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Our Panasonic pals just dropped a new compact digital camera into their Lumix range. The new device, bearing the DMC-LS80 moniker, will boast an 8.32MP CCD sensor, 3x optical zoom, 4x digital zoom, 2.5-inch intelligent LCD, MEGA O.I.S image stabilization, ISO 1600 (maximum at full resolution), 30fps 4:3 (640×480) and 16:9 (848×489) video capture, as well as support for SD, SDHC and MMC. Checkout the gallery for a closer look.galleryPost(’ls80lumgi’, 3, ”); Given the lack of camera releases across the weekend, we have been forced to bestow Panasonic with our new “Best 8MP Camera This Weekend” award. We are sure they are very proud of their new achievement, and we would be very disappointed if they didn’t choose to include this endorsement on the product package. (Read the full post about ‘Panasonic Lumix DMC-LS80 Wins “Best 8MP Camera This Weekend” Award [Digital]’…)

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  Toshiba’s new G450 USB HSDPA is designed to primarily function as a USB HSDPA modem for data on-the-go, but in a surprise combo double-attack move it also doubles as a handy cellphone. With its unconventional keypad and 96 x 36 pixel OLED display you’re unlikely to want to use it as your main phone, but you never know, it may come in handy. It does give you tri-band EDGE/GSM, 2100 MHz HSDPA and 300 hours standby time, with 3 hours talk time and three colors for around $290 in Europe. [Via] Tags: tests, wi-fi, mobiles, speakers (Read the full post about ‘The Toshiba G450 USB HSDPA Modem Doubles as Cellphone [3G]’…)

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Motorola has recently shown off its latest portable media player, the MobileTV DH01. The PMP offers the ability to watch television via the DVB-H standard, with the linux-powered DH01 users will be able to watch live, on-demand and even view recorded programs at 25 frames-per-second. The DH01 features: 4.3-inch display supporting up to 16 million colors SD/MMC card slot DVR: Via supported Secure Digital/MultiMediaCard card; 90 minutes of TV video storage on 256MB card Mini A/B USB connector; USIM/UICC card reader; earphone and power jacks Video formats: H.264 AVC QVGA, MPEG-4 SP level 3 QVGA Audio formats: AAC, MP3 Image formats: JPEG, GIF, PNG Battery: Rechargeable battery with up to four hours per charge Other features: Five-minute memory buffer for live-TV pause; automatic channel scan; channel listings Motorola has not yet announced any availability date or pricing information. (Read the full post about ‘Motorola unveils Linux-based DVB-H handheld’…)

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Don’t spend your weekends mowing the lawn or waste your money paying a landscaping service. A LawnBott robotic lawnmower maintains your grass at a constant height for you, leaving you—and your wallet—free to do more important things. LawnBott even charges itself and will mow at your pre-programmed times. Sounds like any old robotic lawn mower for sale out there right? Well, this mower is the new Bluetooth-compatible model will maintain a lawn up to 38,000 sqare feet and navigate slopes of up to 30 degrees, and it has a rain sensor that sends it back to its charger when it detects rain but now you can program it from any Bluetooth-compatible cellphone or PDA. (Read the full post about ‘LawnBott Bluetooth-Compatible Robotic Lawnmower’…)

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We already gave you a spec-wise comparison of the Macbook Air and its prominent competitors, but The Usual Suspects—the Lenovo X300 (recently leaked), Sony TZ and Dell XPS m1330—are all back for a photo shoot. Jump for the fantastic line-up of the laptop bad boys bearing it all. If the relative scale between the laptops still has you baffled to how small everything is, check the Coke can on the far right. Not only does it look like the Dell is a hard-ass, as it appears to have brought a Cola with it during its incarceration period, it also gives you more of an idea of how small these devices really are. The Macbook Air is unquestionably the thinnest, but the sexiest in picture? That’s your call. (Read the full post about ‘Macbook Air and The Usual Suspects [Line-up]’…)

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Hmm. If a “tantalizing candle smells so much like the real thing,” which in this case means delicious chocolate, isn’t a bit irresponsible and cruel to have the words “Genuine Chocolate Flavor” printed several times larger than the it’s-not-edible “candle” description below it? I don’t know about you, but if I follow the scent of warm chocolate that’s been wafting through the house for 65-70 hours (approximate burn time) and see a can of Hershey’s syrup bragging about its scrumptious genuine chocolate flavor, I’m not gonna read the rest of the label. A throat coated with melted candle wax be damned: I’m drinking it. Available from The Lighter Side beginning January 25 for $11. Via bookofjoe. (Read the full post about ‘Hershey’s chocolate syrup candle’…)

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DirecTV is set to offer an excellent new feature for DVR customers. Remote recording will allow you to log into the mobile DirecTV site (m.directv.com) from your phone and set up recordings on your DVR while you’re away from your couch. This feature is coming stock on the now shipping HR20-700 DVR model, but it will also be available on the older workhorse-like TiVo HR10-250 model. The official rollout of this feature is slated for next month and is bound to be a big hit will all the poor saps (present company included) that spend as much time traveling as they do watching the tube. (Read the full post about ‘DirecTV offering remote recording via cellphone’…)

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This HD DVD ad was unveiled at CES. [thanks Rye!] Tags: Ogg Vorbis, mobile devices, Ogg, pvp (Read the full post about ‘Irony. [Hd Dvd]’…)

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We’ve seen plenty of other Eee PC mods, but an intrepid Norwegian bested everyone by building what appears to be the One Eee to Rule Them All. Not content with only one modification, this Eee modder installed ten add-ons to his diminutive subnotebook including bluetooth, 802.11n Wi-Fi, and GPS.galleryPost(’tenmodeee’, 3, ”);Here’s the full list: 1&2 - Two USB hubs (which still have two free internal USB ports) 3 - GPS 4 - Bluetooth 5 - SDHC card reader 6 - 4GB flash drive 7 - Power switches for everything 8 - 802.11n wifi card 9 - FM transmitter 10 - Modem The price for all these mods?Total 454.38 USD - including shipping to Europe. (Read the full post about ‘Ten-Mod Eee PC Stomps Competition, Still Room For More [Eee Hacks]’…)

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I’ve seen a fair few different speaker systems for your iPod but this is the first one that’s also a glasses case, the Eye Play. Eye Play is fashionable, lightweight and the ultimate iPod accessory. Eye Play speakers are compatible with iPod, iPhone, Zune and MP3 players. Eye Play is a water resistant sunglass case with built in NXT flat panel speakers! Our lightweight Eye Play accessory case is a portable speaker case for your iPod, iPhone, Zune and MP3 players and has a wrist strap, so you can easily carry it anywhere with you. I couldn’t find a price but you can get further details and order from the Eye Play site. Tags: video game, dvr, game, gps (Read the full post about ‘Eye Play - The Sunglasses Case with Speakers’…)

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