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Logitech FreePulse Headphones Go Wireless

Logitech's new FreePulse wireless headphones use Bluetooth 2.0 EDR to let you roam up to 33 feet from your iPod or portable music player.

Yahoo Buys Video Mashup Site Jumpcut

Moving further into the user-generated video space, Yahoo has acquired video editing and mashup site Jumpcut.

Slingbox Goes Pro

Sling Media has introduced three new versions of its television and video place-shifting devices - and even tries to get in on the HD video game.

MySpace Supports Voter Registration Drive

MySpace has teamed up with Declare Yourself to provide voter registration information to MySpace users in both English and Spanish.

User-Generated Video: Funny or Not?

TBS - you know, the "very funny" cable network - has teamed with ViTrue - will be soliciting user-generated video for its new "Funny or Not?" online community.

MSN to Webcast Live Concerts

Microsoft's MSN Video has inked a multiyear deal to Webcast live concerts from Control Room, the producers of laster year's Live 8 concert series.

Nokia Trumpets New XpressMusic Handsets

Nokia has announced three new XpressMusic mobile handsets, designed to satisfy user's needs for a mobile phone and a dedicated personal music player.

Intel Touts Quad Cores, DirecTV, and…Sex

Intel is planning to ship quad core processors, extolling a Viiv-enabled DirectTV set-top box, and holding a $1 million contest for sexy PC designs.

Sharp Announces Triple-View LCD

Japan's Sharp Corporation announced today it has developed an LCD display which can show different images to viewers at three different angles.

CinemaNow, Universal Offer Same-Day Movies

Online movie service CinemaNow has struck a deal with Universal to offer a burnable version of "The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift" the same day DVDs hit stores.

Sony Reader to Debut with 10,000 Titles

Sony's electronic paper-based Reader is finally due to hit stores next month, and Sony promises more than 10,000 book titles will be available from major publishers.

Americans Watching More TV on More TVs

Surprise! Americans love TV. According to Nielsen Media Research, the average American home tunes to television more than 8 hours a day, and has more TVs than people.

Startup Aims Wallop at MySpace, FaceBook

Microsoft spin-off Wallop aims to give MySpace, FaceBook, and other social networking sites a kick by letting users creatively "mod" their pages with add-on functionality.

RealNetworks Enters RealTime News Arena

RealNetworks is taking on the likes of Google and Yahoo with a beta of RealTime, a desktop news reader which puts personalized news and images on users' desktop.

Sirius Finally Draws Its Stiletto

Sirius has finally rolled out its Stiletto 100, a portable satellite radio with recording, Wi-Fi capability, and music purchase through Yahoo Music Jukebox.

Nokia Launches N95, N75 Multimedia Phones

Nokia's new all-in-one N95 multimedia phone and a slimmer music-capable N75 designed to appeal to the North American market.

Mvox Duo Combines Headset, Speakerphone

If you've ever tried to wrap your head around needing both a mobile headset and a speakerphone, Mvox wants to wrap its Duo communicator around your head.

Mercora M Streams Tunes to Windows Mobile

New music service Mercora M lets users stream music from their Windows PCs to their Windows Mobile PDA or smartphone...and listen to their friends' music.

Symantec: Cyber Criminals Target Home Users

Symantec's latest Internet Threat Report finds phishing schemes are becoming increasingly sophisticated, while the number of new browser vulnerabilities has increased.

Want Some Virtual Beachfront Property?

Psst, buddy...wanna buy a bridge? Weblo is offering to let users earn money by buying houses, land, domains, and more in their online virtual world.

Kodak EasyShare Z710 Sports 10x Zoom

Kodak's new EasyShare Z710 digital camera offers a 7.1 megapixel resolution and a 10 optical zoom.

Fujifilm Intros F31d, Announces S5 Pro DSLR

Fujifilm has taken the wraps off its new FinePix F31d ultracompact digital camera, and announced its forthcoming FinePix S5 Pro Digital SLR.

Thomson Makes a Skype Handset for GE

You know Skype has to be getting close to the mainstream of GE wants a handset phone with Skype capability.

Sony Shows PSP Camera, GPS Add-Ons

They've been a long time coming, but Sony is finally showing its camera and GPS add-ons for the PSP, and naming prices and ship dates...in Japan.

MTV Buys Guitar Hero-Maker Harmonix

Viacom's MTV Networks has announced it is buying Guitar Hero video game maker Harmonix for $175 million.

Delphi NAV200 Wants to Combine Maps and Fun

Delphi's forthcoming NAV200 portable GPS navigation system is based on Windows CE, comes with U.S. and Canadian maps, and rolls in entertainment features.

Publishers Eye Controlling Online Searches

Some publishers are considering a standard to control how search engines and news services index and point to their content, even as Google fights a Belgian copyright decision.

Sony Cuts PS3 Price in Japan

Fending off aggressive pricing from Microsoft and Nintendo, Sony has announced it's cutting the price of the 20 GB PS3 in Japan - and adding HDMI 1.3.

What’s Hotter: Gambling or Uploading Video?

Which do you think is the bigger online phenomenon: online gambling or uploading video? Neither, according to Parks Associates: they're about equal.

Dawn of War: Dark Crusade Due October 9

THQ's Dawn of War expansion pack Dark Crusade has gone gold and will hit stores October 9, bringing two new alien races to the real-time strategy game.

Motorola Tests Phone Vending Machines

Motorola has a new idea: lets install robotic vending machines in places like malls and airports to cell mobile phones and accessories!

Panasonic Blu-ray Recorder to Hit Japan

Panasonic has announced plans to bring two Blu-ray recorders to market on November 15 - but they'll be in Japan, not the North American market.

Sony Launches 18x DVD+/-R Burners

Sony has unveiled its new 830 series of DVD/CD burners, offering speeds up to 18x on standard 16x media.

Disney: $1 Mln in Movies Sold via iTunes

Disney says that in its first week of sales it sold 125,000 movies - $1 million in sales - via Apple's new iTunes video store.

Xbox 360 HD DVD Drive to Launch in Japan

Microsoft has announced it will launch the HD DVD drive for its Xbox 360 console game system in Japan this November, and finally details 1080p support.

YouTube Goes Underground for Music Talent

YouTube is holding a talent contest - called The YouTube Underground - to try to find the most entertaining and creative unsigned artists in the United States.

Sony Ericsson Launching Music Service

Sony Ericsson announced today that it will be launching M-BUZZ on October 2, a new mobile and Web-based music service focused on Sony's own new and developing artists.

Nokia 6288 Touts Mobile Video Features

Finland's Nokia announced its new 6288 slider phone today, sporting two cameras and real-time video sharing capabilities.