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With an 800 x 480 7-inch capacitive touchscreen, Bluetooth built-in for safely making/accepting hands-free phone calls, input for rear facing back-up camera (optional), and even an input to interface with the vehicle’s steering wheel controls, the Pioneer AppRadio 2 is poised to offer almost every feature one could need to travel in style – musically. The Pioneer AppRadio 2 has expanded compatibility over the original AppRadio to now include the latest Android smartphones. There probably is not a more convenient way to integrate your smartphone’s apps and functionality into your vehicle. Pioneer’s AppRadio 2 is expected to go on sale in April for $499, while the original AppRadio will continue to be sold at $399.

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It’s the classic dilemma – how do you chill a lukewarm can of beer or bottle of wine and do it quickly? The common answer is to stick it in the freezer and wait about 30 minutes. But this system is not without its faults as anyone who has ever pulled a frozen, deformed can out of the fridge knows all too well.

Enter the Blast Chiller – a new feature in LG Electronics Inc.’s premium refrigerators available later this year – which promises to turn that room-temperature 12-ounce can brew (or soda) frosty in five minutes. Want to chill a bottle of wine? Eight minutes. It’s the

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Amidst the deluge of camera announcements at CES comes photo news of a different sort. Adobe has made public a beta of Lightroom 4, the next version of its photo cataloging and processing suite.

At first look, almost nothing has changed, but dig deeper and v4.0 might be the biggest upgrade yet.

For full and almost ridiculously in-depth coverage of the new beta, head over to DP Reviews excellent six-page extravaganza. For a quick overview of the highlights, stick around.

The first thing youll notice is the addition of a couple of new modules: maps and books.

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AMD Tuesday announced it is extending its A-Series portfolio to include 13 new dual- and quad-core APUs (accelerated processing units) for desktops and notebooks.

The expanded series will offer four new desktop and eight new notebook APUs, all of which will deliver a boost in both graphics and performance, AMD said.

The new A-Series APUs combine up to four x86 CPU cores and up to 400 Radeon cores to deliver higher quality graphics and dedicated HD video processing.

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