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May 30, 2009

PSP Go Revealed

[E3 2009] Once again, the rumors were spot on, except that we now know what the PSP Go will look like, even if the earlier concept was close. Recent leaks have appeared online in the past hour or so....

May 29, 2009

HTC Hero Promotional Video Appears

This new video shows the upcoming HTC Hero, most notably a user interface designed from HTC known as Rosie. As you know, HTC has put a lot of work on making Windows Mobile's UI better and it looks like the...

Amazon: No Color Kindle For Quite a While

The Kindle won't have a color screen "for quite a while", said Jeff Bezos, the CEO of Amazon. But he gives "hope" by saying that this is something that they are working on. Some already complain that the Kindle...

Garmin 310XT Has Just About Everything You Need

Are you currently on the lookout for a timepiece of your choice? Well, why not narrow down your search to what could be one of the better watches you've purchased, ever - the Garmin 310XT. This model is not...

Quo Computer To Challenge Apple

Mac clones are generally not welcome in California as Psystar found out, but out of the ashes rise yet another company that aims to sell Mac clones not only online but at their own retail store located within the...

Verbatim TuneBoard Keyboard

Verbatim is back with a brand new 5.25" floppy - wait a minute, we mean, TuneBoard Keyboard that comes with built-in speakers to get you started right out-of-the-box, although don't expect this to blow your mind away with the...

49-Port USB Hub

We've seen our fair share of USB hubs in the past, but this one clearly takes the cake. After all, how many USB hubs do you know of in existence that are able to connect up to 49 different...

Nokia 6730 Classic Ships

Vodafone will be shipping the Nokia 6730 classic phone exclusively across all the markets where Vodafone has a presence. This new candybar phone will be powered by the Symbian S60 operating system, featuring the following :- Quad-band GSM Dual-band...

Super Talent Releases SSD Upgrades

Super Talent is back with a half mini PCIe SSD and double wide half mini PCIe, where the former will come as an MLC disk with 16GB or 32GBof storage space, as well as an SLC disk with 8GB...

PlayerVenice-V38HD Dvix Box

The PlayerVenice-V38HD Dvix Box is different from the rest as it comes with a built-in DVD player that allows you to rip content from DVDs as well as CDs. Something bugs me about this, as chances are folks might...

Special Edition DJ Hero Coming

Activision will be enlisting the help of superstars Jay-Z and Eminem to offer their input in a special-edition release of DJ Hero. Apart from the game itself, it will also be accompanied by greatest hits CDs from both rappers,...

RSS Icon Pillow

As bloggers, we definitely can't live without RSS feeds since these are one of the most efficient ways to check out whether our favorite press sites have new news to be posted or not. As for ordinary folks, RSS...

Travel Honey GPS Receiver

Some products definitely have one of the more hilarious names around, and the Travel Honey GPS receiver is definitely one of them. This GPS receiver for notebooks comes with a variety of integrated functions as well, doubling up as...


Alcatel OTS211 Superdrug Edition

Folks living in the UK would definitely be familiar with the Superdrug brand, and that cosmetics store is now offering an exclusive, limited edition Alcatel OTS211 Superdrug model that will come in Superdrugs' signature white and pink colors. It...

Alienware M17x Laptop

With Dell's Alienware line, you can be assured of top notch gaming hardware in a portable package, and their latest addition to the family would be the Dell M17x laptop. This remarkable Alienware laptop will start from $1,799 upwards,...

Oxihealth Finger Oximeter

Are you paranoid about the level of your health? Why not make the effort to check out what your current health is like with the Oxihealth Finger Oximeter? This device is able to measure your hemoglobin levels and heart...

Palm Pre Remains Sprint Exclusive For Whole Of 2009

This just about adds up that other companies like AT&T and Verizon are looking forward to offering the Palm Pre to the masses when Sprint's exclusivity ends, after all, there is just half a year or so left on...

Klipsch Announces Image S4 Headphones

Mention Klipsch and you're sure to gush at the quality of audio it offers, as the brand name generally enjoys a good impression wherever one goes. This time round they're offering the Image S4 headphones that will retail for...

Sony Ericsson PlayNow Arena Service Targets June Launch

June's just a couple of days away, which means we could be looking at Sony Ericsson's PlayNow Arena service arrive at our doorsteps within a couple of days' time. PlayNow Arena will require users to select and download movies...

ZaReason Targeting Linux Netbook

ZaReason clearly believes that if at first you don't succeed, try again. After all, their initial offering of the Everex Cloudbook that is powered by the gOS more than a year ago wasn't exactly stellar when it came to...

Samsung Armani Smartphone Coming Our Way

Samsung and Armani have teamed up in the past before to create a fashion handset, and this time around they are renewing their partnership to reveal a new fashion phone this June 11 in where else but the fashion...

Swarovski Crystal Electric Corkscrew

Go for broke the next time you celebrate an occasion with the Swarovski Crystal Electric Corkscrew - after all, if you're going to uncork some good wine, why not add some bling to the act? The new Crystal Line...

Minus Garbage Bin

Garbage often ends up being stinky due to the decomposition process of foodstuff and leftovers within, but the Minus Garbage Bin does its part in keeping everything smelling neutral. This is achieved via a two-pronged attack by shooting an...

Mad Catz Ready To Ship Fender Precision Bass For Rock Band

Rock Band fans, rejoice! Word on the street has it that Mad Catz has prepared itself to ship the Fender Precision Bass for Rock Band earlier instead of September, which makes perfect sense in this dog-eat-dog world where first...

Verizon Officially Announces Three New LG Handsets

Verizon has finally made a trio of delectable LG handsets available - the LG enV3, LG enV Touch and LG Glance. All three models will feature threaded SMS, something that makes life much easier to follow a "conversation" instead...

Samsung NC20 Review

Thanks to its size, the Samsung NC20 is a 12" netbook that brings an appreciable level of comfort for typing and viewing - two things that their smaller cousins have come under fire for. In our minds, there's no...

May 28, 2009

Google IO 2009 Wrap Up

There were a lot of interesting things at Google IO, Google's developer conference held in San Francisco over the past two days. There was something for everyone, from SEO basics to new Widget products to the geeky Google Wave...

Big Mess Of Wires

Fancy building your own computer? Some others who have the knack for it decided to turn that dream into reality, where Steve Chamberlin took around 18 months to complete his own homebrew CPU known as Big Mess of Wires...

ATP PhotoFinder Pro

Can't get enough of geotagging in your photos to make sure your memory remains intact even when you're advanced in years? Let the ATP PhotoFinder Pro help - this model comes with a built-in SD/MMC memory card slot, where...

Sony Ericsson Satio

Sony Ericsson's Satio is nearly completed and ready to be released to the masses, with its main focus being the 12.1-megapixel camera - touted to be the sharpest ever for cellphones, at least for a while. It comes with...

Sony Ericsson Aino

Sony Ericsson isn't about to throw in the towel where cellphones are concerned, and they have underlined their intent of staying in the game with the Aino - the first touchscreen slider from Sony Ericsson that stores a number...

Stress OutSourced Concept Interactive Clothing

We wear clothes primarily to hide our nakedness, offer protection against the elements while enhancing our physical looks, but the kids at MIT have gone one step further by developing a special conceptual interactive clothing known as SOS -...

TwoNav Aventura GPS Receiver

The TwoNav Aventura GPS receiver is something special as it is able to accept virtually any kind of map without running into compatibility issues, which means you can rock to vector and raster imagery, enabling folks to access aerial...

Kingston 12GB Triple Channel HyperX Memory Kit

Kingston is back to tease all you performance freaks out there with their new 12GB triple channel DDR3 HyperX memory kit that was specially built just for the Intel Core i7 platform. The kit will come with a trio...

Space Heater Looks Good

LASKO Home Innovations' space heater looks pretty out of this world, although it works in pretty much the same way as most other space heaters. Air is sucked from the perforated silver piece located at the bottom, where the...

Pixel Qi Parades new Displays

Pixel Qi has started to parade its latest line of displays that will consume less energy compared to your standard LCD display. These screens will boast two modes - a backlit one with full color saturation, while the ePaper...

LG GD900 Crystal Ready To Spring Into Action

LG's famous GD900 Crystal phone is ready to make its debut in over 40 countries around Europe, Asia and Latin America, although it will miss the initial May dateline. Well, better late than never, but as with the case...

T-Mobile Preps Samsung Spark T749

T-Mobile USA is currently working to prepare the new Samsung Spark T749 handset for a nationwide release after obtaining approval from the FCC. Touted to be an 850/1900 GSM/GPRS/EDGE/1700 WCDMA phone with Bluetooth connectivity, it still remains unclear whether...

General Mobile DSTL1 Dual-SIM Smartphone

While we've had our fair share of dual SIM phones in the past, none of them are like the General Mobile DSTL1 as this puppy will be Android-powered, hitting the US and Turkey markets before June is over. Features...

Verizon Gets The Palm Pre In 6 Months

Lowell McAdam, the CEO of Verizon, said today that his company would get the Palm Pre and the Blackberry Storm 2 in about six Months. The news helped push Palm's stock to $11.66 (+9.31%) at publish time. Back in...

Yahoo CEO Carol Bartz to Steve Ballmer "Forget it, Won't help"

This morning, Steve Ballmer announced new Microsoft search engine Bing at D7 and when asked by Walt Mossberg about Yahoo he served the corporate answer: “I think there’s a lot that can make sense in terms of a search...

Alienware Laptop Teaser Appears

if you go to allpowerful.com, you will see a site in Alien gibberish. After signing in you will see a countdown to a product launch/announcement. A few things have popped on forums, like the image above. Forum user Larven translated...

D7: Steve Ballmer Announces New Microsoft Search Engine "Bing"

There has been ongoing rumors last week regarding the Microsoft revamped search engine launch, internally code named Kumo. Today at D7, Steve Ballmer revealed its official name: Bing, joking that they should have named it "Boom"... Well, we still...

MediaSmart Server EX470 and EX475 Get Online Storage and Mac Backup

Most news about HP's MediaSmartServer revolve around the EX-487 (read review) and recent models. However, 470/475 users will be glad to know that S3 online storage and Time Machine support is now available for older systems. Here are the instructions copy/pasted from...

Palm Pre Syncs With iTunes Like An iPhone

Fortune has published a short article to remind eveyone that the Palm Pre does sync with iTunes "seamlessly". The catch is: it works only for non-DRM (copy protected) music files, as Palm can't use Apple's DRM system. This is...

Asus Mars Graphics Card Features Two GPUs, Is Enormous

The Asus Mars graphics card packs two GPU on two distinct PCB boards talking to each other via a bridge chip. Of course, the first interesting point is how the cooling has been designed. It's quite a visually impressive...

30M Xbox Shipped

Microsoft just announced that it has shipped 30M Xbox game consoles worldwide. So far, 2009 has been a great year with a 28% year-over-year growth. Xbox live is doing surprisingly well too, with 20M active users. Microsoft expects the...

Samsung Recalls Jitterbug Handsets

Samsung has sent the word out for 160,000 Jitterbug cellphones that targeted seniors to be returned since they have failed miserably in one of their most important tasks - to connect to 911 services whenever the handset is out...

Samsung S5050 Introduces AMOLED Display

This summer will be an interesting one, as Samsung will be offering the S5050 handset that will ditch TFT for AMOLED technology, offering users who opt for this low-to-mid range slider a beauty of a screen with vivid colors...

Razer Sphex Announced

Razer is no stranger when it comes to the world of gaming peripherals, and today they are off the blocks with yet another feather to add to their burgeoning cap - the Razer Sphex. What makes this special is...

Sony PS3 Slim And PSP Go Exists

Rumors persist that both the PS3 Slim and PSP Go are actually real items, although they won't be released as planned. The PS3 Slim might not make it in time for an E3 announcement since it wouldn't ship until...

PQI Intelligent Drive i812

If you're going to attend an event where there will be plenty of geeks, then might we suggest dressing up for the occasion with the PQI Intelligent Drive i812? You can choose from cherry blossom pink or royal blue...

Transforming Solar Toy

No idea what this toy is supposed to do for a kid, but hey, at least you won't need to fork out more money from time to time to purchase new batteries so that your little one can continue...

Dell Studio 14z Unveiled

We know that the summer holidays are about to begin for some folks, but Dell reminds you that school life isn't over yet with the new Studio 14z line that targets students who still have at least one more...

Medion Akoya P7700 D Multimedia Desktop PC

Medion aims to make a mark for itself in the multimedia desktop PC world with the Akoya P7700 D model, touting it to offer "advanced performance" for the discerning user. You will find a minimum of 4GB RAM within,...

Trilobot Loves Basking Under The Sun

Now here's something that pays tribute to lifeforms from the olden days - the Trilobot that is solar-powered and fully autonomous, being smart enough to search out for its own juice to make sure that no human master will...

Thermaltake Massive23 Series Notebook Cooler

Thermaltake always aims to reduce the temperature of your computer or notebook with their releases, and here is yet another device that will do its part in keeping your notebook cool - the Massive23 Series notebook cooler! This upscale...

Sony Cyber-shot W180 And W190

Sony's Cyber-shot line has just expanded by a couple more models - the W180 and W190. These will target those who are just starting out in the world of digital photography, offering the following specifications :- 10.1/12.1 effective megapixels...

Shuriken USB Flash Drive

Drive home your point with this Shuriken USB flash drive that holds up to 2GB of data within. Looks deadly from the outside, but one will realize that it isn't meant to kill people but your business competitors as...

Packard Bell iMax Mini

Packard Bell will be rolling out the iMax mini that will be powered by a potent combo of the Intel Atom N230 processor and the NVIDIA ION platform that ought to get your portable graphics worries sorted out. In...

SoftBank AQUOS SHOT 933SH

Seems that our friends staying across the Pacific have all the good stuff, case in point, the Sharp AQUOS SHOT 933SH cellphone that comes with a whopping 10-megapixel CCD camera which is able to support up to ISO 12,800...

MSI Ships X-Slim X340

MSI has begun to ship the X-Slim X340 within the US, where it will set you back by $900. At that price, you can expect to tote the following :- Intel Core 2 Solo 1.4GHz processor 2GB RAM 320GB...

HiFiMAN HM-801 Portable Audio Player

Portable media players (PMPs) these days do come with a pair of built-in speakers, but as many of you can testify, these speakers don't amount to much when it comes to delivering gorgeous sound. The HiFiMAN HM-801 does things...

ECS To Introduce 3 More Notebooks

Computex 2009 will be where ECS introduces a trio of devices, with the ECS T10IL (pictured here) netbook being the first among the three. This model won't weigh more than 1kg, featuring a 10.1" display, a choice of a...

AT&T Craves For Palm Pre

Is AT&T courting trouble by wanting to carry the Palm Pre once the smartphone's exclusivity with Sprint ends? We still don't know what Apple has to say to this should it happen and the Palm Pre having moved tons...

Shinco SK622plus PMP

Now here's a portable media player (PMP) that you won't mind carrying around - the Shinco SK622plys that measures a mere 8mm thin, making us wonder whether it is safe to place this in our pants pockets without fear...

Odin 99 Buddha Phone

Who would've thought that phones would get a religious overtone? Well, the Odin 99, also know as the Buddha Phone, is one such handset for obvious reasons - it allows devotees to carry an altar in their pocket. Coming...

Nixie Clock With GPS

Nixie clocks are cool, but this one takes the cake despite sporting 60s-era Eastern European IN-14 time-telling tubes as it features a serial GPS receiver to make sure that the accuracy of time is immaculately kept to the dot....

Blu Electronic Cigarettes To Help You Quit

Know someone or even yourself who wants to quit the smoking habit? Well, perhaps the Blu Electronic Cigarettes could help you out, as they rely on nicotine cartridges that contain an atomizer which vaporizes the nicotine to give you...

Thinkware ES300 Portable Navigation System

Folks living in Korea will be able to get hold of the latest portable navigation system from Thinkware, the ES300. You can choose from various models that come with different capacities, ranging from 2GB to 4GB and 8GB. Apart...

SplitFish Has New Controllers At E3

E3 might have toned down from the yesteryear editions, but that doesn't mean there isn't anything cool to check out each time it rolls into town. For this year's E3, we're looking forward to a couple of new products...

Rubiks Cube Goes 21st Century

You know the saying - if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Here's a Rubik's Cube that makes sure you can't cheat by peeling off the stickers and placing them in their new positions, especially when each individual square...

Xbox 360 Gamepad Resembles SNES Traits

At first glance, this looks like a bastard child of an arcade box and a SNES, but in reality it is a custom Xbox 360 gamepad that was specially created to cater to those who love fighting games, especially...

Universal Remote Control Massages

Now who would've thought that something like a universal remote control could do more than just gain command of more devices and appliances in the house than you can shake a stick at? The Universal Remote Control you see...

Microsoft Windows 7 Touch Pack

Microsoft will further increase the functionality of their upcoming Windows 7 operating system by announcing a new Touch Pack for Windows 7 that comprises of a bunch of multitouch applications. Three of these will be Surface apps, while another...

20 Android Phones To Hit The Market

According to Google/Android's Andy Rubin, the Internet search giant hopes to see p to 20 new Android-powered handsets make their debut this year, with 8 to 9 manufacturers jumping aboard the bandwagon. This gives an average of 2 handsets...

Nike+iPod Modded To Unlock Doors

It will take a fair bit of time before those cool, sliding doors with befuddling locks from sci-fi movies make their way to the real world, but until that day arrives some time in the future, we will just...

May 27, 2009

Alarm Clock Carpet

Now here's a fun project for you to do during the upcoming summer holidays - the Alarm Clock Carpet sees a standard carpet being fitted with the guts of an alarm clock, where the latter's circuit switch has been...

XM25 Individual Air Burst Weapon

Remember the shoulder-mounted weapon that we see in the Predator movies? Well, the US military has already achieved something like that in the form of the XM25 Individual Air Burst Weapon. This will most probably be the shoulder-fired weapon...

RIO Lighted Shower

Ah, there is nothing quite like taking a nice, refreshing bath after a long day at work, and the RIO Lighted Shower just made things all the more relaxing in your home. It comes with 96 programmable LEDs of...

Active Media SSD Upgrade Kit For Netbooks

Own a netbook and want to throw in the flexibility SSD performance? Let Active Media Products help with their netbook SSD upgrade kit which offers another 16GB or 32GB of internal memory. That doesn't amount to much, but it...

Vertu Constellation Vivre Collection

Vertu is back with their new Constellation Vivre Collection that was inspired and co-designed by Vertu’s brand ambassador, Michelle Yeoh. According to the Malaysian starlet, “For me, a Vertu phone is the ultimate accessory. So I really loved working...

Palm Pre Could Get Push Gmail

Push Gmail - now that's a thought. It seems as though this could happen with the Palm Pre, under the "As items arrive" option in one's Gmail account. What do you think - life doesn't really need push email...

OWC Mercury On-The-Go Pro Gets Connectivity Options

Folks who are about to pick up the Mercury On-The-Go Pro from OWC can choose from a variety of interfaces for them to hook up their hard drive to, including USB 2.0, FireWire 400 or FireWire 800. It ain't...

Electrolux Rendez-Vous Concept

Electrolux Global Design has managed to deliver a new method for all to be included in family celebrations, courtesy of the Rendez-Vous concept interactive table that comes with a high-tech kitchen integrated within. This concept design comes with an...

JVC Xiview LT-42WX70

JVC has come up with a new LCD TV monitor known as the Xiview LT-42WX70, a 42" 120Hz 1080p model which is aimed squarely at digital imaging professionals and enthusiasts who dabble with high-end digital SLR cameras. What makes...

Scratch DJ Controller

At long last, the Scratch: The Ultimate DJ Numark-inspired controller is out, offering a free-spinning, touch-sensitive turntable on the left alongside five Akai Pro MPC-style drum pad triggers located right next to the cross-fader on the right. It is...

Eve Ensler at D7: "Blood Coltan" in Congo

This week, Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher are hosting the D7 conference in San Diego and today, Kara Swisher interviewed Eve Ensler, playwright of the “The Vagina Monologues” and the founder of V-Day, a global movement to end violence...

Seiko Epson About OLED: Bigger is Better

Not actual photo Don't be alarmed by the number of display related news, there's SID display week going on in Texas. Over there, Seiko Epson has announced that they have made some good progress on the manufacturing process used to...

HP Virtual Tech Museum Contest

Today, HP launched its Virtual Tech Museum and hope to build an extensive virtual vintage gadget collection with the help of all nostalgic geeks who did not get rid of their grand mother's computers and communication devices. To accelerate...

Samsung S5050: Slightly Intriguing Design

The Samsung S5050 doesn't have much to show off in its specifications: it is a plain-vanilla phone with EDGE data rates, Bluetooth, FM radio and a 3.2MP camera that can save photos on a MicroSDHC (8GB max) card. That...

AT&T Starting 3.5G Network Ahead of iPhone Gen 3. Hints Support for UMA?

AT&T just announced that it plans to upgrade its network to faster High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) 7.2Mbps technology starting now and going well into 2011. Of course you will notice that this coincide with the arrival of the...

Macbook Updated and Bundled with iPod For Back To School Season

Apple is already busy preparing the back to school period with its usual free iPod (select models) with a Mac purchase in the form of an iPod discount of: $229 for the iPod Touch and Classic $199 on the...

Canonical Makes Android Apps Run on Ubuntu, Might Open New Market

Photo by Scott James Remnant Software developer Canonical wants to make Android apps (designed for phones) run on Ubuntu, a desktop variant of Linux. You can effectively think of it as an Android emulator and it is at the prototype...

LG Launches DTXTR, an SMS Slang Translator For Parents

SMS users have their own language to cut down on the number of keystrokes required to send a message and DTXTR has been designed by LG to "translate" text messages riddled with acronyms and sms-slang to conventional language. The...

Metal Gear 'Next' Coming to E3 - Viral Teasers & Official site

Konami has started to seriously generate buzz around what seems to be an upcoming Metal Gear title. From the material that's out there, it looks like we're back in the cold-war era, which is the timeframe for MGS3: Snake...

Samsung Gloss Coming From US Cellular

US Cellular and Samsung have teamed up to being the Samsung Gloss fashion phone that is clearly aimed to cater to those who prefer form over function. It resembles a makeup compact, featuring a square design that measures an...

iPod Shuffle 3G Clone

The iPod range has been victims of counterfeits and clones for quite some time already, and this time round we have the iPod Shuffle 3G being faked by something that looks clearly large enough to be an iPod nano...

LG 3D LCD Display Unveiled

LG has just released its latest full HD 3D LCD display that brings 23" of 3D goodness right smack in the middle of your living room, alongside double the brightness of a standard 3D LCD display - giving LG...

Flexible Snake Scope USB Camera

Can't figure out where your coins went under the sofa? What about stuff behind the cabinet that has been accumulated over the years? The Flexible Snake Scope USB camera comes in handy here, as it features dual white LEDs...

Gigga Clam Offers Protection On Beach

Going to the beach is supposed to be a fun time for all and sundry, but with the crime rate rising these days, it wouldn't hurt to take extra precaution by keeping watch over your possessions while the rest...

Rogers To Offer 6GB Data Plan

A 6GB data plan sounds good, but it seems as though this will be available only to those who are picking up an Android-powered handset. The 6GB data plan is going for $30 monthly, and ought to be more...

Samsung S5200 Is Now Official

Once paraded as an up-and-coming handset nearly two months ago, Samsung has gone official with their S5200 that will offer the following specifications :- 2.1" QVGA display Bluetooth connectivity Samsung DNSe audio technology Integrated FM radio Video and audio...

LaCie Announces Designer USB Hubs

LaCie has flirted with designer external hard drives before, and here they are with a couple of designer USB hubs which were specially developed for mobility and desktop convenience, going by the names LaCie Core4 and LaCie Core7. The...

CM Storm Sentinel Advance Gaming Mouse

Mention gaming mice and most people would think about Logitech, Microsoft or Razer, but how many of you out there have heard about CM Storm? Ready or not, they're readying their soon-to-be-released Sentinel Advance gaming grade mouse. Looks pretty...

Samsung Flexible AMOLED Prototype

Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) has successfully developed a spanking new 6.5" flexible AMOLED prototype that is currently on parade at the SID 2009 in San Antonio. According to SMD, this prototype is the most flexible one they're done so...

Thermaltake Level 10 Extreme Gaming Station Chassis

You know Thermaltake is serious about cementing their position at the top of the industry when they release a chassis known as Level 10 Extreme Gaming Station. It will be unveiled at Computex 2009 early next month, where it...

Sanyo Waterproof Xacti DMX-WH1E Launched

Sanyo Japan has just launched the Sanyo Waterproof Xacti DMX-WH1E to celebrate the 5th anniversary of the camera. While it is being handled by a lovely lady, that doesn't mean it comes with all the bells and whistles that...

Samsung m850 Dash

The Samsung m850 Dash was quietly leaked out, and there are many questions surrounding this device. Could it possibly be the next to take over the Instinct S30, or could it be the equivalent of the Instinct for the...

Radar Tacho RDS II

Sports enthusiasts, especially runners and joggers will find that having a pedometer is crucial to marking their progress in their training schedule, but here's one for those who want nothing but the best - the Radar Tacho RDS II....

Thanko USB Underwater Video Camera

Thanko is noted for their range of weird and wonderful gadgets, and the latest in a long line would be the USB Underwater Video Camera. If you're thinking that you can start to record your own National Geographic-class underwater...

GM OnStar Automatic Crash Response Technology

GM has announced its OnStar Automatic Crash Response technology that is able to transmit "basic telemetry from a crash, including GPS location, the crash's severity, and whether the car's airbags deployed." This new tool is known as Injury Severity...

Softbank 930N Phone

Japan has the coolest average phones hands-down compared to any other country around the world, and one of the latest releases would be the Softbank 930N from NEC. This slim clamshell handset offers not only Wi-Fi connectivity, it also...

iBUYPOWER Battalion 101 CZ-10 Premium Gaming Notebook

Folks who are looking out for a spanking new gaming notebook to use on their travels might want to check out iBUYPOWER's latest addition, the Battalion 101 CZ-10. You definitely won't find this notebook lacking when it comes to...

HP Recalls 15,000 Batteries

Looks like there is yet another recall exercise, and this time it will involve HP and 15,000 batteries in notebooks that have made their way across China. According to Reuters, these lithium-ion cells have been known to overheat, and...

Koyono Chill Pill

Want to increase your Apple accessory line? Do so with the Chill Pill from Koyono - this device plays nice not only with iPods and iPhones, it will also work with notebooks and other compatible devices. Composed of two...

Canon Eos 5D Mark II Gets Manual Exposure Control

Manual exposure control for video recording, that is. While it doesn't offer any autofocus or stuff of that sort, at least the latest firmware update from Canon will be free, targeting the EOS 5D Mark II that empowers users...

UrbanDaddy Nightlife iPhone App Sponsored by Lexus

Another day another location focused application... UrbanDaddy is an email magazine and digital publisher of local lifestyle and entertainment information and today, it launched its first iPhone application "The Next Move” sponsored by Lexus. It helps hipsters find the...

Skyfire 1.0 Has Launched

The Skyfire team has been working on polishing its web browser before the 1.0 milestone that just launched now. From the version 0.9, Skyfire has improved the user interface (the zoom+scroll in particular), search and even power consumption. Windows Mobile...

Zhiing: Location Based Messaging for All Smartphones

No sign up is required to get this free downloadable application that allows users to send their location to their contacts via text (Zhiing)messages. When at a restaurant, you can send your location to a friend and he /...

Zune HD Announced Officially

Guess who's back....back again? The Zune HD has finally made it to mainstream consciousness after drifting in and out of reality via a bunch of rumors on the Internet. No sir, this isn't a phone like some of you...

May 26, 2009

Three New HP Mini Introduced: Mini 110 XP, Mini 110 Mi and Mini 1101

HP is adding more Netbooks to its HP Mini series to reach as prices as low as $279.99 and to add features like 3G wireless networking on the more expensive ones. Note that Windows XP minis come with 1GB of memory,...

iRobot Patents a Corner-Friendly Roomba

We've been using a Roomba and a Scooba in the office for some time and it's true that they are having a hard-time with corners. Fortunately, there are few corners and they are quite small in surface. However, iRobot's...

iRiver P35 Officially Coming This Fall

Dapreview points out that a P35 teaser has appeared on iRiver's website (on the right in the photo). Because the player had an integrated digital TV tuner that is not supported by any U.S broadcast, it was believed that...

Sanyo Xacti VPC-TH1 Review

In-depth review by Karsten Lemm When U.S. television switched to broadcasting in high-definition, many shows were forced to change their production design: HD images are so crisp and clear that any blemish on the set – paint jobs, cracks...

Kindle 3 Spoof

CollegeHumor has put together a cool Kindle Spoof about what the Kindle 3 would be and they think that reading isn't sexy... jump to their video....

Wood Log iPod Speaker

Depending on the style of your interior, this wood log iPod Speaker might or might not fit, but it is fair to say that everyone will take a closer look at least once. If you wonder, it is made...

iPod nano 5G Revealed?

ilounge believes that this images represents the changes to be implemented in the iPod nano 5G (5th generation) will be. The screen has a slightly different aspect ratio and is not tactile (makes sense, it is so small). The...

Data DLI 8400 Rugged UMPC

Do you happen to work in environments that are less-than-ideal when it comes to sensitive computing equipment? Data Ltd. has the perfect fodder in the form of the Intel Atom-powered DLI 8400 UMPC. This model is rugged enough to...

Mac Clone Maker Psystar Goes Bankrupt

Psystar, a company that was selling Mac OS compatible computers has filed for bankruptcy protection in California. Psystar says that financial woes pushed it to file for chapter 11. Some believe that its financial backers do not believe that...

Powerbrella Helps Juice Up Gadgets

This is an idea that has just been sitting around, waiting to be executed, and we're glad that the day has arrived. We're talking about the Powerbrella, a patio umbrella that does more than just keep you cool from...

Celeron Hits 8.1GHz In Speed Count

Call the silicon cops! Extreme overclockers at Madshrimps have outdone themselves this time by pushing a 3.2GHz Celeron 352 processor all the way to touch 8.1GHz - the second highest clock speed recorded in the HWBot CPU-Z rankings to...

Moblin v2.0 Beta Released (Operating System)

The slick-looking Moblin OS for netbooks has been released in its Beta 2.0 form. We mentioned it last week when it was shown for the first time, but now people can try it for themselves. Moblin 2.0 is probably...

Sony Bravia Postcard Service

Sony has a spanking new Bravia Postcard service that is pretty much self explanatory - it allows users to send virtual message cards from compatible handsets to Internet connected Bravia TV sets. Sounds more like a novelty than anything...

NoPoPo Lantern

Talk about going green in Japan - this compact LED lantern/flashlight device will be equipped with a NoPoPo battery that doesn't require a power outlet to juice up. Heck, it can rely on plain old water once the power...

Mattel MindFlex Powered By Your Brain

Don't think that the Brain Age is the bomb when it comes to testing the power of your gray matter - if you want to go one up on Professor X, then the MindFlex from Mattel that is slated...

Nintendo Power Glove Controls Other Games

Don't think that the Nintendo Power Glove is but an outdated piece of hardware - no sir, Matt Mechtley thought otherwise by tweaking his ancient Nintendo Power Glove to include Arduino and Bluetooth connectivity, allowing it to play with...

Ovi Store Off to a Rocky Start

Over the week-end, we have received word from several countries that Nokia's Ovi Store had finally open and experienced a few network problems - due to the success of the store, says Nokia. Shortly after launching the Ovi Store...

Palm & Sprint: We Can't Afford To Sell The Pre To The Wrong Customers

This phrase is reportedly coming from a Pre Launch Guide that has leaked. Conclusion: in addition to getting up early to get one of the 4 units available at your local Best buy, you will also have to make...

Olympus Stylus TOUGH: Everything-Proof Videos

For the past few weeks, Olympus has been posting hilarious videos with kids trying to destroy the "virtually indestructible" Stylus TOUGH camera. check out the latest one titled "The Best of the Tests", it is a recap of the worst...

Motorola First To Release Android Phone In South Korea

Motorola will be first off the blocks to offer an Android-powered handset in South Korea, where it will hit that part of the world sometime in early 2010. That's still some ways off, so we don't have nary a...

Samsung Yuna-Themed Haptic Phone

This girl doesn't look too happy that she's in possession of a Samsung handset that was themed after her. For those who are not in the know, she is Korean figure skater Yuna Kim, and this haptic handset will...

MM-100i Inspired By MashiMaro

The MM-100i you see here is a handset that was inspired by the uber cute Korean rabbit known as MashiMaro, and we're pretty sure this is one cellphone you won't show off but are forced to use because that...

Amazon Kindle 2 In-Depth Review

By Simon Barber* I have just spent a week with a Kindle 2 Amazon lent me to review. Tomorrow I have to send it back and will be sorry to see it go. I am fairly certain that I...

ECO Jetski Goes Electric

As conventional wisdom goes, water and electricity don't mix too well, but the new ECO Jetski is an electric jetski by EcoWatercraft. Why electric? Well, jetskis have been rated as the top pollutants to water in the US alone,...

Samsung Releases C5510 And S6700

Samsung might have some pretty high end phones on the market for the masses, but they've got their bases covered with entry level handsets as well, with the introduction of the C5510 and S6700. The former (placed left in...

LG LH55 Series Starts To Ship

LG's latest jewel in their crown, the LH55 series of LCD HDTVs, have started to ship after making their debut at CES earlier this year. This new line will merge advanced 240Hz technology within the sleek, modern silhouette for...

Toshiba Keeps Eyes Peeled On The Road

Road safety seems to require less and less of effort from the driver these days, and the latest development from Toyota eschews that point perfectly. This system comes with a camera mounted on top of the steering wheel, where...

Hitachi Unveils New LCD HDTV Lines

Hitachi is back with a bang, offering new LCD HDTV product lines comprised of the UltraVision and Alpha series. The former will feature top of the line picture quality, the latest 1080p technology, support for up to 8 High...

NEC NC2500S-A Digital Cinema Projector

NEC is no stranger when it comes to projectors, and here's their latest effort - the NEC NC2500S-A digital cinema projector that targets extremely high end markets, featuring a new technical enhancement within that enables 3D content to utilize...

Roxio Easy VHS To DVD For Mac

How many of you out there still have VHS tapes in your collection? For those who answered in the affirmative, isn't it time you kept up with the times by transferring all those analog content onto the DVD format?...

Possible iPod nano 5G Cases

Apple is pretty good at keeping their secrets, well, secret, so it doesn't hurt to imagine what the fruity company is up to next. Here is a snapshot of what the iPod nano 5G will look like, featuring a...

Toshiba Biblio Ebook Reader

The Amazon Kindle and its sequel have made a noticeable mark in the lives of many, while promoting the idea that it is effective and can turn a profit. This has prompted KDDI and Toshiba to team up, delivering...

iTab MacBook Project

Touchscreen MacBook projects won't surprise anyone these days, so it is time to raise the ante with the iTab active-digitizer MacBook which requires you to meld both a Wacom Intuos tablet and a first generation MacBook that plods along...

Ghostwire Helps You Track Down Dead People

Love alll things supernatural? It ought to be time to get yourself a Nintendo DSi then, as Sweden-based development studio A Different Game is working on a new title known as Ghostwire. This game will require you to track...

Sharp Solar Module Charges Phones

Sharp could be on to the next big thing here with their integrated Solar Module that can juice up your handset wherever you go. This module is also known as the LR0GC02, and was recently made available for the...

MP3 CLOCK DX

Did you just break your alarm clock because you threw it against the wall due to the irritating din that provoked your anger first thing in the morning? Well, the MP3 Clock DX ought to prevent taht from happening...

Sensaris Working On Bluetooth Wireless Sensors

It is without a doubt that air pollution is one of the major health hazards when one moves from the countryside to the city, and Sensaris from Europe aims to help residents within the city monitor the overall air...

DIY Motion Activated Alarm

[John] used some of his spare time to work on a motion-activated alarm that will definitely appeal to those who grew up on a steady diet of Super Mario Bros. - after all, the Mario Bros. theme will play...

AT&T Leaks More Handsets

AT&T isn't too big on security as they have leaked even more information on upcoming handsets - the Samsung Pivot, the Samsung Trinity and the Pantech Aladdin in addition to Option 393 and Triple Lindy data cards. The first...

VR-NC200 Digital Voice Recorder

The VR-NC200 digital voice recorder is the latest model to hit the Land of the Rising Sun, and despite weighing just 26 grams while measuring 50mm x 90mm x 6.5mm, it can hold up to 35 hours of audio...

Sony Walkman W-NWD-W202

You don't carry around a Walkman these days as you do a couple of decades ago - this time, you wear it - just like how the Sony Walkman W-NWD-W202 is supposed to hang around your neck. This wearable...

NEC VersaPro UltraLite Type VS Is Lightest In The World

At least that's what NEC claims, with the VersaPro UltraLite Type VS tipping the scales at a mere 725 grams, making it 100 grams lighter than previous models. The innards are stored within a high strength and lightweight magnesium...

LumiTop Sophia

Can't think of a dress to that cocktail party where you want to impress anyone who lays their eyes on you? We don't think you can go wrong with the LumiTop Sophia, a shimmery white dress that offers a...

Nokia Makes Ovi Marketplace Available

Nokia has released its Ovi marketplace without much fanfare, offering Symbian users around the world to have an an app store that they can call their own. Initial impressions are pretty favorable, especially with its attractive easy-to-use interface alongside...

Sony Vaio P Now Comes With Windows XP

Better late than never, and it is nice to see Sony executives realize that the Sony Vaio P doesn't really perform well with Windows Vista, so they've decided to remedy the situation with the new Vaio P50 that will...

Dell Offers Ubuntu In Studio XPS 13

Dell aims to please this time round with the Studio XPS 13 coming with the option of having the Linux-based Ubuntu operating system pre-loaded. Apart from the change in operating system, you can expect key specifications to remain similar...

Cereal And Spoon USB Flash Drive

We've covered gimmicky USB flash drives in the past (with the sushi ones being the most popular), so why not introduce something with a little more Western in terms of taste and design? Enter the Cereal and Spoon USB...

Diamond Studded Nokia E71

Here's one for rappers as well as those who love walking around with plenty of bling in their pockets - the diamond-studded Nokia E71 from Continental Mobiles. Exclusively hand-tailored in England, it comes with an added advantage over a...

Human-RH Digital Photo Frame

Human-RH of Korea has released a couple of digital photo frames under the HDPF line which not only does the usual thing, displaying slideshows of your favorite digital photos, it also features DMB support to help you want TV...

Microsoft Wants To Limit Netbook Size

Wait a minute here - isn't Microsoft already doing so? Well, they've come up with standards for their next generation operating system, Windows 7, limiting its use in netbooks to 10.2" at best from the original 12.1" as agreed...

Lesance BTO CLG629 Notebook

If you happen to live in Japan and want your very own BTO (Built To Order) notebook, then might we recommend the Lesance BTO CLG629? You won't be disappointed with the internal specifications as stated below :- Intel Core...

Mazda Upgrades RX-8

The RX-8 has certainly done its predecessor, the RX-7 proud, and Mazda now thinks it is time to include a fair number of upgrades to the platform. All standard equipment has been upgraded for the passengers' comfort and convenience,...

Lenovo OPhone O1 In Action

While the world is gearing up to give the Palm Pre and new iPhone a warm welcome, let us not forget that Lenovo has their OPhone O1 as well that will be powered by Lenovo’s own Android-customized OMS (Open...

Dotz Cable Identifiers

We are still some ways off from a totally wireless lifestyle, and the Dotz Cable Identifiers will come in handy for folks who have a fair number of peripherals sharing a single computer - after all, these reusable colored...

Archos Offers Free DVR Station

Amazon hopes to move more and more 250GB Archos 5 Internet Media Tablets by throwing in a free $100 DVR Station with each purchase of the former. Sounds like a bargain, although we're not sure how many people would...

Lenovo C300 All-In-One Desktop

Lenovo engineers must have tried to think of another way to build a netbook when one of them came up with the idea of cramming the innards of a netbook into an all-in-one desktop. The C300 all-in-one desktop joins...

iXing Digital Audio Player

Now here's a conceptual digital audio player that you will find interesting - it comes in the form of a vitamin pill, and is aptly called the Vitamin. It supports both MP3 and WMA file formats, features a seven...

Asus Eee PC 1000HV Heads For The City Of Seven Hills

Asus certainly isn't going to retire the Eee PC brand anytime soon, with their latest iteration, the Eee PC 1000HV hitting Italy via the online store known as Computer Discount. What does the Eee PC 1000HV have which is...

Turbo Water Jet Broom

Brooms are handy when it comes to sweeping away all the dirt in a home, but here's a broom that would be better suited outdoors when it comes to clearing your driveway of stains and clumps of dirt. The...

Portable Shower Concept

Summer is here, so it is time to hit the great outdoors. All those sweaty activities might be fun, but they sure as heck leave you sweaty and sticky (not to mention stinky for those with a BO problem!)....

BlackBerry 9630 Manual Leak

There is no official BlackBerry 9630 out in the market just yet, but we now have a leak of the user guide - guess that's just about it before it is officially released, having leaked images as well as...

May 25, 2009

Motorola Heron And Sawgrass

Motorola hasn't bought the farm just yet, where they will be rolling out a couple more smartphones from AT&T in the near future. We have the Android-powered Heron which will hopefully take off like its namesake, equipped with quad-band...

Verizon To Offer HTC Touch Pro2 Too

Verizon will join the ranks of T-Mobile, Sprint and AT&T in the US to offer the upcoming HTC Touch Pro2 smartphone, although we don't know much about its release date as well as pricing details. This information was leaked...

Shuttle Does Slim PCs

Shuttle has always been a proponent of small form factor PCs that do not lack a punch in processing power, and this time round will be introducing a couple of Embedded Slim-series systems, the XS92 and XS92F at the...

LG KU4000 Business Phone

Want to get all serious with your cell phone? Well, LG allows you to do so if you don a business suit to work each day, with the LG-KU4000 being the latest business-oriented handset in that part of the...

Lenovo IdeaPad U350

Lenovo's latest IdeaPad, the U350 might not be the most powerful in its class like the IdeaPad S12, but it does offer an extremely svelte form factor that will have you wipe drool off the floor (for some, anyways)....

DIY Katamari Controller

Katamari Damacy was a unique game by its own, and probably way ahead of its time that if it were to be released today, chances are it will come with a controller of its own. Well, here's a DIY...

HTC Lancaster Will Be Android Powered

AT&T hasn't let out too much concerning its range of Android-powered handsets, but the carrier does have plans to make a notable splash in the game. The HTC Lancaster is a QWERTY slider handset that will come with triband...

Nokia Has Plans For Rover

Nokia doesn't seem as though they're about to give up on their Internet tablet range by working on a successor to the N810, where it will be known as the Rover. The Rover is tipped to be announced sometime...

Sanyo Has New Gorilla In-Dash Navigation Systems

Sanyo's in-dash car navigation systems seem to be pretty big in the Land of the Rising Sun, and they have just released a couple more models in the form of the NVA-GS1609FT and NVA-GS1409DT, which will be equipped with...

Windry Boot Drier

Check out the Windry Boot Drier concept device that works pretty much like many other shoe and boot driers, albeit this one comes in a space age design that will definitely appeal to post-modernist urbanites. It functions by directing...

New Yorker Cover: Finger Painting on an iPhone

Every day, the dead tree publications become more digital, so does the New Yorker which appointed artist Jorge Colombo to paint its cover using Brushes, an application for the iPhone. He drew the magazine cover with his fingers while...

Lenovo's IdeaPad S12: The Most Powerful Netbook In Its Class

The super-cute Lenovo IdeaPad S12 just earned the title of most powerful 12" Netbook (told you it was coming). Thanks to its NVIDIA Ion chipset, the IdeaPad S12 can play 1080p HD content at full speed on its 12" display...

May 24, 2009

Rumor Nokia N900 Coming Out In July

The rumor of the day is about the upcoming Nokia Tablet named (temporarily?) Nokia N900. We've seen some screenshots of Maemo running on it last week and this time, the leak is about the hardware specifications. With exactly one...

ZuneX Fails To Make Us Believe

A picture of a ZuneX (for Zune-Xbox) devices started circulating, but despite the appearances, we don't believe for a second that Microsoft is behind this -or that the device exists for that matter. For one, all the pictures scream...

Hitachi Wooo 720p Mobile Phone In The Wild

Despite what KDDI says, we think that the Samsung OMNIA HD was the first phone to shoot 720p videos, but look at the camcorder-esque design of the Wooo! In fact, we've shown it to you on Jan 29, but...

Four Blackberry Coming to AT&T: Pearl 3G, Gemini, Onyx, Magnum

Oops, AT&T has leaked some information about upcoming Blackberry phones. The specifications are now out of the box, but the pricing and launch dates are still subject to speculation, but the Onyx will be the expensive one, while the...

Sony a500 and a550 Leaked From A Sony Website. Will They Record HD Video?

An eagle-eyed user has noticed that the Sony a500 and a550 references were in a listbox that is part of a camera registration process. There are actually four references: DSLRA500, DSLRA500S, DSLRA550, DSLRA550S. At the moment, there's not much...

 
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