This is what every MacBook Air needs: built-in 3G wireless. In order to get this goodness into the MBA, Jordan Bunnell busted up a Verizon USB727 Air Card and soldered it up with the MBA’s unused USB controllers on the motherboard and used a little bit of voodoo to get power flowing to the card. There’s a little bit more elbow grease to get the antenna ports situated and the card crammed in there nice and properly, but as you can see, it pays off. Check out the whole nerdy process in detail over at his site, though our heart’s a little too faint to attempt the feat. [Get Listed Locally via engadget]

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Perhaps you’ve seen the commercials for Scarlet, the hit new Television series on Television. Perhaps you were wondering why the commercials don’t tell you what channel it’s on or even when, or what it’s about. Perhaps you thought to yourself it’s part of some viral-style marketing campaign, and you’d be right. But it’s not for a […]

Perhaps you’ve seen the commercials for Scarlet, the hit new Television series on Television. Perhaps you were wondering why the commercials don’t tell you what channel it’s on or even when, or what it’s about. Perhaps you thought to yourself it’s part of some viral-style marketing campaign, and you’d be right.

But it’s not for a TV show, but a line of HDTVs from LG. A series of Televisions, really. A Television series.

Get it? Good.

The scarlet series are high-end LG Televisions with red bezels. They have decent specs, and range in size from 32 inches to 52 inches at 1080p. They have nothing to do with the Red camera of the same name, or G.I. Joe.

The question remains: are they worth all this hype?

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The Taipei times quotes HTC’s own financial executive Cheng Hui-ming at an investor’s conference as saying they will launch “the most important product for HTC this year” at an event on May 6. Cheng wasn’t too forthcoming with details, but it seems like it’s going to be a “Touch” phone—as in one of the HTC Touch models—and be called the “Diamond”. He states that it’s going to be so good, he’s “confident of landing orders from most major carriers,” but warned about possible delays because they haven’t gotten certification for the phone yet. Sounds very interesting. Could it be this phone? [Taipei Times via Engadget]

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I looked into getting Leopard to run on mini-PCs and this gives me hope that it is actually possible. While it’s not easy, this hack lets you install Leopard onto the OQO mini-PC and even dual-boot into Windows when you need to run Quicken. The only thing they couldn’t get to work was WWAN, which […]

I looked into getting Leopard to run on mini-PCs and this gives me hope that it is actually possible. While it’s not simple, this hack lets you install Leopard onto the OQO mini-PC and even dual-boot into Windows when you need to run Quicken. The only thing they couldn’t get to work was WWAN, which they’re working on now.

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If you are planning on picking up an HDTV in the near future, HD Guru’s list of the 10 worst HDTV ripoffs for 2008 is required reading—pure and simple. Chances are, many consumers have already heard about the issue with HDMI cables—which is probably one of the biggest scams of all time (right up there with Q-Ray ionized bracelets and the Ionic Breeze). Other scams, like the one involving contrast ratio specifications are also making their way into the public consciousness.

However, there are still plenty of pitfalls that the novice consumer needs to avoid before making the commitment to drop a serious amount of cash on a new HDTV. The list summary is as follows:

•Fake HD and Cable Satellite Channels: Did you know that a number of HD channels broadcast a lot of “fake HD?” Anyone who has ever watched some of TNT’s HD broadcasts can attest to that.

•Dynamic Contrast Ratio Measurement Specification: The contrast ratio number is basically meaningless.

•Line Conditioners: They do nothing to improve the HDTV image.

•Deep Color: No deep color sources makes this a worthless feature.

•x.v.Color: Until Laser Televisions and xv Color HD discs appear on the scene, this feature isn’t truly useful.

•1080p HDTVs below 42″ (diagonal): If you own a HDTV under 42″, chances are you won’t recognize the quality difference over 720p—unless you’re standing really close to the Television.

•Flat LCD HDTVs 26″ and Smaller: The image quality of LCD HDTVs in the 26″ inch range or lower is generally poor.

•120Hz HDMI Cables: As mentioned before, costly HDMI cables are a massive ripoff. Case in point, decent HDMI cable for less than $2. I bought a few myself and they work fine.

•Off Brand Model HDTVs: No-name brands may cost you more down the line.

•HDMI: Horrible connector design can prove problematic. Always pretest your connections.

So there you have it. If you do your homework, you can save yourself a lot of problems (and money) down the line. For a full explanation on the items in this list, check out the HD Guru link. [HD Guru]

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