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Black Berry Goes Pink

If you love the idea of having a smart phone, but just cannot see lugging around another big hunk of black plastic then Verizon has the solution for you. Starting August 15th two smart phone models the BlackBerry® Curve™ 8330 and the BlackBerry® Pearl™ 8130 will be for sale in pink.

The Standard Pearl

The Pearl

The Pearl in Pink! - Retails at about 80 dollars. (after mail in rebate)

The Regular Curve

The Curve

The Curve in Pink! - Retails at about 100 dollars. (After Mail In Rebate)

Don’t think for a second that you will be making a trade off of style for substance. The user interfaces are still the same and a pink Curve or Pearl can do everything that its more traditional looking counterparts can.

Both Models Feature:

- A full QWERTY keyboard.

- A one touch e-mail button.

- Mobile web access.

- Mobile documents viewer for reading attachments on your phone.

- A calendar/organizer to keep you on track and,

- GPS navigation. (for an extra monthly charge

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Spice X-1 Gaming Cell Phone


Today we have a gaming device from Spice Mobiles Limited. Their X-1 gaming cell phone comes bundled with a gaming mini console and it retails for just $210. We aren't going to get that much out of this phone for that price but it could be the cheap gaming solution you were looking for.
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T-Mobile to Launch Sony Ericsson TM506

Since T-Mobile is going 3G in about 27 markets or so besides their already launched New York 3G network, it's no surprise they will start to bring in more 3G capable phones in the near future.
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Dell Releases High-performance Gaming PC In Korea

Dell Releases High-performance Gaming PC In Korea

Dell today released the XPS 730 gaming PC in Korea. This high-performance gaming desktop PC is based on Intel’s most recent X-series mainboard platform. The system also supports DDR3 memory and NVIDIA’s triple SLI technology that allows you to use three video cards at the same time to provide an extra boost to the latest 3D First Person Shooter video games. Dell’s XPS 730 is priced at around 1,900,000 Korean Won. [AVING]

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Sony Ericsson TM506 HSDPA Phone on T-Mobile

Sony Ericsson TM506 HSDPA Phone on T-Mobile

The latest HSDPA handset from Sony Ericsson is now available via T-Mobile. The new Sony Ericsson TM506 offers 2.0 megapixel camera, Tri-band 850/1800/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE, Dual-band UMTS/HSDPA 1700/2100, Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP connectivity, microSD memory card slot, Video recording capability, and Instant Messaging support. The phone will be available on September 3rd, 2008. Pricing info is still unknown. [BoyGenius]

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iBUYPOWER New Video PC Series

iBUYPOWER New Video PC Series

iBUYPOWER comes back with a new line of Video PCs. Dubbed as the Video Bot, the computer features some cool specs including Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 processor, nVidia 9800GT graphics card, 4GB RAM, an integrated 8-channel surround sound, Vista Home Premium 64-bit edition, and a 12-in-1 memory card reader. This NZXT Appollo cased PC is also available in Pro and Extreme models, that comes with a bigger RAM, and more powerful processors. [BIOS]

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Pleo XBee wireless & facial recognition hacks

Ugobe’s Pleo robotic dinosaur may be a cute toy, but it’s also a useful starting point for messing about with robotics.  A team at Otto-Friedrich-University in Bamberg, Germany, calling themselves GRIP (Group for Interdisciplinary Psychology) have posted two tutorials designed to wirelessly connect Pleo to a remote computer and give him the ability to recognise faces.

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The wireless hack adds a small XBee module to the robot, hooking up to an internal serial port.  That allows you to monitor Pleo’s current internal state and then send back instructions.  Using a wireless “spy camera”, meanwhile, the GRIP team replaced the standard relatively low-resolution camera in Pleo’s nose with the intention to perform real-time pattern recognition.

Of course, the basic processor that runs Pleo’s usual functions couldn’t cope with that, so the real crunching is handled by a remote PC and the outcome fed back into the robot’s systems.  GRIP fully document the process of adding the camera and microphone, and setting up the XBee system, so if you’re not all that fond of your Ugobe warranty it’s something you could try yourself.

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Guitar Fanatics? Check This MP3s Guitar-Sound Extractor

Jamvox Guitar Extractor Hardware and Software

JamVOX is a hardware and software combo that extracts the guitar from any MP3 and plugs you into the mix of their favorite bands. It lets you kick the lead-guitarist out from their songs, and replace him with you and your rocking guitar play. JamVOX gives guitarists instant access to dozens of legendary amps and effects all in one easy to use “drag and drop” software interface. JamVOX includes authentic software models, or recreations, of 19 famous guitar amps and 54 vintage and modern effects, so you’ll be able to perfectly reproduce the sounds of your favorite guitarists. [VoxAmps]

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