PriceProtectr Tracks Your Purhcases for Price Protection (1)
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Ten years ago, I was working at a big box electronics retailer just south of Seattle. This was the era of Pentium Procs with MMX, Pilot 5000s, and PCS cellphones. Our store offered price protection to its customers, which is the practice of refunding any difference in price resulting from a price change in a purchased item. Let’s say you pick up a 15-inch CRT for $399 on the 2nd, and then the store’s price ...
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Brandon said:
Appears to be the best of these type of sites I've used. Intuitive and can certainly get you some money back (actually got a few hundred back on a TV with this).
The Dirtsurfer: New Bike And Skateboard Hybrid Thing [Extreme Sports] (9)
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It's part bike and part skateboard and it looks all fun. It's the Freestyle Dirtsurfer and it's a new hybrid like toy for all of you X Games types who can't wait for winter to get here soon enough. One neat touch is a Razor-scooter-like brake on the back wheel so you don't end up in the ER the first time you try it on a downhill. And for $450, you really don't want to ...
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Trey said:
For the Surf Ninjas.
The Dirtsurfer: New Bike And Skateboard Hybrid Thing [Extreme Sports] (2)
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It's part bike and part skateboard and it looks all fun. It's the Freestyle Dirtsurfer and it's a new hybrid like toy for all of you X Games types who can't wait for winter to get here soon enough. One neat touch is a Razor-scooter-like brake on the back wheel so you don't end up in the ER the first time you try it on a downhill. And for $450, you really don't want to ...
Albatron Debuts "Tee PC" Internet Tablet Running Windows CE [UMPCs] (1)
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Albatron has launched a new UMPC-like devices called the Tee PC that could be an interesting media tablet. It has a touchscreen and stylus for input, runs Windows CE 6, and comes with all kinds of connectivity including Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, and has a built-in swiveling webcam for on-the-go conferencing. It's not beefy specs-wise, running on a 400MHz ARM processor, but it should handle most Internet tasks just fine. [Hot Hardware]
Dell Now Selling Mike Ming Customized Studio Series Laptops For Urban Hipsters [Art Laptops] (2)
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Perhaps in an attempt to shrug off its stodgy, all-business image, Dell has launched a handful of "Special Art Edition" Studio-series laptops with graphics by artist Mike Ming. Ming has worked with Dell on laptops before, notably with the Inspirion 1525 a few months ago. This is the first time Ming's urban art has been brought to the consumer-focused Studio line, but we're guessing it won't be the last. [Dell]
Xbox 360 Outsells PS3 In Japan, Totally Sold Out [Console Wars] (3)
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We just got word from Microsoft that the Xbox 360 is totally sold out in Japan, and that's just how they like it. Microsoft's console has been outselling Sony's Playstation 3 lately at a rate of almost 3 to 1, with the Xbox selling 28,116 last at the start of August while Sony sold only 10,705 PS3s. Nintendo beat both with over 41,000 Wiis, yet still has stock available. So we have to question, did ...
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Dave said:
damn, in Japan now!
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Jordan T-H said:
Woah.
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yooper1019 said:
Xbox is and always has been a turd in Japan. American companies DON'T SELL WELL in Japan! If its outselling the PS3 its b/c every household over there pry already has a PS3.
Student Develops Cheap Power Turbine For Developing Nations [Green Power] (8)
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It's one thing to tinker in your garage to restore that old gas-guzzling muscle car that you think will get you some action. It's something entirely different to invent an electricity-generating wind turbine out of scrap parts that could revolutionize personal power in developing nations, especially if you're in college. Max Robinson has done just that, designing a turbine out of spare parts that costs less than $40 to build out of readily available parts ...
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James Fridley said:
Now this is fantastic. My only issue is that the high energy consumers are in the developed countries' CBD and suburbs not in the developing nations. While it would therefore be easy to support the load demand in the developing nations, until the high energy users are covered, I worry that this sort of thing is a good idea for the wrong problem. At $40/device, the govt could easily support it to give to households in capital cities. Why not turn each house into a part of the energy network??
Exit's Neutron Multiplayer Gaming Platform Coming To iPhone [Iphone Gaming] (3)
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Exit Games has a multiplayer gaming platform, called Neutron, on PCs, mobile devices, game consoles, and BREW phones. It works across devices and hardware, so you can play someone on their PC via your handset. And now it's ready for the iPhone. Today it was announced that the Neutron system of social network-like gaming now has iPhone support, or will as soon as developers code for it. The iPhone, with its svelte shape and always-on ...
Exit's Neutron Multiplayer Gaming Platform Coming To iPhone [Iphone Gaming] (1)
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Exit Games has a multiplayer gaming platform, called Neutron, on PCs, mobile devices, game consoles, and BREW phones. It works across devices and hardware, so you can play someone on their PC via your handset. And now it's ready for the iPhone. Today it was announced that the Neutron system of social network-like gaming now has iPhone support, or will as soon as developers code for it. The iPhone, with its svelte shape and always-on ...
Canon And Sharapova Giving Away Blinged-Up Powershots Worth Over $10,000 Each [Bling] (1)
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Canon has teamed with Amosu to blingify a limited edition series of Powershot cameras with 2.22 carats of diamonds to be pitched by the the lovely Maria Sharapova. They're not for sale, but you'll have a chance to win one of the five—which are valued at between $10,000 and $12,000 each—at an event Canon is calling "Canon Center Court" in October. We're hoping we win and that the tennis champ personally delivers our prize. [Marketing ...
EpiCard Makes EpiPens Look Fat By Comparison [Medical Stuff] (3)
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Some medical students have come up with a handy replacement for the EpiPen called the EpiCard. It's roughly the size of a credit card and has built-in audio instructions on its use to help the patient self-administer the treatment if needed. Those of us with hardcore life threatening allergies have to keep a treatment like the EpiPen around, but they can be cumbersome. Having something like this that you can take anywhere is just what ...
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Herschell / Special*Dark said:
Wasn't the girl that got alex Keaton hooked on speed named Epi? Coincidence? I think not :)
More rumors: Apple gearing up for games (1)
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Apple’s become an iconic maker of hardware, that much is known, but its always had a hard time reaching out to gamers. A new patent by Apple points to something we’ve been saying for awhile: the iPhone and iPod Touch are going to become a fantastic gaming platform. If you’ve used a jailbroken Touch or iPhone, you’ve probably seen some of the hacked-together games already available. Many are fantastic, and the games that will come ...
Coolest all-Mac video you’ll see today (2)
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Full album downloads for Rock Band start next week (1)
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We’d heard rumors, but today it’s official: starting next week, players of Rock Band will be able to download full albums of additional songs for $15. The first out of the gate would be Judas Priest’s Screaming for Vengeance, followed the week after by The Cars, and then the Pixies’ Doolittle, and then Nevermind by Nirvana, one the fans have wanted for awhile. Harmonix likely won’t be able to keep the pace of one a ...
Lego-like littleBits Fit Together Like Geeky Magic [Hardcore Geek] (4)
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There was a game that used various tiles laid down in a certain order to control battling robots. It was a board game and it was a lot of fun. The idea was to make a path that would let your robot run a program, and that's the (very) basic idea behind littleBits: snap-together micro-circuit boards that allow you to use Lego-like pieces to make larger structures that can do a lot more than their ...
How Stuff Works Hosting Detailed Guide To Batman's Tumbler [Batman] (10)
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If you're a fan of the current crop of Batman movies (you probably are) then you either love or hate the new Batmobile, affectionately known as the Tumbler. If you're in the love camp, then you can now find out everything you'd want to know about the four prop cars they built for the films, including what engine they have and how they were constructed. The in-depth guide is even broken down into categories like ...
Samsung Working With Apple To Optimize Solid State Drive Performance In Snow Leopard [Ssd] (2)
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Samsung has been pioneering efforts to improve performance of SSDs in operating systems, working with Apple to integrate ZFS reading and writing to the next version of OSX Server. This means a 128-bit file system with faster data throughput and lots of other fun things that make servers run better. This also means Apple is taking SSD technology seriously, as it has already dropped the price of the SSD upgrade for the MacBook Air—the only ...
Lightweight Batterly-Powered ElectricFlyer C Mini-Plane Takes Off On The Cheap [Electric Planes] (3)
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The ElectraFlyer C is a carbon fiber-shelled mini plane that runs on electricity, and it also looks like a lot of fun. It's a mash-up of a commercially available glider body and a lightweight battery and motor/propeller assembly. It can fly for 90 to 120 minutes at up to 90MPH, and you can recharge it in about six hours from a regular 110 volt outlet for about 60 cents. Oh, and it's received its airworthiness ...
Suunto Core Watch Provides Perfect Weather Data For Outdoor Adventures [Outdoorsmen] (2)
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When you're out of wireless range but you really need to know the upcoming weather—say camping or other outdoor activities—you can use the Suunto Core watch to get your meteorological information. It comes packed with a barometer, thermometer, altimeter, compass, and even a Weather Trend Indicator. An indispensable feature is the storm alarm that gives you a heads up before the big one comes so you have time to find shelter. Retail price is in ...
Asus Pulse-Sensing Mouse Reports Your Heart Rate To Your PC [Pulse Mouse] (4)
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The Asus pulse mouse is just what it sounds like: A mouse that measures your pulse as you work at your computer. It sends the information via its wireless connection to software running on your PC that keeps track of your heart rate and displays it graphically. It's not meant for everyone, but anyone using Windows who's also a heart patient might find it useful, or even lifesaving. [Product Page, via Everything USB]
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beggs said:
The last thing I want is my computer telling me I'm having a heart attack.
