With so many young citizens these days listening to their iPods at very loud levels, it won’t come as a surprise that many years from now, these same once-young folks will have a diminished sense of hearing, which is why the market for hearing aids has plenty of room to grow. How about being more eco-friendly in the future as well by starting today with the Solar Ear? that is the first solar-powered hearing aid rechargeable charger in the world, featuring a couple of rechargeable Ni-Mh AA batteries that take up to 8 hours of direct sunlight to charge. When fully juiced up, just place the hearing aid batteries inside and you’re good to go. The unit’s batteries are touted to have a lifespan of 2 to 3 years, which is the equivalent of 300 charges.

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You may or may not know George Hotz (Geohot), but he’s the father of the iPhone Jailbreak, so whether you’re running a jailbroken iPhone, you know who to thank. The PS3 has been around for a good 3 years, and so far it seems that nobody else has managed to hack the console. Geohot took a whole 5 weeks to get the job done. According to his blog, he’s currently got read/write access to the entire system memory and HV level access to the processor. Aside from that, he’s plus managed to get hold of dumps of the LV0 and LV1 and the NAND without removing it or using a modchip. It’s certainly going to be interesting to see what else he’s going to do with it. At that point in day, he’s plus managed to grab a bunch of operate names, which is cool. Have you tried hacking the PS3 before? What was your experience?

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If you’ve used prepaid calling cards before, you’ll surely have experienced an occasion where you’ve got some credit left on the card, and ditch the card. The unused credit is called “breakage”, and is like a free gift to the carriers (since you purchased it and never used it). It seems like the Washington D.C.’s district attorney doesn’t see it that way though, as it’s suing AT&T seeking the return of the unused minutes whose last known address was D.C. and who haven’t used the card in 3 or more years. Apparently the prepaid calling cards must be treated as unclaimed property, and by district law, is set to be returned to the state after 3 years. Do you think AT&T should be eligible to claim those free minutes as its own, or should it be returned to the state?

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It’s hard to tell whether that is the real deal or just something that a bored individual cooked up by the weekend, but it does seem to compose some sense. Features of a “premium” PlayStation Network service have surfaced, and based on the rumors, it will be offering some rather interesting and useful substance. Word is that the subscription costs would be around $20 to $60 a year, or $6-$9 a month. Possible features of the premium PSN service include:

• Customer Service Priority Access
• Exclusive Experiences with Sony Brands
• Extended Console Warranty 3 Years
• Access to Beta Games
• Early Access to All Store Content
• Member Demo Sharing of Full Game
• Cross-game Voice Chat Access
• Full Title Trial – 1st Hour Is Free
• Token Wagering
• User-to-user Challenges
• Free Access to PSOne Classics, PSP Minis, and PS3/PSP Themes
• Discounts on Store Content
• Member Only In-game Content
• Trophy Alerts
• Cloud Storage Space for Games
• Online Music Service
• Online Music Video Service
• Automatic Downloads and Updates
• Loyalty Program Rewards
• Facebook Connectivity
• Catch-up TV
• Netflix Access Without Disc

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Fake Steve Jobs has called for AT&T iPhone users to rally tomorrow in an attempt to cripple the network. Dubbed Operation Chokehold the intention is to punish AT&T for threatening to charge iPhone users additional.

Morgan Stanly has issued a report that says Apple is 2-3 years ahead of its competition with the iPhone. The report found that mobile World Wide Web and competing is growing faster than previous technology cycles.

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The talks at Japan Tsukuba University seem to have come up with a rather interesting device, a motorized knee to help folks be more efficient at running. that motorized knee can be attached to a person’s body, after which it’ll help you by supporting the flexing of the knee, supposedly allowing the runner to use 30% less of the muscle ability needed to run normally. The main downside is that the kit is about 5kg heavy, so you’ll still need to lug it around. that is supposed to be commercialized in the next 3-years, so keep an eye out for your chance to turn into Robocop.

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How would you like to own a little piece of history itself? Well, based on a report by Chart Track-GfK, the Wii is the fastest selling console in UK history, thanks to its 6 million units sold by a period of 3 years. We’re fairly certain that Nintendo is very happy for your contribution towards that milestone, and nobody can really begrudge the Wii for its success, right?

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With Windows 7 having been released nearly a month since today to rave reviews worldwide, it does produce us sit up and take notice that Microsoft has plans to roll out Windows 8 in 2012 – that’s a mere 3 years since Windows 7 was launched, keep in sync with Microsoft’s rhythm of releasing major and new software every four years apart. What do you think of that move? Will Windows 7 have the longevity that XP had to throw things off course?

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