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Archive for August 2008

August 31st, 2008

Top Posts for Last Week

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Official Phelps Finish Photos Out: What Took You so Long Guys?
When Good Marketing Kills You—and Your Partners
Making Money off Gadget Geeks
Guitar Praise Will Make You Want to Say “Jesus Christ!”
Dance Praise is Dance Dance Revolution for Christians
Amilo Mini Ui 3520 is Fujitsu’s Netbook Entry

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August 31st, 2008

Red Alert Available as Free Download

Kudos to EA for making Command and Conquer: Red Alert available as a free download, in preparation for the release of Red Alert 3—and in celebration of the RTS franchise’s 13th anniversary. Interested parties should visit this page, and set aside enough time for the 1GB download (500MB for each of the two game disks). […]

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August 31st, 2008

Leviton’s Triplex Turns Two Wall Sockets into Three

Leviton’s ability to cram three wall sockets into the same space for two inspires more “now why didn’t I think of that?” moments. That’s what makes the Triplex outlet amazing.
Well, maybe not that amazing. After all, all Leviton did was realize that there was a lot loose space in between the standard two-socket configuration. They […]

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August 30th, 2008

Comcast Users, Don’t Go Above 250GB/Month!

Quite simple really: if you’re a Comcast customer, don’t use up more than 250GB of bandwidth every month. The publicly-stated “new monthly data usage threshold” will take effect on October 1. Why 250GB?
Tags: Comcast, data cap

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August 30th, 2008

Amilo Mini Ui 3520 is Fujitsu’s Netbook Entry

Looks like all those ultraportable but fully-functional laptops have a new name: netbook. More importantly, it seems that Fujitsu has joined the netbook game, with the introduction of the Amilo Mini Ui 3250:

For 399 euros, you get: a netbook with an 8.9’’ 1024 x 600 Display, running on the Intel Atom Processor N270 (1,6 GHz). […]

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August 29th, 2008

512MB GeForce 8500 GT for $50

How does 512MB of video memory for less than $100 sound to you? That premise has generated at least 19 purchases of the BIOSTAR V8502GT51 GeForce 8500 GT 512MB on NewEgg.com. Reviews are widely varied, but most give 5 stars out of 5. Right now, the online retailer’s offering the video card for $50 ($40 […]

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August 29th, 2008

CORSAIR 16GB Flash Drive for $30 (After Rebate)

Need to bring around 16GB worth of data? Check out this 16GB CORSAIR flash drive going for as low as $30 on NewEgg.com. Just remember to figure in the additional tax if you live in CA, TN, NY & NJ, and the 3-7 days free shipping time.
Also, be prepared to jot down $60 in your […]

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August 29th, 2008

DIY Wall-Mounted Digital Picture Gallery

Here’s some family-friendly tech that doesn’t come off as boring. Kudos to Verizon for finding a natural way to advertise their FiOS service—even if they sneaked in the hard-sell from time to time.

The concept is simple: hook up a computer to the internet. Hook up lots of monitors to said computer. Set-up Windows to display […]

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August 29th, 2008

Dance Praise is Dance Dance Revolution for Christians

Right up the trying-to-be-cool-to-be-relevant alley (much like Guitar Praise), Dance Praise puts a Christian spin on Dance Dance Revolution. Featuring Christian-friendly music, the game is more or less similar to its secular, “worldly” counterpart. It’s hard not to disagree with the assertion that “contemporary Christian music” is one “of today’s most popular entertainment trends”.
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August 28th, 2008

Apple iPhone 3G Badness

Here’s some of the current badness related to Apple’s supposedly superior smartphone:
Apple iPhone ad banned - The Advertising Standards Authority lays the smackdown on Apple, banning them from promising access to “all parts of the internet” with the iPhone.
Tags: Advertising Standards Authority, apple, ASA, dropped calls, iPhone 3G, news, pissed off, visual voicemail, vulnerabilities

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