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New in GMail Labs: Translate this!

Here is another welcome new Gmail Labs feature: “Message translation“. Activate it in the settings of your Gmail account and you will able to translate the message to your own language.

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Palm Preo! Sorry, Palm Tre! Oops, sorry again – Part 1

Some days ago Dan asked the various writers and readers of Gear Diary to comment on their favorite currently in use gadget. Results were very different, and the list of gadgets ranged from PDAs to smartphones, from notebooks to desktop PCs, and both a camera and a car (!) were mentioned as well. I was [...]

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Never take off your socks!!

This is not an invitation to loose your good habits in personal hygiene, but a different way to preserve it, offering a healthy environment not only to your feet but also to others.

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Give her the Sun with the Sun Jar

If choosing a gift can be a problem, for sure choosing one for your mother can be a demanding task: you would like something useful, but it should be also feminine, maybe original and possibly not too expensive. Stop thinking, why not giving her something simply… natural? Why not giving her the sun?

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Brando SATA HDD Dock Station Combo Stereo Speaker + Hub

You hate to trash all of your old gadgets, don’t you? You have a shelf full of dusty Hard Disks, now useless because of the new 1 TB monster you already installled in your main PC, right? Maybe Brando has a solution to sweep away the dust and transform your bare HDs to cool “new” [...]

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Review: Ask and Record Toolbar by Applian Technologies

Have you ever dreamed of a blazing Internet connection, so you can watch that tutorial video about making the Windsor knot on your tie? Are your children screaming and shouting at you because they can not see their favorite YouTube cartoon channel? Do you find yourself always looking at or listening at the same, choppy [...]

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IDF 2009: Who wants an XP smartphone?

At the Intel Developer Forum (IDF 2009) in Bejing, China, this week, Anand Chandrasekher, senior vice president and general manager of Intel Ultra Mobility Group, demonstrated the Intel next-generation Atom-based Mobile Internete Devic (aka MID) platform, codename Moorestown. After celebrating the first year of life of the Atom processor, a slide crowded with MIDs made [...]

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iPhone games on steroids

Illusion Labs, developer of the iPhone and iPod games Touchgrind and Sway, is testing its applications on an oversized multi touch screen. The screen size allows for an impressive scenario and a really cool hands interaction: Via: Mela|Blog

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Liquid Image underwater mask with built-in camera

If you like to make videos and photos in every situation, then you may want to consider a Liquid Image Underwater Camera Mask, especially if you plan to enjoy some time at the seaside. Liquid Image produces some underwater masks with a built in digital camera, allowing you to capture photos and videos during your [...]

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Do It Yourself 10″ PC

For those in the market for a 10″ display laptop, OCZ Technology will let you choose one that fits your needs, thanks to the OCZ Neutrino 10″ DIY Netbook. The specifications are as follows: Weight: 2.86lbs Dimensions: 263(W) x 185(D) x 19.6~27(H)mm Display: 10” WSVGA (1024×600), LED Backlight Intel® Atom™ Processor N270 1.6 GHz (533MHz [...]

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Etsy computer HD clock

Clocks are cool devices that can be made from nearly anything. Hard Disks are no exception, and at Etsy they have a clock made from a computer hard drive. From the seller site: This is a real 3 1/2 in computer Hard drive converted into a desk clock with a quartz drive movement installed. The [...]

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TealOS? No more says Palm

Since the announcement of the Palm Pre back at CES 2009, I have been anxiously waiting the release of this device. I was so excited by the “newness” Palm was supposed to present, that I also followed the event from blogs, and I think it was worth it. The user interface (UI) of the Pre [...]

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XBOX One Fallout – No XBOX or X360 Games, No Indies, No Used Games, and More

Xbox One - What about Gaming?

Well, THAT didn’t take long! In fewer than a dozen hours the XBOX One reveal went from being exciting … [...]

Cognition Episode 2 The Wise Monkey Slashes onto Mac and PC!

Cognition Episode 2 The Wise Monkey

A few months ago I reviewed the iPad version of the first ‘episode’ of Cognition, the adventure game series from [...]

Jagged Alliance Kickstarter Closes in On Goal During Final Hours

Jagged Alliance Flashback

Anyone with a history in classic PC gaming is familiar with the Jagged Alliance franchise. Going back to the 90s, [...]

2014 Kia Cadenza Stylishly Conquers the Pacific Coast

Last week I was invited to test drive the 2014 Kia Cadenza along with a small group of other bloggers [...]

Popcornflix Partnership Enhances Digital Movie Xbox 360 Application

The popcorn keeps expanding at the Popcornflix movie streaming service, as Unicorn Media, a leading Internet video solutions provider, announced [...]

Carry Yours Cards, Cash and Phone in Style With Waterfield’s New Finn Leather Wallets

With the advent of such things as Google Wallet and Apple’s Passbook there is a growing interest in virtual wallets. [...]