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A vote on same-sex marriage in New Jersey may come as soon as tomorrow. The Catholic Bishops and conservative Democrats and Republicans are lobbying to defeat the measure. Will New Jersey do the right thing and vote for human rights? ...
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Aeroyacht 110 by Wally Comes with Icon A5 Plane

Gregor Tarjan, designer of the Aeroyacht 110, a superfast 110-ft. catamaran equipped with an Icon A5 exploration airplane, has commissioned Monegasque yachtbuilder Wally to construct the avant-garde craft. Representing the first model of a sleek, new range "embodying the ultimate high-performance, supremely styled world yacht," the Aeroyacht 110 will be one of the largest composite multihulls in the world. As standard equipment the craft will come fitted with a two seat Icon A5 amphibious, retractable and fold-able sports plane, launched and retrieved from a specially designed pod. The yacht, which is expected to do 35 knots at full speed, will be ready for delivery in 2011.

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Aeroyacht 110 by Wally Comes with Icon A5 Plane originally appeared on Luxist on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 08:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Seagate's Momentus Thin to ship in 160GB / 250GB sizes this January

We weren't waiting on too many more details surrounding Seagate's 7mm thin laptop hard drive, but one critical tidbit has just now been unearthed by the outfit itself. The Momentus Thin will make its official unveiling at CES here in just a few weeks, where it'll be available in 160GB and 250GB capacities and with 8MB of cache, a 5400RPM spin speed and a SATA 3Gbps interface. We're also told that it'll be far less expensive than similarly sized 1.8-inch HDD options, which means this bugger could soon be planted into Atom D410 / D510-based netbooks. The drive is slated to ship to OEM and integrator partners next month, though specific price points have yet to be mentioned. Have a peek at the first press shots below.

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Seagate's Momentus Thin to ship in 160GB / 250GB sizes this January originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Movie Trivia Game �Scene It?� Comes to iPhone

I’m a trivia nut, so I’m a big fan of visual and interactive party games, like Scene It?. That’s why I was excited to find out that Scene It? Movies [iTunes link] is now available for the iPhone.

The hurdle with any handheld version of an existing game is retaining the overall experience, while also making the game accessible from a mobile experience. Scene It? Movies manages to find the right balance, and is a fun, addictive game for the movie fan.

The Scene It? games are largely identified by the fact that they integrate movie clips, thus, it’s important that a mobile game follow suit. The iPhone version functions much like the original: The app streams movie clips before asking a question or series of questions.

Scene It? Movies also has different question types, ranging from matching actors with characters they have played in movies, organizing movies by release date and various puzzled or alternate depictions of a movie. The faster you answer a question, the more points you get.

This game functions as both a single-player and a multi-player game: i.e. You can “pass” the iPhone or iPod touch back and forth between players. That works pretty well, but it would be great if there was some sort of local or Internet device-to-device ability.

After you complete a game, you can post your score to your Facebook page. The whole log-in and connect process happens in-app, which is a nice touch.

I was impressed with the variety of questions and with the high video quality of the clips. At only $0.99 (its introductory price — that might not last), Scene It? Movies is a great way for the iPhone movie fan to have some fun and kill a few minutes.

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Barnes & Noble Nook torn down and rooted -- but still respected

Barnes & Noble might be pitching the Nook to the literary set, but it turns out the Android-based dual-screen reader is pretty hacker-friendly as well: both the OS and filesystem are stored on a microSD card. That means the newly-formed crew at nookdevs has already managed to root what they describe as the "generic" Android 1.5 build that's hidden under the Nook's navigation UI, and they say the device can do "everything a rooted Android phone can do." That's certainly intriguing, especially since the Nook has a data-only AT&T 3G modem and WiFi to go along with that capacitive touchscreen and E Ink display -- can you say "potential"?

[Thanks, Andy]

Barnes & Noble Nook torn down and rooted -- but still respected originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:11:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Are CableCARD tuners for Media Center sold out everywhere?

It figures that Microsoft would finally give DIY Windows Media Center users the ability to add a Digital Cable Tuner with CableCARD to their PC and now the devices are no where to be found. Since these devices were never actually available to the public, they've always been a little hard to come by, but we have seen 'em for sale from Dell as well as from Cannon PC and even on Sony's site. This entire situation only makes us even more sure that ATI's days in the Digital Cable Tuner business are numbered. What we mean is that there is no doubt that ATI knew this was coming to Windows 7 long before we did, so any company who actually wanted to sell something would have actually had them available at retail by now. One thing is for sure, there is a pent up demand for CableCARD tuners in the Media Center community and a more affordable, more available, option can't get here soon enough. While we wait for the 1st quarter of 2010 to come, you can pay through the nose for one on eBay in the meantime.

Are CableCARD tuners for Media Center sold out everywhere? originally appeared on Engadget HD on Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:39:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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GameStop weekly claims UFC Undisputed 2010 'coming May 25'

The Spike VGAs this evening may very well reveal the first gameplay of upcoming MMA-er UFC Undisputed 2010, but the most recent GameStop weekly is dropping release date bombs on us well before tonight's festivities kickoff. According to the ad, the game will be grappling onto store shelves on May 25 and, as you might imagine, you're welcome to "pre-order now!"

While we're normally reticent to trust release dates from retailers as absolute truth, the prominence of this information among a weekly advertisement -- and the fact that the game is getting "World Premiere" treatment on tonight's award show -- puts some confidence in our normally skeptical perception of situations like this. Either way, we're likely to confirm this report's veracity when the VGAs roll this evening.

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GameStop weekly claims UFC Undisputed 2010 'coming May 25' originally appeared on Joystiq on Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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