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The modern piggy bank does not come with a cute curly tail, it comes with a USB cord. The interactive money box, called Ekomini ($39.99), is a fun toy created to teach young kids about saving money. The toy is a treasure chest that plugs into your child computer. When your child drops a coin through the slot, the box recognizes the denomination... Read More »
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The iPhone comes with everything you need: stereo headset, USB dock connector and power adapter, and a wonderful set of instructions. All for $300 (plus a plan). But buying an iPhone without accessories is like going to a baseball game and not eating a hot dog, nachos and a soft serve: it is just not as awesome. iRetrofone Retro phone The... Read More »
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Steve Jobs took the stage at Apple Inc. Worldwide Developers Conference to announce new features and products from the company. The chief executive began by giving an update on the iPad. The tablet computing device sold 2 million units in the first two months since its debut and has 8,500 apps on Apple online store. So far, 35 million apps have been... Read More »
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California will receive about a third of the 4,600 electric vehicle charging stations that Coulomb Technologies plans to install for free around the country. The company, based in Campbell, Calif., will immediately start setting up public and private stations in Los Angeles, Sacramento, San Jose and San Francisco Bay Area. The stations will also go up in... Read More »
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A rocket, developed by Hawthorne-based Space Exploration Technologies Corp., made its maiden flight Friday, boosting prospects for privately funded space vehicles to one day take astronauts and cargo into orbit. The nine-engine Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Cape Canaveral at 11:45 a.m. PDT after several earlier attempts were aborted because of... Read More »
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Electric vehicles are few and far between in South Carolina at the moment, but Monrovia technology company AeroVironment Inc. is helping prep the state for what it hopes will be a clean car renaissance. The company will build 60 to 100 fueling stations for electric vehicles in seven South Carolina cities as part of a contract with the nonprofit Plug-In... Read More »
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IPhone users should be advised to save their nickels and dimes. Alongside the announcement that AT&T will cap its data plans -- finally bringing its Internet offerings more in line with the guessing game that is the cellphone calling plan -- Skype says it intends to charge iPhone users for calls made over AT&T 3G network later this year. Skype said it... Read More »
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Digital delivery is the preferred method of getting software, with consumers reporting they got nearly two-thirds of their programs last year through online downloads, according to an NPD Group report released Tuesday. But updating that software automatically is not in favor-only 5% of those covered in the survey trusted retailers to do that, according... Read More »
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A vast majority of high-speed Internet users have no idea how fast their connections are, according to a new survey released Tuesday by the Federal Communications Commission. That prompting the FCC to seek 10,000 volunteers who would have special hardware installed at home to measure the Internet speed, writes our Washington reporter Jim Puzzanghera. It... Read More »
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I do not have any cash on me may no longer be a valid excuse with the arrival of credit-card readers that can be used with mobile phones. In a potential boon to street vendors, mom-and-pop shops and those who just want to lend a few bucks to a friend, several companies have rolled out ways to use cellphones to process credit-card payments... Read More »
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