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Palm Pre Won’t Be Coming to Verizon or AT&T Within Six Months

We knew Sprint had the Pre locked up through 2009, but now Sprint CEO Dan Hesse is trying to make the period of exclusivity seem long enough to convince users to switch to Sprint rather than wait a few months. https://gizmodo.com/sprint-has-palm-pre-locked-up-in-u-s-for-entire-year-5156935 Verizon had previously noted that the Pre (along with RIM’s BlackBerry Storm 2) would…

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Peregrine Overpowers the Power Glove, May Actually Work

Like the beloved Nintendo Power Glove, Peregrine is essentially a glove-shaped controller, though for the PC this time. It can recognize about 30 gestures (touching a finger to thumb, or finger to palm, for example) and recognize them as hotkeys. Peregrine is manufactured by a company also named Peregrine, and their namesake USB glove was…

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Apple’s Massive Shanghai Store Mixes Minimalism and Classic Chinese Architecture

Though expected to open its doors this fall, mockups of Apple’s Shanghai store have already leaked. We love architect Ben Wood’s mix of Apple’s glass-and-steel minimalism with more traditional Chinese shapes and materials. [via Cult of Mac]

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Let’s Speculate: What Could Flexible Memory Be Used for?

Researchers have developed a lightweight, mostly transparent, and quite flexible memory chip. It sounds cool, but then I think: What possible advantages could flexible memory have? Help me out, commenters. The chip (see it in action here), of unspecified capacity, actually uses transparencies like your grampa used to use with his overhead projectors. This clear…

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Ideas We Like: App Store for Apple TV

Analysts are sometimes way off the mark with predictions, but that doesn’t mean that can’t invent ideas we’d actually really like to see implemented—in this case, Gene Munster’s speculation about an app store for the Apple TV. We need to specify one thing before we start: This is not a rumor. There is absolutely no…

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Verizon Finally Gets BlackBerry Pearl Flip, Adds Inflated Pricetag

After literally years, Verizon announced today that it will finally be carrying the BlackBerry Pearl Flip smartphone. It’s the same phone we know and tolerate, except with a really dumb caveat: it’s priced at $129 after rebate. What? https://gizmodo.com/blackberry-storm-2-screen-wont-be-clicky-verizon-to-un-5256389 Given the model number 8230 for Verizon’s network and available on June 19th, the Pearl Flip…

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Apple’s Biggest PMP Competitor: “You Can’t Out-iPod the iPod”

Eli Harari, CEO of Sandisk (the world’s number 2 PMP maker) recently admitted what’s been obvious for years: Apple dominates the PMP market in the US so thoroughly that all other products are relegated to niche status. Harari is in a unique position, in that while his company does compete with the iPod line, they’re…

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Mobile Chipsets: WTF Are Atom, Tegra and Snapdragon?

Low-power processors aren’t just for netbooks: These computers-on-a-chip are going to be powering our smartphones and other diminutive gadgets in the forseeable future. So what’s the difference between the Atoms, Snapdragons and Tegras of the world? https://gizmodo.com/giz-explains-under-the-hood-of-the-newest-laptops-and-5012918 Intel Atom The current reigning king of low-cost, low-power processors, Intel’s Atom flat-out dominates the netbook market. Its…

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Could This Be the New World’s Crappiest Projector?

To be fair, unlike the current anti-champion of crappy projectors, the Ultra Projector isn’t really designed as an alternative to, well, real projectors. But even so, this thing doesn’t include audio of any sort. WTF? https://gizmodo.com/worlds-crappiest-projector-reviewed-327587 Designed for little light displays and maybe as an accessory to a really lousy sales booth, the Ultra Projector…

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Dealzmodo: Free iPod Touch With Purchase of $325,000 Ferrari

Ferrari’s limited-edition 510-horsepower 16M convertible comes packaged with a limited-edition iPod touch of its own. The touch is loaded with Ferrari-related videos and music as well as, bizarrely, Ferrari engine noises. https://jalopnik.com/ferrari-scuderia-spider-16m-unveiled-live-at-mugello-wi-5081126 The iPod touch is only a 16GB model, presumably because the convertible’s name is the 16M and not because a bump to the…

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DigiLife Crams a Pico Projector Into a Pocket Camcorder

DigiLife’s DDV-JF1 pocket camcorder rocks mostly the same features as other mini-cams like the Flip HD, including 720p recording and a 2.5-inch LCD. But it’s got a trick up its sleeve—a 640×360 pico projector built right in. No word on price or availability yet, though. [Engadget]

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Toshiba’s First US-Bound Netbook Features LED-Backlit Screen and Monster Battery Life

Toshiba’s NB205, similar to the NB200 available in the UK, will be coming to the US, and given Laptop Mag’s glowing recommendation as possibly “the best netbook yet,” we’ve got reason to be excited. https://gizmodo.com/toshiba-mini-nb200-netbook-includes-fat-9-cell-battery-5223369 It’ll feature the same specs as the NB205: LED-backlit 10.1-inch screen, 1GB RAM, 160GB hard drive, full-sized keyboard, and Intel’s…

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PC-In-A-Vase Was Created by a Real Company, Not a Dodgy Hacker

We see PC guts stuffed into vessels not normally associated with technology all the time, but they’re always the product of a bored hacker, tinkering away in his free time. This PC-in-a-vase, however, was designed by ECS, a little-known but assuredly real company. It’s actually not a bad little system for a low-powered (some would…

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Logitech’s Force Feedback Flight System May Also Simulate Airsickness

If you’ve really got to have that authentic panicky feeling you get due to extreme turbulence and testy wind conditions, Logitech’s new Force Feedback Flight System is probably just the controller for you. Make no mistake, this is one hardcore setup. Let’s take a look at the parts included in the system. The joystick features…

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MP3-Playing Bunny Uses Most Adorable Dock Possible

This little bunny is named Miffy, apparently a fixture of Dutch children’s books, and like our favorite American rodent has been made into an mp3 player. It’s cute and all, but it’s definitely the cartoony, grassy dock that sells it. https://gizmodo.com/iriver-mickey-mp3-player-now-with-glowing-demon-eyes-5056220 The player is made by MobiBLU, best known for their tiny cube player a…

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Handgun Salt and Pepper Shakers Encourage Violent Seasoning

Amateur cooks forget all too often that every single item of food must be properly seasoned. So if you need novelty shakers to motivate you to hit up your eats with some S&P, that’s just fine with us. https://gizmodo.com/salt-and-pepper-cell-shake-those-double-ds-5272333 These shakers are modeled after the M1911 handgun, which I’m assured is a “legendary” model. They’re…

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Facebook and Twitter Come to Xbox Live This Fall

For you social networking fiends who need to use Facebook or Twitter on every screen possible, Microsoft announced Facebook and Twitter integration will be arriving on Xbox Live this fall. https://gizmodo.com/microsoft-e3-keynote-archive-5273957 The Facebook client looks pretty similar to the typical Xbox Experience interface, with individual sidescrolling windows that might actually be a little tedious to…

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First Man In Line for Palm Pre Shows Commitment, Mild Insanity

Given the possible shortage of Pres at launch, we expected to see a little bit of camping out in line. We just didn’t expect it so early—the Pre doesn’t debut until Saturday, which means this guy’s got an awful lot of time on his hands. [TinyComb, thanks Tess!]

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New Asus Eee Seashell Features 11.6-Inch Screen and 11-Hour Battery

We loved Asus’ super-slim Eee Seashell, and it looks like Asus can see they might have a hit on their hands. In Asus’ mind, that means it’s time to bring on the new models, and the first seems to be an 11.6-inch Seashell with an alleged 11-hour battery life. https://gizmodo.com/the-asus-eee-seashell-review-the-netbook-is-back-5267391 We’ll presumably hear more about…

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Taiwanese Company Buys E-Ink Maker, Will Pursue Color Screens

E Ink, the company that invented and produces the e-ink displays for Amazon, Sony, and others, was recently acquired for $215 million—providing the means, said the company’s president, to keep color e-ink displays on track for release in 2010. The company that purchased E Ink is little-known (to me, anyway) Taiwanese company Prime View, which…

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Palm Pre Won’t Be Coming to Verizon or AT&T Within Six Months

Peregrine Overpowers the Power Glove, May Actually Work

Apple’s Massive Shanghai Store Mixes Minimalism and Classic Chinese Architecture

Let’s Speculate: What Could Flexible Memory Be Used for?

Ideas We Like: App Store for Apple TV

Verizon Finally Gets BlackBerry Pearl Flip, Adds Inflated Pricetag

Apple’s Biggest PMP Competitor: “You Can’t Out-iPod the iPod”

Mobile Chipsets: WTF Are Atom, Tegra and Snapdragon?

Could This Be the New World’s Crappiest Projector?

Dealzmodo: Free iPod Touch With Purchase of $325,000 Ferrari

DigiLife Crams a Pico Projector Into a Pocket Camcorder

Toshiba’s First US-Bound Netbook Features LED-Backlit Screen and Monster Battery Life

PC-In-A-Vase Was Created by a Real Company, Not a Dodgy Hacker

Logitech’s Force Feedback Flight System May Also Simulate Airsickness

MP3-Playing Bunny Uses Most Adorable Dock Possible

Handgun Salt and Pepper Shakers Encourage Violent Seasoning

Facebook and Twitter Come to Xbox Live This Fall

First Man In Line for Palm Pre Shows Commitment, Mild Insanity

New Asus Eee Seashell Features 11.6-Inch Screen and 11-Hour Battery

Taiwanese Company Buys E-Ink Maker, Will Pursue Color Screens

INIU Brings Another Power Bank to the Spring Sale as SnapGo Keychain Portable Charger Drops to Its Lowest Price

Attorney Hit With Historic Fine for Citing AI-Generated Cases

Travelers Experiencing the Longest Security Lines in TSA History

Could There Be a ‘Project Hail Mary’ Sequel?

Meta Has More Smart Glasses Coming Whether You Want Them or Not

Apple Requires Device-Level Age Verification in the UK Now. Could the US Be Next?

Astronomers Say Recent Rash of Meteor Sightings ‘Warrants Serious Investigation’

Did AMD Just Make the Best CPU for Gamers and Creators?

AI Just One-Shotted Another CEO

6 Magic School Anime and Manga to Discover Instead of Thinking About ‘Harry Potter’ Ever Again

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset

Nintendo’s Talking Flower Is Annoying as Hell. I Love It

Level Lock Pro Review: As Good as a Secret Smart Lock Gets

Apple Studio Display XDR Review: It Looks So Good, I Wish It Were an iMac

RayNeo Air 4 Pro Review: My Eyes Love These Video Glasses, but My Nose Disagrees