Zune HD stops syncing playcounts with nary a firmware fix in sight

This isn’t exactly the same magnitude as last year’s Z2K scare, but it’s still an all-around bummer for all you Zune nuts. According to a spate of complaints posted to the Zune.net forums as of late, certain Zune HD units are not syncing their playcounts properly with the user’s PC and Zune Social accounts. To be a little more specific, it seems that if you let a song play through on the device it will not be counted as played — but if you skip to another tune before it has a chance to complete (but after 20 seconds or so), the play will be counted. A real pain, right? Of course, this is not only bad news for obsessive list keepers, but for Zune Social fans as well: if your listening habits aren’t being properly tabulated, how are you supposed to make new friends and discover new music? Certainly not by going to noisy rock clubs and talking to people! Apparently a Microsoft Zune support team member has acknowledged the issue, but the company has made no statement relating to the bug — or possible firmware fix — as of yet. We’ll keep you posted.

[Thanks, Jon]

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Android 2.0 Official: It’s the Android We’ve Been Waiting For



This is it: The official video laying out Android 2.0‘s new features, to go along with 2.0 support hitting the SDK today. Man, Android 2.0 is nice.

Highlights of Android 2.0 revealed in the video are a new contacts setup that’s reminiscent of the Hero’s integrated contacts—it pulls them in from multiple sources, supports two-way syncing to any backend and has an awesome new feature called Quick Contact that pulls up every possible way to ping somebody when you touch their icon. Quick Contact can be built into any app too.

Seriously, there’s all kinds of improvements: Searchable SMS, Exchange support, more in-depth camera controls, a better keyboard with full multitouch, a revamped browser with a better UI and HTML5 support, and it goes on.

On the hard spec side, there’s more capable Bluetooth with full 2.1 and new profiles and better support for multiple screen sizes, like WVGA (800×480) & FWVGA (854×480). Oh yeah, and interestingly, it’s Verizon Wireless that shows up in the video adding mild credence to some rumors that they might have a temporary window of exclusivity with the new OS. We’ll see, but it’s seems clear now they’re getting it first, at least. Either way, it’s hard not to be excited about it Android 2.0. [Android Developers, Thanks everybody!]

BN to sell Plastic Logic Que along with Nook


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Plastic Logic and Barnes & Noble announced on Tuesday that Plastic Logic’s Que proReader will be sold through Barnes & Noble’s retail stores and on B&N’s Web site in 2010. The Que is Plastic Logic’s long-awaited e-reader that is not set to be officially …

Electric Urban Bike

The YikeBike electric bike is designed for city journeys of up to 9km, reaching a top speed of 20km/h with zero emission. It weighs only 9.8 kilograms and comfortably folds to 67×56×12 cm to fit into your backpack. A small powerful 1.2 kW electric motor replaces all the traditional mechanics.

The YikeBike currently costs $4860. The hype around all electric urban transportation clearly suggests that if found safe and affordable – we will see many of those around.

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Sonos 3.1 software update out now, let the smug music tweeting begin

It’s October 27th which means Sonos is pushing the 3.1 system software out to its distributed home audio systems. With it comes a slightly tweaked, user interface (color icons! heh) for CR200 owners as well Twitter integration for whatever that’s worth to ya (don’t worry, it’s free). Still no sign of the iPod touch / iPhone app but it’s expected to pop on iTunes shortly.

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Liquavista’s e-reader displays do video, color and other magic tricks (video)

Liquavista’s been kicking around in the shadows for years now, and while its stuff has largely been viewed as vaporware, the video waiting for you just past the break changes everything. The company has today revealed three new e-reader display technologies that it’s working on, and all three of ’em are in prototype form ready to wow. LiquavistaBright aims to speed up page refreshes on e-book readers and add support for video playback, and considering just how awful web browsing is on existing e-ink displays, we can hardly wait to surf on this stuff. It’s also toiling away on a LiquavistaColor screen, which is exactly what you think it is. Finally, there’s the elusive LiquavistaVivid, which is planned for “product implementation” throughout 2010 and 2011. Hit the read link if you’re down for looking into the future, and be sure to tell PixelQi its main competition has just come out in a big way.

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DIYer concocts homegrown View-Master, relies on HTC Magic and Google Street View (video)

It’s been far, far too long since we broke out the View-Master from the admittedly dusty toy chest, but now we’re guessing it’ll be at least a score before we get the urge again. Why, you ask? The View-Master 2009. These homegrown virtual reality goggles are surprisingly impressive despite their ragged look, and by utilizing some form of cardboard enclosure, an HTC Magic and Google Street View, the designer was able to mimic that “immersive” environment we’ve grown to know and never forget. Don’t believe us? Have a look at the vid just past the break, and hang in there ’til the end if you’re scouting a how-to guide.

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More evidence of Apple’s nonexistent tablet surfaces

I don’t remember hearing so much talk over a product that nobody has even seen, but the scuttlebutt continues, this time from Australia.

Apple is reportedly shopping its rumored tablet to media companies in Australia to gauge interest in having their products available on the device when its released, …

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The Bracelet That All Geeks Will Wear

This article was written on January 15, 2006 by CyberNet.

The Bracelet That All Geeks Will Wear

Imation has plans on releasing a 256MB USB drive that will wrap around your wrist like the ever popular Lance Armstrong bracelets. They will come in two colors, blue and black, and should retail for around $34.99 which isn’t bad for the convenience. This could set a new fashion trend for geeks around the world!

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Titanium Mouse by Intelligent Design costs $1,200, might be worth a little less

No matter how bad the global economy gets, you can always rely on there being a select few people with (a lot) more money than sense. Exclusively for them, Dutch outfit Intelligent Design has put together this handcrafted Bluetooth laser mouse, which boasts a neodymium scroll wheel, high quality plastic resin and a grade 1 titanium body. We didn’t know you could handcraft titanium and we challenge anyone to explain what neodymium has to do with good input ergonomics, but then maybe that just shows how little we know about luxurious items like this. So, if you have $1,200 (or €800 in Old World money) to spare, why not add this unnamed mouse to your shopping list, just under the Mnemosyne USB drive? More snaps can be found after the break.

[Via HardOCP]

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