USB 3.0 might finally be on the way. It’s been talked about for some time but nothing concrete has come out. Slash Gear is reporting there is a good chance it’ll be on PC’s before the end of the year.

Personally, I can’t wait till USB 3.0 comes out. I would love the faster transfer speeds. It’s being reported that it can transfer files at a rate of 5GB/s. More »

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Hated the Transformers movie? Don’t be so down. You might like the Optimus Prime USB speakers being sold by Big Bad Toystore.

The 3.08 pound speakers are available for pre-order at the amazing price of $49.99 and will be shipped sometime in July. More »

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Bing, the new search engine from Microsoft, is gaining momentum, ready to take on Google and is actually quite good. Better than Google at some things. One of the problems that many had with Google was real-time searches, but Bing has taken a stride ahead of Google in that department by attempting to add Twitter searches. More »

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The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Dell is currently working on a pocket-sized gadget capable of accessing the internet, but would not have cell phone capability. Naturally this report has very little weight behind it, and this Dell gadget may just be another of many exploratory prototypes that never make it to the market, but when a giant like Dell says that they’re working on a Google Android-based portable, one tends to listen. More »

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Are you a hypermiler? You know, those crazed drivers who go 50 mph in the slow lane, or 60 mph in the fast lane if they’re in a Prius. Remember to pulse the gas pedal, not constant, and accelerate going down slopes so you’ll have more momentum to carry you up the next hill. The really insane ones will slipstream right behind a semi-truck, put it in neutral and shut off the engine on down hill stretches. Oh yea, forget top down scarf out, hypermiling is the new cool thing to do. More »

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Verizon Customers Under Contract Can’t Order BlackBerry Tour - Gizmodo

Microsoft’s “Pink” smartphone to be Microsoft-branded? - Engadget

Verizon BlackBerry Tour Unboxing - Theboygenius

Bing Snags Small Gain From Google - Wired

YouTube Increases File Size Limit To 2GB, Now Allows Direct HD Embeds And Links - TechCrunch

Toyota Developing a Mind-Controlled Wheelchair - Switched

MIT Student Builds Go-Kart Using A Shopping Cart (Video) - Ziggytek

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Today was the 30th Anniversary for one of the most iconic name in the gadget world, Sony’s Walkman.

Sony, which first introduced the quirky, block looking device that played cassette tapes, changed the landscape of music and became an instant classic due to its cutting edge technology (at the time). The Walkman ruled the 70’s and 80’s leading into the 90’s. Until the the arrival of the iPod from Apple, Sony was the leader in music and music hardware. More »

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The UK is finally getting the Palm Pre but they’ll be getting the GSM version. It’s not official yet, but O2 has secured broad global rights to the Pre in March, and is looking to launch the Pre in UK. This comes after pictures of a GSM Pre floating around the net.

Via Engadget)

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June was a very busy month for gadget enthusiasts. There were many products released and many others announced. Every month starting with today, we’ll put together some of the gadgets as must haves for the month.

These gadgets could be anything from laptops, to phones and even USB drives. For our inaugural month, we have a pretty good list. Here’s our very first must haves for the month of July. More »

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Growing up, trips to the supermarket involved playing with the shopping carts, pushing and hopping on them, pretending like I’m driving. That dream could become a reality because of a MIT student by the name of Charles Guan. Guan has created the first go-kart ever, using a supermarket shopping cart and some heavy duty batteries. (Awesome videos and details after the break) More »

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Looks like Sprint folks won’t have to wait for the Blackberry Tour either. Spring announced today they’ll be releasing the upcoming Blackberry Tour the same day as their competitor Verizon Wireless on July 12th. (More details after the break) More »

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According to multiple online sources, Facebook is planning to challenge Google’s Checkout and eBay’s Paypal with their own version of a “Pay With” option.

Facebook’s option, dubbed “Pay with Facebook” and will take a huge chunk of the market away from already established Paypal and Google Checkout. Here are 4 reasons why: More »

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I’ve always wondered how much people really know about smartphones before they go and buy one. There were times when I uttered the word smartphone and got the look of confusion. A new study by Best Buy Mobile confirms that almost half of the people that buy smartphones in the United States, don’t know know to use them or quite understand them. More »

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Microsoft outs educational, inspirational Windows 7 tour vid - Engadget

PlayStation Emulation Comes to Palm Pre, Runs Faster Than on iPhone - Gizmodo

Apple Releases Beta 3.1 iPhone Firmware and SDK to Developers - Macrumors

BlackBerry Tour officially hitting Verizon on July 12th - Boygeniusreport

Handbrake Rips DVDs for iPhones, Other Devices - Switched

Microsoft making fancy ads for IE instead of improving the browser - Crunchgear

Cool Search Engines That Are Not Google- Wired

Maine: A MacBook For Every Student In Public School - Ziggytek

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