About Batteries: Tips on Longevity and Reviving the Dead

Nice little article about getting the most out or your batteries.

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Nikon offers five new Coolpix digital cameras

Nikon Digital on Thursday introduced two new "L" or Life series and three new "S" or Style series Coolpix digital cameras all point-and-shoot models designed for consumers. The cameras all use SD cards for additional storage capacity and connect to Macs using USB; the S7c also offers Wi-Fi connectivity.

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Miyamoto on Wii, new side project

Mario creator talks to the Japanese press about his involvement in a museum installation and explains why Nintendo decided to "destroy the paradigm" of the games industry.

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Logitech's New Mice Offer Speedier Searches

Wireless mice include an automatic Web search button and a wheel to speed navigation of large documents.

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Microsoft Announces New Peripherals for PC, XBOX 360

Although many were expecting for Microsoft to announce pricing on its highly anticipated external HD DVD drive for the XBOX 360 at the 2007 Games Convention in Leipzig, it was not to be

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Wii at GC 2006

At Game Conference 2006, Nintendo held their �Wii Keep Our Promise� press conference.

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Mitnick gets hit by Pakistani crackers

Kevin Mitnick, the notorious former hacker turned security consultant and tech celebrity, has been targeted by Pakistani crackers in a series of web face defacements attacks.

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Apple Responds to Sweatshop Allegations

The newspaper report of what came to be known as "iPod City" cast an unexpected pall over a company with a long history of linking its brand to socially responsible causes and people. The sweatshop charges risked sowing doubt among a key Apple demographic.

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Hirai: PS3 shortages inevitable

Only 700,000 per major territory and production hasn't begun

Sony US boss Kaz Hirai has been speaking to GameSpot about the launch of the PS3 and he's dropped a fair few details and indeed issued some stark warnings about just how easy it will be to get your hands on the console, come this year's November launch period

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SanDisk Targets iPod With 8GB Music Player

The Sansa e280 has a $249.99 price tag and is positioned to take on the red hot iPod Nano.

It just might with that price and size

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Microsoft Plans to Offer Vista Discount to Spur Sales (Update1)

Aug. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Microsoft Corp., the world's biggest software developer, is in talks with personal-computer makers and retailers to offer discounted upgrades to its Windows Vista operating system to help bolster holiday sales.

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Palm to Make New Treo Announcement September 12?

According to Reuters Palm will announce a new generation Treo for Europe on September 12, 2006. The announcement is set to be made in the UK in an attempt to generate more sales for the Treo line that has been hit with tough competition and problems with previous Treo models

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Scientists: Dark matter exists

(SPACE.com) -- New observations of a great big cosmic collision provide the best evidence yet that invisible and mysterious dark matter really does exist.

Does this mean we get hyper drivers?

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Video Demo of the Garmin Nuvi 300 GPS

Short 2 min vid of the Farmin Nuvi 300 gps

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Asian social-networking site takes on MySpace

The chief executive of Cyworld Inc. is hoping to translate the hugely popular Korean Web site Cyworld.com into a hip destination for American teens and 20-somethings.

I must say from what I have seen looks good.

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Banned Mentos & Diet Coke Video lols

This video way banned by The Mentos Geyser Video Contest. It waw called objectionable and encouraging potentially dangerous activity. So what is it? A guy chugs a 2 Liter of Diet Coke and then eats a hand full of Mentos. Ouch.

Woot!

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Protect the Boys: omg so funny lol

This may be the funniest video i have ever seen.

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Arrest, bill won't deter online gambling

The recent arrest of a high-profile online gambling executive and a federal bill outlawing virtual wagers are generating headlines but will do little to curb the multibillion-dollar industry, gaming experts say.

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Balancing robot could aid elderly

PITTSBURGH, Pennsylvania (AP) -- Ballbot, a narrow, 5-foot-tall robot, balances delicately on what looks like a bowling ball. Swaying slightly on a laboratory floor, the aluminum-framed droid seems ready to fall at any moment.

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