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NIKE Teases Separate 2015 Re-Release of 2011 Back to the Future Shoe, Power Laces intact [Video]

Chris Burns, Sep 9th 2011 Discuss [3]

If there’s one oddity that’s been taking the tech world by storm over these past 72 hours or so, it’s been the 2011 NIKE MAG shoe, straight out of the classic science fiction comedy film Back to the Future II. In this movie it’s Michael J. Fox in his most recognizable role of his career, Marty McFly, sporting the “NIKE MAG” sneakers in all their futuristic glory. We’ve got full details now on a 2011 release of the shoe, including the awesome fact that proceeds will be going to the Michael J. Fox Foundation in the end – but today a whole new bombshell may well have nearly slipped right under our noses: a “lost scene” from the Back to the Future movies that portends another release of this legendary sneaker set in the future: September 8th, 2015 to be exact, where they’ll include the most excellent “Power Laces” feature missing from the 2011 limited edition drop!

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NIKE MAG Official Details Released in Full [Updated with Max Detail]

Chris Burns, Sep 8th 2011 Discuss [12]

It’s time for the “greatest shoe never made” to make its real life debut, and with the fact that they’re being touted as precise replicas, down to “the contours of the upper, the glowing LED panel and the electroluminescent NIKE in the strap.” This should all bode well for the method in which the shoes will be released, that being 1500 limited-edition pairs of the 2011 NIKE MAG, all of them auctioned off in the very near future on eBay with all net proceeds to go directly to The Michael J. Fox Foundation for a future without Parkinson’s disease.

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AT&T Declares It Had No Hand in Google Voice Block

Evan Selleck, Aug 21st 2009 Discuss [3]

AT&T just released an official statement regarding the blocking of Google Voice from Apple's App Store, and it looks like they're taking absolutely no blame for the situation. This time around, AT&T is being very clear in their statement, coming from AT&T's Senior Executive Vice President, external and legislative affairs, Jim Cicconi. He states that AT&T had nothing to do with it simply and bluntly, but it looks like there's more to the story. Read The Full Story

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HP Z Workstation Series: SlashGear Exclusive Launch Coverage

Vincent Nguyen, Mar 30th 2009 Discuss [0]

HP have announced a new range of workstations, the HP Z Workstation series, using Intel’s Xeon processor and more than 20 design innovations. SlashGear had the opportunity to see the Z-series demonstrated as part of HP and DreamWorks’ Monsters vs. Aliens event last week, from the entry-level HP Z400 models, through the mid-range HP Z600 machines and up to the high-spec HP Z800 workstations.

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HTC Touch Diamond2 and Touch Pro2

Vincent Nguyen, Feb 16th 2009 Discuss [0]

HTC have announced two new devices at MWC today, the HTC Touch Diamond2 and the HTC Touch Pro2, each updates of the original devices. The Touch Diamond2 has a 3.2-inch VGA touchscreen display, while the Touch Pro2 has a 3.6-inh WVGA touchscreen and a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. Both run Windows Mobile, currently 6.1 but we’re expecting to hear that each will ship with 6.5 when Microsoft officially announce it – as expected – later on today.

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Sony Ericsson Idou: Live Video and Gallery from MWC

Chris Davies, Feb 15th 2009 Discuss [0]

Sony Ericsson’s Idou may be far from complete, but that didn’t stop the company pulling out the limited number of pre-production demo units they had and running through a quick showcase of some of the touchscreen smartphone’s features. Headline functionality for the Idou is the 12.1-megapixel autofocus camera with Xenon flash, 3.5-inch VGA-resolution touchscreen and new Symbian Foundation OS; check out our live demo video and full gallery after the cut.

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HP TouchSmart tx2 multi-touch consumer notebook hands-on

Vincent Nguyen, Nov 19th 2008 Discuss [13]

HP just announced the TouchSmart tx2, the company’s very first multi-touch convertible notebook for consumers. I had a chance to meet with HP earlier today to demo out the TouchSmart tx2 as well as a walk through by Kevin Wentzel, HP’s Technical Marketing Manager for the Mobility Global Business unit. I like what I saw so far, especially considering this is only version 1.0.

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Google IO keynote is about to start: “Client, Connectivity, and the Cloud”

Vincent Nguyen, May 28th 2008 Discuss [0]

Google will be announcing quite a bit of news over the next two days, starting with the opening keynote and a press conference this morning.

The keynote will be given by Vic Gundotra, VP of engineering, at 9:30am in Moscone West. The title of the keynote will be “Client, Connectivity, and the Cloud.”

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HTC London May 6 press event itinerary

Vincent Nguyen, May 4th 2008 Discuss [0]

HTC London Event May 6 I just received a detailed itinerary for the HTC London press event on Tuesday May 6, 2008. I arrive in London at 8:45 AM, registration starts at 11:00 AM and the HTC press event kicks off at 11:30AM. I have a briefing with HTC CIO, Horace Luke at 3:30 to 4:00 PM. There’s a cocktail event with HTC’s CEO Peter Chou at 5:00 PM and dinner at 7:30 PM. HTC’s Chief Designer will be attending so looks like I’ll have an opportunity to pick his brain on HTC’s next wave of innovation. Make sure to stay follow the event in real time via http://live.phonemag.com.

HTC isn’t releasing what the press event will entail, but if what’s been rumored over the past weeks are indeed true, then we will witness the birth of the HTC Diamond, HTC Touch Pro and perhaps Mr. Chou will dazzle us with the highly anticipated Android-powered Dream phone.

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Archos e-comp@gnon WiFi Communicator – someone got Champagne and Companion mixed up

James Allan Brady, Mar 27th 2008 Discuss [0]

The press release is in French, so I suppose I could give them a break on the spelling. The deal is they are trying to create a companion to a regular cell phone. It would offer up a lot of the web capabilities of a normal cell phone, but on a larger screen, over WiFi, and with a full keyboard. Read The Full Story

Apple doubles max storage for iPod Touch and iPhone

James Allan Brady, Feb 5th 2008 Discuss [1]

Everyone knows that the iPhone and iPod touch use flash memory, everyone also likely knows that such memory is quite expensive. So, it comes at no surprise that doubling said flash storage in the iPhone and iPod Touch would be a pricey venture, no? Read The Full Story