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Ratatat, 'Mirando': Free MP3 of the Day

If a Galaga machine could sing a song, it might come out a bit like Ratatat's latest. "LP3" turns to keyboards, spewing forth a pile of vintage effects. But the disc is much more than a catalogue of funny noises. In the hands of these two, retro blips can ...

Laptop heralds Intel Centrino 2 mobile gaming

Germany-based Cizmo is offering an Intel Centrino 2-based gaming laptop that shows what's in store for mobile gamers this summer.

Intel's newest crop of Centrino 2 Montevina mobile processors are slated for a July 14 rollout and will include the Extreme X9100 processor: the first Penryn-class mobile processor ...

Opio, 'Stop The Press': Free MP3 of the Day

As another branch of the Hieroglyphics hip-hop tree, Opio is the latest to sprout a solo project. The Souls of Mischief member glides his distinct vocal delivery over blossoming homegrown beats. Although his sonic seed was planted years ago, it continues to grow as a refreshing new sound, helping to ...

Canadian iPhone 3G plans lack unlimited data

It will cost you north of the border.

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If you think AT&T's iPhone 3G service plans are expensive, just consider what Rogers is forcing on our Canadian friends.

Is the stand-alone toaster an endangered species?

Team Toaster/Coffee Maker

Pity the poor toaster. Like a single person surrounded by married couples, it seems destined to be fixed up again and again, with the promise that this coupling will be the match that lasts.

The latest pairing to come to my attention: a Breakfast Set from Team Appliances, which combines ...

Review: 2009 Nissan GT-R

It must be Christmas, because a 2009 Nissan GT-R showed up in our garage. Just like how we spent 1973 transfixed by commercials for the Vertibird Rescue Ship toy, we slathered over every specification sheet and photo of the new GT-R since the concept was ...

Another Bluetooth headset goes into battle

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Anyone can have a Bluetooth headset nowadays and, unfortunately, it often seems like everyone does. But there's one way you can separate yourself from the loquacious crowd--with a model branded specifically for your favorite game.

Just as Metal Gear Solid 4 got its own headset, SOCOM Confrontation...

Dell's Studio line and Sony rumors: The week in laptops

The week belonged to Dell, which finally confirmed one of the worst kept secrets in laptopdom, the Studio line of laptops. Somewhere between the budget Inspiron line and high-end XPS line, the Studio 15 and Studio 17 are available with a variety of colors and lid imprint patterns; buyers--whom Dell ...

Brother releases professional class multifunction inkjet printer

Brother's newest inkjet multifunction printer, the MFC-6490CW is a milestone for the company--it's their first color inkjet that can print, copy, scan, and fax on 11 inch by 17-inch tabloid sized paper. This is also the first in a new line of "Professional Series" printers that accommodate the ...

Sony shows off some of its latest HDTV technology

Sony's OLED displays

The guts of Sony's OLED displays

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Kevin Miller, a contributing editor for CNET, was recently invited to Japan by Sony for a weeklong trip to show off some of the company's new HDTV technology. Among the highlights were Sony's new 4K by 2K projector, ...