King Of Fighters XIII Pre-order Bonus

Atlus customarily includes soundtrack discs with the first printing of its games, in a program it calls “Atlus Spoils.” But for The King of Fighters XIII, Atlus has gone beyond its normal initiative, bundling a four-disc soundtrack with pre-orders from Amazon and GameStop. The four-disc soundtrack contains a collection of music from throughout the whole King of Fighters series.

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iPad 2 BinderPad Pouch from ZooGue

Back to school shopping means buying pencils, paper, and 3-ring binders.  But perhaps now your student is lucky enough to have access to digital textbooks or is attending one of the schools that are requiring an iPad or other tablet, so you'll also need a cover for that.  ZooGue is offering the iPad 2 BinderPad Pouch that fits into the rings of a standard binder so your student can keep his iPad 2 with his other school gear.  The BinderPad Pouch has a frame to hold the iPad 2.  The back is padded for protection, and all ports and controls are open, even the back camera.

The Gadgeteer, iPad 2 BinderPad Pouch from ZooGue

Nokia X7 with Symbian Anna now available at Rogers

Last month we told you that Rogers was getting ready to add the Nokia X7 to its smartphone lineup. All we had back then was a “this summer” rumored release time frame, and no pricing info whatsoever. In the meantime, though, Rogers has started selling the Nokia X7. In fact it's now available to order from the carrier. Rogers asks $29.99 for an X7 with a new three-year contract, $79.99 with a two-year agreement, and $149.99 with a one-year commitment.

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Spotify gets served patent infringement lawsuit by PacketVideo

When Spotify was first announced it made waves as many had claimed it would give iTunes a run for their money, and when Spotify announced that they were coming to the US that caused and even bigger stir with many users eager to try out the new music service. As it turns out less than a month into their US launch, Spotify has been slapped with a patent infringement lawsuit by PacketVideo. With so many patents available out there it's really hard to be original these days or put out a product without accidentally stepping on someone else's toes.

Ubergizmo, Spotify gets served patent infringement lawsuit by PacketVideo

BBC releases ‘global' iPlayer app for European iPads, €7 per month

The wonders of iPlayer on the iPad are no longer Brits-only. As of today, iPad users in 11 other countries across Europe can subscribe to the service for €7 per month or €50 per year. That equates to $10 — just about living up to BBC's promised maximum price. The subscription grants access to a wealth of TV classics, like Fawlty Towers and Only Fools & Horses, as well as unwitting comedies like EastEnders. Of course, the highly acclaim Top Gear is also available, for those who like cars and middle-aged men in pointy shoes with lame jokes.

2DayBlog.com, BBC releases ‘global' iPlayer app for European iPads, €7 per month

Deja Vu intelligent bag

The words Deja Vu is of French origin, where it means 'already seen' – well, MIT students Heidi Chen and Nicole Tariverdian decided to settle for Deja Vu as the moniker for their new intelligent bag. Why so, you ask. Surely there is a method and reason behind this move. Well, 'already seen' has been applied to the situation where the Deja Vu bag supposedly offers peace of mind to folks who have poor memory, and tend to leave their keys as well as other important items somewhere, someplace.

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Redbox kickstart video game rentals in kiosks

Apart from watching your favorite sitcom on the TV back home, what else do you do with the idiot box. OK, so I might get some flak from this as TVs these days are deemed to be ‘smart', so it could be insulting to some for me to call it the idiot box. You know what they say, a rose by any other name would smell just as sweet, but I digress. Watching movies is one thing, but if you want to get more interactive with your TV, how about playing video games on it.

Ubergizmo, Redbox kickstart video game rentals in kiosks

McIntosh Mantle Clock is a frivolous yet expensive purchase

You know, money makes people do weird things – especially when you have far too much money to spend in this lifetime as well as the next. Well, if you happen to be in possession of plenty of cold, hard cash in your bank account, then you might want to consider bringing home the McIntosh Mantle Clock. The clock itself was specially designed to look as though it was some sort of premium audio equipment that hates kids fiddling its knobs and buttons just in case something goes awry. We say it might as well have been, considering the heart attack inducing price tag of $1,500.

Ubergizmo, McIntosh Mantle Clock is a frivolous yet expensive purchase

New stainless steel lasts longer, resists bacteria

Stainless steel appliances are just about everywhere these days. Thanks to the material's slick look, easy cleaning and durability, it has become exceptionally popular in our kitchens. Now scientists at the University of Birmingham have claimed to create a new type of stainless steel that is even more durable and bacteria resistant than conventional stainless steel. By introducing the elements of silver or copper into the steel surface with an Active Screen Plasma system, the team was able to create a stainless steel hybrid metal.

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Motorola Xoom Android 3.1 update starts tomorrow in India

The Android 3.1 update for the Motorola Xoom may only start in August in Europe, but apparently it can arrive outside the US earlier than that. According to FoneArena, Motorola has officially announced that the update will start rolling out in India tomorrow, on July 29. The update will come over-the-air, and your tablet will notify you about its arrival and ask you to install it. The update will finally activate the SD card slot in the Xoom.

Unwired View, Motorola Xoom Android 3.1 update starts tomorrow in India

Three UK claims Android phone price leadership

UK mobile network Three has put out a rather ballsy news release regarding the pricing of some of the phones in its Android range, claiming it offers the cheapest way to own quite a few of today's most popular Android devices. The network has even collated example prices from its rivals and issued a little table to prove its boasts. This one:.
You can't argue with a data table.

Eurodroid, Three UK claims Android phone price leadership

Need For Speed: The Run – Run For The Hills Gameplay Trailer

Electronic Arts has come out with a new gameplay trailer ‘Run For The Hills' for their upcoming Need For Speed: The Run title. As mentioned before, this racing video game will be out on November 15th in North America for PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PC and Nintendo 3DS platforms.

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Motorola Atrix 2: Is This It?

Photos of a new Atrix-looking Motorola Android phone have sparked Atrix 2 rumors  faster than you can say “Moto”. The overall form factor, size and textured back do look somewhat familiar, but in all fairness, Motorola could brand this with whichever name they want, although “Atrix” was a reasonably successful name. One thing is for sure, this new device is headed for AT&T as the carrier logo clearly indicates.

Ubergizmo, Motorola Atrix 2: Is This It?

BeoSound 5 Encore Plug and Play Digital Music System

BeoSound 5 Encore Table Mount - a wall mount is available. I am a big fan of Bang & Olufsen beautifully designed products despite their insane  price tags. B&O represents the haute couture of the consumer electronics industry, and you always need a brand like that to make your gadget dreams come true.

Ubergizmo, BeoSound 5 Encore Plug and Play Digital Music System

Motorola Xoom Android 3.1 update starts rolling out in Europe in early August

The update to Android 3.1 for the Motorola Xoom has been out for quite a while. In the US, that is. Outside of the US, Motorola Xoom tablets are still stuck on Android 3.0 – even if Motorola officially announced the update for Xooms sold worldwide back in June. Yet the update hasn't been seen so far on non-US devices.
If at this point you're asking yourself why that would happen, since the same company has updated the exact same tablet in the US, well… flexibility is apparently the culprit.

I'm sure we all love the concept of flexibility and flexible things in general.

Unwired View, Motorola Xoom Android 3.1 update starts rolling out in Europe in early August

Motorola Promises Android 3.1 Update August Rollout for European XOOM Tablets

Wait a second, didn’t Motorola announce back in June that the Android 3.1 update for the XOOM had begun rolling out to folks in Europe. They sure did, but if you revisit the original Facebook announcement, surprise surprise, it appears the update didn’t quite make it out of the starting gate. We’ve heard that story before, which is why we just don’t feel comfortable trusting a new Motorola Support Forum posting stating that the update will begin rolling out definitively on August 9th. Considering XOOMs elsewhere are already on Android 3.2, this shouldn’t be too hard to accomplish, right.

Android Phone, Motorola Promises Android 3.1 Update August Rollout for European XOOM Tablets

Samsung Galaxy S II Sales Reach 5 Million Globally

Samsung is reporting that they have sold 5 million Galaxy S II handsets globally en route to an eventual 10 million, and they didn't even have to release the phone in the US to do it. It took only 85 days to reach the milestone. The original Galaxy S had similar success when it was first released, though it took that handset a full 125 days to reach the same number sold.

Android Phone, Samsung Galaxy S II Sales Reach 5 Million Globally

Aircounter Makes Radiation Detection Accessible

The nuclear crisis in Fukushima and surrounding areas is far from over; and consumer radiation meters are expensive and available in special-interest stores. In an effort to make radiation detection more accessible, a Japan-based chemicals company S.T. Corp., in partnership with the Tokyo Metropolitan University, stepped in and introduces the Aircounter. The Aircounter device is a handheld radiation detector that is easy-to-use that even the middle-class, average Daisukes can understand. It enables users to detect radiation levels between 0.05 to 9.99 microsieverts per hour at a height of up to 1 meter above the ground.

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ASUS launches noise cancelling gaming headset

Not only is it a tedious bore, the real world can be such an unnecessary distraction when trying to listen for footsteps coming around the corner or place that last block on a Minecraft masterpiece, which is obviously why ASUS is launching a noise cancelling headset just for the likes of us. They're called the Republic of Gamers Vulcan ANC Pro. The acronym stands for 'active noise cancelling' - although they have been launched so close to Nelson Mandela's 93rd birthday that I can't help feel they're missing a trick for South African sales of the bright red set of cans.

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Samsung Galaxy S II slide for ATT leaks plus a candybar Galaxy S II

It appears two new Galaxy S II phones are heading to AT&T – a QWERTY slider and an oddly-shaped candybar. Both droids will pack exactly the same specs as the original I9100 Galaxy S and run on Android Gingerbread. It was just yesterday we saw an official picture of unfamiliar AT&T-bounded Samsung Galaxy S II slider and today we have a live photos to confirm it.
The leaked photos reveal the sliderÂ's model name is SGH-I927 and it is running on Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread.




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Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android 2.3 Gingerbread update now available

A few hours ago, we let you know that the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 was due to become available during this week. And that it did. The update is now live. Sony Ericsson has all the details up at its website which specializes in updates (just go over there and select the Xperia X10 as your device).

The update brings many new features aside from the Gingerbread bits.

Unwired View, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 Android 2.3 Gingerbread update now available

Dell Streak 10 Pro to be launched in China this week?

Back in June, Dell officially announced that China would be the first country to get the brand new Streak 10 Pro tablet, but it didn't say when exactly this would happen. Now, if we're to believe VR-Zone and its “reliable source”, it looks like the new Streak will be launched later this week in China. Unfortunately, we still don't know how much the Streak 10 Pro will cost, and we still don't have an official photo of it.

Unwired View, Dell Streak 10 Pro to be launched in China this week?

Amazon tablet relies on two-finger multi-touch to cut costs?

We know that the US is about to run out of cash in slightly more than a week's time unless the politicians come to a resolution, which means companies that are prudent enough would have long worked on cost cutting measures – and in Amazon's case, their upcoming tablet might see a lower quality touchscreen display that supports just two-finger multi-touch, which is a far cry from other devices such as the iPad 2 that is capable of supporting up to 10-finger touches simultaneously.

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Google adds recent popularity graph to web Android Market

Google has pushed out another small change to the web-based desktop Android Market site, with each app's listing page now featuring a graph that traces the app's number of installations over time. No extra data is included other than the usual number of installs bracket that's been there all along, with the little graph simply showing movement over the last 30 days. Here it is.
Obviously given the non-stop explosive growth Android's experiencing at the moment, we'd imagine every app is going to show upward movement of some degree purely thanks to the increased number of people using the system.

Eurodroid, Google adds recent popularity graph to web Android Market

HTC executive leaves company for ‘personal reasons'

HTC is out a top executive with the departure of chief innovation officer Horace Luke. The exec has been gone for some time now, having exited at the end of April. The Taiwanese phone maker formally announced the news this week, citing “personal reasons” as the motivation behind the CIO's exit. HTC had nothing but kind words for Luke, whom had been with the company since 2006, stating that he had "nurtured a culture of innovation." The company's vice president of design, Scott Croyle, has stepped into the Luke's vacant position.

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Elecom Japan introduces a new pair of Bluetooth Keyboards

Elecom Japan announced today two new Bluetooth QWERTY keyboards (US) with the TK-FBP018 and the TK-FBP019 Series. While the first series, the TK-FBP018 is apparently made for Android devices and where the TK-FBP019 is designed for iOS devices, Elecom Japan also mentioned on its announcement that both models are fully compatible with any PC, MAS or Linux PCs as well as Sony's PS3 gaming device.







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BEST DEALS: Wi-fi XOOM tablet down to £404 at Amazon UK

The price of the Motorola XOOM has held up pretty well considering it's always been the most expensive Android tablet out there (ignoring the laughably expensive Optimus Pad), but Motorola's Android 3.0 device is finally starting to see some decent reductions through the online shops. Like at Amazon, where the 32GB wi-fi model is now down to down to £404.86 – including free delivery. Which is getting into potential buying territory….
…although we know you lot all prefer the charming Eee Transformer. Which is cheaper.

Eurodroid, BEST DEALS: Wi-fi XOOM tablet down to £404 at Amazon UK

Ripple Korea releases new AMD Brazos-powered Ripple Look

Ripple Korea has announced the availability of the new Ripple Look with AMD's Brazos architecture. Measuring 235mm x 215mm x 69mm and weighing at just 400 grams, the mini PC comes jam packed with a 1.6GHz ADM Zacate E-350 CPU, an ADM Radeon HD6310 graphics, a 2GB of DDR3 PC10600 RAM, a 320GB of SATA II HDD, HDMI and D-SUB.

2DayBlog.com, Ripple Korea releases new AMD Brazos-powered Ripple Look

ASUS ET2011AUTB All-In-One Desktop PC

A new all-in-one desktop PC from ASUS is about to enter the Japanese market. Known as the ET2011AUTB, this space-saving machine sports a 20-inch 1600 x 900 multi-touch display, a 1.60GHz AMD E-350 processor, an AMD A50M FCH chipset, a 2GB RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a webcam, a DVD SuperMulti drive, an SD card slot, WiFi and runs on either Windows 7 Home Premium (SP1) or Professional (SP1) OS.



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Email notification bell gets the job done

Having this DIY Email Notification Bell on your desk certainly brings new meaning to the proverb, “bells and whistles”, don't you think so. This USB-controlled bell will inform you that there is an incoming mail that needs your attention with a “ding” that you normally hear in restaurants – and not at the office. Something tells me that this is more of a home device, targeting bachelors since you can drive the family nuts if you're a heavy email user and receive tons of email throughout the day (and into the night).

Ubergizmo, Email notification bell gets the job done

Dr. Tech 5MP 2.4-Inch Red Digital Camcorder

Check out this affordable digital camcorder from Dr. Tech. Priced at only $59.99, this compact camcorder comes with a 5.0-megapixel CMOS image sensor, an 8x digital zoom, a flip-out 2.4-inch LCD screen that swivels for front and back viewing, an SD card slot (2GB card included), a USB port and can capture 640 x 480 VGA video at 30fps.

TechFresh, Dr. Tech 5MP 2.4-Inch Red Digital Camcorder

Trainz Simulator THD launches for Android tablets

Oh yes. This is niche. After a relatively successful spell on iOS devices, N3V Games has published its railway management game Trainz Simulator on the Android Market. In return for around £3.32 you get to “build and operate the railroad of your dreams” via a game optimised for use on tablets – with graphical enhancements for those using Tegra 2 hardware.
The game's listing says it requires Android 2.3 or higher to run, so if you have a relatively modern tablet it ought to be available.

Check out the full listing on the Market, where one of the feature bullet points is “Drive Loads of Trains”.


Eurodroid, Trainz Simulator THD launches for Android tablets

Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary demo video released

Last month Microsoft announced Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary at E3 and in case you weren't paying attention then, it is the HD remake of the flagship Xbox game to celebrate the game's 10th birthday. But besides just upping the graphics in the game, Microsoft also spent some time to develop new features for the game so that people who've already got the first Halo: Combat Evolved will have a reason to make the purchase as well (i.e. Kinect support). Fans who are interested to check out new footage for the game were in for a treat if they attended Comic-Con today.



Ubergizmo, Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary demo video released

Rogers Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G will be available on July 26

A couple of days ago we gave you the pricing information for Rogers' upcoming Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G, but at that time all we knew about the release was that it would happen within a few days. It turns out that was right, and today we have the final piece of the Infuse 4G puzzle. This, of course, is the Rogers version of the Samsung Infuse 4G launched by AT&T in the USA and announced back in January at CES. Last month we first heard that the Android-powered smartphone with a huge 4.5-inch screen was headed to Rogers and Canada.

And now we're only days away from its release.

Unwired View, Rogers Samsung Galaxy S Infuse 4G will be available on July 26

Samsung Galaxy Tab 4G LTE Shipping 7x26

The long road to the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 on Verizon may be nearing an end. OK, so it wasn’t really that long of a road, but after pre-orders opened up there has been little word on when the 4G LTE version of the tablet would actually hit store shelves. If the shipping date accompanying recent pre-orders is any indications, the Galaxy Tab 4G LTE could be in stores next week. July 26th is the date the slate is said to ship, so expecting it in stores by the middle of the week doesn’t sound unrealistic.

Android Phone, Samsung Galaxy Tab 4G LTE Shipping 7x26

Rogers starts taking pre-orders for HTC Evo 3D and LG Optimus 3D, may ship on August 16

One week after Rogers officially announced that it will be selling both the LG Optimus 3D as well as the HTC Evo 3D, the carrier has opened pre-orders for every Canadian. Before today, you were able to pre-order either one of the two 3D capable Android smartphones only if you were already a Rogers customer. But now anyone can do it. Last week, Rogers had nothing to say about pricing, and only a vague statement about when the two handsets will hit the streets (“this summer”).

Unwired View, Rogers starts taking pre-orders for HTC Evo 3D and LG Optimus 3D, may ship on August 16

Sony kills off 8mm video support

It looks like Sony is on a roll with discontinuing legacy recording formats. First it killed the cassette Walkman last year, a few weeks ago it stopped producing MiniDisc Walkmans and now the company announced that it will no longer support the 8mm video format. The video cassette format that was popular way back in the 1980s will no longer get any new Sony hardware to run on. The GV-D800, and the GV-D200, the last two 8mm video cassette recorders that Sony has been making will no longer be manufactured come September.

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Limited Edition Star Wars-Themed Xbox 360 Beeps Like R2-D2

If you have been geeking about Star Wars for more than half of your life, collecting Star Wars-themed items may be your thing. But apart from sipping on your Darth Vader mug or sleeping on your Luke Skywalker bed, there are a few Star Wars collectible that can be considered worth the purchase, both for hardcore and casual fans alike. Microsoft collaborated with LucasArts to come up with the Kinect Star Wars Limited Edition Xbox 360, which features a gold controller, white Kinect sensor, and a 320GB Xbox that is printed with R2-D2 themes.

Gadget.com, Limited Edition Star Wars-Themed Xbox 360 Beeps Like R2-D2