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Polaroid has given their ZINK printer a price tag and release date - July 6th at Best Buy and July 20th through Target—both selling it for $149. The pocket-sized product will be marketed as the Poloraid PoGo, which is short for Polaroid-on-the-go. The Polaroid PoGo supports full color printing through cell phones and digital cameras via Bluetooth or USB (PictBridge compatible). The PoGo weighs a measly eight ounces, but don’t let the size fool you. It can print 2×3-inch borderless photos in less than 60 seconds. It’s a shame that Polaroid has quit the instant film market, but if you miss those old school Polaroid cameras, this is as close as you’ll get to sharing your photos instantly.

The Polaroid PoGo uses Zero Ink (ZINK) technology that is actually embedded into a photo paper, called ZINK Photo Paper. The special paper is durable and contains colorless cyan, yellow, and magenta dye crystals. So instead of using traditional ink cartridges to spray color onto the paper, the PoGo printer applies heat onto the ZINK Photo Paper to activate the colorless crystals—generating full colored photos to share instantly. The ZINK Photo Paper will retail for between 33 and 40 cents per print; $3.99 for a pack of 10, and $9.99 for a 30-pack.

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by Chris Ziegler, posted May 31st 2008 at 12:24PM
A retailer taking pre-orders for phones that haven’t even been announced is considered business as usual, but there’s something just a little out of the ordinary with Horizon Wireless’ listing for the alleged touchscreen superphone outta Waterloo, the blackberry 9500 “Thunder” — it’s accompanied by a somewhat believable picture of the thing. Extreme blur always adds a healthy dose of credibility (we kid), but more importantly, the picture shows no telltale signs of being a render and looks essentially like what everyone’s expecting it to look like. BlackBerry addicts who’ve been desperately fighting the urge to go to the dark side, consider this your shot of willpower for the day.

[Thanks, Yasim M.]

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by Darren Murph, posted May 31st 2008 at 2:12PMIt’s pretty tough to wrap your melon around, but MSI’s Wind has not yet officially launched per se. That being said, it has still managed to end up in the hands of quite a few eager subnote lovers, and Laptop Mag is no exception. Shortly after the UK branch of CNET posted up their initial impressions, along comes yet another mini-review to get you even more worked up about June 3rd. Here’s the skinny so far: the screen is amazing, keyboard is as well, the trackpad is simply too cramped and the port assortment is very respectable. All in all, critics were left “seriously impressed,” and they even threw together a video and image gallery for checking out afterwards. Head on over, alright?

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by Darren Murph, posted May 31st 2008 at 4:01PM
First things first: considering the huge amount of press garnered by a recent position art scam, this here could indeed be just another spoof to get your hopes up. That being said, we’re pretty sure no one with any level of decency would do such a vile thing on Easter Sunday, which is precisely when the above bunny was purportedly created from waltzing about with a Magellan GPS and a digital camera. The artist himself admits that what you see above is a slightly cleaned-up version of the actual path, but we’re told that any edits that occurred had no huge bearing on the outcome of the piece. You be the judge.

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Do you remember playing with a toy called the Weeble? They were miniature weighted ovals, which sort of resembled very colorful paperweights. They were a perfect example of mindless fun and totally addicting. No matter how much you tried to wobble the little guys, they would never fall over.

Seemingly inspired from the retro toy, the USB Tumbler Speaker from Brando refuses to fall, no matter how many times you attempt to shove it on its side. Thankfully, the novelty of owning a non-tumbling speaker doesn’t sacrifice the audio quality.

The USB Tumbler Speaker features an unscrewable extension tube which maximizes the bass for ultra-booming sound. Available in your choice of black or red, the speaker comes with a rechargeable battery and couldn’t be easier to operate.

The Tumbler acts as an amplifier for your computer or portable media device, so the volume is controlled from the source, rather than the speaker. This way you don’t have to get up to change the volume if the speaker is out of arms reach. You can grab your own for $15.

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Microwaves are truly an awesome appliance. You could call them the epitome of the bachelor gadget, since so many unmarried men seem to rely on the device for all of their meals. We can’t say we’ve ever thought of using a microwave like this.

This excellent PC case mod makes your computer look like a stock-model microwave, complete with a cheap LED layout and a horizontally opening door. The window on the microwave has been ingeniously modded to act as the computer’s display, not to mention the microwave-themed desktop wallpaper.

The next time you head over to your microwave to cook up a cup of Ramen noodles, you might think to yourself, “What can I do with this microwave that would better fit my needs as a single nerd?” And then you’ll forget all about it and realize your noodles are getting cold.

This is definitly one of the coolest PC mods we have ever seen. And certainly the most visually accurate to the intended inspiration. If it weren’t for the icons on the desktop and the keyboard sitting in front of it, we might not even realize that this is a computer.

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by Darren Murph, posted May 31st 2008 at 8:38AM
So we’ve seen a few solar-powered gizmos (that we wouldn’t touch with a ten twenty foot poll), but Thanko’s own sun-lovin’ DAP actually doesn’t look half bad. The Solar Digital Audio Player, from the front, looks like any other ho hum unit, with a 1.8-inch 220 x 176 resolution display, 4GB of internal storage space and a miniSD expansion slot. Flip ‘er over, and you’ll find a thoughtful kickstand that just so happens to have a solar panel slapped right on, enabling the brilliant, outdoor sunshine to give it a few more minutes of life. There’s no official word on a price or release date, but we wouldn’t bank on it ever coming Stateside, anyway.

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The Nokia N96, is now expected to ship in July of this year.  Announced earlier this year, the N96 once again pushes the upper limit of the Finnish phone manufacturer’s N Series.  The quad band N96 has Wi-Fi, GPS, and support for DVB-H mobile tv—all built in.  The phone sports a stellar 5 megapixel camera with dual-LED flash and auto-focus.  A neat hardware feature of the N96 is a little kickstand for the device, enabling you to prop it up to watch videos.

Play.com has listed the phone for 599.99 GBP, which converts to 1,200 USD.  However, the Nokia MSRP is currently listed at a slightly more reasonable $800.  Either way, Play.com says the N96 will be shipping on July 31st.

Keep your wallets padded Nokia fanatics, because come July, they’ll be taking a heavy hit.

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Sporting a metallic finish, BlackBerry Curve 8320 is a smart phone. It is known to be the smallest and lightest cell phone invention of Blackberry ever. Equipped with advanced features like Wi-Fi capabilities, BlackBerry Maps, expandable memory and trackball navigation, this cell phone will definitely redefine your style statement.

Features

• Wireless email.
• Instant Messaging.
• Corporate Data access.
• Media Player.
• Bluetooth capability for hands free dialogue.

BlackBerry Curve 8320 comes fitted with a full QWERTY keyboard layout enabling you fast text and email composition. It also lets you enjoy tethered modem capability to use your smart phone as a wireless modem for PC or laptop. Be it the voice activated dialing or user definable convenience keys; enjoy it all on BlackBerry Curve 8320 cell phone.

Price and Availability

BlackBerry Curve 8320 is available at a price of $ 249.00.

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Incorporating the latest Wave-Touch Control technology, Electrolux EW23CS65GS Counter-Depth Side-By-Side Refrigerator is high both on style and performance. Get to enjoy a wide array of features and functions on this new refrigerator brought out by Electrolux.

This Energy Star qualified refrigerator comes fitted with perfect set temperature controls. Energy saving vacation mode, stainless steel wine rack, gallon-plus door bin, tilt-out freezer door racks, signature soft-arc door and handle design and no-clean condenser are some of its innovative features.

Features

• Luxury Glide Crispers.
• Wave-Touch Controls.
• Luxury Design Glass Shelves.
• Luxury Design Lighting.
• PureAdvantage Air Filter.

Electrolux EW23CS65GS Counter-Depth Side-By-Side Refrigerator lets you experience one of the best refrigeration in the world. Featuring PureAdvantage Water Filter and Chill Zone Drawer, this refrigerator can give an appealing look to your home. Its Fast Ice Option won’t let you worry for ice during the party time. Not only this, the alarm system in Electrolux EW23CS65GS Counter-Depth Side-By-Side Refrigerator indicated and lets you know where there is a power failure or a door remains open for more than 5 minutes. You get a Platinum Star Warranty with Electrolux EW23CS65GS Counter-Depth Side-By-Side Refrigerator.

Price and Availability

Electrolux EW23CS65GS Counter-Depth Side-By-Side Refrigerator is available at a price of $ 2999.00.

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