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Okay, so being the winner of our “Pink Palm Centro Misery Giveaway” means you’ve been a big loser at love, at least once during Valentine’s Day, but now you’re getting the messaging phone extraordinaire and you can send hate messages to the one who wronged you. Only kidding…. The winner will be receiving the Pink Centro, valued at $399.99 (or $99 with a 2-year Sprint contract). And the winning/losing story: M & I had been dating for 7 years. Valentines Day was a huge day for us, as we had been set up on a blind date on V-day 2000. A mutual friend set us up & we hit it off immediately. We got close quickly, but were both happy with keeping our separate living arrangements as we were both professionals with busy work schedules. (Read the full post about ‘Pink Palm Centro winner!’…)

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Sprint-Nextel’s stock dropped more than 9% after the company announced a $29.45 billion 4th quarter loss.The loss is being blamed on a huge write down related to the company’s merger with Nextel. The company also announced the suspension of dividend payouts and the borrowing of $2.5 billion from a revolving credit facility. Sprint-Nextel CEO Dan Hesse said the loan would allow them to focus on fixing the business and avoid the financial risk of outstanding loans. Read [New York Times] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘Sprint-Nextel posts $29.5 billion loss’…)

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There comes a time in every cube-dweller’s life, when he or she has to take the law into his or her hands. Maybe it’s finding out that stooge from marketing has stolen your last pencil…again! Or perhaps you’re tired of having your office moved repeatedly. Well, it’s time to draw a line in the low pile carpet. “No more,” you’ll cry as you stand your ground. With a Nerf Maverick by your side, you will prevail. Gimmie! (Read the full post about ‘Nerf Maverick’…)

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Luxury camera maker Leica has confirmed that it has no immediate plans to offer a rangefinder digicam with a full-frame image sensor, either as a new product or an upgrade to the current flagship M8. This is no doubt a disappointment to cash-enrinched camera weenies dreaming of high-end SLR image quality without the bulk or complexity of a high-end SLR.Leica issues statement on M8 future [Amateur Photographer] Tags: robots, gadgetry, cool gear, amps (Read the full post about ‘Leica Nixes Full-Frame Digicam’…)

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Posted Feb 29th 2008 10:35AM by Darren MurphFiled under: GPS Though it’s hard to see where Clarion’s NAX973HD fits in between in-dash units installed at the factory and portable navigators, we suppose folks already drawn to a dedicated display or totally infatuated with this thing’s software may be in love. Marketed as a nav system that will churn out directions in Europe much quicker than those disc-based systems, this unit features a 30GB internal hard drive, 12-channel GPS receiver, built-in gyro sensor / RDS-TMC tuner for traffic information, pre-loaded NAVTEQ maps of 30 countries, voice recognition / text-to-speech capabilities, 2D / 3D map views and a VGA output to boot. (Read the full post about ‘Clarion intros NAX973HD HDD-based navigation unit’…)

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Sprint might have been a little late to the party, but the company last week finally launched a US$99.99 unlimited plan to answer similar US$99 unlimited plans launched by AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless. Sprint is calling their US$99.99 plan the “Simply Everything” Plan. That’s a good name, because it really does include simply everything.

The Sprint “Simply Everything” Plan includes unlimited voice, data, text, e-mail, web, Sprint TV, Sprint Music, GPS Navigation, Direct Connect and Group Connect and is available to new and existing customers. Sprint will also offer an incentive plan for families.

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Posted Feb 29th 2008 8:48AM by Paul MillerFiled under: Portable Audio, Portable Video iriver unveiled a whole bunch of hotness at this year’s CES, so you’ll have to pick your next player from them wisely… lest you end up buying the whole lot. That said, we’re not sure the E100 would be our first choice, but it’s certainly no slouch in the looks or specs departments, and it’s hitting the market well before most of those fancier players. There’s a 2.4-inch QVGA display, built-in stereo speakers and a microSD slot to supplement the included memory. Audio codec support includes FLAC, MP3, WMA, ASF and OGG, while you can manage MPEG-4, WMV9 and XVID for video. There’s also a mic, FM radio and line-in for acquiring audio. (Read the full post about ‘iriver E100 hits Europe’…)

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No, Inkel is no typo as it is a Korean-based company that rolls out a wide range of consumer electronic goods such as TVs and audio systems. What they have on offer today is the MU-D Multimedia Dictionary that merges both a portable media player and DMB TV tuner functionalities together, throwing in an electronic dictionary as well. Features include a 4.3″ LCD display at 480 x 272 resolution, 4GB of internal memory and a microSDHC memory card slot. The MU-D is powered by Windows CE 5.0. There is no word on pricing, but we do know that this will be a Korea-only exclusive. (Read the full post about ‘MU-D Multimedia Dictionary’…)

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Studio Portrait Session You can have this for ?29.00 Tags: consumer technology, technology, plasma, gaming (Read the full post about ‘Studio Portrait Session’…)

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Ah, the Lexus - a sign to the world that you’ve arrived. Amerigon Incorporated has just announced that its proprietary Climate Control Seat (CCS) will be making its way as an optional feature in the front seats of the all new 2008 Lexus LX 570 premium luxury utility vehicle. According to Amerigon President and Chief Executive Officer Daniel R. Coker, the CCS prides itself in being the only actively heated and cooled seat system on the global automotive market. This allows the driver and front seat passenger to individually heat or cool their seat for comfort in any climate. Man, I could definitely make do with such a seat in my beat up vehicle, combating the colds of winter as well as the sweltering summer heat at the touch of the button. (Read the full post about ‘Amerigon Climate Control Seat’…)

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