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Hands-on: Case Mate's iPhone 3G accessories

6:07 pm PDT • August 13, 2008

My iP3G has been taking a beating for the last month since launch and it has its fair share of bumps and bruises. No cracked case, thankfully. I’m not big…

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Zero Punctuation on PoP

5:35 pm PDT • August 13, 2008

http://static.escapistmagazine.com/media/global/movies/player/FlowPlayerDark.swf?config=%7Bembedded%3Atrue%2CplayList%3A%5B+%7B+%27url%27%3A183%2C%27linkUrl%27%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.escapistmagazine.com%2Fvideos%2Fview%2Fzero-punctuation%2F183-Prince-of-Persia-Retrospective%27%2C%27linkWindow%27%3A%27_top%27%2C%27name%27%3A%27Prince%2Bof%2BPersia%2BRetrospective%27+%7D+%5D%2CsplashImageFile%3A%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.escapistmagazine.com%2Fglobal%2Fcastfire%2Fsplash%2F183.jpg%27%2CshowVolumeSlider%3Atrue%2CinitialScale%3A%27fit%27%2Cloop%3Afalse%2CautoPlay%3Afalse%2CautoBuffering%3Afalse%2CusePlayOverlay%3Afalse%2CautoRewind%3Atrue%2CbufferLength%3A15%2CmenuItems%3A%5Bfalse%2Cfalse%2Cfalse%2Cfalse%2Ctrue%2Ctrue%5D%7D It’s like trying to * a pudding.

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10 Days of CrunchGear: Fried Kippahs

4:25 pm PDT • August 13, 2008

Oy, man. Now we’re talking Kippahs! VanityKippah just offered us six kippahs to give away, two each from their Obama, McCain, and Dontcha Wish Your Kugel was Crispy on Top…

Two days down, eight to go. Congratulations to our Day 2 winners. G’zOne Phones – Scott Cooper TDBurn Jeremy Calkins – SlingBox kit

A pig. A speaker. An iPod. It may seem like a funny Matthew Mcconaughey but it’s actually the Speakal iPig, an iPod dock shaped like a pig. We’ve seen these…

We at CrunchGear know that you have a huge pornography collection. Sure, it’s not regular pornography – it’s furry porn – and by “you” we mean “me, John Biggs,” but…

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Left 4 Dead to debut at PAX for Xbox 360

11:51 am PDT • August 13, 2008

Devin loved L4D when he checked it out at E3 and I have yet to demo it, but I’ll take his word for it. Those of you lucky enough to…

It seems to me that Bill Gates can’t be a geek anymore. At a recent Microsoft Asia forum he said that the future will be web-based apps, touch interfaces, and…

Sweeeeeeeeeeeet. Today, WB and Eidos announced Batman: Arkham Asylum for the Xbox 360, PS3, and PC. We sort of already knew there was one coming thanks to Gary Oldman, but…

Vudu, our favorite digital content download service, is now offering extended rentals of SD movies for 99 cents within seven days of the initial viewing. HD movies can be extended…

And so we come to our next important stage in our 10 Days of CrunchGear giveaway This is Day 3, Day 3 in which we give away a $100 gift…

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First Day of CrunchGear winners

10:06 pm PDT • August 12, 2008

Just got in from a long drive and only now got a chance to pick a few winners for our first day’s drawing. Look forward to more amazing stuff tomorrow,…

Bungie’s Halo 3 received the Edge Award for Interactive Innovation at EIF and Luke Smith revealed some exciting new things for their upcoming project in the video acceptance speech. I…

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Dell lets loose new Precision models

11:41 am PDT • August 12, 2008

Not to spoil Kreppie’s virgin live blogging gig or anything, but Dell has posted two new Precision model laptops onto the site. * Dual-core? No, YOU WANT quad-core processing power.…

MA says, The much anticipated DataCase application for the iPhone launched this morning. The app, which costs $6.99, turn your iPhone into an easy-to-use wireless storage device that can be…

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10 Days of CrunchGear: Two Boulders

10:04 am PDT • August 12, 2008

Next in our 10 Days of CrunchGear giveaway we have the Casio G’zOne Boulder on Verizon. This ultra-rugged, waterproof phone is great for people who spend lots of time behind…

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Dell making big announcement today

9:54 am PDT • August 12, 2008

Today in San Francisco, Dell will unveil the “next generation of mobility products with mind-blowing designs and exciting new features.” Our man Brian Krepshaw aka Kreppie will be on the…

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Daily Crunch: Pac Bad Edition

3:00 am PDT • August 12, 2008

Ten Days of CrunchGear Video: Pac Man: The Movie Got 5 minutes and an old pair of sunglasses? DIY Terminator shades, baby ‘Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People’ is…

When I think about mobile workstations, I immediately think of my MacBook Pro and after seeing the Lenovo W700 in-person two weeks ago, I can say without a doubt that…

If you’re a fan of the Madden franchise then I’m sure you were wondering what would happen with the 09 cover after Favre was traded from the Packers to the…

Next in our 10 Days of CrunchGear giveaway we have the Dash Express. This is literally one of the best GPS units we’ve ever used at CG. You are a…

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Fable 2 achievement list supposedly leaked

4:24 pm PDT • August 11, 2008

Could be legitimate or could be completely false, but we’ll never know until October. Full list of purported achievements after the jump.

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HP unveils DreamColor laptops

3:26 pm PDT • August 11, 2008

Today at SIGGRAPH ’08, HP announced a number of workstation laptops. Leading pack is the EliteBook 8730w Mobile Workstation with DreamColor display. DreamColor displays supposedly offer exceptional color accuracy. The…

Next up we have the Pentax Option A40, a 12 megapixel beauty with 3X optical zoom and a song in its heart. Featuring 12 megapixels, the compact and stylish Optio…

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Video: Ken Vs. Rufus from Street Fighter IV

12:45 pm PDT • August 11, 2008

http://www.gametrailers.com/remote_wrap.php?mid=38125 Are you picking this up?

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Fable 2 launch date confirmed for October

11:43 am PDT • August 11, 2008

In case you missed it last week because I did, Microsoft Game Studios announced the US and European launch dates for Fable 2. Those of us in the United States…

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iPhone 3G unlocked? [UPDATED]

10:20 am PDT • August 11, 2008

http://qik.com/player2.swf?streamname=c89c603b836b45388abe59bfaeb7191d&vid=155737&playback=false&polling=false&user=patphelan&displayname=patphelan&safelink=patphelan&userlock=true&islive=&username=anonymous I’m getting the dirt on this right now but it seems that Pat Phelan of MaxRoam just unlocked his iPhone 3G and will be giving away the app shortly.…

We begin our 10 Days of CrunchGear giveaway with the Solio Classic Charger, a super cool way to keep your gear charged on the go. Just stick this thing in…

Japanese company sells “photorealistic” 3D-sushi/hamburger/pudding/orange puzzles Man builds Batman’s Tumbler in his garage Pacifier cleaners look like they have come to colonize earth Deutsche robots protect Beijing Olympics Alligators! Cupcakes!

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Happy Birthday, Dear CrunchGear

9:21 pm PDT • August 10, 2008

Today is our second birthday. Our cake is a little bare, as you see, so tune in tomorrow for the first of our 10 Days of CrunchGear celebration giveaways and…