Technology & Gadgets

Apple iPhone 3G S gets FCC clearance like clockwork

Chris Ziegler — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 07:52:00 +0000

We have a hard time believing that the FCC's documentation system is efficient and well-coordinated enough to actually reveal documents at the exact date and time that filers want them to -- so who knows, maybe the feds are in bed with Apple on keeping its most prized launches under lock and key until just the right moment. We kid, we kid -- maybe -- but at any rate, you can now peruse hundreds of pages of specific absorption rate plots for GSM, UMTS / HSDPA, WiFi, and Bluetooth in both 16 and 32GB flavors of the iPhone 3G S. It's not likely going to tell you anything you didn't already know or care about, especially since there aren't any external photos or user's manuals accessible yet -- but if you get really, amazingly bored this evening, it might be worth a look-see.

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Songkick Aims To Make A Database Of Every Concert Ever — And It’s Well On Its Way

MG Siegler — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:57:24 +0000

When Songkick was born in 2007, it had an interesting goal: To perfect concert recommendation. Plenty of services do music recommendation, but the idea of recommending concerts you might like based on things like music you're interested in and you location, was an interesting one. Now, with a few others in the space, including the similarly named Livekick, Songkick is embarking on a new tiny challenge: To create a giant database of every concert ever performed by every band, and to make the entire experience more social. To be clear, Songkick is still very much focusing on concert recommendation, but its site is now much deeper than that. Beginning today, you will be able to enter in the name of a band and a city in which you've seen a show you've seen in the past, and Songkick will scan its databases for that show. If it's there — and there's a pretty good chance it is, given that the site already has 1 million concerts in its database — you can click on the "I was there" button, and it will be added to your Songkick profile. Each of these concerts has its own Songkick profile page, that acts as a wiki of sorts. Any user can add photos from that show, ticket stubs, set lists, write a review of the show and a host of other things.

EA VP says the Xbox 360 is “maxed out”

Nilay Patel — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 06:26:00 +0000

Microsoft might be busy extending and building on the Xbox 360's capabilities with Project Natal and all manner of NXE and Live updates, but it sounds like some of their third-party devs think they're running out of headroom -- in an interview with the Official Xbox Magazine, EA senior VP Patrick Soderlund said that "we've maxed out the 360 but we haven't maxed out the PS3." That's an interesting parallel to what Miyamoto was just saying about the Wii, of course, but it doesn't seem like the situation is entirely dire: Soderlund also said that he's "truly impressed" with the 360 and that he "would have a headache" if he were running Sony. Still, that doesn't bode well for Microsoft's planned 10-year 360 lifecycle if it's true -- we'll see if Redmond has something new for us before 2015 after all.

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We’ve Got A Whole Lotta Bing Stickers. Want One?

Michael Arrington — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:47:57 +0000

Microsoft was kind enough to send us a few boxes of Bing stickers (we requested them). We don’t have enough surface area on our laptops, walls, floors, dogs, etc. to use them all, so if you want a couple, they’re all yours. Just send us a self addressed stamped envelope and we’ll put a few in the mail back to you.

Send those envelopes to TechCrunch, PO Box 638, Menlo Park, CA 94026.

If you want, send us one of your startup stickers to that address, to. We’ll force the interns to put them on their laptops and stand in front of the CrunchCam with it.

Here’s one on the back of the last generation CrunchPad prototype:

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We’ve Got A Whole Lotta Bing Stickers. Want One?

Michael Arrington — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:47:57 +0000

Send those envelopes to TechCrunch, PO Box 638, Menlo Park, CA 94026.

If you want, send us one of your startup stickers to that address, to. We’ll force the interns to put them on their laptops and stand in front of the CrunchCam with it.

Here’s one on the back of the last generation CrunchPad prototype:

Crunch Network: MobileCrunch Mobile Gadgets and Applications, Delivered Daily.

HP introduces cheaper dv2, dv3, and dv6 laptops, fantastically ugly dv6 Artist Edition

Nilay Patel — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:36:00 +0000

HP's just kicked out a slew of updates to its laptop lines, and thankfully the biggest news is that they've gotten cheaper. The HP dv2z brings the low end of the 12.1-inch AMD Neo ultraportable down to $599, while the larger Intel-based dv3t is now $649. The dv6 gets two new editions, including the pictured $949 dv6z Artist Edition 2 preloaded with a bunch of Corel art software and a $649 dv6t base model that thankfully loses the awful lid artwork. Seriously, we know HP had to use the design after it won the HP / MTV Notebook Design Contest, but we just don't think too many people want to rock the"surfing peacock" look. There are also a bunch of new eco-friendly printers if you're into that sort of thing -- hit the read link for the lowdown.

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Pleo IP adopted by Pleo’s big-hearted manufacturer, Jetta Company Limited

Paul Miller — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:08:00 +0000

It's the feel bad and then feel good again story of the year: bankrupt Ugobe's intellectual property and assets, including the intensely lovable and yet nearly unloved Pleo, are being snapped up by Jetta Company Limited, which currently manufactures the robotic baby dino. The company plans on re-launching Pleo, and says that all its manufacturing processes for Pleo and related accessories are still intact. Better yet, the company is well established and no stranger to robots: it also builds parts for iRobot's consumer products. Could this be love?

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How The Different Mobile Data Syncing Services Stack Up

Erick Schonfeld — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:06:23 +0000

As the phones in our pockets become our second computers, it will become increasingly important to sync data between the two. Not just emails, but contacts, calendars, photos, music, apps, browser bookmarks, files, and more. Nearly every Web phone out there comes with at least some sort of rudimentary syncing app. Apple has MobileMe, Nokia has Ovi, Palm has Synergy, Blackberry has Internet Services, and Microsoft has My Phone. An open-source competitor to all of these is Funambol. The startup evaluated all of the syncing services and scored them based on criteria such as how many kinds of data each one supports, cost, usability, and number of supported devices. (Full study embedded at bottom of post). It came up with a score for each out of a maximum of 40. Naturally enough, Funambol scored the highest, but if you throw that out you end up with the list below (with accompanying scores).

Things A Venture Capitalist Will Never Say

Michael Arrington — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:03:46 +0000

It's just so darn true. The "competence" slide with the guy scratching his head is my favorite. I'm pretty sure it's a clown that's presenting to them. Thanks for the tip Kelly. Slide show is below.

Mechanical Memory Key stores your data with the precision of an Antide Janvier timepiece

Joseph L. Flatley — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:24:00 +0000

Listen up, steampunkers: Have you been having a hard time finding an appropriate USB thumb drive to wear on a gold chain next to your pocket watch? Artype's 16GB Mechanical Memory Key is a handcrafted beaut, with materials that include Purpleheart for the case and twenty-six rubies. When this device is drawing USB power it glows green from beneath the gears, taking you back to your days as a hacker during the reign of Queen Victoria. Sadly, the device pictured above has already been sold, but at $165 a pop we're sure this particular artisan has plenty more of these guys in the works. Two more glamor shots for you after the break.

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