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This Week In Apps - September 22, 2008

The latest and greatest in apps.

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3G iPhones Now Available Online

A slightly easier way of getting an iPhone.

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Halo Energy Sword Replica Available Online

Impressive 27" replica hits web.

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Sony Vaio TT Unveiled

Sony formally announces the world's lightest Blu-ray enabled notebook.

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Tech Fetish Podcast, Episode 29

September 25, 2008 - Tune in this week for more of the latest, greatest, and weirdest in tech. Host and Editor of IGN Gear, Scott Lowe, is joined by IGN's Entertainment Editorial Director, Chris Carle, as well as Tech Fetish regular Dan Iverson. With a hearty list of topics and a ceaseless stream of wit and humor to distract from it, the IGN crew covers everything from the T-Mobile G1 to Japanese toilets. More »

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This Week In Apps - September 22, 2008

September 24, 2008 - Welcome to "This Week In Apps," a new weekly feature column that spotlights the latest and greatest from Apple's iTunes App Store. In order to effectively delineate the useful from the rubbish, IGN Gear will pick several of our favorites from the week's releases. Our criterion for how we select the apps will vary from week to week; some apps may be interesting and helpful, others might be completely nonsensical yet hilarious. More »

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3G iPhones Now Available Online

September 24, 2008 - It has been a little over two months since the 3G iPhone hit stores, and while supplies are still selling fast, it seems that Apple's boost in manufacturing may have paid off. Apple is now taking online orders for the 3G iPhone with automated credit checks and plan selection. The catch? Pickup and activation must take place at an Apple store. More »

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Halo Energy Sword Replica Available Online

September 24, 2008 - Finding licensed replicas of items from your favorite video games are hard to find, especially at an affordable price. Fortunately, franchises like Gears of War, which have such fervent fan-bases, have embraced the enthusiast-on-budget and have offered things like the Amazon-exclusive Gears of War Lancer to appease fans. The folks at Bungie also gave fans a chance to own a piece of Halo heaven with the Legendary Halo 3 Bundle with its included Master Chief helmet. But for everything else, there are a host of third-party replicas found all over the vast recesses of the internet, such as the latest find; a Halo-series Covenant Energy Sword. More »

SwitchBlade Goes Pro Next Week

September 24, 2008 - Blue Orb, Inc., creators of the intuitive SwitchBlade application that allows gamers to play PC games with a console controller, today unveiled their newest product, SwitchBlade PRO. SwitchBlade PRO has all the PC game play muscle of the original SwitchBlade, plus powerful new features including support for PlayStation 3 Sixaxis controllers, pre-configured game "Blades" for more than 20 popular games, and the new BladeBuilder tool that allows gamers to build and share their own customized game support Blades. Additionally, SwitchBlade PRO introduces the new Texter system that let's gamers send text messages right from their game controllers. More »

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Sony Vaio TT Unveiled

September 24, 2008 - In a somewhat stifled bit of news this afternoon, Sony has finally officially announced the availability of their 11.1" Vaio TT notebook PC. The laptop, Sony says, is the world's lightest computer to feature Blu-ray technology with a total weight of 2.87 pounds and a thickness (or lack thereof) of less than 1". More »

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T-Mobile G1 Android-Enabled Phone Announced

September 23, 2008 - Earlier this morning, T-Mobile formally announced the world's first commercially available phone to feature Google's all-new Android operating system. The G1, which is the product of a partnership with Google and Taiwan-based HTC Corp., promises to be the latest and greatest in next-gen mobile tech. The T-Mobile G1 pairs Google's open-source format with a handset that blends the some of the most popular new-school and old-school mobile hardware designs. As one of the first real competitors to the iPhone, the Android-enabled G1 takes some hints from its biggest adversary. More »

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Apple 4G iPod nano Review

September 23, 2008 - Each year around September the tech press gets all ramped up about Apple's newest iPod announcements. This year was no exception, with fervent pre-event rumor reports and manufactured anticipation reaching critical levels, it's no surprise that reactions to Apple's revised iPod nano line were of similar magnitude. Does the 4G iPod nano live up to the hype the preceded and quickly followed it? Find out in our full review. More »

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First Android Phone To Launch Tomorrow

September 23, 2008 - As we detailed in our Android Mobile Guide, Android Mobile may prove to be the closest thing to a competitor for Apple's iPhone.T-Mobile USA has scheduled a press conference for tomorrow morning to formally unveil their first Android model, the G1. More »

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Razer Mako 2.1 PC Sound System Review

September 22, 2008 - Multi-channel audio has long since been implemented in current PC titles, but few users can afford the money and space of incorporating a 5.1 channel audio system into their PC rig. A 5.1 surround system may be the best way to impress family and friends, but it's the simple, tried and true dynamics of a 2.1 audio system that a majority of PC gamers align themselves to. With that in mind, the designers over at Razer USA have crafted a 2.1 system that is not only compact and efficient, but also incredibly effective. More »

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Faulty Hardware Shuts Down LHC

September 22, 2008 - Following the successful first beam of the Large Hadron Collider, it was reported that the initial startup was practically flawless with exception to a minor electrical issue, but now it would seem that the malfunction is not so minor after all. More »

SteelSeries Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Keyset Brings Gamers Closer to the Action

September 22, 2008 - The leading manufacturer of innovative professional gaming gear, SteelSeries, today announced the release of the Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning Limited Edition Keyset for SteelSeries Zboard. Designed specifically for the highly anticipated Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning PC game by Mythic Entertainment, a studio of Electronic Arts Inc. (NASDAQ: ERTS), the keyset will immerse gamers in a rich and chaotic fantasy world where the armies of Order and Destruction battle for survival. More »

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