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While Justin.tv seems to be pretty neat, personally I find watching most of those channels just about as boring as could be. However, this latest incident just goes to show that if you watch something, or in this case point a camera at something long enough, you will at least catch something useful or worthwhile.

Justin.tv user Chowda633 recently went into the hospital to have some ear surgery and low and behold he returned to find a few things missing from his apartment. Well, it turns out it was a good thing that he was a Justin.tv user, because whether he just forgot to turn his camera off, or possibly he was keeping it on just in case. He was able to catch the footage of the robbery, which happened to be found by another Justin.tv user. Now with footage in hand, he was able to further help the police. Lets just hope that he gets his stolen items back undamaged.

Read [Justin.tv Blog] Via [CrunchGear]

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The Nokia 6205 Dark Knight Edition offers a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash as well as the following features:

* subtle Dark Knight emblem
* wallpapers, ringtones, and screen savers inspired by The Dark Knight
* touch sensitive music playback keys
* 2″ 262k TFT, 176×220 pixel resolution main display
* 1.3″ 65k TFT, 128×128 pixel resolution external display
* Verizon’s V CAST services (V CAST Music, VZ Navigator GPS)
* support for Verizon’s high-speed EV-DO 3G service
* CDMA 800/1900MHz
* Bluetooth
* 58MB internal memory
* microSD card slot

Via MobileBurn.

by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Jun 22nd 2008 at 4:20PM
There are all sorts of ways to deal with rising gas prices and public transportation needs, and Montreal is getting in the game with what they’re calling the Public Bike System. Utilizing a central inventory and check-out website, solar-powered docking stations, and high-tech RFID-tagged aluminum bikes, the system is a gadget-maxed project that could be amazing or turn into a complete theft disaster. Each station holds six bikes and six docks, and users can find the nearest available bike on a website and then return the bike to any other dock. Payments can be made via credit, debit, or “member” card. Quick question, though — what if a popular destination has no available docks for a drop-off?

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The HTC Touch Pro is a QWERTY slider phone offering a 3.2 megapixel camera as well as the following features:

* WiFi
* HSPA 7.2Mbps
* Bluetooth
* 2.8-inch VGA display
* Windows Mobile 6.1
* HTC’s TouchFLO 3D interface
* a half gig of ROM
* 288MB of RAM

Via Engadget.

by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Jun 22nd 2008 at 1:19PM
The Battersea Power Station in London has been defunct since 1983, and urban developers have been scratching their heads to come up with a way to preserve the largest brick structure in all of Europe. Some wily Irish developers have come up with a way to turn the empty building into what they’re calling a “solar driven natural ventillation system” attached to shopping malls, 3,000 homes, and a boutique hotel. The 1,000-foot glass tower would use a funnel structure to force heat out of the complex using convection all the while providing a striking addition to the London skyline. All in all, developers say this would make the complex carbon neutral. If the plan goes through, the structure could be completed as soon as 2019.

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A couple of days ago we reported that Dell will stop selling computers with pre-installed Windows XP to get ahead of Microsoft’s June 30 deadline for the life-cycle of the said ten year old OS. As an option to its customers, Dell will be offering downgrade option from Vista to Windows XP provided that customers’ pay a $50 fee. However, Dell has since issued a announcement informing its customers that they are extending the sale of Dell computers with Windows XP until June 26 due to “popular demand.”

The option will be available with some of Dell’s models including the XPS 630, 720, H2C and M1730. So if you’re planning to get one of these systems, you have a couple of days more to do so. After June 26, Dell will push through with its original plan of selling its computers with Vista as the pre-loaded OS. Unless of course it’s alright for you to pay extra $50 dollars to have the downgrade to Windows XP option.

It looks like Dell is having a bit of a dilemma here and might be afraid that its sales might get affected by the termination of Windows XP support and user’s apprehension over the use of Microsoft Vista. The few days extension won’t have significant effect though, unless Dell goes against the tide and continues offering Windows XP in their machines or just promote the use of Vista instead.

Read [Dell] Via [Electronista]

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by Darren Murph, posted Jun 22nd 2008 at 10:04AM
Let’s face it, the streets are rough these days. And just because someone admits to having your back, that doesn’t mean they won’t turn and run in the heat of battle. Granted, the very spark that sets off said conflict could be this questionably designed coat, but we digress. Paul Coudamy’s Hard-Wear jacket includes a totally inconspicuous camera on the rear which reportedly beams happenings onto a wrist-worn LCD. Not exactly James Bond type material here, but we suppose it’ll do for the double-o in training. Take all those orange blocks away and your chances of being looked at would decline remarkably, wouldn’t you think?

[Via Talk2MyShirt]

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The weekend is almost over, I know, I’m sorry to remind you.  However, you’ll need to do whatever possible to relax today to make it through the week to come.  You know the silly little chair pad that you can slap on your desk chair or put on your car seat for long drives?  It’s nifty because you get a nice cheap massage and none of the troubles of having to go to a masseuse.  First of all with a masseuse you have to pay for them, which is just ludicrous.  Then you have the awkward factor of what type of person do you want to be alone in a room with, while they rub on you.  Granted it feels great, but some people do have an issue with that.

Well this chair comes masseuse free, and definitely beats out that cheap little chair pad.  The chair, from Bronze 69, has six different techniques to massage your feet.  Just park it in any room, probably away from the kids so you can actually relax a bit.  The giant chair also features Kalfasun high pressure lamps that relax the muscles in your face and hands.  It includes a CD player and audio system to let you relax to the tunes that help you chill out.  The down side is that the price of the chair is far from relaxing, it is being sold for about $7,807.

Source: bornrich

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by Darren Murph, posted Jun 22nd 2008 at 8:49AM
This certainly won’t be the first time ASUS has shipped an in-demand item elsewhere in the world while USers ponder the thought of importing, but apparently the outfit’s potent G70 is now on sale in the UK. For those who missed it, this monstrosity features a 17-inch WUXGA / WXGA+ panel, an optional Core 2 Extreme processor, twin GeForce 8700M GT graphics cards, 1GB of RAM, an optional Blu-ray writer, gigabit Ethernet, Bluetooth / WiFi and oodles of LED accents. Word on the street has it going for around £1,999 ($3,948) well equipped, but those blokes across the pond aren’t too worried about a US release date.

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by Joshua Fruhlinger, posted Jun 22nd 2008 at 11:26AM
It’s about time someone we understand got his hands on Gigabyte’s M704 UMPC. In this case, Chippysteve over at UMPC Portal put together a relatively long video that has him gushing over the new machine, navigating XP, tapping the screen, and putting the little computer through its various tasks. He seems to love the thing unconditionally, but did admit that the chiclet keyboard could use some work. Interface responsiveness looks decent and he proved the unit’s performance by running some 1080P video without much of a glitch, so his adoration is at least partially deserved. Don’t forget to note his excitement over the free docking station. That all said, we’re just glad to see this thing in action in the Western hemisphere. Peep the vid after the break.

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