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Posted Feb 16th 2008 3:22PM by Chris ZieglerFiled under: cellphones, Handhelds There’s a reason phones don’t remotely resemble PC cases, and we think this mockup does a fabulous job demonstrating why that is. Okay, look, we’re totally cool with Dell and Alienware producing an Alienware-branded handset — especially if it runs Android, a platform Dell has been rumored to be very, very interested in — we just really don’t want this (or anything like this) to be it. The morphing keypad and user interface look awesome, but we have a very simple rule when we purchase a new phone: under no circumstances should the slider have physically painful ridges digging into your hands during use. (Read the full post about ‘Concept Alienware Android phone makes our brain, hands hurt’…)

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Posted Feb 16th 2008 1:46PM by Darren MurphFiled under: cellphones Right around a month ago, we heard that Angstrom Power had managed to stuff some of its sophisticated hydrogen fuel cells into a MOTOSLVR L7. That prototype, friends, is what you see about. (Read the full post about ‘Hydrogen fuel cell-powered MOTOSLVR L7 prototype gets pictured’…)

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There’s a great line in Apollo 13 where the character of Gene Kranz yells out “I don’t care about what anything was DESIGNED to do, I care about what it CAN do!” So when some enterprising geek comes along and creates and application that turns an iPhone or iTouch into a piano, how can we not scream “encore!?” Taking advantage of the iPhone and ipod Touch’s multi touch interface, the iAno virtual piano application turns a “jailbroken” iphone into a four octave keyboard with realistic piano sampling sounds. The keys on the keyboard even animate on touch and up to give keys can be pressed at any one time. (Read the full post about ‘New App puts your iPhone in touch with it’s inner virtuoso’…)

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Pinky Punky (Mallet’s Mallet) Now you can re-enact all manner of early morning televisual japery with the help of a completely authentic, Mallet-authorised version of Pinky Punky in your very own home - and get a free signed photograph of the man himself for good measure. See price Tags: video, Ogg, hi fi, players (Read the full post about ‘Pinky Punky (Mallet’s Mallet)’…)

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In a follow up to the first reports that we say yesterday, Reuters is now reporting that Toshiba will be pulling support for HD DVD. According to a company source within Toshiba they are, “planning to give up on its hd dvd format for high definition DVDs, conceding defeat to the competing Blu-Ray technology backed by Sony Corp.” With all the recent trouble, the poor showing at CES along with Netflix, Best Buy and Wal-Mart pulling support this latest news is not coming as a surprise. The official announcement is expected to come next week. “We have entered the final stage of planning to make our exit from the next generation DVD business,” said the source, who asked not to be identified. (Read the full post about ‘Toshiba pulling HD DVD support, Blu-ray has won the war’…)

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MYBAG - Fold Up Shopping Bag

Being eco-aware just got even more trendy. This fold up shopping bag comes in a range of lovely, bright colours. The handle becomes the case which packs up to the size of your phone and tucks nicely in your hand bag or as a key-ring.  My Bagway is reusable and way cute, but it’s also way more comfortable than lugging plastic carrier bags around.

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Tags: home cinema, mobile phone, audio, digital

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It’s hard not to see the handwriting on the wall. Literally. But let’s recap. First, it was select studios announcing the dropping of hd dvd and focusing on the better selling Blue Ray Line. Then, it was Best Buy announcing it would only sell Blue Ray. Then, Amazon announced a 50% off clearance on 150 HD DVD movies. Microsoft drops the price of their XBox HD DVD add-on player to $129. But the real killer was when WalMart announced it would drop HD DVD effective in June. So what to do when the war is over? Toshiba finally raises the white flag. The news came from a report by NHK in Japan, which stated that Toshiba plans to withdraw from next generation high-definition DVD production and close plants in Japan. (Read the full post about ‘With Toshiba dropping HD DVD, it’s all over but the shouting’…)

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In the UK experiments are due to start where mobile (cell) phone calls made in the home will be routed through the users broadband connection rather than through the existing phone network, because of the increasing volume and subsequent strain on the traditional networks. The technology is similar to that used in Wi-Fi and connectivity is based on ‘Femtocells’ which are small pockets of wireless connectivity—just think wireless router. Putting the increased volume into perspective, the growth of video downloads means that a network that would normally handle 500 voice conversations at the same time, would only handle 15 simultaneous downloads. (Read the full post about ‘When is Mobile not Mobile?’…)

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Elmo coming back more funny than ever. Elmo Live waves his arms, sits and stands, crosses his legs, telling stories and jokes, singing songs and playing games. (Read the full post about ‘Elmo is back’…)

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Posted Feb 16th 2008 11:40AM by Darren MurphFiled under: HDTV, Home Entertainment It didn’t take too terribly long after Warner chose Blu-ray as its new best friend for every single wagon wheel to fall of the HD DVD carriage, and now that the funeral has been set, we’re quite curious as to what the hd dvd early adopters plan on doing. Head over to Engadget HD and let your voice be heard — even if it’s but a whimper.[Image courtesy of Los Angeles Loyolan]Tags: video, gadgets, mobile devices, mobile phone (Read the full post about ‘So, what are you HD DVD early adopters going to do?’…)

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