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Seattle Mind Camp 2.0

Seattle Mind Camp and Gear Live Media Founder Andru Edwards and crew are ready to set-it-off geek style this weekend with Seattle Mind Camp 2.0.  Seattle Mind Camp brings together passionate tech-minded people who present new ideas and technologies, and discuss what's next in tech.

The 24-hour event will be held at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center in West Seattle, Washington on April 29 and 30.

If you can't make it to this "unconference", kick-back this weekend and catch some informative tech gear tips from The Bleeding Edge video podcast series by Gear Live Productions.

 

Genibo Pet Dog Robots

South Korean company DasaTech has introduced "Genibo", their version of a pet dog Robot. Since Sony stopped production of their Aibo robots, Genibo can now step into the limelight and do its thing. Genibo is 30 centimeters (a foot) tall and weighs 1.5 kilograms (3.3 pounds), and can handle 100 commands like "sit," "roll over" and "wag tail" and "do a headstand."

How about adding "get me a drink" to that list?

By the way, have you seen this robot?

via | Digital Chosunilbo

Nintendo Wii

You knew it under the code name Revolution. Now Nintendo has revealed the official name for its next generation video game console, with the easy to remember name "Wii."  Pronounced "we", or "oui", (or wow-weee, to be silly) the Nintendo Wii console is now set for a proper launch and promotion as the console will go up against the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 consoles in the near future.

Here's the Nintendo Wii description:

Introducing... Wii.
As in “we.” While the code-name “Revolution” expressed our direction, Wii represents the answer. Wii will break down that wall that separates video game players from everybody else. Wii will put people more in touch with their games … and each other. But you’re probably asking: What does the name mean? Wii sounds like “we,” which emphasizes this console is for everyone. Wii can easily be remembered by people around the world, no matter what language they speak. No confusion. No need to abbreviate. Just Wii. Wii has a distinctive “ii” spelling that symbolizes both the unique controllers and the image of people gathering to play. And Wii, as a name and a console, brings something revolutionary to the world of video games that sets it apart from the crowd. So that’s Wii. But now Nintendo needs you. Because, it’s really not about you or me. It’s about Wii. And together, Wii will change everything.

Watch the Nintendo Wii flash presentation

via | Playfeed 

Skype Ringtones

Skype users will soon have a bunch of new Skype ringtones to choose from, thanks to agreements with three major music publishing companies including EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, and Warner Chappell Music. The deal will allow Skype to sell ringtones and full music downloads from its online store.

Master ring-tones from Warner Music Group artists including Madonna, Depeche Mode, Green Day, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Sean Paul will soon be available on the Featured Artist section of Personalise Skype, for Skype's more than 94.6 million registered users for about for $1.50 each. That adds up to big bucks for everyone invloved.

TiVo Series2 Dual Tuner DVR Records Two TV Shows at Once

TiVo has announced the launch of the TiVo Series2 DT DVR, their first standalone dual tuner DVR optimized for cable households, allowing you to record two shows at once. That's right, you can record two shows even if they're on at the same time. The TiVo Series2 DT DVR also has built-in Ethernet and USB ports. The TiVo Series2 DT DVR is available in an 80-hour model priced at $99.99, after rebate and service activation.

EASYSHARE V610 Dual Lens 10X Optical Zoom Digital Camera from Kodak

It's been just a few months since Kodak introduced their innovative KODAK EASYSHARE V570 Dual Lens digital camera, and now the dual lens concept has been taken to a higher level with the new Kodak EASYSHARE V610 Dual Lens Digital Camera with an impressive 10X Optical Zoom, Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity for photo sharing, and anti-blur technology.

As the world's smallest 10x optical zoom digital camera, the EasyShare V610 features two Schneider-Kreuznach C-Variogon all glass lenses with a 6 megapixel sensor for each lens, and has a 2.8-inch high-resolution (230,000 pixels) LCD screen. The EASYSHARE V610 camera also records TV-quality (VGA) video with 10X optical video zoom at 30 frames per second (fps), using advanced MPEG-4 compression for optimal quality and storage size.

Kodak EasyShare V610 details | Kodak

via | Digital Photography Review

Nokia N72 Multimedia Computer Phone

Nokia has introduced the new Nokia N72 phone to its Nseries multimedia phone range. In fact, Nokia thinks of their latest Nseries phones, which also include the N93, and N73, as mobile "Multimedia Computer" phones.

The Nokia N72 is a high performance multimedia cellphone that handles photography, entertainment and personal productivity. The stylish Nokia N72 comes in pearl pink or gloss black, and is equipped with a 2-megapixel camera and integrated digital music player, with dedicated capture and music player keys, an integrated browser, FM radio and support for Visual Radio.

eBay Express

EBay Inc. has launched eBay Express, an instant-purchasing service for those who might want to avoid online auctions, giving U.S. shoppers an easy way to find new items at fixed prices from qualified eBay merchants. The fixed priced products found on eBay Express makes the service more like traditional ecommerce sites and online stores, the difference being that hundreds of thousands of sellers from the eBay Stores affiliate program will have the opportunity to list their own product inventory on eBay Express.

eBay Express features items from U.S.-based eBay merchants who sell items at fixed prices and accept PayPal. Only sellers who have a history of selling successfully on eBay with a positive feedback score of 98 percent or greater, and total accumulated feedback of 100 points or more, are eligible to sell on eBay Express.

Sidekick 3, HipTop III Approved by FCC

Sharp is manufacturing the T-Mobile Sidekick 3 phone gadget, also known as the Danger HipTop 3, and this "most wanted" device has just been approved by the FCC in the U.S. Not much details yet, but the T-Mobile Sidekick 3 looks to have a 1.3 megapixel camera, bluetooth, IM software and possibly expandable memory with an SD card slot. We'll probably start seeing the Sidekick III in some Hip-hop videos soon, as this is a hot item in the entertainment industry.

via | Mobile Tracker

MacBook Pro 17-inch Notebook Introduced by Apple

Apple's new 17-inch MacBook Pro notebook computer features a 2.16 GHz Intel Core Duo processor, a new system architecture including a 667 MHz front-side bus that is four times as fast as the PowerBook G4 and 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM memory expandable to 2GB that is twice as fast as the PowerBook G4. Just one inch thin and weighing 6.8 pounds, the new 17-inch MacBook Pro also includes a 36 percent brighter display  and an ATI Mobility Radeon X1600 PCI Express graphics with 256MB of dedicated GDDR3 graphics memory.  Like the 15-inch MacBook Pro, there's a built-in iSight video camera for video conferencing, and making your own video podcast, and that cool Front Row media experience with Apple Remote is also included. The new 17-inch MacBook Pro also features a MagSafe™ Power Adapter, invented by Apple especially for mobile users.