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If the thought of leaving your precious iPod behind for even a few minutes while you take a shower, relax in a pool, or hang out on a boat is just too much to bear, the Atlantic Inc. wants you to know its EGO ice and iceBar2 waterproof cases for the iPod are now available from retailers like Best Buy and Bed, Bath, and Beyond. "The EGO line of waterproof speaker cases allows iPod owners to enjoy their favorite music and videos in practically any setting," said Atlanitic Inc. COO James Dardashti, in a statement. Best Buy is carrying the EGO ice, a portable, waterproof, floating boombox that acc

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The Agarwalla brothers have brought Scrabulous back to FaceBook…sort of. After being sued for copyright infringement for making their tile-and-letter game a little too close to the popular board game Scrabble, Facebook blocked off access to the game for U.S. and Canadian users. But if Hasbro has planned to capitalize on Scrabulous's absence to promote its own licensed version of Scrabble (developed by EA), their excitement may be short lived. Scrabulous is back…except now it's called Wordscraper, uses round circles instead of square tiles, and of

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T-Mobile has announced it will be rolling out a Family Allowances plan in August with the idea of letting parents more easily manage how their children use their wireless phones…and keep those pesky phone bills under control. The plan will enable parents to give children an upfront wireless allowance for telephone minutes, text messages, and downloads (like ringtones, wallpaper, and games) via an online tool. When a child or teen exceeds their allowance for a service, the service shuts off and T-Mobile sends the parent a note. "Parents across the country want their teens to have a mobile phone to stay in contact, but also want that phone to be used responsibly," said T-Mobile

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Section: Computers, Desktops

Here’s another entrant to the expanding “nettop” or mini desktop PC market, the Shuttle KPC 4800 which is very similar to the KPC 4500 which was announced by Shuttle last year. This affordable mini desktop PC runs on Foresight Linux but users can choose to upgrade to the 32-bit Windows Vista.

In addition, the KPC 4800 features Intel Celeron, Intel Pentium or even Core 2 Duo processor, 512MB up to 2GB RAM, 80 to 160GB hard drive with provision for dual hard drives, optical drive, several ports for PS/2 keyboard and mouse, Gigabit LAN port, VGA output, D-sub port, serial port, front out connector, real surround out connector, center/base connector, and wireless port perforation.

Pricing for the Shuttle KPC 4800 can go as low as $279 for the basic Linux model and $479 for the Vista-powered units. Of course, you still have to consider the costs of keyboard, mouse and other peripherals that you need to buy to use the mini desktop.

Product [Shuttle] Via [Crave]

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The death of Scrabulous on Facebook may have been a sad event for many, but at least it was a short-lived one. Scrabulous is back, but under a new name and with some minor tweaks to avoid any copyright issues....

Dish Network has always been proud of the swath of high-definition programming it offers its customers, but now the satellite service is upping the ante one more notch in its battle with cable, broadcast, and Internet-based video services by announcing it's the "first in the industry" to offer high definition programming at 1080p resolution. 1080p high definition programming is part of Dish Network's new TurboHD bundle, a collection of all-high-definition programming packages. Dish Network will also be launching 17 new high definition channels, bringing the total number of HD channels available on

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It seems as though it has taken forever but word on the street is that the successor to the Nokia flagship Nseries throne is set to drop on October 1. The rumor surrounds a UK release mind you, but Nokia has been pretty good lately in terms of making its handsets available in various regions at around the same time. We’re sure you know all there is to know about the N96 but just in case you need a refresher, it’s a beast. 16 GB of internal memory, microSDHC support for another 16 GB, sexy dual-slide form factor with a built-in kickstand for media consumption, signature 5 megapixel Zeiss camera with dual LED flash and so on. There is no word yet on an official US price point but we know early pricing in other regions translated to a tag up around $1,200. Clearly the actual US pricing will be significantly lower; at least it will be if Nokia intends to sell any on this side of the pond. We can’t imagine a better successor to the throne currently occupied by the N95 8GB. Well, except for the Samsung Innov8 maybe.

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LG Electronics has announced the first Blu-ray disc player that will also have the capability to stream on-demand video content from video rental service Netflix via a customer's home broadband Internet connection. The LG BD300 Network Blu-ray Disc Player will be able to tap into Netflix subscribers' Queues (still configured via the Netflix Web site) and stream selected movies and television episode in their Queues. Netflix currently offers more than 12,000 movies and television programs for its online streaming service. The deal is the third major announcement in recent weeks that brings Netflix's online service into the home; Roku recently

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