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JayBird BlueBuds X premium micro-sized earbuds blast forth

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

JayBird has launched its premium micro-sized earbuds, the BlueBuds X. These earbuds are Bluetooth-enabled, and are the official training headphones of the USA Triathlon, indicating their usefulness for athletes who want to listen to music without dealing with a headphone cord. You can pick up a pair of BlueBuds X for $169.99. Read The Full Story

Sony announces bundled 4K Ultra HD Video Player with preloaded content

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [1]

Back in August, we gave you a hands-on look at Sony's 84-inch 4K Bravia 84X900 TV, a massive slate of eye candy if ever there was such a thing. Then, in September, the unit became available for pre-order despite its lack of a definitive release date. Now Sony has announced the 4k Ultra HD Video Player, which comes loaded with some 4k content. Read The Full Story

Redbox Instant by Verizon details surface, hint at mid-December launch

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [2]

The folks over at Gigaom have scored a variety of exclusive details about the upcoming Redbox Instant by Verizon video streaming service. The Netflix competitor has been slated for launch by the end of the year, but no official details have been released. The service's help section, however, was available publically online, and revealed quite a few details. Read The Full Story

NASA finds over 100 billion tons of ice on Mercury

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [9]

NASA scientists have discovered that Mercury, the closest planet to the sun, is home to a whole lot of ice. This, of course, is the same planet that gets ridiculously hot around its equator, to the tune of about 800-degrees Fahrenheit. There has been speculation for quite some time that the craters located on the planet's poles might contain ice; now we have confirmation thanks to scientists working with the Messenger mission. Read The Full Story

THQ stock climbs nearly 40% after release of Humble Bundle

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [4]

Earlier in the day, we told you about the latest Humble Bundle. This Humble Bundle is more or less the same as past bundles in that players get to name their own price for it, but there's one key difference: instead of bundling together a bunch of indie titles, this latest one is a collection of THQ's biggest games. It would appear that THQ's investors like this idea a whole bunch, because THQ's stock ended the day up a whopping 37.96%. Read The Full Story

SlashGear Evening Wrap-Up: November 29, 2012

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Welcome to Thursday evening everyone - we received some pretty big news this afternoon, so let's just jump in! Microsoft announced today that we'll be able snag a Surface Pro starting in January, with the 64GB model demanding $899 and the 128GB model going for $999. Apple launched iTunes 11 today, complete with a brand new user interface and iCloud at every turn, so get those updates going. We also heard that Google is looking to deliver information to you before you even search for it, which is pretty cool but also a little bit creepy. Read The Full Story

Atari rings in 40 years of Pong with free iOS game and custom Xbox 360 with LCD

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [2]

The big 40 has come down for the original tennis game Pong, and the folks at Atari are ringing in the occasion with two big releases. The first is what the company calls "the first-ever official new Pong game on iOS", this meaning not that Pong has never been on iOS before, but that this is the first real redesign for the next generation - we guess. Either way, it's free, and the other big release is even more gigantically awesome than you can possibly imagine. Read The Full Story

Google plans to give you search results for things you never search for

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [2]

Have there ever been questions in the back of your mind, but they weren't really a top priority to sit down and search for the answer? Google is wanting to give you answers and information for things that you've always wondered about, but never actually searched for, with a new kind of mobile search tool that Google is working on. Read The Full Story

BMW i3 Concept Coupe eyes-on at LA Auto Show

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [1]

Enter the BMW i3 Coupe – an eco-friendly little tech-friendly amalgamation of excellence inside and out, and one that’s essentially just been revealed this week. As we spoke about just yesterday, this machine brings on an inter-car communications system, smartphone connectivity, and of course, a 170HP electric motor slice with lithium-ion batteries inside. It’s all topped off by a hardcore lighter yet stronger than steel CFRP (carbon reinforced plastic) passenger cell.

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Nintendo’s Wii Mini Is One Big, Bad Idea

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [38]

Nintendo quietly announced the Wii Mini recently. The console, which will be available in Canada for $100, supports over 1,000 Wii games, but lacks a host of important features, including backward compatibility with GameCube titles and the ability to connect in any way to the Internet.

Of course, Nintendo has said that the Wii Mini is the perfect value. The console is cheaper than the Wii and is smaller. Plus, it’s the perfect entry point for new gamers who don’t care about the old days and simply want to get their motion gaming on.

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BMW i8 Spyder Concept eyes-on at LA Auto Show

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [6]

This week we’re having a peek at several conceptual and near-market vehicles at the LA Auto Show 2012, today’s gems being a couple of BMW concept cars, one of them the most recent iteration of the BMW i8 Spyder Concept in its near-final-form. This vehicle is a plug-in hybrid machine able to reach 20 miles using only electricity, and with an amazing looking body and current real-world statistics and specifications in-tact, this machine looks just about as road-ready as we’d like – for now though, it’s still only a dream.

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NVIDIA releases GeForce 310.64 beta drivers aimed at Far Cry 3

, Nov 29th 2012 Discuss [0]

Far Cry 3 officially launches today in Australia, with the European release arriving tomorrow, and the US seeing the game next week on December 4. To celebrate the launch, NVIDIA has released a new beta version of its GeForce graphics drivers that come with some very specific improvements for the game. Read The Full Story
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