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This may be the greatest day in history of themed flash drives. If you look back at every Star Wars movie made, one of the most iconic scenes is slave Princess Leia dressed up in that gold bikini in Return of the Jedi. That particular scene has been getting geeks fired up for decades. If you’re a fan of the Star Wars theme mimobot flash drives from mimoco, you want to check out this new series.

The latest series is the eighth in the Star Wars production run, and certainly the coolest is the Slave Leia version complete with bikini. The series also includes a Jabba the Hut, Admiral Akbar, and Luke Skywalker with blonde hair and robotic hand. Luke has been in more of these flash drive series than any other character.

The company is also offering an exclusive version in the series strictly at San Diego Comic-Con. That special edition is a Biker Scout from the forests of Endor. I will say Jabba is a bit too skinny in flash drive form while Leia is a bit too large. The special flash drives will be available in 8 GB to 64 GB capacities. There will only be 1000 of the Biker Scout units made.

[via EverythingUSB]

Series 8 mimobots offer Jabba and Slave Leia is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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We’ve just had word from ASUS that the 16GB variant of the Nexus 7 will arrive on UK shelves on July 27th — slightly later than the 8GB model, which will be sold exclusively through Google Play from mid-July. Brits are looking at £159 for the 8GB tablet and £199 for 16GB. The latter is actually shipping to big stores like PC World, Comet, Tesco and eBuyer around July 20th, so those who pre-order may end up signing for that Special Delivery even earlier.

Update: the 16GB slate will also be sold through Carphone Warehouse, either for the same price as above or free on a tethered contract (but check those sums before signing up, obviously). PR added.

Continue reading Nexus 7 8GB coming to UK mid-July for £159, 16GB version arriving at retailers July 27th for £199

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The original Nintendo 3DS has had its own Circle Pad Pro expansion for a while that makes gaming with a little console more comfortable and enjoyable. With the recent launch of the larger 3DS XL portable console, gamers might have been wondering when a larger Circle Pad Pro would be coming. If you’re the owner of one of the new 3DS XL portables, you’ll get your version this year.

Nintendo has announced the Circle Pad Pro expansion, and it attaches to the 3DS XL console and at the second circle pad to the mix. Nintendo was mum on the official launch date for the accessory only saying that it will come this year. I suspect the accessory will launch in time for the holiday shopping season.

Much like the Circle Pad accessory for the normal 3DS, the XL accessory will make the portable console more comfortable to hold in the hands and will make controlling your video game easier. There is no indication of how much the accessory might cost.

[via The Verge]

Nintendo 3DS XL to get its own Circle Pad Pro this year is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Not everyone is apparently in love with British operator BT’s green boxes. Still, that isn’t stopping the company from serving up its high-fiber diet to those who want to have speedy Internet connections. For its latest project, BT’s Openreach division has started offering an “FTTP on Demand” program that provides fiber-to-the-premises at 330Mbps speeds to folks or businesses who order the service. The project will be done in phases at eight locations, starting with High Wycombe, Bristol South and St Agnes, Cornwall in July. Next up is Edinburgh’s Waverley exchange in September followed by Watford, Cardiff, Basingstoke and Manchester Central in 2013. Communications providers can decide to cover installation costs by absorbing a one-off charge, having higher monthly fees or passing the whole thing to the consumer. Want to gobble up more info about BT’s latest fiber-filled broadband service? Then check out the good, old PR after the break.

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Google made keynote history at IO yesterday, skydiving Google Glasses into the venue with the help of a team of stunt bikers and rappellers, and now the company is sharing some behind-the-scenes details. Unsurprisingly, an extreme-sports demo like that requires some practice, and Google has released a video of some of the test jumps Project Glass accompanied, which you can see after the cut.

Despite suggestions otherwise, Google insists that all of the in-flight footage was recorded using Glass. “The higher fidelity footage was recorded locally on the device whereas the hangouts were live streamed at a much lower resolution because of the challenges of networking a skydiver inflight” Google co-founder Sergey Brin said. ”Because we were unable to get regular wifi (which is built into Glass) to work under those conditions, we had to use extra networking gear which was tethered via usb to the device.”

According to Brin, the company will be revealing more details about the stunt after the second Google IO keynote later on today, weather permitting. Google has already begun taking preorders for the Glasses, priced at $1,500 for developers attending IO, and with deliveries expected early next year.

If you’ve not watched the full, surprise keynote appearance of Google Glasses – complete with a jump from a blimp down onto the roof of the Moscone Center – then you can find the must-see video here.

Google Glasses stunt demo dive video released is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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