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Virgin Mobile has released a new phone called Arc that has been sourced by UTStarcom. It is targeted at those who don’t find anything fancy about fancy and highly priced handsets. But the fact that it comes with a VGA camera, dual color display. speakerphone and Bluetooth for just $49.99 is astonishing, though it still can’t beat a feature rich LG rumor phone when it’s about phones that are high on features and low on price. This new Black-and-Red themed flip phone is available on Virgin Mobile’s website.
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FROM GAMERTELL - A group of Drexel students has put together a PC game ith special headgear that uses the brain’s concentration levels to move the avatar.
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Well, I have some rather good news for all you IM addicts. Your fav instant messenger Google Talk is now available as a web-based version. Specially designed for users of the hyper popular Apple iPhone and ipod Touch. the messenger can be accessed by opening http://www.google.com/talk in your iphone or iPod Touch browser. If you want to stay online with Google Talk, you’ll also need to keep Safari web browser on your running as well after you’ve logged onto Google Talk. Switching to another window or application will disconnect your session, which is a bummer, but hey, it’s a start and we fully hope the app to perform much better in the near future.
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Similar to the recent announcement of the Eee PC 904, this has come with little excitement. However the Eee PC 900 is now available for pre-order online.

The Eee PC 900 features the 8.9-inch display, an Intel Celeron 900Mhz processor, 1GB of RAM and 16GB SSD. The 900 also includes the now standard Eee PC features which include a 1.3-megapixel webcam, built-in card reader and Wi-Fi.

The Eee PC 900 is available in black or white and offers the option to have either Linux or Windows XP installed. The Linux version is priced at $399 and the Windows XP version is $449.

Product [Excaliber PC] Via [jkkmobile]

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Logitech, pioneer in making webcams to introduce its first Mac-compatible webcam in black and silver combination with autofocus technology. You can record 720p high-def video clips, and VGA-quality video at up to 30 frames per second while video calling with iChat and Skype. Also features a 2-megapixel sensor, and Logitech’s RightLight 2 Technology, which enables the web cam to “adjust intelligently in dim or harshly back lighted situations.” Pricing approx $130.

“Great features, attractive price, capture your attention”.
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Fujitsu has just update its product portfolio with the release LifeBook P8010 Limited Pink Gold Edition which integrated with 3.5G (HSDPA) WWAN connectivity. Sporting a polarize high-gloss finish, this laptop packs a 12.1-inch WXGA SuperFine widescreen panel, Intel’s Core 2 Duo SL7100 processor. a dual-layer DVD burner, a 1.3-megapixel camera, Li-Ion battery with up to 6 hours of operations, and a biometric fingerprint sensor for enhanced data security. The price will go for about $2,748.
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by Darren Murph, posted Jul 5th 2008 at 2:04PM

It has taken long enough, but Gigabyte finally saw fit to make official its intriguing M912V. If you’ll recall, this critter popped up and caught eyes at Computex, as it’s essentially a netbook with a swivel screen — think tablet pc, but miniature. Specs wise, you’re looking at an 8.9-inch WXGA (1,280 x 768) LED-backlit panel, Intel’s 1.6GHz Atom processor, a 2.5-inch HDD (120/160/250GB), 1.3-megapixel camera, twin 1.5-watt speakers, 1GB of RAM and your choice of Windows XP, Vista or Linux. Furthermore, you’ll find Bluetooth, WiFi, an ExpressCard slot, a wide of array of ports and even an option for HSDPA expansion. It should be noted that there’s no internal optical drive (nor a price or release date just yet), but at least Gigabyte’s offering up a netbook with some inkling of innovation, right?

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The retro styled 8-bit graphic watch could perhaps be a watch only for the true geek, well that is if they are not already wearing something with a calculator on their wrist.

The retro watch is dubbed the Icon Watch, and was originally designed back in 2005 by a Japanese design firm, however it just recently became available for purchase. The Icon Watch has a polyurethane band, ABS and stainless steel body and is available in black or white.

While exact time would be a difficult thing to offer from this watch it does have a certain appeal to it. I was actually considering a purchase, and then I saw that it was retailing for $75. Not to mention, thanks to always carrying a cellphone with the time on it, I have not worn a watch regularly for a few years now.

Product [MoMA] Via [Oh! Gizmo]

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Android first sprung up on the Nokia N810 internet tablet a few months back, however the install process was a little more challenging. Well as technology goes, things generally have a way of becoming easier with some time and that certainly applies to completing the Android installation process on the N810.

Now its as simple as three easy steps.

1. Download “android.img.bz2” to the memory card in your tablet. That file can be found here or here.

2. Download and install the “android-installer.deb” file. That can be found here or here.

3. Reboot your N810.

Once the reboot is complete, you will have the ability to run and check out Android. The start up for Android can be found in the extra’s menu.

Almost makes me wish I had an N810 to check it out. That said, we have not tested this personally, so I would recommend any important files be backed up first, just in case.

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Another newly leaked Sony Ericsson handset, this time it is the successor to the W580, which is dubbed the W595 and comes with a codename of Linda has just surfaced courtesy of Le Journal du Geek.

The W595 is a slider style Walkman handset and will feature an FM radio, the Walkman 3 player and will be running the A2 software platform. Similar to some other recent Sony Ericsson handsets the W595 will include Google Maps pre-installed and also have a 3-dimensional accelerometer.

While SE has been quite on the release date for the W595, it is rumored to be announced during July. Aside from the model pictured, it is also expected that it will be available in a red and white colored model.

Read [Le Journal du Geek] Via [se-nse]

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