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We may have to rethink our original stance comparing Warner’s DVD2Blu trade-up program to a particular Maine shop owner, now that it’s announced it will accept any DVD (only studio releases sold at retail and no porn, please) as trade towards one of its selection of 105 Blu-ray releases with most priced at $4.95 each. Add in the offer to waive the $4.95/per shipping fee for orders above $35 and you’ve got a pretty quick way to fatten up one’s Blu-ray library, assuming you like films like 2001: A Space Odyssey, American History X, National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, etc. Hit the source link for a full list of titles available and other details (U.S. only, sorry Canada.)

DVD2Blu trade-up scheme lets you swap any old DVD (plus $4.95) for a Blu-ray originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:41:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Curious where Palm model number P102UNA — the North American UMTS variant of the Pre 2 — might be headed? Since Bell and Telus rolled out their HSPA networks, Canada’s become far more averse to CDMA than the US has, so it makes sense that they’d be getting Palm’s latest handset in a GSM flavor, not a CDMA one (à la Verizon). To that end, MobileSyrup‘s managed to score some shots of a Rogers-branded Pre 2 strutting its stuff, though they don’t have a date or price — and Palm’s official line is still “in the coming months.” Anyone out there planning on moving to France to get it sooner?

Palm Pre 2 for Rogers in the wild originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 16:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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On Jeff’s last day on The 404 before he gets married, Justin unfortunately is out sick, but we’ve got something better! Ms. Natali Del Conte fills in, and we talk about life after getting married. Jeff admits he’ll miss his days as a single guy. Don’t worry, though, we’ll be around to make sure he gets into enough trouble with his soon-to-be wife.

We do get into some tech stories today, and if you can’t tell from the giant picture above, it’s about the PSP Phone… or PlayStation Phone. Whatever it’s called, we can’t really figure out whether the photo, which was leaked on Engadget last night, is legit. It looks like it could be a Photoshop job, as there is nothing about the user interface that says PlayStation. But Jeff wonders out loud whether the oval-shapped indentions in the middle are really analog joysticks? And Natali wonders what’s a analog joystick again?

Is this legit?

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After that, we get into some more Cablevision versus Fox outrage, which has stirred up a lot of questions from non-geeks these days because of the World Series. Scores of people in the Tri-State area are desperately trying to find ways to catch the games, which are still blocked from Cablevision customers. Jeff and Natali literally go on a tirade, while Wilson wants to know how this affects the debate about Net neutrality. (Wilson doesn’t subscribe to cable video.)

Finally, we get to some voice mails about how Wilson dresses the best… strange. Maybe it’s because he has a larger wardrobe that has more variety than black or flannel shirts? And we also get to a video voice mail from the self-proclaimed 404 Grandpa. Keep those video voice mails or video mails or video mails voices coming!

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It’s hard to say what exactly Portable Sound Laboratories is going for with its latest iMainGo speaker, but for those who are still shedding tears over Sony’s decision to axe the Walkman cassette player, it’s probably a sight for sore eyes. The iMainGo X portable speaker doubles as a PMP enclosure, with a clear back that still allows for access to on-unit controls. It also packs a rechargeable lithium-ion battery, an internal speaker, a 3.5 millimeter auxiliary input and the ability to daisy-chain with other X devices. At $69.95, it’s not exactly an impulse buy, but at least they’re tossing in a travel bag, wrist strap and carrying case, right?

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iMainGo X portable speaker doubles as a case, looks like a cassette originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 15:54:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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DisplayMate details how your phone’s auto brightness feature is a sham.