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LG GT505 Review

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The LG GT505 may not be Maemo or Android powered, but it’s definitely no slouch. Featuring a 3.0-inch touchscreen display, 5.0-megapixel camera, microSD expansion, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 w/A2DP, and A-GPS. Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

It’s a typical mainstream handset, meaning the manufacturer has had to work out a compromise to manage to keep the price low, but integrated nice extra features like a GPS, Wi-Fi and decently performing 5-megapixel camera.

[via Phonearena]

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eBay Watch: Rare Mac Mini Computer from 1980 Sells for $169.35

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A rare Mac Mini Computer from 1980, which was originally offered at Kay-Bee Toys, sold for $169.35 on eBay. This multi-functional advanced computer uses a “16-LED light display matrix and 8 digit numeric display for the calculator mode.” Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Did you hear that? 6 THOUSAND Bytes of ROM and over 1 THOUSAND Bits of RAM. Wow. Entex was truly ahead of their time.

[via Technabob – eBay]

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PS3 Slim Might Be Slower Than Predecessor

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According to this comparison, the new PlayStation 3 Slim slightly trails its predecessor in both disc loading and startup — “same 7200RPM hard drive installed on both and firmware 2.80 installed.” Video after the break.

It makes little sense that the new unit would have a different, slightly underpowered motherboard, so the rumor is that the two configurations might have different hard drives.

[via Kotaku]

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Office Hidden Inside Rock Climbing Wall

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Here’s a first: office space that’s concealed within a rock climbing wall. To be more specific, Tree Fort Bikes employee Scott Mulder’s “workspace is inside the top of their climbing wall and has a distinctly tree-fort like appearance.” Click here for first picture in gallery.

Inside his climbing-wall fortress he has a desk made of particle board that has been sanded and sealed with polyurethane to give it a glossy surface you wouldn’t expect from the kind of material it’s made out of.

[via Lifehacker]

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