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Falll in love with Ziggytek giveaway winner

JinraIlustrisimo — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 20:03:37 +0000

Last month we launched a Fall in love with Ziggytek giveaway of an Apple iPod Touch (32 GB). That giveaway has since ended and now it’s time to announce the lucky winner. Drum roll, please! (more…)

Photo of the Day: All Palms Onboard Our Sinking Ship

DerekWu — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:00:04 +0000

I feel for Jon Rubinstein. His company was the pioneer of the smartphone forerunner, the PDA (although Apple’s Newton started it all). In the late 1990s, Palm was an enviable company, but its failure to transition (successfully) its products to the smartphone market has doomed the once glorious creator of numerous beloved PDAs.
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NVIDIA GeForce GTX 480 $499, GTX 470 $349

DerekWu — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 08:03:23 +0000

Everyone has known that NVIDIA’s Fermi release date was March 26th, but until today, the specs and prices were not confirmed. VR-Zone has an official picture of the GTX 480, along with prices and numbers for both the 480 and 470.
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iPad: You Are a Fool to Pre-Order One

DerekWu — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:39:43 +0000

Thus declares InfoWorld, and it is a challenge to refute one of the objections raised by writer Galen Gruman, though I would argue that people who tend to pre-order products sight unseen are generally (and in the iPad’s case), not fools, but just impatient and love to consume.
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The Daily Mixr 3/18

Syndicator — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 03:32:11 +0000

From Ningin: via Wirebot:
Final Fantasy Is Just a Soap Opera - Part 1
God of War III Ultimate Edition Un-boxing

via Ziggytek:
Lavish Toys: $9601 Eurocom i7 6-Core Laptop
Photo of the Day: Facebook, Home of the FBI

via Ningin:
Random News of the Day: 8 reasons why women should date inexperienced men (a.k.a. virgins)
Tuc’s Take: SNSD’s Run Devil Run song

via Rekuru:
Coffee Off: Who is the Best Western Coffee Spokesman?

via Flaunt Me:
Liberty of London for MAC: Blue India Nail Lacquer

via GirlyBubble:
Hello Kitty gifts to yourself for no reason

via BlitzNation:
The Future 40, Prospect 22: Jason Pierre-Paul Scouting Report

via OMGHaute:
Suri Cruise — Fashion Icon at Age 3?

via SwanDiary:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer’s Nicholas Brendon tased, then arrested

via CrazySingleLife:
Real Nigga speaks on Modern Romance aka How to Get Bitches Tutorial More »

Streetlight Projections Show the Way (Video)

DerekWu — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 22:00:27 +0000

In the very European city of Montreal Canada, at the Quartier des spectacles (entertainment district in downtown) intersection of Sainte-Catherine and Saint-Denis Streets, prototype projectors suspended above towers are synchronized with traffic lights to project messages onto the pavement, signifying safe passages across the street and locations of happening spots nearby.
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Photo of the Day: Facebook, Home of the FBI

DerekWu — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:00:49 +0000

I have always suspected that Facebook and Twitter had far grander plans than just being silly social networking tools for teenagers and web-geeks, but who knew that the sites are just fronts for the police? Not just any police either, the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
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Lavish Toys: $9601 Eurocom i7 6-Core Laptop

DerekWu — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:00:12 +0000

Eurocom specializes in high performance (and hideous) desktop replacement laptops. The D900F Panther is an absolute titan, boasting a desktop Intel i7-980x (3.33GHz) 6-core CPU, 1GB GDDR3 GTX 280M gaming card, 12 gigs of RAM, and dual 512Gb Sold-State hard drives. My configuration is one of the most expensive that Eurocom sells.
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Wicked Mods: X-top, Xbox 360 Laptop (Video)

DerekWu — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 05:47:59 +0000

Portable gaming console mods are not new, but the X-top Xbox 360 project is particularly noteworthy because it is hot news at the moment and is up for auction on eBay, though it is not technically a real “portable.”
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Playstation Move: Commercial Mocks Xbox Natal and Wii (Video)

DerekWu — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 23:52:06 +0000

Competition in motion control gaming is waxing hot with Microsoft’s Natal and Sony’s Playstation Move about to vie against Nintendo’s Wii. The Playstation Move ad is shot in the same fashion as other recent PS3 commercials, teeming with attempts at humor and sarcasm. Whether it is funny or not is for you to decide.
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Guess This Gadget Tuesday: USB Apple Purifier

DerekWu — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 18:00:56 +0000

Brando’s apple is an air purifier that generates negative ions “to decompose or exterminate” contaminants like particulates, dust, bacteria, gas, smoke, “volatile organic compound,” and other unwanted pollutants within a 5³ meter radius.
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Lavish Toys: $1630 Porsche Design P’9522 Phone

DerekWu — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 14:00:47 +0000

Porsche Design is a brand that has been producing (mostly re-branding other products) wristwatches (from IWC), pens, and other luxury commodity for sometime: behold, the Singapore exclusive P’9522 phone priced at S$2,280 or $1600 USD.
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iWallet: Super Wallet with Fingerprint Scanner

DerekWu — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 08:16:10 +0000

People spend thousands to protect their vehicles, homes, and other possessions, but what about your wallet, where you carry your cash and valuable credit cards? The iWallet is a compact and secure fiber glass (carbon fiber and kevlar optional) hard-case with integrated biometric fingerprint scanner and Bluetooth link to your cell phone.
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The Daily Mixr 3/16

Syndicator — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 02:46:00 +0000

From Ningin: via Wirebot:
Final Fantasy XIII: No Grinding Allowed
Wirebot Picture of the Day: Final Fantasy Will Never Stop

via Ziggytek:
Photo of the Day: “We Are Like the iPhone, Except a Year Late”
Wicked Mods: Solar Powered Bikini (VaporwEar)

via Ningin:
Picture of the Day: Realistic Kingdom Hearts Birth By Sleep cosplay
Far East Movement to tour with Lady Gaga

via Rekuru:
Wolverine Enjoys Asahi Super Dry Beer

via Flaunt Me:
Crazy Deco Nails

via GirlyBubble:
Amanda Wachob’s Abstract Tattoo Art

via BlitzNation:
Under the Radar: Akwasi Owusu-Ansah

via OMGHaute:
Shopping Smart: RetailMeNot.com

via SwanDiary:
Jonathon Sharkey: Vampire running for president More »

Avatar: Blu-Ray and DVD Coming April 22

DerekWu — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:09:58 +0000

Coinciding with Earth Day, the North American release of Avatar is Thursday, April 22nd. A number of other countries will have their copies by the 21st. Unfortunately, there will not be any bonus material on the Blu-Ray or DVD discs.
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