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  • June 2008

    • Skip the Ties and Tools: Dads Want Gadgets

      ABC News  |  Jun 14, 08 7:06 AM CDT

      Skip the Ties and Tools: Dads Want Gadgets

      (Newser) - Lose the power tools and the landscaping implements this Father's Day, ABC News suggests. The kind of cutting edge Dad really wants can't be found at the hardware store. Among them: For dads who want media at their fingertips, the enV2 by LG hosts music and video via V CAST and sports a QWERTY keyboard for only $129, with a phone contract. More »

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      gadget  • consumer electronics  • Netflix  • father  • Father's Day  • Vudu  • LG Electronics

  • February 2008

    • Phone Makers Chase Fickle Customers

      New York Times  |  Feb 29, 08 11:15 AM CST

      Phone Makers Chase Fickle Customers

      (Newser) - With the cellphone industry increasingly hit-driven, phone designers are plumbing the consumer psyche through cultural experts and focus groups, reports the New York Times. "Our job is to be behaviorists and psychologists," says an exec. Competition has heated up as consumers buy—and discard—phones at an ever-faster rate, with the most trend-conscious getting a new one every 9 months. More »

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      Apple  • cell phones  • iPhone  • cell phone industry  • Nokia  • design  • LG Electronics  • product design  • consumer psychology

    • LG Pulls Laptop Model After Battery Melts

      Associated Press  |  Feb 22, 08 6:54 PM CST

      LG Pulls Laptop Model After Battery Melts

      (Newser) - LG pulled a laptop model from stores following a report that the battery melted while in use, the AP reports. A company spokesman said it had opened an investigation into the meltdown, adding that the model is no longer in production and is sold only in South Korea. More »

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      South Korea  • laptop  • battery  • LG Electronics

  • January 2008

    • NetFlix Tries to Pre-Empt Apple

      Associated Press  |  Jan 13, 08 10:59 PM CST

      NetFlix Tries to Pre-Empt Apple

      (Newser) - Netflix and Apple are preparing to go head-to-head in the burgeoning business of delivering movies over the Internet . AP reports Netflix is expanding its fledgling movie streaming service,  Watch Instantly, to give most subscribers unlimited access to 6,000 titles. The move comes just as Apple is about to launch its movie streaming service to iTunes users. More »

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      movie  • Apple  • iPhone  • iPod  • iTunes  • Netflix  • LG Electronics  • streaming movies

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