Top Gadget Links January 12, 2012

New Gadgets Crapgadget CES, round five: iPad 2 / 3 case is probably just one third short What's this, an iPad case that will work with either the iPad 2 or the iPad 3? According to the vendor, that's exactly what it is. Maybe so -- maybe not so.Gallery: iPad 2 / 3 case at CESCrapgadget CES, … [Read more...]

Top Gadget Links January 2, 2012

New Gadgets MAME gets Chrome Native Client port, is awesome case study We've already seen MAME burn brightly (and briefly) on iPads across the world and now it's been delicately ported across to Chrome's Native Client. Admittedly, the graphics may not stand up against recent gaming wares seen … [Read more...]

Why so Siri? Amazon goes after Apple with Yap acquisition

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Amazon.com may have started as an online book vendor but it has transformed itself into a juggernaut and it may be eyeing direct competition with Apple in the future. It turns out Amazon quietly purchased the Charlotte, NC based voice recognition specialist Yap through a subsidiary. Neither Yap … [Read more...]

The MacBook Air lands in China – and takes off

The MacBook Air lands in China

Greeted with long lines and stock outs when it arrived in Hong Kong this week In a note to clients Friday, Ticonderoga's Brian White reported that the new MacBook Air - which was launched in the U.S. more than four weeks ago - was greeted with long lines and stock outs when it finally arrived in … [Read more...]

Apple Planning a $249 iPad Mini This Year [RUMOR]

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  Apple Planning a $249 iPad Mini [RUMOR or Not]  by Todd Wasserman1   A month after Apple delivered its new iPad, rumors are heating up about a new iteration of the tablet designed to compete with Amazon’s Kindle Fire. The latest rumor to make the rounds is that Apple … [Read more...]

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