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The Daily Engadget: Holiday Gift Guide, Moto's Droid Learns to Autofocus

by Tim Stevens on November 17, 2009 at 09:28 AM


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.

Engadget's 2009 Holiday Gift Guide Launches
It's about to be that most wonderful time of the year -- with lines a'growing and budgets a'swelling. Let Engadget tell you what's worth your attention and avoid some of the comparison-shopping headaches (so you can fully focus on those eggnog headaches).

Motorola Fixes Droid's Camera, Secretly
Of all the wondrous things about Motorola's Droid, there's been one major flaw: the camera's lousy focus. Now, all of a sudden, it can mysteriously find its targets perfectly. We smell magical elves.

Barnes & Noble Nook E-Reader In-Stores on November 30th?
If you pre-order a Nook online, it won't be shipped until about a month from now. However, we have it on good authority that the e-readers will be appearing in-store about two weeks earlier.

iPhone 'Home' Earrings Are for Serious Fangirls
The Cult of Mac is a decades-old phenomenon, but the Cult of iPhone is much younger and, if anything, boasts ten times the followers. The best way to show off your membership? These 'home' button earrings -- if you're pierced, that is.

Swarm Robots Will Soon Be Everywhere
Open-source programming isn't just for making free operating systems, it's also for plotting future robotic global domination!

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