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Kamcord Adds Audio Commentary Feature to Mobile Gamecasting Offerings

Kamcord, a startup that enables the recording and sharing of game-play videos for mobile games, is rolling out a “voice overlay” feature to connected games, starting today. That means that players of one of the 100 or so games that use Kamcord will soon be able to record live audio commentary tracks as they play. Kamcord’s main competitor, Applifier’s Everyplay, also offers audio commentaries and is planning to roll out a video commentary feature in the near future.

LeapFrog’s Latest Gadget for Kids: Magic Pen for Both E-Reading and Writing

Now if you could just tear your kid away from the iPad …
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Sonos Looks to Simplify TV Soundbars With New $700 Playbar Speaker

Sonos brings “Wi-Fi Hi-Fi” sound to TVs.
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Logitech Offers Sweet Sound with Bluetooth “Boombox”

Logitech’s UE Mobile Boombox offers solid sound for $50 less than the Jambox.
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With Sights Dead Set on the Living Room, Google Debuts A Streaming Media Device

It may not be the first shot in the war, but Google’s latest Android effort looks to be its most ambitious one yet.
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Surprise! Oracle Is a Bigger Power in the Cloud Than You Thought.

After buying Taleo and RightNow, Oracle is on track to be the number two cloud software player behind Salesforce.com.
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Tech Nation’s Gunn Says She and Yahoo CEO Discussed Their CS Degrees Before 2009 Show (Video and Audio)

Smoking conversation or different recollections? You decide.
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In 2009 Interview, Yahoo CEO Does Not Deny He Has a CS Degree, and Calls Himself an “Engineer” (Audio)

Mistakes pile atop of mistakes for Scott Thompson in computer science degree controversy.
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Jambox Grows Up, Gets Bigger

Is bigger better for the best-selling Jambox?
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Complaints Pop Up for Jawbone’s UP