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Provided by: gizmodo.com1362012-05-19 18:00:00technology / gizmodo.com /: This week was a busy week! We gave you the inside scoop on how Yahoo ruined the best photo sharing site on the web, All the excitement and drama surrounding the Facebook IPO, the death of unilmited data on Verizon, and a TV news mystery we can't quite wrap our heads around. Here are our top stories of the week. More »

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Simon Pegg to Headline Hector and the Search for Happiness Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women The IdoStand is a case and stand in oneMore casting is being announced out of the Cannes Film Festival today as sales and financing company The Solution Entertainment Group has announced that British comic actor Simon Pegg has been cast in the lead role of Peter Chelsom's dramatic comedy Hector and the Search for Happiness . Based on the bestselling novel by FranPopgadget: Personal Tech for Women- Personal technology and innovative lifestyle for women.

We love multi-functional accessories here at Popgadget, like The Rechargeable iPhone Speaker Amplifier Case last month. Wow that was one clever case.

However, sometimes clever cases are a little too bulky, which is why we like the IdoStand concept from Allan Ospina. At first glance it's a basic phone case, but it also has two super simple arms at either side, so can be used as a useful stand too from every angle. The best thing about the IdoStand is it's really slim, as well as being a grade A multi-tasker.

The IdoStand case isn't available to buy quite yet, but it will be featured as a project on Kickstarted on May 22nd, so watch this space.

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Provided by: ohgizmo.com1391970-01-01 00:00:00technology / ohgizmo.com /: More casting is being announced out of the Cannes Film Festival today as sales and financing company The Solution Entertainment Group has announced that British comic actor Simon Pegg has been cast in the lead role of Peter Chelsom's dramatic comedy Hector and the Search for Happiness . Based on the bestselling novel by FranDeliciously Geeky... By David Ponce I have a strange internal thermostat. It’s picky to no end. Most of the time, I’m sweating, no matter how cool the place is. So what I end up doing is making my apartment glacial and hiding under the covers. Then as I start to get too hot, I poke certain body [...]

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PhunkySchtuff writes "I'm seeking the collective's recommendations on a laptop with a numeric keypad that doesn't suck. For practicality reasons, an external USB keypad is less convenient than a built-in one. A keypad is required for entry of lots of numbers, and using the alpha keys with the Fn key to turn them into a keypad is not acceptable. Looking at the larger manufacturers, it seems that none of their business grade laptops (e.g. Lenovo's T-Series or similar quality levels) have numeric keypads. Looking at their laptops that do have keypads, invariably they are cheap, plastic and flimsy. Looking at Lenovo's offering with a Keypad, whilst it's a 15" screen, the vertical resolution is just 768 pixels, and the build quality of it leaves a lot to be desired. I need to find something that is built to the quality of a 'real' ThinkPad, or even a MacBook Pro, but has a full-sized keyboard with a numeric keypad and there doesn't seem to be anything like that on the market at the moment. This is a mystery to me as to why it would be the case as I'd imagine it's business users who need to use a keypad more than the average user, yet it is the consumer grade laptops that have keypads."

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Provided by: thinkgeek.com1461970-01-01 00:00:00technology / thinkgeek.com /: Image: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5447/7224249964_7ddefc0c88.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/emabulator/7224249964/sizes/l/in/photostream/) Team17 has announced that their upcoming release of Worms Revolution (https://www.facebook.com/WormsTeam17) will expand on its gameplay with the... An error was ecnountered attempting to get the RSS data: An unknown error occurred. ThinkGeek's latest and greatest stuff for smart masses brought to you with love from the minions of the Zombie Monkey Army. Get behind the blast shield. When ThinkGeek runs the world, we will require that all students be issued a roll of duct tape on the first day of school and watch Mythbusters every day as part of their Science classes. Science is much more fun with C4. $17.99 - $18.99

Provided by: ohgizmo.com1472012-05-18 07:45:11technology / ohgizmo.com /: MICHAEL DAVID CRAWFORD and ORION BLASTAR Plaintiffs, v. GOOGLE, INC. Defendant. COMPLAINT FOR DECLARATORY AND INJUNCTIVE RELEASE. Deliciously Geeky... By David Ponce I have a strange internal thermostat. It’s picky to no end. Most of the time, I’m sweating, no matter how cool the place is. So what I end up doing is making my apartment glacial and hiding under the covers. Then as I start to get too hot, I poke certain body [...]

Provided by: gizmodo.com1481970-01-01 00:00:00technology / gizmodo.com /: Image: http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5447/7224249964_7ddefc0c88.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/emabulator/7224249964/sizes/l/in/photostream/) Team17 has announced that their upcoming release of Worms Revolution (https://www.facebook.com/WormsTeam17) will expand on its gameplay with the... Gizmodo, the gadget guide. So much in love with shiny new toys, it's unnatural.

If you needed yet another reminder that you're far from being a Lego master builder, check out 'Sheepo's' mind-blowingly awesome 1:8.4-scale Land Rover Defender 110 built from over 2,800 pieces. It could probably endure an off-road adventure better than your compact car. More »

Provided by: crunchgear.com1492012-05-19 16:36:53technology / crunchgear.com /: My set ritual before going to bed each night is as follows -- turn out the lights, plug in my iPhone, take off my glasses and attempt vainly to nod off. Step two in that process can be a bit of a crapshoot in the dark, but the folks at Scrap Pile Labs have recently kicked off a new Kickstarter campaign for a product called the CordLite that just may come in handy. As the name sort of implies, the CordLite is a dock connector cable for iDevices that, well, lights up thanks to a pair of forward-facing LEDs. It's a very simple concept, but the thoughtful execution is what make this project worth keeping an eye on.

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Insert Coin: CordLite illuminated iPhone cable (video)

In Insert Coin, we look at an exciting new tech project that requires funding before it can hit production. If you'd like to pitch a project, please send us a tip with "Insert Coin" as the subject line.

On average, North American consumers will spend a lifetime total of five days on failed attempts to pair their dock connector cable with an iPad or iPhone. Yeah, that's not true, but we can certainly sympathize with frustrated device owners -- fitting a tiny connector to any gadget can be a chore, especially in the dark. Scrap Pile Labs' CordLite sets out to point the way to a successful connection with its built-in LEDs. The illuminated cable is quite simple to use -- with no buttons or switches to fuss with, the connector lights up when you touch the aluminum plates, and powers off the moment it's secured to your device. There's really not much else to it -- CordLite functions identically to an Apple-manufactured cable, though the dock connector itself is significant larger than the OEM variety, at least in its current prototype form.

The design team has turned to Kickstarter to get their project funded, with a $70,000 goal. If all goes to plan, they expect to ship black or white CordLites beginning in September at $35 a pop, but as always, getting in during the "pre-order" phase will net you a hefty discount. The first 200 backers can get an early-bird cord in the color of their choice with a $25 pledge, with the required amount jumping up to $30 from there. A $45 pledge gets you an exclusive laser-etched model, while $50 will be met with a pair of early-bird cords. As you may have gathered from the picture above, the first version will only function with Apple devices, though a microUSB cord is also said to be in the works. See it in action in the video demo just past the break.

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