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FROM GAMERTELL - Even though the PSP continues to show strong hardware sales, Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Patcher thinks the new hardware changes are signs of a much larger problem… MORE » Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - Subscribe to our feed → Tags: tech, game, toys, mobile phone (Read the full post about ‘Analyst describes PSP as “no-man’s land” for developers’…)

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FROM GAMERTELL - Even though the PSP continues to show strong hardware sales, Wedbush Morgan Securities analyst Michael Patcher thinks the new hardware changes are signs of a much larger problem… MORE » Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - Subscribe to our feed → Tags: mobiles, technology, pvp, video games (Read the full post about ‘Analyst describes PSP as “no-man’s land” for developers’…)

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by Nilay Patel, posted Aug 30th 2008 at 3:12PMNeurosurgery with robotic assistance is getting pretty old hat nowadays, so it looks like scientists are trying to up the difficulty factor by keeping their patients awake — a team of French doctors just completed the first successful removal of malignant brain tumor from a still-conscious patient, using a computerized laser and an MRI scanner to guide the probe. The fiber-optic laser was fed into the brain through a 3mm (.12 inch) hole in the patient’s skull and guided via MRI to the tumor, where it fired for two minutes and completely destroyed the cancerous tissue. Once the tumor cells were dead, the cable was removed and the patient was allowed to return home — all within a single day. (Read the full post about ‘French doctors use laser to destroy brain tumor in conscious patient’…)

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Philip’s always impressive surround lighting technology has progressed another step to the new Philips Aurea II.  The Aurea 2 technology will first be available in the 42-inch Philips 42PFL9903 and the 37-inch Philips 37PFL9903 models.  Philips make vast improvements in their ambilight / Aurea technology every year and the new Aurea II is the very best yet. Philips Aurea II makes uses of an improved glass (no longer plastic) active frame which surrounds the 1080p LCD screen to extend and reflect the colors on the screen into the frame and project around the screen.  This leads to a more effective and impressive display and viewing experience. (Read the full post about ‘Philips 42PFL9903, 37PFL9903 | Aurea II’…)

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by Paul Miller, posted Aug 30th 2008 at 2:52PM HiVision (also known as Shenzhen), a Chinese OEM exhibiting at IFA, is completely unabashed about its collection of netbook look-alikes, which range from 400MHz ARM-based computers that could retail for as little $150, to full featured VIA-powered affairs. Everything was as plastic as could be, of course, but the HP Mini-Note rips were almost passable as sexy. (Read the full post about ‘Keepin’ it real fake, part CXXXVIII: HiVision knows that even netbooks need fake friends’…)

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Just over a week ago we reported on the tip of a new Philips Essence LCD HDTV to be announced at this years IFA. It turns out that most of the information in the rumors were correct, and the Essence is a 42-inch LCD model called Philips 42PES0001. Philips has taken a similar route to Sony, where they have designed a minimalist and stylish thin HDTV which can be wall mounted and look like a picture frame. The Philips 42PES0001 has one of the slimmest frames (21mm) I have seen on an HDTV, given it a great look with a glossy black aluminum frame. The 42-inch 1080p LCD HDTV is just 33mm / 1.5 inches deep and makes use of a connectivity hub, so that only one cable connects to the HDTV, sending the video, audio and power. (Read the full post about ‘Philips 42PES0001′…)

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Look, I’ve never had, even once in my life, had the desire to decapitate anything. So, no, this doesn’t fulfill one of my childish dreams, but I find it terribly cute anyways.

For sure, a lot of people would be weirded out. But growing up with my younger neighbours decapitating my dolls anytime they get a chance, I don’t even find this remotely weird. Yep, the protrusion you see from the laptop is the body of a teddy bear that’s turned into a USB drive. Sure, the 1GB capacity is lackluster, but I’ll gladly pay the 8 for a teddy bear that’s actually a USB flash drive.

(Read the full post about ‘The Decapitated Teddy Bear USB Drive is Grotesquely Cute’…)

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by Paul Miller, posted Aug 30th 2008 at 8:10AM While we’ll always know Violet for its iconic bunnies, the company is branching out into a more direct RFID application. The Mirror RFID reader is a USB-pluggable little platter that can read RFID tags and launch an assigned action on the computer when it spots a tag it knows. Examples we saw included a tagged post card of Vegas launching a corresponding picture on the computer (lame), a tagged toy car bringing up a map (getting warmer), a tagged umbrella launching the weather forecast (now we’re cooking with gas), and a cute little mini-Nabaztag figurine doing whatever it wants (en fuego / choose your own tired metaphor). (Read the full post about ‘Nabaztag’s Violet debuts “Mirror” general-purpose home RFID reader’…)

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by Paul Miller, posted Aug 30th 2008 at 8:10AM While we’ll always know Violet for its iconic bunnies, the company is branching out into a more direct RFID application. The Mirror RFID reader is a USB-pluggable little platter that can read RFID tags and launch an assigned action on the computer when it spots a tag it knows. Examples we saw included a tagged post card of Vegas launching a corresponding picture on the computer (lame), a tagged toy car bringing up a map (getting warmer), a tagged umbrella launching the weather forecast (now we’re cooking with gas), and a cute little mini-Nabaztag figurine doing whatever it wants (en fuego / choose your own tired metaphor). (Read the full post about ‘Nabaztag’s Violet debuts “Mirror” general-purpose home RFID reader’…)

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by Darren Murph, posted Aug 30th 2008 at 8:36AM Not that you won’t be able to buy this thing from carriers here shortly, but there’s just nothing quite like being the first on your block to own a new handset. For those with cash to burn and an insatiable desire to play with RIM’s forthcoming Kickstart 8220, look no further than eBay. Up for auction right now is an unlocked version of the aforesaid mobile, but it looks as if the final bid will end up well over a grand. (Read the full post about ‘BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 surfaces on eBay, trigger fingers get itchy’…)

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