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If you were planning to get your hands on Motorola’s new smartphones, the Droid RAZR HD and the RAZR MAXX HD, well you might be disappointed. According to reports, unofficial of course, it seems that both the RAZR HD and the RAZR MAXX HD will be delayed from launching on Verizon’s network due to some issues with the antenna. This is apparently due to the both the size and location of the antennas which actually make contact with the edges of the device which means that the signal will degrade whenever the user touches it.

This is based on FCC documents of the Droid RAZR HD which show that its internals are different compared to that of the Droid RAZR M which has made it onto Verizon’s network with no issue. Word has it that Motorola is currently working on a solution and they’re still hoping to make their holiday release schedule, but if you were hoping to get it on/before Thanksgiving or Black Friday, you’d be out of luck. If either the Droid RAZR HD or the RAZR MAXX HD is the phone you’ve been eyeing, be sure to check back with us as we’ll keep you updated on the situation.

By Ubergizmo. Related articles: Motorola Droid RAZR HD tutorial videos leaked (Update), Motorola Droid RAZR HD rumored to feature 8MP camera and will not come in a MAXX edition,

Nominet is considering a .uk internet domain for users who can’t bear to type the extra three characters necessary for .co.uk. The body is lobbying for the new domain in time for ICANN’s next TLD expansion, which includes new entries like .shop, .play and .home. Nominet has promised tough entry requirements for the system, with only businesses (or persons) that can prove a UK presence being eligible to register. It’ll also be around four times more expensive, with the extra charges going to pay for daily malware scanning to prevent domain spoofing and a donation to a trust to improve web security. If you’re an interested party, you can offer your tuppence-worth at the organization’s official public consultation which runs until January 7th 2013.

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I’m unsure why exactly a company wouldn’t announce new products, sending them directly to retail outlets instead. If customers don’t know the new products are available the chances of them buying them would seem more unlikely. However, more than a few companies never say a word about new products, and they just turn up on store shelves. This is exactly what has happened with a pair of new Slingbox models.

The new models are the Slingbox 350 and the Slingbox 500. Both the devices stream content at up to 1080p and have redesigned chassis. Like all other Slingbox devices, the point of both new products is to allow you to placeshift your content recorded on your home DVR to your computer or mobile device.

The Slingbox 500 has an HDMI input and an HDMI output, a remote control, USB storage, and apparently an on-screen wizard for set up. The device is also the first Slingbox to have integrated Wi-Fi. One side effect of these new devices being unannounced is we don’t know what all the features are.

You’ll notice in the photograph that there are some price tags underneath each of the devices, which are apparently for different items. Zatznotfunny reports that Best Buy wouldn’t sell either device so perhaps it’s not so much that they were both unannounced as someone place them on the shelves too early.

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New Slingbox hardware lands at Best Buy is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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X-Arcade makes some of the coolest arcade controllers out there that will take you right back to the arcade of your youth. The company makes large controllers with big joysticks and big buttons that appear to have come right off the Pac-Man game from 1980. The cool part is that the company also makes a number of adapters allowing you to use that controller with just about every game console available.

If you own one of these controllers or have your heart set on Santa bringing you one this year for Christmas, a new adapter for the controller is up for pre-order right now. X-Arcade is offering a new adapter allowing you to attach an X-Arcade Joystick to the Nintendo Wii or the coming Wii U. The adapter allows the big and beefy X-Arcade Joystick to plug into your existing Wii Remote.

Once connected, you can control the action on any video game designed to use the Wii Classic Controller using the much more robust X-Arcade Joystick. The adapter is available for pre-order right now and is set to ship in November. Pricing for the adapter is $59.99.

The adapter also allows users to play with any PS2 controller on the Nintendo console. The adapter will support dual players but requires dual Wii Remotes for two-player action. The adapter doesn’t support vibration feedback.

X-Arcade offers Wii U controller adapter is written by Shane McGlaun & originally posted on SlashGear.
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Business cards are boring, even if you slot NFC inside them, but the swish business fellow around town could change all that with a home-made hologram card. Pioneer Corporation‘s idea of what construes a “compact” hologram printer might not exactly tally with ours – it’s roughly the size of a large briefcase – but considering you’re getting the ability to make your own full-color holograms we could probably forgive the discrepancy.

Although the size is the headline feature, in fact it’s the ease of use that makes the hologram printer particularly special. It produces Lippman holograms, which traditionally would require a darkened room, real models be photographed, and vibration dampers fitted to keep things sufficiently stable.

Pioneer’s system, however, can run from a 3D CAD file, and demands no technical knowledge beyond hitting print. The resultant holograms can measure up to 75.6 x 50.4 mm, not only big enough for a business card but greetings cards, photographs, and more.

Exactly how much the printer will cost – as well as the print media itself – has not been revealed, though we don’t imagine it will come cheap. Still, who among us wouldn’t pay handsomely for the ability to create tiny hologram cards of ourselves recreating the “You’re my only hope!” Princess Leia pose.

Pioneer reveals compact 3D color hologram printer is written by Chris Davies & originally posted on SlashGear.
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