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Nintendo is Competing Against Time, Sees Apple as Threat in Near Term

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [1]

Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime sat down with Forbes recently, and discussed quite a few things. Namely, he wanted to make sure that people understood that, while there are plenty of competitors out there, that Nintendo isn't competing with them. In fact, Nintendo is fighting something much bigger. "It's all about time," Fils-Aime said, when asked who Nintendo competes with. Read The Full Story

Z Backscatter Van Used to Scan for Car Bombs, Drugs and People in Hiding

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [2]

X-ray machines are finding their way into a lot of different areas. While it used to be that you'd expect to be scanned by a machine at your doctor's office or the airport, that's not the case anymore. Not surprising, considering the way we embrace being mobile. The Z Backscatter Van (ZBV) is the creation of American Science & Engineering (AS&E), and it's designed specifically to be able to scan things out in the real world. But, questions are already being raised. Read The Full Story

Straddling Bus Heading to the United States

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [6]

At the beginning of August, we told you about the Mega Straddle Bus. It's a giant vehicle that doesn't actually drive on the road like a traditional bus, but actually straddles it. Furthermore, it has enough room beneath it that individual cars and small trucks can pass underneath it, as people commute back and forth. The idea was a grand one, and some may have even considered it too grandiose to actually be implemented. But, that's not stopping the brainchild of the huge passenger vehicle from setting his sights on the United States. Read The Full Story

Sennheiser PC 360, PC 163D, PC 333D & PC 330 G4ME Gaming Headphones Unveiled

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [1]

Taking gaming seriously, whether it's on a console or the PC, means that players put a lot of effort into making sure they can hear every little detail in the game at all times. While that may mean having an impressive sound system distributed through the room, it usually means that you'll find a gamer in his or her chair, with a pair of headphones over their ears. Making sure they are totally engrossed into the game means they have to have a pair of gaming headphones that makes it worth it. Sennheiser has unveiled a full line of bran new gaming headphones, including one flagship model, as well as surround sound cans for 3D gaming. Read The Full Story

Eating the Dog’s Food

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [5]

I knew a woman who worked for a packaged goods company. She worked on snack foods, but the company, a huge, multi-national conglomerate, also made high quality pet foods. If you visited her at work, her desk would be covered in the crunchy snacks she helped create. Next to her desk, her neighbor had an unfortunate supply of rat poison, the product on which he worked. A few desks down, a co-worker kept an open bowl of dog treats on the desk.

“Do you folks get a lot of dogs visiting?” I asked, assuming that he was keeping treats around for four-legged guests.

“No,” she said. “He eats those.”

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Samsung Galaxy Tab Uncrating [Video]

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [2]

It seems like it’s been a long time since Samsung officially announced the Galaxy Tab back at IFA 2010 in early September.  Since then we’ve seen gradual European availability of the Android slate, in the run-up to a UK launch on November 1 and broad US sales on all four major carriers in the middle of next month.  Today, DHL dropped off a wooden crate on the SlashGear doorstep, with a shiny new European-spec Galaxy Tab inside; check out the unboxing uncrating after the cut, together with a video demo and some first impressions.

Video unboxing after the cut

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Amazon Windowshop for iPad hits App Store

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Amazon has launched an iPad app, Amazon Windowshop, reckoning that users of Apple's slate will spend more money if they have a custom-designed interface.  Described as "a complete rewrite of Amazon.com," the new app - which is a free download [iTunes link] from the App Store - offers the same products as the regular browser version, as well as 1-click purchases and Wish List support. Read The Full Story

Garmin-Asus split official: no more new nuvifones

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Garmin has officially confirmed its divorce from ASUS, with the company confirming last week's rumors regarding the ill-fated Garmin-Asus partnership.  Describing the move as "new mobile handset strategies," the non-press-speak version is that while existing Garmin-Asus devices will remain on sale, the two companies won't be working together on new models. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry PlayBook gets Adobe AIR video demo

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

RIM came in for some criticism for not only keeping their BlackBerry PlayBook tablet behind glass after the slate's official unveil, but for not even having a unit on-stage during the announcement, leading to speculation that the Canadian company didn't even have a working unit to show.  That's obviously not been the case at this week's Adobe MAX conference keynote, during which RIM CEO Mike Lazaridis whipped out a PlayBook for a demo. Video after the cut Read The Full Story

MacBook Air fastboot goes head-to-head with Sony VAIO Z [Video]

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [13]

As you may have gathered from our MacBook Air 2010 review, the new Apple ultraportable is one fast-booting machine.  LaptopMag decided to see just how fast in comparison with one of the nippiest top-tier Windows 7 notebooks around right now, Sony's dual-SSD VAIO Z, and the advantage is most definitely in the MacBook Air's court. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

Sonos Wireless Dock WD100 now shipping for $119.99

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Sonos has confirmed that their Wireless Dock WD100 - which allows you to drop your iPhone or iPod into a simple cradle, and then funnel the music stored on it across your network of Sonos ZonePlayer media boxes - is now shipping.  Priced at $119.99, the desktop cradle requires only a power connection, since - as the name suggests - it has integrated wireless support. Read The Full Story

Western Digital WD TV Live Hub packs 1TB, 1080p, streaming & more

, Oct 26th 2010 Discuss [0]

Western Digital has outed its latest media-streaming set top box, the WD TV Live Hub, a low-profile 1TB drive with Full HD 1080p playback support and Netflix, Blockbuster on Demand, Pandora and YouTube.  As you'd expect, there's a fulsome list of supported file types - including MPEG4, Xvid, MKV, H.264 and MOV - while ports include gigabit ethernet, two USB 2.0, HDMI, composite and component video, and optical audio. Read The Full Story
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