22 2008-08-21T22:25:37-07:00 2008-08-21T10:30:39-07:00 225364 javipas writes "The Compact Disc was created 26 years ago, but apparently it is as healthy as 15 years ago, when computing versions of this format (CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW) made the market explode. Nowadays CD has been replaced in some segments, but not on the music industry, that continues to support it massively. The shy return of vinyl and the absence of real competitors make CD's future very bright, so it seems this birthday will not be by any means the last one we celebrate. Happy birthday!"<p><a href='http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/21/172225&from=rss'><img src='http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=08/08/21/172225'/></a></p><p><a href='http://hardware.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/21/172225&from=rss'>Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p> <p><a href='http://rss.slashdot.org/~a/Slashdot/slashdot?a=uSsyIQ'><img src='http://rss.slashdot.org/~a/Slashdot/slashdot?i=uSsyIQ' border='0'/></a></p><img src='http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~4/371109024' height='1' width='1'/> http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/371109024/article.pl 2008-08-21T10:30:38-07:00 24 2008-08-21T21:58:28-07:00 2008-08-21T10:04:30-07:00 225361 <p>Filed under: <a href='http://www.engadget.com/category/gadgets/' rel='tag'>Misc. Gadgets</a></p><a href='http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/charge-ipod-vodka-horizon-fuel/story.aspx?guid=%7B31F099F1-2509-46B0-A60E-9EBD6CD6077F%7D&dist=hppr'><img src='http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/horizon-bio-energy01.jpg' vspace='4' border='0' hspace='4' align='right' alt=''/></a>Horizon Fuel Cell Technologies certainly has plenty more <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/04/hydropak-water-activated-fuel-cell-generator-unveiled/'>ambitious fuel cell products</a> in the works, but it looks like it's not leaving any potential opportunity to make itself known untapped, with it now introducing the education-minded Bio Energy Discovery Kit to spread the fuel cell word to students and educators alike. According to the company, the kit is actually the "fuel cell industry's first direct ethanol product," which means it's able to take plain water and any household alcohol (like diluted vodka) and, in this case, provide enough power to run a fan non-stop for days on end. That wonder of science doesn't exactly come cheap, however, with the kit running a full $100.<br/><br/>[Via <a href='http://blastmagazine.com/the-magazine/technology/2008/08/charge-your-ipod-with-vodka/'>Blast</a>]<h6 style='clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;'/><a href='http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/charge-ipod-vodka-horizon-fuel/story.aspx?guid=%7B31F099F1-2509-46B0-A60E-9EBD6CD6077F%7D&dist=hppr'>Read</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/horizon-intros-bio-energy-discovery-kit-for-some-fuel-cell-educa/' title='Permanent link to this entry' rel='bookmark'>Permalink</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/forward/1291285/' title='Send this entry to a friend via email'>Email this</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/horizon-intros-bio-energy-discovery-kit-for-some-fuel-cell-educa/#comments' title='View reader comments on this entry'>Comments</a> <p><a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=bYyIDG'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=bYyIDG' border='0'/></a></p><div class='feedflare'> <a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=NbLegk'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=NbLegk' border='0'/></a> <a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=I1WYBk'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=I1WYBk' border='0'/></a> </div><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/371077905' height='1' width='1'/> http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/371077905/ 2008-08-21T10:04:28-07:00 22 2008-08-21T21:25:57-07:00 2008-08-21T09:32:59-07:00 225356 An anonymous reader writes "DevX interviewed Bjarne Stroustrup about C++0x, the new C++ standard that is due in 2009. Bjarne Stroustrup has classified the new features into three categories: Concurrency, Libraries and Language. The changes introduced in Concurrency makes C++ more standardized and easy to use on multi-core processors. It is good to see that some of the commonly used libraries are becoming standard (eg: unordered_maps and regex)."<p><a href='http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/21/1521236&from=rss'><img src='http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=08/08/21/1521236'/></a></p><p><a href='http://tech.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/21/1521236&from=rss'>Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p> <p><a href='http://rss.slashdot.org/~a/Slashdot/slashdot?a=csDVly'><img src='http://rss.slashdot.org/~a/Slashdot/slashdot?i=csDVly' border='0'/></a></p><img src='http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~4/371051362' height='1' width='1'/> http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/371051362/article.pl 2008-08-21T09:32:57-07:00 24 2008-08-21T21:23:47-07:00 2008-08-21T09:34:50-07:00 225357 <p>Filed under: <a href='http://www.engadget.com/category/portableaudio/' rel='tag'>Portable Audio</a>, <a href='http://www.engadget.com/category/portablevideo/' rel='tag'>Portable Video</a></p><div align='center'><img src='http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/unicorn-rainbow.jpg' vspace='4' border='1' hspace='4' alt=''/><br/></div> Sure, you could dismiss this round of iPod rumors -- so carefully culled by the fine folks at 9 to 5 Mac and AppleInsider -- as baseless speculation, but we'll have none of your dowdy skepticism. We're talking about <em>rainbows</em> here, people. AppleInsider claims that retailers are seeing current iPod models being switched to "discontinued" in inventory systems, Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster says to expect iPod refreshes across the board, including a slightly redesigned $200 iPod touch, and meanwhile 9 to 5 Mac has it from an unnamed source that the new iPod nanos will have enhanced features, double the storage and <em>rainbow color schemes</em>. It's almost like somebody in Curpentino is reading our mind! We'll know for sure when new iPods arrive mid-September filled to the brim with "Run's House" episodes and bedecked in rainbow-hued gummy bears. It's going to rock.<br/><br/>[Thanks, Kiwi616]<br/><a href='http://www.appleinsider.com/articles/08/08/20/retail_sources_say_its_closing_time_for_current_ipod_line.html'><br/>Read</a> - AppleInsider<br/><a href='http://http//9to5mac.com/rainbow-iPod-nano'>Read</a> - 9 to 5 Mac<h6 style='clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;'/><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/apples-next-gen-ipods-just-around-the-corner-full-of-rainbows/' title='Permanent link to this entry' rel='bookmark'>Permalink</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/forward/1291236/' title='Send this entry to a friend via email'>Email this</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/apples-next-gen-ipods-just-around-the-corner-full-of-rainbows/#comments' title='View reader comments on this entry'>Comments</a> <p><a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=mWCG6E'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=mWCG6E' border='0'/></a></p><div class='feedflare'> <a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=t4A3uk'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=t4A3uk' border='0'/></a> <a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=PKFOtk'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=PKFOtk' border='0'/></a> </div><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/371061697' height='1' width='1'/> http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/371061697/ 2008-08-21T09:34:48-07:00 24 2008-08-21T21:00:35-07:00 2008-08-21T09:04:37-07:00 225352 <p>Filed under: <a href='http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/' rel='tag'>HDTV</a>, <a href='http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/' rel='tag'>Home Entertainment</a></p><div align='center'><img src='http://www.engadgethd.com/media/2008/08/bd-p2550.jpg' vspace='4' border='0' hspace='4' alt='Samsung BD-P2550'/><br/></div> We've heard for some time that <a href='http://www.engadgethd.com/category/samsung'>Samsung</a> planned to have two Blu-ray players in its lineup, but it's been well over a year since there's even been <a href='http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/bd-p2400'>a peep about the BD-P2400</a>, now out of nowhere the BD-P2550 shows up at Best Buy stores all over the country for the premium price of $499. According to Best Buy's website, the new model has many of the missing features from Sammy's latest BD-P1500, like 7.1 analog outputs and the sought after Silicon Optix <a href='http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/hqv'>HQV</a> video processing. What does appear to be missing though, is <a href='http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/hqv'>the elusive BD-Live</a>, but with the included network connection and USB port, it wouldn't be too much of a stretch to imagine that either Best Buy failed to mention it, or it's coming in a firmware update. Although $500 Blu-ray players aren't for everyone, it's good to see Blu-ray manufacturers offering multiple models for those in need of premium features.<br/><br/>[Via <a href='http://formatwarcentral.com/index.php/2008/08/21/new-samsung-bd-p2550-blu-ray-player/'>Format War Central</a>]<h6 style='clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;'/><a href='http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp;jsessionid%3DZCVXL2ZALZQ55KC4D3OVAHI?skuId=8901227&type=product&id=1217634016243'>Read</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/best-buy-unveils-the-samsung-bd-p2550/' title='Permanent link to this entry' rel='bookmark'>Permalink</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/forward/1291204/' title='Send this entry to a friend via email'>Email this</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/best-buy-unveils-the-samsung-bd-p2550/#comments' title='View reader comments on this entry'>Comments</a> <p><a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=hrHOyc'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=hrHOyc' border='0'/></a></p><div class='feedflare'> <a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=loxvsk'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=loxvsk' border='0'/></a> <a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=hM1zWk'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=hM1zWk' border='0'/></a> </div><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/371040903' height='1' width='1'/> http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/371040903/ 2008-08-21T09:04:35-07:00 24 2008-08-21T20:58:38-07:00 2008-08-21T09:04:40-07:00 225353 <p>Filed under: <a href='http://www.engadget.com/category/handhelds/' rel='tag'>Handhelds</a></p><div align='center'><a href='http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/viliv-s7-atom-based-umpc/'><img src='http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/viliv-s7-08-21-08.jpg' vspace='4' border='1' hspace='4' alt=''/></a><br/> <div align='left'>It's been quite a while since <a href='http://www.engadget.com/tag/viliv'>Viliv</a> last popped up on our radar, but the company has just rolled into <a href='http://www.engadget.com/tag/idf'>IDF</a> with a pair of new devices to rectify that situation, including the S5 MID and S7 UMPC. From the looks of it, the S7 (pictured above) is the more interesting of the two, with it sporting a convertible form factor, the usual Atom processor, built-in GPS, and an integrated Wimax or HSDPA module. Pricing doesn't look to have been nailed down just yet, but the company is apparently looking to launch it in the first quarter of 2009. The S5 (after the break), on the other hand, looks to be a fairly run of the mill MID, although UMPC Portal says that a 3G option is "possible," and its promised video playback time of five to six hours is certainly respectable enough. No word on a price or release date for it either, but you can check out some more pics and videos of each device by digging into the links below.<br/><br/><a href='http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/viliv-s5-mid/'>Read</a> - UMPC Portal, "Viliv S5 MID"<br/><a href='http://www.umpcportal.com/2008/08/viliv-s7-atom-based-umpc/'>Read</a> - UMPC Portal, "Viliv S7 Atom-based UMPC"</div> </div><p><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/viliv-debuts-s5-mid-s7-umpc/' rel='bookmark'>Continue reading <em>Viliv debuts S5 MID, S7 UMPC</em></a></p><h6 style='clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;'/><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/viliv-debuts-s5-mid-s7-umpc/' title='Permanent link to this entry' rel='bookmark'>Permalink</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/forward/1291172/' title='Send this entry to a friend via email'>Email this</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/viliv-debuts-s5-mid-s7-umpc/#comments' title='View reader comments on this entry'>Comments</a> <p><a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=JnmOxF'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=JnmOxF' border='0'/></a></p><div class='feedflare'> <a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=9dtnlk'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=9dtnlk' border='0'/></a> <a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=jRlFik'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=jRlFik' border='0'/></a> </div><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/371040904' height='1' width='1'/> http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/371040904/ 2008-08-21T09:04:39-07:00 22 2008-08-21T20:51:30-07:00 2008-08-21T09:02:32-07:00 225351 snydeq writes "Fatal Exception's Neil McAllister questions the wisdom of standardizing on a single language in the wake of the ECMA Committee's decision to abandon ECMAScript 4 in favor of the much less ambitious ECMAScript 3.1, stunting the future of JavaScript. Had the work continued, McAllister argues, it could have ushered in an era of large-scale application development that would ensure the browser's ability to meet our evolving needs in the years ahead. 'The more I hear about the ongoing efforts to revise the leading Web standards, the less convinced I am that we're approaching Web-based applications the right way,' McAllister writes. 'If anything, the more we talk about building large-scale Web applications, the more we should recognize that a single style of programming will never suit every job.' McAllister's simple truth: JavaScript will never be good for everything — especially as the Web continues to evolve beyond its original vision. His solution? 'Rather than shoehorning more and more functionality into the browser itself, maybe it's time we separated the UI from the underlying client-side logic. Let the browser handle the View. Let the Controller exist somewhere else, independent of the presentation layer.'"<p><a href='http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/21/1431225&from=rss'><img src='http://slashdot.org/slashdot-it.pl?from=rss&op=image&style=h0&sid=08/08/21/1431225'/></a></p><p><a href='http://developers.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/08/21/1431225&from=rss'>Read more of this story</a> at Slashdot.</p> <p><a href='http://rss.slashdot.org/~a/Slashdot/slashdot?a=7sXRZB'><img src='http://rss.slashdot.org/~a/Slashdot/slashdot?i=7sXRZB' border='0'/></a></p><img src='http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~4/371026014' height='1' width='1'/> http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/371026014/article.pl 2008-08-21T09:02:31-07:00 24 2008-08-21T20:22:07-07:00 2008-08-21T08:35:13-07:00 225346 <p>Filed under: <a href='http://www.engadget.com/category/displays/' rel='tag'>Displays</a>, <a href='http://www.engadget.com/category/gaming/' rel='tag'>Gaming</a></p><div align='center'><a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//japanese.engadget.com/2008/08/21/psp-3000-10/&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=ja&sl=es&tl=en&tl=en'><img src='http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/psp-3000jp.jpg' vspace='4' border='0' height='274' hspace='4' alt='' width='600'/></a><br/></div> Don't want to blow any minds here, but Sony's new and improved <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/20/sony-gets-official-with-psp-3000/'>PSP-3000</a> LCD happens to actually be new and improved. According to our bestest pals over at Engadget Japan, the new screen has double the color gamut, about five times the contrast ratio and double the response time. PSP-3000... will you marry us?<br/><br/>[Via <a href='http://www.pspfanboy.com/2008/08/21/psp-3000s-lcd-screen-is-twice-as-fast/'>PSP Fanboy</a>]<h6 style='clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;'/><a href='http://translate.google.com/translate?u=http%3A//japanese.engadget.com/2008/08/21/psp-3000-10/&hl=en&ie=UTF8&sl=ja&sl=es&tl=en&tl=en'>Read</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/psp-3000s-new-better-lcd-is-new-better/' title='Permanent link to this entry' rel='bookmark'>Permalink</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/forward/1291118/' title='Send this entry to a friend via email'>Email this</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/psp-3000s-new-better-lcd-is-new-better/#comments' title='View reader comments on this entry'>Comments</a> <p><a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=mqINQK'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=mqINQK' border='0'/></a></p><div class='feedflare'> <a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=efjavk'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=efjavk' border='0'/></a> <a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=pUGq8k'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=pUGq8k' border='0'/></a> </div><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/371017790' height='1' width='1'/> http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/371017790/ 2008-08-21T08:35:08-07:00 24 2008-08-21T20:01:25-07:00 2008-08-21T08:03:30-07:00 225335 <p>Filed under: <a href='http://www.engadget.com/category/displays/' rel='tag'>Displays</a>, <a href='http://www.engadget.com/category/hdtv/' rel='tag'>HDTV</a>, <a href='http://www.engadget.com/category/homeentertainment/' rel='tag'>Home Entertainment</a></p><div align='center'><img src='http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/8-21-08-planar-viper.jpg' vspace='4' border='0' hspace='4' alt=''/><br/></div> Planar has remained mostly quiet <a href='http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/25/planar-introduces-70-inch-1080p-m70l-lcd-monitor/'>since</a> <a href='http://www.engadgethd.com/2008/01/29/planars-pd8150-and-pd8130-1080p-dlp-projectors-shipping-in-marc/'>CES</a>, but given that <a href='http://www.engadgethd.com/tag/cedia'>CEDIA</a> is within spittin' distance, it's no shock to see it making waves once more. Today, the outfit has revealed its first 3-chip HD projector, the DLP-based Viper. Other specs include a native 1,280 x 720 resolution, 10,000:1 contrast ratio, 2,000 lumens and 10-bit independent dual image / motion adaptive processing. You'll also find an RS-232 port, twin HDMI 1.3 sockets and a jaw-dropping $15,495 price tag. It's shipping immediately for those with the requisite coin. Full release after the break.<br/><br/> <div style='text-align: center;'><div class='postgallery'><p><strong>Gallery: <a href='http://www.engadget.com/photos/planar-announces-viper-dlp-hd-projector/'>Planar announces Viper DLP HD projector</a></strong></p><a href='http://www.engadget.com/photos/planar-announces-viper-dlp-hd-projector/990509/'><img title='' src='http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/8-21-08-planar-viper---side_thumbnail.jpg' alt=''/></a><a href='http://www.engadget.com/photos/planar-announces-viper-dlp-hd-projector/990507/'><img title='' src='http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/8-21-08-planar-viper---fron_thumbnail.jpg' alt=''/></a><a href='http://www.engadget.com/photos/planar-announces-viper-dlp-hd-projector/990506/'><img title='' src='http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/8-21-08-planar-viper---back_thumbnail.jpg' alt=''/></a></div><br/></div><p><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/planar-announces-viper-dlp-hd-projector/' rel='bookmark'>Continue reading <em>Planar announces Viper DLP HD projector</em></a></p><h6 style='clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;'/><a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/planar-announces-viper-dlp-hd-projector/' title='Permanent link to this entry' rel='bookmark'>Permalink</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/forward/1291036/' title='Send this entry to a friend via email'>Email this</a> | <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/21/planar-announces-viper-dlp-hd-projector/#comments' title='View reader comments on this entry'>Comments</a> <p><a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?a=y2o8De'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~a/weblogsinc/engadget?i=y2o8De' border='0'/></a></p><div class='feedflare'> <a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=sXVYCk'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=sXVYCk' border='0'/></a> <a href='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?a=JpKU0k'><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~f/weblogsinc/engadget?i=JpKU0k' border='0'/></a> </div><img src='http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~4/370978908' height='1' width='1'/> http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/370978908/ 2008-08-21T08:03:26-07:00 24 2008-08-21T20:01:16-07:00 2008-08-21T08:03:21-07:00 225334 <p>Filed under: <a href='http://www.engadget.com/category/cellphones/' rel='tag'>Cellphones</a></p><div align='center'><a href='http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=109&STORY=/www/story/08-21-2008/0004871313&EDATE='><img src='http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/media/2008/08/bold_rogers.jpg' vspace='4' border='1' hspace='4' alt=''/></a><br/></div> Sure, we've seen <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/16/john-mayer-gets-lucky-hands-around-a-blackberry-bold/'>John Mayer's</a>, done a <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/06/25/blackberry-bold-hands-on/'>hands-on</a>, read <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/07/15/blackberry-bold-reviewed-scratched/'>reviews</a>, gotten <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/19/blackberry-bold-hits-rogers-on-august-21st-so-get-your-thumbs-w/'>release</a> <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/blackberry-bold-now-available-in-chile2/'>dates</a> and even listened to the painful <a href='http://www.engadget.com/2008/08/04/stewart-copeland-composes-blackberry-bold-soundtrack-with-negati/'>Stewart Copeland-provided soundtrack</a>, but today's the BlackBerry Bold's big coming out party on Rogers, and it can be all yours for just CA$399 plus a 3 year voice / data service plan totalling more than CA$45 a month. 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