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Posted Mar 31st 2008 2:18PM by Donald MelansonFiled under: Handhelds Bookeen’s Cybook Gen3 e-book reader has been a long time coming, but now that it’s out in the wild we’re finally starting to get some reviews of the device, including this fairly thorough one from the folks at The Future of Things. Unfortunately for those looking forward to the reader, they found it to be quite a mixed bag. On the upside, they found the device to be thin, light, small and fast, with it also boasting solid battery life and, most importantly, a screen that’s “very comfortable” to read, even outdoors. They were also impressed with the Cybook’s RSS support, and the Mobipocket format used for e-books. (Read the full post about ‘Cybook Gen3 e-book reader gets reviewed’…)

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Motorola has been working on a 5 megapixel camera phone in collaboration with Kodak for what seems like years. Finally, the partnership might be about to bear fruit with the launch of the new Motorola Zine ZN5 camera phone at the CTIA Wireless conference in Las Vegas tomorrow. The Zine will be the first phone released since Motorola split itself in two in an attempt to stop the company’s mobile phone division slipping even further into the red. This won’t make the Zine any good, though, as it still comes from a company whose last innovation was to paint the RAZR pink and sell it as a new phone! More pics and derision after the jump. (Read the full post about ‘5 megapixel Motorola Zine ZN5 to be launched tomorrow?’…)

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Posted Mar 31st 2008 12:58PM by Donald MelansonFiled under: Laptops HP’s not one to let its laptops sit on the shelf too long without a revamp, and it’s now let loose yet another raft of updates for its Pavilion line, albeit only in Europe for now. The big news here is the addition of Blu-ray drives across the board, which obviously replaces the hd dvd option previously found on the models they’re replacing. That desirable feature finds its way onto the new Pavilion dv2800, dv6800 and dv9800 series models, which boast 14.1, 15.4, and 17-inch displays, respectively, along with your choice of Core 2 Duo or Turion 64 X2 processors, integrated graphics or NVIDIA GeForce 8400M or 8600M (depending on the model) and even a Blu-ray burner on the 17-inch model. (Read the full post about ‘HP goes all out with Blu-ray-packin’ Pavilion laptops for Europe’…)

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I just love browsing thru Strapya-World! They have so many cute stuff over there, it’s crazy! My latest finds, Jewelry Stylus Charms! I actually ordered one just now and I can’t wait to get it! It’s being marketed as a stylus for the DS Lite (with long strap) but you can also use it as a charm for your touchscreen mobile phones (with short strap)! It’s like the best thing ever! For sure you’ll never lose your stylus again since it’s attached with strap I got the one with the heart shaped stylus. There are other designs as well and you can check them out at Strapya-World.com! (Read the full post about ‘Stylus Jewelry Charms!’…)

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Griffin In Car RoadTrip FM Transmitter & Charger for iPod Imagine having a high powered FM Transmitter, an iPod auto charger AND a convenient iPod cradle. RoadTrip makes enjoying an iPod or iPod mini in the car convenient and easy. The RoadTrip plugs into any auto power outlet or lighter adapter and provides an adjustable cradle to charge and hold any docking iPod including the new 4G iPods and the ipod mini.The RoadTrip transmitter can then be set to broadcast iPod?s music to any FM frequency from 88.1 to 107.9. (Read the full post about ‘Griffin In Car RoadTrip FM Transmitter & Charger for iPod’…)

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Now here’s a torch that does more than light up your path whenever the power fails (which isn’t too often these days) - the Multi-Screwdriver Torch. Not only will you be able to find your way through a blanket of darkness, it features a whole host of interchangeable screwdriver heads that will be able to cater for most DIY projects without the need for a whole bunch of different screwdrivers. Just make sure you don’t lose these heads though, as there won’t be any individual replacements. Instead, you’ll have to fork out $17 for a whole new Multi-Screwdriver Torch instead. (Read the full post about ‘Multi-Screwdriver Torch’…)

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Bored of the regular shaped MP3 players? Then it is time for you try the all new unique egg shaped, with a relatively unusual feature MP3 player - it comes with a wireless FM transmitter and a built-in speaker. “Capacity wise its got 1GB of memory, which is just enough to scramble and add cheese too. As for controls or a display, there is none on the actual body, and in order to control tracks you have to use the matching remote control. (Read the full post about ‘Unique egg shaped Mp3 Player’…)

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As part of the its commitment to data portability, Microsoft Live has teamed up with 5 top social networks to facilitate and make it easier for members of those social networks who are also using the Windows Live Messenger to import their address book from their social networking profiles into the Windows Live contacts list. Using Windows Live Contacts API, members of Facebook, Bebo, LinkedIn, Tagged and Hi5 can logged in to these social networks and see which of their friends are using the Windows Live Contacts API. LinkedIn, Tagged and Hi5 users will have to wait a little while though as it is currently available for Facebook and Bebo users only. (Read the full post about ‘Microsoft teams up with 5 social networks for contact lists portability’…)

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Not since the prancing military robot BigDog have we seen something so very creepy. This video of the Japanese dental fembot Simroid is guaranteed to make your non-silicone skin crawl.

Simroid (also known as “Pain Girl”) is a teaching aid for dental students. With all the cheek-stretching and mouth close-ups in this Japanese TV show, though, we suspect that the robot might find a slightly wider market amongst socially inept men.

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(Read the full post about ‘Creepy Japanese Dental Robot Demonstrates The Uncanny Valley’…)

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My answer: NOT! I’m very thankful that this is JUST A CONCEPT at the moment. I mean, hello, I admit, I’m a geek girl… but this THING ( I can’t even say what it is! Hahaha. It’s too horrible for words!) is just totally wrong if you’re going to propose to a girl! Not that I know any guy who would be suicidal enough to. It’s cute as a bling flactor, but engagement ring? *dies* [ Image source from Gizmodiva ] (Read the full post about ‘USB Flash Drive Engagement Ring: Romantic Or Not?’…)

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