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HTC Legend Review

Here’s an in-depth look at the HTC Legend, which runs the Android OS. It “is made from a single block of aluminum and has a very bright and clear 3.2 inch AMOLED (ultra-bright LED) display.” Video after the break.
It’s safe to say that HTC’s broken yet another mold with the Legend, stunning the world with [...]

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Steampunk USB Flash Drive

Yes, it’s another Steampunk gadget, but at least this USB flash drive is tastefully done. Aside from looking to be straight from the Victorian era, it’s real functional device that can be purchased from Etsy.
Now, steampunk may be a bit tired at this point, what with it essentially just slapping unnecessary brass and leather on [...]

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Lightsaber USB Drive

These nifty Lightsaber USB drives from ThinkGeek light up when plugged in and “are fully licensed Lucasfilm collectables imported from Japan.” Available now, priced at $19.99 each.
Yes. There are a lot of novelty USB thumbdrive designs out there. We’ve seen sushi, robots, cats… even a fake thumb. However, few have encouraged us to actually get [...]

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$42,000 Ampex VR-3000 Camcorder from 1967

Priced at $42,000 back in 1967, the Ampex VR-3000 camcorder backpack “changed TV forever, moving the entire broadcast television industry from film to video.”
The video format—invented by Redwood City-based Ampex in 1965—was called 2-inch Quadruplex, and used four magnetic heads to record both PAL and NTSC standards using different speeds.
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Safari Demonstrated On the Apple iPad SDK

AppleInsider provides us with a first look at the Safari web browser running on the Apple iPad SDK, which “should be instantly familiar to anyone who has spent time browsing the web on the iPhone or iPod touch.” Video after the break.
Like on the iPhone, users will have the ability to add bookmark icons to [...]

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