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- CrunchGear Week in Review: New Moon, Now With Water Edition
- Radio Shack Black Friday ad
- London Flash: The Storm Circuit MK2 watch
- NSMB Super Skills Trailer
- It’s Google’s world and handset makers just live in it
- Daily Crunch: Water Pixi Edition
| CrunchGear Week in Review: New Moon, Now With Water Edition Posted: 15 Nov 2009 05:00 AM PST
Here are some stories from the past week on CrunchGear. CrunchGear wants to kiss you this Holiday
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| Posted: 14 Nov 2009 02:33 PM PST
Oh, I get it. It's called "Shack" Friday at Radio Shack instead of Black Friday. Because "shack" sounds like "black" and "shack" is part of Radio Shack's name. So basically, they just switched the two words around. I get it. Know what else? The damn sale starts on Thursday! What a world! "Most stores open at 10 AM Thursday," says the circular. And then they open at 5:30 in the morning on Friday! That's Shack-rilege! See how I worked the name of the store into that one?
Anyhoo, here's the good stuff. Doorbusters are marked with an asterisk. Automotive Gigaware Car Charger for iPod – $10.00 Sirius Stratus 5 Dock & Play Radio + Car Kit – $29.99 XM onyX Satellite Radio – $59.99 Blank Media 25-Pack of Gigaware 16X DVD-Rs – B1G1F 50-Pack Of Gigaware 52X CD-R – B1G1F Gigaware 25 Pack of 16X DVD-Rs – B1G1F Gigaware 50 Pack of 52X CD-Rs – B1G1F Cell Phones BlackBerry Curve 8520 (w/2-Year Agreement) – $0.00 Gigaware High Power Docking Speaker For iPod – $49.99 LG Xenon Cell Phone (w/2-Year Agreement) – $0.00 Motorola CLIQ w/Motoblur (w/2-Year Agreement) – $79.99 Motorola i776 Cell Phone – $69.99 Nokia 2720 No-Contract Mobile Phone – $9.99 Palm Pixi Cell Phone (w/2-Year Agreement) – $99.99 Palm Pre Cell Phone (w/2-Year Agreement) – $99.99 Plantronics E210 Bluetooth Headset – $19.99 Samsung Impression Cell Phone (w/2-Year Agreement) – $29.99 Samsung Instinct S30 Cell Phone (w/2-Year Agreement) – $0.00 Samsung Mantra Cell Phone – $29.99 Snap-On Covers for iPhone 3G or Blackberry Curve 8300 – $9.99 Computer Accessories Gigaware 1.3MP Webcam w/Microphone – $14.99 Gigaware 2.1 Multimedia Speaker System – $10.00 Gigaware Folding Notebook Cooling Pad – $10.00 Gigaware VoIP USB Headset – $10.00 Gigaware Wireless Optical Mouse – $12.99 Logitech Wireless Keyboard and Mouse Combo – $19.99 Netbook Accessory Bundle (USB Hub, Mouse, Earbuds, Cooling Pad) – $29.99 Pinnacle Ultra-Compact USB HDTV Tuner – $39.99 Computers Acer 11.6″ Netbook w/Intel Atom Processor Z520, 2GB Memory, 250GB Hard Drive – $249.99 Acer 15.6″ Notebook w/AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor, 4GB Memory, 320 Hard Drive – $399.99 Digital Cameras Buy Any $89.99 Camera In This Ad, Receive a Free Polaroid Pogo Mobile Printer – $0.00 Casio Exilim 10 Megapixel 3x Optical Zoom Digital Camera Gift Bundle – $89.99 Kodak MD81 12.0 Megapixel Digital Camera – $99.99 Nikon S220 10 Megapixel 3x Optical Zoom Digital Camera – $129.99 Olympus 12 Megapixel 7x Wide-Angle Zoom Digital Camera – $149.99 Vivitar 8.1 Megapixel 2x Optical Zoom Digital Camera – $49.99 Digital Media Cards Sandisk 2GB Memory Stick PRO Duo – $9.99 Sandisk 2GB Type-M xD-Picture Card – $9.99 Sandisk 4GB MicroSDHC Card – $9.99 Sandisk Standard SDHC Card – $9.99 DVD Players Memorex Upconverting DVD Player – $29.99 Samsung BD-1600A Blu-ray Disc Player – $149.99 Electronics Casio 32 Mini-Key Electronic Keyboard – $29.99 Discovery 54-Key Electronic Keyboard – $29.99 Discovery Kids Digital Camcorder – $39.99 Emerson Portable CD+G Karaoke Player – $29.99 Gigaware 7″ Digital Photo Frame – $29.99 Gigaware Micro Projector – $99.99 MagicJack VoIP Kit – $29.99 Motorola 4-Pack of 2-Way FRS Radios – $29.99 Panasonic DECT 6.0 Cordless Phone System w/4 Headsets – $69.99 Pandigital 10.1″ Digital Photo Frame – $79.99 Sanyo 720p High-Definition Video Camcorder – $169.99 Skullcandy Headphones – $9.99 USB Turntable – $79.99 Vivitar 720p High-Definition Video Camcorder – $69.99 GPS Systems Garmin Nuvi 255W 4.3″ Widescreen GPS – $119.99 Garmin Nuvi 265WT 4.3″ GPS w/Free Lifetime Traffic Updates – $169.99 Mio 4.3″ M400 GPS – $79.99 TomTom XL 330S GPS w/Free Dash Mount – $99.99 Hard Drives Iomega 320GB Portable Hard Drive – $49.99 Miscellaneous 5×7″ Recordable Talking Picture Frame – $10.00 Duracell Color Charger w/2 AA Rechargeable Batteries – $10.00 Enercell Holiday Bettery Tin – $9.99 ESPN GameDay Universal 4-in-1 Remote – $10.00 Gigaware 1.5″ Digital Photo Keychain – $10.00 Gigaware Crystal Skin for iPod Touch – $10.00 Gigaware Laser Etched Skin for iPod Touch – $10.00 Gigaware Retractable Rapid Home Charger for iPod/iPhone – $10.00 RadioShack 25-Piece Mini Tool Kit – $10.00 RadioShack 4.3″ GPS Soft Case – $14.99 RadioShack GPS Home AC Charger – $14.99 RadioShack Weather Cube Radio – $10.00 Rechargeable Spotlight – $10.00 Swiss+Tech Micro-Max 19-in-1 Tool Kit – $10.00 MP3 Players 8GB iPod Touchw/$20 GC – $199.99 Gigaware 2GB MP3 Player – $19.99 Gigaware 4GB MP3 Player – $39.99 Gigaware MP3 Accessory Kit – $9.99 iHome Computer Stereo Speakers w/Dock for iPid – $29.99 iLive 2.1 Home Theater Upconverting DVD System w/Dock for iPod – $99.99 iPod 8GB Nano w/$15 GC – $149.99 iPod Accessory Kit – $30.00 Sansa 2GB Clip Plus Music Player w/1000 Song Music Card – $49.99 Sound Bar w/Dock for iPod – $69.99 Networking Netgear WNR1000 Wireless-N 150 Router – $34.99 Portable USB Storage Sandisk 2GB USB Flash Drive – $4.99 Sandisk 4GB USB Flash Drive – $9.99 Televisions AOC 22″ 720P LCD HDTV – $199.99 Auvio 3.5″ Pocket Digital TV – $79.99 Auvio 7″ Portable TV – $119.99 Samsung 32″ LCD HDTV – $399.99 Video Games DualShock 3 PS3 Wireless Controler – $29.99 Gigaware Recharging Station for Nintendo Wii – $12.99 Nyko Wand for Nintendo Wii – $24.99 V.Motion Game Console – $34.99 Xbox 360 Elite System w/$60 Cash Back & 2 Games (Lego Batman and Pure) – $299.99 Radio Shack Black Friday Ad [BlackFriday.info]
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| London Flash: The Storm Circuit MK2 watch Posted: 14 Nov 2009 09:00 AM PST
It’s a fairly basic watch, there’s no chronograph functionality (obviously) but it does display the time and date. Sure it’s not quite as bling as a Tokyoflash watch, but this one you might actually be able to read. Retail price starts at $200.
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| Posted: 14 Nov 2009 07:42 AM PST Why? Just because. This looks like an amazing game. Nicholas will have a review up tomorrow.
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| It’s Google’s world and handset makers just live in it Posted: 14 Nov 2009 06:44 AM PST
When the Motorola Droid launched this month everyone was amazed that a company so down on its luck was able to put together a well-designed phone running a powerful, “brand new” OS. The whole package – hardware, software, and marketing – seemed flawless. In fact, phones running Android 1.5 now look hopelessly outdated and with 2.0’s gesture, CDMA, and search support you’d wonder why handset manufacturers like HTC, LG, Kyocera, and Samsung are using 1.5 at all. The reasons have more to do with Google than any decision on the carriers’ part. In fact, according to a source close to the handset business, Google’s Android team directly assisted Motorola and Verizon in building the Droid’s software from the ground up and is currently assisting another, unknown, handset maker in Korea to create a finely-tuned hardware and software combination. Most important, however, is that this is sort of assistance most manufacturers do not receive and, in the end, they are dinged for running an “older” version of Android. These two bits of information – that Google assists certain companies in making specialized hardware and software and that Google is now helping another manufacturer to the detriment of others – sounds like sour grapes. However, the original vision for Android (as it was understood by lay users like myself) was an open, free OS available to multiple manufacturers and carriers. This preferential treatment is an anathema to that thought. This is akin to Linus Torvalds building a special version of Linux just for a commercial partner and refusing to release it until that partner has milked its value. While it is clear that some manufacturers like HTC are keeping a stiff upper lip and running their special special UIs over 1.5, reviewers consistently ding manufacturers for running 1.5 while the Droid is given a pass. And 2.0 matters. We asked Ross Rubin from the NPD Group about his thoughts on 2.0 and got back a half a book:
We asked him why he thought Motorola got 2.0 early. He wrote:
While this desire is absolutely understandable on Google’s part, there is a method to this madness. Google releases major updates on one handset and one handset alone. These updates are then pushed out to other android partners. Case in point:
In short, they offer exclusivity to a certain partner in exchange to unfettered access to the design process which, in Motorola’s case, was gravely needed. Why is there no outcry? Handset manufacturers are deathly afraid of Google. They worry that they will be cut out of the upgrade process and lose access to Google’s Android team. What needs to be done? In the interest of fairness, all updates should roll out to the general ecosystem before heading to any one carrier. Sadly, this hippie attitude is no good for Google’s business and by creating flagship devices featuring their latest and greatest they ensure forward momentum for the platform. Fairness, it seems, stops at the grade school sandbox. Again, you can take this as a complaint or a call to action. Android is an excellent platform but Google’s tendency towards “flagship” phones is detrimental to the general ecosystem, especially once the OS falls in along with RIM and Apple as a preeminent smartphone platform.
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| Daily Crunch: Water Pixi Edition Posted: 14 Nov 2009 12:00 AM PST |
Created by the design firm STORM of London, the Circuit MK2 is an LED watch integrated into a stainless steel bracelet. While it looks like it might have a bit of a learning curve, it definitely has a unique look that should stand out from your standard analog dial or digital display.
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