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It's hard to get totally excited about a PC hardware peripheral, given the smaller quantity of games (particularly hardware-specific titles) over in desktop land, but with Valve support and what appears to be the perfect control scheme (dual analog sticks, dual fully 3D-sensing motion controllers), we'd say the Hydra has a better shot at winning us over than anything else of its ilk.
ENGADGET: Razer Hydra Sixense motion controller eyes-on
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Oh, and in case you aren't looking to buy FB-specific hardware, fear not, for the presence of TouchWiz compatibility indicates that Facebook Home will be available for other phones as well.
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Apple's charts are a bit less specific, detailing the total sales of its iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch lines rather than the sales of each specific hardware iteration -- though where it falters in detail it makes up in numbers.
ENGADGET: Apple, Samsung reveal sales data to the court, boast of millions served
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Because both BDXL and IH-BD are specially designed formats with specific market segments in mind, newly-designed hardware is required to play back or record BDXL or IH-BD media.
ENGADGET: Blu-ray Discs expand to 128GB under new BDXL spec
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Fingerprint scanners and devices that generate time-specific codes offer greater security, but they require hardware.
ECONOMIST: Online security
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Even without chipset-specific optimisation, Ubuntu performs beautifully on entry level hardware.
ENGADGET: Ubuntu for tablets revealed with split screen multi-tasking, preview for Nexus slates coming this week
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Put simply, this phone is less Storm "2" and more Storm "1.1" -- a hardware service pack, if you will, designed to correct very specific shortcomings in the original model while preserving the overall concept.
ENGADGET: BlackBerry Storm2 hands-on and impressions Hands-on
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OpenXC platform will transform the car into a plug-and-play platform where interchangeable open-source hardware and software modules that can be quickly and easily customized by developers for specific tasks.
FORBES: Ford Gets Geeky With Apps For Open Source Platform