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March 25, 2005

Bargain Hunting: LCD monitor, 120GB HDD and 1GB of memory

• Maxtor 120GB EIDE Hard Drive $39.99 after Rebate • Ultra 1024MB PC3200 DDR 400MHz CL3 Memory (2 x 512MB) $69.99 after Rebate • LG Electronics 17" LCD Monitor L1715SK $189.00 after Rebate Deals updated daily on www.uberbargain.com...

Smart Wheel Chair from Fujitsu

This wheel chair from Fujitsu is smart enough to detect obstacles and avoid them. It is using technology usually found in robotics.

Mobiblu DVH-100 Portable Media Player

This Mobiblu DVH-100 is a cute Portable Media Player that's capable of playing both video and audio. It can also receive TV shows...

The Apple iPhone imagined by Pentagram

Award-winning design firm Pentagram puts on paper what they think the Apple iPhone should be.

March 24, 2005

Apple LCD monitor with portrait mode

This Apple monitor running in portrait mode has been spotted at Nexpo 2005. This mode works only with the upcoming Mac OS X "Tiger" rumored to be released in April. Portrait mode is especially interesting for people working in design and has been on the top-wanted list for some time.

Forever Flashlight Dynamo

Flashlights are just so handy. In fact, i'd go so ar as to say every home should have one - how else are you going to scare your pets! The Forever Flashlight Dynamo ($24.99) is a flashlight with a twist...

Fuzzy iBook

" Graphic designer Cynthia Malaran has been getting busy with the fake fur, creating this fluffy iBook." (Techdigest)

Trompe l´oeil desktop wallpaper

This is what one can get by taking a picture of what's behind your screen then using it as a desktop wallpaper. It's pretty fun, I have to try it...

Panasonic TH-LB30NT Wireless Video Projector

...Panasonic tries to fix both these issues by building these projectors that receive images via a Wifi "G" (54Mbps). They can also sense how much ambient light there is and tries to keep a good contrast.

March 23, 2005

Will Sony sell one million PSP consoles during the US launch?

Sony Corp hopes that more than a million gamers will buy their new PSP game console when it launches hours from now. Sony has built up inventories and -should- have five times more consoles available for the US launch, compared to the Japanese one. In Japan, all the 200.000 units were sold in a couple of days.

Yahoo gives 1GB of mail storage to keep up with Google´s GMail

Yahoo is giving in the mail storage arms race and will offer 1 gigabyte of mail to its users to keep up with Google's offering, the information was confirmed by Andy Spillane who runs the Yahoo Mail division. Currently, Yahoo users can have up to 250MB of mail.

PalmOne releases a software update for the Sprint Treo 650

The update is the first major patch that brings the following fixes...

Logitech accessories for the Sony PSP

I did not see many Logitech accessories for the iPod, but it seems that they won't miss the boat for the PSP. The good thing is that the prices won't make your wallet vomit too much. Portagame has the list...


JVC comes strong into the Personal Video Recorder market

JVC wants to compete in the Video Recorder market by raising the technological bar. Their flagship model, the DR-MH600, is a DVD recorder and Hard Disk video recorder plus TV guide "a la Tivo". It can connect to your TV via HDMI.

Samsung Lightweight X Series of laptops

Samsung Electronics has introduced its new X Series laptop range. Representing the company's first Sonoma platform-based laptop, the new systems claim powerful mobility, high performance and market-leading battery life...

March 22, 2005

Bargain Hunting: Planar 19" LCD monitor and Sylvania 20" LCD TV

$409.99 Sylvania 6620-LE 20" LCDTV Flat Panel Display • High Brightness: 500 cd/m² • Contrast Ratio: 500:1 • HD Compatible 480p / 1080i $288.94 after $100 rebate Planar PE1900 19IN Black LCD Display Offer good through 03/31/2005 • Interface - VGA (HD-15) • Max Resolution - 1280 x 1024 • Free Shipping

Samsung SPH-M4300 Pocket PC Phone

Once again, Samsung comes up with a nice smartphone. The Samsug SPH-M4300 is a Pocket PC phone with a 2.8" display, a 1.3 Megapixel camera and...

More Details on Shuttle´s Upcoming MCE-01 Set-Top PC

eHomeUpgrade has more details about Shuttle's next Windows Media Center PC, called Shuttle MCE-01. "The Shuttle MCE-01 has an extremely nice form factor as well as quiet but significant power..."

Mathmos Aduki, Take-Anywhere Funky Light

Funky, but also kinda weird, Mathmos' Aduki (£34.95) personal light is named so because it looks a bit like an Aduki bean...

Wacom Volito2 consumer level pen tablet

For the longest time tablets were reserved for the professionals only. With the Volito2, Wacom has created a more affordable ($50), smaller tablet that consumers might want to buy.

Mini Mi cubic speakers

The Mini Mi is a 3 inch cubic speaker made from anodized aluminum and white acrylic...

Mpio FY400 Digital Audio Player

This cute Mpio FY400 MP3 Player can read MP3, WMA and WMA DRM, so it might be compatible with Napster. 256MB to 1GB version are available.

Inventel´s new uber-router

Inventel launched this new uber-router at Cebit. Not only it has a really cool/weird design, but more importantly, it's feature-packed!

i-TRAK makes it easier to contact lost luggage owners

The Computer Luggage Company (also trading as TechAir), has started to incorporate Ilutra Systems' unique i-TRAK worldwide tracking system into its 2005 range of laptop carrying cases. The system is designed to enable owners to be reunited with their bag and its content via a simple text message...

Canon will focus on Digital SLR Cameras

The growth in Digital Cameras sales is slowing, so Canon is going to focus on the high-end segment where their technology will allow them to sell for higher prices and margins.

Amazon sells movies for the PSP starting at $13.97

Amazon.com has UMD movies for the Sony PSP portable console at $13.97. Granted one might think that this is expensive for watching a movie on a PSP, but it's just cheaper than I expected.

March 21, 2005

Nokia 6680 3G imaging smartphone starts shipping

Nokia Just announced the availability of its Nokia 6680 3G phone

Bargain Hunting, 120GB HDD / 19" LCD display / free router

Maxtor 120GB Internal HD $49.99 (after Rebate) Acer AL1912 19 inch Black 1280x1024 16ms LCD Monitor $279.99 D-Link DI-514/802.11b / 4-Port / Wireless Router FREE (after Rebate) more at UberBargain.com...

Pantech & Curitel PH-L4000V cellphone with swivel camera

I just love how creative Korean companies are . [Via slashphone] This Pantech & Curtiel PH-L4000V phone is really weird/cool looking. The bottom part is a swivel digital camera (and I hope camcorder), as a result, the keys have...

PSPCasting with PSP Video 9

PSP Video 9 is a free PSP video conversion and management application. It can convert regular PC video files (avi, mpeg, etc) into PSP video files, as well as manage/copy these PSP video files between your PC and PSP...

Solid Acoustics SA-355i 12 faces speakers

The SA-355i from Solid Acoustics consists of one-dodecahedron enclosure housing 12 speaker units. The main axis of each full-range unit crosses at the center of the dodecahedron and creating a crossing position that...

Treo 650 "Canada Smartphone"

PalmOne Canada is participating to an online auction with this special Treo 650 decorated with Swarovski crystals...

The Sony PSP´s games are NOT region locked

We've said it all along, but TechJapan has confirmed that the Sony PSP games will not be region-locked...

Computer Code Briefcase

Wait until the boys at IBM get a load of this - they're going to love it as much as me. This nifty looking briefcase looks pretty solidly constructed and is covered in sleek black vinyl. However, the coolest feature is that on each side there's a slew of uuencoded text printed in old-school monitor green...

Wi-Pics Wireless connects Compact Flash your network

Wi-pics is a device that plugs into the Compact Flash slot of your digital camera and allows the broadcasting of the images back to a computer, or another location (FTP) accessible via Wifi (a/b/g)...

March 20, 2005

World’s First CDMA DVB-H Wireless Handset by Samsung

If you've read our previous post, you should know what DVB-H means. Samsung is demonstrating the first DVB-H handset for CDMA networks...

Sorting out the tech acronyms

If you're a bit lost by all the acronyms that are being used in the wireless world, This might help you a bit. Laptopmag.com has compiled a page that explains what these are. Just to cite a few: MVNO, HSDPA, and DVB-H. DVB-H for example: "Digital Video Broadcasting, where the "H" stands for Handhelds. We're not talking about just watching TV, but making the experience interactive while mobile." There's more in their "New Carriers, New Technologies" article.

Jabra BT800 Bluetooth Headset Review

Erik wrote a review his Jabra BT-800 Bluetooth headset, here's the verdict: Very pleased. For the first of its kind, it's definitely doing more than I expected...

Sony Ericsson HBH-300 Bluetooth Headset Review

Priced at £59.99 the Sony Ericsson HBH-300 Akono headset is not a cheap headset but then we didn't want a cheap headset we want one that will last the 2 years LP's hbh-35 did and we think the 300 is a real winner...

Dell Axim x50v review

PDAs are no longer business-only tools. Fast processors, more memory and larger screens are allowing us not only to read and edit office documents on the move, but also browse the Internet, send and receive e-mails, as well as watch movies and listen to music.

Panasonic Toughbook CF-73

Panasonic has introduced the first rugged laptop based on Intel's new Sonoma mobile platform. Aptly named the Toughbook CF-73, the system is housed in a rugged magnesium-alloy case and contains a shock-and-vibration resistant hard disk...

 
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