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Report: RIM unveiling 9.7 inch Blackpad in November
Apparently, RIM is gearing up to unveil a tablet sometime in November and guess what? It actually will be called the Blackpad.

The Robot That Visits Your Cubicle
When Trevor Blackwell, CEO of a company called Anybots, wants to know what his employees are up to, he sends a robot to their cubicles.

QWERTY Shoes [PIC]
Shoes for the fashion conscious geek......

9 Science Fiction Ideas That Came True
Technologies and gadgets that debuted in science fiction films and novels. Predicting Crime, Flying Cars, Space Tourism First Appeared in Science Fiction.

In eReader Price War, New Kindle Wi-Fi to sell for $139
Unlike previous Kindles, the $139 “Kindle Wi-Fi” will connect to the Internet using only Wi-Fi instead of a cellphone network. Amazon is also introducing a model to replace the Kindle 2, which it will sell for the same price as that model, $189. Both new Kindles are smaller and lighter, with higher contrast screens and crisper text.

Exclusive Sneak Peek: DefCon Ninja Party Badge [PICS]
A hacker group known as the Ninjas has created what may be the best DefCon badge ever. The badge allows wireless ninja battle between badge holders. Unlike the official badge, attendees at the world’s largest hacker convention can’t buy this one: it’s free.

Nikon Seen Launching D3100, New Lenses By August 19
Nikon's entry-level D3100 DSLR should arrive by August 19, leaked info suggested today. Following a previous leak, it's now believed the camera will be unveiled at or near midnight Eastern time on August 19. Four lenses would accompany it if Nikon Rumors is true.

Future Products (from the past) that Never Were
The world of yesterday is full of so many botched predictions and forgotten innovations that we couldn’t help but share eight more favorites with you. So come with us into the world of the future—as told by the minds of the past.

Before the iPad, there was the Newton
If any old-tech devotees are more rabid than Amiga amigos, the Newtonians are. So, for those lovers of Apple's pioneering handheld, here's an up-close-and-personal visual caressing of the Newton MessagePad 120, circa 1995.

Why the iPad Hasn't Killed Kindle
Yes, it's true that the iPad has been a smash hit, selling 3.3 million units in just a few months. But Forrester Research reckons Amazon will sell 3.5 million Kindles in the United States this year, bringing its total number in U.S. readers' hands to 6 million by the end of 2010.

Apple's Droid X 'Death Grip' Claim: Bogus
Apple showed a death grip on the Motorola Droid X using one hand. We tried the very same experiment last week, and we disagree with Apple's methodology and conclusions in two important ways.

Android 3.0: 10 Things Google Should Change
Current rumour states that Android 3.0 will see Android get a complete visual overhaul but that's about all we know about the possible future direction of the mobile OS. In no particular order, here are 10 things we would also like to see in the Android 3.0

New gov't rules allow unapproved iPhone apps & Jailbreaking.
Owners of the iPhone will be able to break electronic locks on their devices in order to download applications that have not been approved by Apple. The government is making that legal under new rules announced Monday.

HTC Confirms Switch From AMOLED To Sony's Super LCD
HTC started off the week by confirming its switch away from AMOLED for many of its phones. Devices with a 3.7-inch screen, such as the Desire and Nexus One, are switching to a Sony Super LCD instead.

Leaked: Panasonic's Consumer-Grade 3D Camcorder
We'd heard Panasonic was planning a more affordable stereoscopic 3D camcorder, but it looks like we won't have to wait until a mysterious July 28th Tokyo unveiling to find out for sure. It's called the HDC-SDT750, and Panny's advertising it as the "World's first 3D Shooting Camcorder."

Anyway you slice it, doesn't a 6 Blade razor feel excessive?
It has come to our attention that ShaveMate, in its efforts to break into a stubble market dominated by Schick and Gillette, has recently introduced the ShaveMate Titan 6, which has six blades. Six.

Why India’s $35 Tablet May Be Just a Dream
Current estimates on the cost of components show that getting the cost of a device below $100 isn’t easy.

GM To Pair OnStar with Smartphone App for Remote Controls
GM plans to offer a mobile application for smartphones that will let OnStar users access vehicle status and maintenance information and actually control their vehicle directly from their handsets.

Intelligent Vehicles making 13,000 km Trip with No Drivers
Don’t be freaked out if you happen to come across two bright orange vans with no drivers at the wheel.

Human Not Included: A Camera That Picks the Best Pic to Take
We hate to admit it, but so much of what makes a good picture doesn't involve a whole lot of human input--that's one reason why digital cameras have made superb snapshots so simple. But consider this: Much of what makes a picture artistic could actually be programmed into a camera.

Ars Technica reviews the Motorola Droid X
The Droid X brings together outstanding hardware specifications, an impressive feature set, all-day battery life, and excellent messaging software. Despite some weaknesses in the user interface, we were mostly impressed by Motorola's latest Android-based smartphone.

Blinding laser beam newest police tool
Police agencies from around Puget Sound got a pitch Wednesday on a new weapon that can blind a suspect short term with a giant laser beam.The promoters claim the lasers are effective day or night, and are designed to be effective anywhere from 3 feet to a mile-and-a-half away from a suspect - without causing eye damage.

Motorola Droid X Screen Failures, Privacy Issue
Several reports are now surfacing outlining a number of Motorola Droid X problems and issues.

Vibration packs aim to replace batteries
A Japanese electronics firm shows off a small vibration-harvesting generator that could replace standard batteries.

Palm Facebook: "Hold it any way you like".
"A good number of companies have been busy getting their shots in at Apple over the antenna fiasco such as RIM, Samsung, HTC, and Nokia, and many folks from the SPE Network. Now Palm is following suite in a more... subtle way..."

Leaked: Verizon 4G Set to Roll Out to 30 Cities This Year
Some Verizon documents leaked showing Verizon's next-gen network plans. Verizon will be using an LTE network - it'll also be used by major international carriers like Vodafone and China Mobile - as opposed to the only American 4G network currently working, Sprint's WiMax.

Hands On: Windows Phone 7 Technical Preview
Enough with the talk and quick, fleeting glimpses. Microsoft's finally ready to let us and 1,200 developers play with the next Windows mobile platform.

Google Discontinues the Nexus One Android Phone
Google has pulled the plug on the Nexus One, its once highly anticipated smartphone. The last shipment has arrived at Google HQ, and once those are gone there will be no more Nexus Ones for U.S. consumers.

iHome iB969 One Hub Multicharging station
Are you looking for one hub which charge your iPhone, iPod, iPad, Kindle or any Ol gadgets which connected through USB cable than, take a look to new iHome iB969

Motorola’s Droid X Sells Out on Day One
While Apple has been busy playing damage control on the antenna issues with its iPhone 4, Motorola has been clearing some headway of its own with the launch of the Droid X, which sold out on it's first day on the market.

Solar Powered Camera Strap Gives Additional Life to your Cam
Solar camera strap is latest technology which is still under process, this technology will come very handy for photographers(nature,wildlife etc),tourists.

10 Hilarious USB Flash Drives
When you’re saving files why not do it with a smile on your face?

Rex, the robotic exoskeleton, aims to make wheelchairs obsol
New Zealand isn't exactly known for being a hotbed of tech innovation, but this set of bionic legs might just realign that perception a little

Exclusive: HP's Android Tablet Tabled
Hewlett Packard is working on a variety of tablet PCs, running a variety of operating systems. Among them, an Android device that was supposed to arrive at market in the fourth quarter of 2010. But no longer. Sources in position to know tell me that HP's Android slate has been delayed and won't ship before the end of the year as planned.

A Flood of Fancy Shavers Leaves Some Men Feeling Nicked
This spring, Procter & Gamble Co.'s Gillette and Energizer Holdings Inc.'s Schick launched another round of their endless duel, with systems touting improved blades, more ergonomic handles and, inevitably, higher prices. A hardy subset of men, however, isn't interested in playing the game and takes extraordinary measures to opt out.

Cooperative Grasping and Transport using Quadcopters (VID)
Cooperative Grasping and Transport using Quadcopters is demonstrated in a clear video, lifting 2x4's and working in various sized teams.

After Watching This, Now All I Want Is to Destroy a LaCie Xt
LaCie XtremKey: One of those extreme can-take-it-all USB keys that you can run over, boil, roast in the oven, drop in water, freeze, and sledgehammer—then eat it and poop it out.

The 7 Most Ridiculous Pool Gadgets in SkyMall Magazine
In pretty much every seat-back pocket of every seat in every U.S. commercial flight is a copy of SkyMall. In the spirit of summer, here are the seven most ridiculous pool gadgets to be found in its pages.

Tokyo University's Grape-DR supercomputer is a tangled green
We live in an ecologically minded era, where Ford spends more time talking up the new Mustang's mpg rating than its 0 - 60 times.

14 Inventions You Could Have Easily Thought Of (PICS)
You ever see a new product and immediately think "I could have thought of that?" and then repeatedly kick yourself for the rest of the day for not being a gazillionaire? Yes yes, we've all been there. And we're right. We could have been gazillionaires. All of us. Yet for some reason we didn't patent our "pizza scissors".