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My wild speculation on why Gamestop will sell iOS devices

Posted September 7, 2011 - 7:57 am

The rumor mill says video game retailer is going to start carrying iOS devices. Just selling iPads doesn't fit well into Gamestop's normal business practices; I think we're only hearing one piece of the puzzle. But I have a theory as to what the big picture looks like.
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Doctor Who Theme Song and other a capella multitrack videos

Posted September 6, 2011 - 4:53 pm

Multi-tracks are cool...
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For only $620,000, the world's only jet turbine-powered Batmobile can be yours

Posted September 5, 2011 - 9:29 am

A genuine, modern Batmobile can be yours for only $620,000. But time is running out!
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10 geeky things to do on your first date

Posted September 3, 2011 - 8:43 am

Here at GeekTech, we're unabashed geeks (as our blog's name suggests). We obsess over gadgetry, we enjoy various nerdy eats, we write about kitteh hacks, and we randomly quote sci-fi movies in casual conversation. And yes, some of us even play Magic: The Gathering. So when Gizmodo's Alyssa Bereznek wrote unfavorably about her experience dating bona fide geek Jon Finkel, well, we were a little taken aback. What's not to love about geeks?
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Why are you such a geek?

Posted September 2, 2011 - 1:36 pm

Some aspects of geekery are inborn, some depend on jobs, interests or technology. At the most basic level, what made you step into the geek pool for the first time, and what made you stay?
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Second secret iPhone left in San Fran bar gives Apple security another chance to shine

Posted September 1, 2011 - 4:52 pm

It's probably not true that armed drones piloted from Cupertino were dispatched on a mission to punish evildoers hiding another lost iPhone prototype but, given how tightly clenched everyone in Cuptertino has been since last time, it's pretty funny that it happened again.
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Java creator Gosling bails on new Google job to play with boats

Posted August 31, 2011 - 1:34 pm

Java creator James Gosling, whose resignation from Oracle was the key event in the Java community's rebellion against Oracle's plans for it, has now quit Oracle to work on a company that builds self-directed robotic underwater explorers and the data clouds to connect them.
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A 1999 movie tries to predict 2005 technology, fails miserably?

Posted August 30, 2011 - 4:20 pm

Wait, there were supposed to be "online sex ports" and "virtual brothels?" What happened?
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Hacktivist group Anonymous not shilling for, enriching Time Warner

Posted August 30, 2011 - 12:07 pm

A NYT story is getting big reactions among those more impressed by the irony of Time Warner owning copyright on the Guy Fawkes masks Anonymous members wear in public rather than the stifling, unavoidable corporate dominance and exploitation of public imagery and speech.
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If Gmail was a real person

Posted August 30, 2011 - 11:20 am

This one's for the ladies...
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Virtual staff help Paris, U.K. airports put human face on flight updates

Posted August 30, 2011 - 10:35 am

Paris' Orly Airport is the third to deploy systems that holograms of staff who make boarding or security announcements, increasing passenger face time without adding more faces.
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Tips from Hurricane Irene blackout zone: Coffee shops, crowds, crazed commuters

Posted August 29, 2011 - 5:28 pm

When the plugs are dead and internet access is off, you can't just hit the nearest Starbucks and log in. Finding a good spot to work from means breaking away from the crowd.
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Rdio.com announces gift card program: use cash to pay for a streaming music sub

Posted August 29, 2011 - 5:14 pm

Streaming music service Rdio.com today announced a new gift card program, offering both electronic gift cards and physical cards available at Target stores.
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Think patent lawsuits are tough? Try selling a T-shirt with 'Hells Angels' on the front

Posted August 26, 2011 - 3:57 pm

Hells Angels have a rep for protecting the territory they can ride over; they don't like copyright infringers. And they're as litigious as, well, hell.
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Shopntella helps you socially network your purchasing decisions

Posted August 25, 2011 - 4:50 pm

New site users social networking hooks to, in their words, bring the online buying experience close to physical shopping.
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Twittergate behind him, Newt Gingrich now has clear path to GOP nomination!

Posted August 25, 2011 - 12:51 pm

Newt Gingrich may be a big spender at Tiffany's, but he didn't pay for those Twitter followers, Mr. Green!
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Star Wars retold by girl who's sort of seen it

Posted August 24, 2011 - 4:48 pm

Girl talks about plot of Star Wars from memory. Still, this version is better than The Phantom Menace.
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Oracle (not that one) addresses DC Comics reboot

Posted August 24, 2011 - 2:03 pm

The premiere IT superhero has to don spandex come September
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Twitter co-founders say planned 'Lift' app will unlock 'human potential'

Posted August 24, 2011 - 1:33 pm

Can an application really "Lift" your human potential? Two Twitter co-founders say it can.
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I'm not buying these Nintendo 3DS rumors we've been hearing

Posted August 24, 2011 - 7:54 am

Yesterday all the gaming and gadget blogs were talking about Nintendo 3DS rumors. First up, a snap-on 2nd analog stick. Following that, a replacement for the current 3DS. I don't believe any of it!
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Phone thief accidentally IDs himself via Photobucket

Posted August 23, 2011 - 8:44 pm

Photobucket has a cool mobile application that allows users to automatically upload mobile pictures to the company's photo-sharing website. That's something that Korey Heess is unlikely to forget anytime soon, after allegedly snapping a picture of himself that was used by police to identify him as a smartphone thief.
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Samsung: Stanley Kubrick invented the tablet for '2001'

Posted August 23, 2011 - 5:10 pm

Here's an interesting defense in the Samsung-Apple patent battle: Samsung claims iPad-like tablets have already been established as "prior art," thanks to a scene in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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Why allowing 'cyberloafing' is good for your company

Posted August 23, 2011 - 10:48 am

Two new studies show that surfing the Internet on the job makes workers more productive.
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OK Go Muppet Show Theme video hits Web

Posted August 23, 2011 - 10:33 am

OK version of the song, but enhanced with Muppets.
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Huh? TouchPads now selling for almost $300 on eBay

Posted August 22, 2011 - 8:59 pm

The TouchPad may be DOA thanks to HP's recent decision to drop WebOS but you wouldn't know it from the prices the tablet fetches on eBay. After fire sales over the weekend dropped the price of the entry level 16gb TouchPad model down to $99, demand for the tablet skyrocketed and retailers quickly sold out of the TouchPad. Now TouchPads on eBay are fetching somewhere between $200 and $300 for resellers.
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