Buffalo - "Design Selection HDD" - Finally, hard disk drives with some flair for design

Are you getting bored with simple black or white HDDs. If so, you could consider one of Buffalo's new HDD series: “Design Selection HDD” – 8 models in two series:. - HD-PCTU3-BD Series. - HD-PCTU3-WD Series.
Designs use various patterns in simple and pop colors like pink and gold. It's a portable HDD with USB3.0 that holds up to 1TB.

These models are only available upon request and Buffalo will be accepting orders until 1pm on March 4th at their online shopping site.









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Galaxy S4 Delay Due To Exynos 5 Issues?

We have definitely seen our fair share of rumors concerning the next flagship from South Korean smartphone powerhouse Samsung, where among them include a bumper case, launching with 5G Wi-Fi, and a March 14th release date to name a few. Well, a rather interesting report from South Korea has just appeared, touting that Samsung's Exynos 5 octa-core processor has run into production issues, and this is serious. In fact, it proved to be the reason why Samsung has not closed the door on Qualcomm Snapdragon SoCs to be in the innards of their upcoming Galaxy S4 smartphone.

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ASC and CA Cheuvreux Announce Successful Implementation of Global Recording Solution

Flexible System Handles Diverse Media in Alcatel-Lucent EnvironmentHoesbach/Germany, February 22, 2013 – ASC telecom AG (www.asctelecom.com), a leading global provider of innovative solutions to record, analyze and evaluate communications, and Credit Agricole Cheuvreux (CA Cheuvreux), the leading independent European equity broker, today announced the successful implementation of a communications recording solution to handle diverse media in an Alcatel-Lucent communications environment. The system provides central management at CA Cheuvreux’s Paris headquarters with 15 global subsidiaries.

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Videocon A27 Dual SIM Android 4.0 ICS Smartphone For India

A new dual SIM Android 4.0 ICS smartphone from Videocon is about to enter the Indian market. Called the A27, the handset will feature a 4.0-inch WVGA capacitive touchscreen display, a 1GHz single-core processor, a 512MB RAM, a 4GB of internal storage, a microSD card slot (up to 32GB), dual SIM card slots, dual cameras (VGA front & 3MP rear), an FM radio, WiFi and run on Android 4.0 ICS OS. The A27 will hit India very soon for Rs 5,999 outright (about $110).

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Dacor Discovery Oven Sports 7-inch Touchscreen Display, Runs On Android

What do you think of the oven in your home. Perhaps it is time to smarten things up with Dacor's offering, the Discovery wall oven that measures 30" in size, and this particular wall oven works differently from the rest in the market by virtue of an integrated 7" touchscreen display that will showcase the Android operating system running underneath the hood. Dacor calls the Android-powered app "Discovery IQ", where it will enable a range of integrated features that will aid your cooking sessions, and heck, how about controlling your oven remotely via Wi-Fi over a smartphone.

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Why you need fox or coyote urine if you park at the Denver airport

Vegetable farmers have long known what visitors to the Denver International Airport are just know discovering: fox urine is incredibly effective at keeping rabbits at bay. According to Sky News, the long-eared lagomorpha are hopping their way under recently parked cars for warmth. That would be just fine, except the rabbits then turn their sharp teeth onto vehicle electrical systems. The result can be thousands of dollars worth of repairs for travelers who leave their vehicles in long term parking.

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KeyPoint Technologies Expands Language Dictionaries in Adaptxt® for Android Smartphones & Tablets

SAN JOSE, Calif (Feb 21, 2013) - KeyPoint Technologies has expanded its dictionary library for the distinctive Adaptxt® smart keyboard app to include Gujarati, Nepali, Korean, Thai and Neplish dictionaries.With 74 language dictionaries now available, Adaptxt provides the most comprehensive selection among Android keyboard applications. In addition to language dictionaries, Adaptxt delivers 35 industry-specific dictionaries for professions such as finance, legal and medical. KeyPoint plans to develop additional consumer and enterprise related dictionaries this year.

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The Vinge Table Lamp

Desk lamps are portable light sources that provide lighting to a room where it is needed. Not only that table lamps can also help provide design accents as well. In the case of the Vinge Table Lamp, it can provide both. The Vinge Table Lamp is a stylish yet simple table lamp that looks as good as the light source that it is designed to be. It provides a good light source produced by its wide dome. Light intensity can be adjusted by using an attached wing on the lamp's base that can be rotated 180 degrees. The Vinge Table Lamp also comes in a simple and yet stylish design that can help bring some character into a room it is placed in.

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Rumor: PS4 this November.

According to report, Sony is going released its PlayStation 4 in November this year and they codenamed it “Orbis”. And the above is the rumored controller leaked last month – that has a small touch pad at the center. The console is said to be able to be controlled remotely via tablet or smartphone and you will be able to chat with your PS4 friends or buy game (auto download to the machine).

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Bem Wireless announces the Outlet Speaker

BÄ"m Wireless has just introduced the Outlet Speaker for Bluetooth devices.  Just as you'd imagine, the Outlet Speaker plugs into an electrical outlet for power.  It's great for home or office use, and it's small enough (BÄ"m says “just larger than a juice box”) to travel with you.  It connects wirelessly to Bluetooth-enabled phones, tablets, or computers; wireless range is 25 feet.  It also has aux-in and aux-out ports for non-Bluetooth devices and a USB connector so you can charge your device, and BÄ"m says it can even be used as a speakerphone.

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Deal of the Day - Dell Inspiron 15z Core i5 Ultrabook plus $150 Gift Card

LogicBUY's Deal for Tuesday is the 15.6″ Dell Inspiron 15z (5523) Ultrabook for $649.99.  You'll receive a $150 gift card with this purchase.  Features for this non-touch model include:. $938.99 – $289 savings = $649.99 with free shipping for non-touch models.

Other models, including ones with touch screens, are available at sale prices.  See LogicBUY's listing for more details.

This deal expires February 20, 2013 or sooner.

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Thanko - iPad mini case with 16X Zoom lens and macro lens

Here's something that I truly would never have thought about. It's an iPad mini case kit that, along with the case itself, has both a 16X zoom lens and a macro lens. Put the case on your iPad mini and attach the 16X zoom lens to it – it will turn your iPad Mini into a high-powered camera that can capture distant objects.

Change the lens to the macro lens and your iPad mini will become a high performance camera able to take very detailed pictures of tiny objects with from 60 to 220 times power.

When you are done taking pictures, the case can be used as a regular iPad mini case.










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iWallie: Half iPhone Case, Half Wallet

Don't you just hate the fact that when you put your wallet and smartphone in each of your pant pockets, you end up looking like you have wider hips. Fifteen-year-old Vojtech Svarc of Czech Republic probably felt the same way. He got frustrated that he could not find an iPhone case that also carried the contents of his wallet, he decided to make one himself. Thus, the iWallie was born. This iPhone 5 case also works as a wallet and you do not have to remove the phone from its case or even open the wallet when using it.

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USB Powered Personal Humidifier

Living and working in confined spaces usually comes with problems with breathable air. Especially during very cold days, dry indoor air can be quite difficult to deal with due to its lack of moisture. If dry air has constantly been a problem for you, you might consider at least to have this USB Powered Personal Humidifier handy at home or at the office. The USB Powered Personal Humidifier allows you to at least have your own personal space of manageable air to breath. This device is capable of providing moisture to surrounding air for up to 4 hours on a full tank of water.

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Toshiba - Prototype of nuclear decontamination robot (from The Japan Times)

In Japan, since the nuclear disaster that began in 2011, innovation and development has been put into the cleanup effort. Here is a video from Japan Times that shows a prototype of a decontamination robot developed by Toshiba Corporation. This could be used to take the place of humans risking their health in dangerously contaminated areas.
It is guided remotely through computers and video game controllers and uses dry ice and a vacuuming process to remove radioactive material.

This type of technology could be very effective in the current disaster and potential future situations.


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Karma 4G Hotspot

Getting to set up a WiFi hotspot has become an important option for people who always go online all the time. With the gadgets available today, it is even quite possible right now. Devices like the new Karma 4G Portable Hotspot can help create a WiFi hotspot where none is available. The new Karma 4G Portable Hotspot that not only lets you create WiFi hotspots, it even lets you share them with people all around you and earn storage memory for it. The Karma 4G allows people to set up portable open and unsecured WiFi hotspots that anybody within it can use. It comes with a pay-as you-go data plan that costs US$14for 1GB.

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Dark Gets Official Trailer

Here's the official trailer from Kalypso Media's upcoming stealth and action RPG video game ‘Dark'. You could check it out after the break.

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This is the BMW Z4 GTE that will wear the Roundel in ALMS

The Speedweeks at Daytona International Speedway are a month of racing and reveals, with the season's metal going for the flag at races like the Rolex 24 at Daytona and other cars being introduced to the public. In the latter category is the BMW Z4 GTE (click the image above to enlarge) joining the American Le Mans Series GT class this year with BMW Team RLL (Rahal, Letterman and Lanigan). This machine replaces the M3 GT that completed four years of service and won the class title in 2010 and 2011. Naturally, the team is tempering expectations for the Z4 GTE by repeating the fact that it sees this season as a development year.

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Haze - beautiful simple weather

Do you like clean interface. I'm fine with the default iPhone weather forecast. If not you can download Haze, a dollar app that provides you weather information in a clean interface with colors and animation. It shows urrent temperature and warming/cooling trends, a few swipes can reveal a wealth of information, including a five-day forecast, sunrise and sunset times, cloud coverage, high and low temperatures for the day, windchill, wind speed, wind direction, precipitation chances and amounts, humidity levels, and even atmospheric pressure. Get haze. 66% off, now at $1.

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Volvo releases extensive model updates for 2014

The 2014 model year is going to see big changes for the Volvo lineup. The biggest news is that the "60 cluster" models (the S60, V60 and XC60) are receiving some substantial updates despite not being all that old, and Volvo is also refreshing the S80, V70 and XC70 models. Of course, the 2014 model year also marks the departure of the C30 and C70 from its lineup, and we still have at least a year to wait until we see the redesigned XC90. Except for the XC90, all of the 2014 Volvos will be getting noticeable design updates. The S60, V60 and XC60 get more in-depth changes, including a full front facelift.

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