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The fellas over at Ars spoke to Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak about this whole Leopard emulating fiasco with Psystar, as well as the history of hackintoshes. Lo and behold, it appears the Woz agrees with our legal assessment of the situation: That if Apple does decide to do anything, it will likely issue a simple Leopard update that breaks system compatibility. Woz says that when Apple switched to Intel, the company probably included copyright code somewhere in the Intel-based Mac’s EFI boot ROM. And while Psystar’s machines are purported to emulate the Mac’s EFI, he thinks it won’t work in the long-term. (Read the full post about ‘Woz on Psystar’s Open Computer/OpenPro: ‘I Like the Price, I May Get One’’…)

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Useful information for a tourist wherever you areApr 15, 2008 If you would like to have full reliable information on different constructions and scenery while traveling, the newest mobile phone schedule, that gives you necessary information on what you see at the moment, will realize it. This system became a regional winner in the European Satellite Navigation Competition. This latest development, created by Ernst Pechtl and Hans Geiger, includes three up-to-date technologies: satellite navigation localization services, advanced object recognition and relevant internet retrieved information. Their invention is called the Apollo image-recognition system that lies behind the eye-Phone. (Read the full post about ‘Useful information for a tourist wherever you are’…)

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Nintendo’s long awaited Wii Fit is finally set to be released on May 19th. Not surprisingly, demand is expected to be high, and orders are limited to 3 per household. You can pre-order now for $89.99 at Amazon. More on Nintendo Wii: Adjustable tv stand for Wii fanatics Nintendo Wii Gum Chocolate Mii for you and Wii Virtual chefs compete in a Wii cooking game Show off your Mii (Read the full post about ‘Wii Fit to be released May 19th’…)

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I wonder just how many times can Hello Kitty release an mp3 player - this version comes complete with a trio of different switchable ear phones consisting of one with a Hello Kitty red ribbon design, another with a pink crystal, and one with a crystal butterfly to complete the girly look. Each $139.99 purchase comes with 7 different games to help you kill time along the way. Strange for this MP3 player to not include any memory of that sort while charging such an exorbitant price - you will need to provide your own music via miniSD memory cards. You won’t see me touching this with a 10’ pole, that’s for sure. (Read the full post about ‘Hello Kitty MP3 Player’…)

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Former Palm OS users turned current iPhone owners might love this one. This is a graffiti-like application for the iphone that recognizes your writing and turning it into text. I’m not a big fan of this, but I know hardcore graffiti fans. At the moment, HWPen is a beta and can process Latin and Chinese characters. More information on modmyifone.com (Read the full post about ‘HWPen, a Graffiti Clone for the iPhone’…)

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Toddlers are quite a challenge when it comes to feeding time, which is where the My Plate-Mate for Kids comes in.

My Plate-Mate is a children’s teaching aid for eating that can be used with any 8″- 9 ½ ” plate. Imagine a product that could assist a toddler in learning how to eat with a utensil and plate, without the usual mess and clean up! Well, My Plate-Mate does that…It helps toddlers learn how to eat like a big kid, while minimizing the mess that comes with toddler meals.

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RED Digital announced the Scarlet handheld specialty camera at the NAB 2008 conference this week (in Vegas of course), and it’s a potentially red-hot build. Due to its high-quality, sexy-looking specs, they’re already calling it, rather sheepishly, the ‘Pocket Pro.’ No joke required here, other than the fact that when its whole build is set up, the camera is most definitely not large enough to fit in anyone’s pocket. The Scarlet has a 2/3-inch Mysterium X sensor, 8X t2.8 Zoom lens, and can shoot up to 120 frames per second at a 3K  (3000 pixel) resolution. That is high, though not as high as last year’s RED One camera. Some of the other quality features include the 100 MB/second capture rate of RAW HD video, and a burst option at 180 fps. (Read the full post about ‘First Look: Red Digital’s Scarlet ‘Pocket’ Professional Camera’…)

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NTT DoCoMo, Japan will launch the FOMA “Raku-Raku Phone Premium (F884i)” mobile phone on April 14, 2008. The Raku-Raku Phone Premium features 1seg viewing and the “Osaifu-Keitai (contact less mobile IC card)” capabilities, while supporting both W-CDMA and GSM technologies so it can be used for international roaming service. Fujitsu’s “F905i” mobile phone, the Raku-Raku Phone Premier is added with a new proprietary technology to enter e-mail text using voice. The technology is an upgraded version of the Raku-Raku Phone IV’s capability that gives users instructions on changing trains and route navigation on a map in accordance with voice input. (Read the full post about ‘Enter e-mails by speaking on NTT DoCoMo’s Raku-Raku Phone Premium’…)

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If you are looking for a new cell phone for yourself, then do check out the cell phone range of Virgin Mobile that includes the attractive Virgin Mobile Cyclops Camera Cell Phone. Enjoy the innovative audio messaging apart from the text messaging with the eye catching red and white Virgin Mobile Cyclops. When you buy Virgin Mobile Cyclops, you get it with lots of digital stuff like preloaded demo games, ringtones and voicemail greetings. Bearing dual displays with main 128 x 160 pixels, 65 color CSTIN and external 96 x 16 pixels, B&WSTN, Virgin Mobile Cyclops Camera Cell Phone is smart phone that incorporates all the advanced features. (Read the full post about ‘Virgin Mobile Cyclops’…)

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Digital Trends reviews the LG CU720 Shine (AT&T) and writes, “The LG Shine for AT&T has a 2.0 megapixel camera with fixed focus lens and a flash. It takes great pictures by 2 megapixel camera phone standards. The still images have sharp detail and natural colors; they’re not overly sharpened or color saturated. In most outdoor shots, the contrast is very good. In some outdoor shots, there is a slight purple tint. The noise level in indoor shots is low by camera phone standards, and the light and color balance look good. The LG can take photos in 5 resolutions ranging from 1600 x 1200 to 160 x 120 photo caller ID. It also has a multi-shot mode and self-timer.

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