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Contest: Win a prize pack of Energizer ‘Energi to Go’ chargers worth over $450

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 12:34 PM PST

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See the photo there? That's just ONE of the items in the $450+ prize pack that Energizer will be giving to one of our lucky readers. The rules are simple, here's how to win:

1. Become a fan of Energi to Go on Facebook: Facebook – Energi To Go

2. Leave a message on Energi To Go's wall with the word "CrunchGear" in it.

That's it. Also check out Energi to Go on Twitter. This offer is open to U.S. residents only.

Here's what's in the prize pack:

  • The AP1500 – charging case for iPhone 3G/3Gs (retails for $79.99)
  • The SP2000 – a solar charger for cell and smart phones, iPod and mp3 players, gaming devices, digital cameras and more (retail at $99.99)
  • The XP2000 – a charger for cell and smart phones, iPod and mp3 players, gaming devices and Bluetooth devices (retail at $39.99)
  • The XP4001 – charges up to two devices at once, including cell and smart phones, iPod and mp3 players, gaming devices, Bluetooth devices, digital cameras and camcorders (retail at $69.99)
  • The XP18000 – charges netbooks and laptops (retail at $179.99)

Happy New Year and Good Luck! The winner will be notified by Energizer directly.

Energi to Go [Energizer]

So what were the ‘Happy 2010!’ glasses like?

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 10:00 AM PST

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Happy 2010, people who count from Anno Domini using the Gregorian calendar! I greeted the new year by saying, sometime well after midnight, "Oh, it’s 2010 already." I was playing the PC version of Call of Duty 4, which is demonstrably better than the Xbox 360 version I played two years ago. But that’s not the point of this here post. No, for I have one question to ask of the people who did go outside and celebrate: what were the "Happy 2010!" glasses like?

You’ll recall that a few weeks ago, based on a segment from the Opie and Anthony show, we wondered aloud what kind of "Happy 2010!" glasses were going to make the rounds come December 31. The problem is that, because of the nature of the Arabic numerals, the glasses would either be tilted to one side, or there’d be no way to see effectively. (We were spoiled by the easy-to-wear 2008 and 2009 models.) Being that I didn’t leave the house, nor did I watch the TV to see the ball drop in Times Square—I had effectively rung in the new year by watching Dream/Sengoku’s Dynamite!! show from Tokyo on HDNet the night before—I have no idea how people responded.

So if anyone has any "Happy 2010!" glasses stories they’d like to share, I’m all ears.

And if you thought "Happy 2010!" was difficult, just wait to "Happy 2011!" rolls around.

Hackers steal iPhoneUnlockUK mailing list, demand that users ask for their money back

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 08:15 AM PST

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Pity the morons at iPhoneUnlockUK. They sold an iPhone unlock based on the Dev Team’s work and now are paying the price . Hackers broke into iPhoneUnlockUK’s servers, stole their customer lists, and sent the lists to the Dev Team who have decided to enact a little frontier justice. They just sent emails to the service’s 21,000 customers encouraging them to wise up and ask for their money back.

iPhoneUnlockUK claims that they’re offering a value-add by selling the Dev Team’s software, which is BS. The free software is so simple it’s criminal to try to sell it. Luckily the company keeps their credit card rolls on a different server or they’d be singing a different tune right now.

Alternative solar power: Weird roof orbs provide lighting (video)

Posted: 01 Jan 2010 07:20 AM PST

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Nani Kore (”What’s This?”) is the name of a Japanese TV show that digs up bizarre things and phenomena observed around the world and explains how they work. In the latest show, they presented a house in central Tokyo that proves solar power can be used in a residential setting without those expensive solar panels and cells.

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Just take a set of orbs that look like giant light bulbs, install them on your roof and watch them reflecting the light of the sun into your house. This obviously just works during the day, but if you have buildings around your house that block the sunlight, the orbs might help to light up dark rooms and save electricity costs. And they look kind of cool, too.

Watch this video (clip in Japanese) to see how the roof orbs work:

Via Japan Probe
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