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Gokivo Navigator is the iPhone GPS Apps (compatible with iPhone 3.0 firmware) developed by NIM (Networks in Motion) that has include Yahoo local search, voice prompted navigation, and real time traffic information. The application is seamlessly integrated with the iPhone’s innovative Multi-Touch user interface, allowing users to easily map and navigate to addresses in their contacts, and even save and share searches and favorites with friends. Gokivo is available for just.$0.99 from Apples App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at itunes.apple.com/. Full navigation functionality can be purchased for $9.99 per month via subscription.

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ASUS’ Eee PC 1005HA (the cooler, younger brother of the 1008HA) impressed us when we first caught a peep of it in the wild. Internally, the two netbooks are identical — but the 1005HA boasts a user-replaceable battery, and leaves out the recessed ports and port doors (which we found to be slightly annoying — though attractive — in our review of the 1008HA). Well, it’s up on Amazon for pre-order now, which means we might be seeing this one sooner rather than later. For now, it’s priced at $349.99, but we’ll see if that price holds when it’s actually available.

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If you still looking for a cheap as well as budget-friendly BD player, you might try the CMMBX130 from Curtis Mathes. Available at Meijer online shop with $99 price point, the player offers 1080p playback, DVD up-conversion of 720p/1080i/1080p, HDMI 1.3 output, and support Dolby digital AC-3 audio decode. Rounding things out, you’ll found a BroadCom 7440 main processor, 11-Bit/108MHz Video D/A converter and 24-bit/192KHz audio D/A converter.

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For those with a disc rack full of Blu-ray packages and who’d like to shove all those optical discs to the attic for a streamlined media server solution — without resorting to other routes like downloading or cracking open AACS — Managed Copy is finally on the way, thanks to the just finalized AACS specification, to offer an authorized option for making a copy of your Blu-ray disc. We had a nice long talk with gatekeepers AACS-LA about what to expect when compatible Blu-ray hardware arrives in 2010 and Managed Copy-enabled discs begin shipping later this year; for more details like how many copies can be made, how the DRM works and how much this might cost head over to Engadget HD and see what it all means, and hopefully when we can put away our discs for the last time in favor of a Blu-ray Jukebox. Read more »

U.S. Cellular is now offering the Samsung Axle clamshell phone and customers will able to purchase the phone via U.S. Cellular’s web site. The Axle has a VGA resolution camera, Bluetooth wireless connectivity, a speakerphone, and voice dialing. It’s measures 45.0mm x 89.9mm x 19.6mm (1.8in x 3.5in x 0.8in) in size and weighs 95.6g (3.37oz). Other features include a dual color displays and the battery offers up to 4 hours of talk time on a single charge. The Samsung Axle will cost $50 after rebate with new agreement for new customers, and $40 for existing U.S. Cellular customers after rebate with new agreement.

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Well that was fast. Orange Boutique in Paris, France did a midnight release of the iPhone 3G S, and the gang at Rapid Repair were there to pick one up and subsequently rip their new toy to shreds. There isn’t much here in terms of analysis of parts yet, it’s more so just a quick and dirty job to get it out to the world, but hey, if you’re into watching someone rip apart brand new, expensive gadgetry, we’ve got just the gallery for you.

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Disney Consumer Products (DCP) and ASUS have teamed up to released a new line of netbook for children called the Disney Netpal. Available in two models, the Disney Netpal by Asus MK90 (exclusively at ToysRUs) and Disney Netpal by Asus MK90H, both of netbooks packed a 8.9-inch LED-backlit WSVGA screen at 1024600-pixel resolution, Intel ATOM N270 processor, 16GB of SSD, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, and integrated Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n module. As a kids-targeting netbook, these netbooks features two choices of stylishly designed lids; Disney Princess Pink boasts beautiful pink florals and Disney Magic Blue cleverly displays rows of miniature Mickey Mouse icons.

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Looking for a more official announcement than a forum post? Beyond the read link awaits Popcorn Hour’s official press release for the C-200 containing some of the details we so desperately wanted, like a July release window and price of $299. Otherwise the details remain the same with support for nearly every codec we could ask for and a front mounted drive bay ready for HDD or optical drives of your choosing. We sent over a query about the Blu-ray and Blu-ray live support mentioned, but were unable to nail down any new details — we’d bet on being able to play back your de-AACS’d rips & backups but that’s about it. Any other questions that need answering once we score some hands on time with this do it all media box?

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