Hammock Bliss Sky Tent

Camping in the great outdoors always require one to bring along a portable tent or camping equipment as a means of settling in at any time when needed. While there's the usual tent that most people bring along, here a unique Hammock Bliss Sky Tent for those who wish to have a different camping experience. It is actually a tent for your hammock. Others may prefer going camping and sleeping in a comfortable hammock. The Hammock Bliss Sky Tent ensures that you have some protective covering and a roof above your hammock in case you settle in camp for the day.

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Exclusive: HTC Holiday for AT&T in the wild - 4G LTE, 1.2GHz, 4.5-inch qHD display

Looks like AT&T's fall lineup will include at least one slab of irresistible. The so-called HTC Holiday is indeed real, and it'll soon be gracing Ma Bell's airwaves - and not just the HSPA+ ones, either. We've confirmed that the Holiday will be amongst the first handsets to launch in AT&T's LTE markets, bringing with it a rather gargantuan frame, a 4.5-inch qHD touchpanel, 1.2GHz dual-core processor, 1GB of memory, an 8 megapixel rear camera (with flash), 1.3 megapixel front-facing shooter, 802.11b/g/n WiFi, Bluetooth 3.0 and a foursome of capacitive touch buttons below the panel.






Engadget, Exclusive: HTC Holiday for AT&T in the wild - 4G LTE, 1.2GHz, 4.5-inch qHD display

GOgroove DynaMIX High-Performance Jet Black Earbuds

The GOgroove DynaMIX High-Performance Jet Black earbuds are designed for use with iPhone and iPod touch. These heavy-duty alloy earbuds are equipped with a hands-free microphone, a one-touch playback controller, a no-tangle flat cord, and an optimized SonusMAX sound for a fully immersed, premium audio experience. $29.99 is all you need to bring home these high-quality earphones.

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Follow Hurricane Irene on Google Crisis Relief Maps

U.S. residents on the East Coast are currently preparing themselves for the arrival of Hurricane Irene. TV networks and radio stations are broadcasting regularly the areas in the most danger, but you can also track the hurricane online by yourself. Google Crisis Relief has thrown together a pretty simple tool using data procured from the National Hurricane Center.

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MobileMe/iCloud phishing scam on the rise again

Apple announced its intentions to replace MobileMe with iCloud earlier this year at the WWDC 2011, and not long after that, phishing scams taking advantage of this update started to rise. While it wasn't so huge back then, it looks like those phishing scams have started to rise again, according to a report from MacRumors. Apparently quite a number of its readers are receiving emails telling them to visit a website to update their MobileMe account so they can make the transition over to iCloud.


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Facial recognition advertising now available

Remember the movie Minority Report and how stores and advertisements would be able to recognize a person and greet them accordingly. For those who may not have watched the movie or have forgotten, there are scenes in the movie where Tom Cruise's character enters a departmental store and a billboard advertisement, and by scanning his eyes they were able to recognize him, and greeted him and listed his preferences.It's a pretty neat feature and it does add a personal touch to the whole affair, and it looks like the technology is here and already exists The Venetian resort in Las Vegas.

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Despite positive negotations with Ford, UAW will vote on strike authorization

UAW President Bob King has already alluded to the fact that his organization may have to settle for profit-sharing agreements instead of wage increases during this round of talks.

Autoblog, Despite positive negotations with Ford, UAW will vote on strike authorization

RBC raises Nokia outlook for Q3: ‘Not as dire as feared'

Nokia's situation may not be quite as “dire” as initially anticipated according to RBC Capital Markets analyst Mark Sue. Despite Nokia's rough second-quarter earnings, which were called “clearly disappointing” by Nokia CEO Stephen Elop, Sue sees Nokia in a better position than most. In a note to investors on Friday, the analyst reiterated his Outperform rating on Nokia stock and set a price target of $9.

Boy Genius Report, RBC raises Nokia outlook for Q3: ‘Not as dire as feared'

Apple patent suggests privacy glasses

Don't you just hate it when you're sending an email or text message on your phone, or just surfing the web, and the person sitting next to you can't help but keep peering over your shoulder. Some of you guys out there may not care, but for others who may be sending sensitive or personal messages or emails, a recently published patent by Apple could take care of that problem for you. Granted there are privacy screen protectors, which basically are super shiny and essentially limits the viewing angle, but it looks like Apple is not content with those protectors and has plans to make iOS devices a lot more secure.

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iPad 2s given out to Tampa Bay Buccaneers

If you're looking for more proof that technology has managed to integrate itself into our lives, football team the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have all been given an iPad 2 each, or to be more specific, 90 iPad 2s have been distributed to each and every one of their players. A couple of days ago we reported that United Airlines was in the process of transitioning their pilots from lugging around super heavy flight bags that contained various thick manuals, and now it seems that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be doing the same transitioning.

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ETRO robot wears its heart on its face, promises to love you

We prefer our robots stick to the household cleaning chores, a little DJing action even, and then go right back to the closet. But, when we first glimpsed this emoting automaton from Korea's Electronics and Telecommunications Research Institute, our fears of the day of robot reckoning subsided slightly. The ETRI-built robot (or ETRO for short) is currently "employed" as an ambassador for human-robot relations at Daejon's National Science Museum, treating amused passersby to outspoken professions of love backed by its LED-lit facial expressions.

Engadget, ETRO robot wears its heart on its face, promises to love you

Google TV coming to the UK within six months

Hey. Britain. Guess what. You're getting Google TV. Try to temper your excitement, we know this is a big day for you, but there's still a bit of a wait ahead. According to the Telegraph and the Daily Mail, Google is aiming to deliver its set-top software to the UK sometime in the next six months. Eric Schmidt is expected to announce the plans at the Edinburgh Television Festival (which starts today), likely including integration of BBC's iPlayer and ITV's Player.

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Samsung Galaxy W to launch on Three network in the UK next month

Samsung-thusiasts in the UK will be happy to know that the brand spanking new Galaxy W is coming to the British Three network in September. Just yesterday, we caught a glimpse of this beaut running Gingerbread with a 3.7-inch WVGA touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera, 4GB of internal memory, a 1.4GHz processor and HDSPA connectivity. Those on Three can also expect the new line of BlackBerrys - the Curve 9360, the Torch 9810 and the Bold 9900 - soon, as well as the white Samsung Galaxy S II and the Sony Ericsson Xperia ray sometime in September.

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HP's PC blunder will deteriorate HP brand value, analyst says

It remains to be seen whether Hewlett-Packard's upcoming overhaul will pay off in the long run, but one things seems clear: the manner in which HP revealed its plans was ill-conceived at best. HP's announcements sent its stock tumbling, and analysts continue to lose faith in the company as unrest builds. In a note to investors on Thursday, RBC Capital Markets analyst Amit Daryanani cut his rating on HP stock to Sector Perform from Outperform, and he lowered his price target $5 to $30.

Boy Genius Report, HP's PC blunder will deteriorate HP brand value, analyst says

Another Motorola Droid Bionic video arrives

So we've seen the official Motorola Droid Bionic video already, and with the calendar moving slowly but surely towards the September 8th release date for the Droid Bionic over at Verizon Wireless, here is another video that shows off the boot up sequence as well as animation, in addition to other parts of the software.



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EA's Origin sends personal data to third parties

Part of Origin's EULA allows Electronic Arts to snoop through your system — including installed and uninstalled software — and send that information to third-party service providers. The gaming publisher is currently under fire by outraged consumers after a close examination of the End User License Agreement for Origin reveals that it grants EA the right to snoop through desktops and laptops once the user agrees to the terms. If that wasn't invasive enough, the agreement also allows EA to share all that information to third party service providers.

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Panasonic new Lumix FZ150 comes with 24x Optical Super Zoom and Shoot 1080p video

Way less impressive than Sony's latest compact NEX-7 camera, and only announced in the USA, the FZ150 however comes fully loaded for the average shooter looking for most polyvalent camera possible. So what's new here. Well first of all the FZ150 comes with its brother FZ47 Super Zoom a 24x optical zoom offering you an equivalent of 25-600mm. Other goodies include a 12.1Mpix CMOS Sensor that will give you the possibility to shoot 1080x60p video as well as 3D Photo Shooting.


Akihabara News, Panasonic new Lumix FZ150 comes with 24x Optical Super Zoom and Shoot 1080p video

Report: RIM's new BlackBerrys to run Android Apps

It's no secret that Research in Motion has been struggling to compete in the smartphone and tablet industry. While the company's BlackBerry smartphones are still incredibly popular among business people and the younger crowd that can't get enough of BBM, it's facing some stiff competition from the likes of Apple and Google. However, it seems RIM might have a trick up its sleeve to give itself a boost: Upcoming phones could be capable of running Android applications. Bloomberg this week reports that RIM could enable 2012′s BlackBerry's to run Android applications.

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Android Overload: Download Motorola DROID Bionic Boot Animation, LG's Mobile Division In Hot Water and More

Nexus Prime Nexus Prime, Nexus Prime, Nexus Prime… It’s extremely difficult to think about anything else right now with all the news of the Samsung Nexus Prime coming through our pipelines. What. Other news. Oh — well, that’s why we have the Android Overload. To give you guys a second chance of reading the stories that didn’t have anything to do with the Nexus Prime today. Enjoy!

Motorola DROID BIONIC boot animation now available for download [Download]LG’s smartphone business suffers from its 5th consecutive quarterly loss. [Reuters]Asus saved this quarter thanks to Android tablet sales.

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Visual Land V-Tap 8GB PMP

Featuring a solid stainless steel exterior, the V-Tap from Visual Land comes with a 4.3-inch touchscreen display, an 8GB of storage, a microSD card slot, an FM tuner, a picture viewer, a voice recorder, an e-book reader, a built-in speaker and a built-in rechargeable battery that can last up to 8 hours of audio playback. The V-Tap will set you back $ 70.98.

TechFresh, Visual Land V-Tap 8GB PMP

Sony NWD-W263 Walkman MP3 Player

Sony Japan today introduced a successor to the NWD-W253 Walkman waterproof MP3 player. Known as the Sony NWD-W263 Walkman, the new player is 25-percent smaller than the previous model. Weighing at only 32 grams, the new Sony NWD-W263 Walkman supports MP3, WMA, ATRAC, Linear PCM and AAC files and provides a 4GB of storage space. Its rechargeable battery offers up to 8-hour of continuous playback time.


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Motorola Fire XT316 Launched In India

Motorola's latest Android smartphone ‘Fire XT316′ is now available for purchase in India. You'll be able to buy it starting today via Flipkart for 8,999 INR (about $195) or via Letsbuy for 9,199 INR (about $200). In case you didn't know, this candybar phone offers a 2.8-inch 320 x 240 touchscreen display, a 600MHz processor, a 256MB RAM, a microSD card slot, a portrait QWERTY keyboard, 3G, GPS, WiFi, a 3.5mm headset jack and runs on Android Gingerbread OS.

TechFresh, Motorola Fire XT316 Launched In India

Libyan rebels claim Ghaddafi's all-electric Fiat 500 as prize

Libyan leader (ex-leader?) Muammar Qaddafi apparently had some unusual items in his personal collection.

Autoblog, Libyan rebels claim Ghaddafi's all-electric Fiat 500 as prize

Ron Howard's Rush gears up to relive Lauda/Hunt showdown

We know the feeling. You watch a great movie, and then you want more. That's how trilogies are born. Unfortunately, that won't be possible with Asif Kapadia's celebrated documentary Senna, but that doesn't mean we can't have some more racing flicks in the pipeline.

Autoblog, Ron Howard's Rush gears up to relive Lauda/Hunt showdown

SanDisk launches $50 Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player, makes for a cheap workout date

If you've been working out with help from tunes on your Sansa Clip MP3 player or Sansa Clip+, chances are you've gotten a bit trimmer - and you're not the only one. SanDisk's launched a thinner and upgraded version of its song slinger, the Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player. The newest incarnation plays all standard major music formats, comes in red, blue, black, orange, white, grey and purple, and has 4GB or 8GB worth of storage with room for more via microSD. It's launching in Europe next month, but is currently available in both the US and Canada for $50 and $70 depending upon how many jams you want it to hold.

Engadget, SanDisk launches $50 Sansa Clip Zip MP3 player, makes for a cheap workout date

StarTech Standalone Portable Hard Drive Duplicator is small

StarTech has announced the launch of its latest Standalone Portable Hard Drive Duplicator - a multi-purpose data storage solution that enables users to make exact duplicates of their SATA hard drives without the use of a PC. For those times when you don't need to copy hard drives, it works as a connector for people to connect bare SATA drives to a desktop or laptop computer through eSATA or USB. It is small enough to fit into the palm of your hand, which means you'll be able to bring it with you everywhere you go.

Ubergizmo, StarTech Standalone Portable Hard Drive Duplicator is small

Tablet shipments may approach 250 million units in 2017

Shipments of consumer media tablets like the Apple iPad are expected to approach 250 million units in 2017, a report from In-Stat suggests. While analysts at In-Stat see tablet adoption growing rapidly over the next six years, even a number as large as 250 million is conservative when considering the estimates other firms have recently reported. IHS iSuppli, for example, increased its estimates earlier this week, suggesting tablet shipments will surpass 275 million units in 2015.

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Samsung bada 2.0 SDK released

While bada might not be the biggest deal over in this part of the world, it does have its place in the European and Asian market. Samsung has just announced the SDK for the latest version of the operating system. First shown off at CES 2011 in February this year, the updated SDK takes advantage of a lot of new features and improvements that are introduced in bada 2.0. bada 2.0 brings multi-tasking, WiFi Direct, NFC (Near Field Communication) support and voice recognition. It also features improved support for Flash and HTML5 for a better internet experience.

Ubergizmo, Samsung bada 2.0 SDK released

Sharp introduces ultra slim and Wireless AQUOS F5 Series in Japan!

Good lord. I have to admit that it has been a while since I haven't been amazed by a TV, and truth to be told I wonder why no one has introduced such TV before. Ladies and gentlemen, behold Sharp AQUOS F5 Series, a new generation of LED backlights TV that comes with a completely redesigned architecture that now comes in an ultra simple package of just five layers if you include the TV bezel.










Akihabara News, Sharp introduces ultra slim and Wireless AQUOS F5 Series in Japan!

Acer TravelMate Timeline 8481T Notebook PC

Acer America today introduced the new TravelMate Timeline 8481T notebook PC for U.S. and Canadian customers. Measuring 0.87-inch thick and weighing at just 3.7 pounds, the TravelMate Timeline 8481T adopts an innovative new display technology to allow an ultra-compact, frameless 14-inch LCD display to fit into a 13.3-inch footprint. The notebook is housed in a unique dual-tone resilient magnesium-aluminum case that distributes external forces and can withstand extreme pressure.

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Pink HTC Wildfire S now available in the UK, free from £15 per month

The HTC Wildfire S is the Taiwanese manufacturer's budget Android-powered smartphone right now. Even if it's not the cheapest Android smartphone around, the Wildfire S has a lot going for it – mainly the fact that its specced a bit above most of its competitors, so despite the small premium you have to pay it may be worth it. Well, you be the judge of that. Yet if you love pink, you may not be an impartial judge anymore.

Unwired View, Pink HTC Wildfire S now available in the UK, free from £15 per month

HTC Bliss poses for a couple of live shots, not blurry

The current Rumor Land resident - the HTC Bliss has come out of the closet for a couple of new snapshots in the wild. This is the first time we get to see the device sporting a blur-free real-life look following the previous leak but we can only see the hardware exterior and none of that Sense 3.5 UI we're so hoping to check out. The Bliss was previously only seen on blurry spy shots and on a mockup but we do have an idea what punch it will pack under its hood. It will have a single Qualcomm MSM7x30 800MHz processor with the Adreno 205 GPU and Android Gingerbread 2.3.



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