From Htcyou: “Montana Man” on Android Forums is legitimate after all. Best Buy documents show that the big, blue store will have HTC’s Incredible on April 29th. Also, “Anonimac,” from the aforementioned forum, has posted the Incredible’s 200+ PDF manual. More »

Here is another ho-hum tablet from budget minded company CTL. Resembling the iPad and slated to debut in the middle of June for $499, the 2goPC Slate is pretty basic. More »

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Apple’s iPhone OS 4 will become an official release this summer for the iPhone and the iPod Touch, but the iPad will not get it until the fall. Among the 100 new features added to the operating system are multitasking, more powerful Mail, intelligent folders, iBooks, Game Center, and Enterprise enhancements, but only the iPhone 3GS, the iPad, and the 3rd generation iPod Touch will have full compatibility. More »

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Givori’s Calypso is an 18Kt gold-plated Nokia 8800 (itself a very basic and cheap unit), selling for AED 12,000 ($3,266 USD). Mother-of-pearl adorned, the fish scale motif hearkens to the Greek sea, from which Calypso draws its inspiration. Why do I keep covering this outrageous stuff? Because it is so ridiculous that it fascinates me. More »

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From Htcyou: Has the iPad met its match? Stuff.TV takes us on an exclusive hands-on fondling of ICD’s Gemini Android tablet, a sibling to the Vega that was demoed at CES. The Gemini is not just a large tablet, but it is also a smartphone too, with a SIM card slot. More »

Courtesy of a Japanese blog is this conceptual rendering of Nintendo’s 3DS, which is going to be unveiled at E3. Details about the DS replacement are sparse, but its main attraction is 3D without the glasses. More »

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Operating system nerds, rejoice! GeekSmack shows us the beta build of Service Pack 1 for Windows 7. Microsoft has declared that SP1 is not a massive update, and that many of the fixes are part of online downloads available for the first Windows 7 release. More »

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From Htcyou: The higher ups at Sprint are supposedly throwing around June 13th (and June 6th) as the date that the world’s first WiMAX smartphone, the HTC Evo 4G, will become available. Meanwhile, hearsay on Android Forums indicate that Verizon’s HTC Incredible is scheduled for launch on April 25th and will be stocked by Best Buy, while Android and Me is reporting April 29th. More »

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From Htcyou: Getting sick of these sketchy screen grabs? Appearing on Radio Shack’s Wireless Direct2U’s database, bearing SKU 1705596, is the previously leaked HTC myTouch Slide (successor to the G1, aka Dream). More »

Before the iPad was launched, iSuppli had suggested that it could have been built for as much as $399, but now Apple’s tablet Bill of Materials (BOM) is a minimum of $259, with the expensive IPS panel costing $95. Apple is making far less with each iPad sold than the iPhone 3GS. More »

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Mr. Hotz is back to restore freedom to the Sony PS3. Sony’s 3.21 firmware update prevents “other OS” from being installed on the system. GeoHot’s workaround involves “restoring a custom generated PUP file” from version 3.15 or lower. More »

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Before being switched ON, this gadget does not look like much and certainly not deserving of its $149.99 price. However, plug it into any computer, old pocketPC, and smartphone, and the ThinkGeek Bluetooth Laser Virtual Keyboard projects a full-size QWERTY keypad onto a flat surface. More »

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iPad accessories are becoming an industry by themselves, but Radtech stands out from the crowd. The $24.95 RadSleevs uses the same “Optex” material as the Radtech MacBook sleeves and polishing cloths that I love and have owned for many years. These special fibers do wonders on the MacBook Pro/iPad aluminum and glass surfaces, keeping them scratch free and protected. More »

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“Adorable” is an inaccurate adjective to describe the USB Alien, but the BioShock Big Daddy and the Eve Hypo Syringe are cute. Any self-respecting geek should have these ThinkGeek toys at his/her desk. More »

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