Photos of Google’s Nexus One (aka the Google Phone) are – of course – leaking out on Twitter.

The phone is indeed the HTC Passion/Bravo device many suspected, minus any HTC branding. In addition to a Twittered pic, Engadget was smart enough to hop over to Google’s photo-sharing site Picasa and dug up a few more (below).

We gotta say, this is a sleek-looking device. Add this to the fact that it will be sold online and unlocked by Google, and it could be a compelling proposition.

Here’s our Google Phone coverage so far:

1. Nexus One: The Google Phone Has a Name

2. Nexus One: Google Phone Shows Up in Visitor Logs [PIC]

3. Nexus One vs. iPhone: What Google Needs to Succeed

4. Google Phone: Google Confirms �Dogfooding� of New Phone

5. The Google Phone Cometh?

Reviews: Google, Picasa

Tags: google phone, htc, nexus one, trending

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We weren't waiting on too many more details surrounding Seagate's 7mm thin laptop hard drive, but one critical tidbit has just now been unearthed by the outfit itself. The Momentus Thin will make its official unveiling at CES here in just a few weeks, where it'll be available in 160GB and 250GB capacities and with 8MB of cache, a 5400RPM spin speed and a SATA 3Gbps interface. We're also told that it'll be far less expensive than similarly sized 1.8-inch HDD options, which means this bugger could soon be planted into Atom D410 / D510-based netbooks. The drive is slated to ship to OEM and integrator partners next month, though specific price points have yet to be mentioned. Have a peek at the first press shots below.

Seagate's Momentus Thin to ship in 160GB / 250GB sizes this January originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Rumor has it that Steven Spielberg is getting ready to prove that you really can have a social network for just about anything. His latest online project started out with Yahoo!, but has since found a home with an independent company after the mega-portal shelved the movie director/mogul's idea of a social network dedicated to those who have had or want to share a paranormal or extra terrestrial experience.

Stories have circulated about Spielberg having such an encounter himself at the Excelsior House hotel, where he was so frightened by ghosts that he fled the hotel for another one... 20 miles away.

Sources say the site should launch in the next couple of months.

From TechCrunch

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It's not every day we get to cite an official US Department of Justice news release, so it's with a certain glee that we can announce the US taxpayer was last week enriched by another $220 million courtesy of the not-so-fine folks who swindled him out of that money in the first place. Joining the ignominious ranks of LG, Sharp, Hitachi and Chungwa Picture Tube, Taiwanese manufacturer Chi Mei is refunding the US state for the pecuniary impact of its collusive practices, which were primarily related to keeping prices artificially high and profits proportionately inflated. US companies directly affected by these ignoble activities include HP, Dell and Apple, but don't you worry, AT&T has already started the inter-corporation scuffle, with Nokia piling on for good measure. Man, it almost seems like crime doesn't pay.

LCD price fixing investigation reaches $860 million in total fines, Chi Mei latest to 'fess up originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 14 Dec 2009 09:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Don't you wish there was a PlayStation system you could just carry around with you everywhere you go? Wait, they made one of those? Drats!

That didn't stop Epson from creating a Ghostbusters-inspired wearable PS3 suit. Equipped with a PS3 Slim as a backpack, and an Epson projector, this "extreme" gamer takes his hobby to the street, literally.
[Thanks Camron!]

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Wearable PS3 suit lets you play games anywhere originally appeared on Joystiq Playstation on Fri, 11 Dec 2009 17:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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There was once a time when the resort/cruise collections were made for the rarefied woman who could afford to escape the winter by heading to the tropics (she needed swimwear and a caftan, did she not?). Not anymore. While still a David to the Goliath fall and spring collections, resort is catching the attention of more and more people.

Like air travel and cell phones, is resort bound for the masses?

Collections are just now beginning to hit stores and, for a season that's ostensibly all about lounging around on the beach or the deck of a boat, there's a lot of fashion news to digest: optical motifs, exotic locales like Marrakesh, sheer, leathers for day, aquatic, scuba, old-world charm, draping and, of course, nautical.

The media is doing their part. Fashion magazines are pointing out 'It items' like the floral ribbon-laced sandal from Prada, a bright green croc tote from Roberto Cavalli and pretty much everything in Chanel's stunning parade of black and white caftans and graphics (above).

Fashion insiders have long contended resort/cruise is either an evolution of fall or a preview of spring. That's not necessarily the case today, says style and beauty expert Mary Alice Stephenson. Stephenson explained to me this week that fashion has become like fast food and designers are compelled to feed the hungry. In other words, a resort collection must stand on its own.

"People want whatever's new," she says. "And designers like to keep customers surprised with their unique point of view. Shoppers are putting more thought into their splurges. So designers have to seduce the buyer with making the pieces usable in every aspect of their lives."

Others tell me resort/cruise is the one time designers get to cut loose and get creative. Saleability is less of an issue for a season that lasts, at most, two months. Of course, some designers go overboard. Calvin Klein designer Francisco Costa caught hell from my former employer Women's Wear Daily for his lineup of transparent dresses: "A long-standing argument against such [formal runway] presentations for resort is that inevitably some designers will crossover to the too-editorial side." Too-editorial means that those dress will have nothing whatsoever with how you and I dress in reality.

Still, as buyers we are demanding uniqueness, a slice of our favorite label. We want pieces to seamlessly integrate into our wardrobes. We want reality. And we want season-less items to wear far into next year.

We want it all, don't we?

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The Fashion Statement: Cruise into 2010 originally appeared on Luxist on Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Britney Spears and her agent/boyfriend, Jason Trawick, enjoy a romantic dinner date at 'The Little Door' - Britney Spears and Jason Trawick: Little Door Lovers.
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