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Walkman Outsold iPod in Japan During August [Apple]

It's party time for Sony, as the planets of consumerism aligned to earn it a unprecedented win over Apple's iPod music-playing range. It's the first time Walkman has outsold Apple's music players inside the region since iPod arrived in 2001. Sony had to make a number of sacrifices with the intention to win back musical market share, though, aggressively under-cutting the cost of its rival. Also, in keeping with analyst Eiji Mori, the month's...

A Dual-Booting Tablet Running Android 1.6 Sounds Barmy, Viewsonic [Tablets]

After warning us last week of their impending dual-booting tablet, ViewSonic has now spilled the beans on the ViewPad 100 's specs. I don't think anyone shall be impressed by the Android 1.6 flavor, even supposing Windows 7 's also there too. I can't consider many the explanation why someone would need a dual-booting tablet, but obviously dual-booting laptops (running something like Parallels or...

Twitter Adding Push Notifications to its iPhone App [IPhone Apps]

Twitter is currently within the final stages of testing push notifications in its iPhone app, pending an entire activation of the feature inside the next iOS release. In line with TechCrunch, users with iOS 4.1 and its updated Twitter client might be ready to enable the feature, bringing them closer still to the dream of full integration with the web hive mind. [ TechCrunch...

LG’s 31-Inch OLED 3DTV Saunters Into IFA, Looking Gorgeous [Oled]

After last year's 15.1-inch beauty, LG partnered it up with a 31-inch beast . It's officially the area's slimmest OLED 3DTV, but that's not saying much when Sony is the only real other manufacturer with an OLED 3DTV. The brief look I had at the OLED showed it was just as bright as their 15-inch model, and super thin too, at 0.29cm thick. The thin silver bezel...

Play Like Dom Cobb With Inception’s Blu-ray Briefcase Set [Movies]

UK Inception fans will probably be treated to at least one of the perfect Blu-ray packages I've ever seen, come December 6th. Available for pre-order now, the film is on Blu-ray and DVD, plus there's a digital copy and heaps of special features. £40 ($60) isn't too shabby a cost for a number of the versions of the film, plus after all that silver briefcase it all comes in. Little bonuses consisting of...

Samsung’s QX410 is a Self-Proclaimed ” Masterpiece” [Laptops]

Samsung's Seongwoo Nam says his company's new high-end QX410 is " the masterpiece of Samsung's computer business" -nevertheless it's probably more like of a replica of a well-known metal-bodied old master. Still, nice island keyboard. Inside the QX410s strangely familiar aluminium case sits an Intel Core i5 (or i7 inside the 14" and 15" models), with a dual graphics solution that switches from power-saving integrated Intel to an Nvidia GeForce card once...

Postage Stamps Go High-Tech With QR Code-Like Stamp Readable by Apps [IPhone Apps]

The UK's Royal Mail may've been kicking around in some shape or form since 1516, but they've become the first postal service to create an " intelligent stamp ," readable like a QR code by an Android or iPhone app. They're being particularly cagey about how the stamp works, in typical Royal Mail fashion (I swear I'm still looking ahead to parcels...

The Touch Screen Haters Club [Image Cache]

I've always wondered why some people absolutely loathe touch screen devices, but now I realize that it was insensitive to not even consider that physical limitations play a task in that dislike. Of course, Wolverine can't really claim that his claws are the explanation for his hate for all time. [ Agent X ...

Nvidia’s GeForce 400M Series Roids Up Notebook Graphics of All Classes [Graphics Cards]

Nvidia gave us a taste of what its Fermi-based notebook graphics cards could be like with the GeForce GTX 480M, but now it's time to satisfy the entire family. That's seven Fermi GPUs, running the gamut from face-melting to face-singeing. What makes these graphics special? It all comes back to Fermi, which was built to support those juicy DirectX 11 graphics you're...

Flying YouTube Packets Proves Visualization Can Make Anything Pretty [Visualization]

Next time you're watching an inane YouTube video, close your eyes and imagine these graceful dots instead-each representing a packet sent between your computer and YouTube's servers. The video represents only 4 seconds of a RickRoll, slowed 12x. A lot goes on backstage when you're anticipating that forwarded clip of a cat adorably twiddling with a chicken or whatever-handshakes, client/server negotiation, and then a flood of information. The...

Perhaps Fangirlsm Should Stop at the Nails [Nerds]

I never liked nails painted with any motif-I actually use plain hot rod metallic red nail polish for mine-but I need to admit that these tech icons, from iPhone apps to Mario to Domo-Kun, look preeeeetty nice. You...

Don’t Just Dump Electronics and Cables Into Your Suitcase [Organizers]

Like me, you're probably making a set of devices and cables you must pack with you once you go places. And, like me, you possibly just shove them all into your travel bag. No more! They've got a handful of low cost containers in your junk. The Headphone Travel Case is $20 and holds headphones, random cables, and a candy bar, because listening to music is tiring. ...

The right way to Pick the best Android Keyboard For YOU [Input]
There are loads of methods to tap text into your Android (y'know, while you're not just speaking to it ). CareAce looked at the stock 2.1 keyboard, Better, Swype Beta, TouchPal, SwiftKey Beta, and ThickButtons and sorted out what's what. Their helpful guide will point out, to illustrate, that Swype is easily fitted to " those that hate using two hands to type," while
A Flash Drive So Small You could Leave It In [Flashdrive]
Need some extra storage? Sounding like something out of a TV infomercial, LaCie's new MosKeyto (Get it? Geeeet it?) is so tiny, you won't even comprehend it's there! But really, this thing is clever-stick it in and forget. On the opposite hand, the 20 mm (extending only 6 mm out of your laptop!) MosKeyto could be really, really easy to lose-so handle with care. Available in up to 16 GB.[
The Doll House It is Actually a Human House [Architecture]
This very old farm house on the Canadian tundra feels like any ordinary farm house from the front. You then get to its back and discover that it truly is really a playhouse for human-sized dolls. Back in 2007, Saskatchewan artist Heather Benning decided to get this old farm house that after sat on her father's land, rip apart the entire north facade, and cover it with plexiglass: We used
an easy Method to Attach Your iPad for your Walls [Ipad]
The PadTab iPad wall mounting system is superb. It's easy to hooked up, simple to remove, doesn't require much room, and allows you to mount your iPad next in your toilet. No, really. That's what one of the most promotional photos suggest: The complete PadTab kit will cost you $30 and might be ordered now. [ PadTab ] Source
A Chrome Marble Floating In Deep Space [Astronomy]
It appears like a metal marble floating in space. Or the palantír of Orthanc, magically teleported from Middle Earth to 11,000 light years away, within the Cassiopeia constellation. Nevertheless it's just a visual effect. It really is the Bubble Nebula . Cataloged as NGC 7635, it is usually known simply as The Bubble Nebula. Although it looks delicate, the 10 light-year diameter bubble
Logitech’s New Long and Skinny Z305 and Wireless Z515 USB Laptop Speakers [Speakers]
A boombox your laptop is not very, and speakers which might be both portable and robust are hard to return by. Reckoning on your needs, Logitech's Z305, a 360 degree sound bar, and Z515, a 50' wireless speaker, might do the trick. The tubular $99.99 Z305 powers by USB and clings to the tip of your laptop, while the $60 Z515 incorporates a USB dongle and a single speaker that may play