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The Daily Engadget: Dynario Fuel Cell Charger, Windows 7 Whopper

by Tim Stevens on October 22, 2009 at 10:08 AM

The Daily Engadget: Toshiba's Dynario Fuel Cell Finally Launches, Kindle Gets Cheaper
Our friends over at Engadget obsessively cover everything new in gadgets and consumer electronics, which is why we compile this daily roundup of their top stuff (or, at least, what we think is tops). For more details on any of these stories, click on the Engadget links in each story below.

Toshiba's Dynario Fuel Cell Hits Japan October 29
Various companies have been promising fuel cell chargers for our mobile gadgets for years. The entire time, they've been "right around the corner," and now, finally, they really are, Toshiba says. (We'll believe it when we see it.)

Japanese Burger Kings Offering Windows 7 Whopper
In keeping with Japan's remarkable way of emulating U.S. pop culture to the point of becoming some kind of bizarre American shadowland, meet the Windows 7 Whopper.

International Kindle Gets $20 Cheaper
Hey, look at this. Barnes & Noble finally launches its Nook, prices it at $259, and a day later Amazon's Kindle gets a $20 discount to $259. Coincidence?

Nikon Tattoo Immortalizes DSLR in Skin
Tattoos of family, tattoos of pets, tattoos of favorite places -- it all makes sense. But tattoos of favorite cameras?

Comcast On Demand Online Rolls Out This Year
It's not quite the go-anywhere access to your programming for which we've long been hoping, but Comcast is finally delivering its On Demand Online service. It should reach everyone by the end of the year.

Apple Patents Ad-Driven Operating System
Everybody likes free things, but not everybody likes things that are free but full of advertisements. So, it's with mixed feelings that we report a patent from Apple, releasing a version of its operating system that's littered with "visual or audible" ads.

Hands-on: WowWee's Roborover Robot
If you need a toy for a bored kid or, perhaps, a bored pet, and you don't mind a constant barrage of annoying audio bits and bytes, this little, treaded, yellow guy from WowWee might be right up your alley.

AT&T Sues Others Alleging Price-Fixing Conspiracy
Modern cell phones need LCDs, and according to AT&T, a number of manufacturers are conspiring to fix prices on them.

Altec Lansing Stage-Gig Monitor Is Perfect for Virtual Rock Stars
Every concert stage needs an array of monitor speakers, and now every living room does, too. Or, they will -- if Altec Lansing gets its way.

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