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May 16, 2009

Sony Officially Introduces Three User-Friendly DSLR Cameras + Accessories

Sony introduces three new DSLR cameras, named a230, a330 and a380, for casual users who want to use DSLRs like awesome point and shoot cameras. First of all, the cameras are lighter than previous models. The A-230 weighs 15.9oz (450g) and...

May 15, 2009

Sub-Dermal Tiny Devices To Alleviate Chronic Pain

Texas-based MicroTransponder has come up with a neural stimulator to ease chronic pain. Small electrodes are implanted by injection in a procedure that takes only 30mn. Once in place, stimulators are powered by a low-energy radio signal, like RFID...

FCC Approves the Samsung I7500 Android Phone

Good news for those who were waiting on the Samsung I7500 (who's that, exactly?): the FCC has approved the device, so you can expect to see it in retail in the coming months. The spicy ingredient in this phone...

Blackberry Storm 2 Photos Surface

There's a black market for Blackberry storm 2 photos this week. After appearing on crackberry, the same photos (and some) are popping on another website. We told you about the Storm 2 since May 5, when RIM's Jim Balsillie mentioned that the...

NEC Cuts RFID Cost By 90%

According to Nikkei (subscription req.) , NEC has found a way to sell RFID tags for only 10% of the cost of competitors. That effectively means that there's little excuse left on the procurement side for not using RFID. NEC's tags...

More iPhone Speculation On Best Buy Entries

Guess several unusual entries in Best Buy's inventory system have been heralded as future placeholders for Apple's next generation of iPhones, although it remains to be confirmed by the fruity company. The screenshot you see here shows the inventory...

Toshiba Dynabook Satellite TXW/67JW

Toshiba has a new notebook that is available exclusively on its e-Store - the Dynabook Satellite TXW/67JW. What you will find underneath the hood are as follows :- Intel Core 2 Duo P8700 2.53GHz processor 4GB RAM Intel GM45...

iRiver P.ple P7 PMP

Talk about one of the weirder naming conventions around - iRiver has just released its newest portable media player (PMP) known as the P.ple P7 in Korea, where it will feature a graphical user interface that has a magazine-look...

MSI GX723 Gaming Notebook

MSI has decided to unveil its latest gaming notebook, the GX723 right when the week is over, although doing so earlier could mean having the notebook shipped by today for a long weekend of pure gaming bliss. Still, this...

Albatron Netbook Looks To Be Super Thin

Albatron's upcoming netbook has very little information concerning its specifications, but we do know that it will be surprisingly thin in an attempt to introduce a remnant of the MacBook Air into the world of netbooks. We do know...

Olympus Plans To Release New Micro Four Thirds Camera

The Micro Four Thirds camera system trend seems to be catching on these days, and Olympus has plans to release another model sometime this July. What you see here is not the final product but a concept mock-up of...

Samsung LN55B650 LCD HDTV

Samsung latest 55" LN55B650 LCD HDTV is no pushover with a whopping 100,000:1 contrast ratio to bring out the best in your images alongside a full HD resolution (1080p) that caters to your entertainment needs with the crispest images...

AT&T Samsung a167

AT&T has unveiled the Samsung a167 smartphone that will run on Windows Mobile, albeit being an extremely basic handset at that. Well, this is part of the reason why AT&T will categorize it under the GoPhone family, allowing you...


MID Concept Could Rule Them All

While the world is still enamored with the iPod touch and iPhone as the portable media players of choice at this point in time, along comes this MID concept that could potentially overthrow whatever pretenders there are on the...

Body Area Network

We've heard of WLANs (wireless LANs) and WANs (wide area networks) before, but how about a Body Area Network (BAN)? Well, Japan's National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) have broken new ground with an electrocardiograph which can...

HTC Magic Offers Microsoft Exchange Support

Looks like the HTC Magic will boast Microsoft Exchange support, allowing users to synchronize with their Outlook emails, contacts and calendar entries in a hassle-free manner. Just make sure the HTC Magic returns to a power outlet at the...

New Tony Hawk Game Comes With Peripheral

I still remember the days where Tony Hawk appeared on my PSOne, and man, I had a field time trying to figure out all the various button combinations to make him perform death defying stunts that I can't do...

Pentax Optio E75

Pentax has a new digital camera in town - the Optio E75 that takes a rather unconventional route - it has ditched optical stabilization, something most of us have taken for granted these days, alongside a sensitivity that stops...

Acer Aspire One 571

There is a new Aspire One in town, and hopefully Acer doesn't take the same route as Asus by diluting the Aspire One brand to include a whole range of computers and accessories that even professors have lost count...

12-Megapixel LG Phone In The Works

Word on the street has it that LG will be releasing a new 12-megapixel cell phone later this year, and it remains to be seen whether such a rumor will come true or not, but we will only know by...

Bell Samsung m230 Phoenix

This is one phoenix that won't rise out from the ashes - the rather basic m230 Phoenix from Samsung that is currently available from Bell. It comes in only one boring colors, which is grey, featuring an external display...

Verizon Database Shows BlackBerry 9630 Tour

Verizon isn't about to miss out on the BlackBerry 9630 Tour bandwagon by offering it to the masses in due time, if what its internal stock records are anything to go by. While the device itself has not arrived...

SNK New Controllers For Fighting Kings

Even until this day, purists will argue that playing fighting games is best done with a joystick, and a sturdy one at that. Well, for folks who are looking forwards to the release of King of Fighters XII this...

Sonix7 Media Pro

The Sonix7 Media Pro is not yet another run-of-the-mill portable media player as it comes with 3.2" of touchscreen goodness alongside a long-lasting battery life to boot. Made in Britain, you can be sure of its solid build quality,...

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May 14, 2009

NVIDIA Releases First Stereo 3D Drivers for Windows 7

NVIDIA just announced its 3D Vision 1.08 driver kit that works in conjunction of the GeForce driver 185.85 + 3D Vision driver 185.85. Wow, I miss the days of unified drivers… The good news is that Vista32 and Vista64...

Microsoft About MGS4 For Xbox 360 Leaks: Completely Uninformed'

The old MGS4 for Xbox 360 rumor was revived on Twitter recently and sparked a new wave of speculation ahead of E3. Microsoft clarified things today by denying these rumors in an interview with Eurogamer: "I can confirm that this...

HP Recalls 70000 Laptop Batteries Posing Fire And Burn Hazard

The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has published a recall from HP for about 70,000 laptop lithium-ion batteries that might cause a fire hazard to consumers. "Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed" they say. For more...

Windows SideShow Appears in Logitech G15 and G19 Keyboards

Gamers have requested Windows Sideshow in their gaming keyboards and Logitech is more than happy to provide. With Sideshow users can see the latest email, alerts and playlists while the main screen is busy displaying the latest game graphics....

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LG Viewty Smart To Arrive In UK

Folks living in the UK will be pleased to know that LG will be making available its Viewty Smart handset in that part of the world sometime next month, and just to give you a refresher course on what...

Apple Chromatic iPhones

There is no denial that the iPod line has done fairly well partly because of the number of colors it comes in, and sometimes we wish that the same can be said about their wildly successful iPhone 3G. Currently...

Intel Medfield Processor To Arrive In Smartphones

Intel has big plans for its Medfield processor that will target a 2011 release, offering smartphones the processing equivalent of a notebook. We're sure this statement refers to the notebook of today in two years' time, but even so,...

Alhambra Internet Radio

Check out the Alhambra Wi-Fi Internet Radio that brings together both the old and the new. This wireless Internet radio receiver will be able to stream your favorite tunes to just about any corner of your home, assuming you...

Swarovski Lips Microphones

Xbox 360 owners who can't wait for the Lips game which will roll out at the end of this year can prepare themselves to live the diva lifestyle with Swarovski crystal studded Lips microphones. Who else better than Crystal...

Dell Launches New Monitors

Dell is on the warpath again with a new bunch of eco-friendly monitors, and they include the P2210, E190S and E170S. The 22" P2210 will come with a resolution of 1,680 x 1,050 pixels, alongside a range of viewing-angle...

Eee Keyboard Hitting Next Month

Asus has certainly done a bang up job when it comes to diluting the Eee brand, where you once had just a simple netbook which was followed by numerous iterations (with the Seashell being the latest Eee PC model),...

MSpa Portable Spa

If you're one who wears plenty of bling and have lots of dough to spare even in these tight times, might we suggest the MSpa? Surely you can select three of the finest ladies from your harem to share...

GP2X Wiz Game System

Gamepark Holding has just released its GP2X Wiz Game System which is the sequel to the GP2X. It comes with a new 533MHz 3D processor with flash engine, and boasts a dozen games that have been pre-loaded onto the...

DIY Screen Repair For iPhones

No matter how much you love your iPhone, accidents do happen, and if you're unfortunate enough to suffer from a broken iPhone display, don't shed a tear just yet. iFixit has revealed a detailed explanation on removing and replacing...

Text To Speech Kill Switch

Amazon has started to invoke the remote kill-switch in its Kindle e-book reader that does away with text-to-speech (TTS) functionality. At press time, TTS has been removed from more than 40 pieces of work, where among these include five...

GyPSii: Location Based Digital Diary for iPhone

Another day, another iPhone app... Gypsii is a social networking app that leverages the iPhone's GPS capabilities, allowing users to create and share their travel diary on the go with geotagged content. Through GyPSii CONNECT, social addicts can access other...

MSI Wind U200 Video Hands-On and Launch Event Photos (Taiwan)

Sasha from netbooknews.de just posted a video hands-on (below) of the cute MSI Wind U200 that we mentioned when it leaked. You can also check the launch event photo gallery here....

Photo Finder: Killer Face Recognition Facebook App

What could better fit Facebook than a face recognition application developed by Face.com? Facebook has recently become the first photo sharing website in the world, hosting over 15 billion photos and adding 850 million more each month; so, helping...

BeBook And BeBook 2 Details

BeBook is yet another e-book reader that ough to cater to the entry level market with a price point of €199, while those who want something beefier might consider the BeBook 2 which will see Wi-Fi and 3G connectivity...

VTech Ships Wireless Music Hub

VTech has started to ship its new wireless music hubs known as the IS9181, where it will feature Wi-Fi connectivity for you to stream music wirelessly over so that you can enjoy your favorite Internet radio stations in the...

Deep Flight Super Falcon

Graham Hawkes hopes to help mankind explore the deep seas with his latest state-of-the-art submersible known as the Deep Flight Super Falcon, offering "exotic new capabilities to explore one of the least understood parts of the planet". This deep...

SOLAQUA Concept

The SOLAQUA concept was concocted by designer Jason Lam, where it introduces a passive method to purify water with the help of both heat and UV rays. Basically, each petal that extends from the main unit is able to...

TidalForce M-750 x2.0 Electric Bike

Want to go green with your choice of transport, but have no idea where to start? Perhaps we can introduce you to the TidalForce M-750 x2.0 Electric Bike which was originally designed for military and law enforcement applications, utilizing...

Memo Personal Robot

Who wouldn't want someone to dote on them at all times, catering to every whim and fancy? Well, having a human servant is one thing, but it does gnaw at one's conscience after a while, leading us to the...

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YuuWaa Backup And Storage Drive

Making a backup of your data is always important, but how many of us actually do it even after being reminded? Well, this might be a last chance saloon for some of you - the YuuWaa backup and storage...

MSI X-Slim X400 and X600 Notebooks Announced

MSI has just announced two more notebooks that could see the MacBook Air's dominance in the super slim notebook market come to an end - the 14" X400 and 15" X600 will offer much more than the current 13"...

Mitsubishi LVP-XD95ST DLP Projector

Mitsubishi has just rolled out its newest compact DLP projector known as the LVP-XD95ST. Tipped for a May 18 release, it will burn a €770 hole in your pocket alongside a 1,024 x 768 resolution image on your screen...

Verizon To Offer HP Mini 1151NR

Just as we suspected, Verizon Wireless will be making available the HP Mini 1151NR to the masses from the 17th of this month onwards, where it will come equipped with the following :- 10" LED display Intel Atom N270...

Toshiba miniB Notebook

Toshiba has just released its 3rd generation mini notebook known as miniB, where it comes with a two-tone design, featuring metallic silver and brilliant brown. You get an isolated keyboard alongside an interesting combination of dual-side LED back lights...

Cool-er E-Book Reader

E-books could be the new wave of reading platform in the near future, but it will still take some time before it proliferates the mass market. While there is a fight between the Amazon Kindle and Sony Reader for...

Toshiba Dynabook SS-RX2 Gets 512GB SSD

Toshiba has taken the initiative yet again with the new Dynabook SS-RX2 which comes equipped with a 512GB SSD, the first in the market to do so. This 12.1" notebook also boasts a whopping 12-hour battery life, housed in...

PS3 Slim A Possibility

Welcome back grainy images of what could very well be the next iteration of the PS3 - the PS3 Slim. The image seems to be captured in a manufacturing plant, and the new logo as well as plastic shell...

Vodafone Drops International Roaming Charges

Vodafone has done something unprecedented - they hold the distinction of being the first mobile operator to abolish roaming charges, which enables their customers to make as many phone calls as they like while overseas, paying the same price...

Windows Mobile 6.5 Rushed

Horror of horrors - Senior Project Manager Loke Uei Tan of Microsoft has admitted that Windows Mobile's 6.5's user interface extremely rushed, and it is no surprise that the thing is far from finished. Here's what the US-based Malaysian...

Asus Eee PC 1008HA Seashell

Behold, the Asus Eee PC 1008HA Seashell is finally official! The integrated lithium-polymer battery is tipped to deliver up to half a dozen hours of music, and comes equipped with the standard netbook fare as shown below. Intel Atom...

High Definition Etch-A-Sketch

Do you have great memories of Etch-A-Sketch when you were a kid? Well, just to keep up with the times, here's a new hack that turns a 52" rear-projection Mitsubishi TV into a drawing board. We wonder whether something...

Samsung Jack Just Launched by AT&T

AT&T introduces a new Windows Mobile 6.1 smartphone called the Samsung Jack, as known as Samsung i637. The announcement is not a surprise for regular readers who have spotted the FCC approval of the i637 back on March 2....

Voyij.com: Travel Deals Search Site

Instead of having to search manually numerous sites to find the best travel deals for your next vacation, use Voyij.com, it automatically crawls the web to find the best deals across hundreds of suppliers. The user interface is well done, so searching...

Sony Posts a Loss of $1 Billion For Last Year, Expects More Losses

Sony just reported a rare annual net loss of $1B amid a slump in demand for electronic products, especially from expensive brands like Sony. The company is now under pressure to reduce the cost of its operations. It has...

May 13, 2009

Perfekt Desk Tells People To Stay Away

The Perfekt Desk is a new sort of prototype workspace with built-in LEDs that act as lamps, and they somehow are able to detect your current mood at the moment followed by a corresponding change in color. Of course,...

Cowon iAudio X5 CF Mod

Have an old Cowon iAudio X5 lying around? Well, if you're feeling adventurous and want to flex your DIY muscles, you can always perform a CF mod on it. Installation was pretty straightforward, I only had to cut/saw the...

N86 NOLKA Clone

Man, they can't even get the name of the clone right with the N86 NOLKA. Well, this is nothing quite like the original device from Finland, but the $150 price tag makes it extremely tempting. It would fool most...

MiTAC Mio Navman Spirit PNDs

MiTAC has announced a new range of Mio Navman Spirit portable navigation devices which wil lhit the market this summer, allowing you to make a road trip using a spanking new GPS system. They are the Mio Navman Spirit...

UMID mbook M1D

UMID has come out with their latest multimedia e-dictionaries, the mbook M1D which goes a few steps better than the original M1 as it is powered by a 1.1GHz Intel Atom processor while functioning as a regular e-dictionary which...

Samsung C3060R Phone For Old Folks

Samsung might come up with newfangled phones that seem to cater to nobody else but young folks, but the C3060R proves that they have a heart for the elderly as well with its 1.3-megapixel camera, 2.2" TFT display at...

Samsung SCH-W760 Has Night Vision Camera

At first glance, the Samsung SCH-W760 looks like any other ordinary cell phone with its Bluetooth connectivity, 2.8" AMOLED display, DMB reception and 3-megapixel camera. What makes it very different, however, is the front camera that is sensitive to...

EME Concept

Shao Wei Huang has come up with the EME concept, offering something totally unseen before by offering an intuitive approach when it comes to video, gaming and music in a mobile device. The EME will boast two screens alongside...

Sprint Palm Pre Contest Points To May 19 Announcement

Many people have thought that the WSJ advertisement points toward a May 19th announcement for the Palm Pre, and that date could be the real thing as Sprint has plans to give away a couple of Palm Pres to...

Nokia Image Exchange Lite For S40 Phones

Nokia handset owners who are rocking to the S40 operating system can now take advantage of Nokia Image Exchange Lite. This Java application is meant to be "an image uploading and sharing utility instead of a gallery application.” Bear...

Handyuhr iWatch M860

Watch phones aren't the wave of the future, that's for sure, and the Handyuhr iWatch M860 won't turn more people over to its side. This tri-band GSM (900/1800/1900 MHz) handset comes with dual SIM slots, allowing you to separate...

iPhone TV/Video Streaming Idea

Apple could be playing around with the idea of a TV/video streaming system, considering the upcoming refresh could potentially see up to 32GB worth of storage space within, adding year another feather in the cap of Apple by turning...

Twitt Jr Hack

Alex Grant decided to dust off his super old IBM PCjr and managed to hack it so that it can communicate with Twitter, where the PCjr will pull down three most recent posts, although don't expect this to be...

Apple Ships iPhone 3G For Free

Guess a refresh of the iPhone 3G is imminent as Apple shows corporate signs of it approaching despite whispers of it not making a splash at WWDC this year. Still, those who want to pick up an iPhone 3G...

Rise v3 Climbing Robot

Would robots actually take over the world one day when they gain sentient intelligence and are self-aware? We don't think so, so apocalyptic scenes in movies tend to be more of a source of entertainment rather than worry. Even...

Eee PC 1005HA-M Could Get Removable 6-cell Battery

There are whispers that Asus is currently working on several perceived design flaws of the Eee PC 1008HA, where the 1.66GHz Atom-powered 1005HA-M netbook (Eee PC Seashell) will come with a more generous 6-cell battery which ought to give...

Sprint HTC Snap

A stealthy ninja managed to snag a photo of the HTC Snap from Sprint, and nice to see spy photos coming in a non-blurry format. Word has it the HTC Snap will be sold by Sprint for just $149,...

HifiMAN HM-801 PMP

The HifiMAN HM-801 portable media player (PMP) is something different from the rest of the market, as it brings together a a Burr-Brown PCM1704 DAC and a OPA627 op-amp in a single modular unit which allows you to use...

DIY Oscilloscope

An oscilloscope isn't exactly the cheapest thing around as an entry-level version will cost you a few Benjamins at least, but this DIY version is perfect for the hard times we're all going through at the moment - it...

Study Ball Is A Hoot

April Fool's Day might be over, but that doesn't mean one cannot come up with something zany. This evening, kick back your socks and have a good laugh at the Study Ball - a 20-pound ball that hooks to...

GO2 Fingertip Pulse Oximeter

Nonin Medical has released their latest personal patient monitoring device known as the GO2 fingertip pulse oximeter. This all-new device offers oxygen users the ability to adjust their oxygen levels so as to keep up with the different daily...

Retro Mini Handheld NES System

With the advancement in portable consoles these days, it makes us wonder who would still want to enjoy their 8-bit classics wherever they go? Quite a few, we suspect, and enough to warrant the manufacturing of a Retro Mini...

Steve Jobs Not Presenting at WWDC, New iPhone Said to Be Absent As Well

Apple has posted the official information about its upcoming WWDC event. We now know that Philip Schiller, Apple's marketing leader will present the keynote. Steve Jobs was expected by some to make his comeback there. It is now suspected...

PS3 Hardware Update at E3?

The rumor of the day comes from Playstation LifeStyle that "caught word" that Sony "is set to not only reveal the PSP Go at E3, but another hardware redesign will be debuted as well". This could be a new...

HTC Willow for Sprint: Live Photos

Real-world photos of the HTC willow have appeared on PPCgeeks. By all accounts, this is a Sprint phone. It looks like a descendant of the Dash bit it comes with HTC’s Inner Circle, also present in the HTC Snap....

MSI X340 Review: The Slick Without The Punch, The Price And The Heat

Laptop magazine has taken the time to review the MSI X340 and has basically documented what we were expecting to see. You can read the full review here (video), but the bottom-line is that the MSI X340 is a great-looking...

Zune HD To Show Up In December (Rumor)

Just as the zune phone rumor got debunked, there's a Zune HD rumor to replace it. According to Paul Thurrott (or someone using is account :P ), the Zune HD should show up in September. Paul Thurrott blogs about Windows...

Sprint Launches MiFi 2200 Personal Hotspot

Sprint is launching the Novatel MiFi 2200 personal hotspot on its network. If you're not familiar with this product that other carriers already use, it connects to Sprint's 3G network and turns it into a local WiFi bubble of...

White Dual Shock 3 Controller Could Be Coming

A Walmart in Florida might have let it slip that Sony could be introducing a white Dual Shock 3 controller for the PS3 sometime later this year, where the announcement would most probably be made at E3 by Sony...

MSI Wind U200 Leak

Update (May 14): Check out the Wind U200 video hands-on There has been a recent leak of what looks like a member of the MSI Wind family, but this could very well be the 12" Wind U200 that has...

Topcon GRS-1 Mobile Mapping Device

Topcon Positioning Systems has rolled out its latest mobile mapping device known as the GRS-1. This handheld modular mapping system boasts an unusually high degree of accuracy, courtesy of its high-performance internal processor that is aided by increased memory....

DSONEi Set To Trouble Nintendo

Nintendo always had this thing against piracy (more so than other video game developers), but they should know by now that pirates will always be around due to some developing (and poorer) countries that want to enjoy what Nintendo...

Mio Moov S401 And S501

Mio has just made the Moov S401 and S501 navigation systems official, where they will come with 4.3" and 4.7" displays, respectively. What's more, both models will be equipped with a new "Spirit" interface, offering never-released-before functionality like Google...

X6 Simulator For The Ultimate Experience

Have a handsome amount of extra dough that you want to splash around? Why not consider the X6 simulator if driving's your passion - this model comes with an automatic 6-axis motion unit to offer an extremely lifely driving...

Asus P6T7 WS SuperComputer Motherboard

Asus has just announced its P6T7 WS SuperComputer motherboard that will feature a whopping seven (!) PCI-E Gen2 x16 slots. The Asus P6T7 WS SuperComputer also holds the distinction of being certified for NVIDIA Tesla GPU computing, and can...

CoPilot Live 7 HD

With TVs going High Definition (HD) these days, CoPilot doesn't want to miss the bandwagon by bringing HD to the masses on their portable navigation devices with the HD version of ALK’s GPS navigation software for cell phones. This...

Cyber DSi Game Grip

We all know that when engaged in a high tension video game, some of us tend to end up with sweaty fingers and palms, and that is not good as you might accidentally drop your precious DS or PSP...

Laser Tag Gloves

How many of you played Laser Tag when you were younger? I still remember those advertisements in older comics, where the red and blue teams were going down the wire in their latest round, and somebody was sweating behind...

Super Mario Bros Played Using Music

Just when you thought that waggle controls on the Wii were the way to go when it comes to enjoying Mario, along comes this hack that lets you play Super Mario Bros using nothing but music. Yes, artists Marc...

LEGO USB Hub

LEGOs are something that geeks will always love, and we're still waiting for the day where a LEGO Rubik's Cube is created. For those who want to profess their love to these building blocks, there is the LEGO USB...

VuPoint FC-C520-VP Slide & Film Scanner

Do you have an impressive collection of old films taken with your archaic cameras that are sitting there, while the only camera shop in town has long stopped developing negatives? Enter the VuPoint FC-C520–VP Slide & Film Scanner to...

HIRO Robot Platform

Kawada Industries Inc. and General Robotix Inc (GRX) have teamed up to develop a new life-size torso humanoid robot platform known as "HIRO" (Human Interactive Robot). If clothed with synthetic human skin, one might even be fooled into thinking...

Borg Unveils Protege Displays

Borg Displays is back with a couple of touchscreen panel PCs that were specially developed for home control, energy management, kiosks and digital signage purposes. They will come in 15" and 8" models, known as the Protege 15 and...

Mio Explora K70 Coming

There were whispers of the Mio Explora K70 more than a year ago at CeBIT, where very little information on it was released then. This smartphone with built-in GPS capability could very well make its debut at Amsterdam in...

Buffalo DVSM-U24FBS DVD SuperMulti Drive

Buffalo has just introduced its latest DVSM-U24FBS DVD SuperMulti Drive that not only offers recording of up to 24x DVD±Rs, it also does something most decent DVD players in your living room would do - basic upscaling of any...

Marriage Hunting Bra

This is one of the weirder gizmos to be released - the Marriage Hunting Bra, also known as the Konkatsu Bra in Japan. This conceptual lingerie by Triumph International was specially designed to assist marriage-minded women select a husband,...

Gigabyte Peggys Cove Notebook

Gigabyte has announced its latest notebook known as Peggy's Cove, where it will be powered by the Intel Montevina platform and launched under Intel's Bianca Program, where this program will help support second-tier OEM notebook manufacturers so that they...

Roomba Can Draw On Floor

For some mothers, the iRobot Roomba is meant to clean up the mess on a floor, and not to create one! Which is why they will probably freak out at the sight of this hacked Roomba that comes complete...

AT&T BlackBery Curve 8900

AT&T's latest inventory snapshot shows yet another BlackBerry coming our way from the mobile carrier - the Curve 8900. This device will arrive for $199.99, accompanied by a 2-year contract and after $100 mail-in rebate. Sounds like a pretty...

Flying Pink Land Rover

Transmutant has come up with this really weird amalgamation of vehicles - the flying pink Land Rover, if you will. We wonder just how much hard work must have gone into the bastardization of two classic vehicles, but more...

Skytone Alpha 680 Caught Running Google Android

Somebody managed to snag the sight of the Skytone Alpha 680 netbook powered by Google Android, and as you can tell by the image here, it will come in a folding tablet-style design. Don't expect it to blow your...

Griffin PowerBlock Reserve And PowerJolt Reserve

Griffin is back with yet another two more accessories for the iPod/iPhone line in the form of the PowerBlock Reserve and PowerJolt Reserve, and judging by their names, you can tell that they are there to offer extra juice...

Sony HD Camera Module

Sony has just announced a new high-definition camera module which boasts an 8.3-megapixels rating, which is capable of recording 720p video at 30 frames per second. It isn't big by any measure either, where it will measure 0.37" x...

Century CNBS-WT/ODD Netbook Cooler

Century has just rolled out its CNBS-WT/ODD netbook cooler that at first glance, looks just like a regular netbook stand. What makes this different from the rest is the inclusion of a DVD burner, something that most netbooks lack...

Filco BTLS90 Mouse

Check out the mouse that doesn't require a desk to function - the Filco 2-in-1 mouse known as the BTLS90. It comes equipped with a gyro sensor, hence allowing you to use it as a regular mouse on the...

BlackBerry Tour 9630 Appears In Bell Inventory

Bell’s inventory has shown an appearance of the BlackBerry Tour 9630, where it will retail for a whopping $510. Does this mean the smartphone will come unlocked, and will that translate to a Tour that is unavailable on a...

Zune Phone Rumor Debunked

Bummer - just after the world got excited about holding off an iPhone/Pre purchase due to a tweet from someone at Microsoft, all hot air has been let out in a deflated and dejected manner as it was found...

Rogers Offer LG Xenon

The LG Xenon will now be made available to the Great White North thanks to Rogers, and this smartphone caters to SMS addicts as well as text-intensive users who tend to type their business documents and manuals on-the-go. Having...

Acer Unveils New Smartphones

Acer has just released another two more Windows Mobile smartphones - the DX900 and the X960. The former is powered by Windows Mobile 6.1, and it comes with a dual SIM card slot for those who prefer to separate...

ioBridge Water Meter

Have some extra time on your hands with a penchant for DIY projects? Well, check out the ioBridge-based water meter where it shows a measurable impact on the environment, which will also translate to how much your bank account...

T-Mobile Sidekick LX Goes 3G

At long last, those who have been looking forward to the 3G-capable Sidekick LX can pick it up from the T-Mobile online store. This smratphone targets those who use their handsets mainly for text messages as well as sending...

Sony X Series Walkman Priced

We read about the Sony X Series Walkman being announced just yesterday, and Amazon.com was pretty fast in making it available on their online store, where the 16GB and 32GB models are going for $299 and $399, respectively. No...

Nokia 5800 Now Available From Orange UK

Those who want to pick up the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic in the UK will now be able to do so from Orange UK, and they have affordable price plans that start from £25 monthly. You won't be able to...

Windows Mobile Marketplace Registration Opens

Microsoft has allowed developers to register to participate in Windows Marketplace for Mobile from today onwards, chalking up yet another feather in its cap by offering Windows Mobile Developers a direct path to develop, test, certify and distribute their...

LG Releases HB954TBW

LG of Korea just rolled out their HB954TBW Blu-Ray 5.1 Home Theater combo system that comes equipped with an iPod dock. Very little else is known about this, although LG Korea did mention the fact that the HB954TBW is...

Energy Sistem 30xx PMP

Energy Sistem's efforts will never be on par with what Apple has to offer when it comes to portable media players (PMPs), but the 30xx PMP does seem to be a pretty decent effort. It comes with a relatively...

TwistTogether LED Lamp

Most lamps consist of a neck and a bulb, but the TwistTogether LED lamp is different as it allows you to arrange it in a wide variety of methods - some might even qualify it to be the LEGOs...

Western Digital MyBook Goes All Leather Clad

Most of us would associate leather with something kinky, but the Western Digital MyBook you see here is anything but that - perhaps to geeks, it might be different. This aged leather-bound hard drive is something different from the...

May 12, 2009

Dell Goes Higher and Lower with Inspiron Mini 10 Netbook

By Sean CaptainThe evolution of netbooks reminds me of The White Stripes Song "Take, Take, Take," in which Jack White starts out saying that all he needs is to enjoy a comfortable seat in a bar. But by the...

Dell Highlights Its Stylish Side

By Sean Captain Having grown infamous as the bland-box company, Dell is pushing hard to break out of the old stereotype. This evening in Manhattan, the company held something of a coming-out party to celebrate its new design direction....

GizaPage: Social Network Organizer

Another day, another tool to prevent "Social Networking fatigue". Gizapage lets users manage their multiple online profiles from more than 40 social sites under a single customizable URL. (i.e name.gizapage.com). Gizapages provides a main personal profile, users can add...

Leaf Trombone Lite & Free Available at Apple App Store

Smule, the developer of the popular Ocarina iPhone app, brought another "iPhone-as-an-instrument" application, the Leaf Trombone. Using Leaf Trombone World Stage, players can learn an instrument, perform for other users, judge others, compose and share their music. Leaf Trombone...

Intel and Nokia Back oFono, An Open-Source Telephony Solution

oFono is an open source architecture and implementation for GSM/3G mobile telephony. The goal is to get the community to participate in a complete software stack that anyone could subsequently use as long as they abide by the GPL...

Nokia Gives Up Ovi Share Development

While we are all (aka the Nokia users) awaiting the Ovi Store grand opening, Nokia will discontinue the development of Ovi share, its photo sharing website. Competing in the same space with leaders like Facebook and Flickr, Nokia is...

Gesture Controlled Games with 3-D Camera on XBox 360

The Wall Street Journal is revealing that Microsoft is developing a 3-D camera for its Xbox 360 console, it will allow gamers to interact with the game using body gestures. Back in December, we already published about such technology, the...

Hardware Specs For Microsoft's Pink Phone Leaked?

ZDnet's Mary-Jo Foley has interesting information from an anonymous informant about what we think might be a Windows Mobile 7 reference design. It would be powered by a choice of TI, Qualcomm or NVIDIA SoC (system on a chip) with...

Pixel Qi Working On a Low Power E-ink/LCD Hybrid Color Display

We talked about Pixel Qi a couple of times in the past to mention their work on low-power displays or cheap computers. This time again Pixel Qi wants to shake things up by creating a display that is low-power...

SlingPlayer iPhone App Available Soon (WiFi Only)

The SlingPlayer application for iPhone will finally be available tomorrow. Since its January demonstration, there was a lot of discussions as whether or not AT&T (and other carriers) would let this bandwidth intensive app use their networks. thanks to...

Palm TouchStone Available at BestBuy On June 7th

BestBuy has been a great source of leaks in the past couple of years. This time, an internal leak seems to show that the Palm Pre wireless charger will appear only on June 7th, which is close enough of...

First Photo of Intel's Larrabee

Intel has released a few photos of Larrabee's die (chip silicon). Forum members at Beyond 3D were speculating about the number and nature of the blocks that can be seen with the naked eye. The consensus hovers around 32-core,...

Pogoplug Ready To Go Open Source, But Only If It Dies

There's a reason why users are sometime hesitant to rely on the services of a new company: they might go under. And these days, the question probably pops more often than usual. Startup Pogoplug is well aware of this...

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Diesel DZ9044 Watch

Diesel has some pretty nice watches, but none of them really stand out to date, but the Diesel DZ9044 watch could very well be the first. If you're used to stealing a quick glance at your wrist to find...

Atree J2 Portable Media Player

With Terminator Salvation just around the corner, we can't wait to see the return of glowing red eyes in a machine that pushes humanity to the brink of extinction - in the meantime, you'll just have to wonder whether...

Tolea Insulin Pump

Tolea is an insulin pump that targets those who are suffering from Type-1 diabetes, where it will use a "flexible elastomer embedded with artificial setae, the nano-scale growths found on gecko’s feet which allow them to stick to virtually...

WorldCard Ultra Business Card Scanner

Folks who travel a lot and conduct tons of businesses will find the WorldCard Ultra Business Card Scanner to come in handy - after all, this palm-sized device is powered by an integrated USB cable, making it a snap...

Fujitsu DREC3000 Snaps Picturesque Images

Fujitsu DREC3000 is one interesting drive recorder as it not only provides video evidence during accidents, it will also be able to shoot stills as well as videos of the driving view - perfect to keep a record of...

MotoMap GPS Device For Bikes

Biker Stephen Dettman has a passion for fast motorbikes, and he has come up with the MotoMap GPS Device for Bikes concept that relies on two new technologies - powerfilm flexible solar panels as well as e-ink flexible displays....

D-Link CAPTCHA-enabled Router

You know those irritating captchas at various sites before you login or sign up? Well, D-Link has caught on with their latest router range which boasts Captcha-capability built-in, hoping to prevent more attacks from malware and spyware. The new...

Microsoft Could Have Let Slip Zune Phone

Microsoft could have actually let out word of a new Zune this June, where a Twitter update from the Microsoft Office 2010 team stated, "June 2009 will be an important month for Zune lovers", followed by another tweet mentioning...

Leadtek WinFast HPVC1100

Leadtek's latest WinFast HPVC1100 is just the tonic for folks who want beefy hardware to encode HD video wherever you are, especially for road warriors who spend more time with their notebooks than anything/anyone else. The WinFast HPVC1100 will...

PediState Helps Calm Kids Down

Technologizer has decided to use bits and pieces of various devices alongside an ancient Game Boy by coming up with the PediSedate - a medical device that comes with a colorful, toy-like headset which hooks up to a Game...

ViewSonic To Enter Smartphone Market

ViewSonic must be sick and tired of making quality LCD displays that are affordable to the masses, and hence has decided to take the plunge into the 3G smartphone market. After all, ViewSonic believes that this is a strategic...

Platinum & Diamond iPhone 3G

Times might be hard for many around the globe now, but if you're one of them who is still raking it in, how about treating yourself to a dollop of luxury with the Platinum & Diamond iPhone 3G? This...

New iPhone Details Parades As Rumor

Word has it that the new iPhone refresh will see some notable upgrades, and one thing that will be included would be an integrated FM radio - this news won't bode well from third party manufacturers who have made...

Samsung Popcorn MP3 Player

Samsung has come up with a new MP3 player dubbed the Popcorn, boasting a built-in pedometer that is capable of tracking both walking and biking. What makes the Popcorn stand out would be its black and white display, and...

DoCoMo L-05A Now On Sale

NTT DoCoMo's L-05A device USB device has already gone on sale in Japan, where it supports both HSDPA and HSUPA data. The device itself is extremely tiny, measuring a mere 80mm × 32mm × 13mm while tipping the scales...

Asus Dual Hybrid TV Card Now Out

Asus has unveiled its latest dual hybrid TV card - the My Cinema-EHD3-100/NAQ/FM/AV/MCE RC PCI-express Dual TV card that targets folks who want to watch and record digital (ATSC/QAM) and analog (NTSC) TV channels simultaneously without cranking up a...

Logitech Wireless Guitar Controller

Logitech has just announced its latest Wireless Guitar Controller for both PS3 and PS2 platforms, adding to the realism by using authentic materials such as a wood neck and body, a rosewood fingerboard and metal frets. While it won't...

Intel Notebook Plans For 2H09

Intel has recently released a portion of its notebook plans for the second half of the year, where they might even put the Atom N280 processor alongside the GN40 chipset into cold storage, leaving the Atom N270 and the...

Sanyo LP-WXU700 Projector

Sanyo has just released its latest WXGA video projector known as the LP-WXU700. What makes the LP-WXU700 stand out from the rest is its Wi-Fi-N support that has been built-in, making it the speediest wireless data projector in the...

Sony X Series Walkman Announced

Sony isn't about to throw in the towel just yet with its latest X-Series Walkman that holds the proud distinction of being the first Walkman to feature an OLED display, which will probably translate to superior image, a clearer...

Muji Wall-Mounted CD Player

Kids these days are fortunate enough to have toys that are all battery-powered, and they probably grew up in the midst of AA or D batteries, but rewind the clock by a three decades or so and you'll still...

Tomato Slimtouch MP3 Player

Mpnavi of Korea has released its latest MP3 player, the Tomato Slimtouch that as its name suggests, has a 3" high gloss touchscreen display. It is extremely svelte in nature, so it wouldn't be too much trouble to slip...

Jobo Nano 7 Digital Picture Frame

Jobo has a new range of super slim digital picture frames that won't look out of place in your living room, measuring a mere 0.35" thin. The Jobo Nano 7 will be the first of a trio from the...

Axis P13 Network Cameras

Axis Communications has unveiled a new range of P13 network cameras that come in day and night versions, featuring HDTV video, H.264 streams, a dummy-proof installation process, remote back access and pixel counter features. First off is the P1343...

PowerQ PowerHD-100 Antenna

PowerQ has just released its PowerHD-100 antenna that measures a diminutive 6.5" wide, but packs a punch unequal to its size. It is touted to ease the transition to digital TV without having to mess around with cable or...

SureShot 8800 Golf GPS

Golfers who are obsessed with the game often want to improve their game using a whole host of ways, and the SureShot 8800 Golf GPS could be one modern method. It comes with an easy-to-read high-resolution screen and won't...

UK Government Works On Smart Meter Plans

The UK Government is working hard to make sure that all UK homes will be fitted with a smart meter by 11 years' time, and the whole point is to make everyone aware about climate change and the adverse...

May 11, 2009

Dynamic Lamp

This lamp by Karin Johansson resembles the earth, and to keep in line with the green theme, it is powered by one's hands. In fact, it will require you to give it a good twirl or shake in order...

Distributed Acoustic Conversation Shielding System

Walls have ears, or so the saying goes. Well, smart folks at MIT aim to debunk that by developing a secure conversation masking system which relies on a comprehensive system of power strips and sensors in order to drown...

CPU-LN2 Liquid Nitrogen Evaporator

Just when you thought that you had the best cooling system on the block, along comes the CPU-LN2 Liquid Nitrogen Evaporator that will definitely make your heart skip a beat. This $144.99 system's acetal evaporator pot is accompanied by...

Sanyo SCP-2700 Now Available From Sprint

Sprint is now offering the Sanyo SCP-2700 candybar handset which comes with a full QWERTY keyboard. This entry-level device is equipped with a GPS sensor to help you find your way through new places and mazy roads with audible...

Denon DBP-2010CI And DBP-1610CI Blu-ray Players

Denon has come up with two more Blu-ray players to keep us entertained in our homes during the current economic downturn, and they are the Denon DBP-2010CI and DBP-1610CI which retail for $700 and $500, respectively. Despite being that...

Lenovo IdeaPad S10-2 Is Official

Lenovo has officially unveiled the IdeaPad S10-2 netbook which we looked at a leak of it sometime last week, and this time round Lenovo has introduced some slight updates to keep up with the times (optional built-in 3G, thinner...

Kopin Bluetooth Headset Computer

Kopin is toying with the idea of a Motorola-branded computer that is built into a Bluetooth headset, and users will end up looking like the Borg. You get a virtual 15" display courtesy of a swing-down eyepiece, and an...

Verizon HP Mini 1000 Comes With 2-Year Contract

It is confirmed - the subsidized HP Mini 1000 from Verizon will roll out later this week (on the 17th, to be precise), and it will retail for $199 a pop if you throw in $50 rebate and sign...

Palm Pre Box Contents Leak Out

The Palm Pre will surely be a hit when it is released, so let us build the anticipation further with this leak of box and materials for the new smartphone. Check out the information card you that you see...

Non-Blinking Nanocrystals

Boffins from the University of Rochester have teamed up with researchers at Eastman Kodak to develop a new kind of nanocrystal which will emit light constantly without wasting energy as heat - something current individual molecules tend to do...

NZXT Cryo S Notebook Cooler

Want a notebook cooler for your spanking new machine? Well, if you're wondering what model to get, perhaps you might settle for the NZXT Cryo S once we're done here. This works with notebooks of up to 15" in...

Sony Walkman NWZ-S636FK Hits Korea

Sony has just released its Walkman NWZ-S636FK in Korea, where this pink portable media player is able to hold up to 4GB worth of audio and video, with a battery life that can churn out 10 hours of video...

NorhTec Netbook Runs On AA Batteries

Most of us get excited at a new netbook that has a 6-cell or even 9-cell battery, but here's one that harkens back to the day of the Sega Game Gear. The NorhTec netbook will be powered by eight...

LaCie 5big Update Reaches 10TB

We loved the look of the LaCie 5big (and the smaller 2big too), but we all know that real beauty is on the inside and in this latest incarnation, the storage got a bump to 10TB for the 5big...

Acrobat Reader and Documents to Go for the Palm Pre

A Sprint training video made its way to YouTube, but it was not the gestures that sparked the interest of die-hard Pre fans, it's the presence of a few icons, namely: Acrobat Reader, Documents to Go, Sprint (account management?)...

Android BigFoot Details Leaked

We have seen BigFoot (the upcoming Android phone) in roadmap leaks before, but here are the technical details about the handset, along with a normal-sized picture (above photo, from mobilereview). Note that BigFoot was supposed to be the T-Mobile G1 v2,...

Logitech Harmony PS3 Adapter to Launch This Month

Yes, you know that Logitech is preparing a Harmony Adapter for the PS3 (we told you), but back then, the question was: when will it launch? The word on the street is "by the end of May". At some...

Possible New iRiver PMPs Spotted

iRiver Community members believe that they have spotted two new iRiver players when a (paper) article was published in a magazine. So far, it is speculated that the portable media players (PMP) shown on the photo are the E200...

T-Mobile G1 v2 Made By Motorola? Ouch For HTC

Another day, another wild rumor. According to BGR, T-Mobile has not renewed the contract with HTC for the upcoming G1 v2. They have heard the same information from two different sources. Everything is possible and with Android running the...

Space Station and Mars Interactive Imagery on Your PC

Always wanted to be an astronaut and never made it througho the physical exams? Well, now you can access the space exploration experience without leaving your chair, thanks to the NASA and its new interactive photographic collection of internal...

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New York Times releases Reader 2.0

By Karsten Lemm Leave it to one of the biggest names in news to launch a major upgrade of its digital service in stealth mode: The New York Times just released the second version of its "Times Reader", a stand-alone...

iPodTouch and iPhone Mandatory in Missouri University

Referring to "some research" that shows if a student can hear a lecture a second time she/he retains three time as much of that lecture, the University of Missouri decided to require all journalism majors to own an iPod...

Corsair 256GB SSD Announced, Priced

Corsair has just announced a 256GB SSD (Solid State Drive) that can reach speeds of 220MB/s and 200MB/s (read and write, respectively), which is very decent and close enough to the Intel X25M in terms of performance. The pricing...

Android Smartphones Shipments Expected to Jump 900% This Year

That's according to Strategy Analytics's Tom Kang: "We forecast global Android smartphone shipments to grow an impressive 900 percent annually during 2009. The Android mobile operating system from Google gained early traction in the United States in the second...

Dell Offers Mini 10v Netbook

Dell has already started to take orders for the new Mini 10v netbook, where this N270 Diamondville-class Atom processor is all the difference between that and the Mini 10 which runs on the Z5xx Silverthorne-class processor instead. With the...

Della For The Discerning Lady Geek

Dell has a brand new site that offers Dell computers that were specially designed for women - Della. This is a place where style, technology and mobility are supposed to meet, and among the products available there include the...

Motorola W7 Active Edition Slider

Motorola might be in the doldrums, but they have a new handset in the form of the W7 Active Edition slider, boasting a built-in pedometer and personal trainer application. After all, they don't have that much to lose so...

Geda VX690HD PMP

Talk about being a blatant ripoff - the Geda VX690HD portable media player (PMP) is shameless with its design, but it does boast the advantage the following :- 4.3" touchscreen display 1,920 x 1,080 resolution Wi-Fi connectivity Supports GBA,...

Banpresto Facebank2

Those who have been around long enough would have read about the Facebank from Japan, a unique coin box that literally "chews" your coin. Well, as time progresses, surely upgrades must come along - the same goes for the...

Air-powered Bike

Talk about saving the earth by employing a totally doable idea - the air-powered motorcycle from India courtesy of a team of engineering students from that part of the world. Unfortunately for those who have the need for speed,...

Star Trek Voices For Garmin Maps

Trekkies who can't get enough of the new movie and want to travel the galaxy (but strangely enough, can't even get round the neighborhood without getting lost when one forgets to bring around the GPS) might want to check...

Cool Google Chrome Commercial

Google has a new video ad campaign for its Chrome web browser that looks pretty cool. It's not meant to teach you what Chrome is, but in essence people should get away with the idea that Chrome is simpler, "less...

LeapFrog Introduces PDA For Kids

LeapFrog has rolled out a brand new PDA that won't target working professionals but little kids instead. Known as the Text & Learn kid's PDA, this device resembles a BlackBerry, boasting a full QWERTY keyboard to get them hooked...

Windows 7 Definitely Coming in 2009

Microsoft has now publicly committed to launching Windows 7 in 2009 "in time for the holiday season". The company just released the following statement: Microsoft Corp. announced that the company is anticipating that the next version of its client...

Mobiado MP105 Clone

Not only do regular handsets get cloned, but so do luxury ones such as the Mobiado MP105. Strangely enough, it comes with what looks like a pair of analog clocks at the bottom of the handset, although someone rich...

QWERTY Pants: For non-QWERTY devices?

Yeah touch is all the rage, but admit it: the typing is slow and inaccurate. Would this DYI keyboard come in handy? To use both hands, you would need to put your phone/MID on something or have a buddy...

Clearlight IS-C Far Infrared Sauna

Want to splurge a little bit on your bungalow? How about geting the Clearlight IS-C far infrared sauna? This personal spa allows you to squeeze in another three more playmates comfortably, although you might want to have a boys...

Dish Network DVR Offers Anywhere Access

Subscribers of Dish Network will be pleased to know that they can now take advantage of a new service known as Remote Access that enables users of Dish Network DVRs to access their DVR and record programs regardless of...

Honda Fuzo Concept

Honda might be out of Formula 1 this year, but that doesn't mean they don't give two hoots about the future of automobiles. John Mahieddine came up with the Honda Fuzo concept which clearly hails from the future by being...

Kenwood HDV-909DT All-In-One GPS

Kenwood has a brand new all-in-one GPS navigation system that will arrive in the Japanese market, where it will be known as the Kenwood HDV-909DT. What can you expect from this? Nothing groundbreaking, and yet more than enough to...

T-Mobile BlackBerry 8520 at WalMart in July?

Last week, we heard that the Blackberry 8520 could appear as late as the fourth quarter of 2009. However, today's alleged leak from Walmart suggests that the device might show up as early as July. As for the pricing,...

Kindle 2 Gets New Colors

ColorWare is one company that aims to make life much more, er, colorful with their expertise of draping devices in new shades apart from the stock colors it comes in. The Kindle 2 is the latest gadget to receive...

BlackBerry Onyx Would Be The First 3G BlackBerry for T-Mobile

The BlackBerry Onyx, also known as Driftwood 96xx, is rumored to be T-Mobile's first 3G Blackberry. Physically it is somewhere between the bold (keyboard) and the Curve 8900. There is little official information about it, but so far, the...

AT&T GoPhone Lets You Chat All The Way

AT&T's GoPhone will now have an unlimited calling option but with a caveat - the entire package works out to an average of around $3 a day. This new plan was jus launched and it does not include roaming...

Stretchable OLED Displays From The Japanese

Trust the Japanese to come up with giant robots and the ilk - here we are with a new rubbery, stretchable OLED display which can be bent any way you want it without breaking. These rubber-like OLEDs won't come...

1mm Thin Plasma Display Prototype

Shinoda Plasma Japan has come up with a new prototype film-thin giant plasma display, and despite it being 2 meters tall and 3 meters wide, it measures a mere 1mm thin. This is made possible by joining half a...

Turtle Tea Kettle

The Turtle Tea Kettle concept is one for tea lovers as it doesn't discriminate against loose-leaf, teabags and compressed-tea since it can handle all three types without breaking a sweat. In addition, the separate glass container does come in...

Plaster Tracks And Kills Cancer Cells

Cancer is still one of the biggest scourges to affect humankind in this century, and it has often been treated as a death sentence to many. Boffins have come up with a new kind of sticking plaster which is...

BlackBerry Storm OS .141 Massive Fail

Apparently, the BlackBerry Storm OS .141 update that was supposed to be released late last month has not made the grade against Verizon Wireless’ tests as there were still way too many glitches present. Unfortunately for Storm users, there...

Sharp Has New Range Of Aquos Full HD LCD TVs

For those who have declared themselves to be Sharp lovers for life, you'll be pleased to know that there is a new range of Aquos full HD LCD TVs consisting of 10 models, ranging from 32" to 52" to...

Samsung Alias 2 From Verizon Wireless

Verizon Wireless has started to offer the new Samsung Alias 2, and as most people know by now, the dual-hinged Alias 2's standout feature would be the e-ink QWERTY keyboard that can interchange between numbers, letters and symbols, where...

Dell ST2010 Offers HDMI Connectivity

Dell isn't about to be left behind on the HDMI bandwagon with its new ST2010 LCD monitor that is already available in Hong Kong, boasting 20" of viewing goodness right smack in the middle of your computer desk. Features...

GPS-enabled Helmet

NEC and Tanizawa of Japan have come up with their latest joint-venture in the form of a GPS-equipped helmet complete with a camera and headset, where you will be able to communicate with other security or corporate personnel over...

May 10, 2009

Game And Watch TV

Have an old Nintendo Game and Watch lying around? Well, if the LCD display's cracked or unusable, why not turn it into the Nintendo Game and Watch Donkey Kong Jr. mini TV? There is one major drawback to this...

LonMID M100

The LonMID M100 by NFS-HLJ is still in its prototype stage, measuring all of 6.2" x 3.5" x 1.1" while coming in either black or gold shades. Not only does this Linux-based MID allow you to go online from...

Garmin Nuviphone G60 Delayed Again

Time and tide wait for no man, and neither do they wait for smartphone releases. The Garmin Nuviphone G60 has been delayed yet again to Q3 later this year due to some issues with production capability of both Asustek...

Saya Talking Robot Teacher

Teachers need not worry about robots replacing them anytime soon, although the latest model, the Saya talking humanoid robot does edge a wee bit closer to such a future. Originally developed as a receptionist robot in 2004 by professor...

T-Mobile BlackBerry Driftwood Coming

Mark September on your calendars if you're interested in the upcoming T-Mobile BlackBerry Driftwood smartphone, and while official specifications have yet to be released, we do know it will come with the following :- AWS 1700MHz + 2100MHz UMTS/HSDPA...

AT&T Carries New Phones

A leaked AT&T rebate sheet (regardless of whether on purpose or not) have confirmed that the Motorola QA1 Karma, Sony Ericsson C905a and Samsung Jack i637 will be heading their way in the near future. The exact release dates...

AMtek UD01 Docking Station

Netbooks are nice to play around with, but sometimes their want of power could frustrate users who are used to working on desktops. The AMtek UD01 Docking Station won't throw in extra GHz required, but it does add a...

MadCatz Fight Pad Bundle

Are you still stuck with playing Street Fighter IV on a PC using a keyboard? Why not fork out $60 for the MadCatz Fight Pad bundle? You'll save yourself $20 in the process since the pad and game will...

OQO O2 And E2 Mainboard Failures

Before you go bashing Microsoft and their Red Ring of Death associated with the Xbox 360, why not take a look at OQO. Over 50% of the OQO owners at the OQOtalk forum (most popular OQO community) have reported...

Roomba Modded To Pick Stuff Up

No idea why would anyone want to modify a Roomba with an extra mechanical arm that is able to pick stuff up from the floor, delivering it to you at waist height (dogs can fetch papers if that's what...

Dexim DWP005 USB Hub Dock Station

The Dexim DWP005 is an interesting amalgamtion of a USB hub that mergest the functionality of a memory card reader in addition to an iPod/iPhone charger, although you too can juice up a BlackBerry thanks to the provided cables...

Verizon Wireless HP Mini 1151NR Launching This Week

Word has it that Verizon Wireless’ first netbook offering in the guise of the HP Mini 1151NR will be arriving on May 17th through all channels - virtual and conventional. It is also the day where Verizon’s MiFi personal...

Palm Pre Accessories In Best Buy System

Best Buy has already prepped their systems to include the upcoming range of Palm Pre accessories, and the most notable of them all is the Palm Pre Touchstone inductive charging station kit that was slapped with a price tag...

Twitter Sends Hugs Quality

We've seen how Twitter was wired to a toilet flush, and here's yet another application of this fast growing community - Twitter hugs. After all, there are many types of hugs exchanged between humans every day, and there will be...

Philips Color E-Paper

Philips has released yet another version of their color e-paper which could potentially boot LCD displays out of the door. The current concept relies on new technology that preserves screen resolution as it turns the traditional pixel model on...

Easycar GPS Supports WiBRO

Easycar of Korea will be rolling out a new in-car navigation device which boasts support for WiBro access, known as the Easycar KT Show WiBRO Navigation in the Korea market. This new model will hit Korean stores later this...

 
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