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burma

Emergency Telecoms Team Forced to Wait in Thailand by Burmese Junta

Emergency communications kits destined to help the clear-up of the Burmese cyclone have been held up by the Asian country's military junta. A five-man team from NGO Telecoms Sans Frontieres has been waiting all week for its entry visas from the turds powers that be of the brutal regime. And, until the visas are issued, over 175 pounds of vital equipment will stay right where it is, in a Thai warehouse. More »

1:30 PM on Sat May 10 2008
By AddyDugdale
1,908 views, 19 comments

smartphones

Verizon Wireless Gets its Mitts on BlackBerry 8830 World Phone

Being a Verizon customer, I'm always complaining about their lack of phones, but it looks like the boys in red just got first dibs on RIM's BlackBerry 8830 (aka the Cyclone), which is a CDMA/GSM hybrid. In other words, it'll work here in the States and overseas on GSM networks. It's Verizon's second phone with that super feature. Personally, I think Verizon needs more "hybrid" models like that. More »

11:54 AM on Thu Apr 5 2007
By Louis Ramirez
46,631 views, 28 comments

gadgets

Cyclone Vertical Fireplace Makes the Human Torch Feel at Home

Just purchased a house but still manage to have money left over for decorating? Check out this vertical Cyclone fireplace. It's a freestanding wooden fireplace with two tall, vertical glass enclosures with spinning towers of fire inside. More »

7:00 PM on Mon Feb 12 2007
By Jason Chen
1,071 views, 15 comments