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The Daily Engadget: Napster's Back, Nokia N97 Out June 2?

by Chad Mumm on May 18, 2009 at 10:56 PM

Nokia N97 Launching June 2nd
Well, it looks like June is going to be the month of the smartphone. While we've been busy dishing out the goods on the anticipated iPhone 3.0 and Palm Pre, Nokia has been prepping its new touchscreen N97 for a June 2nd (rumored) release. Expect an old West-style showdown between all comers -- or at least a responsible shootout by our gadget experts here at Switched.

Napster's Back: $5 a Month
You know what we miss most about 1999? Besides our carefree 20th century innocence, it would have to be actual free music Napster. Well, Napster's trying to recapture some of those good 'ol days by taking its monthly subscription price (for unlimited music streaming) down to only $5 and letting you download-to-keep five songs every month. Zune-pass killer? You tell us.

Found Objects Homemade Massage Chair
When your wife has joint pain, what would you do? Here in the pampered U.S., you'd probably take a trip on down to Brookstone. Well, they don't have Brookstone in China, so Lin Shuseng, a Beijing retiree, built this home-made massager completely out of found objects over a period of eight years. Now that's devotion. Also, did we mention that it's terrifying?

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