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The iPhone battery is soldered into the device, meaning consumers must send it to Apple pay $80 to get it replaced. I remember this being an issue with iPods as well.

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“What makes OpenMoko special is that handsets based on its specification will be supplied “unlocked” and free for users to customise to their heart’s content. Owners will be able to download all sorts of applications, and they won’t have a service provider in the middle demanding extra monthly charges for all the additional features.” From author

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Down with wallpaper, up with paint: a simple slogan for people who like decorating the easy way.

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“Finally users of the iPhone can look up to as much as 8 seconds of talk time, or possibly less than 5 seconds in cold weather,” Steve Jobs announced,

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Dead laptop battery? Don’t buy a new one…hack the old one! I’ll show you how!

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A cool Lamp that can shine with any color. Besides it has a remote control! Nice thing

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Nathan Ball, an MIT graduate student, has created a battery-powered rope ascender, which is just a fancy name for Batman’s utility belt.

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With nary an AT&T agreement in sight, Nokia has gone out on a limb to launch the unlocked N95-3 today, bringing the all the original N95’s goodness back for a second round with a few key changes. Most notably, of course, is the presence of HSDPA on the 850 and 1900MHz bands, but other modifications include a higher-capacity battery, recessed camera

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Never before has it been so easy to give yourself alcohol poisoning. Now, rather than needing to tote around a funnel and some tubing, you can crush the Jellyfish up and keep it in your pocket or bag. When the mood is right, pull it out, inflate the cup, and pour some frosted Natty Ice down your throat. Boy, that $40,000 a year sure is worth it!

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Ceravision has now developed the Continuum™2.4 lamp system, a microwave driven, electrodeless, high intensity discharge lamp, powered by our proprietary R-EFF™ power system, with unique engineering, environmental and societal benefits. The system is now available for release to customers for evaluation.

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This page explains a neat trick that will let you power a “AAA” device like a flashlight or digital camera when you only have a 9 volt battery on hand.

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1. Disassemble the flashlight, removing the AA batteries (if installed) and factory lamp. Unscrew the top and then unscrew the small lamp housing to get to the lamp.
2. Install the Radio Shack lamp and re-assemble the housing
3. Dr…

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I saw a guy with one of these in the airport as I sat there with my laptop on my lap in those uncomfortable chairs. Add a portable power supply to this and those layovers wont seem so bad even in the laptop rooms!

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Sometimes you look across your desk and think, “If I was pimp daddy enough, this expanse would resonate style.” Enter the Lamponi lamp collection.

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Today we are more crunched for time than ever. We have to learn how to squeeze those extra few minutes and seconds out of everything. Here is a list of products that you can add to your desktop to increase your efficiency!

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3G, HSDPA, longer battery life, the N95 is double the iPhone price but no AT&T.

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[…] The Vertu Ascent Ferrari 1947 Limited Edition is inspired by the dynamic and stylish Ferrari cars. Echoing this latest edition to the Ferrari GT stable, the phone is encased in red and black Ferrari leather with black lacquer stripes running at the sides. Carefully crafted with the same precision and attention to detail given […]

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Researchers at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute have created a paper-sized device that functions as a high-energy battery and a supercapacitor that can use human blood and sweat to recharge.

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Nice pictures, good bag for camcorder besides camera

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Lamp-post surveillance, brain-bugging nanorobots, unmanned robo-planes, RFID spychips, and games consoles that “feed information to the government on just how much you giggle while chainsawing someone’s testicles off in Manhunt 2″. As you may have guessed, some of the ten ways aren’t entirely serious.

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You used the brightest light bulb you could find, and it’s still too dark? Maybe you need a “high-wattage compact fluorescent lamp”. Those energy-efficient bulbs with the curly tubes now come in super size — up to 200 watts. Laughably huge, but they can put out up to 12,000 lumens (compared to 1700 lumens for a 100-watt incandescent lamp).

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According to an assortment of unrelated sources, the best guess is that tonight at midnight, Microsoft will finally launching its PlayTable concept as a full-blown entertainment product.

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The Unclutterer weblog suggests using labelled, extra-large magazine files to stow software CD’s, manuals and other information for each of your computers. Damn, does that look good.

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The coolest lamp ever made.

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NTT P702iF Cell phone with some extra “features”.

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Geniuses at MIT have invented a rechargeable lithium-ion battery that BUILDS ITSELF. The technology could lead to cheaper batteries, microscopic batteries, or batteries that fill the empty spaces between electronics inside a tiny gadget. The scientists have found the perfect balance of electrode and electrolyte materials that, “when combined…

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Battery technology has been kind of the Achilles heel of the tech revolution. Relatively speaking, current batteries don’t store very much energy, and the long recharging time is one thing that has made electric cars hard for consumers to swallow. Now there is a new battery technology that may be able to solve some of these problems.

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The Tech Army is keeping a running tally of iPhone issues. Submit issues you’ve found with the iPhone.

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You can make a battery out of ….

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This post shows the new iRiver T50, which i must say does look like a microwave on its side

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Blackberry devices unable to automatically adjust to new Daylight Savings Time.

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Whether you are going traveling, to a festival or just going to work this is a bag that can really help you out, because if you away in the middle of a field for two days at a rock festival the battery is going to run out on your cell phone, but with this bag you will be able to charge it up no problem.

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Als je van muziek luisteren houdt, toevallig nog ergens een miljoen hebt liggen en over een riante huiskamer beschikt, dan komt de Enigma in beeld. Een paar speakertjes van de Nederlandse fabrikant Kharma. Hoe het allemaal klinkt weten we niet. Onze huiskamer is te klein en dat miljoen is er ook nog steeds niet…

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The same folks that bought us those leaked images of the BlackBerry 8300 (Daytona) are now bringing us the first video of the handheld. Granted, it only shows you the demo clip that comes loaded on the device (which is the same video that comes with the 8800), but it’s further proof that RIM’s got something extra in store for us. – Louis Ramirez

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Here’s an extra cool way to be access your Gmail account right from your Microsoft Windows Vista desktop sidebar.

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