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Apple TV customers rejoiced upon hearing that they can rent movies through the device, unfortunately, like so many things Apple recently, they will be disappointed.

That’s right, customers will have to wait a bit longer before the service is operational, "The new … update … is not quite finished," the company said in a statement, adding, "We’re also changing our name to Microsoft."

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With the aid of Japan-based Nichia, Sony has developed what it’s calling the world’s smallest Blu-ray reader/writer module, at just 3mm thick.

According to Sony, the module would be less costly than existing models and can hold dual-layer Blu-ray disks and disks with organic dye in the recording layers — Toshiba, how’s that HD DVD thing going?

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If you call Second Life a game to someone who uses it, they would stare at you creepily and mutter, "It’s not a game — it’s a way of life." Well, that’s slowly — and creepily — becoming true. A brain-computer interface (BCI) system has been created by Keio University Biomedical Engineering Laboratory which allows you to control your Second Life avatar by thinking. Hey, that is a lot like life!

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We can all collectively stop holding our breaths and, instead, pull out our wallets — a slew of new iPods have been announced and each is sexier than the last. It’s like a winter wonderland where, instead of toy cars, Santa brings extremely expensive music players. Thanks, Santa!

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Has the laughter gone out of your life? Have you found yourself wandering aimlessly around your office, wondering why nothing is funny? Have you ran dry of kittens falling into jars or politicians saying really, really stupid things? Well, you’re in luck — Break a Leg, Episode 2 is out, and it’s ready to make you laugh again.

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Lovers of the Zune and the color pink are in luck — the two are finally joining forces to provide the girliest product on the market since the kitchen (we kid! we kid!) That’s right, Microsoft, having leaked 100 limited-edition pink Zunes last year have decided to put out the pink gadget as part of its mainstream Zune line on May 1st. Stay tuned for Microsoft’s Pink Vista — now with three times more crashing!

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If Cinderella had a Philips iPod-ready LCD-TV kitchen system, maybe she wouldn’t have been so ready to run off with the Prince. That’s right, Philips has introduced a new gadget that will make cooking raw meat at least twice as entertaining as it previously was by allowing you to simultaneously watch Matlock while listening to the Rolling Stones. Which may or may not be the best thing we’ve ever heard.

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Quick note for any of you who happen to be in Hong Kong, or will be visiting Hong Kong. We (GeoExpat + members from our other sites) will be partying at the Hong Kong Sevens. Feel free to leave us a note on GeoExpat if you want to join the party.

Yeah.. thats it. Nothing too profound or geeky in this post.

Much to everyone’s surprise, Bram Cohen (not related to Sasha Cohen of Borat Fame) has accepted restrictions placed by the studios, to move ahead with the bigger deal — the BitTorrent Entertainment Network.

According the New York Times, Hollywood studios like Fox, Paramount, Warner and MGM have signed up with the Bittorrent Entertainment Network (BEN) to distribute over 3000 new and old movies.

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Panasonic Canada — which is just like the real Panasonic, only more polite and with a great love of hockey — has announced its first LCD home theater projector with 1080p native resolution. The projector, called the PT-AE1000U has a contrast ratio of 11,000:1 with 1,100 lumens of brightness, thanks to Panasonic’s new optical system. The projector is yet another blow against movie theaters, who have resorted to leaving a trail of overpriced popcorn on the streets in hopes that someone will come in, buy a $30 dollar box of Whoppers and watch any number of terrible movies therein.

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