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We've written about the Mosquito device a few times in the past. Originally launched back in 2005, the device emitted a high pitched annoying noise that a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20051129/1011203.shtml"could only be heard/a by those under 25 (or thereabouts). As people get older, we lose the ability to hear noises at higher pitches. So the device tried to take advantage of this, so that shopkeepers could use the device to ward off loitering kids. It was pretty obnoxious, though it hardly seemed like a a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20080212/190008241.shtml"violation of human rights/a, as some claimed. If annoying a certain age group with sound is a human rights violation, I'd imagine playing certain types of music would be seen as a human rights violation. br /br / Of course, some kids realized that rather than being a violation of their rights, such a noise could be used to their advantage. Some turned the noise from the Mosquito a href="http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20060612/105232.shtml"into a ringtone/a that their parents and teachers couldn't hear. br /br / However, the makers of the device have apparently released a new version of the Mosquito that has an option where the pitch is lowered a bit so that a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7759818.stm" target="_new"it can annoy pretty much everyone/a. You've got to imagine that such a product is not targeted at shop owners and the like this time around, unless they'd prefer no business whatsoever. It seems that right now the new version is being used in places like parking garages, where actual customers are quick to leave anyway, and proprietors are trying to get homeless people to move along. Of course, as with any such thing, there's apparently a group of folks who are pushing for a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7759896.stm" target="_new"legislation to ban the devices/a. It's difficult to see why such legislation is needed. Eventually, people will realize that driving people away from a business probably isn't a very good business idea.br /br /a href="http://techdirt.com/articles/20081202/0307452993.shtml"Permalink/a | a href="http://techdirt.com/articles/20081202/0307452993.shtml#comments"Comments/a | a href="http://techdirt.com/article.php?sid=20081202/0307452993op=sharethis"Email This Story/abr / br style="clear: both;"/ a href="http://www.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=8877f469898a404f27c4ab692cffc47fp=1"img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://www.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=8877f469898a404f27c4ab692cffc47fp=1"//a img src="http://www.pheedo.com/feeds/tracker.php?i=8877f469898a404f27c4ab692cffc47f" style="display: none;" border="0" height="1" width="1" alt=""/div class="feedflare" a href="http://feeds.techdirt.com/~f/techdirt/feed?a=cIAUo"img src="http://feeds.techdirt.com/~f/techdirt/feed?i=cIAUo" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feeds.techdirt.com/~r/techdirt/feed/~4/473155127" height="1" width="1"/

Filed under: Nintendo Wii, Business

Oh, woe is Wii. Sure, Nintendo's latest console is printing money, but it has a little problem on - or, rather, in - its hands: the US Patent Office has suspended a request by the company to issue a trademark for the "Wii Remote."

GamePolitics reports the application was put on hold due to the fact that "remote" is such a widely-used term, but the USPTO is willing to compromise. As long as the word "remote" is always preceeded by the word "Wii" (in all marketing, manuals, etc.) and Nintendo admits it holds no trademark on the word "remote," the government will reconsider.

Why not just go with "Wiimote," something that we (not Wii) and, well, everyone else have been calling it from day one? GamePolitics points out that Nintendo did, in fact, try for that one - only to learn that a Florida company markets a TV remote for children under the name "Weemote." D'oh. Perhaps Nintendo could take this opportunity to re-brand the controller? Think of the possibilities: the "WaggleWand," the "GameBaton," the ... "Einhänder!" Oh, wait. Why don't you give it a shot? (And, as the Superintendent says, "Keep it clean!")

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centerimg title="Transcend World Of Warcraft Hard Drive" style="MARGIN: 0px" alt="Transcend World Of Warcraft Hard Drive" src="http://www.ubergizmo.com/photos/2008/12/transcend-warcraft.jpg" border="0" //centerbr / pTranscend wants to ride on the World of Warcraft craze by releasing a version of its 2.5" portable hard drive that already comes pre-loaded with the entire second expansion set of the game, known as Wrath of the Lich King. This special hard drive allows you to load your favorite gaming title simply by plugging in the drive, it also doubles up as a fast and convenient way to transport your saved games and settings. This limited edition World of Warcraft bundle will come with Transcendrsquo;s lightweight shock-proof SJ25M 2.5rdquo; portable hard drive that is duly equipped to face most falls thanks to its advanced two-stage anti-shock technology. You can choose from 160GB, 250GB, 320GB and 500GB capacities - of course, the prices will differ according to just how much storage you want. Remember to back up this hard drive always, too!/P pPermalink: a href="http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/12/transcend_world_of_warcraft_hard_drive.html"Transcend World Of Warcraft Hard Drive/a from Ubergizmo (a href="http://www.ubergizmo.com"US/a, a href="http://www.ubergizmo.com/fr"FR/a) | a href="http://www.uberbargain.com/"Good deals/a | Hot: a href="http://www.ubergizmo.com/15/archives/2008/11/blackberry_storm_review.html"Storm Review/a/p pmap name="google_ad_map_081202185235" area shape="rect" href="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/imgclick/081202185235?pos=0" coords="1,2,367,28"/ area shape="rect" href="http://services.google.com/feedback/abg" coords="384,10,453,23"//map img usemap="#google_ad_map_081202185235" border="0" src="http://imageads.googleadservices.com/pagead/ads?format=468x30_aff_imgamp;client=ca-pub-7335032025195922amp;channel=9684588219amp;output=pngamp;cuid=081202185235amp;url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ubergizmo.com%2F15%2Farchives%2F2008%2F12%2Ftranscend_world_of_warcraft_hard_drive.html"//p pa href="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/6d9oKC3Z5cKsjgm4CDvLexsDNug/a"img src="http://feedads.googleadservices.com/~a/6d9oKC3Z5cKsjgm4CDvLexsDNug/i" border="0" ismap="true"/img/a/pdiv class="feedflare" a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ubergizmo?a=M0DN4TDM"img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ubergizmo?d=41" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ubergizmo?a=mzeHTNzg"img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ubergizmo?i=mzeHTNzg" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ubergizmo?a=l2HUIiqp"img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ubergizmo?d=52" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ubergizmo?a=mc4vRUW9"img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ubergizmo?i=mc4vRUW9" border="0"/img/a a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ubergizmo?a=C03benxu"img src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~f/ubergizmo?i=C03benxu" border="0"/img/a /divimg src="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ubergizmo/~4/J6Ysi68716A" height="1" width="1"/

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Boomwave has released two new silicone cases for the iPod nano 4G, Bearaphim and Diablo. The Bearaphim cases are are intended to look like bears, with wings molded onto the back and misshapen ears on the top corners. Color options include solid white, black with graphics, or pink with graphics. The Diablo cases are designed to resemble devils, complete with horns and spiky tails, and are available...


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Venezuela's Hugo Chavez says he expects a fresh referendum in February on an amendment that would allow him to seek re-election.

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Multiple media outlets report that Notre Dame will bring back Charlie Weiss for 2009.

I almost thought buying a video dock for the iPod Nano 3rd gen was a good idea, until I took a look at the formats for the movie rentals on itunes. Everything I saw was widescreen.

I have a fullscreen tv with 4:3 aspect ratio and the movies are all formatted in cinematic 2.35:1 or similar. I know that the Nano can "fit" to full screen, but what it appears to do is just zoom in, cropping the rest of the movie. I know that fullscreen movies are not formatted this way, they actually include more height.

I'm just saying I would have purchased the video dock and movie rentals if there were fullscreen movies available on itunes.

I don't want to deal with paypal anymore, and am looking for something that would be a decent replacement. Anyone know any places like that, or do I need to reopen an account there?

i just got a new macbook on black friday, and i absolutely love it. im a switcher and don't think i'll ever go back to windows (unless im forced to in school)

i'm very paranoid about my mac; to the point of washing my hands before using it.

think about how i felt when i saw that my F keys were slanted!!! omg. it ruined my week. so i dont know what to do, should i go to the apple store and get it replaced? should i even bother? i expect my macbook to be absolutely flawless as i am paying $1600 for it.

did anyone else have this problem and what did you do? did you get it replaced or not even care?

i know that i can fix it with that you tube video but i'd rather have a perfect macbook.

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Apple removes statement to customers urging them to use antivirus software, saying that Macs are safe out of the box.

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US Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss wins re-election in Georgia, dashing the Democrats' hopes of a "super-majority".

US Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss wins re-election in Georgia, dashing the Democrats' hopes of a "super-majority".

Should I jump and get a Macbook now for Christmas or wait for my birthday (Jan 25)? Do you think Apple will bump the Ghz up or change anything at Macworld?

!--paging_filter--If there's a constant in organised crime, it's that there'll always be people that just need beating up. br /br /After the side story, Kenzan, Yakuza is returning to the character of Kazuma Kiryu for the third game proper. Some of Yakuza 3 is iterative ndash; improved visuals, Japanese celebrity talent on voiceover duty, more real-world brands inserted into its virtual Japan ndash; but the concept has always begged for a little more horsepower to be fully realised, and this is its opportunity. br /pa href="http://www.edge-online.com/magazine/ready-make-a-name-yakuza-3"read more/a/p

I have an iMac G4 I am upgrading to put in service as a dedicated iTunes server. The main downside is it is a USB1 version so no good really for syncing iPods with.

I understand the Airport Extreme base station could connect by ethernet to the iMac. This could give it Wireless N (albeit limited by the iMac's ethernet). If I then add an Iomega Minimax USB/Firewire hub/hardrive to the USB2 of the Extreme does this give me USB2 sync speeds to the iMac or is it ultimately limited by the USB1 back in the iMac (which is what I suspect).

Here is the user manual for the Minimax

http://www.iomega.com/support/manual...n.html#minimax

Any thoughts gratefully received

Cheers

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