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I am quite sure that when you first played Draw Something on the iPad, you must have figured out that the iPad, if it had a properly programmed app, would also be able to double up as some form of Etch A Sketch, a toy that gave you many hours of fond memories as a child. Well, I guess those prayers have been answered, as a Kickstarter project that is looking for the right amount of funding has just announced Etcher an app for the iPad that has every intention of delivering the Etch A Sketch experience right on the iPad itself.

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Weve seen the future of television, and we want it now.

NDS, a company that develops DRM security and DVR technology for pay-TV providers like Cox and DirecTV, has developed a proof-of-concept called Surfaces that shows how television could become the center of a much more compelling, immersive living room experience.

The prototype jettisons the single, static screen thats been a hardware mainstay since the golden age of television. In its place is a slick, highly customized room-sized desktop that hosts not only a traditional widescreen TV image, but also windows for a plethora of digital accoutrements.

It could be exactly what the TV industry needs to stay relevant.

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Kingston’s Wi-Drive is a nichey product to be sure, but it’s no less useful; the device is a portable, wireless storage drive designed to give mobile device users an extra amount of storage.

Yes, a memory card would do essentially the same thing–add storage to a mobile device–but it’s not always possible to add a memory card (eg, iOS devices), some users would prefer to keep certain files stored on a separate device, and the Wi-Drive is designed to make it easy to share stored data with others.

When we reviewed the Wi-Drive some months back, we noted that support was limited to just PCs, Macs, and iOS devices, but that Kingston had more support options brewing. Today Read more…

Android smartphones are selling like crazy. Android tablets, not so much.

Google wants to change that. Google plans on selling Google-branded tablets directly to customers from their own online store, according to a report from The Wall Street Journal. Initially, The Journal says, the tablets would be built in partnership with manufacturers Asus and Samsung. Motorola-built Google-branded tablets will eventually hit the online store as well.

According to The Journals people familiar with the matter, the store could go live later this year.

This isnt Googles first time selling hardware online.

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