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CCC's "Freedom Stick" circumvents China's firewall, just in time for The Games {Engadget}
Aug 9th 2008 2:14AM last time i was in China, i couldn't access the canadian embassy website. which was, of course, ridiculous. i needed to find an alternative means of finding the address to the shanghai canadian embassy.
Toshiba sued for cloning Fujitsu's RakuRaku handset {Engadget}
Mar 17th 2008 11:14PM handset designs are actually quite streamlined in japan. the carriers have a large say in what designs are and are not allowed. the most stringent of standards being the keypad layout. also, since the vast majority of handsets on the market are broad fliphones, these two handsets have enough differences to be considered unique. the exception, may in fact, lie in the 1,2, 3 buttons directly below the screen.
Researchers devise tool for understanding dog barks, sort of {Engadget}
Jan 17th 2008 2:16PM yeah this was already done years ago in japan.it's called bowlingual (bow is the equivalent of bark in japanese). there's also a cat version called meowlingual as well. they were quite popular when they first launched in japan. and they were created in much the same way the product in this article was.
Ohayo's MP4 Player is ugly {Engadget}
Dec 16th 2007 2:29PM yeah...it does, in japanese. either a humorous coincidence, or an interesting choice for a brand name coming from a chinese company. hahah.
Sharp's new PW-TC930 e-dictionary, now with insect noises {Engadget}
Nov 15th 2007 4:54PM actually..i think this may be a result of a recent study in japan confirming that the best pattern/sound/music to listen to is the natural sound of waves, chirps, wind, etc. apparently, our ability to concentrate is vastly superior to classical music (which is widely believed to be the best), when listening to the sounds of nature. i suppose it's a remnant trait of our more barbaric/natural days. since the dictionary is probably targeted at university students who will pay any premium to obtain a slight edge over their counterparts, more than a few people will be enticed by the additional feature.
The hundred gadget giveaway, grand prize round: Nikon D40 DSLR {Engadget}
Sep 14th 2007 11:18PM "randomly" picking me would greatly be appreciated. thanks engadget!
Mobile Phone Throwing World Championships draws frustrated cellphone owners from across the globe {Engadget}
Aug 27th 2007 3:30AM i bet you the best phone for this kind of this is an 8800/8801. a hunk of steel with good aerodynamics.
iPhone unlocked: AT&T loses iPhone exclusivity, August 24, 2007, 12:00PM EDT {Engadget}
Aug 24th 2007 1:38PM the one who REALLY stands to gain from all this, is t-mobile.
apple will lose potential revenue from non-converts, who MAY have switched over to at&t. obviously this will put a big dent in the exclusivity agreement between at&t and apple as well. the unlock will prevent a large number of potential switchers from changing to at&t.
Dell's XPS m1330 and Inspiron laptops now on-line {Engadget}
Jun 26th 2007 1:51AM interesting to note, is that 1330 is about $500USD cheaper than the american 1330 with similar specs.
i would really like to know why...
