Archive for June, 2010

Hercules Unveils DJ CONSOLE Mk4

Hercules Unveils DJ CONSOLE Mk4

Hercules has announced the availability of the newest version of their DJ Console line, the DJ Console Mk4, a mixing console with a compact design and analog audio source connectivity. The Mk4 is an updated version of their earlier, top-selling models worldwide, the DJ Console and DJ Console Mk2, and features a multitude of improvements and additions. Featuring a cutting-edge design, this Hercules [...]
MAINGEAR eX-L 17 Laptop- a PowerHouse Blast!

MAINGEAR eX-L 17 Laptop- a PowerHouse Blast!

MAINGEAR has just launched their new 17 inch notebook called the MAINGEAR eX-L 17.   This notebook offers the most powerful components ever assembled into a 17 inch notebook, and with the combination of the best processors and graphics on the market, it is perfect for PC gamers and creative professionals. Not only does this system offer solid mobile performance, MAINGEAR is also offering 4 exclusive [...]
Microsoft Surface Goes Touchless Thanks to Cameras and Transparent OLED

Microsoft Surface Goes Touchless Thanks to Cameras and Transparent OLED

There has to be something said about the progression of technology. When Surface from Microsoft was first unveiled, we were all expecting Minority Report to be the next thing to happen. But, Surface still isn’t everywhere, and now we’re just looking for the next-best-thing. We may have it, and sure enough, Microsoft’s Surface has something to do with it. Thanks to Microsoft’s Applied Science [...]
Optimus Popularis Images Make an Appearance Online

Optimus Popularis Images Make an Appearance Online

We’ve been covering the Optimus Popularis for what seems like forever, but there’s a good reason for that. Even before it got delayed, and ultimately changed, it was a great keyboard. And now that it has been altered, slimmed down, and the keys made to work a bit more adeptly with a user’s hands, we can safely say that it’s going to be a great keyboard. And now that we get to see the first [...]
Long-Awaited Sony Xperia 8 Smartphone Launches

Long-Awaited Sony Xperia 8 Smartphone Launches

The Sony Ericsson Xperia X8 has just officially been launched, and it’s said that the device has taken the best features from the X10 and the Mini’s, but will be introduced at a more affordable price. Some features included in the Android-running smartphone is a one-touch application launch menu, a combined social networking timeline, and a camera with direct upload to Facebook. The [...]
Dyson Air Multiplier Fan Expands Bladeless Family

Dyson Air Multiplier Fan Expands Bladeless Family

Dyson has added a few new models to their Air Multiplier fan series, including a larger diameter table fan, a tower fan and a pedestal model. They all include the distinctive bladeless design that Dyson says delivers better airflow as well as making them safer for curious little fingers and easier to clean than their bladed counterparts. Dyson’s Air Multiplier fans drag air in via a brushless motor [...]
The Really “Smart” Connected Car using LTE Connected Technology

The Really “Smart” Connected Car using LTE Connected Technology

The LTE Connected Car Concept brings together ideas and technology from a range of companies to boast first-of-its-kind services and functionality including on-demand entertainment, infotainment, diagnostics, navigation and other mobile services made possible by connecting a vehicle to always-on, ultra-fast 4G/Long Term Evolution (LTE) networks. The prototype car, which gives us a glimpse of its possibilities, [...]
Holo- Swimming Pool Raft for the Pregnant Woman

Holo- Swimming Pool Raft for the Pregnant Woman

The Holo is an air mattress with a hole for an expecting mother’s expanding stomach.  You can also use the Holo as a pool raft. Holo was created by Emma Benson during her first pregnancy. She wanted something she could use not only on vacation, but also for relaxation at home. To use the Holo on water, you’ll need to fully inflate both of the air chambers. You then position your body with [...]
1.7 Million iPhone 4′s sold in 36 Hours

1.7 Million iPhone 4′s sold in 36 Hours

Apple has successfully moved a mind-boggling 1.7 million units of the new iPhone 4 in just three days after its launch on June 24.  Sure, there have been some glitches, such as the yellow areas on screens, poor antenna design and an overly fragile shell, but despite that, iPhone 4 has not let Apple’s sales department down. “This is the most successful product launch in Apple’s history,” [...]
EMILY is a Robot Lifeguard That Floats

EMILY is a Robot Lifeguard That Floats

Considering robots are finding their way into every facet of our life, we’re not surprised at all to hear that the next place we’ll be seeing robots is our beaches. Well, probably not all beaches, but enough of them that it will probably make a few people out there nervous. We’d like to introduce you to EMILY, but as you can see from the image below, she’s not all that attractive (in a non-robot [...]
Amazon Kindle for Android Now Available

Amazon Kindle for Android Now Available

Amazon’s on a roll with good news today. Apparently, company’s have begun to think that rolling announcements out in waves is a good way to go about things. It makes a good day for consumers, that’s for sure. We just reported that the iOS application has been updated, and now we can say that theKindle for Android application has officially broken its Beta shell, and moved into the public’s [...]
KODAK ESP 7250 Allows you to Print from your Mobile Phone

KODAK ESP 7250 Allows you to Print from your Mobile Phone

With the new Kodak ESP 7250, you can take the photos and documents stored in your Smartphones, and print them from the handheld device itself.  FINAlLY!!! Featuring easy-to-use wireless capabilities, The Kodak ESP 7250 sports an intuitive control panel and the lowest total ink replacement cost in the industry.  Kodak has recognized that those that need quick prints without having to access a printer [...]
OCZ Technology Unveils RevoDrive- Breaks new Ground with SSD

OCZ Technology Unveils RevoDrive- Breaks new Ground with SSD

Recently, PCs made with Solid State Drives onboard versus standard hard drives have really improved a CPU’s reliability and information safeguards.  The downside is that PCs sold with SSDs have been a little more expensive, and its performance lacked in speed behind its predecessor. OCZ has aimed to change that with their new RevoDrive, an SSD that is both affordable and fast!  Here’s [...]
Vizio First to Market True 5.1 Channel Soundbar Home Theater with HD Wireless Audio

Vizio First to Market True 5.1 Channel Soundbar Home Theater with HD Wireless Audio

Irvine, CA and New York, NY — June 22, 2010 — VIZIO, America’s HDTV and Consumer Electronics Company, announced today the expansion of its VIZIO HD Audio Eco-System through a new range of Wireless HD Audio products, which includes Home Theater Soundbars with wireless subwoofers and wireless home theater headphones. The VHT210 32” Home Theater Soundbar with Wireless Subwoofer and the [...]
Aiptek’s 3D Frame for the new 3D World

Aiptek’s 3D Frame for the new 3D World

Aiptek’s 3D Frame, or as the company calls it, the Portable 3D Photo and Video Display”, is a photoframe that conceptually has some promise. It stuffs a 7-inch parallax screen that displays 3D photos and videos, captured by the Aiptek i2 camera or other 3D device. No glasses are required.  Instead, the Aiptek 3D Photo and Video frame utilizes the same technology coming out with the Nintendo [...]
Acer Aspire AS8943G Puts the Theater in Your Lap(TOP)

Acer Aspire AS8943G Puts the Theater in Your Lap(TOP)

The new Acer Aspire AS8943G Series is a stealthy-looking powerhouse of a laptop that thinks its a home theater. It stuffs lots of theater-provocative features, such as an 18.4 edge-to-edge glass LED back-lit display with full high-definition (1080p) resolution.  It also boasts a graphics package that would make you drool, powered by an ATI Mobility Radeon HD5850 1GB graphics and Intel core I7 processor. 16GB [...]
eMachines debuts snazzy Mini-e ER1402 SFF PC

eMachines debuts snazzy Mini-e ER1402 SFF PC

eMachines has announced a new home theater PC that is small and looks surprisingly attractive for an eMachines system. The new PC is called the Mini-e ER1402 SFF desktop and is about the size and weight of a small book. The 1402 is 7.1-inches in diameter and weighs 9 pounds. It features integrated 802.11b/g/n WiFi, HDMI connectivity, and SPDIF outputs. The OS for the machine is Windows 7 Home Premium [...]
Exemode SQ30m Takes the Mini Digital Camera Thing Too Seriously

Exemode SQ30m Takes the Mini Digital Camera Thing Too Seriously

Want to find the cheapest, smallest, and probably most effortless camera available? Still on the hunt? Well, here’s one you can think about buying, if you’re in Japan. You can at least add it to the list of other impossibly small digital cameras out there, that still look like digital cameras, at least. The Exemode SQ30m is a product from two companies: Pokedigi and Camera Folks. Their hard work [...]
Google Music Store Coming Soon

Google Music Store Coming Soon

Google has been in talks with a selection of  large music companies for a number of months, according to the Wall Street Journal, regarding Googles new music store that is expected to roll out in two stages and help surfers purchase music they search for directly from their searchs. The first stage of Googles Music store could be with us within the next few months with paid downloads. The second [...]
Tranquil PC ixL Core i3 Powered Nettop

Tranquil PC ixL Core i3 Powered Nettop

Tranquil PC has added a new nettop to their range with the launch of the Tranquil PC ixL, although instead of an Intel Atom processor, this one comes with an Intel Core i3 processor. The Tranquil PC ixL features a 2.93Ghz Intel Core i3-530 processor, but limits its energy consumption to 30W of power thanks to Intel’s new energy consumption technology.  You’ll need to add in your own RAM [...]
Violight UV Cell Phone Sanitizer

Violight UV Cell Phone Sanitizer

Violight, a company that specializes in toothbrush sanitizers, is set to release what’s billed as the “first ever UV cell phone sanitizer” for that grimy, germ-ridden mobile phone of yours. The process is simple – place your smartphone, PDA, MP3 player, Blutooth headset or earbuds in, pop the lid on and in five minutes your phone will contain a lot fewer germs. Violight says the [...]
ARCHOS Atom-Powered 133pc Debuts in France

ARCHOS Atom-Powered 133pc Debuts in France

The Archos 133pc is currently listed as “coming soon” on all of the company’s online stores, except one, the French online store. As the name might suggest, the Archos 133pc sports a 13.3 inch 1366 x 768 WXGA display, more than enough to take 720p high definition videos within its stride. No point in having HD video without HD audio, in this case provided courtesy of Intel high def [...]
Nokia Preparing ARM-based Tablet PC for Fourth Quarter

Nokia Preparing ARM-based Tablet PC for Fourth Quarter

Nokia is currently preparing to launch an ARM-based tablet PC aiming for the fourth quarter of 2010, according to a Digitimes Research senior analyst. Talking with upstream component makers, the analyst pointed out that Nokia has already completed about 100 engineering samples ready for testing. The tablet PC’s panel size will be either 7- or 9-inch and manufactured by Foxconn International [...]
Some Complaints about Apple’s New iOS 4

Some Complaints about Apple’s New iOS 4

It looks like the rollout of iOS 4 isn’t going as smoothly as Apple would like. Even though the majority of comments we’ve come across have been positive, some are experiencing bugs, ranging from: Photos synced with iPhoto turn are extremely blurry Gmail ActiveSync is no longer functioning (no syncing of email, calendars and contacts) Update from BG: This probably has nothing to do with iOS 4.0 [...]
Adobe Flash 10.1 for Mobile is a Go for Android and Multiple Platforms

Adobe Flash 10.1 for Mobile is a Go for Android and Multiple Platforms

Adobe announced the release of Flash 10.1 for all Android smartphones running Android OS 2.2 (Froyo). Not an Android user? No problem. Adobe goes on to write: “Flash Player 10.1 was also released to mobile platform partners to be supported on devices based on Android, BlackBerry, webOS, future versions of Windows Phone, LiMo, MeeGo and Symbian OS, and is expected to be made available via over-the-air [...]
Microsoft Kinect Now Online for $149

Microsoft Kinect Now Online for $149

Microsoft has quietly gone live with its Kinect product page and has unofficially confirmed a $149.99 price tag for the highly anticipated motion controller. For those keeping track, this initial MSRP agrees with the pricing that has appeared on both Gamestop’s and Walmart’s websites. Though it is not written in stone, interested gamers should plan on the $149 price tag and be pleasantly surprised [...]
Paper Jamz Guitars

Paper Jamz Guitars

If you love music, but ain’t got the talent, the new Paper Jamz Guitars, which will come in Bullet, Devil, Hot Rod, Shuttle and V varieties, is your ticket for around $25. At about 1-inch thick, the Paper Jamz Guitars are touch sensitive guitars that feature ActiveGraphics electronics within, allowing you to strum chords freestyle or play along to various preloaded, fully licensed tracks without [...]
New PinPoint Lightning iPhone App with Geo-Located Lightning Alerts

New PinPoint Lightning iPhone App with Geo-Located Lightning Alerts

The launch of a new iPhone app that alerts you of impending lightning threats memorializes Lightning Safety week.  Here’s the release…. Non-profit Contribution During Lightning Safety Week, June 21-27. App Empowers People to Make Informed Decisions in Dangerous Weather Situations June 21, 2010. Madison, WI – Coinciding with this year’s Lightning Safety week, June 21-June 27, [...]
Greendix’s Soccer Ball is Powered by the Sun

Greendix’s Soccer Ball is Powered by the Sun

Solar power can charge a lot of different things out there, and now we know that they can bend to make whatever shape we want. So, with that in mind, why wouldn’t someone out there create the world’s first-ever solar powered soccer ball? When we first heard about it, we were pretty confused: why, exactly, would a soccer ball need to be powered by the sun? Well, thankfully the answer is pretty outstanding. As [...]
Scientists find way to turn old LCDs into infection fighting material

Scientists find way to turn old LCDs into infection fighting material

The sheer amount of electronic waste that is generated globally is a big problem. Many parts can be recycled for their precious metals and raw materials and new breakthroughs in recycling electronics are be researched. A team of scientists at the University of York have announced a cool discovery that has found a way to deal with discarded LCDs. The university’s chemistry department discovered a [...]