Archive for November 9th, 2007
Friday, November 9th, 2007
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsA former AMD clean room worker has filed suit against the chipmaker in Texas, alleging that her exposure to dangerous chemicals while working in a chip fab resulted in her son Ryan's birth defects, including cognitive disabilities and an undeveloped right arm. Maria Ruiz worked for AMD ...
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless
You could almost feel this one unraveling, but any remaining hope that Sprint and Clearwire would work something out has apparently been lost. Reportedly, the two have given up on trying to finalize an agreement to jointly build a nationwide WiMAX-based network, citing "complexities of the transaction ...
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
It was just yesterday we saw that 5.6mm (.2 inch) MP3 player from Ixing, and already little-known Chinese manufacturer Reachgood has gone and topped it with this 5.5mm-thick stainless steel PMP. While you'll probably never notice that .1 millimeter difference, you will notice the inclusion ...
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Video, Transportation
Got Trixie at your side and Racer-X breathing down your neck? Hot, you'll need this then, the $749 Bullet DVR. Just bolt the solid state MPEG-4 recorder to your Mach 5 to capture lap times, jetting, gearing, suspension, and fuel consumption data for later playback in ...
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio
For the DJ looking to stuff his / her entire setup into an array of cargo pockets, we've found your mixer of choice. Bird Electronics' DJ5 is the likely successor to the overly simplistic DJ4 that we saw earlier this year, but this beauty packs a bit ...
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Yeah, we're still scratchin' our noggins too, but even after we rubbed our eyes and adjusted the bifocals, it still looks as if the AP is reporting that Samsung will stop selling flat panel televisions and "other consumer products" in Japan. ...
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
Filed under: Displays
While the tech demos get plenty of oohs and aahs, Microsoft's Surface is having trouble making it past the prototype stage. Originally slated to show up in a few commercial venues this year, applications of the tech have been pushed back to next spring at the earliest. Microsoft ...
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
Filed under: DesktopsOne of the main arguments that Windows users offer during those habitual debates with Macheads is that PC boxes are much easier to upgrade; instead of buying a new machine every year, you can simply swap out components ad hoc. Well a graduate of Ireland's National College of ...
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Friday, November 9th, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones
TUAW has posted up a potentially sweet holiday tidbit with the Canadian Apple store showing an iPhone in its holiday gift guide. Of course, as some clever reader has pointed out, the Italian Apple store is also showing an iPhone with a bit of cut and paste wizardry, ...
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