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Closer Look: Fake Korean Shuffle Returns
When I first shared a sneak peek at this faux shuffle that a friend of mine found in Korea most of you were mesmerized by its octagonal navigation and suspiciously familiar body shape and color. Some of you even wondered if the packaging for the fake shuffle was anything like the real Apple packaging. I was able to get my mittens on some additional pictures and the verdict is in: The creators of this noteworthy knock off may have focused on making the iClip.Se MP3 look just like the shuffle, but they went for more modern, iPhone-inspired packaging.
Would You Order Food Via RFID?
We've all agreed that the idea of organizing your wine rack with RFID technology, an automatic identification method that relies on storing and remotely retrieving data using devices called RFID tags or transponders, is completely geek chic. We've also agreed that the prospect of H&M allowing shoppers to purchase items via a Semacode bar that is read by a cell phone may revolutionize shopping, but is the notion of ordering food via RFID as intriguing?
This week The Korea Times reported that McDonald's and SK Telecom have unveiled a new ordering system that will allow customers to use mobile phones and infra-red sensors to make orders from their table.
Korean Knock Off Shuffle Goes Octagonal On Us
Remember Molly's Dispatches From The Future (i.e. awesome diary from her trip to Hong Kong)? Well, consider this a Back 2 The Future part two moment.
David Beckham Takes Off His Shirt For The RAZR2
We've all seen David Beckham's new sharp Motorola RAZR2 ads, which feature Becks showing off his RAZR2 in a chic suit, but who really wants Becks or his phone when his shirt is on? Motorola's Korean site has released some saucy pics of our favorite celebrity gadget endorser showing off his new phone in all his shirtless, tattooed glory. They've also created a fun "Becoming Becks" flash feature that I can't understand, but I can totally appreciate.
South Korea Plans To Build 'Robot Land'
When it comes to real robot love and adoration the US is light years behind other nations. Sure, we're down with dancing robots and fancy robot parking garages, but we don't seem to be as obsessed as other nations.
Case in point: Word is South Korea is investing in a huge industrial park dedicated to robotics.
Welcome to 2007, Where's Your Robot?
After months of playing coy with the press, EveR-2 Muse, the world's first entertainer-robot, has finally shown her many, creepy faces. Designed by KITEC (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology), EveR-2 Muse was first introduced to the world last October at the Robot World 2006 at COEX in Seoul, and is apparently quite the singer.
According to the Korea Times, EveR2-Muse has the "appearance of a typical Korean woman in her 20s, can talk and sing, thanks to an embedded dialogue engine."
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Daily Tech: The HTC HD2 Is Coming to the US Early Next Year
- The latest from HTC, the HD2, is expected to the US earlier next year — Gizmodo
- Wal-Mart confirms that the Xbox 360 will go on sale for $199 this Saturday, and it even comes with a $100 gift card — Kotaku
- Did you suffer from a T-Mobile service outage today? T-Mobile says everything should be restored now — Engadget
- The iPhone App Store has just surpassed 100,000 apps — The Silicon Alley Insider
- A court in South Korea has just ruled that cab drives can continue to have televisions on their dashboards — BBC News
- It's giveaway time on GeekSugar! Log in for your chances to win one of these AT&T Smartphones — GeekSugar
Daily Tech: LG Debuts Its XD3 Slim Portable Hard Drive
- LG's new 320GB external hard drive has surfaced in Korea for about $90 — Engadget
- Take a virtual trip around the world with Google's newest 5.1 version of Google Earth — Lifehacker
- Check out which video games made it to store shelves this week — Green Pixels
- Morgan Ritchie took tweets from the past 100 days from British actor and writer Stephen Fry's Twitter page and turned them into an illustrative masterpiece — Mashable
- Wow. You can pick up a Rock Band kit and Rock Band 2 for only $79 — CrunchGear
- It's giveaway and game time on GeekSugar! Be sure to log in and play our Best Video Game ever bracket!
Samsung's New eBook Reader Comes on the Scene
Samsung joins Sony and Amazon (and, most recently, Barnes and Noble) with its foray into the eBook reader market with the new SNE-50K, released in South Korea first and hopefully internationally sometime next year.
Previously known as "Papyrus," the SNE-50K is pretty petite: it's got a 5-inch screen and weighs 6.5 ounces (perfect for slipping into a small bag). Pricing (converted) is about $270, and hopefully it'll stay in that lower range when it comes to the US.
Daily Tech: Obama Keeps BlackBerry For Personal Use
- Great news! President-elect Barack Obama will be able to keep his BlackBerry for personal use, but he'll need to use a NSA-approved phone for business. — CrunchGear
- Could it be true?
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