Filed under: Handsets, Others

Everybody’s favorite IP duplication engine is back in the news. Meizu’s M8 Mini One iPhone clone just received an iPod touch makeover in a bid for protection from Apple’s lawyers. See, the M8 is a phone, the touch is an MP3 player — so toootally different your honor. They’ve also bumped the display from 3.3- to 3.4-inches with pricing still pegged at about $265 / $320 / $400 for the 4GB / 8GB / 16GB models. You know, if they ever make it Stateside… or locally to China for that matter. We’re at 10 months and counting since it was announced.

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Original post by Thomas Ricker

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Barrel-mounted cameras aren’t exactly revolutionary, but it’s not everyday that you see the boys in blue sporting one on their sidearm. Nevertheless, Orange County’s sheriff’s emergency service team and the Newburgh Police Department will reportedly “be the first groups to test the pistol cam,” which would record audio and video whenever the weapon was removed from its holster. According to Chief Eric Paolilli, it’ll be implemented if trials prove that there are no safety / functionality issues associated with it. As it stands, the state has set aside $35,000 in order for the device to be adequately tested, and if everything goes smoothly, Newburgh officers could soon be rocking the camera (and creating footage for COPS) as part of their standard equipment.

[Via The Raw Feed]

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Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

It looks like the space station’s latest solar array is causing NASA yet more headaches, as a small tear was spotted by astronauts shortly after it was unfurled earlier today. The first of two solar arrays installed as part of this mission did unfurl without a hitch, but the second forced the astronauts to abrubtly stop the deployment and inspect the damage, with a final verdict apparently still yet to be determined. This follows the discovery of some metal shavings in a motorized joint on Sunday, for which NASA already added a day to Discovery’s mission in order to conduct a detailed inspection. As the AP points out, the space station needs all the juice from the new array it can get, with both the European Space Agency’s soon-to-be-launched Columbus science lab and an upcoming Japanese lab dependent on it for power.

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Original post by Donald Melanson

Filed under: ATT, Misc

The biggest thing standing in the way of government approval of AT&T’s proposed $2.8 billion acquisition of Dobson has been the concern over loss of competition in markets currently served by both carriers — and it turns out that’s a concern AT&T’s been working to address from the beginning. In a court filing by the Department of Justice’s anti-trust peeps today, it was revealed that AT&T’s cool with shedding seven Dobson markets in five states along with Dobson’s “Cellular One” brand in order to secure the feds’ seal of approval. All the affected markets are rural and apparently represent a tiny percentage of Dobson’s customer base (let alone AT&T’s) so it doesn’t look like anyone’s getting too worked up about the sitch. FCC approval of the deal is expected shortly, so by all accounts, the merger looks like a done deal. Welcome to the fold, Dobson customers.

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Original post by Chris Ziegler

Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals

While we’re already fairly well acquainted with most of the Rock Band kit, the much-need Xbox 360 USB hub has so far been kept under wraps, leaving the amount of clutter soon to be occupying many a living room entirely up to the imagination. The folks at 1Up have now changed that situation, however, posting a slew of pictures of what they say is the finalized four-port USB hub. As you can see above, it’s a powered-hub, meaning you’ll have yet another cable snaking its way to your power outlet and, for those curious, it’s apparently made by a company called ViPowER. If that shot above isn’t enough to whet your appetite, you can find plenty more by hitting up the read link below.

[Via Joystiq]

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Original post by Donald Melanson

Filed under: Handsets, Samsung, Orange, GSM

In what appears to be homage to old school iDEN cellphones everywhere, Samsung looks to be preparing its latest phone for Orange, a rugged little beast appropriately named “Solid.” The important details are a little sparse at the moment, but we hear the device will sport a VGA camera and by the looks of the keypad, it will also have a speakerphone. If it’s real — and frankly, we have no good reason to suspect otherwise — it should hit Orange come December.

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Original post by Michael Caputo

Filed under: Handsets, HTC, Rogers Wireless, Windows Mobile, GSM, EDGE

Rogers’ website has seen some updates — and lordy, have they been busy — in the last couple days and our mention that the HTC Touch was coming seemed to have been bang on. Pricing is rumored to be $349 on a 3 year data only plan, $299 on a 3 year voice plan or $199 on voice and data. So if you’re looking for a non-3G Windows Mobile handset — and we feel for ya if you are — keep refreshing the read link ’til the handset goes live.

[Thanks, Treatz]

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Original post by Sean Cooper

Filed under: Gaming

Well, it looks like those that have yet to take the plunge on a DS Lite will soon have two more models competing for their attention, as evidenced by this Sears “Black Friday” ad that recently turned up online. As you can see, one of the models is a Zelda: Phantom Hourglass model, although it’s a good deal more subtle than the one spotted earlier this month. The other is a metallic pink Nintedogs: Best Friends model, which gets in its cross-branding with equal subtlety. Both models also come bundled with their respective games although, at $150 apiece, those looking for the best bargain will likely be able to do better with a non-coordinated model.

[Via Digg]

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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Original post by Donald Melanson