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Rent Movies on SD Cards at Blockbuster Express Digital Kiosks

November 11, 2009

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You’ll no longer have to return physical discs to Blockbuster Express Digital kiosks, as they “load a DRMed movie onto your own SD card — the content will expire after X viewings or days.” This might mean that rental fees will be slashed in half once the service rolls out nationwide, or so we think. [...]

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Underwater Cell Phone is Real…Sorta

November 11, 2009

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At $1800, the UWCP, or Underwater Cell Phone, is real, but unfortunately “just a glorified underwater Bluetooth headset that’s attached to your cell phone (voice dialing only) with a 40 meter long cable.” Your phone, meanwhile, gets its own little waterproof case and life preserver and floats comfortably on the surface, where it’s likely to [...]

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iPhone Coming Soon to The Shack

November 8, 2009

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The Shack, also known as Radio Shack, will soon begin selling iPhones, according to a letter from the executive VP of store operations. Expect a nationwide rollout in 2010. Pricing plans have not yet been revealed. The letter said that the phone will be sold initially from company owned stores in the Dallas Ft. Worth [...]

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