Orbital Technologies To Launch Earth’s First Commercial Space Spation

Orbital Technologies and RSC Energia ( Rocket and Space Corporate Energia ) just announced that they will launch the worlds’s First Commercial Space Station ( CSS ). We think that space tourism will be the next big thing so the station may be used by private citizens, professional crews, and corporate researchers interested in conducting their scientific programs. If everything goes according to the plan, CSS will become the world’s first commercially available human spaceflight platform. Sergey...

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CDMA iPhone Coming To India, Exclusivity Agreements Ending Everywhere

a Verizon iPhone have been circulating ever since the original iPhone has been released. People believes that Steve Jobs is trying to punish Verizon for not accepting the iPhone, but according to the latest batch of rumors, Apple will introduce a CDMA iPhone in the near future thanks to Tata Teleservices and Reliance Communications. Apparently, Apple has been negotiating with the aforementioned two Indian carriers for more than six months. If a CDMA iPhone is coming to India then a CDMA...

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Lexus Has Built The Most Realistic Driving Simulator In The World

As you already know, driving simulators are very fun, but most of them are just video games. So Lexus decided they need to build a more realistic one, and they ended building this outstanding machine that covers an area larger then a football field. This machine is 15-ft by 20 ft and hosts a real Lexus car inside, while the inside works like a mini Omnimax theater, projecting the surrounding streets and traffic in every direction visible from inside the car. The dome is mounted on six hydraulic...

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Nokia just launched the latest C5 device, a inexpensive touchscreen smartphone that brings a lot of great features, it’s simple to use but covers all of the essentials for modern-day phones. The new device features a 3.2-inch touch display and now comes with Wi-Fi, so you can gain access to Internet without the need of a data plan. It also has support for compass and assisted GPS for use with the latest version of the free Ovi Maps hands-free navigation service, now featuring location sharing...

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Eye Tracker System: Solution For Falling Asleep While Driving

Falling asleep happens very often sadly. For this the Eyetracker system was invented. It is a German invention that will search for signs on driver’s face. Two cameras fallow you everywhere and they measure the pupil dilatation and the line of vision. With other words the system assures that you keep your eyes on the road. The system is very small and easy to install. It doesn’t need any high tech devices and has the size of a matchbox. Also it can be installed in any car. It could be used...

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Apple’s Steve Jobs Gives New iPods To All 33 Rescued Chilean Miners

You probably heard the news about the 33 Chilean miners who were rescued from a collapsed mine after more than two months. Besides the fact that all have received $10,000 from a local businessman, Apple’s Steve Jobs said that the company will send each miner a brand new iPod. The 33 Chilean miners are now famous around the world and lots of interesting stuff happened in Chile as one miner has become a father, and one of them will probably be slapped with a divorce as his mistress met him...

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Behold Stuart Hughes’ $8 Million Diamond iPhone 4

Hold tight because this wonderful gold and diamond iPhone 4 it’s the world’s most expensive mobile, costing £5 million. The smartphone is wrapped in more than 500 individual cut diamond totaling 100 carats. It features two interchangeable diamonds which fit over the ‘home’ button – a single cut 7.4ct pink diamond and a rare 8ct single cut flawless diamond which are together worth more than £4 million. The back of the phone is plated in rose gold and the Apple logo glitters with 53 diamonds....

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Batman Goes Green With Solar-Powered Trike

The main purpose of designer Josh Hadar wasn’t to build just a normal electric trike, so instead he built one that even Batman dreamed to ride. This new and inventive frame it’s built entirely from carbon steel. When Josh first started this trike, it was a little tricky to ride it: ‘The first test ride was a virtual wheelie-fest that left its rider sprawled on the ground.’ After some additional tweaking, he managed to realize what you can see in our pictures, and it runs at a maximum 45 miles...

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BlueShip’s BlueSIP Android/iOS App

BlueShip Communications, a Japanese VoIP and webdesign company, have announced the impending availability of BlueSIP, a softphone for Android devices, iPhone 4, and iPads, in cooperation with ageet Corporation, another VoIP service company. BlueShip say they will make a for-business service available soon, including a 050- VoIP num...

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Ask Corporation Sells Cremax Icy Dock in Japan

Ask Corporation, a Japanese computer parts company, announced the availability of Cremax’ Icy Dock MB994SP-4S in Japan yesterday. The Icy Dock is a quad-2.5-inch hard drive rack that fits into a single 5.25-inch HDD bay, allowing you the use of four separate hot-swappable hard drives instead of one large, clunky, drive. The unit weighs 802 grams and measures 17×14.6×4.1...

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iPod speaker dock with 1seg video capability released by Victor JVC

Victor JVC Japan has just released a new speaker dock unit, NX-TC7, that is compatible with iPod classic, touch, video, and nano (though the video feature only works on versions 3 and higher for the nano). The unit can handle mp3, wma, wav, wmv, and jpeg files as well as CDs and CD-Rs, and it also includes an AM/FM stereo. The biggest draw to this new speaker dock is its ability to receive and play 1seg video. NX-TC7 comes in black and white and will hit shelves in Japan in Novem...

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Samsung Electronics Unveiled World’s longest Digital Banner

Seoul’s Jamsil Indoor Stadium is slated to become a world record holder, as the world’s longest digital banner, produced by Samsung, is being installed there. The banner, which is connected by 160 Large Format Displays (LFD), will be revealed during the 2010-2011 season of the Korean Basketball League. The stadium intends to display a variety of intriguing contents to spectators via the new disp...

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Netflix to offer 5.1-channel surround sound Story posted on: October 14, 2010

Netflix has made it known to the masses earlier this morning that they will deliver 5.1-channel surround sound for its Internet streaming component, otherwise known as Dolby Digital Plus. This would be be embedded in movies, delivering any supporting title additional audio depth which will literally be music to your ears. According to Netflix, they intend to have a format which would play nice with as many devices as possible. The Sony PS3 will be first in line to receive Dolby surround in...

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Netflix Goes Disc-free On PS3 Next Week

You've been waiting for it for a long time, and now it has finally become a reality. Sony has announced that starting Monday, October 18th, you'll be able to instantly watch Netflix movies and TV shows without inserting an instant streaming disc into your console. Aside from the elimination of the disc, a new user interface has also been introduced, bringing a much richer and faster browsing experience, and content search directly on the device, not to mention dramatic improvements on how...

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Powermat looks to incorporate wireless charging

Mobile accessory manufacturer Powermat aims to go into partnership with cellphone manufacturers in order to incorporate their wireless charging technology into such mobile devices. At the moment, Powermat's base station delivers wireless charging to selected gadgets via their special cases and battery doors, but hope to make this a mainstream capability sometime in the near future. Of course, a lot of it will then depend on whether other companies are willing to partner with Powermat or...

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NextComputing unveils Vigor Evo Plus computer

You might have a hard time convincing the missus that you would want to blow your year-end bonus on NextComputing's Vigor Evo Plus computer just to get your daily fix of World of Warcraft in a much more secure manner. After all, the entire machine tips the scales at a whopping 35 pounds - now how about that? The main reason behind that? A rugged military-specced anodized external chassis, a shock-mounted internal chassis, alongside options that include a single or dual Xeon processor, the...

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FCC checks out eLocity A7 tablet

The eLocity A7 tablet has just made its way over to the FCC, where it will be yet another Android 2.2-powered tablet to hit the market in due time. What do you get with the A7? Well, how about a 7-inch WVGA capacitive touch screen at 800 x 480 resolution for starters? Not only that, video processing capability is enhanced with its NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, while other hardware specifications include 512MB RAM, 4GB of internal storage, a 1.3-megapixel camera, 1080p output thanks to an HDMI...

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T-Mobile to out largest 4G network in the US in November 2010

Mark November on your calendar boys and girls, if you're someone who wants nothing but the superlatives in life. T-Mobile is working hard to make available the largest 4G network Stateside from next month onwards, branding their HSPA+ network as 4G. We don't really care what do you call it, as long as the speed is fast enough to qualify as a next generation version of wireless communications. For those who love to get technical, the ITU Radiocommunication Sector defines 4G as an advanced...

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Samsung offers Galaxy Tab to interested users for 2 days

Those who are mulling over whether to purchase the Samsung Galaxy Tab or not in the UK simply because of the rather high price point will have an alternative - the South Korean company is offering potential buyers in London to give it a go for 48 hours. With the Galaxy Tab being positioned as an on-the-go device, Samsung is working on Londoners using the tube first from October 18th till its launch on November 1st. Select users will be invited to ‘tube-test’ the Galaxy Tab for 2 days on ...

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VISIONary app delivers one-click temporary root access for T-Mobile G2

While there is still no permanent root access on the T-Mobile G2 at the moment, folks who want a temporary fix can check out the VISIONary application that is the brainchild of @paulobrien, where it will enable G2 owners a far faster root workaround as currently, root access is lost each time the handset is restarted. Should you find running the application itself each time the G2 is reset a cumbersome thing to do, the second version of the app will now automatically perform its magic with...

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SteelSeries Announces WoW Cataclysm MMO Gaming Mouse

SteelSeries has some good experience in coming up with World of Warcraft branded equipment and now the company has come up with the Cataclysm mouse to celebrate the upcoming Cataclysm expansion pack. The mouse itself features 14 programmable buttons that are capable of handling over 130 preset commands, not to mention the ability to store 10 character profiles in software and one in the mouse itself. Mac users should be happy to hear that Mac support is offered from the get go. If you like...

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New MobileMe Calendar Launched

Apple has officially launched its new MobileMe Calendar today, bringing the service out of beta and making it available to all paying subscribers. New features include redesigned views and the ability to create a shared calendar that can be edited. Of course, if you don't like folks changing your golfing schedule, you're able to publish a read-only calendar to a group of users instead. MobileMe will sync with your Mac and Apple's iCal application, not to mention iPhone and iPod touch devices...

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bModo Windows 7 Tablet

Tablet devices are popping up like mushrooms everywhere and next up is the bModo12, a tablet that boasts an 11.6-inch HD resolution display. It's powered by Windows 7 and a 1.6GHz Intel Atom processor, allowing it to function like a netbook, sans the physical keyboard. A white docking station is an optional accessory that will be available in 2011. The bModo12 tablet will be arriving in time for your Christmas shopping, though pricing wasn't mentioned. Technical specifications of this tablet...

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Viewsonic Introduces Its 24-inch V3D241wm-LED Monitor

Viewsonic has just introduced a new 3D monitor for folks who are looking to get into the 3D game. The 24-inch V3D241wm-LED 3D monitor comes bundled with a pair of active 3D glasses and Viewsonic promises that the monitor's 120Hz frame rate and 2ms ratings are good enough for your gaming and movie sessions. A pair of built-in two watt speakers are included too, along with specifications such as 300 nits of brightness and a 20,000,000:1 contrast ratio. There isn't an actual release date in...

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Everybody is jumping on the green bandwagon nowadays and Mitsubishi Motors Corp and Yamato Transport Co Ltd will be starting a field test of an electric pickup and delivery vehicle prototyped by Mitsubishi Motors. The companies will be evaluating the practicality of the vehicle by collecting data when it's in operation and analyzing it. The electric vehicle (EV) is based on Mitsubishi Motor's Minicab Van gasoline-driving commercial light van. The motor and li-ion battery used this time will...

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Sony Japan Launches Digital Strategy Guides On The PlayStation Network

While it's easy to find strategy guides on the Internet, Sony wants to make things a little easier for you with the introduction of its new PlayView for Games over in Japan, which is a digital strategy guide service on the PlayStation Network today. These guides are designed for PSP games and can be purchased and downloaded onto a PS3 so that gamers will be able to play the game on their portable console while using the TV for reference. It seems a little extreme to use a large display...

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Nikon D7000 Sold Early And Unboxed

While the Nikon D7000 DSLR camera is slated to go on sale this Sunday, Best Buy has actually let some customers purchase the hotly-anticipated camera ahead of time, and inevitably, unboxing pictures and videos have been posted online. In case you're wondering, you'll get the camera, an 18-105mm kit lens, soft pouch, lens hood, LCD protector, neck strap and the usual cables in exchange for your hard-earned cash. Unboxing video after the jum...

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Salsa Table Integrates iPads For Collaboration

While many folks complain that the rise of electronic devices might have resulted in folks talking less and less with each other at the table, there are also folks who claim that it's good for collaboration. The Salsa Table is designed to serve as a platform that brings people and ideas together by integrating four iPads into the table, encouraging people to collaborate with each together. Of course, if everybody is staring at the iPad and not talking, then it might be counterproductive, but...

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Lesance GSN801GAW is ugly duckling on the outside, but beautiful swan on the inside

At first glance , the Lesance GSN801GAW will definitely come across as a non-looker where notebooks are concerned, and with a converted price point of €3,760, most people would be turned off by it as well. Don't judge a book by its cover though (in this case it would be do not judge a notebook by its chassis), as underneath the ugly exterior lies enough power to turn this into a desktop replacement. After all, who are we to argue with a quad core Intel Core i7 940XM Extreme Edition, 8GB ...

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Opera to offer extensions for flagship browser

Opera Software recently announced that it will deliver support for extensions to its flagship browser, which will mimic the functionality of other popular rivals including Mozilla's Firefox and Google's Chrome. WIth Opera 11, add-on support will be created using a range of Web standards such as HTML5 and JavaScript among others, including Opera-specific APIs, or application programming interfaces. It is interesting to note that Opera 11 is the first version of the Norwegian-made browser which...

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Lexmark introduces Genesis upright printer

Lexmark has rolled out what could very well be the first upright printer in the world known as the Genesis. This all-in-one printer looks sleek on the outside, featuring an extremely small footprint which allows it to be displayed in just about any setting. Boasting a high-gloss black piano finish, it should attract a whole lot of fingerprints by curious onlookers. The Lexmark Genesis will also feature a 10-megapixel imaging sensor that allows one to transfer a page from “document to digital”...

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MindScape expands Nabaztag family with Karotz

Remember Nabaztag the talking rabbit? Well, that interactive toy has just gotten another family member to join in, known as the Karotz. Since the Nabaztag's release, the parent company Violet has been purchased by MindScape, and we are proud to announce that the new Karotz is Wi-Fi enabled and will be powered by Linux, running on a 400MHz ARM processor, 64MB RAM and 256MB of internal storage. It will feed off batteries or can be plugged in via USB, while carrying a similar RFID reader functionality...

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Some Details Of The Upcoming MacBook Air Leaked

Some possible specifications of the upcoming MacBook Air have surfaced and it claims that while the ultra thin notebook will sport an updated processor, it'll still be using a Core 2 Duo processor, possibly due to the legal dispute between Intel and NVIDIA over chipset licenses. Aside from the processor, the notebook will use an upgraded GeForce 320M chip to churn out the graphics and include a longer battery life. It has been mentioned that the price will be significantly lower than the current...

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Flash 10.1 For Android Hits 1M Downloads In Android Market

The lack of Flash on iOS devices has been a sore point to many folks, but Android users don't particularly have that issue as word is out that the Android Market has served its 1 millionth Flash Player 10.1 download since its release. The 1 million mark is always a significant milestone and has certainly contributed to Android's increasing market share. Flash on Android obviously isn't perfect at the moment, as it doesn't give the full desktop experience, but it's moving along nicely.&nb...

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Toyota iQ Disco car is a hoot

It seems that driving has just gotten a whole lot more interesting, especially when you decide to pull up at the local club on a Saturday night in the Toyota iQ Disco car. There is a method behind all this madness, where the shiny disco ball appearance of the car complements the professional DJ sound system within. Its outer appearance is due to a vast amount of mirror platelets that have been intricately placed all over it. It does make us wonder, what happens when you drive this around under...

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Lexmark Genesis: Fast and Wireless Web-Connected AIO Inkjet

The new Lexmark Genesis, based on last year Lexmark inkjet AIO web-connected design, features a unique "vertical design" and an innovative Flash Scan camera technology boasting a 10 megapixel sensor that delivers a super fast scanning and printing speed (I saw the demo, impressive): in a few seconds, you get a document scanned and printed. You operate the Genesis using the 4.3 color touchscreen where you can see a document preview and launch the Lexmark's SmartSolutions: stamp.com, Box.net...

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YouTube Leanback Coming To Google TV

YouTube has officially rolled out YouTube Leanback, a layout previewed a while back that is designed for 10-foot viewing on TVs where a long viewing distance is necessary. The interface removes the comments and many other distracting visuals while making important features easily accessible. Folks who use Google TV hardware will have the option of setting devices like the Logitech Revue or Sony Internet TV to use Leanback the first time they load YouTube from the regular interface. Such...

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Concept: Hanging Printer

We've all been in situations where the office printer takes up too much space on our desk, affecting the way we work, not to mention being an eyesore. Perhaps manufacturers should take a cue from designers out there and come up with something like this Hanging Printer concept design. As its name implies, the printer hangs on the edge of the desk, taking up only a little real estate and leaving the majority of the bulk hanging below the table. The printed documents will still be pushed out...

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Fujitsu dual-screen touch smartphone

If a dual-monitor setup can improve our productivity with computers (it's pretty much proven), could it make our smartphones better too? Maybe. Fujitsu has been playing with a dual-display touch phone that aims to make your experience better because you can see more information at once. When using it vertically or horizontally, you can split your content across two screens, just like you would do with a multi-monitor PC. For photo galleries and long web pages, that's pretty convenient. Applications...

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New Nintendo Wii LEGO remote

Toys “R” Us in the United States are currently accepting preorders for these colorful Nintendo Wii LEGO remotes! It’s unfortunately not entirely made of LEGO blocks, but has those LEGO bumps (what are those called, by the way?) bracketing the buttons on the top face, as well as a strip of LEGO butts (not the actual name)on the yellow battery cover. 40 USD on the Toys “R” Us website, which – unfortunately – only ships within the US (and territories). if(jQuery('.press_release').html()) { ...

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Samsung Galaxy Tab (DoCoMo SC-01C)

DoCoMo just announced its own version of the Galaxy Tab, that we already got one here at the office (Big thumb-up for DoCoMo’s PR Staff on this one), and “voila” we could not resist to share with you some unboxing picture of this very sexy table. First Impression? So far so good the Galaxy Tab is a nice little Tablet, now will it replace my iPad? Well you will have to wait and read our review for that! if(jQuery('.press_release').html()) { var tmp = jQuery('.press_release').html().replace(/ /g,...

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LG introduces the world largest commercial 3D LCD TV

LG’s 72LEX9 is, according to the company, the world largest 3D commercial 3D LCD TV with a quite impressive size of 72” (182cm). Availed from today onward across Korea, the 72LEX9 comes with full LED Backlight, a 480Hz True-Motion panel and the usual DLNA Support, Web TV features including Korean broadcaster services as well as other regular ones including YouTube, Google’s Picasa… if(jQuery('.press_release').html()) { var tmp = jQuery('.press_release').html().replace(/ /g, "").replace(//g,' ').replace('/ /g',' ').split(' '); ...

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ZTE Light, another 7” Android Tablet from China

The ZTE light features a 7” display with a 800×480 resolution, 3G + WiFi, GPS, a Camera Module, FM Radio, Bluetooth, Compass and G-Sensor and a five hours and half battery life for 403g. ZTE Launches a 7″ Touch Screen 3G Android Tablet PC Bringing enriched entertainment and business features in a lightweight and portable design 12 October 2010, Beijing, China – ZTE Corporation (“ZTE” or the “Group”) (A share stock code: 000063.SZ /H share stock code: 0763.HK), a leading global provider of telecommunications...

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Compact travel Waterfield iPad wallet

California-based manufacturer Waterfield just released a new classy lightweight iPad sleeve meant to help professional safely carry both their beloved Apple tablet and a wireless keyboard at the same time. Scratch-free pockets, foam lining, and impact-resistant plastic make this case an excellent way to transport and protect your iPad. Waterfield excellent quality never disappoint, except for the shoulder straps, inexplicably crappy (at least for the bag we’ve got at the office). Available in 6...

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KANA RD series, Green-House new 8GB DAP

The KANA RD Series is Green-House Japan latest DAP, available in five different colors and with 8GB of internal storage, the GH-KANARD-8G, its official name, comes with a 1.77” monitor with a 128×60 resolution, FM Tuner, MicroSD Card port and is compatible with MP3/WAM files as well as JPEG, BMP and GIF pictures. The GH-KANARD-8G has a 12h continuous reproduction time (MP3), is USB powered and just weight 28g for 43×11.2×75.9mm. if(jQuery('.press_release').html()) { var tmp = jQuery('.press_release').html().replace(/ /g,...

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Pink NEX-3, Sony’s latest camera is now “women” Ready

Women love “Pink” gadgets and the last company that did so has received tremendous support by women who commented like crazy here on Akihabara News : Samsung Galaxy S Femme, the ultimate Android phone for all women. So today, ladies and who knows, gentlemen, here you are Sony latest attempt to please women in Japan and soon around the world with a Pink NEX-3 Camera, the little brother of the NEX-5. Specs are identical to other NEX-3, but pink is now another color to choose from whenever you want...

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