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Zen Mozaic PMP Makes a Square Statement

It's hip to be square: Creative's Zen Mozaic uses a multi-colored grid of squares and rectangles as both a design element and control surface.

Latest JumpDrive Offers 256-Bit Encryption

For those who need to keep their thumb drive contents private, the Lexar's JumpDrive Solo Vault offers some of the best protection available.

YouGetItBack.com Safeguards Cell Data

A mobile application installed on your cell phone can lock up your personal data when its lost, allow you to retrieve it remotely, and help guide the device back into your hands.

WD VelociRaptor Drives Shrink to 2.5 Inches

By ditching the giant heatsinks that originally enlarged the drives to 3.5 inches, the next VelociRaptor reaches the enterprise-friendly 2.5-inch form factor.

Microsoft Fires Up PR Campaign for Vista

Acknowledging Vista's early shortcomings, Microsoft hopes to turn around nonbelievers with a new campaign.

Monster’s Dr. Dre Headphones Pump Out Bass

Using extra-large drivers and digital amplification, Monster's new Dre-branded headphones drive home the bass missing from smaller headphones.

Optimus Reveals Pultius 15-Key OLED Keypad

The shrunken version of the Optimus Maximus should give those on a budget a chance to sample the freedom of customizable OLED keys.

CSI’s Eric Szmanada Enters the Startup World with eRockster.com

From hours spent dabbling with Guitar Hero and Second Life to his new online radio station Erockster, CSI star Eric Szmanda shares his geeky side with us.

Sony Vaio FW-Series 16.4-inch Notebook

The Sony Vaio FW-series laptop sports a large 16.4-inch 1600 x 900 pixel display.

Coby Drops Cheapest HD Radio Receiver Yet

The $99 HDR-650 offers a no-frills introduction to HD radio for home stereos, while its more expensive brother, the $149 HDR-700, has a built-in speaker and plays MP3s off of SD cards.

Acer’s Veriton S461 Works in Humble Silence

Acer's latest low-key business machine features a small profile, but hides a modestly powerful hardware package to keep multitaskers humming along productively.

Facebook Rolls Out a Redesign

The social networking site with notably picky (and vocal) users will go through yet another round of changes... slowly, to keep the natives happy.

Cable ISPs Team up to Bar Child Porn

All 18 U.S. providers of cable Internet service have agreed to use a common list of verified child porn sites to make sure the sites aren't hosted by their networks.

Wii Passes Xbox in Total U.S. Sales

With 10.9 million Wiis in homes across the country, Nintendo has officially surpassed both the Xbox and PlayStation 3 in next-gen console sales.

Photo Safe II Empties Flash Cards on the Go

For photographers who just can't seem to shoot enough when away from home, the Photo Safe II allows the shutter to keep on clicking.

Konami Brings Metal Gear, Castlevania News

The company's E3 press conference highlighting upcoming releases from the Metal Gear, Castlevania, and Silent Hill franchises, along with newcomer Rock Revolution.

Microsoft, Bungie Explain Halo’s No Show

Microsoft admits to nixing the planned announcement of a new Halo game to save time in their E3 press conference.

Duke Nukem Trilogy Headed to PSP and DS

A reincarnation of Apogee Software will bring three new Duke Nukem titles to portable systems starting next summer.

Nintendo Shows off New Wii Titles

Wii Sports Resort and Wii Music will be the latest cutesy titles developed in-house by Nintendo to show up on the Wii.

Sony Drops PS3 Price, Adds Video Downloads

In an attempt to catch the Xbox 360 in sales, Sony will carve $100 off its top PS3 model and begin offering Xbox-Live-style video downloads and rentals.

Rockstar Reveals GTA: Chinatown Wars

For who prefer to take their mayhem to go, Rockstar will be releasing a brand new GTA title for the Nintendo DS this winter.

Hasselblad H3DII-50 50-megapixel Digital Camera

Yearning for a better digital camera? How does a 50-megapixel digital camera sound?

WiiMotion Plus Fine Tunes Wii Controller

Nintendo's latest addition to the Wii aims at improving the WiiMote's accuracy.

EA Provides Details, Trailer for Sims 3

The latest Sims title will allow players to break out of their homes and interact in a full town environment.

EA Will Publish Id Software’s Next FPS

Forgoing its old partner Activision, Id will turn to the goliath EA to publish its upcoming title Rage.

Belkin FlyWire Wireless HD Streamer

Serve all your A/V, including high-def content, to multiple TVs wirelessly using the FlyWire.

Creative Zen X-Fi Does Wi-Fi, IM

Creative's latest PMP can wirelessly draw music and video from a home PC, and even send IMs.

Apple Sold Through 1 Million 3G iPhones

With a worldwide release across 21 countries, Apple managed to sell a million phones in just three days, significantly outpacing the phone's first version.

Sony CEO Knocks the Wii, Can’t Knock Sales

Howard Stringer dismissed the Wii last week as an "expensive niche gaming device" that he doesn't see as a competitor, despite the machine's impressive sales.

Samsung Begins Producing 128GB SSDs

The latest drive in Samsung's arsenal should boost storage capacity while cutting price.

Cameras Top Mobile Phone Shopper Wishlists

Forty-seven percent of consumers say cameras are a "must-have," while games and Internet access appear to be much less important.

Google Makes Chat More Lively

The latest project out of Google Labs gives chatters avatars and virtual spaces to interact, like a scaled-down version of Second Life.

Turning the iPhone into a Home Remote

Zilog's Crimzon Connect system will allow Web-enabled mobile devices like the iPhone or BlackBerry Curve to control an entire home from anywhere.

Nielsen: Internet Hasn’t Hurt TV Viewing

Sorry naysayers, YouTube isn't about to demolish traditional television just yet. Americans spent more time in front of the TV this year than ever before.