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It looks like AT&T will soon be offering another flavor of the hot selling Palm Centro smartphone. The electric blue Palm Centro will be available beginning Friday and in addition to the new color, it will also get a drop in price. Palm however is keeping a tight wrap on just what the lowered price will be, with a simple statement that it will be “more affordable than ever.” Our guess is that (thanks to mail-in-rebates) it will go down as low as $49.99. The new electric blue color will join the existing glacier white and obsidian black that have previously been available. I am sure that not everyone is interested in, or wants an iphone 3G, however July 11 sounds like a strange day to release a new color variety of the Centro. (Read the full post about ‘Electric Blue Palm Centro heading to AT&T this Friday’…)

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Canadians have something to be truly pissed about. Finally, the iphone 3G is about to set foot in North America, and Canadian wireless provider Rogers has to lay down some of the worse price plans you could possibly expect, even compared to Canadian wireless standards. To start, there is absolutely no unlimited plan to speak of. The highest data allowance tops off at 2GB and only 300 sent text messages, which for most people is way more data than they’ll ever use in the first place, but even so, for $115 a month, you shouldn’t be setting any limits on anyone. Apple has had it with Rogers and they’re making it very clear. (Read the full post about ‘Apple to Rogers: “Oh, Hell Naw!”’…)

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TomTom came out with a GPS that boasts HD traffic capabilities, and it had been a hit in Europe. It recently passed through the FCC, and should be available in the US soon…hopefully. Details are scarce on this GPS, as there is no word on who will be the carrier for this, and how much the services will cost. Basically, HD traffic uses cell phone data to display real time traffic updates. You might be thinking, there are already GPS’ which can give live traffic updates, what makes HD traffic so special? Well, HD traffic gives up to 5 times more traffic data and it covers up to 10 times more roads than GPS’ with basic live traffic updates. (Read the full post about ‘TomTom HD Traffic passes through FCC, expect in States soon’…)

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You remember Drobo, right? The “robot” that stores your data, from Data Robotics.  Well, its been over a year since its launch, and the makers of Drobo have decided to give their product a little update.  Today, the “Drobo 2” has been announced, featuring not one, but two Firewire 800 ports. The device also added a more powerful processor to support the Firewire ports and a quieter case fan. Data Robotics claims that the Firewire ports allow for two times the data transfer speeds, blowing other competitors out of the water. However, the Drobo still lacks any sort of Ethernet/Wi-Fi connectivity. (Read the full post about ‘Drobo 2 revealed, Firewire added’…)

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It’s just a few days until we get our hands on the new 3G iphone and now we have some idea of the pricing from AT&T. Just how much will AT&T gouge their customers already under contract but who are not eligible for an upgrade yet? On their website, AT&T reveals that customers not eligible for an upgrade will have to pay $399 for an 8GB iPhone 3G and $499 for the 16GB version. (Also, AT&T has announced that they will offer no-contract-required iPhones in the future at $599 and $699 price points.) And if you are going to go stand in line, keep in mind that Apple is limiting sales of the iPhone, just like last time, however, they will let you purchase up to two, rather than the one per person limit from AT&T. (Read the full post about ‘iPhone 3G — What’s it gonna cost you?’…)

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Do you have a dark and creepy basement, too much money and stupid friends?! Well then this is the chair for you! This chair doesn’t just look menacing, it actually will give you a bit of a shock. Which is the reason there are little straps for your legs. The site claims that there is little or no risk involved. However, those with pace makers and/or a brain might not want to push their luck on this one. I keep hoping that the whole thing is a simulation, but there is no way to actually confirm that on their site. I especially hope the part where they state “see the smoke rise as the voltage is increased” has at least fake smoke involved or they are exaggerating. (Read the full post about ‘The Original Shocker Electric Chair’…)

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Pocket-lint reviews the LG KF600 and writes, “As mobile phones go, the KF600 has had the whole treatment; you can’t help but have seen the advertising campaign. But does this phone, like it’s screen, suffer from a split personality? Is this Romeo and Juliet or Jekyll and Hyde? We take a closer look…The InteractPad changes as you roam around the phone’s features, for example the in music player and the camera, presenting specific control options.

(Read the full post about ‘LG KF600 Review - Pocket-lint’…)

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Acer has just announced the newest desktop model in their mini PC lineup, the Aspire X1200. While it may not be the most powerful of PC’s on the market today, it does have a few things going for it. The Aspire X1200 has a small overall size measuring in at just 10.6 x 4 x 14.4-inches and it also has more ports that you would probably need. Spec wise the Aspire X1200 series PC’s run Windows Vista Premium 64 with SP1 and all include 4GB DDR2 RAM, NVIDIA GeForce 8200 on-board graphics, a double-layer 16x SuperMulti drive and a 14-in-1 card reader. They all also include nine total USB ports, with five on the back and four on the front, an HDMI port as well as Firewire and audio jacks on the front. (Read the full post about ‘Acer intro’s the Aspire X1200 desktop PC, more ports than you can imagine’…)

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by Nilay Patel, posted Jul 7th 2008 at 11:52PMBlu-ray recorders have been on the scene for a while now, but now that the format war’s over, it looks like more companies are starting to commit to BD-R devices — like Pioneer, which announced today that it’ll have a Blu-ray recorder out in Japan by the end of the year. (Read the full post about ‘Pioneer to launch Blu-ray recorders by year’s end’…)

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by Nilay Patel, posted Jul 7th 2008 at 11:52PMBlu-ray recorders have been on the scene for a while now, but now that the format war’s over, it looks like more companies are starting to commit to BD-R devices — like Pioneer, which announced today that it’ll have a Blu-ray recorder out in Japan by the end of the year. (Read the full post about ‘Pioneer to launch Blu-ray recorders by year’s end’…)

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