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by John Biggs on July 3, 2009

by Doug Aamoth on July 3, 2009

forearmpainreliefmassager-smallBelieve it or not, many bloggers suffer from some sort of repetitive stress injury or even carpal tunnel syndrome. We’re human — mortal even. Cut us and we bleed red just like everyone else. Give us an atomic wedgie and we weep like an anxious child waiting for the bus on the first day of school in a new town. Run us over in a car and we — you get the idea: bloggers are weiners.

by Doug Aamoth on July 3, 2009

204318401This deal is WHITE HOT, ladies and gentlemen. Buy.com has the Palm Wireless Keyboard for just ten bucks — way, way down from $50+ just about everywhere else.

Japan wants hybrid vehicles to make more noise
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by Matt Burns on July 3, 2009


Remember that episode of The Office when Andy uses his Prius as a stealth ramming device and lodges Dwight into some bushes? Japan, the land of everything mystical and wonderful, must have seen that episode too and has some issues with the quiet demeanor of hybrids. They are the best selling vehicles over there and citizens have expressed concern to the Transportation Ministry that they might be too quiet. A dream team panel comprised of scholars, consumers, police, and blind people decided the best way to deal with this problem is to make the cars louder when running on batteries. Read More

Video: Duke Nukem’s disease
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by Matt Burns on July 3, 2009


“Duke Nukem’s disease is a scary one, Gene brings you the story of the life of a First Person Shooter.” Enjoy your non-productive Friday.

by John Biggs on July 3, 2009

Look at that man. He seems to really be enjoying himself. Soon you’ll be enjoying yourself like him too if Sony ever figures out how to manufacturer this motion control system that I’m code-naming “WeebleDong.” It uses everyday objects - a fake sword, a spoon, your mum’s little friend - to control on-screen action.

by Serkan Toto on July 3, 2009

After losing the format war against Sony, Toshiba is yet to produce Blu-ray hardware, but at least they keep on rolling out DVD hardware in their VARDIA series. The company yesterday announced two new HDD/DVD recorders for the Japanese market [JP].

iPod Touch 3G case? Nah
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by John Biggs on July 3, 2009

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Reader “Jenny” sent us a link to a silicone case from Asiajunk manufacturer UXSight. It purports to show an iPod Touch 3G - third generation, not third generation wireless - with two holes -one for a camera and one for the antenna. Or maybe the little one is for a little pencil that comes out and draws the subject on a piece of paper?

Remember: Apple never releases designs to vendors until the absolute last minute. If we were to see anything it would happen in August at the earliest. Go back to your hot dogs.
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by Daniel Brusolovsky on July 3, 2009

George Hotz, the 20-year old hacker who originally unlocked the iPhone, has released a jailbreaking application for the iPhone 3GS codenamed “purplera1n.” It’s currently Windows-only (Windows 7 not supported), and requires the latest iTunes installed, and an iPhone 3GS with the 3.0 firmware.

Hotz mentions in a blog post that the jailbreak for Mac is “coming soon.” The iPhone Dev Team did release a unlock for 3.0 which did not work on the iPhone 3GS, but Hotz’s version does (although it doesn’t free you from your current carrier).

by Bryce Durbin on July 3, 2009

Two new Battlestations: Pacific DLC inbound
Paparazzi beware! Flash purse stalks the stalkers
The Pirate Bay, well on its way to irrelevance at record speed
What will you do if piracy as we know it goes away? (I’ll just read more)

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