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The rear touch-panel is one of the most unique features of the Sony’s PS Vita. Now, a Minnesota-based company called Canopy wants to bring that same feature to the iPhone 4 and 4S with the Sensus, a protective case with built in capacitive touch sensors.

A rear touch-panel won’t be beneficial in all apps or situations because iOS apps weren’t made with this hardware in mind. That said, it could make some games more fun or playable and make it easier to look at documents. Canopy says the Sensus also has two built-in microprocessors to handle the gestures and touch input on the case, so there’s no additional burden on the iPhone’s own CPU.

If you pre-order Sensus right now you’ll only pay $39 (USD) (plus $7 shipping), significantly discounted from its $59 retail price. It seems like a product with a lot of potential, but still If I were you I’d hold off my purchase until we see more details, demos and support from app developers. Also, they need a version for the iPhone 5.

[via Joystiq]

If your humble abode only has room for a single table, Bernotat&Co’s new Doppeldecker is a double decker thing of beauty that hides your work and mess under a hinged lid. So gone are the days when you simply had to slide everything off onto the floor when it was time to eat. More »

AT&T has received approval from the Federal Communications Commission that allows the carrier to use a section of unused airwaves for its expanding 4G LTE network. A section of the 2.3GHz spectrum band known as Wireless Communications Services (WCS) will be handed over to AT&T, while also cutting down on interference for Sirius satellite radio subscribers.

The decision was approved today by the Federal Communications Commission on a 5-0 vote, but the decision didn’t come lightly. The main reason why the airwaves remained unused by mobile carriers was the fact that it would cause interference problems with Sirius XM’s satellite radio signals if a carrier ended up using the airwaves.

However, AT&T and Sirius have come up with an agreement that would turn 10MHz of the Wireless Communications Services airwaves into “guard bands” on either side of Sirius’s spectrum. This will leave AT&T with 20MHz of spectrum that is free and clear, and Sirius satellite radio broadcasts won’t be interrupted.

It turns out the FCC auctioned off the spectrum back in 1997, but it’s never been claimed by a wireless carrier due to the risk of interferences with other services. However, in order to effectively work properly, AT&T must own the entire spectrum band, so the carrier will still be struggling to consolidate the remaining airwaves that are still owned by other services.

[via Washington Post]

Google’s Nexus 7 tablet family–which is excellent, by the way–may be getting a little bigger. Perennial rumor mill Digitimes issued a report based on conversations with “Taiwan-based supply chain makers” that points to a $99 Nexus 7 tablet with a single core ARM processor, instead of the quad-core SoC beast currently in the $199 Nexus 7. Digitimes goes so far to say that it would launch before the end of 2012.  However, Asus has claimed that they’ve no plans to launch a cheaper Nexus tablet, so Digitimes thinks it could be made by Quanta Computer. While a $100 Nexus Android tablet would be an interesting price point, Digitimes is often wildly wrong, so don’t wait for a $100 Nexus tablet until you hear more information or Google announces it. (more…)

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The newest installment of the Call of Duty series is set to arrive on November 13 for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC, with the Wii U version arriving five days later on November 18. However, according to Activision, Black Ops II for the Wii U will not support Call of Duty Elite within the foreseeable future.

Activision told Kotaku that it they “are currently evaluating options for Call of Duty Elite to support Nintendo’s Wii U game system, however Call of Duty Elite for Call of Duty: Black Ops II will not support this platform when the game launches on November 13th.” Of course, the Wii U version doesn’t launch until the 18th, but we understand what they mean.

The Call of Duty Elite service will be a completely free service that is launching alongside Black Ops II. It will feature stat tracking, social options, and the ability to download map updates throughout 2013 (if you spring for the $50 season pass, that is). We’re not sure what kind of impact this will have on the Wii U version of the game, but Call of Duty fans surely won’t be too happy.

If you didn’t catch the launch trailer for Black Ops II that released yesterday, there’s still time to look it over and get excited for the next installment in the series. From the looks of it, Blacks Ops II will feature all the cool explosions that you love, as well as what look to be some interesting single-player campaign levels.

[via Kotaku]