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Sometimes the mere notion of being “number two” can light a motivational fire under your keister. Look at some famous folks who, despite being considered numero dos, went on to dominate their respective fields and even eclipse their predecessors: A pupil of Socrates, Plato opted not to go the hemlock-chugging route and instead helped lay down the foundations of Western philosophy.

Netbook market has additional player, the Samsung with its new NC10 just joined the game, so who’s next? It seems most of major player has joined the party. T
he NC10 runs XP and comes with 10.2-inch screen, 80-160GB hdd, WiFi b/g, Bluetooth, and Ethernet support. Weighing at 1.33kg, this netbook also equipped with 1.3MP webcam.
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Available from Chinavasion.com for $365.53, the CVSL-112 Projection phone is perfect for meeting or just for fun.
It works on GSM 900MHz, 1800MHz, or 1900MHz networks and able to project everything on its screen to the wall at 640×480 pixel resolution.
Other common features include touchscreen functionality, WAP and Bluetooth support, MP3 and MP4 player.
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Garmin announced today that its Team Garmin Edge 705 cycling computer is now available. The device has an orange case inspired by team Garmin-Chipotle uniforms. The computer offers wireless unit-to-unit connectivity, GPS, heart rate, speed, cadence, altitude, and gradient on the same display.

Quite a surprising premiere is waiting just round the bend. It is Shuttle Computer Handels GmbH that presents its latest gadget. Shuttle Mini PC D10 will be unveiled at this weekend but only for Japanese market.
Unfortunately there is no clear word about when and where else D10 will be available to buy. But there might be a clue to get in Shuttle’s august worldwide press release about Shuttle Mini PC solutions.

This is the Life Wall by Panasonic.  An extremely thin 150′ TV that does amazing things.  It has face recognition so that it recognizes the face(s) that watch it and adjusts the display or program to that person’s preferences automatically.
How about having a TV that will move with you as you walk around the living room to keep the display right in front of you?  The display would be large or small depending on how far away from the screen you were.  It could display a screen saver instead of …

Tuesday unveiled the first cellphone that runs Google Inc.’s Android software, a device packed with features that include an advanced Web browser and a number of Google services to spur wider use of the Internet on phones.
The device, which is called the G1 and carries the Google brand on the back, resembles other smartphones on the market — including Apple Inc.’s iPhone and handsets made by LG Electronics Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. But the companies are betting that the built-in software will help it stand out.

Research in Motion Ltd., the maker of BlackBerry phones, is set to reveal today a phone that folds in half, a departure from the slab-like design that has defined its products.
The long-rumored phone will be called the BlackBerry Pearl Flip and will be available from T-Mobile USA and with overseas carriers later this year, at an undisclosed price.
The “flip” or “clamshell” design, where the display and keyboard are separated by a hinge, is a popular one for conventional cell phones, particularly in the United States. Jim Balsillie, co-chief executive of …