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Daily Tech: The BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220 Comes to T-Mobile

GeekSugar — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:00:55 -0700

If you were patiently awaiting the release of the BlackBerry Pearl Flip 8220, it is finally available from T-Mobile and will cost $149.99. - CrunchGear
An new website called Tech For Obama features a video of various famous geeks talking about why they support Barack Obama for president. - Gizmodo
Cell phones that support VideoEngine Mobile platform Global IP Solutions (GIPS) will give users the opportunity to use peer-to-peer video calling as well as multipoint video conferencing on their phones. - Crave
LG has just announced the Prada II Handset, which offers a QWERTY keyboard, 5-megapixel camera, and will cost around $815. - Switched
Rovio's $300 WiFi mobile webcam can be used to check on pets or keep an eye on your home, since you can control it from anywhere using a computer, smartphone, or a video game console. - Wired

Daily Tech: Malia Obama Uses Her Kodak to Capture the Moment

GeekSugar — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 12:00:57 -0800

Barack Obama's oldest daughter, Malia Obama, used her purplish/blue Kodak M893 camera this morning to photograph her dad giving the inaugural address. - Gizmodo
Ever wonder how the Asus Eee PC Touch UI operates? Now you can watch a video that takes the user interface for a test drive. - CrunchGear
Here are some sites that will help you find out whether or not your neighborhood is safe. - Switched
Check out some of today's biggest tech deals, including an all-in-one Epson printer for $60 . - Boing Boing
iFlyz has just announced a new media stand for the iPhone that costs $30. - Unplggd

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Daily Tech: The Pure Sensia Touchscreen Radio With WiFi

GeekSugar — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:10:15 -0700

The Pure Sensia radio offers a touchscreen, social networking apps, WiFi, an on-screen keyboard, and it will cost around $406 - Slashgear
Griffin's new kid-friendly headphones include volume-limiting settings to protect them from hearing loss - Popgadget
President Barack Obama is worried about people getting their information from blogs and not newspapers - The Silicon Alley Insider
Check out this solar-powered Bluetooth headset that is juiced up from the sun's rays - Gizmodo
Tweet Scenes designs customized Twitter backgrounds for $129 - TechCrunch
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Daily Tech: Obama Keeps BlackBerry For Personal Use

GeekSugar — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 12:00:24 -0800

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? Is Apple really working on a 15-inch MacBook Air that is rumored to be coming out in the second part of this year? - The Apple Inside
Designed by Thomas Thomassen, this mint-green Retro Mini-Media Center is absolutely exquisite! - Unplggd
Motorola has just unveiled the adorable PEBL Rose Bloom cell phone that will be available in Korea and will hopefully make its way to the US. - Gizmodiva
Match.com has just announced a new free dating site called Down to Earth. - Switched

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Daily Tech: Barack Obama's iPod Is Filled With Stevie Wonder

GeekSugar — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:55:21 -0700

Democratic presidential candidate recently opened up in an interview for the latest issue of Rolling Stone about all the tunes he stores on his iPod. - Rolling Stone

Looks like the BlackBerry Bold won't be making its debut by July like we had hoped. Rumor has it that it is delayed until mid-August on the AT&T network. - The Boy Genius Report

PhantomALERT, a new GPS service for your existing GPS Navigational device, is said to warn you of speed traps and red-light cameras. - USA Today

Next years' model of Chrysler cars will offer an in-car wireless Internet service called UConnectWeb. - CrunchGear

Do you live in NYC and are you having problems with your iPod? No problem, Demetrios Leontaris, the "iPod Doctor" can come to your rescue. Demetrios makes a living fixing media players. . . he even makes house calls! - CNN Money

This has certainly happened to me, what about you? So you start working away in Starbucks, using their free WiFi connection, and all of a sudden you need to pee, what's a girl to do? - Shiny Shiny

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Obama to Make Over the White House With Gadget Goodies?

GeekSugar — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:00:25 -0800

Ever since I heard the news that President-elect Barack Obama will most likely have to retire his BlackBerry, I couldn't help but wonder how he would incorporate his love for technology into the White House. It's already rumored that he hopes to be the first American president to have a laptop on his desk in the Oval Office, so what other high-tech toys could make the list?

Well according to the Associated Press, who asked numerous interior designers to suggest changes for the White House, many agreed that modern, high-tech, and green designs would be best suited for Obama's home needs. Here's what Lisa LaPorta, designer of HGTV's Designed to Sell, had to say about the library in the White House:

I see the library as more of an Internet cafe-lounge with state-of-the-art computer, television and surround-sound capabilities as well as a place for books. . . I would like to take down whatever art hangs above the fireplace and replace it with a flat screen television-computer monitor.

I'm looking forward to seeing what actual changes they make. I think first thing's first though, a new bed. . . I'm just sayin'.

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Daily Tech: Google Adds Transit Layer to Its Maps Interface

GeekSugar — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 12:30:41 -0800

Thanks to Google, you can now check out the layout of public transportation systems in more than 50 cities. To access, just click the More button at the top of Google Maps. - TechCrunch
Rumor has it that the Palm Pre may be exclusively sold at Best Buy Mobile and Sprint stores for the first two months. - Gizmodo
The recently released portrait of Barack Obama is the first official picture of a US president to be taken with a digital camera. By the way, the camera used was a Canon EOS 5D Mark II. - Switched
Analysts are predicting that Steve Jobs's five-month medical leave will likely be permanent. - Wired
Check out these creative geek-inspired posters, which were designed by a 21-year-old UK artist. - Unplggd

Daily Tech: BB Addicts Line Up For the Storm

GeekSugar — Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:00:30 -0800

Although the lines are long at Verizon Wireless stores, as people wait to get their hands on the BlackBerry Storm, supply is said to be limited. - RIMarkable
The iPhone 2.2 software update is now available for download and includes Google Street View and Podcast downloads from iTunes. - Switched
With a new site called TweetStalk, you can now follow Twitter users without them knowing. Love this! - TechCrunch
Verizon employees got a peek at President-elect Barack Obama's cell phone records, although no emails or voicemails were accessed. - USA Today
Times Square is now showing off a 17,000 Square Foot LED Billboard that features 12 million individual LED lights. - Gizmodo

Daily Tech: Obama's New Running Mate Isn't Tech Happy

GeekSugar — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:13:15 -0700

Sad news in the geek world. Barack Obama's new running mate, Joe Biden, gives tech two thumbs down. One of his bills include making it more difficult to encrypt your data and he doesn't agree with people being able to record music over-the-air. - CrunchGear
Amazon is planning on creating an updated version of the Kindle for college and university students. - TechCrunch
Coming this Fall to an Internet near you, The Gilmore Girls, The OC, and Friends brought to you by TheWB.com! - Switched
Say goodbye to nasty comments on YouTube with YouTube Comment Snob 1.2, a new Firefox extension. - Crave
Xbox 360 owners can now register to vote via Xbox Live, thanks to a new partnership between Microsoft, Rock the Vote, and Xbox. - Valleywag

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Malia and Sasha Obama Go High Tech For the Kids Ball

GeekSugar — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:50:01 -0800

Wow, the adorable Obama girls are impressing me more and more each day. We already knew that Malia rocked a Kodak M893 digital camera during the inauguration festivities on Tuesday, well the other night, her little sis' Sasha was spotted with a Flip video camcorder at the We Are the Future Kids Ball. Considering Santa brought them a Wii this year for Christmas, I can't say I'm surprised by all their tech toys!

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