Dec 21

MSI Wind U135 hands-on impressions

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You didn’t expect it to rain Pine Trail netbooks without MSI dropping a new Wind, did you? Come January the $330 10-inch Wind U135 will replace the older Diamondville U100 with its new 1.66GHz Atom N450 CPU, 1GB of RAM, a 250GB hard drive, Windows 7 Starter and a six-cell battery. But the U135 gets updated with more than just new netbook specs — the Taiwanese netbook pioneer has slightly tweaked the chassis with a new keyboard, touchpad and lid design. Read on for our thoughts.

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MSI Wind U135 hands-on impressions originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 21

This coffee mug stirs itself

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The Self-Stirring Mug from Think Geek incorporates a mechanism to blend your morning beverage at the press of a button. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://www.cnet.com/8301-13553_1-10419891-32.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Appliances Kitchen Gadgets/a/p

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Dec 21

Tax prep preview: Which DIY app is right for you?

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In anticipation of the 2009 tax season, we’ve gathered some preliminary information about tax prep software for the DIY tax-doers among you. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://download.cnet.com/8301-2007_4-10418507-12.html” class=”origPostedBlog”The Download Blog/a/p

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Dec 21

Digital City 63: ‘Avatar,’ 3D PS3, CES, oh my!

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In this week’s preholiday edition of the Digital City Podcast, we all get ready for our one long break of the year, accompanied by special guest smartphone guru (and new CNET East Coaster) Bonnie Cha.

Scott and Joe have seen James Cameron’s “Avatar”; Bonnie …

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Dec 21

Engadget’s Holiday Gift Guide: Fun Stuff

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Welcome to the Engadget Holiday Gift Guide! The team here is well aware of the heartbreaking difficulties of the seasonal shopping experience, and we want to help you sort through the trash and come up with the treasures this year. Below is today’s bevy of hand curated picks, and you can head back to the Gift Guide hub to see the rest of the product guides as they’re added throughout the holiday season.

Still haven’t found just the right gift for that particularly hard-to-buy-for someone in one of the more neatly defined categories? Well, then look no further, ’cause we’ve collected a wide assortment of other products right here that may have little in common with one another, but will each undoubtedly bring a smile to the face of anyone that receives one of them. Just try to remember you’re not shopping for yourself.

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Engadget’s Holiday Gift Guide: Fun Stuff originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:21:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 21

27-inch iMac gets a firmware update to assuage your display issues

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Here’s something that’ll fix a bit of your 27-inch iMac ails. Apple just released a graphics firmware update 1.0. Order of the day? To “address issues that may cause image corruption or display flickering.” Download away, and let us know if you troubled souls have seen some relief.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

27-inch iMac gets a firmware update to assuage your display issues originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 21 Dec 2009 17:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Dec 21

Vestalife Firefly isn’t as cutsie the name implies

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If you’re looking for a unique speaker dock for your iPhone or iPod, the Vestalife Firefly is a good option with solid sound quality, a small footprint, and several handy features. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-6450_7-10419902-50.html” class=”origPostedBlog”iPod accessories/a/p

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Dec 21

Apple Releases Fix for 27-Inch iMac Display Problems

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Apple has issued a firmware update to address display issues affecting many brand new 27-inch iMacs.

The update, labeled 27-inch iMac Graphics Firmware Update 1.0, is 683KB large and requires Mac OS X 10.6.2. Installation instructions are available at Apple’s website.

Customers complained in support forums about display and performance issues with the 27-inch iMac shortly after its Oct. 20 release.

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Dec 21

Let Gramps crank up the volume with TV Ears

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TV Ears is a wireless headset that allows anyone to listen to television audio in isolation. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://ces.cnet.com/8301-31045_1-10419692-269.html” class=”origPostedBlog”2010 CES/a/p

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Dec 21

The 411: Gift of cell phones

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Every two weeks, CNET editor Nicole Lee answers your questions about cell phones and cell phone accessories in The 411. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://www.cnet.com/8301-17918_1-10419879-85.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Dialed In/a/p

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