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by Darren Murph, posted Jul 19th 2008 at 2:47PM Fair warning: this here post is nerdier than usual, and those who begin to feel nauseous at the mere mention of data-bending may want to refrain from continuing on. For you brave, hardened souls that are following through, feast your eyes on the “first piece of software ever sold by Apple.” The Apple I BASIC cassette wasn’t even included with all of the 200 Apple Is produced eons ago, but a few engineering souls have managed to extract the data and create an MP3 of the wave structure. Not surprisingly, the tone resembles that of a 1200 Baud connection, and if we should say so ourselves, would make for a wicked ringtone. (Read the full post about ‘Vintage cassette tape holds Apple I BASIC, killer modem tune’…)

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by Nilay Patel, posted Jul 19th 2008 at 5:04PM
It’s only been on sale for six days, but the pricetag on the Eee PC 1000H just dropped by $100, down to $549. We’re not sure if early buyers will get that extra Benny back, but it certainly can’t hurt to ask — and ASUS, while you’re at it, how about taking a little off the 901 as well?

[Via Mobile Stylus; thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Pioneer has come up with a 16-layer Blu-ray disc that can hold 400GB of data. Apparently, it’s still compatible with current Blu-ray specs, so your current BR player will supposedly be able to read one of these discs.

So who’s taking bets on when the 1.2TB version comes out?

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United Kingdom based company, Electro Box, recently came out with a new, innovative PMP called the miShake. With a name like this, one would assume shaking the device would cause some navigation changes, and this is correct. The unique feature in this PMP is that every time it is shook, it can change songs, videos, images, and move through pages of an e-book. The 2.4-inch TFT touchscreen PMP has been uniquely designed to be a competitor to Apple’s ipod Nano, and other small players. It comes with 4GB of onboard memory, but can be expanded via microSD. Additionally, it comes with voice recording, an FM radio with recording, pedometer, gaming support and an e-book reader. (Read the full post about ‘miShake PMP begs to be shook’…)

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Fa Cai TV001 is a dual SIM card TV phone. It runs on GSM 900 / 1800 Mhz. and comes with 2.8 inch QVGA touch display screen, 2.0-megapixel camera, integrated mp3/mp4 player, Bluetooth, dual SIM slots, FM radio and a microSD slot. You can get one for $131. [ Source ] (Read the full post about ‘Fa Cai TV001′…)

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FROM APPLETELL - Wingnuts Moto Racer is a racing game, of sorts. It’s actually more of a time trial game, as the point is to race through checkpoints in order to…save a cat? MORE » Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - Subscribe to our feed → (Read the full post about ‘Appletell review: Wingnuts Moto Racer for iPhone’…)

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Kingston has released a limited edition 4GB DataTraveler Terra Cotta usb drive in Japan. The latest addition in its DataTraveler series sports stylish art work and is designed for people who are willing to pay little high price for unique products. No doubt, the most unusual thing about this drive is its art work on gold-color casing. What’s more, the drive features password-protection software so that only authorized persons can access the stored data. The Terra Cotta drive supports Vista ReadyBoost and offers 15MB/sec (read) and 7MB/sec (write) speed. No word on pricing, but does it matter to true art lovers? (Read the full post about ‘Kingston DataTraveler Terra Cotta limited edition usb drive’…)

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I don’t really like the idea of the Swinger Video Sports as it reminds me of nothing but a cheap Wii rip-off. After all, you get a motion sensing controller along with gaming titles that involves the sport of bowling, golf, tennis, baseball and boxing. All five sport games - bowling, boxing, baseball, golf, and tennis - are now available with the new Swinger Video Sports. This is an activity for everyone - not too much exertion for young or old, but a nice get-off-the-sofa-and-move-about benefit for all. It’s easy to set up and easy to play. Using a handheld wireless remote, you simply point it at the TV and gently swing it, and the on-screen action is controlled by your movement. (Read the full post about ‘Swinger Video Sports’…)

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Nokia has plans for a proper touch screen handset, but according to the company they won’t be rolling out a high-end handset that is extremely expensive, as they prefer to concentrate on the mass market instead. Perhaps this is more like dipping their toes into the market to see whether this venture is profitable or not. The phone has not been christened yet, but it is due for a release before the end of the year. (Read the full post about ‘Touch Screen Nokia Not Ultra Exclusive’…)

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Worms aren’t exactly positive stuff when it comes to the world of computing, but SanDisk has decided to name its latest SD card as the SD WORM card. The main reason behind the acronym? WORM stands for Write Once Read Many, and will target professional uses including police investigations, court testimony, electronic voting and other applications where it is imperative that data files must be protected from alteration or deletion at all costs. After all, it is much easier to modify analog recording media such as film and audio tape (which are going the way of the dodo by the way, if they haven’t yet done so already), leading to a rise in demand for a suitable solution where digital devices are concerned. (Read the full post about ‘SanDisk SD WORM Card’…)

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