Filed under: Cellphones
Coincidence or not, Apple has stiffened up the requirements to pick up a new iPhone shortly after announcing that 250,000 or so of the 1.4 million it sold in Q4 went to unlockers. In an admittedly intriguing move, Apple has decided that it will “no longer accept cash for iPhone purchases,” and moreover, each individual will only be allowed to buy two (on plastic, of course) in an effort to “stop people from reselling them.” More specifically, spokeswoman Natalie Kerris stated that the company is “requiring a credit or debit card for payment to discourage unauthorized resellers,” so don’t even bother bringing the greenbacks if you’re lookin’ to grab an iPhone from Apple.
[Image courtesy of PCWorld]
 
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Original post by Darren Murph

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

We’ve seen some dramatically pared down interfaces on portable media devices before, but this PMP from China’s Kinwei takes minimalism to a whole new level. In a sharp departure from the usual DIGITAL SOUND PROCESSING label overload, the KW-P4 instead features a virtually unmarked touchpad below its 2.4-inch screen. Format support for the 2GB player is the usual mix of the standard and obscure, with MP3 and WMA audio support bracketed by “MTV” and “AWV” video formats, and you’re also getting an FM tuner, ebook reader, and games built in. Of course, it’s not at all clear how to actually use this thing, but at least it’s calming, no?
[Via PMP Today, thanks BrianB]
 
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

Original post by Nilay Patel