Month: August 2010

The iTunes App Store offers downloads of Harry Potter: Spells for iPhone / iPod touch for free. That’s $3 off and the best deal we’ve seen for this virtual Harry Potter wand and dueling game. Read the original post by dealmac.com

There are plenty of smartphones with slide-out QWERTY keyboards nowadays, but a remote control with a slide-out keyboard wasn’t available, until now. Read the original post by CNN

Until 8 pm ET, Shnoop offers the Powergenix 3-5–Hour Fast Charger with 4 NiZn AA Rechargable Batteries, model no. ZR-PGX5HRAA-4B, bundled with an additional 4 NiZn AA Rechargable Batteries for $15.99. With free shipping, that’s $14 under the lowest total price we could find for the pair elsewhere. This PowerGenix charger is intended for use…

The city of Minneapolis has agreed to pay seven zombies $165,000 for improperly arresting and detaining the group for two days. The seven friends were in downtown Minneapolis in July 2006 performing street theater on ?mindless? consumerism. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Philadelphia

Posted on Tuesday, August 24 2010 @ 11:06:12 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck For those of you who don’t know me as well as you should, I am very much like our Editor-in-Chief “the chc”, in that I have many electronics and other gadgets lying around the house. Read the original post by DarkVision Hardware

A recent study finds ovulating women unconsciously buy sexier clothing.The study’s findings provide a treasure trove of information for marketers. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Miami

The District of Columbia and nine states will share $3.4 billion worth of grants in the second round of the Education Department’s “Race to the Top” program. A total of 13.6 million students and 980,000 teachers will be directly benefited by grants for the latest winners. – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC Miami

Today only, SquareTrade offers its SquareTrade iPhone 2-Year Warranty for $99. Coupon code “35SAVE” cuts it to $88.75. That’s a buck under last week’s mention and it’s the lowest total price we’ve seen for this iPhone warranty since Black Friday. Unlike AppleCare, SquareTrade’s extended warranty also includes drop and spill protection. Have other items which…

Fry’s Electronics offers the Samsung 32″ 1080p Widescreen LCD HD Television, model no. LN-32B550, for $329. With around $23 for shipping, it’s down $147 from our June mention and it’s the lowest total price we’ve seen for a Samsung 1080p 32″ LCD HDTV. (It’s also a current price low by $128.) Sales tax is added…

“Supply Side” is a series of Q&As with industry manufacturers and suppliers about their businesses and trends that affect equipment users. Read the original post by Radio World

Japanese electronics maker Toshiba Corp. said Tuesday it is developing technology for a 3-D television that won’t require special glasses. Read the original post by WSBTV

Singer George Michael has pleaded guilty in a London court to two drug offenses. Read the original post by WNDY-TV Indianapolis

A top U.S. military commander on Tuesday aired doubts about July 2011 as President Barack Obama?s declared date of withdrawal from Afghanistan, telling journalists, “I honestly think it will be a few years before conditions on the ground are such that turnover will be possible for us.” – (AHN) Read the original post by NBC…

The city of New Orleans is in the process of building the protection system Congress ordered post Hurricane Katrina. The project ? costing an estimated $15 billion ? is expected to be completed by next year?s hurricane season. – (AHN) Read the original post by CNN

Apple announced this morning that the iTunes U service has topped 300 million downloads in the three years of its existence. “iTunes U makes it easy for people to discover and learn with content from many of the world?s top … Read the original post by WPDE