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Project Natal, Microsoft's full-body game control system, will be launched in time for the holidays this year, the company said at CES Thursday.
Only thing is, I’m not 100% sure this is an e-book reader. It looks more like a tablet to me – it runs Windows CE, it’s available in 5 and 7 inch screens, and has built in wifi. Windows CE has had ebook readers for years, I first got started using a HP Ipaq as an ebook reader many years ago. Now the $150 price sounds tasty, and the built in 2GB of ram will definitely do the job. I dunno. Windows CE is so quaint. I’d rather hear that they have a custom OS or are running some Linux thing then Windows CE. MSRP will start at $150 for the 5-inch model, and expect the price to be significantly higher for the 7-inch. Retailers that want it should have the device sometime in late February.
- Refurbished 2GB Sansa Fuze for $23 (Woot.com) - Xbox 360 Arcade for $179 (Amazon via dealnews) - New Super Mario Bros. Wii for $40 (Best Buy via FatWallet) - Spaceballs Blu-ray for $9 (JR.com via dealnews) - Xbox Live points 10% off (Amazon via FatWallet) - Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 on Xbox 360 for $39 (Target via dealspl.us) - Free Blu-ray player with 42- or 46-inch Insignia HDTV purchase (Best Buy via dealnews)
Texas's Montgomery County is posting the names of drunk drivers on its Twitter page over the holidays
As seen on Geek.com, there was a video posted on YouTube of a black man and a white woman testing a theory that HP webcams don't properly track black peoples' faces. The man in the video comically entertains the idea by demonstrating how his HP webcam's facial recognition tracking won't follow him, but seems to have no trouble following his white co-worker. In a non-angry way, the man calls out HP computers as being racist. For the holidays, the man purchased an HP MediaSmart computer, and as evident from the video, the webcam on it seems to be calibrated to track white skin tones, but not black ones.
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The holidays are a time for not only getting together with friends, expressing affection through cards and gifts, and ingesting far too many sweets, but also the...
Barnes & Noble gives $100 vouchers to Nook customers who won't be getting preordered e-readers until after the holidays.
There’s only one internationally recognized organization that can name stars. It’s called the International Astronomical Union. These are the guys who name all the celestial bodies, including stars. Normally the names aren’t anything flashy like “Dorothy” or “Rose” or “Blanche” or “Sophia” but rather are a combination of numbers and letters that describe their location. The International Star Registry clears up any star-ownership misconceptions you may have with this:
So paying to name a star is tantamount to pointing to a mountain or a pretty flower and telling your gal, “Let’s name this mountain Gigantor.” You literally could buy a cheap telescope, point out a random star, and say, “Hey, from now on we call that star Stephanie.” It holds just as much weight in the scientific community as an International Star Registry-named star. Fun? Sure. Actual science? Nope.
You know what makes a great gift for the holidays? Calculators. Especially if you've got a math or stats geek on your Christmas list. Just slip a TI-83 or a...
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Either TomTom's startin' to feel the burn of the incredibly competitive (and arguably crumbling) navigation app market, or they're just feeling generous for the holidays. Either way, now's the time to buy if you were considering snatching up either of TomTom's U.S. apps.
What else do you have to do this morning? I mean think about it: there’s maybe a cup of coffee waiting for you in the break room and maybe someone brought some donuts. It’s the holidays. Who is doing anything today? Not you, that’s for sure. So sit back, take off your tie, and watch some dude open the Kohjinsha DZ dual screen laptop. You can thank me nine minutes from now when you come out of this video a better person.
Who doesn't love getting something special delivered to their door during the holidays? Newsletters are a great way to keep in touch, but time is running out to...
After in-store signs announced that its e-readers would be available this week, the company disclosed that the units are on display but won't be sold until after the holidays.
Remember these things from back in the day? The “day” being 2002? JBL is bringing back the “Creature” series of computer speakers for the holidays. Called the Creature III, the system features a more compact subwoofer than previous iterations along with “a more streamlined, airy feel while staying true to its sci-fi roots.” It’s also staying true to its expensive roots — priced at $129.99 – and it’ll only be available at Apple stores and through Apple’s website. What’s that all about? Looks like the system’s not quite available for purchase yet. Probably shouldn’t be too much longer, though. They’re Back: The Beloved JBL Sci-Fi Speakers Return [Press Release]
Although this is a normally slow tech news week, some real news occurred, what with the ongoing IE exploit and the larger world not sidetracked by holidays.
It's as inevitable as the turkey hangover the day after Thanksgiving: There's a hot new camera, game system or MP3 player everyone wants for the holidays, and...
Following similar news from Sony this week, Barnes & Noble said its e-reader won't ship for some people by the holidays.
That’s right, here’s your chance to win some gaming goodness for the holidays. Specifically, Xbox 360 and Wii consoles. How do you win? Apparently, all you have to do is become a fan of AMD on Facebook. One winner is chosen every week for four weeks, with the contest ending on December 18th.
Sony may not be able to ship its Reader Daily Edition to customers in time for the holidays.
Things slow down in the Mac universe just before the holidays, but the Macworld office is still hoping in the wake of last month's hardware updates. We've...
 The debate over Droid v. iPhone rages on, but lots more Android surprises are on the way. Get ready for the Google Phone. It's no longer a myth, it's real.
The next "super" Android device will almost certainly be a HTC phone that's much thinner than even the Droid or iPhone - The Dragon/Passion. This is the phone the senior Android guys at Google are now carrying around and testing, at least as of a couple of weeks ago. If you're willing to give up the Droid's keyboard, the Dragon/Passion is going to be a really cool phone. It should be fully available very soon.
But it isn't the Google Phone. Everything up until now has just been a warm up to the Google Phone.
Way more interesting are the rumors we've been hearing for months about a pure Google-branded phone. Most of our sources have unconfirmed information, which we describe below. But there are a few things we have absolutely confirmed: Google is building their own branded phone that they'll sell directly and through retailers. They were long planning to have the phone be available by the holidays, but it has now slipped to early 2010. The phone will be produced by a major phone manufacturer but will only have Google branding (Microsoft did the same thing with their first Zunes, which were built by Toshiba).
There won't be any negotiation or compromise over the phone's design of features - Google is dictating every last piece of it. No splintering of the Android OS that makes some applications unusable. Like the iPhone for Apple, this phone will be Google's pure vision of what a phone should be.
That's it for confirmed, super-high confidence information, which frankly isn't a whole lot more than we all heard back in late October. But we also have a few more details as well that we've gathered from a number of sources. Everything that follows we still consider to be just well-sourced rumors:
Verizon mocks AT&T for whining in its response to lawsuit. Verizon's legal filing says "the truth hurts" and claims AT&T is simply trying to squash the marketing before the holidays.
We’re going to post and Tweet comment contests from November 15 until just before the holidays. The prizes will include but won’t be limited to watches, cameras, strange things I find in my ear, and calculators. What do you have to do? Watch this space for more instructions on Monday and start following us on Twitter. Good luck!
Anyway, it will cost $99 and there is a limit of two Tauntauns per customer. Apparently you can wear it around like a Snuggie.
Google is offering free Wi-Fi in 47 U.S. airports during the holidays.
What does this prove? Not much. Maybe they’re trying to drum up excitement or maybe Apple, in all their wisdom, is releasing the 4G model for the holidays, a highly unlikely turn of events. iPhones come out in the summer time, just in time for back-to-school, and this might be a mislabeling.
Wal-Mart has contracted with service provider N.E.W. to offer tech support services, seemingly in an attempt to compete with Best Buy’s Geek Squad and similar outfits. It’s probably not a bad idea, seeing as though Wal-Mart is making a bigger push into the consumer electronics retail void that’s been left open by the closing of stores like CompUSA and Circuit City. Plans will apparently be offered on prepaid cards with pricing set at between $99 and $339 for services such as TV, home theater, and wireless network setups, to name a few. Service will be provided by third-party contractors, so it’s not quite the same as how Best Buy offers in-store Geek Squad stuff. This appears to be more in-home service only, not counter service inside actual Wal-Mart stores. Service offerings are expected to roll out in all Wal-Mart locations by the holidays. [via Reuters]
Microsoft officially unleashed Windows 7 upon the world on Thursday and Apple now has an updated Mac lineup for the holidays--you know what that calls for? Why...
Today is an exciting day, my friends. Yes, today’s the day I can say with 100% certainty that I have now officially seen it all. Chinavasion is selling not an entire Festivus pole, but merely an LED lighting kit FOR YOUR EXISITING FESTIVUS POLE. A Festivus accessory, if you will. It’s really nothing more than an LED rope light consisting of four different colors and a handful of blinking sequences. It can be yours for $17.28 plus shipping from China. A dumb product though it may be, you have to hand it to Chinavasion for taking the time to whip up some truly insane marketing photos for the sole purpose of trying to push some cheap LED rope lighting at almost $20. Examples:
Apparently Cao San Tsa is the Chinese equivalent of Frank Costanza. Unreal. Festivus Pole LED Color Light Kit [Chinavasion] And for the uninformed, here is the story of Festivus:
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More competition is the color E-book market can only be a good thing. The 
Didn’t get what you wanted over the holidays? Still have a little money left in the bank? Here’s a handful of enticing deals for some lazy Sunday shopping.
AMD is wrapping up their 40 year anniversary party, and they are finishing it up in a big way. Previously, AMD gave away some processors and graphic cards. This time, they are giving away some consoles. 
Just in time for the holidays ThinkGeek is proud to present the TaunTaun sleeping bag. Immortalized a last Spring in an April Fool’s joke, interest was so high that ThinkGeek decided to make it. Now you can pretend you’re brave Captain Kirk on the Ice Planet Hoth fighting the evil Ewok Empire and slaying the Cylons. Or something.
Hey, lookin’ good there Mr. Man. I like your protective booties. They look like slippers!
