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Apple attacks Nokia, Psystar does some legal stuff against Apple, Earth keeps turning
Pluses Pre and Pixi priced
NSFW The Adult Entertainment Expo 2010: Adult Tech at its Finest
Conan O’Brien, do you want to be a CrunchGear intern for a little while?

Apple attacks Nokia, Psystar does some legal stuff against Apple, Earth keeps turning

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 01:43 PM PST

Blah blah blah. More lawsuits. Anyway, Apple is after Nokia for patent infringement after Nokia sued over infringement against Apple. The Nokia case is over some smartphone technology and is a reaction to Nokia’s request that Apple stop exporting the iPhone, iPod, and MacBooks.

Then Psystar appealed the Apple lawsuit in which it paid $2.7 million in damages. It writes:

On the front page of its website, Psystar writes: “We respectfully disagree with courts notion that we are ‘hardcore copyright infringers.’ Psystar has never, and will never, condone software piracy. It’s your software, you should be able to use it where you want to. If you purchase an off-the-shelf copy of OS X Snow Leopard, its your right to use that software.

“A publisher cannot forbid you from reading a book in the bathroom or listening to a music disc while riding your bicycle. There should be no difference in the software realm, no matter how much money Apple or anyone else throws at it. That is the real issue here and what we have always been fighting for.”

Pluses Pre and Pixi priced

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 01:31 PM PST

If you're in the market for a WebOS Plus device then they'll cost you $150 for the Pre and $100 for the Pixi whenever Verizon launches them.

NSFW The Adult Entertainment Expo 2010: Adult Tech at its Finest

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 01:07 PM PST

The Consumer Electronics Show is all about being the first to see the hottest new technology and trends for the coming year. And the Adult Entertainment Expo is no different. Ok, it’s a little bit different just because instead of nerds in suits, there’s a bunch of naked girls there… but that’s just an added bonus because the premise is basically the same: what’s new and different in the industry. You walk into the Sands Expo Center in Vegas to music blasting, girls oil wrestling, some seriously talented strippers hanging upside down from poles, and well, technology. Aside from the noise and novelty of the main floor there is a B2B business section highlighting new vendors and affiliate programs. There are up and coming toy designers showing their goods and major production companies there, complete with talent in tow.

Below are my highlights of things not to be missed from the Adult Entertainment Expo 2010.

Roxxxy Robot Girlfriend – unveiled at AEE, or should I say, awkwardly and lifelessly carried in by two middle aged men (see video), I present Roxxxy, the sexy robot girlfriend. This robot responds to touch and harnesses different personalities from sassy dominatrix to a mature and sensitive lady. Users can choose and tweak the robot’s personality depending on their mood and preference. Once you find a particular personality you like, you can share it with other robot worshipers on True Companion’s social networking site. 9K worth of 100% pure customizable lady robot goodness.

360 Porn – remember when porn was all filmed with a hand held camcorder? How far we’ve come. To deal with everyone’s short attention span, the new trend in online porn is360 degree porn . Basically the adult film is taped in the center of a room with a 360 degree camera that captures three couples going at it at the same time. Get bored with one couple, and scroll through the room using your mouse to focus on a different couple. Move, zoom, and explore everything happening in the room – kind of like if you were actually there. Available for Digital Playground members from $5.00 to $35.00 a month.

Pirate Themed Necklace Vibrator

Pirate Inspired Vibrators – unlike most over sized and daunting vibrators that put most guys and girls off, this little guy can be worn as a necklace or thrown in a purse or pocket for some added fun while away or on-the-go. As porn star Jesse Jane stated in an interview, “You can wear it on a plane and I could actually put a blanket over me and nobody is gonna even know.” It’s super powerful and even the Pirates themed (inspired by the world’s most expensive porn Pirates 1 and Pirates 2) with skulls and cross bones on it.

Multi Player Online Sex Game

SexNGame’s Project X – you know your favorte parts of Grand Theft Auto are the sexy parts, which is where SexNGame got its inspiration for their game Project X. This multi-player online game is entirely sex based and lets you be the master of your own bedroom experience from outfits to positions, toys, and the girls including characters based on real life porn stars like Bree Olsen. If you get bored of screwing, you can go gamble in the online casino.

Talking Touch Sensitive Poster – a bachelor pad or college dorm room staple, the Sports Illustrated naked girl poster is a must. And now she can talk back when you touch her. This completely laminated poster from Touchmeplayme responds to touch with oooohs and ahhhhs amplified by the poster’s speaker.

Porn has come a long way since seedy porn shops and dollar peep shows. As technology evolves, the adult industry is on the cutting edge, looking for new ways to monetize in a hot new way.

Click through for more NSFW pictures and video of the Adult Entertainment Expo 2010.

Guest columnist Lydia Leavitt writes about sex and, oddly enough, social media. For more information on the latest intimate technology, check out 69adget.com.

Conan O’Brien, do you want to be a CrunchGear intern for a little while?

Posted: 16 Jan 2010 09:32 AM PST

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All of us here at CrunchGear are fairly angry at the way NBC has treated you, Conan. So here’s our offer: if you and the peacock decide to part company (and you really ought to, provided the network takes care of your staff and everyone else who moved from New York to Los Angeles, and provided you walk away with some fat cash), we’d like to offer you an internship. That’s right: Conan O’Brien, CrunchGear intern. That has a nice ring to it, no?

Just ask Jimin what it’s like to be a CG intern. Since I don’t know where Jimin is right now, I’ll give you a preview: have you ever wanted more USB thumb drives than you know what to do with? CG interns get them in spades, since that’s how companies give you product images and whatnot from live events. (I personally took home something like 10 USB thumb drives from last week’s CES.) What you do with these USB thumb drives after you copy over the data is your business—maybe you’d like to paint President Obama’s face on them and sell ‘em in Union Square in New York? That’s your call.

All of this assumes, of course, that NBC doesn’t consider interning for CrunchGear to be a competing job. You’re going to have a few months of non-compete time, right, before you (hopefully!) get a show at another network? Spend ‘em here with us, you’ll have a blast. We’ll make jokes in the official CrunchGear Chat Room.

So Conan, if you’re thinking of a way to sit out your non-compete time, the door is wide open for you here at CrunchGear.