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iPhone 4 buyers kept in the dark over sales

Apple's new iPhone 4 goes on sale in New Zealand on Friday but prospective buyers are being kept in the dark where to purchase it.
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Star Wars: The Force Unleashed

If only you knew the power of the dark side! LucasArts' Haden Blackman discuss the story and the technology behind the upcoming game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.
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PrivacyDefender Sets Facebook Privacy Settings in Two Clicks [Privacy]

You may be sick of hearing about the Facebook Privacy debacle, but your friends and family may still be in the dark. PrivacyDefender is a Facebook application that shows privacy settings in easy-to-read chart form, and provides three predefined settings to use. More
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Threadless’ Glowing ‘Tron’ Hoodie Boots Up Sequel Buzz

It glows red in the dark like the Tron villain — designer Rolf Nelson's evil Sark hoodie is released by Threadless on Thursday morning. But Tron Legacy doesn't arrive in 3-D until Dec. 17. Analyze the buzz to win a freebie.
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Google, Yahoo, others work to make search engines better at scanning the Web

Imagine yourself a monk in the Dark Ages. The abbot comes to you after vespers and asks you to report on the Bible's treatment of, say, sloth. "For the love of God!" you'd think. "How am I going to find every occurrence of sloth in the Vulgate?" Unless you had the Bible memorized, you would have... Google - Yahoo - Searching - Search Engines - Microsoft
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Coaxing Fuel From Extreme Bugs

A far-out plan to modify the planet's toughest creatures so they make fuel in the dark.
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Ergonomic Goggles Peer Through Murk With a Revealing Glow

The ATN Night Cougar binoculars will have you purring in the dark. They're compact and comfy but also serious about optics, with exceptional brightness and great wide-angle vision.
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LED Deck Lighting Adds Some Zazz to Your Party [DIY]

Unbeknownst to many of us geeks, LED lights have uses beyond telling you when a gadget is on or making your workspace look cool in the dark—they also can provide great mood lighting for your summer deck parties. More
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Night Vision Goggles Transform Life Into Paris Hilton’s Sex Tape

Product: EyeClops Night Vision Goggles 2.0 Manufacturer: Jakks Pacific Wired Rating: 6 NIGHT VISION ROUNDUP Night vision used to be the megabuck province of soldiers, cops, and serial killers. You can still drop a big stack on high-end rigs, but first-gen tech is now positively affordable. These cats' eyes will set the night ablaze without burning through your bankroll. Luna Optics LN-PB3 ATN Night Cougar Jakks Pacific EyeClops Night Vision Goggles 2.0 Bushnell StealthView Sometimes engineers win by not trying too hard. This kids' toy is more effective than some products costing many times more. (We're looking at you, StealthView.) Of course, it's not true night vision — like the camcorder modes you've seen in Paris Hilton videos (don't front), an IR lamp bathes objects in light that its sensor can "see" in the dark. While true night vision will actively amplify ambient light, this essentially acts as a flashlight that works without visible light. Sure, it shows you what's out there in the dark, but you aren't really seeing what's out there; you're viewing a video of what's out there. The upside is that because it doesn't rely on light amplification, it works in total darkness. The EyeClops also allows you to swap back and forth between two modes: one shows a monochrome image, the other adds a more soothing green glow that will help prevent night blindness. A focus ring helps provide some clarity, but don't expect 1080p quality here, it's more akin to grainy security cam footage. And as you might imagine, it's ridiculously easy to use. One of our "testers," a 4-year-old boy, was able to suss out all the goggles settings and was playing in the dark within less than a minute. Range is limited to about 50 feet, so it isn't your best choice when firearms are involved. But for recreational stakeouts, this toy was aces. WIRED Less expensive than a night on the town. Two-setting IR lamp can light up the world or just add a detail-goosing glow. TIRED Narrow range of vision; if it's not right in front of you, you'll never see it before it attacks. Pixelated images are too blurry for serious surveillance.
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Multitaksing a go for iPhone 4.0, say sources (MacNN)

The iPhone 4.0 firmware will definitely feature multitasking, claim several sources. Apple is said to have developed a "full-on solution" to multitasking, although no details have been leaked on how problems like battery life, memory use and processor consumption will be handled. The interface for switching between apps is also being kept in the dark, partly because it has a "way to go" before ...
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