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Daily Tech: BlackBerry Storm Arriving on Nov. 21 For $199

GeekSugar — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 12:33:54 -0800

The official date has arrived! On Nov. 21, you'll be able to pick up the BlackBerry Storm from Verizon for $199 on a two-year contract (and after a $50 mail-in rebate). - Engadget
Set to debut next month is Belkin's Swith-to-Mac Cable ($50), which will make file copying from computer to computer a breeze. - Unplggd
Sony is currently working on new image sensor that could offer a 12-megapixel resolution on cameraphones! - Wired
The Predict and Prevent team at Google noticed that data from the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed a direct correlation between searches for flu-related terms and symptoms. - Switched
It's giveaway time! Be sure to log in for your chances to win a Nintendo DS Lite and fitness games! - geeksugar

Daily Tech: EA Sports Active Opens Two Temporary Stores

GeekSugar — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:21:22 -0800

Right up until Christmas, you can test out EA Sports Active in stores in San Francisco and Boston - EA Sports Active
Walmart's Black Friday ad has surfaced - CrunchGear
Firefox 3.6 Beta3 for Windows, Mac, and Linux users is now available to download - Lifehacker
Hulu has just teamed up with EMI to offer music videos on its free video streaming site - The New York Times
The Nokia N900 is now on sale in the US - CNET
Find out how you can download videos to your iPhone - Switched

The Multi-Talented Emmy Rossum Reveals Her Love for Gadgets

GeekSugar — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 13:00:45 -0700

Recently, AOL's Switched had the pleasure of talking with gadget goddess Emmy Rossum. While busy on the road, Emmy always makes sure she has her BlackBerry and iPod on hand to keep her company. Just like the rest of us, she sometimes forgets to lock her cell phone and ends up calling the last number she dialed-oops! Here are some of the highlights from the interview:

On what cell phone she has right now and what she loves/hates about it? "I have the new LG ENV. I love the keyboard (as it makes texting so fast and fun), the high quality camera and camcorder! I like downloading ring tones to my phone of whatever song I'm loving at the moment."

Is she a Mac or PC girl? "Mac. I love iTunes, iPhoto and the laptop built-in camera is great for "seeing" friends and family when I travel."

On what gadget she would take with her on a stranded island: "Probably an iPhone. I would have music, movies, and contact with my friends on instant messenger while calling to be rescued! "

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Daily Tech: Google Calendar Gets Hiding and Snooze Features

GeekSugar — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:15:52 -0700

Google Calendar has just implemented a handy snooze button for notifications you want to disappear momentarily - Lifehacker
Check out an in-depth review of the Apple iMac - Gizmodo
Carve your very own 3D pumpkin using a game called Pumpkin Chop on Xbox Live Indie Games - Kotaku
A database marketing firm says that Facebook accounts for 25 percent of US online pageviews - The Silicon Alley Insider
A university in Australia has introduced a mandatory Twitter course for its journalism students - Switched
Wal-Mart is expected to roll out tech-support services by the beginning of the holidays - CrunchGear

Daily Tech: The Xbox 360 to Drop in Price Tomorrow

GeekSugar — Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:04:52 -0700

Microsoft has confirmed that the Xbox 360 Elite will go on sale for $300 starting tomorrow - Kotaku
5 features and improvements Firefox could make to its browser - Lifehacker
Here's a round-up of some of the Snow Leopard reviews from across the net - Boing Boing
JeansWest has developed a fitting-room video camera that shows customer's a rear view shot of themselves - Gizmodiva
Switched recommends 12 gadgets that students should take with them back to school - Switched
Compatible for both Macs and PCs, the Dymo Labelwriter can print out addresses and postage - Unplggd

Daily Tech: The Nintendo DS Lite Is Now Only $89

GeekSugar — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:20:23 -0700

The Metallic Rose, Cobalt/Black, and Crimson/Black DS Lite is on sale for $89 at Target - CrunchGear
The new $400 Logitech Harmony One remote comes with a charging dock and RF to IR control adapters - Gizmodo
Ice-T decides to take a hammer to his old aluminum G4 laptop - Switched
Now that Facebook has scooped up FriendFeed, Facebook is already showing off some feature enhancements and changes - TechCrunch
Apple has just brought back the matte-finish screen option on the 15-inch MacBook Pro - Wired
Predictive texting is making kids more prone to impulsive and thoughtless behavior - DailyMail

Daily Tech: Nikon Reveals Its New Projector Camera

GeekSugar — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 12:05:49 -0700

Here is Nikon's new lineup of digital point-and-shoot cameras, including the S1000pj projector cam - CrunchGear
The US Department of Defense has banned marines from using public social networks like Twitter or Facebook - Mashable
It looks like Amazon is now taking orders for the new Mac OS X, Snow Leopard - MacRumors
Actor Greg Grunberg talks about his new iPhone app Yowza - Switched
A 16-year-old boy died at a boot camp in China for Internet addicts, after being beaten by supervisors - The Wall Street Journal
INQ is in the process of making some pretty sexy Twitter-friendly phones - Wired

Daily Tech: Man Claims to Have Sent Longest Tweet Ever

GeekSugar — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 12:00:43 -0700

Forget the 140-character limit! Man claims to have written the longest tweet ever (247 characters) - Switched
The rumor mill says an Apple Touchscreen Netbook might launch in October for $800 - Mac Rumors
Office 2010's free web versions take on Google Docs - PC Magazine
Girl falls into a manhole while texting and her parents sue - Wired
You can buy pro camera gear on a student budget - Lifehacker
Closer look at the LG HDTVs that instantly stream Netflix - Unplggd

Tony's a Mac and Eva's a PC

GeekSugar — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 03:36:55 -0700

During a recent trip to St. Tropez, Eva Longoria and husband Tony Parker were not only captured jet skiing and soaking up some rays, but the happy couple also managed to mix business with pleasure by squeezing in some laptop time. Now I already knew that Eva was a PC girl, but I didn't know that her hubby was an Apple lover: here she is with her black Lenovo ThinkPad whereas Tony is rockin' a MacBook Pro. When I met my boyfriend, he was a PC user and then switched over to Macs, so we're now both using MBPs (which works out well for photos when we're both geeking out). What about you? Are you and your significant other both PC or Mac users? Does it ever become an issue when one prefers Windows and the other Mac OS X?

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Daily Tech: Refurbed TiVo HD DVRs Now $199

GeekSugar — Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:11:39 -0700

At $199 for a refurbished TiVo HD DVR, it's hard to to pass up this deal. - CrunchGear
RIM to soon release a new version of BlackBerry Messenger. - The Boy Genius Report
Google Calendar will soon be getting some nifty Google gadgets. - Mashable
The CTO and director for technology in the White House tests out the Palm Pre. - Switched
Apple's new unibody MacBook Pro is said to deliver eight hours of battery life. . . wow! - Macrumors
This bar-inspired workstation is simplistic and modern chic. - Unplggd
Olympus will be announcing this vintage style E-P1 camera tomorrow. - Gizmodo