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2011 Audi A8 packed with tech: handwriting recognition, 1,400W B&O audio, more

2 December 2009

With what must be a strong candidate for the longest press release of 2009, Audi have launched their new flagship, the Audi A8. Since we usually save our interest in cars for only the most outlandishly technical or geekily endearing, the new A8 earns its place by bolstering its multimedia interface (MMI)…

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Wirelession W1060 $220 MID gets reviewed: mediocre web browsing

2 December 2009

The CrunchPad may have met a premature demise, but that doesn’t mean your web-tablet needs should go unsated. The Witstech A81 MID might not have the CrunchPad’s 12-inch touchscreen or Atom processor – it has a 7-inch 800 x 480 touchscreen and uses the same 600MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor as you’d…

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Android 2.1 plus HTC Sense ROM leaks

2 December 2009

Remember the leaked screenshots of Android 2.1 complete with HTC Sense running on the esteemed Hero? Well now you could recreate that yourself, thanks to a leaked Hero 2.1 Eclair ROM over at xda-developers. The software is classed as alpha, which means you probably don’t want to necessarily…

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Bioshock Big Daddy costume for sale on eBay

2 December 2009

Volpin Props’ awesome Bioshock Big Daddy costume has been rocking around the internet for a while now, generally prompting whoops of admiration wherever it’s spotted, and now – in an attempt to reclaim some workshop space – the whole thing is up on eBay. Currently at $840 after 47 bids (and…

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Nissan makes GPS navigation a cheap option on popular cars

1 December 2009

We can all add GPS to our cars if we want by schlepping down to the local electronics store and paying anywhere from $70 to $500 depending on the features and brand you choose. Add on GPS systems work just fine for the most part, but there is no denying the fact that any…

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Zii TRINITY 3.5G ZMS-05 dev smartphone announced

1 December 2009

As promised last month, the ZiiLABS team have revealed their first smartphone development platform, the Zii TRINITY, based on the company’s StemCell ZMS-05 processor and throwing in quadband GSM and triband WCDMA/HSDPA. As before, 1080p Full HD is supported together with accelerated OpenGL ES 3D graphics, while up front…

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BlackBerry Pearl 9100 stars in pre-announce video demo

1 December 2009

Leaked photos are one thing, but we do enjoy a video of a pre-release device to really see how it fits in the hand. Having seen the BlackBerry Pearl 9100 (aka Striker) a little over a week ago, now comes a video of the compact smartphone in action courtesy of

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