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Posted Feb 9th 2008 1:58PM by Chris ZieglerFiled under: Cellphones, Handhelds Given the sheer bulk of press Meizu’s M8 has received over the course of its young, controversial life, it’d seem likely that even the slightest trickle of units onto Chinese store shelves would lead to unboxing shots, videos, and reviews within hours, wouldn’t it? Reports are starting to flow across the ‘nets that M8s are now being made available through several of Meizu’s suppliers, but without a single in-the-wild picture of a fully functional, final spec unit — from Meizu, much less a paying customer — we’re not buying it. (Read the full post about ‘Meizu M8 now on sale? Doubtful.’…)

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The worst part of losing a cellphone, is also losing all the contacts saved on the SIM card. To solve that situation, you must do back-ups often, and using the USB Phonebook Flash Drive is one of the options. The working mode is very simple: connect the USB Phonebook to the cellphone, and press a button to save all the data of the phone memory + SIM card, into the flash drive. After the transfer is done, just connect the Phonebook to the USB port of your computer/laptop, and review all your contacts, or convert them to a different format. The USB Phonebook Flash Drive costs $20,50 and there are different versions that work with various cellphone models, such as Nokia 7250i, Sony Ericsson K700i, Samsung E800, and many others. (Read the full post about ‘USB Phonebook Flash Drive’…)

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To celebrate G-Shock’s Silver anniversary, Casio released a special ultra-limited edition watch. When I say limited edition, I meant 200 pieces limited edition. The severely limited number of manufactured G-Shock MRG-8000G watches allows Casio to sell this luxe timepiece for a whopping 2,400. The metal elements of the MRG-8000G have a gold-plated finish; the face itself boasting a titanium bezel. Good thing the MRG-8000G is a limited edition, and hence, is slated to become a collector’s item. In my opinion, aside from the fact that it comes with an 18 carat ring, there’s not much reason why you’d choose this over a Rolex of the same price if it’s sold normally in the market. (Read the full post about ‘Casio G-ShockMRG-8000G Shocks With a High-End Ultra-Limited Watch’…)

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Posted Feb 9th 2008 10:57AM by Darren MurphFiled under: HDTV, Home Entertainment We’ll be straight with you — we aren’t surprised one iota by this one. For those keeping tabs, Samsung’s slate of Blu-ray players have been plagued with issues essentially from day one, and while it has released a flurry of firmware updates over the years in an attempt to mend a variety of incompatibility issues, even its recent BD-UP5000 hybrid player is being axed early on after giving owners all sorts of fits. Apparently, one particular buyer isn’t taking things lying down, and has decided to file suit against the mega-corp alleging that it has sold “defective Blu-ray players” to consumers. (Read the full post about ‘Samsung sued for defective Blu-ray players’…)

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KOSS PortaPro Headphones Don’t miss a note when you’re running or roller-blading with the Koss SportaPro stereo headphones, which can wrap around the back of your head during activity. With a rated bandwidth of 15 Hz to 25 kHz, the 2 1/4-ounce SportaPro is said to provide the low-distortion reproduction of home headphones. It has a mute switch on its cord and can collapse into a small ball for easy storage and transport. Features: ? Dynamic element design for deep bass performance ? Comfort Zone? setting on temporal pad for comfortable, secure fit ? Multi-pivoting earplates and adjustable headband for added comfort ? Collapsible for maximum portability when listening on the go ? Includes convenient carrying case ? (Read the full post about ‘KOSS PortaPro Headphones’…)

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This was clearly inevitable with the rise of digital technology in the late 20th century. Polaroid is closing its instant film producing factories in Massachusetts, Mexico and the Netherlands some time next year. If you own a Polaroid, you’d better enjoy it while it lasts as you won’t be able to buy any more instant films. Polaroid now focuses on generic consumer electronics such as digital cameras, printers and scanners as it tries to survive “for the next 30 to 40 years,” Tom Beaudoin, Polaroid’s president, chief operating officer and chief financial officer, said. Read [BusinessWeek] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘Polaroid ceases instant film production’…)

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Recently, there have been many price cuts and additions of cool new players, from the Microsoft Zune to Apple’s iPod Touch. A lot of which encourage people to stray away from Apple and Microsoft, most recently Creative has decided to cut prices of their 32GB Zen by about $30 in efforts to boost sales. The price of Apple’s 32GB iPod Touch is $499, albeit comes loaded with a lot of cool features, but for the same storage, the Creative Zen is nice and compact device is now only $299. However, you can’t exactly compare this to the iPod Touch, so if you were to compare this to the iPod nano, for about a $100 more than the $199 price tag of the 8GB model, you get quadruple the storage plus an FM radio. (Read the full post about ‘Creative announces price cut on their 32GB Zen’…)

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Digital Alcohol Breath Tester Small enough to slip in your pocket or glove box, The Digital Alcohol Display Breath Tester gives you a reading in 20 seconds, so you get an indication of the amount of alcohol in your bloodstream. In NO circumstances should it be used as an absolute reading. See price (Read the full post about ‘Digital Alcohol Breath Tester’…)

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LetsGoMobile reviews the Nokia N82 and writes, “The Nokia N82 has been equipped with a five Megapixel digital camera. The camera offers auto focus, an auto focus assist lamp for correct focussing and a xenon flash. When we take a look at the five Megapixel devices such as the LG Viewty and the Samsung G800, we notice that integrating (electronic) image stabilizer and face detection belong to the possibilities. Nokia did not integrate these innovations just yet. The Finnish phone giant is well-known for not wanting to be the first manufacturer to integrate these innovative features. Read more about the Nokia N82. (Read the full post about ‘Nokia N82 Review - LetsGoMobile’…)

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Posted Feb 8th 2008 5:51PM by Donald MelansonFiled under: WirelessIt looks like Earthlink was talking about plenty more than just Helio and revenue figures during its recent earnings call, with CNET News.com now reporting that the company also dropped word that it’s selling off its much-hyped and significantly-scaled-back municipal WiFi business. Of course, that news hardly comes as a bombshell given the company’s recent rumblings on the matter, to say nothing of its drawn out, ill-fated attempts to spread its WiFi signals throughout San Francisco. (Read the full post about ‘Earthlink puts municipal WiFi business up for sale’…)

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