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Exclusive Look: Living at Foxconn [Shenzhennotes]

Shifts at a Foxconn factory are typically eight to ten hours a day. Since about half of the company's Shenzhen employees live on campus, an entire city has sprung up around them. They train. They eat. They play. More »

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LG enV Pro pictured, canceled for failure to 'impress' testers?

Yeah, kind of a good news / bad news type of situation here: the user's manual for the rumored Android-based LG enV Pro for Verizon has leaked, showing off the latest incarnation of the long-running QWERTY clamshell line in all its dual-screen glory. That's the good news. The bad news, though, is that Android and Me is reporting that it's apparently been pulled from the launch roadmap for failing to wow the folks testing it. At a glance, we can't say we'd blame them -- it certainly doesn't look like anything special, but then again, canceling a device at the last second is probably a small-scale contractual and financial nightmare for Verizon and LG alike... and we're guessing it's a situation they'd both like to avoid. Could it be sent back to the shop for retooling, or is it toast? And more importantly, does the Android-buying public care?

[Thanks, Aaron]

LG enV Pro pictured, canceled for failure to 'impress' testers? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 17:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rumor: First Chrome OS Notebooks Land This Month

Google’s browser-based operating system, Chrome OS, will begin shipping with notebooks sometime in November, according to Asian suppliers who claim to be making parts for the devices. Taiwanese publication DigiTimes cites “sources from component players” who claim Acer and Hewlett-Packard will soon offer Chrome OS notebooks, and Google will also be selling its own branded Chrome [...]

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Win a set of AGF Beetle Cases for your iPhone 4

Happy Halloween Gadgeteers! To celebrate the holiday we’re giving away a set of AGF Beetle Cases for the iPhone 4. Contest Rules & Details Leave a comment to this post with the name of your favorite iPhone game or app. 1 entry per person by midnight EST 11/01/10. Must have a US shipping address. I’ll [...]

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Win a set of AGF Beetle Cases for your iPhone 4 originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 31, 2010 at 10:12 am.

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CrunchGear Week in Review: Caps for Sale Edition

$$$: Team Fortress 2 Modders Make Nearly $50,000 Apiece End Of An Era: Sony Stops Manufacturing Cassette Walkmans Apple Announces The Apple MacBook Air Refresh Including A Smaller Model Inflatable Photo Studio Sets Up In Minutes, Is a Firetrap New Pleo Peeks Out From The Antediluvian Mists

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Google's "Do I Really Need to Go Vote?" Map [Google]

Need motivation to get out of work or bed or wherever you've holed up to go vote? Google Maps' election ratings mashup shows where the election's going to be the bloodiest—i.e., where your vote matters the mostest. More »

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MobileEdge ScanFast Checkpoint Friendly Briefcase 2.0 Review

When you are going through airport security, what’s the most important thing?  I mean, aside from making sure your socks don’t have holes in them, that is.  You want to get through it fast, right?  And it sure is a hassle having to remove your laptop from its bag and then put it back in [...]

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MobileEdge ScanFast Checkpoint Friendly Briefcase 2.0 Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on October 30, 2010 at 1:00 pm.

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PALRO the robot gets upgraded to 2.0, gets improved face & body tracking, is as cute as ever (video)

Oh PALRO, you'd already won our hearts with that dirty dancing routine you learned over the summer, and heaven knows you're cute as a button. Now, though, you have the brains to match those looks. Fujisoft has upgraded PALRO's software to version 2.0, which comes with some impressive face, body, and object tracking. The little guy can now identify a face and track it even if someone turns their head, and likewise can identify a person's body at a distance while walking through a crowded room. With a quick scan of its dome-shaped head PALRO can locate all the objects in a room and, when told to walk to one, will start swinging its arms and strut right to it, dodging wayward keyboards and mice along the way. It's as impressive as it is adorable, and while PALRO still isn't available for sale to the world at large, a price of roughly $3,300 makes means he's well out of our league anyway.

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PALRO the robot gets upgraded to 2.0, gets improved face & body tracking, is as cute as ever (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:18:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Booq Taipan Spacesuit XS for iPad Review

There are a lot of options for covering up and protecting your iPad.  Some people opt for book-style cases, some for sleeves, and others for nothing.  We?ve seen everything from a clear sticker to cases with built-in keyboards to wooden boxes.  I?ve opted for just a TPU back cover from Belkin, but that leaves my [...]

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Booq Taipan Spacesuit XS for iPad Review originally appeared on The Gadgeteer on November 2, 2010 at 7:30 am.

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Daily Crunch: Night Experiment Edition

Astrophotography: A Primer Video: Turkish Iron Man SURALP Review: Potato Chip Science Capcom?s Okamiden: The Friendly Game That Has Nothing To Do With Fragging Each Other Researchers Looking Into How Hard Robots Should Be Punching You

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