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The Best Mobile Apps for the 2010 World Cup

by cwhitmore | Posted June 9th, 2010 at 11:11 pm

Football, soccer, the hooligans game  - whatever you call it, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa is about to help boost beer sells everywhere.  This madness that only comes every four years is just two days away and I don’t know about you, but I can’t wait!  The last couple weeks now my friends and I have been talking about how we’re going to follow the games.  Some said they’re  going to catch the first game at the International Tap House (who is opening their doors at 9am), some on the couch at home or if you’re like me, stuck at work and wishing you were at a bar at 9am.  The one that really stood out to me was the answer, “On my phone.”  I mean why not we do pretty much everything else on our phones and hell, if you’ve got an EVO you can even watch the match live on ESPN Mobile using Sprint TV.  OK, for those of you that know me or follow Freakn’ Sweet, you know I’m a phone geek so it shouldn’t be a surprise that this got me thinking:

What are the best mobile apps for following the 2010 World Cup?

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iPhone 4 Gets Official, launching June 24 for $199

by cwhitmore | Posted June 7th, 2010 at 10:01 pm

It’s no surprise that Apple unveiled its new iPhone 4 ($200-$300) today and it looks just like we expected.  I’m still a die hard Android fan but after seeing this I guess I should take back a couple of those mean things I’ve said about Apple over the past couple months.   Hardware wise this new bread takes a huge leap forward with features like an Apple A4 processor, app multitasking, 7 hours of talk time, a backlit 5-megapixel camera with an LED flash and 720p video recording (and iMovie), a front-facing camera for FaceTime video calls, an eye-popping 960 x 640 Retina display, a glass front and back and stainless steel body, and one of the skinniest profiles on the market.

So now that you want this, here’s what you need to know.  They hit AT&T on June 24th and will be available in white or black, retailing at $199 for the 16GB model and $299 for 32GB.   The 3GS will be dropped to $99 and the 3G will disappear completely. Pre-orders start in a week, with 5 countries at launch (US, France, Germany, UK, Japan), with 18 more following in July.

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USB Flash Drive Cufflinks

by cwhitmore | Posted May 26th, 2010 at 8:19 pm

As we’ve said before, geeks like fashion too and though these aren’t Transformer cufflinks, their pretty damn cool. Each of these USB Flash Drive Cufflinks ($200) house a mini 2GB flash drive , giving you 4GB of fashionable storage.  You can get this techi-bling in three styles; polished, gunmetal or gold (for all you gangstas).

[via Uncrate]

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Give Your MacBook the All Natural Look

by cwhitmore | Posted May 10th, 2010 at 10:13 pm

Hippies and outdoors people will rejoice over this.  At least I know I will….  I’m a huge fan of using natural wood (first of all, wood) in design and the people at Karvt have definitely impressed me with these Wood MacBook Skins ($35).  You can get these 100% wood skins in a variety of  types such as Bamboo, Cherry, Maple, Pine or Walnut and since these are all natural each skins wood grain, patterns and knots will be unique.  They all look awesome but I think my favorite is the Chocolate Cherry.

While you’re busy drooling over the MacBook skins, be sure to check out Karvt’s wooden iPad skins too.

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Meet the Nokia N8

by cwhitmore | Posted April 28th, 2010 at 11:21 pm

Most cell phones come with cameras these days but this could be considered a camera that comes with a cell phone, meet the Nokia N8 ($TBA).  Sporting the new Symbian 3 operating system this PHONE packs the best cell phone camera yet.  It features a 12 megapixel sensor, Carl Zies optics, a Xenon flash and HD video recording.  Oh and the phone part… it’s got a 3.5-inch capacitive touchscreen, HDMI output, 16GB of internal storage, a microSD slot, and will support a lot of upcoming apps.

Pretty sweet IMO.

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Is it Incredible? Verizon thinks so.

by cwhitmore | Posted April 21st, 2010 at 9:26 pm

I haven’t geeked out on a new phone in a while so I think we’re about due.  Now granted this isn’t the EVO but I think it’s up there.  It’s the new HTC Droid Incredible ($200) and it hits Verizon on the April 29th. (You can pre-order it now)  I instantly think this is leaps and bounds above the Motorola Droid if for no other reason than that it comes with the Sense UI.  This guy is taking some cues from the Nexus One as well, the Incredible offers a 3.7-inch, 480×800 AMOLED capacitive touch screen, a 1GHz Snapdragon processor, Android 2.1 with the HTC Sense UI, an optical joystick, an eight megapixel camera with dual LED flash, and the usual Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

So is it incredible?  That’s for you to decide but I bet it’s better than your current phone.

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iPad: Will it Blend?

by cwhitmore | Posted April 5th, 2010 at 11:33 pm

I’m sure you’re probably getting tired of the iPad chatter all over the web.  I know I am, I usually get giddy for gadgets like this but I’m just not crazy about the iPad. I know that there are a lot of cool things about it, like the fact that it doesn’t have flash, but I don’t think I’m going to hop on this band wagon.  In the mean time, this is one of my favorite “shows”.  Will it Blend by Blendtec is known for destroying tons of new gadgets and now the iPad gets its turn.  Check out the video after the break.

Note: He did cheat a bit because he removed the metal back.  Oh… and does anyone think he kinda sounds like Grissom from CSI? Read More

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iMaxi iPad Case: Yes they went there

by cwhitmore | Posted March 9th, 2010 at 1:07 pm

Admit it, you’ve been thinking this all along and Etsy designer Hiphandmaids made it happen.  We introduce to you the iMaxi($30) feminine pad-themed iPad case, with wings and all.  I love it!

“It shields your iPad from all those unsightly data leaks that would make any motherboard worry!”

It comes in blood… I mean red too!

[via GearFuse]

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DJ Decks By Metrofarm

by cwhitmore | Posted March 9th, 2010 at 9:46 am

I’m not real big into house, electronica or techno but I’ve got some friends that are.  So when I saw these turntables I definitely thought of them.  The Berlin-based Metrofarm is the design house responsible for this collection of sweet, custom built turntables for DJs who want that extra style.

[via DesignCrave]

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The First iPad Commercial

by cwhitmore | Posted March 8th, 2010 at 9:22 pm

I didn’t watch the Oscar’s last night so I didn’t get to see this when all the cool kids did, but if you’re not a cool kid either here you go!  Apple’s first iPad TV commercial featuring “There Goes My Love” by The Blue Van.  Check it out after the break and let us know if you want one.

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