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Ruh roh. In a move that will undoubtedly cause an incredibly raucous stir, only to fade away as movie renters realize that Netflix is still the best deal going, America’s most adored by-mail rental service is hiking the price of Blu-ray rentals once again. If you’ll recall, Netflix already implemented a $1 per month fee for Blu-ray customers back in October, and now it’s looking to push that premium higher by around 20 percent across its pricing tiers. The company asserts that the increase (slated to hit April 27th and only applicable to BD customers) is due to it buying more titles on BD to “accommodate the increasing number of Netflix members who prefer renting movies on Blu-ray.” In fact, nearly 10 percent of all Netflix customers are choosing BD now, and obviously these platters cost quite a bit more for anyone (even Netflix) to procure. Head past the break to see how big of a hardship this will be on you.

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This isn’t fully official just yet, but a recently leaked Car and Driver interview with Tesla CEO Elon Musk looks to have all but confirmed that the company received some funding from GE Capital as part of its current $40 million haul. While the exact amount GE has invested isn’t clear, the company is apparently the second-largest investor in this round of financing, behind only Musk himself. As you’re no doubt aware, this is on top of the $350 million in loans that Tesla is apparently close to securing from the U.S. government, which isn’t exactly enough for it to rest easy given its ambitions, but is at least slightly encouraging for folks itching to get behind the wheel of a Model S. Musk even goes one step further in an attempt to assure potential customers in the interview, saying that “even in the worst case of an Armageddon scenario, I’ll personally refund people [their money] if need be,” adding quickly that he thinks there’s “very little danger of that.”

Update: According to Earth2Tech, this deal is off the table… and may have never been on it to begin with. GE Capital was apparently “closely watching” Tesla, but there had been no official deal. When the site reached out to Tesla, here’s what they had to say:

GE had committed to invest in Tesla and sent an e-mail confirming the investment, but GE backed out on the day it was supposed to wire funds to Tesla. The decision came after GE went into company-wide capital conservation mode.

So, really, no kind of investment at all. If you were a Tesla shareholder, you’d probably be thinking about putting a tighter leash on Elon Musk right around now.

Update 2: Here’s a statement directly from Tesla:

GE has not invested in Tesla.

When Car & Driver interviewed Elon Musk a couple months ago, GE had committed to invest in Tesla and had sent an e-mail confirming the investment. But GE backed out on the day it was supposed to wire funds to Tesla. The decision came after GE went into company-wide capital conservation mode.

In any case, GE’s investment allocation was taken up by venture capital firms Westly Group, Technology Partners and Draper Fisher Jurvetson, and Tesla closed the $40 million round without a problem earlier this year.

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This mod won’t exactly help you much with Street Fighter IV or other button intensive games, but those that prefer to pass the time with the likes of Galaga or Xevious may want to strongly consider following the lead of our friend Mr. Pepsi Pants, and breath some new life into that NES Advantage controller collecting dust in your closet. Unfortunately, there doesn’t appear to be a complete how-to available just yet, but the video after the break does demonstrate that this bridging of consoles is indeed possible, and no doubt simple enough for anyone with the necessary skills. What’s more, it looks like an SNES Advantage mod is already on tap as a followup project, which should offer a bit more practicality while still maintaining some retro flavor.

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Photography Blog’s just put up a rather exhaustive review of Canon’s PowerShot SX200 IS. If you’ve already forgotten, this little guy boasts a 12 megapixel sensor, a 12x optical zoom, and a 3-inch LCD. Among the standout features of the cam, they like the PASM creative shooting modes, and its versatile 12x zoom lens. Drawbacks for the camera include its video mode, LCD (which is a lower resolution than some rivals), and a Smart Auto Mode that leaves a little to be desired. Overall, they seem to think that the camera stacks up quite well against most of its rivals, though they did find that it feel a bit short of its main competitor, the Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ7. There’s one more shot after the break, and hit the read link for the full on review.

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Canon PowerShot SX200 IS reviewed, deemed pretty decent originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:34:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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You nominated, everybody voted, and the results are in. The winners of the 2008 Engadget Awards are…

Note: There are two sets of awards below. The first are the picks chosen by our readers. The second set are the Engadget editors’ picks.

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The winners of the 2008 Engadget Awards! originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Now is the time for the government to step in and guide the United States’ emerging technology sectors, Tom Friedman and others in Washington say.

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