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by Darren Murph, posted Jul 23rd 2008 at 10:10AM Think your house is green? Think again. Japan’s own Nihon Telecommunication System has just revealed a line of windowpanes that actually include integrated photovoltaic cells. The windows are aimed at the (ritzy) residential housing market, and folks that snag a few will reportedly be able to power a PC and recharge their cellphones simply by tapping into the energy generated by these units. Additionally, the glass is designed to shun most of the sunlight from coming into your abode, thereby lowering air conditioning costs and satisfying your needs as an introvert. So, what’s the pain for helping out Mother Earth? (Read the full post about ‘Nihon windowpanes feature built-in photovoltaic cells’…)

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No sane human seriously relishes the though of their own death. As much as we try to avoid the aging process and keep ourselves safe from life risking activities, the end is inevitable, at least until science finds the Fountain of Youth. But thinking about our own deaths is not nearly as hard to conceive when we think about the sort of festive life we can have after our last days. Creative Coffins is a company which designs and produces custom coffins. And even on a more serious note, they make sure that us fanboys are well taken care of. How would you like your eternal slumber to take place in an iphone coffin? Apple not your poison? What about a Vista wallpaper-themed or Halo coffin? (Read the full post about ‘iPhone Forever: Geek Coffins Lively Up Your Death’…)

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Gateway has launched two new laptops with some decent features and specs that seem worthy of their price tags. These new laptops are called the M-2408j and M-2410j and both are equipped with AMD’s Athlon 64 X2 QL-60 processors and boast of a 15.4-inch WXGA screen with a resolution of up to 1280 x 800. In addition, both laptops also comes with Wi-Fi, a 1.3 megapixel web camera, HDMI output and 5-in-1 card reader. The M-2408j is loaded wit 2GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive and a super multi-drive DVD. The higher-end M-2410j meanwhile boasts of 3GB memory and a 320GB hard drive. The Gateway M2408j and M-2410j will both be released by end of July and retail for around $738 and $911 respectively. (Read the full post about ‘Gateway outs the AMD-powered M-2408j, M-2410j laptops’…)

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Here’s a handset that has a totally hilarious advertising pitch - in the specifications list, “Amazing Keyboard” is listed down. I wonder what’s less amazing about keyboards found on other smartphones, but if you’re interested to know what else the GF-W168 holds, read on below. 2.2″ TFT LCD display 2 megapixel camera 3D sound Multimedia playback What makes the keyboard so amazing again? Apparently, it is placed on a thin piece of material and has a faint blue color that lights up to give that disco look. Tags: tech, gadgetry, lcd, AAC (Read the full post about ‘GF-W168 Cell Phone’…)

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Cowon has yet another portable media player for the masses, and this time round it will be the iAudio P5 that aims to captivate your senses. The features are pretty impressive to begin with, and they include :- 800 × 480 resolution touch screen display UI support for Widget and Haptics T-DMB and Bluetooth connectivity 40GB/60GB/80GB hard drive Supports WMV, MPG, OGM, DivX, Xvid, MPEG4, WMV9, AVI, ASF, MP3, WMA, AC3 formats RMI Alchemy AU1250 700Mhz processor Battery life is rated at 9 hours for non-stop video playback, which is heck of a long time and will definitely be a firm favorite with those who travel long distance often. No idea on pricing, but it will be released in Korea this July 29th. (Read the full post about ‘Cowon iAudio P5 Portable Media Player’…)

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The netbook–a small inexpensive notebook–has been around for months now, but we are still seeing significant progress in the products that are coming out. New manufacturers are entering the market, some of which are able to distinguish themselves against well established products like the Eee PC and HP’s Mini-Note 2133. Some off the new offerings are inevitably me-too products, but others are worth getting excited about. This second group just might be enough to pull in people who have so far been resisting the urge to pick up one of these secondary systems. MSI’s Wind is a 10-inch netbook, designed to compete with the Asus Eee PC 901/1000/1000h as well as any number of similar products that are now available. (Read the full post about ‘Review: MSI Wind Notebook’…)

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Okay, I did say almost. For most of us, it’s going to take a little more than a cartoonishly-bright mini fungus to ever make cleaning fun, but I’m glad that manufacturers Brando made the effort anyway. Their battery-powered Mushroom Desk Mini Cleaner is designed to distinguish dust and can also be used as a lint remover for the lazy. Or it could just sit on your desk and look cute… It comes in red, orange, green or purple and costs just $12. Via Shiny Shiny. Tags: gadgets, game, speaker, lcd (Read the full post about ‘Cute mushroom mini cleaners almost make cleaning fun’…)

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Verizon Wireless has a lot to celebrate after announcing net customer additions of 1.5 million for the second quarter. The numbers puts the current Verizon Wireless subscriber roll at 68.7 million which includes 66.7 million retail customers. The numbers gave the company confidence in claiming that U.S. customers use the Verizon Wireless more than any other wireless brand.

The company’s financial and operational results are expected to be announced as a part of its quarterly consolidated results. Verizon Wireless states that it has “the most reliable” coast-to-coast wireless voice and data network in addition to the largest 3G wireless broadband network.

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For once I am really proud of Sony Ericsson to come up with a phone as good as W595. The best part they have done something different in terms of colour if not much where shape is concerned. But atleast they started. The blue colour is a welcomed change and the phone does manage to make a statement. It helps you find and buy songs via TrackID™. The included 2GB memory card stores up to 1900 tracks, so you are never getting bored, even on a Monday morning. My most favourite feature would be the shake control. Change your tune, pump up the volume - and do it the easy way. With Shake control all you gotta do is flick your wrist. Thumbs up W595. We will keep you posted on its price and availability. (Read the full post about ‘Sony Ericsson’s W595 manages to make an impact!’…)

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by Chris Ziegler, posted Jul 22nd 2008 at 1:54PMSure, Apple alleges to have flipped over a million iPhone 3Gs at this point, but what does that mean? The devil’s in the details, as always; yes, true, the first one took 74 days to reach that same milestone, but it was available in less than one-twentieth the number of countries and an even smaller fraction of carriers. Hell, the very definition of “sale” is under scrutiny here, with some suggesting that Apple’s making reference to the number of phones it’s sold to its carrier partners, not end users — a metric that would make sense from Cupertino’s perspective since Apple’s payday technically ends there. (Read the full post about ‘Number port stats suggest curious trends in iPhone 3G launch’…)

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