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Wilson mysteriously disappears on this beautiful Wednesday, but Natali’s pulling a twofer this week and filling in to help us with today’s rundown. To her delight, a new augmented reality app is bringing future tech from the Harry Potter series alive, a PhillieBot will chuck the first patch at tonight’s game, and a new iPhone case protects more than just the device inside.

The 404 Digest for Episode 803

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• Robot to throw first pitch at today’s Phillies game
• How did that RFID chip end up in my suitcase?
• On a related note, Natali brings this delightful Jamaican tale to our attention.
• The JustinCase prototype fights for safe sex.

• Thanks to Attariq for drawing this picture of The 404!

Episode 803

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Originally posted at The 404 Podcast

Authors of O’Reilly Radar story say they will talk at the Where 2.0 conference today about location-tracking information they have found in iPhones and 3G-capable iPads that are running iOS 4.

Originally posted at The Digital Home

For those still on the hunt for an iPad 2, a new app promises to make the process easier, scouring inventory supply at local retailers to help find the color and capacity of choice.

Originally posted at Apple Talk

What if your media streamer was as small as your media card reader? What if your list of “what ifs” shrunk by one this evening? And what if, by chance, said media streamer shipped with a remote nearly double the size of the product itself? We’ll confess, it’d be a weird, weird situation, but it’s one that you can actually experience for yourself if you’re cool with handing over £49.99 ($82). The bantam PicoHD5.1 packs a lot of oomph into a pocket-sized device; on one side, there’s room for a USB hard drive, thumb drive or SD card. On the reverse, you’ll find HDMI / component outputs capable of piping whatever media you just plugged in onto your television or monitor. There’s even support for 5.1 channel surround sound, and we’re told that it’s encased in aluminum — you know, for those inevitable bumps and bruises. Is the “smallest HD multichannel media player” truly as spectacular as it sounds? Hard to say from afar, but hey, that’s what 60 day money-back guarantees are for… right?

Minuscule PicoHD5.1 media player looks like a card reader, acts like a media streamer originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 20 Apr 2011 12:21:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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The just-out 2012 Honda Civic is the best compact car ever. The new Civic combines the right amount of technology with a very nice cockpit, dazzling instrument panel, roomy back seat, and excellent fuel economy. Because it’s more fun to drive, the Civic edges out the second-best compact ever, the current Hyundai Elantra. The Civic is not without flaws, particularly the failure to offer Bluetooth on the majority of Civics, and a timid price drop of navigation systems. Regardless: Once again, the line forms behind Honda.