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Last weekend I attended the Raw Spirit Festival in Sedona, Arizona. This was my first time attending. I had a great time, and I’m glad I went.
This festival was packed with activity, including lectures, workshops, cooking demos, 250 vendors, and of course lots of raw food. To write up a chronological play-by-play of the experience [...]

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Filed under: Cellphones

Sony Ericsson itself showed off its XPERIA X1 handset in a webcast the other day, but if you just can’t get enough of it (and, judging from the number of comments the phone has gotten, plenty of you can’t), you may want to hit up the::unwired website, which has an even more extensive hands-on video of a pre-production unit. Among other things, it shows that switching from portrait to landscape mode takes far less time than before, and the all-important panels seem to be a good deal more responsive as well — the build being used is from early September, so it should be a reasonable indication of what the final software will be like. Hit up the link below to check out all sixteen minutes of it for yourself.

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Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment

Thanks to Sanyo’s quick-fingered Japanese branch, you already know the basics on the PLV-Z3000. For those that missed out, it’s being hailed as the industry’s very first 5:5 pull down beamer with a 120Hz Full HD panel. Furthermore, it boasts a 65,000:1 contrast ratio, TopazReal HD 3D color management technology, a pair of HDMI 1.3 inputs and 1,200 ANSI lumens. The best news here is the US price — the converted yen amount is actually a fair bit higher than what Sanyo plans on charging in greenbacks, though $3,295 will still be tough to part with come December.

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Filed under: GPS

We’ve seen plenty of specialized GPS units, but this new BBNav device from UK-based Navevo looks to be the first one that’s designed specifically to help disabled drivers, or their families and caretakers. To that end, the system comes pre-loaded with information on more than 10,000 “Blue Badge” parking spaces and 3,500 disabled accessible car parks in 150 cities and towns in the UK, as well as a database of more than 20,000 points of interest that are easily accessible for people with disabilities. The unit itself also looks to stack up pretty well against the usual GPS fare, with it packing a 4.3-inch touchscreen, NAVTEQ maps of the UK and Ireland, and hands free Bluetooth calling capabilities, among other standard features. No word on a price just yet, but those interested can sign up to be notified when it’s available at the link below.

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Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Now that the dust has settled on Microsoft’s impressive, if not quite revolutionary, Zune 3.0 update, it’s time for us all to do what we do best: start demanding a new version of desktop and player software — and a hardware refresh, of course — chock-full of features that we’ve been asking for since day one, and a few things we dreamed up along the way. Pick your top-priority from the poll below, or just go nuts in the comments — the floor is yours.

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