I was told it would be available on the 9th, which was I told you the other day, but it looks like Verizon decided to let it loose a couple days early. It’s also cheaper than expected. It’s $220 with a $100 on the web rebate, but there’s also a $50 mail-in rebate bringing the grand total […]

I was told it would be available on the 9th, which was I told you the other day, but it looks like Verizon decided to let it loose a couple days early. It’s also cheaper than expected. It’s $220 with a $100 online rebate, but there’s also a $50 mail-in rebate bringing the grand total to $170. That’s not as cheap as AT&T’s current deal of $99, but it’s cheaper than T-Mobile’s $250 tag.

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Soundwave is one of the most beloved of all Transformers. Loyal to Megatron and badass in each way, Soundwave was still left out of last summer’s giant motion picture. There are rumors he’s to be included in the sequel, but I’ll have to see it to believe it. That doesn’t mean Soundwave’s been MIA since the 80s. […]

Soundwave is one of the most beloved of all Transformers. Loyal to Megatron and badass in every way, Soundwave was still left out of last summer’s giant movie. There are rumors he’s to be included in the sequel, but I’ll have to see it to believe it.

That doesn’t mean Soundwave’s been MIA since the 80s. Indeed, this tiny video shows us what he’s been up to, some good, some bad.

Part two after the jump. Some language is maybe NSFW.

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Go ahead and tell me this cellphone concept, the Egg, doesn’t look superior than the HTC Diamond. The color scheme, the contours and curves, the UI, it all looks superior, I think, than the Diamond. Yes, the Diamond has the advantage of being a “real” cellphone, but these days I tend to care about concepts more […]

Go ahead and tell me this cellphone concept, the Egg, doesn’t look better than the HTC Diamond. The color scheme, the contours and curves, the UI, it all looks superior, I think, than the Diamond. Yes, the Diamond has the advantage of being a “real” cellphone, but these days I tend to like concepts more than actual, completed products.

She was designed by this dude, one Roman Tubl.

via Yanko Design

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Doug Aamoth here in London at the HTC announcement. Hit the jump for more. VIDEOS TOO! 12:00 - Peter Chow takes the stage. Introduces a guy from Orange and a guy from Microsoft. Speaks about the HTC Touch and the TouchFLO interface. 12:04 - User experience is important. The next huge thing in phones will […]

Doug Aamoth here in London at the HTC announcement. Hit the jump for more.

VIDEOS TOO!

12:00 - Peter Chow takes the stage. Introduces a guy from Orange and a guy from Microsoft. Talks about the HTC Touch and the TouchFLO interface.

12:04 - User experience is important. The next massive thing in phones will be no longer just about “touch” — it’ll be about “usable mobile internet.”

12:05 - Super excited to announce what we’ve been working on. Introduces Touch Diamond.

Demo Video

12:08 - Introduces “TouchFLO 3D” animated touchscreen interface.

12:09 - HSDPA, HSUPA

12:11 - Horace Luke, Chief Innovation Officer takes the stage. Thanks team.

12:12 - “We challenged everything.” Speed, form factor, user experience.

12:14 - “One of the world’s most advanced phones in a small form factor.”

12:25 - Luke shows off the phone’s UI and web browser.

User Interface Video

Web Browser Demo Video (sound’s all jacked up — sorry)

12:26 - Shows off Youtube interface. Looks very similar to iPhone/iPod touch.

12:27 - The HTC Touch Diamond will be available through all of HTC’s channel partners. In the UK; through all five network operators. Europe/Asia - available in June. Everywhere else; “later this year.”

12:33 - One of the head guys from Orange takes the stage to talk about Orange-specific apps for the Diamond. Orange Photos, Orange Music Store (direct downloads), ringtones/games/downloads, and mobile Television.

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Gateway is said to be launching three new lines of desktop personal tomorrow. One aimed at gamers, one for online media enthusiasts, and a line of entry level computers for average users. For gamers, the FX series is the place to begin. Gateway is highlighting the FX541, with it’s SLI motherboard, dual PCIe x16 slots, […]

Gateway is stated to be launching three new lines of desktop computers tomorrow. One aimed at gamers, one for on the internet media enthusiasts, and a line of entry level personal for average users.

For gamers, the FX series is the place to start. Gateway is highlighting the FX541, with it’s SLI motherboard, dual PCIe x16 slots, and has a factory overclocked NVIDIA 8800 GT video card.

If you’re into watching movies on your desktop or you’re a BitTorrent freak, you’ll want to look at the GT series. They feature a variety of configurations and can include AMD’s odd triple-core processor. Starting at $549, they’ve 15-in-1 card readers in the front, integrated NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE or ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphic cards. The machines all have large hard drives to manage your huge media libraries.

The DX series is a no-frills budget line for Mother and Father. They’re similar to the GT line, but also include A/V in/out jacks on the front for editing home movies.

The FX and GT lines come pre-loaded with Windows Vista or XP, your choice. The DX runs XP only. It’s notable that a Personal computer giant like Gateway is still bundling XP as an option, something that can’t make Ballmer happy.

You’ll be able to get machines from these lines tomorrow at Gateway.com

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Apparently you can fit animals with all sorts of prosthetics these days. Take this dolphin, which got its tail caught in a crab trap two years ago. For two years the dolphin, Winter, couldn’t swim. Now, however! The artificial tail took several months to finish, but now Winter is almost good as new. Why do I […]

Apparently you can fit animals with all sorts of prosthetics these days. Take this dolphin, which got its tail caught in a crab trap two years ago. For two years the dolphin, Winter, couldn’t swim. Now, however!

The artificial tail took several months to complete, but now Winter is almost good as new.

Why do I bring this up? Because it’s science-related and everyone adores dolphins. No heavy lifting required.

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