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Innovative Nozzle Gun Cleans Anything With Bubbles

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 11:09 AM PST

The title of this post might not inspire much enthusiasm, but hold on a moment. Seen below is a ultrasonic nozzle device that supposedly cleans objects better using bubbles. Don't be confused, because while it may look like a DIY hairdryer, it really is a cutting edge gadget that could impact whole industries. The people responsible for it are Dr. Peter Berkin and Prof. Tim Leighton (the folks gazing intently at a harmless mug) from the University of Southampton. The gadget itself is called the Southampton for reasons seemingly obvious.

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LinkedIn Launches CardMunch iOS App To Convert Business Cards Into Contacts

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 08:15 AM PST

LinkedIn the business-related social networking site has this week launched a new Card Munch application for iOS devices that takes the pain out of adding contact from business cards.

CardMunch will take a photograph of a business card you have been given and transform it in to a digital text adding the contact to your address book contacts, and then adding them as connections on LinkedIn.

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HP WiFi Touch Mouse X700 Connects Using Your Network Rather Than A Dongle

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 07:51 AM PST

If you are in the market for a new mouse and would like to free up a USB port in the process. HP has unveiled its latest mouse creation in the form of the new WiFi Touch Mouse X700, which has some very curvy lines in its design.

The WiFi Touch Mouse X700 requires no dongle for you to use it, but instead connects to your computer through your local network. Other features of the new mouse also include a neat touch strip rather than a wheel for scrolling.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Delayed For The UK?

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 07:34 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus is due to go on sale here in the UK this Thursday, the 17th of November, but now two different retailers are reporting that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus wont arrive until the 22nd or 23rd of November.

UK retailer Clove posted on their blog earlier that the Samsung Galaxy Nexus wont be available with them until the 23rd of November, and now UK mobile operator Three has announced on Twitter that they wont have the Galaxy Nexus available until the 22nd of November.

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Weapon Shaped Pillows Adds A New Twist To Pillow Fights

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 07:31 AM PST

There is no excuse to lose your next pillow fight if you arm yourself with these fantastic weapon shaped pillows which have been designed to add a little more fun to your standard pillow fight.

The pillow weapon designs which include everything from a lightsaber to a throwing star have been created and screen printed onto soft pillows by Bryan Ku.Who obviously knows how to have a great pillow fight.

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Lego Film Production Confirmed By Warner Bros.

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 07:16 AM PST

If you are a fan of everything Lego you will be please to know that Warner Bros. have confirmed production of a CGI/live-action hybrid, movie which is currently in the early process of being made. But full time production of the new movie could start as early as next week now that a grant has been awarded by Australian state New South Wales for the movie to be filmed there.

The new Lego movie is set to be written and directed by US duo Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, whose other work includes : Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, and are expected to joining production after their latest project 21 Jump Street is launched in March.

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iTunes Match Wont Launch In The UK Until 2012?

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 07:09 AM PST

Apple’s iTunes Match service was launched in the US yesterday, and we still don’t have any official confirmation from Apple on when the service will launch in the UK, Europe and other countries around the world.

When Apple discussed the iTunes Match service at the iPhone 4S event last month, they said it would launch in the US by the end of October, the service was officially launched yesterday the 14th of November.

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SIM Free Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S Goes Up For Pre-Order In The US

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 06:57 AM PST

The Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc S went on sale here in the UK last month, it is about to launch in the US, and it is now available to pre0-order SIM free direct from Sony Ericsson in the US for $499.99.

The Xperia Arc S comes with Android 2.3.4 Gingerbread and features a 4.2 inch touchscreen display with an 854 x 480 pixel resolution, processing is in the form of a single core 1.4GHz processor.

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Nokia Announces MixRadio Streaming Service For Lumia Phones

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 06:52 AM PST

Nokia has this week decided to launch a new Pandora style music service for its new Nokia Lumia smartphones In the middle of Apple launching their iTunes Match service and Google launching their new music service.

The new Nokia MixRadio service will be pre-installed on every Lumia smartphone and will analyses the music you have stored on your device and then use the Echo Nest’s API to compile custom streaming radio stations for you based on your “taste profile”.

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G-Form Protects And iPad From A 1300 Foot Drop (Video)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 06:48 AM PST

Some of our readers will remember the G-Form cases that we featured on the site previously, we have already seen some videos of an iPad being dropped from buildings and surviving when they are encased in one of G-Forms iPad cases.

Now the guys from G-Form thought it would be a good idea to jump out of a plane, and then drop an iPad with a G-Form case from 1300 feet, have a look at the video below.

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Altec Lansing Unveils Three, Custom Series In-Ear Monitors

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 06:32 AM PST

Altec Lansing have unveiled their new range of in-ear monitors in the form of the new Altec LansingA1, A2 and A3. Which are custom moulded to your ear using a medical-grade silicone material called 40 Shore.

The silicone quickly adapts to a user’s body temperature, forming a flexible yet complete seal that ensures comfort for extended wear and isolates noise up to -27db. The new ”Custom Series” of Single, Double and Triple balanced armature earphones provide amazing clarity and comfort says Altec Lansing.

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Google’s Android Reaches 52 Percent For Smartphone Sales

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 06:24 AM PST

Research firm Gartner has release its latest smartphone data, and it would appear that Google’s share of the smartphone market is increasing significantly, as according to the report, Google’s Android OS now makes up 52 percent of the smartphone market for quarter three of 2011.

In the same period in 2010, Google’s Android OS had a 25.3 percent share of the smartphone market, so it has basically doubled over the last 12 months.

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iDigitip Allows Larger Fingers To Press Small Keys

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 06:18 AM PST

If you are blessed with larger than life fingers and have problems typing on the small keyboards that are provided on todays smartphones a new device might be able to make it a easier for you and add a little precision at the same time.

The iDigitip has been designed to slip on the end of your fingers and provides you with a smaller pointer which can then be used to hit the correct keys. It will even work with touchscreens devices if you need, and can be used while you are wearing gloves say its creators.

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Working 1977 Apple II Computer Sold For $6,100 On eBay

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 06:05 AM PST

If you have any original old computers sitting in your attic collecting dust it might be time to dust them off. As an original un modified Apple II system from back in 1977 has just sold on eBay for $6,100.

The Apple II was a major technological advancement over its predecessor and was largely designed by Steve Wozniak. The complete unit has a serial number of #2812, and was never upgraded to display six colours or received the more useful Applesoft ROMs in 1979.

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Netflix Announces New Android Tablet App

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 05:54 AM PST

Netflix has announced a new version of its Android tablet app, which includes versions for all Android tablets including the Amazon Kindle Fire and the Nook Tablet, and the new version comes with a re-designed user interface.

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Third Party Android Apps Installed On Amazon Kindle Fire

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 05:48 AM PST

According to the guys over at Mashable, the new Amazon Kindle Fire will let you install third part applications on the device, although Amazon said that the Kindle Fire wouldn’t support the Android Market, instead it would support Amazon’s own Android appstore.

Christina Warren from Mashable was able to install a third part app from GetJar on the Kindle Fire, and the app that was used to test this was the Nook app for Android.

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Pogoplug Launches Cloud Storage, Offers 5GB Of Free Space

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 05:42 AM PST

This week PogoPlug has launched their new cloud storage service Pogoplug Cloud which provides you with access a secure online space to store personal content and they are even giving away 5GB of free space.

A great feature about the new Pogoplug Cloud service it that its allows you to store music, movies and photos and then stream them directly to your iOS or Android device.

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Wryst Variance Digital Timepiece Concept

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 05:22 AM PST

If you enjoy colourful watches a new digital timepiece concept has been created by Ben Pritz called Wryst Variance might be worth a look. The Wryst Variance watch concept allows you to choose the watch face you would like to use allowing you to suit the occasion. In a similar vein to what Apple has allowed you to do with its Nano device and the range of watch faces now available on it.

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Freetalk Adapter Adds Skype To Your Home Phone

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 04:52 AM PST

Freetalk is a small adapter that allows you to add Skype and benefit from  low-cost calls and Skype-to-Skype calls directly from your home phone. The Freetalk adapter simply connects your home phone directly to your broadband router and landline.

You will need a computer to set up the Freetalk adapter, but you won't need one to make calls once its all been installed. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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HzO Nanotechnology Brings Waterproofing To Smartphones (Video)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 04:51 AM PST

A company called HzO has developed a new technology which could be used in future smartphones and other electronic devices to make them waterproof, called HzO Technology.

As you will see in the video below, a Samsung Galaxy S II smartphone has been treated with the HzO Technology, which is apparently a ‘nano-scale’ film barrier that bonds to the exterior and interior of the device, making it waterproof.

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Atmel maXStylus Allows Simultaneous Touch and Stylus Operation (video)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 04:37 AM PST

A new stylus has been unveiled this week by Atmel called the maXStylus which has been designed to revolutionise the way we use tablet stylus devices with touch.The maXStylus, has been created to enable users to easily perform touch gestures with one hand, while using the stylus to writing and draw in the other.

The maXStylus stylus accomplishes this by using a multiSense functionality via a single indium tin oxide (ITO) sensor. Allowing one sensor to detect both touch and stylus operation, where normally two sensors would have been required. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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LG Optimus 3D Android 2.3 Gingerbread Update Coming 21st November

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 04:20 AM PST

We heard recently that LG would be releasing the Android 2.3 Gingerbread update for the LG Optimus 3D, and now LG has confirmed that the update will start rolling out from the 21st of November.

It looks like users in Europe will start getting the update from the 21st of November, and it will be rolled out to other countries from that date until the end of the year, although as yet there are no specific roll out dates per country.

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Google Allows Wi-Fi Users To Opt Out Of Geolocation Database

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 04:17 AM PST

This week Google has announced a way for Wi-Fi user to be able to opt out of Google geolocation database. The process is fairly simply if you can change the name of your Wi-Fi network. Simply add ‘ _nomap’ to the end. For example if your Wi-Fi network is called “geekygadgets” it will become ”geekygadgets_nomap”.

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Assassin’s Creed’s Story, Mini Re-Cap Trailer (video)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 04:03 AM PST

If you are thinking of purchasing the new Assassin's Creed Revelations game but may have forgotten the main story so far. A new trailer has been put together which which provide you with a mini-recap and brings you back up to date in just 2 minutes.

Assassin's Creed: Revelations game has been released today for PC, PS3 and Xbox 360. View the mini-recap trailer after the break.

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Sony Ericsson Confirms Ice Cream Sandwich Update Headed To 2011 Smartphones

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 03:54 AM PST

We have heard in the past from Sony Ericsson that the company would be releasing the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich to certain devices in their Xperia range, and now Sony Ericsson has provided more details on which device will receive the update.

It would appear that the devices that will get the Android 4.0 update include the Xperia Arc, Xperia Arc S, Xperia Play, Xperia Neo and Neo V, Xperia Mini and Mini Pro, Xperia pro, Xperia Active and Xperia Ray, plus the Sony Ericsson Live Walkman.

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Spar Zephyr Bluetooth Speaker Unveiled (video)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 03:50 AM PST

Spar has this week unveiled their new Zephyr Bluetooth Speaker which has been designed to be used with Bluetooth smartphones such as the iPhone and allows you to listen to media from your phone. Or use it as a speaker phone if required, it will even allow you to recharge your smartphone from the speakers battery, using it integrated USB connection.

The Spar Zephyr bluetooth speaker comes in three models the 300, 500 and 550. The 500 is equipped with a battery that will provide you with 12-hours of use, and the metal 550 battery is capable of providing you with 28 hours. Watch the video after the jump to see it in action.

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Samsung Galaxy Note Headed To O2 UK

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 03:38 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy Note went on sale here in the UK, the device is available SIM free from a number of retailers and now it is headed to UK mobile carrier O2, although there are no details as yet on how much O2 will charge for the device.

The Samsung Galaxy Note is described as a device which is a cross between a smartphone and a tablet, and it features a massive 5.3 inch Super AMOLED Plus display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.

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Minecraft Finally Finished, Goes Gold This Friday

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 03:27 AM PST

Well its finally happened, Minecraft is now finally finished and will be going to a Gold release version at the end of the week. Minecraft’s creator Markus “Notch” PerssonTweeted the confirmation that the game was now ready for a Gold release simply saying :  ”So, yes, Minecraft has gone gold. :D ”.

Minecraft has been available to play online since May 17 2009 in a development stage and transformed into a beta version on December 20, 2010 and will now go Gold on Friday.

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Stolen Razer Blade Gaming Laptop Prototypes Will Not Effect Launch Date Say Razer

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 03:10 AM PST

Razer has revealed earlier this month that two of its Razer Blade gaming laptop prototypes were stolen from its premises on November 5th. The Razer Blade is a new gaming laptop Razer is currently developing and is marketed as the "world's first true gaming laptop”.

The stolen prototypes weren’t fully functional and one was undergoing a weekend-long thermal test, but Razer say the theft shouldn’t have any effect on the planned launched date of the Razer Blade laptop.

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65 Inch Android Honeycomb Tablet (Video)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 03:10 AM PST

We have already seen a 23 inch Android tablet, and now we have an even larger one, the 65 inch Android Honeycomb tablet which was created by Turkish company Ardic Technology.

As you can see from the video below, an Android Honeycomb tablet is running through a 65 inch Full HD TV with a 1920 x 1080 resolution, where as standard honeycomb tablets run at a 1280 x 800 resolution.

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Tesla Coil Musical Hat Created By MIT Student (video)

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 02:54 AM PST

For this years Halloween MIT student Tyler Christensen thought he would make something a little different to wear and opted for a Tesla Coil Musical Hat.

The creation is powered by a 28V A123 battery pack and all the electronics are included in the hat along either side. Watch the video after the jump to see the Tesla Coil Musical Hat in action.

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Adobe Touch Apps Land On Android

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 02:52 AM PST

Adobe announced its new range of Touch Apps which are designed for tablets last month, the Touch Apps are designed for Apple’s iOS devices and Google Android devices, and the first apps are now available for Android tablets running Android 3.1 and above.

There are a total of six Adobe Touch applications available on Google’s Android Market, which include Photoshop Touch, Adobe Collage, Adobe Debut, Adobe Ideas, Adobe Kuler and Adobe Proto.

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Speck iGuy iPad 2 Children’s Case Keeps Your iPad Safe

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 02:44 AM PST

If you have young children in your house who love to play with your iPad, Speck have created a solution that might help you protect it a little from knocks and bumps and make it easier for your little ones to hold.

The Speck iGuy has been constructed from a soft, squishy material with a tough EVA foam protection underneath and formed into the shape of a “guy”, who’s arms can then be used as handles by users. He’s lightweight, easy to hold, and he can stand on his own two feet, even while holding up your iPad.

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BlackBerry Curve 9380, BlackBerry 7 OS Smartphone Announced

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:48 AM PST

As well as announcing the BlackBerry Bold 9790, RIM has announced another new BlackBerry device which will come with BlackBerry OS 7, the BlackBerry Curve 9380, which is a touchscreen device without a QWERTY keyboard.

The BlackBerry Curve 9380 comes with 3.2 inch touchscreen display which RIM describes as ‘high resolution’ although no details on the actual screen resolution were revealed in the press release.

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BlackBerry Bold 9790 Gets Official

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:38 AM PST

RIM has announced its latest BlackBerry smartphone, the BlackBerry Bold 9790 which we saw a leaked photo of recently, the device comes with BlackBerry 7 OS and features a 1GHz processor and a 2.44 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 360 x 480 pixels.

There is also 8GB of built in storage, plus a microSD card slot which can take up to 32GB cards, plus a rear facing five megapixel camera for shooting photos and video, and it also comes with a QWERTY keyboard.

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Samsung Galaxy Nexus Goes Up For Pre-Order With Three UK

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:24 AM PST

The Samsung Galaxy Nexus will go on sale in the UK this Thursday, the 17th of November, and now UK mobile operator Three has put the device up for pre-order, and it is available on both their monthly plans and also their pay as you go plans.

Three are offering the Samsung Galaxy Nexus for free on a new 24 month contract which costs £40 a month, they are also offering the device on the pay as you go plan for £499.99 up front.

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Apple’s Siri Cracked To Run On Any Device

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 01:05 AM PST

Apple’s Siri has already been ported to a number of Apple devices, which include the iPhone 4, iPad and the iPhone 3GS, but now it would appear that some developers from Applidium have cracked Siri, which means that Siri could possibly run on any device.

The guys have Applidium have managed to get Siri to recognize voice commands from any device, which could mean that even Android devices would be able to use it, although at the moment this wont happen as an iPhone 4S UDID is required for Siri to recognize the device.

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Andoid 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich Source Code Released

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:42 AM PST

Google has released the Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich source code through the Android Open Source Project (ASOP), the release comes ahead of the first Ice Cream Sandwich device, the Samsung Galaxy Nexus which launches on the 17th of November.

Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich is designed to run on both tablets and smartphones, and this is the first time that Google has released an open source version of Android for tablets, as they didn’t release Android 3.0 Honeycomb as open source.

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Apple Launches iTunes Match

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:23 AM PST

Apple has now officially launched iTunes Match, the companies new music service which is part of iCloud, iTunes Match cost $24.99 per year, and the service is designed to match all the music from your iTunes library across all your devices, and your music is then streamed from the cloud.

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Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE Lands On AT&T November 20th

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:09 AM PST

AT&T has announced that they will be selling the Samsung Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE from the 20th of November, the device comes with a 8.9 inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels, plus Android 3.2 Honeycomb.

Other specifications on the Galaxy Tab 8.9 LTE include, 4G LTE, a dual core 1GHz processor, up front there is a 2 megapixel camera, on the back there is a 3.2 megapixel camera with an LED flash.

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BlackBerry London, RIM’s First BBX OS Smartphone Leaked

Posted: 15 Nov 2011 12:03 AM PST

The guys over at the Verge have obtained a photo and some details of a new BlackBerry smartphone from RIM, which is reported to be the first BlackBerry device that will come with RIM’s new BBX OS, the BlackBerry London.

The BlackBerry London is reported to come with the new BBX OS and it will feature a dual core TI OMAP 1.5GHz processor, 1GB of RAM and 16GB of built in storage, and a large touchscreen display, as you can see from the photo there is no physical keyboard.

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15 Inch MacBook Air Coming Next March?

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 11:44 PM PST

We recently heard that Apple is working on a new ultra thin 15 inch laptop, which could either be a new design for the MacBook Pro or a new 15 inch MacBook Air, and now more details have emerged on the mystery 15 inch device.

The news comes from Digitimes who are reporting that the device could go on sale next March, and components for the device are now being made and shipped to manufacturers.

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HP TouchPad at TigerDirect for $149.99

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 01:56 PM PST

If you have been kicking yourself for not picking up a TouchPad when they were on fire sale for $99, here is your chance again. The catch is that the tablet is a bit more expensive now than it was a while back. On TigerDirect, the tablet is $149.99 after a $150 rebate.

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Nintendo 3DS on Course to Beat DS Sales for First Year

Posted: 14 Nov 2011 01:37 PM PST

I have always though the sales of the Nintendo 3DS were pretty bad since that is generally all I have heard about it. I have always blamed that on the lack of quality games. The game library for the 3DS is very small, but it is growing with some very nice titles on the market right now.

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