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• In Brief: Is the Zune 2.0 getting delayed due to production ...

  Published: July 27, 2007, 2:20 pm

  Tags: Microsoft, Portable Media, Rumors, Zune

  Is the Zune 2.0 getting delayed due to production problems? Is it possible for a product that hasn't even been announced yet to be "delayed"? If a tree falls in the forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? [Zune Scene]

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• Virtual War: America's Army Gets Real, Gets Fake Again

  Published: July 29, 2007, 1:05 pm

  Tags: America S Army, Ammunition, Army, Gadgets, Guns, Home Entertainment, Portable Media, Training, Videogames, Virtual War

  The Army has not only been using their videogame America's Army for recruitment (and subtle brainwashing of America's youth), but to train their existing soldiers—who use real weapons with (live?) ammunition while playing. This video shows the integration of America's Army in real settings, and how the Army can set up this

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• Frankenreview: Six Takes on the New Tivo HD

  Published: July 29, 2007, 3:19 pm

  Tags: Feature, Frankenreview, Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Portable Media, Press, Series 3, Software, Tivo, Tivo Hd, Wireless

  Unbox downloads, One True Media video and photo sharing, Yahoo! and Fandango. But most of all, it's a $300 way to unlock the HD cable subscription I pay a ridiculous amount of money for but can't navigate using standard cable boxes. Now just me... Most of the quotes here are (fairly) nitpicking a product that ends up being scored quite

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• Virtual War: Army Uses Videogames for Civilians and Soldiers

  Published: July 29, 2007, 1:05 pm

  Tags: America S Army, Ammunition, Army, Gadgets, Guns, Home Entertainment, Portable Media, Training, Videogames, Virtual War

  The Army has been using their videogame America's Army to attract civilian youth demographics for sometime, but now actual soldiers are playing it with live ammunition for real combat training. This video shows the integration of America's Army in real settings, and how the Army can set up this arcade/simulator/training anywhere they are

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• Ouch: Dell Promotes Their Laptops With Toshiba Destruction

  Published: July 29, 2007, 6:45 pm

  Tags: Dell, Gadgets, Laptop, Latitude Xt, M400, Ouch, Pcs, Portable Media, Toshiba

  Dell's new promotion of their Latitude XT tablet PC is gets personal—claiming frustration with bad tablets, they saw Toshiba's competing M400 in half. We're not sure how, if at all, Toshiba plans to retaliate. But we humbly suggest the use of eggs, toilet paper and a half-broken bottle of Jack when proceeding. Thanks Matt!

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• Ouch: Dell Promotes Laptops With Toshiba Destruction

  Published: July 29, 2007, 6:45 pm

  Tags: Dell, Gadgets, Laptop, Latitude Xt, M400, Ouch, Pcs, Portable Media, Toshiba

  Dell's new promotion of their Latitude XT tablet PC gets personal—claiming frustration with bad tablets, they sawed Toshiba's competing M400 Portege 3500 in half. We're not sure how, if at all, Toshiba plans to retaliate. But we humbly suggest the use of eggs, toilet paper and a half-broken bottle of Jack when proceeding. Thanks Matt!

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• So Tiny: World's Smallest Single Chip Camera Is REALLY Small

  Published: July 30, 2007, 10:03 am

  Tags: Cameras, Gadgets, Ov6920 Camerachip, Peripherals, Portable Media, So Tiny, Tdc

  TDC's new OV6920 CameraChip is the world's smallest CMOS chip at just 1/18-inch (1.4mm). This means that the attached camera setup is just 3.2mm in total size—or in layman's terms—never change outside of your own bedroom again. Shooting at a low resolution of 328 x 250, the chip is configurable for NTSC output and can automatically

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• For Players: Dimple Music Player Excites Fingers, Other Parts

  Published: July 30, 2007, 9:39 am

  Tags: Concept, Dimple, Dimple Music Player, For Players, Gadgets, Home Entertainment, Portable Media

  While the iPod is a nice MP3 player, it lacks that quality we can't quite put our finger on. Oh, right. Sex. The Dimple Music Player concept may not...take care of business...but it will add a level of human touch. Designed to be a feast for the fingers, Yanko says the music player offers the "unconscious but sensual occurrence" of exploring with

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• TwinMos: TwinMOS BooM1 iPod Speaker Dock Offers Big Boom, Takes Up Little Space (Except the Giant Sub)

  Published: July 30, 2007, 8:30 pm

  Tags: Boom1, Dock, Home Entertainment, Ipod, Peripherals, Portable Media, Speaker, Sub, Subwoofer, Twinmos

  TwinMOS's BooM1 speaker dock is a solution for those who want a big sound that takes up little space. Powered by two 8-watt speakers and a 25-watt subwoofer that offer a little more power than comparable speaker docks. While the name and design are eyebrow raising, it is the $199.99 price tag that really has us wondering if the thing is

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• Apple: Shoe Pouch Makes the Nike+iPod Sports Kit Compatible with Any Sportswear Brand

  Published: July 31, 2007, 3:32 am

  Tags: Apple, Ipod, Nike, Nike Ipod Sports Kit, Portable Media, Running, Shoe Pouch, Sports

  A $7.99 gizmo that lets you use the Nike+iPod Sports Kit without having to buy swooshed trainers has gone on sale. The Shoe Pouch is a waterproof bag made of neoprene that you place the sensor inside and attach to your shoe via its shoe laces. There's another pic after the jump. [Shoepouch via MacMinute]

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• Chinavasion 1GB Digital Video Player can go underwater: Snorkel not included

  Published: July 31, 2007, 6:06 am

  Tags: Electronics, Portable Music Players, Portable Media Players

  Sections: Electronics, Portable Music Players, Portable Media Players

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• Emusic: AT&T & eMusic Open Over-the-Air Music Store: No DRM, No iPhone Support

  Published: July 31, 2007, 10:30 am

  Tags: At Amp T, Att, Cellphones, Emusic, Emusic Mobile, Gadgets, Portable Media

  Rumors of an impending AT&T/eMusic tag team for an over-the-air music store were true: the eMusic Mobile store will be stocked with 2.7 million songs in delicious DRM-free MP3. Better yet, not only do tracks download directly to your phone, a second copy is sent straight to your computer. Not so delicious: the price, at $7.49 per five-pack plus

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• In Brief: iTunes Store sales hit 3 billion songs. Can ...

  Published: July 31, 2007, 10:40 am

  Tags: Apple, Gadgets, Itunes, Portable Media

  iTunes Store sales hit 3 billion songs. Can we get a counter with spinning numbers in the top right-hand corner? [Apple]

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• Clips: NES MP3 Player and Speakers Made From a Cart and Controller

  Published: July 31, 2007, 5:20 pm

  Tags: Clips, Controller, Diy, Mods, Mp3 Player, Nes, Nes Controller, Portable Media, Speaker

  People are making the NES controller into optical mice and voice recorders, so why not make it into an MP3 player? Better yet, why not take an actual NES cartridge and make that into speakers and get a horrible, yet awesome NES speaker system going? The only thing better than this would be if the set played all Minibosses, all the time. [Hacked

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• ITunes-Like: Nokia's Music Store to Launch August 29th Worldwide...Sideloading Only?

  Published: July 31, 2007, 6:57 pm

  Tags: Cellphones, Download, Itunes Like, Music, Nokia, Portable Media, Smartphones

  Nokia is planning to launch a worldwide music store on August 29th. Fortune compares it to iTunes, and somehow works iPhone into the headline. Two things I notice: a) This isn't an application, it's a website. b) This is like iTunes in that you can't buy songs over the wire; you have to download them to a PC and transfer songs to a phone. What's

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