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A chocolate Android phone that won’t melt in your pocket

A chocolate Android phone that won’t melt in your pocket

Sharp’s upcoming Q-Pod Android phone is aimed right at the rich, delicious center of the novelty market. The golden-colored phone’s back...

The Android wristwatch that isn’t

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<img alt="" class="aligncenter" height="283" mce_src="http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/7057/cashmoney.png" src="http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/7057/cashmoney.png" style="border-bottom-width: 0px; border-color: initial; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-top-width: 0px; clear: both; color: #444444; display: block; font-family: Georgia, 'Bitstream Charter', serif; line-height: 1.5; margin-bottom: 12px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; margin-top: 0px; max-width: 640px;" title="cashmoney" width="317" />There’s a wristwatch company out there that’s got a name you might well be rather familiar with, the ring of which might lead you to believe that you’ll be making some telephone calls on it soon. It’s the Android USA watch company, and though they do not offer the ability to transfer files via Bluetooth, connection to the Android App Store, or apps of any kind, they do present a rather unique bit of detail in the end: ceramic. These watches, made by a company in business since all the way back in 1991, creates a touch, lightweight, and scratch-resistant device that’s just lovely to look at when you simply want the time on your wrist.</div>
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Will the geek in you make the connection with the Zodiac killer? We hope so! Not because you’re going to murder a collection of ladies and gentlemen, but because every great brand-name word deserves a watch company of their own. What Android USA has created most recently is an awefully awesomely named watch, the Android Exotic Ceramic Skeleton. This watch looks every bit as high class as your $4,000 watches (though I’m sure you $4k watch wearers will have a moment’s disagreement,) and it’ll run you less than $500.</div>
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The watch you’re looking at above features a 46 mm ceramic case and bracelet, has TY2807 Automatic movement, and features Sapphire crystal, as well as WR: 100 m. This watch will run you just MSRP $375 direct from the Android USA website with both the face and the band, or you could get the band itself for just $150 USD right this second.</div>
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Other models include the Ninja Throwing Star, shown here:</div>
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The Antiforce Multifunction, shown here:</div>
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And the Trans 50 Mechanical Skeleton, shown here:</div>
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All these amongst about 30 other models. The coolest one? The Alien, shown below. This is just about the most disturbing watch I’ve ever seen. What do you think?</div>
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The Android wristwatch that isn’t

There’s a wristwatch company out there that’s got a name you might well be rather familiar with, the ring of which might lead you to bel...

PS Vita may double as PS3 controller

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Sony's forthcoming PlayStation Vita handheld may be used as a PS3 controller for certain games, according to comments from a company spokesman.</div>
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Sony Computer Entertainment Europe R&D manager Phil Rogers told delegates at the recent Develop conference that gamers would be able to use the PS Vita to "drive a display from a PS3 game, for example."</div>
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"PS3 can send data down to Vita and Vita can display it. You could use the unique features – gyroscope, touch front and back – as a control device for a PS3 game," the Sony exec added.</div>
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"You can run software on both devices and use the network to sync the game states. And that's pretty good, because you then have the processing power of PS3 doing that work, Vita [doing] fancy graphics – however you want to do it. You're not sacrificing the PS3′s CPU to be able to have a rich experience on Vita."</div>
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It's a good indication of where Sony hopes to take the new PS Vita in the future to give it a competitive edge over iPhone, iPad, smartphones and other handheld gaming consoles, such as the Nintendo 3DS.</div>
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Rogers also confirmed that developers will be able to add in support for Vita into their current roster of PS3 games.</div>
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PS Vita may double as PS3 controller

Sony's forthcoming PlayStation Vita handheld may be used as a PS3 controller for certain games, according to comments from a compan...

Misa Digital's stringless Kitara goes up for pre-order: $849 for a truly unique musical instrument

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2lEqipHh2tkmfxgM8UHJpAUJFVBYzLOIpEbMdceuu3DkrR-4sHrZv20rJey8zxR0aP-I36P0n6k2fGe8r77PCwwJbyx064chDnP2iIktTnODiv9Gqs7dq6BB-oTfOt6j2kDlkUhSAPQ/s1600/misakitara02_thumbnail.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhe2lEqipHh2tkmfxgM8UHJpAUJFVBYzLOIpEbMdceuu3DkrR-4sHrZv20rJey8zxR0aP-I36P0n6k2fGe8r77PCwwJbyx064chDnP2iIktTnODiv9Gqs7dq6BB-oTfOt6j2kDlkUhSAPQ/s1600/misakitara02_thumbnail.jpg"></a></div>Remember the Misa Digital Guitar? Well, it's called the Kitara now, it's taken on a fresh lick of paint, and it's ready to be pre-ordered now for an April delivery. The Kitara discards old fashioned strings and has you strumming along on a multitouch display instead, populating the fretboard with a litany of buttons that modify the aural output from your digital input.<br>
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Misa Digital's stringless Kitara goes up for pre-order: $849 for a truly unique musical instrument

Remember the Misa Digital Guitar? Well, it's called the Kitara now, it's taken on a fresh lick of paint, and it's ready to be pr...