Here's What It's Like to Read Apple's Brand New iPad Textbooks [Video]

You may not be able to afford it, but Apple's textbook transformation is pretty neat. Its hands-on time, class. Find a cozy seat, use your indoor voices, and read along with Gizmodo. Today's lesson: Science! More »

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44: HotHardware's Two and A Half Geeks Webcast - Jan. 19, 2012

In this latest episode of HotHardware's Two and Half Geeks, Marco, Iyaz and Dave discuss highlights from CES 2012 in Las Vegas, including OCZ's new blistering fast PCI Express and SATA SSD technologies, Lenovo's IdeaPad Yoga, Intel Medfield Smartphones, the Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime TF700T, Samsung's Galaxy S II Skyrocket HD, and AMD's...

Source: http://hothardware.com/News/44-HotHardwares-Two-and-A-Half-Geeks-Webcast--Jan-19-2012/

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Get global bragging rights in Getty's mashup contest

Mashup artists from around the world will be competing for a $5,000 first prize in Getty's Mishmash competition. Entrants will have legal access to some of the best photography, videos, and music from a rich selection of content archives.

Source: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13772_3-57360240-52/get-global-bragging-rights-in-gettys-mashup-contest/?part=rss&tag=feed&subj=GeekGestalt

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Samsung to Bring Series 7 Gamer to the U.S., With Upgrades

Ultra-high-end specs and an aggressive price mark Samsung?s entry into the domestic gaming market against companies like Alienware and Asus.

Source: http://feeds.pcworld.com/click.phdo?i=f8d408561c06b427d5bb2824a552525e

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The "Eye of America" Takes Two-Story-Tall Pictures [Video]

To celebrate the 200th birthday of the invention of the camera, photographer Dennis Manarchy built one of his own. It looks just like a classic film camera with a wooden frame, leatherette, and brass hardware but, oddly, I don't remember cameras normally being 35-feet long. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/-K4F3gsupkU/the-eye-of-america-takes-two+story+tall-pictures

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Fitness Week: Staying in Shape With the Help of Bionics

Getting in shape is a unique adventure, when you use technology to get around in the world. After I got my first artificial leg fitted, almost exactly eight years ago, I hit the gym. I?d spent years only exercising sporadically, held back by the deformed foot that I eventually chose to get rid of. It [...]

Source: http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2012/01/bionics/

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CES 2012: The Future of 3-D Gesture Control

We check out two different 3-D technologies that push the limits of three-dimensional gesture control

Source: http://www.wired.com/video/services/link/bcpid1813626064/bctid1389933934001?src=mrss

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thinksound ms01 monitorseries Earphones Review

I love music.� My first big purchase after getting my first job out of college was a stereo system.� After I bought my small house, I got rid of my stereo with the big floor speakers that could literally blow out a match, and I just don’t listen as much.� When I try listening with [...]

Source: http://the-gadgeteer.com/2012/01/12/thinksound-ms01-monitorseries-earphones-review/

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Ask DLS: Cross-platform multiplayer games that work on Android and iOS

Here's one for our knowledgeable commenters: I recently bought my girlfriend an iPad. I, on the other hand, own an Android device. And now we're looking for games we can play using both devices.

There's no dearth of multiplayer games either for Android or for iOS. But finding multiplayer games that can cross the platform boundary is an entirely different matter.

Jay recently posted Words with Friends which is one such game. It's actually an ideal example, because it's turn-based so you don't necessarily both have to be next to your device at the same time (great for long-distance gaming).

But what other examples are there? What multiplayer games are there that let iOS users play with Android users?

[Why am I now humming 'Ebony and Ivory'? -Ed]

Ask DLS: Cross-platform multiplayer games that work on Android and iOS originally appeared on Download Squad on Wed, 02 Mar 2011 14:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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How a Mouse Company Might Become King of the PC Jungle [Video]

Last week, I said something crazy, that Razer's kind of insane Project Fiona gaming tablet is the future of PC gaming. I guess I should explain a little. More »

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/DUcfXeNmr00/how-a-mouse-company-might-become-king-of-the-pc-jungle

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Concept Porsche Shows Off RIM QNX

At CES, a concept Porsche demonstrated what Research In Motion's QNX platform can do. We saw some pretty exciting developments under the hood.

Source: http://feeds.informationweek.com/click.phdo?i=5f5d21b5879894c803616baf03f82847

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ViewSonic unleashes ViewPad 10pi, 10e and ViewPhone 3 at CES

It wasn't enough for ViewSonic to bring just one tablet to CES 2012, the company had two ten-inchers in tow as well, though, neither the 10pi or 10e sport the lust-worthy Ice Cream Sandwich. The 10pi is a dual-booting machine with an Oak Trail z670 pushing your choice of Gingerbread or Windows 7 to a 1280 x 800 IPS panel. The 10e is a 9.1mm-thin Android 2.3 device running on a 1GHz Cortex A8. Both the 10pi and 10e will be available later this month for $849 and $299, respectively. The company also announced that the ViewPhone 3 would be coming to Latin America, as expected, later this quarter for $279. Check out the PR after the break.

Gallery: ViewPad 10pi

Continue reading ViewSonic unleashes ViewPad 10pi, 10e and ViewPhone 3 at CES

ViewSonic unleashes ViewPad 10pi, 10e and ViewPhone 3 at CES originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:25:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Scrabble Helper helps you improve your Words With Friends gameplay

If you play Scrabble (or a scrabble-like game) from time to time, you may want to check out Scrabble Helper. This simple website is a godsend when you're at a loss for words. Simply enter whatever letters you have, and the word you'd like to connect with. Scrabble helper comes up with a whole bunch of suggestions sorted by score.

The site lets you select one of five dictionaries - Scrabble International/US, Lexulous International/US, and Words With Friends. Some people might say this constitutes cheating -- I think if the other side knows you're doing it, it's definitely not cheating. And it doesn't take the challenge out of the game, because implementing Scrabble Helper's suggestions and deciding which words you'd like to connect with still takes a fair bit of thought.

Very handy, though perhaps not one for the Scrabble puritans in the crowd.

Scrabble Helper helps you improve your Words With Friends gameplay originally appeared on Download Squad on Mon, 14 Mar 2011 18:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Eyes On: The Delightfully Retro Samsung DA-E75 Speaker Dock

There's just something about the Samsung DA-E750 that makes me want to own one immediately. Maybe it's the fact that it plays just as well with Apple products as it does with Samsung's own Galaxy devices, or it could have to do with the old-school wood design and its use of a vacuum tube amplifier.

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Hands-on with Panasonic's 10-inch Toughpad tablet

Well, Panasonic's presser here at CES just ended, and we just got done getting handsy with the company's Toughpad tablet. As we reported back in November when it was first announced, it's a 10-inch Android tablet running Honeycomb that's built to absorb abuse (as illustrated when Panasonic's Shiro Kitajima dropped one on stage today). We didn't get to spend a ton of time with the Toughpad, but we did lay our hands on it long enough to form some quick impressions.

Using the tablet is much like any other Android slate, except there are a few distinct differences. First off, its 1,024 x 768 capacitive screen sports a matte finish instead of the glossy panels found on most every other tablet. It's a decent display with excellent viewing angles, but colors are a bit washed out when compared to iPads and Galaxy Tabs. While we love that the matte screen eliminates glare, it wasn't quite as responsive to swipes as we'd like, as gestures were met with a slight, almost imperceptible delay. The tablet was also a chore to hold with one hand for more than a few minutes -- a MIL-spec slate that's light in weight just isn't in the cards. The buttons at the bottom are clear plastic and clicky, but their recessed nature and short throw aren't the most finger-friendly we've found. Now, we just need to get a Toughpad we can put though our gadget grinder and see just how much abuse it can take.

Gallery: Panasonic Toughpad 10-inch tablet hands-on

Hands-on with Panasonic's 10-inch Toughpad tablet originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 09 Jan 2012 20:39:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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