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Hey, it’s Friday, and the Engadget Podcast crew is ready to blow out the week in news live — and not only is there tech news to talk about, but we’ve got a hot new site to call home. It’s all going down at 6:15PM EST right now!

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Finland unleashes Blobo, the squeezable, all-too-cheerful game controller, on an unsuspecting world



digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/gaming_news/Finland_unleashes_Blobo_the_squeezable_game_controller’; What’s a matter, guy? Wiimote seem “old hat?” Looks like a start-up in Finland has just what you need. Containing “industry-leading” sensors for keeping track of “movement, rotation, magnetic fields and pressure,” Blobo is a squeezable game controller roughly the size and shape of a golf ball that communicates with your PC or phone via Bluetooth. Currently available in a package with “six sporty fun and fit” games, it’ll keep tabs on you as you run, jump, dribble, or karate chop your lonely nights away — in the comfort of your own living room or wood panel rec room. In addition, the company has made a commercial which will, in the words of one Engadget editor, make you “want to stab myself.” Retails for €54.90 (around $80). Video after the break.

[Thanks, Visa]

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Samsung unleashes two Diva-branded phones, divas everywhere faint



Samsung‘s been showing off two new handsets of late. The S5150 Olivia is a clamshell affair with a mirrored body, an external LED, and we know that it will boast a 3 megapixel camera and a 2.2-inch QVGA display. The other – the S7070 – is an iPhone-esque job, with a crazy diamond-shaped button at the bottom, and a quilted-style back cover, with a 3-inch WQVGA display with resistive touchscreen, Bluetooth, and microSD slot. Samsung hasn’t formally announced these ladies yet, but they are expected in the first quarter of 2010. One more photo after the break.

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Archerfish Quattro video monitoring and recording system now available at Amazon



Cernium’s just announced something that should really please the ‘I know the cat is putting my stuff on Ebay while I’m at church’ crowd. The Archerfish Quattro is a full scale, no messing around video monitoring and recording system that pays attention to the little details while you’re not around. Analyzing info in real time, if the Archerfish Quattro spies something funky, it’ll send a message to your mobile phone or email. The system is expandable so that you can have as many cameras in the setup as you want (well, up to four), and best of all? It’s available at Amazon now, so you can order it without having to leave home — which you don’t want to do yet. It’s just not safe. The Archerfish Quattro system can be purchased now for a starting price of $1700. Full PR is after the break.

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ASUS Eee PC 1201N outed



Eee PC gets some desktop power