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Ah, how convenient! Just hours after finding out that Samsung’s NC10 netbook would one day be at home here in the United States of America, along comes a host of unboxing / in the wild pics and even a few benchmarks to get you ready for its arrival. Granted, the writeup is in translated German, but fortunately for us the photographs do most of the speaking. For what it’s worth, the 10-inch NC10 seemed to edge out the Eee Computer 901 in most tests, but not by any wide margin. Also of note, the keyboard was praised for having keys that weren’t bite-sized, though the trackpad beneath it was a touch on the small side. For a few more impressions and JPEGs penned in the universal language, give that read link a visit.

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Generally talking, Americans can count on the US price of any particular piece of kit being a fair bit less than the straight pound-to-dollar conversion. Unfortunately, the exchange rate here is almost on point, with the

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What could be more efficient for game programmers than by using a graphics engine that’s able to create content on the fly? Enter ProFX. Continue reading to see more. Click here for first picture in gallery.

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Yesterday at BlizzCon 2008, the team “showed off, for the first time in public, some of the adventure-based gameplay and ingame cinematics that will come with Blizzard’s next RTS release (or next three RTS releases, as the case may be).” Continue reading for new StarCraft 2 videos. Click here for first picture in gallery.

After the break, what we saw of Starcraft II’s Terran campaign, and Rob Pardo explains the reasoning behind Blizzard’s decision to turn Starcraft II into three separate games.

[via Joystiq]

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Bandai’s Gun Clock features two modes: “the first one works as the original clock; the alarm goes off, you hit the target, the alarm shuts down — with the Hard mode you’ll need to hit the target 5 times.” Video after the break. Click here for one more picture.

Apparently the laser alarm clock idea, where you stop your clock’s incessant ringing by shooting a bullseye with a laser gun, was popular enough to warrant a second coming.

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Straight from the 2008 Tokyo Game Show is this new Resident Evil Degeneration trailer, which shows off more of the movie’s intense action. Continue reading to watch.

While the film will feature a “brand new storyline”, promotional footage says that the film will be set “7 years from Raccoon City”. The teaser included with the Resident Evil: Extinction DVD and Blu-ray Disc confirmed the appearance of Leon S. Kennedy and Claire Redfield.

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For a hefty $995 on eBay, this officially licensed Zelda Ocarina could be yours. According to the seller, “this is an EXTREMELY RARE *officially licensed* ocarina that was obtained back in 1998 through a magazine mail-order which was available ONLY in Japan.” Auction page. Click here for first picture in gallery.

They only made 1,000 of these and they sold out almost immediately! Ocarina is fully functional and can be played just like the one in the game. It also includes a user manual with sheet music for a handful of songs from the game.

[via eBay]

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The Kiwi Fuel Saving Device from ThinkGeek “operates much like a game — as you drive, your daily goal is to obtain the highest possible ‘Kiwi Score’ and in doing so, your driving style will be optimized for the highest MPG - no matter what automobile you drive.” Video after the break. Click here for first picture in gallery.

Everyday, Kiwi will show you how much money on gas you’ve saved compared to the last trip you took with Kiwi installed. This sensor data including vehicle speed, RPM, engine load, and oxygen sensor readings are all examined to determine your vehicle’s optimum driving efficiency.

[via ThinkGeek]

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The CityWall multi-touch 3D interface features “groups of files that are represented as spheres, which can be manipulated in each which way.” Video after the break.

You can even look at the photo thumbnails inside the sphere “from behind.” Though the demo is thin, it shows some really interesting ideas at play.

[via Gizmodo]

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At $50,000 from Amazon, the seller of this Futurama Flying Car “makes no promises or claims, other than an artfully updated image of the Guigiaro B.A.T. 5.” Product page.

We even got a $30 rebate when we signed up for the Amazon Visa credit card after we added it to our cart - speak about a deal.

[via Jalopnik - Amazon]

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