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Sony’s Single Wire Interface Will Allow For Crazier Handset Designs [Guts]

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Sony figured out how to replace the 22-wire ribbon inside their mobile devices-the one that carries control signals, video, and audio data-with a single copper cable, capable of 940Mbps transmission. That could make for the best cup-and-string phone ever. More »

August 20, 2010 Posted Under: Design, Sony Read More

Radio Broadcasters and RIAA Want To Make FM Chips in Cell Phones Required By Law [Radio]

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Ars is reporting that the National Association of Broadcasters and the RIAA are in talks to strike a compromise that could result in a Congressional mandate to include FM radios in phones and other portable electronics. Thanks but no thanks? More »

August 17, 2010 Posted Under: Music, audio Read More

Silicon Compound That’s Quicker To Melt Could Make For Cheaper Gadgets [Science]

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A team of MIT researchers has discovered a new silicon compound that—get this—melts as it gets cooler, some 500 degrees Celsius lower than silicon's natural melting point. The researchers think it could eventually yield less expensive electronics. More »

August 2, 2010 Posted Under: Science Read More

Gorilla Glass To Protect TVs From Wiimotes Next Year [Television]

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The Motorola Droid and Dell Streak are just a couple of the gadgets using Corning's high-strength Gorilla Glass for their displays, but from next year we could be seeing TVs donning stab-proof protection too. More »

August 2, 2010 Posted Under: Displays, components, glass Read More

The Best, Cheapest Ways to Upgrade Your PC [Parts]

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Upgrading your PC can be a head-spinning process. Our Lab experts help you sort through the chaos with 18 products that won't break the bank. More »

Personal computer - Shopping - Microsoft - Microsoft Windows - Windows Vista

June 30, 2010 Posted Under: Dealzmodo, Peripherals Read More

Microsoft Kin Two Gets the Teardown Treatment [Teardown]

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Chipworks and iFixit teamed up to take a look beneath the Kin Two's black and lime exterior, finding some things that were expected, like the NVIDIA Tegra APX2600 processor, and some that were, well, not, like a Sony image sensor. More »

May 18, 2010 Posted Under: Smartphones Read More

Sharp Conjures Up World’s First 3D Camera For Phones—and the Nintendo 3DS? [3D]

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Designed for mobile devices such as phones, digital cameras or even netbooks, Sharp's 3D camera module will start mass production this year—meaning within the next couple of years we could be shooting image-popping HD 3D video. More »

Nintendo - Nintendo DS - Shopping - Camera - Photography

May 12, 2010 Posted Under: 3D, Cameras, camera Read More

AMD Vision Refresh: Better, Faster, More [Amd]

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AMD's officially closing the gap. With the help of a slew of major manufacturers, they're putting their processors in nearly three times more notebooks than last year, expanding their Vision branding to desktops, and ramping up performance across the board. More »

Advanced Micro Devices - Hardware - AMD - Business - Intel Corporation

May 11, 2010 Posted Under: Processors Read More

Optical Sensors Make Any Gadget Its Own Mouse [Input]

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Tiny MP3 players are great, but the tiny means of navigation they often employ can be a big pain in the ass. The Minput project explores the possibility of using optical sensors to let those devices double as mice. More »

May 1, 2010 Posted Under: Mice, Mouse Read More

iFixit MacBook Pro Teardown Reveals New Antenna and Bigger Battery [Apple]

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The 15-inch MacBook Pro, with all-new Core i5 chip, got ripped to shreds by iFixit, who found...not much difference between the previous model, really. More »

April 16, 2010 Posted Under: Apple, MacBook Pro, components Read More

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