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Digital Trends reviews the LG Rumor and writes, “For a texting-centric phone, we weren’t exactly surprised to see a built-in 1.3 megapixel camera on the LG Rumor while 2 megapixel camera phones have started to crowd the feature phone market. What did surprise us however was that the LG’s camera takes great still photos by 1.3 megapixel camera phone standards. Our test photos had balanced colors, sharp images and relatively low noise levels compared to other 1.3 mp camera phones we’ve seen in the past. Even indoor shots had good colors and looked sharp. The only noticeable handicap this camera phone has is contrast, which leads to white-out in photos that weren’t taken particularly in bright sunlight. The LG’s camera application offers plenty of options if one wishes to tweak the camera settings, which include view mode, shutter/cue sound, brightness, white balance, color tone, quality, self-timer and image enhancer. The camera phone can take still photos in 1280 x 960, 640 x 480 and 320 x 240 resolutions.”

Read more about the LG Rumor.

Good on Cory Doctorow. His ISP, Virgin Media, has just announced that they are pretty much ignoring Net Neutrality and will give 2nd-class priority (or worse) to traffic from websites and services that don’t pay them a premium.

Doctorow says that as far as he’s concerned, they’ve just announced that they’re violating the agreement, and he’s canceling his service. We agree. No doubt this is not the last we’ve heard about this or on the subject of Net Neutrality.

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If you are looking for a new cell phone for yourself, then do check out the cell phone range of Virgin Mobile that includes the attractive Virgin Mobile Cyclops Camera Cell Phone. Enjoy the innovative audio messaging apart from the text messaging with the eye catching red and white Virgin Mobile Cyclops. When you buy Virgin Mobile Cyclops, you get it with lots of digital stuff like preloaded demo games, ringtones and voicemail greetings.

Bearing dual displays with main 128 x 160 pixels, 65 color CSTIN and external 96 x 16 pixels, B&WSTN, Virgin Mobile Cyclops Camera cell phone is smart phone that incorporates all the advanced features. Be it two way speakerphone or email, be it mobile IM or TTY/TDD enabled for the hearing impaired, with Virgin Mobile Cyclops you get to enjoy all the superb features that can be seen in any latest cell phone.

Enjoy clicking photographs wherever you go with the stylish Virgin Mobile Cyclops Cell Phone that sports a 1.3-mega-pixel camera with 5x digital zoom and flash. With Virgin Mobile Cyclops you get a talk time of up to 3.5 hours and a standby time of up to 7 days. Moreover, Virgin Mobile Cyclops comes with a memory of 256 MB Flash RAM and powerful internal antennae. Virgin Mobile Cyclops is available at a price of $ 49.99.

Source: Virginmobile

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Toddlers are quite a challenge when it comes to feeding time, which is where the My Plate-Mate for Kids comes in.

My Plate-Mate is a children’s teaching aid for eating that can be used with any 8″- 9 ½ ” plate. Imagine a product that could assist a toddler in learning how to eat with a utensil and plate, without the usual mess and clean up! Well, My Plate-Mate does that…It helps toddlers learn how to eat like a big kid, while minimizing the mess that comes with toddler meals. Children gain self confidence and are less frustrated during meals with My Plate-Mate.

Well, I guess anything that helps parents have an easier time when feeding their toddlers is always a plus point in my book.

Digital Trends reviews the LG CU720 Shine (AT&T) and writes, “The LG Shine for AT&T has a 2.0 megapixel camera with fixed focus lens and a flash. It takes great pictures by 2 megapixel camera phone standards. The still images have sharp detail and natural colors; they’re not overly sharpened or color saturated. In most outdoor shots, the contrast is very good. In some outdoor shots, there is a slight purple tint. The noise level in indoor shots is low by camera phone standards, and the light and color balance look good. The LG can take photos in 5 resolutions ranging from 1600 x 1200 to 160 x 120 photo caller ID. It also has a multi-shot mode and self-timer. Like most camera phones, the LG offers customizable settings for shutter sound, white balance, color effects, brightness and more. The bright and colorful display makes a wonderful viewfinder.”

Read more about the LG Shine.

Is your child a Mario fan? Then there won’t be any better gift to give him or her that the new Mario Kart Go. In real life plumbers can be hard to find, but Mario Kart Go makes it easy for your child to call a plumber in a play way. This entertaining toy comes racing on a racecar, like the ones seen on television.

Mario Kart Go is high quality Carrera slot-racing system that can be enjoyed by racing lovers of all ages. This toy features 1:43 top quality scale versions of colorful Mario B Dasher and Wario’s Brute. Manufactured by Carrera, this toy has acquired license by Nintendo. You get over 20 ft of curving and swooping racetrack with Mario Kart Go that can be adjusted easily.

This cheap yet interesting toy will keep your child hooked for hours. Mario Kart Go is a well-built game that lets your child enjoy action in a thrilling way. Though it is not the only realistic slot-racing game available in the market yet Mario Kart Go has the power to attract kids with the amazing looks and playing style. Mario Kart Go is available at a price of $ 29.95.

Source: Firebox

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by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Apr 15th 2008 at 11:43AM
Sony, you tease! You go and finally put the 80 GB PS3 / Metal Gear Solid 4 bundle up at SonyStyle, complete with a SKU and price point, but you’re not taking pre-orders? We just get to look at the thing? Can we touch it? Just for a second? We won’t tell. Anyway, as expected, the PS3 / MGS4 bundle will be available in June at $499.99 complete with a DUALSHOCK3 wireless controller. Let’s hope that “notify me” button says “add to cart” some time soon.

[Thanks, David]

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Just four and half years after its launch, eMusic is reporting that it has already sold around 200 million digital songs through web downloads. What makes it even sweeter for eMusic is that it has achieved the feat without too much tie-up with the major record labels. eMusic managed to sustain sales growth through its cooperation with independent digital music content providers.

eMusic is also attributing the growth of its web-based music service to the launch of rival Amazon MP3 which said to have led to the increased in awareness of eMusic. Amazon MP3 contributed to around 40 million of eMusic’s download statistics. Since Amazon MP3’s launch in September 2007, eMusic has sold around 7 million tracks monthly.

eMusic’s success can also be attributed to the increasing popularity of DRM-free music online. eMusic was among the first online music store which offered DRM free songs. It has been Amazon’s secret and has catapulted it to being the second online music store next to Apple’s iTunes despite higher per-song cost. eMusic would have had higher figures if it had established tie ups with major labels as well.

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Is working on your notebook giving too many body aches? Then try out the new Lenovo Ergotron StyleView Notebook Cart. Featuring sit-to-stand height adjustment and an adjustable negative tilt keyboard tray, Lenovo Ergotron StyleView is a non-powered notebook cart. This easy to use notebook cart lets you use your laptop in a comfortable way.

You can easily maintain the neutral position of your wrist while doing data entry with its negative tilt keyboard tray. Lenovo Ergotron StyleView Notebook Cart comes with an expansive cable management storage area. Moreover its unique equipment locks prevent it from any kind of theft.

Lenovo Ergotron StyleView Notebook Cart can be used both at office and at home for an easier mousing and typing with its rigid keyboard platform. Its open architecture also provides great flexibility for any hardware upgrades in the future. Lenovo Ergotron StyleView Notebook Cart is available at a price of $ 979.99.

Source: Lenovo 

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by Darren Murph, posted Apr 15th 2008 at 11:20AM
Say it ain’t so! Just a week after HP’s totally adorable 2133 Mini-Note PC popped online for purchase, we’ve received word that pre-orderers aren’t going to be seeing their new machine quite as soon as originally expected. Reportedly, HP has sent out notifications to customers who pre-ordered to let them know that their lappies won’t be shipping today as promised, but there’s no word on how long the delay will last. Hang in there, subnote lovers — a tracking number is bound to come soon (er, we hope).

[Thanks, Brian]

Update: Some commenters are claiming that their unit did in fact ship today — just keep those fingers crossed that you get lucky.

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