepts may look together. There is minimalist dock station too, with an optical drive, extra hard-drive, charging and wireless connectivity but without the screen, which looks like a more realistic proposition. The whole thing is just a figment of a wet fanboy imagination, but could this really happen? And would you buy an Apple tablet, an ultra-Slim MacBook or none of them?
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By Jesus DiazComment by madlogik: I needed to make my thoughts public about the "macbook touch"... I want it. it will have bluetooth + usb if you... more » | Other threads
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dumb people
Area Man Parks Car On House Roof, Tells Police "GPS Made Me Do It"
CHICKASHA, Oklahoma (Agencies). Chickasha resident James McFarlan, a 45-year-old computer analyst and part-time fabric designer, drove this morning into Annie Svenson's home roof after what he referred to as an incident with his car GPS. "I told him [Sheriff Furillo] that my GPS made me do it. I was just driving when the nice sexy voice inside the box told me to turn left while I was driving through the bridge on Frisco and 62nd," said McFarlan after being released by the police. "She was like, come on, do it. Do it! Dooooo iiiit!!!" The next thing McFarlan recalls is 78-year-old retiree Mrs. Svenson in her nightgown, knocking on his windshield. More » -
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Gizmodo Sues The Onion for Libel, Asks Drew Curtis for Legal Advice
LAKE TAHOE, Nevada (Agencies) — Popular technology blog and cocktail bar guide Gizmodo has sued leading international newspaper The Onion for libel, following the latter recent article on Microsoft Corp.'s (MFST) Zune 2 MP3 player's roaring success. More » -
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HTC Touch Clone Has GPS, But Still Runs Windows Mobile
If we were a Chinese company that made knockoff phones, we probably wouldn't make a knockoff of the HTC Touch. Not that the phone is bad—it's somewhat usable—but putting Windows Mobile 5 on any phone when WM6 is the standard now is kind of a bad idea. However, we would follow in their footsteps and beef up hardware features to include a GPS, a 2-megapixel camera and fingerprint security. We just wouldn't put Windows Mobile 5 on it. [EC51 via Uber Gizmo] -
cellphones
Nokia N96 Rendering Looks Fake, But Interesting
GSMhelpdesk.nl has some renders of what could possible be (but probably isn't) the Nokia N96. These renders show a 3.2-inch, 16 million color touchscreen display, a dual-sliding QWERTY keyboard, and a one-way sliding dialpad keyboard. There's also a 6-megapixel camera on board, with 3G, Wi-Fi, GPS and Bluetooth 2.0. What's really cool about this rendering is the dual-sliding keyboard—the major thing that's missing from the current Nokia N95 models. (Notice it works upside down? Guess there's theoretically an accelerometer in there for direction sensing.) [gsmhelpdesk via Esato via Mobile Mentalism via Switched] More » -
motorola
Rumor Maybe Smashed: Leaked Motorolas Probably Fake?
Boy Genius claims that those four spy shots of the Motorolas we showed you yesterday are probably fakes, based on their source inside Motorola. Since Boy Genius has a pretty good track record of knowledge on pre-release phones, we're willing to believe him. Plus, did you really think Motorola, king of dropping trou and dumping out eight me-too RAZRs, is going to be working on an 8-megapixel phone right now? [Boy Genius] -
rumor
Fake Steve Jobs says there might be an iPhone SDK being released the week of Oct. 15. Is he just making crap up or does Dan Lyons actually know something? Likely not, but who knows what his Fake Steve persona has access to. Also, Lam and Diaz are desperate for any word on an SDK. Like RSJ, Fake Steve knows just how to play with the fanboy emotions. [Fake Steve]
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By Jason ChenComment by Bokusatsu_Tenshi: Now, complete the sentence: "Fake Steve Job is ____. " more » | Other threads
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ads
Apple's iPhone Contextual Ad Was Fake
Remember the iPhone contextual ad yesterday that nudged the early adopters? Turns out the ad wasn't from Apple at all. It was from some guy from didntyouhear.com. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by foureight84: i'm sure the ad was an accurate depiction. more » | Other threads
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peripherals
Fake Logitech G25 Edge Fan Art Shows Optimus-Style Keys
File this in the realm of totally false (Logitech said "this is definitely made up"), but here's some fan art of a possible Logitech G25 keyboard. It has their EDGE-line stylings, but combines Optimus style changeable display keys with a scrolling circle pad on the left. Yeah, we could see ourselves using something like this, but if we really had to choose, we'd have them make the keyboard curved, like the Microsoft Ultimate Keyboards. [Thanks Tipster!]
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By Jason ChenComment by Ace: You knowm I've been searching for the DiNovo ictures on google images, and I came across this mock up (that... more » | Other threads
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knockoffs
Chinese Amycoll PS3 Cannot Possibly Plagiarize Any More
There's two types of "homage" that we usually see from Chinese vendors. First, the Meizu type, who grab the look and feel and some functionality from other products but make them into something pretty respectable. Then, there's the Amycoll PS3. More »
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By Jason ChenComment by ideaman2020: Who wants a phone that will only call Amy? more » | Other threads
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