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June 26, 2009

PS3, Xbox 360 Price Drop Rumor - Again

There's a huge interest in a potential price drop because games are getting increasingly better (and nicer) on Sony's platform. However, for all the past predictions of a price drop, nothing really showed up. All the pre-E3 rumors were...

BlackBerry 9000 Michael Jackson Theme

There are countless millions around the world mourning for the recently deceased King of Pop, and if you're one of those hysterical Michael Jackson fans who scream and faint at the mere mention of his name, here's a little...

Nokia And Motorola Phones Leaked

A couple of yet unannounced handsets, the Nokia 6790 Mako and Motorola VE440 Cadbury (no, it doesn't come with any milk chocolate exterior) have recently been approved by the Bluetooth SIG, hence making it semi-official. The former will be...

Coolc908 Sony Ericsson Clone

Another day, another cloned handset - this one even sports the Sony Ericsson name clearly on the Coolc908 handset itself. Don't expect this to be a Walkman player extraordinaire, as it comes with some paltry specifications including a 2"...

Nunu X05 Portable Media Player

Newman has made available its Nunu X05 portable media player that comes with the following :- 2GB internal memory 1.5" display screen 78.8mm × 39.7mm × 7.4mm AMV video support WMA, MP3, APE audio support Voice recording capability Well,...

MiLi Pro iPhone Projector

The iPhone might come with a generally large display, but sometimes you want to view movies on the big screen even when alone. Guess this is where devices like the MiLi Pro LCOS, LED-driven projector comes in, playing nice...

Intelligent Hose Helps Save Planet

Water consumption can be quite tricky when it comes to different households that have their own priorities. Some people can't be bothered to fix a leaking faucet, while others will look for every opportunity to recycle water. The Measuring...

AUO Offers Super Thin Touchscreen Display

AUO paraded its 3" touchscreen display at the recently concluded Display Taiwan 2009 event, and what made this presentation special was the fact that the display itself measured a mere 2.7mm thin. Now that makes it the world's first...

Elevating Wheelchair Concept

Now here's a design that will definitely go down well with those who are less able-bodied in getting around - the Elevating Wheelchair concept that is smart enough to alternate between sitting and standing modes. This electric-powered wheelchair could...

PogoPlug Works With Macs Now

PogoPlug has just revealed that they now support the Journaled HFS+ file system that is commonly used by Mac OS X. Whenever hooked to a user's network, the device will add network access to USB external drives or memory...

Altec Lansing OMNI Speakers (Concept)

What looks like tall vases that flank the TV are actually Altec Lansing OMNI speakers which boasts heavy construction to ensure lesser vibrations and superior sound quality. Each of these speakers will hold a woofer, a mid-range speaker and...

Motorola To Develop iDEN Android Phone

Motorola looks set to be the first company in the world to release an iDEN Android-powered phone currently known as Opus 1. This handset will feature Wi-Fi connectivity with voice supported through iDEN networks. It would be interesting to...

Garmin Announces Dakota 10 And Dakota 20 GPS Systems

Garmin has just rolled out a couple of new handheld GPS navigators - the Dakota 10 and Dakota 20 which will feature a high-sensitivity GPS receiver, worldwide basemap and color touchscreen display, all crammed into a compact, waterproof device...


Acer H235H LCD Display

Acer has released its latest LCD display - the H235H monitor that offers cinematic quality in a sleek new design. Available from next month onwards, this 23" LCD display will come with the following to make sure your computer...

Microsoft To Offer Windows 7 On USB Flash Drive

Microsoft is flirting with the idea of offering its upcoming Windows 7 operating system on USB flash drives, enabling upgrades to be made easier for machines without optical drives. Sounds pretty good to us, but it still remains to...

Bandai Doraemon My Communication Robot

Bandai has come up with a brand new My Communication Robot that is in the form of Doraemon. This 16.5cm tall robot boasts 11 features that makes it more intelligent than just a dumb toy, where there are temperature...

Sony Silver Dual Shock 3 Controller Now Official

Sony has made it official - the silver colored Dual Shock 3 controller has made its way to the US after being a Japan-only exclusive for quite some time already. Granted, you now have silver and black to choose...

Orange Concept Solar Tent

Telecom giant Orange has come up with a concept solar tent that will debut at this year's Glastonbury music festival in the UK. Needless to say, this is pretty much a self-explanatory concept that helps juice up devices plugged...

Buffalo Ministation Metro Portable Hard Drive

Buffalo is a well known name when it comes to external storage solutions, and today we have the Ministation Metro portable hard drive which arrives in black, red and white colors. You can store up to 500GB worth of...

ZINNET CinemaCube HD Media Player

ZINNET has lifted the veil on their latest HD media player known as the CinemaCube, where this device aims to take centerstage in your living room by enabling the downloading of BitTorrent programs. This $89.99 device will hook up...

Nextar Releases 43LT Nav Unit

Nextar has rolled out its 43LT nav unit that offers free live traffic updates alongside fancy 3D graphics. Apart from that, you will benefit from a 4.3" display alongside 1.6 million points of interest, an SD memory card slot,...

T-Mobile myTouch 3G Landing in August 5? (Javascript Leak)

We already said that the T-Mobile myTouch 3G will be available for pre-orders on July 8th and will ship to those who pre-ordered on July 29. We also know that the phone will be available in retail store in...

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Apple Now Owns 9.5% Of The iPhone Graphics Processor Design Firm

Apple went from owning 3.6% of Imagination Technologies to owning 9.5% (this is the maker of the PowerVR graphics architecture found in the iPhone) thanks to a recent round of share acquisition (2.2M shares). Interestingly, Intel also owns about 16% of...

Zune HD To Be Priced at $250 and More Rumors

Take this with a grain of salt: neowin has an interview with a "reliable inside source" that claims that the 16GB Zune will be priced at $250-$280. A 32GB might be in the works and storage capacity increase is...

HP Classic Calculators for iPhone

HP calculators remind me of my high school/college days. They were fun to program, could store a reasonable amount of data (for that time) and they did cost a couple of limbs... ouch. If you have already sold your...

June 25, 2009

G4 Organic Multiplayer Gaming Machine

Elektroncek has just released its new G4 Organic multiplayer gaming machines that are almost guarantees to be the main attraction on any gaming floor. These unique gaming machines look otherworldly, as the player is able to choose any game...

Samsung Yuna Kim Special Edition Battery Cover

If you love dressing up your handset to be more than what it actually is, Samsung Electronics has released the Yuna Kim special edition battery covers which were specially designed with patterns that represent Yuna Kim's figure skating pose....

ViewSonic VPC100 All-In-One PC

ViewSonic is more often than not associated with LCD monitors than anything else, and now they have entered the computing business with the ViewSonic VPC100 All-in-One which comes with an 18.5" display, an Intel Atom processor and a relatively...

Acer Unpeturbed By Nokia Netbook Entrance

Acer chairman J.T. Wang isn't too disturbed with rumors of Nokia entering the netbook market, claiming that Acer has the upper hand when it comes to a fight against the Finnish handset vendor. In addition, most PC vendors will...

Airplane USB Hub

Forget about the Cannon USB Hub - here's something else that will theoretically (in real life anyways) cause much more damage in terms of payload - the Airplane USB hub. Strangely enough, the Airplane USB hub also sports the...

DS Transformers Case

Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen is already set to be a summer blockbuster hit, and the fever has now arrived in the form of fancy DS cases to keep your DS and DSi protected from shards of the Allspark...

Soccer Player USB Flash Drive

The US has had a miraculous run in the current Confed Cup in South Africa, setting up a final that nobody would have expected against Brazil. Well, for folks Stateside who have a penchant for soccer (football to the...

BlackBerry Curve 8530 To Arrive Next Year

Despite initial reports that the BlackBerry Curve 8530 will be available in the US sometime in September/October this year, we have news that it will no longer do so. Apparently, the 8530 Aries was delayed will be arriving sometime...

Samsung Omnia Runs On Android

Now this is blasphemy for purists, but others will take to this hack pretty kindly. Samsung's Omnia is now able to run the Android operating system despite being a Windows Mobile 6.1 handset in the first place. While the...

AdSense For Mobile Applications

In this economic downturn, ad revenues are among the first to be hit, so folks are trying to find various ways to soften the economic blow with other avenues. Why not monetize mobile websites instead? Google has just introduced...

Initial Mintpass Mintpad Impressions

Our friends over at Pocketables have unboxed their Mintpass Mintpad and we have summarized their initial impression of the device that is lodged between a UMPC and netbook category. Great build quality Responsive touchscreen and quality display 1.3-megapixel digital...

Philips HTS8160B Soundbar

Philips has added yet another member to its home theater family with the HTS8160B Soundbar that will comprise of a Blu-ray disc player, integrated speakers and a separate subwoofer. No idea on how much power these speakers are able...

Sharp PW-AC900 Pocket Dictionary

Sharp wants to give you another brain - the PW-AC900 pocket dictionary that comes with a delectable touchpad, making it stand out from the rest of the other electronic dictionaries in the market. The touchpad allows you to draw...

Sony Attaches Premium Price To PSP Go

Sony's recently announced PSP Go looked sleek like any other new device should, but what ticks many people of is the premium one would have to fork out for it compared to the regular PSP-3000. After all, the expensive...

Samsung Omnia II Arriving At Verizon

Verizon Wireless will be carrying the Samsung Omnia II i8000 might sometime as early as next month, and chances are it will sport a white exterior despite having only a black one announced. This rumor doesn't have further details,...

Asus G60 Gaming Notebook

That Asus G60 gaming notebook looks as though it is some sort of Cybertronian lifeform at first glance when closed, and while it ain't that smart and can't transform, it will be able to offer you a decent portable...

Some US Android Handsets Miss Out On HTC Sense UI

The hot new Sense UI won't be making it to your T-Mobile G1 or Vodafone Magic due to one major snag - the same licensing terms that restricted HTC from putting its Microsoft Exchange client as well as other...

iPhone And iPod Touch Get HP Scientific Calculator

Folks who owned the legendary HP 15C Scientific Calculator and the HP 12C Financial Calculator will now be able to enjoy them on the iPhone and iPod touch, and this time round you can also fool around with custom...

Official Wii Star Wars Lightsaber And Clone Trooper Blaster Accessories

Cant' get enough of Star Wars in your life? Wii owners will be pleased to note that the official Star Wars Lightsaber and Clone Trooper Blaster accessories will soon be available, giving you less room for your imagination to...

PhotoFast CR-7100 Converter

PhotoFast has rolled out its latest CR-7100 peripheral to keep shutterbugs happy, as it is a microSDHC to CF converter that can hold a theoretical maximum of 16GB of storage space, giving you the full potential (speed) of a...

iPhone 3GS Induces 400% Uptick In YouTube Mobile Uploads

We can certainly understand that there's nothing like playing with a new gadget and the iPhone 3GS owners, who have been eagerly waiting for the video support, agree. Over the past 5 days, the iPhone 3GS is said (by...

Steve Ballmer Says That Old Media is Dead, CNet Wonders If Microsoft Could Be Next

I spotted an post from Matt Asay on Steve Ballmer's comments about the economic turmoil of offline media, and how that could also apply to Microsoft as well. Here's what Microsoft's CEO has to say: "There won't be newspapers, magazines...

NVIDIA Not Going To Sell Netbooks, Here's Why

Earlier today, there were reports that NVIDIA would sell Netbooks under its own brand, after having them manufactured by another company. Websites cited an "NVIDIA spokesperson" saying that the Netbook would be out in time for the holiday shopping....

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Windows 7 Costs Less Than Vista, Pre-Orders Get A Deep Discount

Microsoft has announced that the Windows 7 pricing will be 8% lower when compared to Vista. So far, there's more enthusiasm towards Windows 7 than there was about Vista. The new OS has slightly better performance, boots faster and...

Zune HD Is Much Thinner Than The iPhone

This video from Engadget shows that the Zune HD is much smaller than the marketing material would let one think. At first sight, one would believe that the Zune HD has the size of a Samsung OMNIA HD or even...

Mvix Ultio Offers Superior Playback Options

Want a media box in your living room that plays nice with just about all video formats available in the market? Well, Mvix has just the thing for you with their Mvix Ultio that offers support for the following...

Nintendo Wii To Get CinemaNow Service

Unfortunately, Sonic Solutions' streaming movie service known as CinemaNow will only be made available for the Nintendo Wii in Japan, which means other territories around the world will still need to stick to purchasing their favorite shows in DVD...

LG Wireless LCD HDTVs

LG has released a couple more wireless LCD HDTVs that are known by the monikers 55LH95 and 55LH93. Both models will boast the company's latest ultrathin LED-backlit sets, measuring a mere 2.48cm thin while cramming in a grand total...

Cannon USB Hub

Do you love or loathe your colleagues? If there are more of them that fall under the latter category, it is time to put your imagination to good use with the Cannon USB hub which features a USB port...

iPhone 3GS PS1 and GBA Emulator Rocks

We know that the "S" suffix in the iPhone 3GS stands for speed, and the engineers at Apple sure as heck weren't kidding when they touted the handset's speed improvement since it is able to handle near flawless emulation...

HP Releases Quartet Of New Desktops

HP is on a roll at the moment having announced four more desktops to join its lineup to keep folks who are looking for a new desktop purchase happy. First of all we have the Pavilion Slimline s5000 that...

Panasonic Firmware Update Locks Out Third Party Batteries

Panasonic seems to have gotten pretty frustrated with manufacturers of third party batteries for their line of digital cameras, and have released a new firmware that somewhat addresses this issue in a somewhat confrontational manner. Here's what OhMyBattery has...

iJector Plays Nice With iPods

Think that your iPhone/iPod touch's display isn't large enough? There is always the iJector iPod projector that helps project your favorite videos onto a white wall somewhere up to 50" in size, coupled with amplified stereo audio and the...

Gateway NV Series

It might be summer now, but Gateway is already looking forward to when schools reopen by offering their NV series of notebooks that boast a minimalist, glossy design with a relatively sturdy barrel hinge alongside touch-sensitive shortcut keys. In...

Porta-Pizza Oven

Check out the Porta-Pizza oven that lets the budding chef in you get to work while you put all the good time spent in a traffic gridlock to good use by baking your own pizza in the process. This...

Adapter Allows Foreign Controllers On Wii

The Nintendo Wii's steam seems to be tapering off these days, and we don't suppose if the following adapter might actually revive interest in the console where it allows one to hook up older (and still working) PS and...

Always Innovating Touch Book Tablet

Always Innovating has released its Touch Book tablet which not only offers a superior touchscreen interface, it comes with a detachable keyboard as well, powered by Linux OS without costing a bomb with its $300 price point. So far...

PQI Cool Drive U360 For Easy Data Transition

Want to send information from one computer over to another but are not in the vicinity of a network to connect to? To make matters worse, the USB flash drive that you're holding doesn't have enough space to carry...

Sony Ericsson VH310 Bluetooth Headset

Sony Ericsson is back with yet another Bluetooth headset in the market - the VH310. This device was specially built to last, featuring enough juice to last around 11 hours of continuous talktime and up to 500 hours of...

Verizon Wireless Offers GPS Unlocked ROM For Samsung Saga

Verizon Wireless is doing pretty well in delivering its promise to unlock GPS capability on its most recent Windows Mobile handsets, starting with the HTC Touch Pro followed by the Samsung Saga, leaving the Samsung Omnia out of the...

Sony Ericsson T715

Sony Ericsson ain't giving up the fight for cellphone dominance despite not being at the top of things, and their latest effort comes in the form of the T715 which ought to satisfy most average cellphone users. Just make...

Windows 7 Pricing Unveiled

First we have the packaging details, and now the pricing. Time to start saving up if you want to bring home a copy of Windows 7 when it is released in due time. Depending on which route you take,...

Silent Mouse EX

Love playing games that kill mice long into the night? I remember those days of Diablo II when leveling up was the only aim in life, and it has resulted in more than a couple of non-functioning mice in...

Verizon Announces HTC Ozone

Verizon Wireless has just rolled out its latest HTC handset that will run Windows Mobile - the Ozone. Using this will further deplete our ozone layer due to the amount of greenhouse gases emitted during the manufacturing and transportation...

Enfren Free Style LED Light

Want to go green when purchasing your next lamp? Enfren of Korea is offering its eco-friendly LED stand light known as Free Style, where it comes with a flexible spring tube that can be adjusted according to the height...

Patriot 3.5-inch SSD/HDD Storage Enclosures

Patriot Memory has recently announced their latest addition to the Convoy series - dual 3.5" HDD/SSD enclosures that boast a complete RAID solution with USB and eSATA connectivity. You can hold either two SSDs and/or hard drives mounted onto...

Dell Mini 10 Lacks TV Tuner

Strangely nough, the Dell Mini 10 which comes with an internal digital TV receiver (ATSC) as a $50 option doesn't seem to be included in the shipments of those who ordered one, and even stranger, the Dell support team...

Shuttle Offers Barebones X50

Shuttle has released their latest X50 all-in-one desktop, following the footsteps of other companies like Asus, MSI and Lenovo which will feature an Intel Atom processor. As with many other Atom-powered computers, this one won't have enough processing muscle...

Coby NB PC1022 Cheapest Netbook

Just when you thought that netbooks could not get any cheaper along comes the Coby NB PC1022 that offers the following - an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB RAM and 160GB of storage space just like any other netbook...

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June 24, 2009

Oven Re-Constructed

Never mind that this concept does not need a piece of the Allspark to come alive as you can always take the Oven Re-Constructed and whip up a delicious meal of your own. The cooktop surface comprises of a...

Spy Camera Keychain

Love capturing shorts of people around you in a discreet manner? The Spy Camera Keychain is the perfect device as it holds 4GB of internal memory, doubling up as a USB flash drive when the need arises. Not only...

Gateway DX And SX PCs Arrive

Gateway's latest DX and SX computers have finally arrived, where the latter will take on a smaller form factor despite packing in the following :- 2.33GHz Intel Core 2 Quad processor GMA X4500 integrated graphics 4GB RAM 640GB hard...

Windows 7 Packaging Revealed

Microsoft has let us take a look at the upcoming Windows 7 packaging which is in tune with the way the big M approaches their product, resulting in a simple clean design that is easy to open, while reducing...

iPhone 3.0 Remote App Supports Apple TV

It doesn't only support Apple TV controls, it also does so with gestures as well for an added dimension of flexibility and freedom compared to the current Apple Remote you're using. According to Tech Crunch, the entire experience is...

Garmin Unveils Free GPS Software Update

Remember the broken Garmin sets we reported about some days back concerning a recent software upgrade? Nice to know that Garmin engineers have not been sleeping, but instead released a free, mandatory GPS software update to correct that particular...

Pentax Optio W80

Pentax has released yet another Optio digital camera known as the Optio W80, and in line with many other consumer electronics, this diminutive shooter measures a mere 1" in thickness despite packing in a 12.1-megapixel sensor, a 5x internal...

RCA Small Wonder HD Camcorder

RCA has released its latest camcorder known as the Small Wonder HD that allows you to capture those memorable moments discreetly. Man has it taken a long time in coming since it was first announced at CES earlier this...

Seagate FreeAgent Go Dock+

Seagate's FreeAgent Go Dock+ is a revised FreeAgent for Mac drives that also comes with a three-port USB hub. Looks like a pretty convenient device to have if your lifestyle is already suited towards the entire FreeAgent Go thingamajic....

Toshiba Announces Quartet Of Satellites

These four new satellites would definitely be overlooked by Soundwave if he were to roam our earth, since they're much smaller than military installations of the same name in outer space, orbiting the earth. The four Satellite models are...

Lenovo IdeaPad S12 Ships In US

Lenovo has begun to ship its IdeaPad S12 nebook in the US, and this model won't differ too much from the rest in the market, sporting an Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor, a resolution of 1,280 x 800, a 160GB...

Samsung To Sell 2 Million LED TVs

Samsung Electronics has managed to shift 400,000 LED TVs worldwide since April, snagging up to 90% of the world's market share, but they aim to surpass that amount fivefold by moving 2 million LED TVs worldwide this year, making...

Wristwatch Style Gaming

Designer Wilson Song has come up with a new way for portable gaming with this new wristwatch-style device that is also capable of holding a pen and a pair of earbuds that are clipped intuitively into the back panel,...

UNDRCRWN Watch

Watches tend to lean between the analog and digital worlds, with the UNDRCRWN watch residing comfortably in the latter faction with a faceplate that is very different from what we've been used to thus far. You get an AM/PM...

Credit Card USB Drive

Most of us are used to the sight of a small dongle hanging out of notebooks and computers, functioning as USB flash drives, but the diminutive number you see here from TopTechProducts was fashioned after a credit card (although...

Nokia Offers More Sales

Nokia aims to gain a larger foothold in the cellphone market by offering a round of sales at their Nokia Flagship Stores in New York and Chicago, where most of these handsets will experience a 30% to 50% discount....

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Twitter To Start Charging

Rumor has it that Twitter might want to harness its extremely large user base and current popularity by charging businesses to verify their accounts - definitely the easy way out when it comes to making a quick profit. After...

Mosquito Alarm Fails In Its Job

Teens are supposed to get irritated by an obnoxious high frequency tone emitted by the "Mosquito" alarm that has been fixed in toilets at Kitashikahama Park in Tokyo’s Adachi ward, but it seems to have been downright ineffective as...

PM-505 Big Button GSM Phone

Want to get something for dad on his birthday? Well, if he hasn't yet picked up one of those handsets for older folks, why not get him the PM-505 Big Button phone if you happen to live in an...

Mio Amber Phone

Mio Technology is more often than not associated with GPS navigation systems, and this time round they will be rolling out a new Windows Mobile 6.5-powered handset known as the Mio Amber. While it hasn't entered the official phase,...

MetroPCS Offers Unlimited International Calling

MetroPCS might be small in terms of carrier size in the US, but we have news that ought to get frequent travelers happy - as long as they reside in areas covered by the MetroPCS signal. There is a...

HP Mini 5101

The HP Mini 5101 is said to usher in the third generation of netbooks as it is one sleek looking machine that targets mobile professionals, coming in a durable chassis made out of a magnesium base and anodized aluminum...

Altec Lansing Expressionist Plus Speakers

Altec Lansing's latest Expressionist Plus Speakers are pretty sleek looking, and can function as your all round, typical speaker configuration for regular household use that includes PC, CD, DVD and MP3 players being hooked up to it. The couple...

Kohjinsha SK3 Formally Launched

As we promised, here's more information on the Kohjinsha SK3 that we reported earlier this week as it has already been launched for the Japanese market officially, retailing for approximately $730 after taxes. Most folks would be interested in...

Sugar On A Stick OS

The open-source Sugar Learning Platform is a Linux-based operating system that was specially developed for the OLPC project, and good news to curious folks who have wondered what it was all about - it is currently available on a...

DeLorme Earthmate PN-43

DeLorme has just rolled out its Earthmate PN-30 that bears an uncanny resemblance to its predecessors, coming in a peanut-shaped waterproof chassis. Features include a 32-channel Cartesio chipset, a daylight readable LCD and maps of the US, Canada and...

Seagate FreeAgent Go Pro For Mac

Seagate's FreeAgent Go Pro has just been released for the Mac platform, and is one of the rare portable 2.5" external hard drives that offer a gamut of connectivity options including FireWire 800, FireWire 400 and USB. Apart from...

LightLane Personal Bike Path To Be Realized

Remember the zany LightLane concept that we covered earlier this year? Well, nice to know that this idea is not going to remain a pie-in-the-sky model, but has already entered the production engineering phase. The completed LightLane will utilize...

Buffalo RUF2 Flash Naildrive

Madness? This is Sparta! Wait a minute, we meant, this is the new 16GB Buffalo RUF2 flash naildrive that measures a mere 5mm in length. Makes us wonder where all those 16GB of storage space actually comes from, and...

Samsung Agnes B. Edition NC10 Netbook

This isn't the first time Samsung has dabbled with the world of fashion in their products as the Samsung Armani cellphone was released quite some time back, although it didn't have the popularity factor to keep the momentum going....

HP ProBrook 4310s Offers Some Muscle

HP's latest ProBook 4310s is one 13.3" notebook that offers more than just the standard fare when it comes to everyday computing, as the $799 price tag for the base model can fluctuate to a whole lot more considering...

Veho Muvi Micro DV Camcorder

Veho of the UK touts that its Muvi micro DV camcorder is considered to be the smallest video camera in its class, measuring just 2.2" in height with a slim profile. This works out great when it comes to...

JVC LT-32WX50 LED Backlight TV

JVC recently launched its 32" LT-32WX50 LED backlight TV at the CEDIA expo which really wowed the crowd due to its extremely slim profile, making it the slimmest 1080p panel from the Japanese company to date. It also boasts...

F-4 Phantom Ejection Seat

Want to really stand out from the rest of the crowd at the office? Forget about the regular office chair your boss got ready for you - there is the reclaimed cockpit seat from an F-4 Phantom which will...

Light Up Goggles

Since summer is already here for those who live in the northern hemisphere, it makes sense ifi you have always wanted to work on a project of sorts but have yet to get around it. Here's the Light Up...

WD My Book World Edition II Dual Drive NAS

Western Digital has just launched its My Book World Edition II dual-drive NAS that will now come in 2TB and 4TB capacities, where they have been set up to ship in a mirrored (RAID 1) drive array that makes...

BlackBerry Tour Seen On Verizon Rebate Form

I have a few friends who can't stand the outdated BlackBerry lineup available at Verizon and can't wait to get their hands on the Blackberry Tour. The good news is that Verizon has already setup a $70 rebate for this...

id Software Acquired by Bethesda

It has been announced that id Software, the creator of Doom and Quake, has been acquired for an undisclosed amount by Bethesda Softworks, a company owned by Zenimac Media Inc. If you wonder, key employees have signed up long term...

Pantech TruEmotion 3D Interface For Cellphones

Pantech has noticed that a fancy user interface actually sells phones, so in order to make their interface fancy, they went "3D". The thing with 3D interfaces is that no one has found a three-dimensional concept that actually makes...

iPhone 3GS Costs $179 To Build (iSuppli)

iSupply has done an analysis of the iPhone 3GS and estimates that the bill of material and the assembly cost about $179 (iPhone 3GS 16GB). That doesn't take into account other things like marketing, shipping and R&D. The cost...

Zune HD To Launch In September (Rumor)

Now that Microsoft confirmed that it was using NVDIA's Tegra SoC (system on a chip), all the attention is focused on the release date and pricing. Gizmodo has received an anonymous tip that includes Microsoft documents point out to...

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SanDisk 32GB SDHC Memory Card

SanDisk has laid claim to the fastest 32GB SDHC memory card in the world with their latest release that boasts a new Class 10 performance rating for HD video. Needless to say, such high performance figures would make it...

Belkin Unveils new Mice Range

There is no need to call the local exterminators just yet with Belkin's latest range of mice that are known as the Retractable, Wireless and Bluetooth Comfort Mice. All three were specially designed to fit the contours of your...

Monster Hunter 2nd Generation PSP Pack

Looking for a new Sony PSP to keep yourself (or your kids) entertained this summer? Well, there is always the option of picking up a bundle for extra value, and this time round you have the Monster Hunter 2nd...

Energizer Releases Portable Battery Packs

Energizer, a household name when it comes to batteries, has teamed up with XPAL Power to further expand its Energi to Go line of portable battery packs. These new chargers are virtually compatible with every popular device in the...

GameBone Pro Controller

Granted you're not a canine of sorts, but don't you think the GameBone Pro controller look rather out of whack? After all, it is supposed to give you a more comprehensive gaming experience on your iPhone with the added...

Magnetized Keyboard And Mouse

Do you happen to find your work space to be more cluttered up than organized? Let the magnetized keyboard and mouse help you out here, as both of them can be stuck onto magnets located on the wall (or...

Active Media Predator GT SATA-II SSD

Active Media has launched its Predator GT SATA-II line of SSDs that will feature a couple of capacities coming in 64GB and 128GB sizes. Both of them are able to hit 220MB/s sequential read speeds and achieve 0.1ms access...

WildCharge Skins Unveiled

WildCharge recently rolled out their latest line of iPhone cases known as WildCharge Skins, and what makes the WildCharge Skins special compared to other iPhone cases is the ability to get your iPhone juiced up wirelessly - all you...

PVR Freeview TV From Cello Electronics

Cello Electronics might not rank right up there with the rest of the other more established TV companies, but their PVR Freeview TV comes with built-in recording capability, although it will ditch the hard drive format in favor of...

Sony Recalls Selected NWZ-W202 Walkmans

Sony makes generally solid products for consumers to enjoy, but once in a while there will be some hiccups along the way. The NWZ-W202 headphone-style Walkman has fallen victim to said hiccups, with some owners complaining about experience performance...

Nokia Netbook (Rumor)

After yesterday's joint Intel/Nokia announcement where not a lot was said, the web is now buzzing about a possible Nokia Netbook that would be manufactured by Taiwanese contract manufacturers Quanta and Compal. The word on the street is that the Nokia-branded Netbook...

HTC Hero Officially Released, With The SENSE User Interface

Orange UK will start selling the HTC Hero in July. The HTC Hero is a touch phone that runs on Android. We had warned you that this was coming as HTC sent the invites earlier in the month. Orange...

Microsoft Hohm: Energy Conservation 2.0

In nine hours, Microsoft will officially announce Hohm, a web-based service that has been created to help people and utilities companies manage energy more efficiently. The official announcement will be made at the Edison Electric Institute utility industry conference, at...

June 23, 2009

HP Mini 5101, A Business-Oriented Netbook

HP Just announced the Mini 5101, a new Netbook aimed at professionals. Because it will be moved around a lot, it comes with a tough aluminum casing around the display while the rest of the body is made of magnesium...

Toshiba Unveils Updated Portable Hard Drives

Toshiba has rolled out a new range of portable hard drives that will feature new system backup functionality in addition to password-protected encryption for a greater level of security to prevent snooping eyes from prying into your digital thoughts....

Logitech To Upgrade Squeezebox

Logitech has plans to upgrade its Squeezebox media streaming hub that will result in a high-end, touchscreen model to keep up with the times according to frequent forum goers who are eagle-eyed enough to notice a product listing for...

iLuv Alarm Clock iPod Dock

iLuv has released its latest alarm clock iPod dock that is touted to wake up even the deepest sleepers. Known as the iMM153, it will be equipped with a bed shaker that will include a buzzer, a radio station...

OCZ Sabre OLED Gaming Keyboard

OCZ has released its latest OLED gaming keyboard known as the Sabre which ought to rattle Art Lebedev's cage. It won't cost as much as the latter, although it will come with a less impressive feature set. Only the...

Vizio Internet Apps LCD TV

Vizio will be rolling out its next generation of LCD TVs that boast Vizio Internet Apps for added widget functionality. You can connect to your home's Wi-Fi network via its 802.11n adapter, doing away with the need to run...

Garmin 7x5 GPS Units Having Problems

If you happen to own a Garmin 7x5 GPS unit, chances are the recent firmware update could have introduced new problems into your life, where selected units seem to freeze during some point of use June 22nd. According to...

ColorWare Jumps On iPhone 3GS Bandwagon

ColorWare has expanded their expertise to include the recently unveiled iPhone 3GS, allowing you to stand out from the rest of the $199 crowd with your personalized color. As usual, you can choose from the standard range of solid...

Belkin Gigabit Powerline HD Starter Kit

Belkin has released its Gigabit Powerline Powerline HD Starter Kit which is capable of hitting speeds up to 1000Mbps - virtually five times faster compared to a typical powerline networking system. Each kit purchase comes with a couple of...

Palm webOS Getting Decent Apps

Word has it that real usable apps are starting to trickle out for the Pre and its webOS platform via an exploit in the operating system that makes an allowance for unsigned apps to be sideloaded via email. This...

Linksys Wireless N Storage Router

If you're the type who has plenty of media to share with others always, then the Linksys Wireless N Storage Router might be just the device for you. This router is one of the better looking ones out there...

Autonet Mobile In-Car Wi-Fi Router

Can't get enough of the Internet no matter where you go? Apart from being a professional Wi-Fi hotspot hunter, you might also want to consider an unlimited data connection for your 3G-enabled cellphone or notebook. For those who are...

Pioneer Network AV Playback System

Pioneer has released what is known as the Network AV playback system that could potentially be a distraction for drivers on the road as it offers the entire backlog of the Knight Rider series courtesy of its built-in WiMAX...

Gateway Timeline LT3100 Goes Official

Gateway's latest LT3100 Timeline netbook is finally available, sporting a processor from AMD in the process which is a welcome change from the tons of Intel Atom-powered netbooks we've seen in the past. This time round, the LT3100 will...

Kogan Wi-Fi LCD Digital Picture Frame

Kogan is back with a new digital picture frame that offers the standard 800 x 600 resolution on an 8" LCD display, although it does come with the added advantage of Wi-Fi connectivity that allows you to pull photos...

Tekken 6 Wireless Fight Stick Bundle

Namco Bandai aims to ride on the video game peripheral wave with its latest controller known as the Tekken 6 Wireless Fight Stick Bundle. Being a bundle, this would include the upcoming game alongside an art book and the...

Mio Navman Spirit TV Hits The UK

Those living in the UK will be able to take advantage of the new Mio Navman Spirit TV which will come in V505 and V735 models, where the former has a 4.7" touchscreen display while the latter sports a...

UK Plugs Reimagined

Nice to see the power of imagination is still alive - frequent travelers do grapple with fitting in their power supplies and plugs into limited luggage space, and those who use UK plugs tend to suffer more than others...

Ultrasn0w Ready For iPhone 3G

Have an iPhone 3G and recently upgraded to iPhone OS 3.0, but want to get even more use out of it? Guess it is time to download Ultrasn0w, but first adhere to the following instructions for you and your...

Lenovo ThinkPad T400s

Lenovo could have stumbled across a great formula with the ThinkPad T400s that is touted to occupy the fabled sweet spot which lies between weak ultraportables and battery-draining 15" notebooks. This 14.1" T400s measures just 0.83" thin, tipping the...

Bell Ovation U760 Micro Modem

Bell Mobility has made it known to the masses that it will be bringing out the Ovation U760 Micro Modem from Novatel Wireless to provide users with the largest 3G data network in Canada. Measuring a diminutive 2" in...

Win a Kindle with Gizapage

We published about Gizapage, the social network organizer that launched in May. Today, Gizapage is starting a contest on Twitter with an Amazon Kindle as the grand prize: To Enter The Contest: Tweet your gizapage.com url with hashtag #gizapage. Example...

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Rogers Offers Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

Folks living in Canada will finally be able to get hold of the Nokia 5800 XpressMusic via Rogers, where the handset will be going for $199.99 (in Canadian dollars, of course). Just in case your memory fails you on...

Samsung Comeback Revealed

Samsung aims to release a new handset in the near future known as the Samsung Comeback. While this moniker is more suitable for ailing companies like Motorola, the Comeback from the Korean conglomerate will come with a QWERTY keyboard...

Palm Treo Pro Unlocked For $399

Palm's Pre is a pretty decent handset, but that doesn't mean their older offerings aren't solid enough for today's use. The Palm Treo Pro is now available for just $399 unlocked, knocking off $150 from its retail price in...

Eee PC 901 Mod

Check out this latest mod that involves the Eee PC 901 - it is mostly unrecognizable from its original form, where it has been turned into a Windows 7-running machine that is mounted onto a cabinet, giving you easy...

Daewoo SOLO C920 Netbook

Daewoo is back with a brand new netbook - the SOLO C920. As expected with many other netbooks in the market, this 8.9" touchscreen model also doubles up as a tablet thanks to a swiveling hinge at the bottom...

Asus Eee PC User Manual Offers Insight

While not many of us actually read manuals of products that we purchase, here's some food for thought - a recently uploaded Asus Eee PC 1101HA user manual indicated that this is the first Eee PC machine that comes...

Motorola Karma QA1 with Facebook and MySpace

It is official now, the Motorla Karma QA1 June 28th from AT&T. Touted as the "social messaging slider" to "chag" (chat and tag) "frog" (friend and poke) and "pessage" (post and message) with a one-click access to Facebook and...

DigiFi Opera S2 And Opera S5

DigiFi has released its latest wireless earbuds that come with the 'Made for iPod' certification, whereby both the Opera S2 and Opera S5 comes with track control buttons which are conveniently located on the wireless earbuds itself. Being wireless,...

Dell Inspiron 14 Goes On Sale

Dell has been pretty hush hush about their latest 14" Inspiron 14 that is currently on sale via QVC. In fact, for $899 you get a pre-configured version through QVC, although it can still be configured if you wait...

Magnet Liteon Phone

Nice to know that designers have yet to run dry of ideas, with the Magnet Liteon phone being the latest design by Tryi Yeh that harnesses the power of the sun thanks to solar panel cells that help convert...

Toshiba Ships Mini NB205

Toshiba has released its first netbook targeting the US market - the Mini NB205 series that will come with the following staples :- 10.1” 1024×600 LED backlight display Intel Atom N280 1.66GHz processor Intel GMA 950 integrated graphics 1GB...

Nokia 3720 Leaked

Nokia hardly makes phones that are suitable for the rough and tumble lifestyle, but apparently the upcoming Nokia 3720 will take that route by being both splash- and dust-resistant, boasting IP54 certification. Currently still under the "unannounced phone" status,...

AUO To Ship E-Papers Next Year

AU Optronics (AUO) president and CEO LJ Chen did mention in passing that the company will be collaborating with e-book vendors in Japan and China, aiming to begin shipping e-paper to them sometime in the second half of this...

Ergonomic Backpack Vacuum

Something tells me that purchasing this will help your kids get more interesting in housechores once they've had a taste of the Ghostbusters game. After all, instead of trapping wayward spirits just like our beloved characters in the cartoon...

Redsnow Released

The iPhone Dev Team recently rolled out redsnow, their own jailbreak and unlock (for the original iPhone only) which functions with both the iPhone 3G and first generation iPod Touch, this time accommodating the second generation iPod Touch as...

Aygness Digital Menu Card

What looks like a newfangled cellphone is actually a conceptual digital menu card that is known as the Aygness. What makes this stand out from all of the rest in the market right now (sure, it has the advantage...

WildCharge: Wireless Charging for iPhone and iPod Touch

WildCharge, manufacturer of the WildCharger Pad, is launching today its WildCharge Skins for iPhone and iPodTouch. The pad has to be plugged to a power outlet and your mobile phone equipped with the corresponding skin, the device is charged...

FineDigital Finedrive Style Launches In Korea

Folks living in South Korea will soon be able to take advantage of a spanking new navigation device known as the Finedrive Style from FineDigital. What sets this model apart from the rest would be its curved design at...

2UNFOLD Laptop Bag

Sick and tired of all the older forms and designs found in most laptop bags? Well, the 2UNFOLD laptop bag is sure to change your perception as $285 will net you a grand total of 8 different styles when...

CleanStream Gravity Filtration System Review

The folks over at BBG have taken the CleanStream Gravity Filtration System for a review to make sure it works as advertised, giving one clean drinking water from most outdoor sources that aren't too polluted. Here's what they have...

Chinese Organize Computer Boycott

Power to the people - folks in China are currently organizing a computer boycott come this July 1st as a form of protest against mandated filtering software. Up to millions of computers all over the country could remain turned...

HTC Firestone Makes Appearance

The HTC Firestone is back on the rumor mill in what seems to be the first clear render of the smartphone, and it is tipped that this model could see the HTC Touch HD being relegated to being its...

Intel and Nokia Announce A Long Term Collaboration

Intel and Nokia just announced that they will join forces to "shape the mobile industry" by collaborating on the development of open source platforms, but also possibly on hardware (materials...) and R&D. Before everyone gets excited, today's announcement is not...

Splashtop In Sony Notebooks and Acer Nettops

Youtube running in SplashTop DeviceVM, the company behind the quickboot mini-linux Splashtop, announces two great deals: Splashtop will now be embedded in Sony Notebooks and Acer Nettops (Aspire Revo). On both platforms, Splashtop is oriented towards consumers and does not...

Toshiba New Satellite Laptop Lineup

Toshiba is updating its line of Satellite laptops (U, M, P and L series) with some design additions. One of the key feature that we love is the flat backlit keyboard as a default feature on all models except...

June 22, 2009

Macbook Pro 2009 SATA Fixed - Back To 3.0Gbps

If you have been worried by the reports saying that the Macbook Pro 2009 hard disk performance was capped to 1.5Gbps, we have some good news for you: a fix has been issued! Just as we thought, this was a...

Intel and Nokia United On Mobile Devices?

Bloomberg believes that Nokia and Intel will announce a significant deal between the two companies tomorrow morning. The information comes from "a person familiar with the matter" and this is reinforced by the fact that Intel does have an...

Google Computer Vision "breakthrough"

Google is coming to The Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Conference in Miami next week with a new cool research project. Google allows an internet user to provide an URL with an image of a historic site that she/he...

Summer Gift Idea: Metal Detecting Sandals

Times are tough and this device could be the best gift for your summer vacations ever: you can combine your leisure time on the beach with valuable metal collection using this "discreet" detector attached to sandals. The manufacturer describes...

Bing Mobile Client?

We published about Bing, the new desktop and mobile search engine from Microsoft when it was launched at D7 a few weeks ago. Some pics showed up on IStartedSomething of what could be the mobile Bing client for Windows...

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iPhone 3GS Web Page Load Time Benchmarked: It's 2x to 3x Faster

Anandtech has been digging hard and went over the trouble of measuring the time it took to load popular websites. The conclusion is: the iPhone 3GS is much faster than the iPhone 3G and the T-Mobile G1. The Palm...

Toshiba Launches the TG01 Smartphone

We were playing with the TG01 and the Kinoma Player Recently The Toshiba TG01 has finally launched in Japan. Docomo is the first carrier to offer the Windows Mobile smartphone. The TG01 is known for its large size and slim...

1000-Years Memory Device In Japan

A journalist from the Nikkei told me about this device last week: the idea is that someone find data storage media is not sufficiently reliable as they live for a few decades and might fail. We suppose that they...

More Details On The PS3 Motion Controller Launch

According to gaming site Kotaku, Sony is reaching out to developers and the word on the street is that the controller will launch in the Spring 2010 (E3 next year?) . Sony is presenting the controller as functioning "with...

Belkin Gigabit Powerline HD Starter Kit

The current fastest Powerline technology solutions are limited to 200 mpbs and Belkin is setting the bar high today with the introduction of its new Gigabit Powerline HD Starter Kit that runs at 1000 mbps. This is ideal to...

HP Announces World's First Web Printer

HP Just announced the HP Photosmart Premium with Touchsmart Web, a web-connected (via WIFI) printer that has a 4" widescreen display on the front. The printer will come preloaded with links to web services like Snapfish, Fandango or Google....

Kohjinsha SK3 Tablet To be Released This Week (Unofficial)

Our friends from UMPCportal have been tipped about a possible Kohjinsha SK3 release this week. From the outside, it's no easy to spot any differences with previous models, but we're told that there's a new WIFI-N module that should...

Sony Vaio P 600 Series Pre-Ordering Started

The Vaio P line now comes with SSD drives of 64 and 128GB and a processor of up to 1.6Ghz, which makes its CPU performance on-par with larger netbooks. The price has been revised upwards too and the Vaio...

Phantom Keystroker V2 Is Not Really Discrete

The Phantom Keystroker is the ideal instrument for practical jokes, possibly at the office. Once attached to a USB port, the Keystroker will send random mouse and keyboard commands (like CAPS and more...) and random text. It is somewhat...

T-Mobile Announces myTouch 3G For July 29 (Shipping)

myTouch 3G is seen like the successor of the T-Mobile G1 by many, we we'll call it a cousin as we think that the true successor should have a (better designed) QWERTY keyboard. Anyhow, T-Mobile has announced that myTouch...

Samsung Jet Gets Two Million Pre-Orders

Samsung has announced that it has sold 2M Samsung Jet handsets in pre-orders alone. This represents the largest handset order ever for Samsung. The Jet is a distant cousin of the OMNIA. It runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Pro, but...

BT Uses ATMs as (Paid) WIFI Hotspots

This is an interesting WIFI development as we can't seem to find a WIFI hotspot (paid or otherwise) when we *really* need one. In the UK, BT is turning 2500 ATM machines into paid WIFI hotspots. These ATMs are...

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LG Licenses ARM CPU and GPU Design for Upcoming Televisions

ARM has announced that it will license its ARM11 MPCore and Arm Mali GPU designs to LG, apparently to improve not only digital TVs' user interface but also to provide a "full" web 2.0 browsing experience (that means Flash...

Western Digital To Release 2TB Caviar Black 7200rpm HDD

Watch.impress.co.jp got this photo which shows some promotional material related to the new drive. Fortunately, it doesn't take advanced Japanese reading skills to see that the hard disk will have a 64MB Cache (twice the amount on WD's current...

One Million iPhone 3GS Sold

Apple has announced that it has sold more than one million iPhone 3GS through June 21, three days after its initial launch. This is a pace that no other competing smartphone has reached. For comparison, it took 6 months...

 
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