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We know you’ve got questions, and if you’re brave enough to ask the world for answers, here’s the outlet to do so. This week’s Ask Engadget inquiry is coming to us from Gaurav, who can’t seem to contain his excitement for cord-free audio. And we can’t blame him. If you’re looking to send in an inquiry of your own, drop us a line at ask [at] engadget [dawt] com.

“Pretty simple: I am looking to purchase a small stereo system which can fit on a side table, and can connect to AirPort Express. Something stylish, but more importantly, reliable. Thanks!”

Any of you kitchen thrashers care to spill the beans on your preferred system? If so, comments are welcoming one and all down below.

Ask Engadget: best mini stereo for use with AirPort Express originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 May 2011 22:29:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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What’s this? A listing for an unreleased Intel chip on eBay? This purported eight-core, hyper-threaded Sandy Bridge E-series processor is apparently a third party tester unit, hence the cloak and dagger “Intel Confidential” stamped in the middle of the thing. The “E” as previously stated, stands for “Enthusiast,” especially fitting in the case of a $1,360 dollar piece of near-future tech with a strict no refund / return policy. Not surprisingly, the sale has been shutdown prematurely. Whether it was pulled by the seller or at the strong urging of Intel will have to remain a mystery for now, as will those blazingly fast speeds we’ve read so much about — at least until it pops up again on Craigslist.

[Thanks, Lars]

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Eight-core Intel Sandy Bridge E chips listed on, pulled from eBay originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 May 2011 21:27:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Safecast will be aggregating data from existing sensors while deploying more geiger counters.

A defect in the LCD panels produced by LG caused Apple to shift a bulk of the production to Samsung, according to DigiTimes, which adds that LG has since fixed the problem.

Johnny Depp’s eccentricities extend beyond a propensity to show up at British elementary schools dressed in pirate garb. The actor is part of a small segment of the population that can’t process three-dimensional effects in movies, a malady he refers to by its formal name: “weird eye.” In fact, he’s likely to skip tomorrow’s global premiere for the fourth Pirates installment (aka Stranger Tides), which was filmed in 3D. A pity, since shooting films with multiple cameras (a prerequisite for 3D) reportedly makes nailing shots all the more challenging. At least he can take comfort in the fact that he’ll never suffer the pangs of a 3D-induced headache while watching his bank account swell.

Johnny Depp, star of 3D ‘Pirates’ movie, can only see 2D originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 06 May 2011 19:13:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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