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Nerf’s Eureka Moment [Nerf]

By Lindsay R.
Nerfs Eureka Moment [Nerf]

Today's NERF guns are exceedingly complex, with automatic firing and reloadable dart magazines. But Nerf's eureka moment arose from a decidedly more primitive scene: some cavemen chucking some boulders around an office. The year was 1968, three years after toy developer Reyn Guyer had begun bending ...

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HTC Droid Incredible finally returns to stock, not a moment too soon

By Dan A.
HTC Droid Incredible finally returns to stock, not a moment too soon

If the rumors of an August 18th Android 2.2 update prove true, we'd say Verizon Wireless couldn't have picked a much better time to get HTC's Droid Incredible back in stock. 'Course, we suspect you'll think differently in case you've been waiting to your backorder to clear over the last few weeks, but we digress. ...

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Download TweetDeck for Android Beta Right this moment [Androidapps]

By Lindsay R.
Download TweetDeck for Android Beta Right this moment [Androidapps]

As promised, the public beta for the Android version of TweetDeck is up and running. It looks quite nice! You may ogle some more screenshots and subscribe to the beta over on the company's blog. [TweetDeck]Source

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Apple keeps antennagate alive with Droid X’s ‘kill switch’ (video)

By Dan A.
Apple keeps antennagate alive with Droid Xs kill switch (video)

We had a feeling Apple wasn\'t done showing off the plain reception woes of its competitors -- finally, the company already updated once this week with the Nokia N97 mini. Now it\'s going after Motorola\'s celebrity of the moment (and known iPhone 4 bully), the Droid X. You'll discover Cupertino\'s leads to the video after ...

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A Fighter Jet Pilot’s Most Terrifying Moment [Image Cache]

By Dan A.
A Fighter Jet Pilots Most Terrifying Moment [Image Cache]

See that man inside the top left of this photo? That\'s Captain Brian Bews and he\'s lucky to be alive. The skilled pilot barely managed to eject before his CF-18 fighter jet crashed to the ground during a convention flight. The practice flight passed off at Lethbridge County Airport and was apparently in preparation for the ...

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Samsung Intercept is up for pre-order, might launch this weekend

By Dan A.

Sure, the Epic 4G seems awesome — but that doesn’t mean Sprint can (or should) abandon the midrange Android market, right? On that note, the previously-leaked Samsung Intercept is now up for pre-order on Sprint’s so-called EVP site for business disco…

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Future Robot has new service robot for restaurants

By Dan A.

South Korean robotics company Future Robot recently released their latest restaurant service robot known as FURO (Future Robot), where it is touted to be able to express “attractive” human emotions. While that may be true, we think that th…

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Nokia Sells Its Wireless Modem Business

By Dan A.
Nokia Sells Its Wireless Modem BusinessNokia Sells Its Wireless Modem Business

Nokia seems to be going through a rough patch at the moment, as the company has just announced that it will be selling its wireless modem business to Renesas Electronics Corp for $200 million, and transfer 1,100 workers to the Japanese company in the …

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Apple iPad might receive pressure sensitive drawing feature

By Dan A.
Apple iPad might receive pressure sensitive drawing featureApple iPad might receive pressure sensitive drawing feature

The Apple iPad has just gotten another boost in the form of Ten One Design, a stylus maker who revealed plans to roll out a free software library which can be used in tandem with any application based on the iOS to enable pressure-sensitivity on the d…

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LG Electronics to roll out Android-powered tablet in Q4 2010

By Dan A.
LG Electronics to roll out Android-powered tablet in Q4 2010LG Electronics to roll out Android-powered tablet in Q4 2010

LG Electronics has announced plans to introduce an Android-powered tablet computer sometime in Q4 this year, although the South Korean firm did not reveal additional details that most people would clamor for – we’re talking about the price as well as …

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Flash 10.1 player scoffs at Silent Mode on Android

By Dan A.
Flash 10.1 player scoffs at Silent Mode on AndroidFlash 10.1 player scoffs at Silent Mode on Android

It seems that the Flash 10.1 player on Android-powered platforms holds the Ring of Power, especially when it will play sound on the smartphone even when Silent Mode is turned on. This makes a pair of headphones even more essential, especially if you&r…

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Motorola Charm gets Android OS

By Dan A.
Motorola Charm gets Android OSMotorola Charm gets Android OS

T-Mobile has a Motorla handset in its stable, known as the Motorola Charm which is powered by the Android operating system, and to sweeten the deal, T-Mobile decided to offer the Android phone for free as part of their back-to-school promotions. This …

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