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This photo shows you the new look of Buffalo hard drives, at least the DriveStation TurboUSB, LinkStation EZ and LinkStation Live. It’s probably a good idea: the previous design was getting old. My favorite Buffalo drive is the aluminum DriveStation Combo 4, tough. What do you think of this new design? Tags: cellphone, AAC, cameras, robots (Read the full post about ‘New skin for Buffalo hard drives’…)

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The HTC touch diamond has sparked quite a lot of interest, but the time for drooling is coming to an end, and soon, the time for testing will begin. Sprint has setup a pre-order registration site for those who want to try to get the very first batch. According to the ad, it’s coming in September, we there’s no exact date yet. Sprint customers: will you upgrade?! Tags: game, Ogg Vorbis, TV, home cinema (Read the full post about ‘Sprint HTC Touch Diamond pre-order process started’…)

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Coming out of nowhere, the September 5th date for the Dell Inspiron 910 Nettop landed at Gizmodo. That seems plausible, we’ve heard about this for so long that it feels that Dell already launched it a couple of times now. Hopefully, the $300 price will stick. See you on Friday!

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Tags: MP3, gaming, speakers, Ogg Vorbis

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Developers looking to upgrade to the latest beta release of Internet Explorer 8 need to heed a warning from Microsoft. Depending on your system setup, installing IE8 Beta 2 may mean you can’t uninstall and go back to earlier versions of the browser. The problems seem to relate specifically to those who have already installed Beta 1. If you have, and are running Windows XP, you need to uninstall Beta 1 and Service Pack 3 before installing Beta 2 and Service Pack 3 again. Vista users also need to follow a set number of steps if they wish to uninstall Beta 2 that involves searching for installed updates rather than just clicking an uninstall button.. (Read the full post about ‘Developers beware - IE8 Beta 2 has major restrictions’…)

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The development in technology has changed a number of things around us. Developments of computers and mobile phones with advanced features are some of the major developments. A lot has changed in the computer and the mobile phone industry. A number of equipments and new technologies have been developed to incorporate advanced features. People involved in development and improvement of technologies are always looking forward to improve the existing standards so as to improve the performance of equipments.

Advanced Telecom Computing Architecture (AdvancedTCA) is one of the latest standards developed for carrier grade communications equipment.

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I’m a big fan of the NAVIGON GPS units. Not only does the company put out a quality, inexpensive product, but it’s also constantly innovating.

Recently NAVIGON announced the 7200T that has a bunch of innovative features, and now the company has announced that it will offer free real-time traffic updates across its entire product line. Previously the traffic updates were available for free on higher-end models and for a fee on the lower-end. Now you’ll be able to receive traffic updates via a built-in FM receiver as soon as you turn the unit on.

When I first read this I was hoping that the free real-time updates would be available on existing lower-end models, too, especially since you can find the NAVIGON 2100 for far below $100 these days.

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Ever wonder why your dog barks for no apparent reason, thinks the UPS guy is an ax murderer, and howls when you leave? Thanks to a Japanese toy maker, you can now now use his “Bowlingual” gadget to translate dog barks into human language. Frankly, I don’t need this device; I know what my dogs are saying most of the time. (Note: that’s Izzy pictured above, a beautiful bulldog we took care of for a few days when we were on the Cape. We own two rascally doxies.) “Feed ME!” “PLEASE take me for a walk!” “Squirrels are attacking the house!” Bowlingual supposedly works through a 3-inch long wireless microphone attached to a dog collar; the microphone transmits sounds to a palm-sized console that is linked to a database. (Read the full post about ‘Wuff! - Bowlingual dog translator device’…)

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Are you going to throw a party this coming Halloween? Well, better get the Skeleton Disco Ball as part of your decoration. Death to disco! The perfect light effect for your Halloween party. This skull shaped disco ball spins from its own motor, so set up and use is simple. Mirrored mosaic glass tiles cover the 8 inch skull, and it also has red light up LED eyes for an added scare. Motor requires 1 D battery and 3 AA batteries, not included. Would you be willing to part with $40 for this? I’m not too sure I would, and I’m pretty convinced that those with relevant DIY skills are able to make one of these themselves. (Read the full post about ‘Skeleton Disco Ball’…)

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The word ‘pizza’ always piques my interest. Add the word ’stonebaked’ in front of it and resistance is futile. But I always thought the only option for make-your-own stonebaked pizzas was a huge expensive oven, and even if I had the cash, I’m not sure I’m so pizza-obsessed that I’d get a special oven just for one food stuff. (Ah, who am I kidding, I make my first million and it’s the first thing I’ll do!) Tags: mobile devices, audio, camera, gps (Read the full post about ‘Make your own stone baked pizza (without a huge expensive oven)’…)

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Photo: Amy Crilly/ Wired It’s been a busy weekend at RED. First the official pre-announcement of the SCARLET 3K movie camera, and now a forum posting from RED owner himself, Jim Jannard, which should make the DSLR industry very, very afraid. The RED ONE video camera uses a proprietary video codec to shrink huge RAW format video files and write them to a memory card at 24 frames per second. Compare this to the write speeds of DSLRs and it blows them out of the water: Even writing JPEG files, Nikon’s newly announced D90 only manages 4.5 fps, and that runs out of steam pretty quickly. But comparing a video camera to a still camera isn’t fair, right? After all, the D90 shoots each frame at a huge 12.4 megapixels. (Read the full post about ‘RED Takes Aim at DSLR Market, Photographers Salivate’…)

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