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Duracell myGrid wireless charging pad suffers Palm Touchstone envy

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 12:30 PM PDT

Duracell myGrid Wireless Charging Pad Device

Duracell, world famous battery manufacturer, is coming out with a Palm Touchstone-like device in the form of a wireless charging pad called the myGrid.

The myGrid charging pad from Duracell works by connecting the pad to an AC outlet, and attaching a Power Sleeve or Power Clip to compatible Apple, BlackBerry, Motorola or Nokia mobile phones. Additional Power Sleeve purchases are required for the iPhone, iPod touch, BlackBerry Curve and BlackBerry Pearl.

Duracell myGrid(TM) charging pad – Consumers can enjoy a better daily charging experience with this device that eliminates the mess of multiple cords by simultaneously charging multiple devices, such as cell phones, MP3 music players or other mobile devices. Once the charging pad is plugged in, your devices can go cordless. By simply fitting a device with a Power Sleeve(TM) or Power Clip(TM), you can drop your device on myGrid(TM) and go.

The Duracell myGrid wireless charging pad is set to make its debut on October 2009. For more information regarding the product, click here.

[via PR Newswire]

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Microsoft Zune HD demo/preview at various Best Buy locations across the US

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 11:30 AM PDT

Microsoft Zune HD (Multiple Angles)

Looking to pre-order the Microsoft Zune HD but not quite convinced to do so yet? Sure, it has the Tegra chip from NVIDIA but is that enough to persuade you? NVIDIA has a PDF document listing Best Buy locations across the United States which will have the Zune HD for demonstration/preview.

[via Engadget]

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Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition with lifetime guidance and pre-loaded Ovi Maps announced

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 10:30 AM PDT

Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition with Lifetime Guidance

The Nokia 5800 has quite a number of variants now: XpressMusic, Star Trek Edition, Comes with Music Edition, and now… the Navigation Edition.

Nokia’s 5800 Navigation Edition is pre-loaded with Ovi Maps and lifetime licenses for voice-guided driving and walking navigation for a particular region. To set you on your way, Nokia is including a car charger and and car kit in the standard package.

The Nokia 5800 Navigation Edition with lifetime guidance is set to retail for €285 or $410 USD during the 3rd quarter of 2009.

[via Nokia Conversations]

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Luxor finds its way onto the Apple iPhone and iPod touch

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 09:30 AM PDT

Luxor for Apple iPhone and iPod touch

Luxor is a highly popular game with over 75 million downloads worldwide. Game mechanics are simple, you have to shoot colored marbles and make a match of  at least 3 of the same color.

In LUXOR, players will face off against the god's evil minions threatening to ruin the mystical lands of Ancient Egypt. Players must clear chains by color-matching three or more spheres. Intuitive controls utilizing the innovative Multi-Touch user interface and accelerometer of the devices allow players to slide, tap, shake and tilt to manipulate a magical winged, side-scrolling shooter and launch power-ups. The fate of Ancient Egypt is literally in the player's hands. The game also includes community features enabled by Plus+, the free social play network.

"We are pleased to bring the advanced capabilities of iPhone and iPod touch to our active base of LUXOR fans, and introduce LUXOR to a new audience of casual gamers," said Mark Cottam, Chief Executive Officer, MumboJumbo. "Bringing existing fans and new ones into a mobile network that enhances gameplay for the user seemed like a natural extension of the LUXOR brand."

"We saw MumboJumbo's LUXOR as a darling in the premium casual game space, and perfectly suited for the iPhone and iPod touch," said Simon Jeffery, Chief Publishing Officer, Plus+. "It's exciting to create and serve an integrated social gaming experience in LUXOR for the iPhone and iPod touch using Plus+."

Plus+ registrants in LUXOR can send challenges to friends via Facebook and Twitter, blaze to the top of global leaderboards and earn points in Plus+. These social play elements add to the hours of gameplay packed across 88 levels of action-packed strategy.

Luxor is available for just $2.99 on the iPhone and iPod touch via the Apple App Store. For more information regarding Luxor for the iPhone and iPod touch, visit http://www.luxoriphone.com/.

[via Business Wire]

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Sony PS3 Slim can bitstream Dolby TrueHD and DTS-HD MA

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 07:00 AM PDT

Dolby Digital TrueHD / DTS-HD MA Logos

Aside from having a 120GB hard drive, Sony’s PS3 Slim is also able to bitstream high definition audio codecs such as Dolby Digital TrueHD and DTS-HD Master Audio.

Bitstreaming passes Dolby Digital TrueHD or DTS-HD Master Audio to the receiver for decoding. The first generation Sony PlayStation 3 internally decoded high definition audio codecs and sent them to the receiver as LPCM.

While it is arguable that there is a difference in quality when the audio codec is decoded by the PS3 itself or passed to a receiver for decoding, probably 99% of people won’t notice the difference or even care.

The main difference will just be seeing “Dolby Digital TrueHD” or “DTS-HD MA” on the front of your receiver display instead of it showing just LPCM.

[via AV Watch]

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Terminator 4 T-600 2GB USB flash drive is Swarovski rhinestone-eyed

Posted: 21 Aug 2009 05:00 AM PDT

Terminator 4 T-600 2GB USB Flash Drive (Top View)

Overly addicted with Terminator memorabilia and collectibles? Solid Alliance’s Terminator 4 T-600 2GB USB flash drive comes in polished metal and uses Swarovski rhinestones for its eyes. It’ll definitely look nice alongside the Limited Edition T2 Complete Collector's Set (with Endoskull) [Blu-ray], if you have one.

The Terminator 4 T-600 2GB USB flash drive is set to make its debut via GeekStuff4U on September 2009. The Swarovski rhinestone-eyed device is priced at ¥15,000 or $160 USD. It’s pricey but you probably won’t be able to find it anywhere else plus it will come in limited quantities.

[via Solid Alliance and Akihabara News]

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