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AshPuppie burns your dog’s turds to ash

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [1]

I have heard of some crap concept products before, but this one is seriously crappy. The product is called the AshPuppie and it comes from a firm called Paulee CleanTec. I am sure this is a gag of some sort, but on the chance its real and the fact that it's literally a product for dealing with turds I'm totally writing about it. Read The Full Story

iPad mini offers small price not small screen tips analyst

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [15]

Here we go, the furor over the iPhone 4S isn't yet done and already the next round of Apple rumors are floating by. The latest rumor isn't of the next iPhone, but of a future iPad that is supposedly coming to fight the Kindle Fire and its $199 price point. According to this rumor there is an iPad mini coming in 2012. The source is specific on the "mini" though. Read The Full Story

Must Read Bits & Bytes

Nintendo 3DS Expansion Slide Pad hits pre-order in Japan

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [2]

If you are looking forward to getting your hands on the Nintendo 3DS Expansion Slide Pad, the price and ship date have surfaced. This is the expansion that is specifically made for playing Monster Hunter Tri-G. The accessory is a bizarre looking attachment that makes the 3DS fatter and a bit longer with an extra D-pad. Read The Full Story

Chevy announces it will produce the Spark EV in 2013

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

Chevrolet has announced that it intends to produce the all-electric Spark EV. The spark is a mini car and will be sold in limited quantities in select markets around the country starting in 2013. The Spark is an urban car, so I would expect it would be offered only in urban areas. Chevrolet isn’t offering a huge amount of detail on the car at this point. Read The Full Story

Find My Friends app released for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [1]

Apple's Find My Friends app - announced alongside iOS 5 last week - has arrived in the App Store, though you'll need the new version of the platform in order to actually install it. The free app, which uses GPS to locate your friends and family and, if the privacy settings mash correctly, display them on a map in real-time, can be found here [iTunes link]. Read The Full Story

Columns & Opinion

NASA transfers title for Space Shuttle Endeavour to California Science Center

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [3]

The Space Shuttle Endeavour was one of the last of the shuttle fleet to fly a mission into space. Endeavour is also one of the first of the retired shuttles to be decommissioned and given away with an official ceremony. The Endeavour will spend the reminder of its life on display at the California Science Center. NASA had a ceremony this week where it transferred the Endeavour's title over to the center. Read The Full Story

Intel kills Smart TV ambitions to focus on tablets

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [1]

Intel has ditched plans to push its processors into TVs, tasking engineers in the Digital Home Group to instead focus on tablets, smartphones and ultrabooks like the new ASUS Zenbook UX21. Although Intel will continue to supply chips to set-top box manufacturers such as Comcast and Pace, Bloomberg reports, it will trim its investment into digital TV SoCs. Read The Full Story

Western Digital says HDD supplies have been impacted by flooding in Thailand

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

Two of the biggest firms in the traditional HDD storage market are Western Digital and Seagate. WD has announced that its production of HDDs for external storage and internal notebook and desktop storage has been impacted in Thailand by flooding. The flooding may cause shortages of parts and HDDs that are needed for computers and other products to be offered on the market. Read The Full Story

BlackBerry outage hits Americas as RIM admits bafflement [Updated]

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [10]

RIM it is still uncertain what is causing the BlackBerry server fault that has left many users without BBM, email or web access for a third day running, the company’s software and services chief has admitted today. Rory O’Neill, VP of the affected systems at the Canadian company, told paidContent that – while RIM’s official statement yesterday suggested engineers had a grip on the situation – in fact they’re still trying to figure out exactly what is happening. Meanwhile, similar BlackBerry outages have now been reported in the US and Canada.

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Shelby and EA show off the GT500 Super Snake Need for Speed Edition

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [0]

EA and sports car legend Carroll Shelby have teamed up to promote both the sweet looking EA game Need for Speed the Run and the Carroll Shelby Foundation. The event was held in Las Vegas and at the event fans of the NFS franchise and high performance cars were able to get into the drivers set for a special 2011 Shelby GT500 Super Snake Need for Speed edition. The special Super Snake GT500 on hand at the event was made up to look like the one on the cover of the latest NFS title called Need for Speed the Run. Read The Full Story

Arctic Trucks sets world record for fastest trek from Antarctica to the South Pole

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [3]

When it comes to traveling for the most of us just about any vehicle will do the trick. There are some environments on earth where the simple act of driving requires a substantially more robust vehicle that your average car or truck. One of those harsh environments is the Antarctic region where the climate is frigid and harsh. Read The Full Story

Sony forced to recall 1.6M Bravia TVs in Japan over fire risk

, Oct 12th 2011 Discuss [6]

Sony has been making TVs and other things for a very long time. The Sony Bravia line of HD and 3D TVs are some of the most popular around the world including in Sony's home country of Japan. Sony has made an announcement today that isn’t good for the hoards of Japanese HDTV owners that purchased the Bravia brand. Sony has been asked by the Japanese trade ministry to recall 1.6 million Bravia TVs that are on the Japanese market. Read The Full Story

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