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Scientists told a House of Representatives subcommittee Thursday that more research is needed over the possible link between cell phone use and cancer. While past studies have found that cell phone radiation isn’t dangerous, the scientists pointed to research that has found just the opposite.

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Three weeks ago, we told you about RealDVD, the new software package from Real Networks that allows you to rip DVDs to your PC’s hard drive–legally. The software is now available for direct download from realdvd.com. For a limited time, it’s just $30 (as …

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If you don’t believe in landlines and you do believe in sensible shoes, stop reading now.

Gadget4all.com is selling a phone designed to look like a pink high-heeled shoe. Fortunately, it doesn’t double as a real shoe, as the slant on this thing could …

CHIBA, Japan–Already skeptical about the ability of OLED to uproot the TV technology dominance of plasma and LCD in the next few years, Panasonic cast even more doubt on the opening day of Ceatec 2008.

Speaking to a group of reporters, Panasonic AVC Networks President Toshihiro Sakamoto reiterated that OLED (…

Panasonic's connected home concept.

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CHIBA, Japan–It won’t be ready for at least three or five years, but Panasonic’s Total Living Space Solution is a cool, elegant combination of all your home gadgets and appliances in one.

The display is the size …

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Sony has added BD-Live capability to the BDP-S350, making good on a promise it made when the Blu-ray player was released earlier this year. The upgrade is available as a free firmware update for existing users; it downloads and installs to the unit straight over the Internet at the click of a button. Even better, the price of the player has dropped to $300. That means–for the time being, at least–the player is 25 percent more affordable than the PlayStation 3.

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If recent blog posts about the increase in capacity of CompactFlash cards and small-size hard drives make you wonder what’s in store for your mobile phones, then I have some good news.

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On Monday, SanDisk announced its new microSD high-capacity (microSDHC) card that offers up to 16GB …

RIM BlackBerry Bold

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Perhaps you’re like me and starting to wonder if the RIM BlackBerry Bold is just a mythical creature like Bigfoot–spotted in the wild a number of times but yet to be captured, or in the Bold’s case, released. The smartphone was announced way …

If recent blog posts about the increase in capacity of CompactFlash cards and small-size hard drives make you wonder what’s in store for your mobile phones, then I have some good news.

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On Monday, SanDisk announced its new microSD high-capacity (microSDHC) card that offers up to 16GB …

Nokia E71

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Over the recent months, I’ve received a fair share of e-mails asking the same question: Will a U.S. carrier ever pick up the Nokia E71? Well, it looks like some of your wishes may come true.

According to Engadget Mobile, AT&T …

ZTE U990

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Today ZTE announced the U990, the world’s first HSDPA TD-SCDMA mobile handset (TD-SCDMA is a 3G mobile standard in China). It claims seamless transition between EDGE/HSDPA and TD-SCDMA, which is a good thing for those who do business in China. The U990 is a …

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I like external storage a little more than most people, so when I saw that SimpleTech by Fabrik announced its first 3TB two-drive RAID 0/1 device with four interfaces (eSATA, FireWire 800, FireWire 400, and USB 2.0) I nearly burst right here in my office. The …

The KDDI prototype phone was one of the standouts from last year’s Ceatec.

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Crave is hopping a plane to Japan. How cool is that?

If there’s a place that’s more of a sensory overload than Las Vegas, it’s Tokyo, which makes it a perfect …

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Traditionally, anyone who wanted to convert a PC into a DVR was limited to the likes of Windows Media Center, SnapStream Beyond TV, or (for the more adventurous DIYers) MythTV.

Starting in mid-October, however, people can turn their Windows PCs into a full-on TiVo DVR thanks to Nero’s new Liquid TV package. The software effectively turns a standard PC into a full-service TiVo DVR, replete with the same interface, program guide, and ease-of-use as TiVo’s standalone hardware DVRs–but with the added ability to burn recorded shows to DVD or export them to portable devices such as the iPod or PlayStation Portable.

Liquid TV will be available in two versions. The $200 package includes a standard TiVo remote, USB DTV tuner/antenna (for over-the-air analog and digital TV, including HD broadcasts), and an IR blaster (for controlling external cable and satellite boxes, which would then be fed into a video capture card on your PC). The $100 package is software only; it’s for people who already have a TV tuner card and remote solution (or who will opt for the software’s onscreen mouse controls).

The software is said to support up to four TV tuners, one of which can be an external set-top box. Both versions include a year’s worth of the all-important TiVo service (required for use). Nero hasn’t officially set the renewal fee for the service, but company reps suggested that it will be less than the $13 per month that’s the baseline for owners of the set-top TiVo boxes.

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