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Elgato debuts Turbo.264 HD Software Edition, cuts price of hardware edition

Here at Engadget HQ, there’s hardly a more overused piece of equipment than Elgato’s (Mac only) Turbo.264 HD — in our experience, it chews through bloated video files at a breakneck pace, leaving us with shrunken versions of CES hands-on and the like without any noticeable degradation in quality. Now, that same functionality is being [...]

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Crapgadget: frightening party favors edition

There are a few things in life you can count on. And we mean really count on. You may argue “taxes,” but as one Wesley Snipes has so clearly proven, even those can be evaded given the right motive. Instead, we’re arguing that the next installment of Crapgadget is indeed more likely to be unavoidable, [...]

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Thermaltake shoves SATA HDD docks into V9 BlacX Edition PC enclosure

PC chassis enthusiasts (yeah, there is such a thing) will surely know that Thermaltake’s V9 Black Edition has been out for a couple of years now, but there’s evidently quite a bit of difference in the V9 BlacX Edition. Aside from that awkward letter change, of course. The otherwise ho hum mid-tower enclosure — complete [...]

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Bookeen Cybook Opus e-book reader 2010 edition

Bookeen Cybook Opus e-book reader 2010 edition Never judge a book by its colour Review Less than a year after its initial release French e-reader maker Bookeen has released an updated version of its Cybook Opus e-book reader, reviewed last year . The most obvious change, but fairly irrelevant, is the new range of seven colours, [...]

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60-Second Review (Extended edition): Apple iPad

We had to give the iPad a little more time with all the buzz surrounding it. Sixty seconds just wasn’t enough. The Miami Herald’s technology reporter Bridget Carey has plenty of thoughts on the iPad apps. The good, the bad and the silly. Video by Miami Herald Studio

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Thrustmaster gets fancy with Ferrari Wireless GT Cockpit 430 Scuderia Edition racing wheel

And you thought your Driving Force GT was pricey. Thrustmaster is today introducing its newest gaming accessory, a startlingly expensive new racing wheel designed to give PlayStation 3 and PC gamers the chance to feel as if they truly are screaming ahead in hopes of being first to fly under the checkered flag. The Ferrari [...]

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Sony hangs ten with Billabong, pops out gnarly special edition VAIO W netbook

Sony’s never been one to craft a “low-cost laptop,” and even the company’s minuscule VAIO W netbook remains one of the most expensive in the sector. But this, friends, might just be one worth the premium. Announced over in Australia, the limited edition VAIO W you’re peering at above has been designed in partnership with [...]

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