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Apple loves the color white, especially on the iPad 2
While we haven’t even seen a white iPhone 4 yet, nonetheless, there are more rumors indicating Apple is toying with the idea of a white iPad 2. Actually more than toying, they even have a prototype out, as reported and photographed by blogger 9 to 5 Mac. Basically it’s a white bezel, and it does match the design of potential iPad 2 screen protectors revealed earlier this month. Will [...]
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Kindle 3G comes to AT&T Stores March 6th
AT&T is licking its chops because they will soon begin selling Amazon’s 3G Kindle in its retail locations. Starting March 6th, customers will be able to purchase the Kindle 3G eReader from AT&T stores across the country for $189. 3G service on AT&T’s nationwide network is still bundled with the purchase price of the device, so no additional service plan will be required. “Amazon [...]
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Uzi Tactical Pen with DNA Collector
ThinkGeek has this new pen out called the Uzi Tactical Pen. This ball point pen is made of aluminum and accepts Parker and Fisher Space Pen refills. Besides functioning as a pen, it can also protect you from bad guys, with the razor sharp crown at the top. It will definitely leave a mark and as an extra bonus, you can send the harvested DNA to a crime lab, and identify your attacker should he/she have [...]
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Breville One-Touch Tea Maker
Posted by David on February 28, 2011 · 0 Comment
The Breville One-Touch Teak Maker does everything for you, and the clear pot lets you watch the action. The One-Touch Tea Maker heats the water to the correct temperature, then lowers the tea-infuser basket into the water. After the correct steeping time, the basket is lifted out of the water to prevent over-steeping. The Breville will even keep your tea warm for up Buy the Breville One-Touch [...]
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Windows Phones coming to Verizon in March
Posted by David on February 27, 2011 · 0 Comment
Verizon Wireless will begin to sell Windows Phone handsets towards the end of March. The HTC 7 Trophy, the same CDMA WP7 handset to be carried by Sprint, could be announced as early as February 28th. The device will have Microsoft’s “NoDo” update (also known as the copy and paste update) and should retail for $199.99 with a signed two-year contract. Anyone waiting for this phone?
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Intel Oak Trail Atom Z670 tablets coming in March
Posted by David on February 26, 2011 · 0 Comment
The Intel Oak Trail 1.5GHz Atom Z670 processor is coming with improved battery life and performance, all in some tight Windows 7 tablet packages. One recent blog spotted the Fujitsu Stylistic Q550 press materials stating that it’s sporting the Oak Trail and will be available March 30th. The Samsung Sliding PC 7 and MSI WindPad 100W also seem to have around the same launch date, both with [...]
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HTC ‘Merge’ Android Phone coming Spring (video)
Posted by David on February 25, 2011 · 0 Comment
The HTC Merge, a new Android phone that’s received some BUZZ lately, will hit multiple North American carriers beginning in spring 2011. It’s packed with a 3.8-inch touchscreen, Android 2.2, a 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and HTC Sense UI. A slide-out QWERTY keyboard GPS, WiFi and the ability to capture 720p video round out the ‘Merge’s’ spec. Carrier suitors [...]
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The importance of ‘Thunderbolt’ for MacBook Pro
Posted by David on February 25, 2011 · 0 Comment
Thunderbolt is the latest I/O interface for MacBook Pro, and stands to shake up the historically bad rap MacBook Pro has received with its longterm roadmap. Thunderbolt is nice because Built from the ground up for audio and video professionals Two bi-directional channels of up to 10Gbps (that’s 1.25 gigabytes per second) 10Gbps of usable bandwidth, not a theoretical maximum or burst speed Intel [...]
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Facetime now available for Mac via Mac App Store
Posted by David on February 25, 2011 · 0 Comment
Apple’s FaceTime video chat service for Mac is no longer in beta test form. It’s now available for 99-cents, following the release of the company’s refreshed MacBook Pro line. FaceTime is Apple’s branded video calling service that allows Mac, iPhone, iPod touch and soon, iPad users to make video calls for free over land-based Internet connections. The service is free to use and the associated [...]
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Leica Pinmaster II Golf Range Finder
Posted by David on February 24, 2011 · 0 Comment
The new Leica Pinmaster II Golf Range Finder is outragiously priced, but is pretty smart looking and is an improved version of the first version. It measures the driving distance to the hole and displays it over the viewfinder in an easy to read LED display. Lieca says that it will have no problems discerning between trees and other objects since the tech relies on the very first object in its [...]
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Refreshed MacBook Pro Line Announced
Posted by David on February 24, 2011 · 0 Comment
Apple just launched its new line of MacBook Pro computers. These new pricey editions sport some super-power specs, including those Apple Thunderbolt ports, and stand to be some of the most powerful laptops out today. Here are their latest offerings: MC700LL/A: 13.3-inch display, 2.3GHz dual-core Core i5, 4GB DDR3 RAM, 320GB HD, Intel HD Graphics 3000 — $1,199 MC724LL/A: 13.3-inch display, 2.7GHz dual-core Core [...]
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WSJ says iPad 2 officially launching March 2
Posted by David on February 23, 2011 · 0 Comment
The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple will announce its next-generation iPad tablet at a special media event on March 2nd. The Journal cites multiple sources claiming that indeed the iPad 2 release date is on shedule. Apple will hold the press event in San Francisco to announce its new tablet. Whether Steve Jobs will be the host of the event is questionable considering he’s on [...]
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HP TouchPad comin’ in April
Posted by David on February 23, 2011 · 0 Comment
HP’s webOS-powered tablet will launch this April, says DigiTimes, citing confirmation from HP’s component suppliers. The TouchPad, which will launch with webOS 3.0, will starting shipping to retailers by the end of March, andthen be ready for release some time in April. DigiTimes also says that HP intends to sell between 4 and 5 million TouchPad units and between 45 and 48 million notebook computers [...]
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BlackBerry Monaco Storm 3 (video)
Posted by David on February 22, 2011 · 0 Comment
Due for launch from Verizon Wireless in September of this year, the Blackberry Monaco, or Storm 3 as some have affectionately deemed it, could be the third installment in RIM’s Storm series. Now, the Monaco has been caught on film for the first time. The front of the device appears to be similar in design to the BlackBerry Torch, minus the physical QWERTY keypad. Like the Torch, the Monaco includes [...]
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Motorola Xoom hits shelves in 2 days
Posted by David on February 22, 2011 · 0 Comment
While Motorola is still keeping the price of their latest tablet, the Motorola Xoom, a secret, we do know that the Xoom tablet will hit the carrier on February 24th. But that’s not all. A small asterisk, just below the email address registration, states that Flash support won’t arrive until Spring of 2011. What is up with Flash and adobe? Are they that hard to work with? It seems [...]
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Could Apple be unveiling a 6-inch iPad this Spring?
Posted by David on February 21, 2011 · 0 Comment
I’m getting a little tired of the Apple rumor mill. If all of these recent rumors come to pass regarding the various forms of iPads and iPhones Apple is coming out with, we’d be sitting on 47 different models and versions by Summer. But having said that, here’s the latest. Rumor has it that Apple is trimming down the iPad for a 6-inch version to be released this Fall. A couple [...]
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LeapFrog wants kids to experience ‘Year of the Tablet’ too with LeapPad Explorer Tablet
Posted by David on February 21, 2011 · 0 Comment
If we needed any more proof that 2011 is going to be the year of the tablet, CES and MWC certainly confirmed that with a vengence. But why should all the tablet fun be had by the adults, as kids surely deserve their own touchscreen distraction too. Happily, Leapfrog has announced a multi-functional edutainment tablet for children ages 4 and up. The device has a collection of creativity tools [...]
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Iphone 4 gone ballistic and hard core with Ballistic Hard Core
Posted by David on February 20, 2011 · 0 Comment
Have you ever wished your Iphone 4 could be more hard core? Hard core in the sense that it could withstand the extremities of temperature, survive a devastating fall or even a fatal water splash? Well, dream no more because the Ballistic HC is here to make your dream a reality. Ballistic HC (HC stands for Hard Core, obviously) is the first and only Iphone 4 case that is made to protect your precious [...]
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NYC Grand Central Terminal will be home to World’s Largest Apple Store
Posted by David on February 18, 2011 · 0 Comment
Cult of Mac blog is reporting that Apple will build its largest Apple Store retail location to date within New York’s famous Grand Central Terminal, called Apple Store, Grand Central. The official announcement will be made in about a month and will likely open in early September of this year. The Grand Central location is set to become Apple’s biggest retail store location. It will win the title [...]
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Solowheel is like the Segway but small and less expensive (video)
Posted by David on February 18, 2011 · 0 Comment
The Solowheel is a single wheeled device that travels up to 12 mph for 12 miles. At a glance, it is effectively a unicycle who’s seat has been replaced by two foldable foot platforms . There’s a 1000-watt electric motor that drives this thing, a set of gyroscopes to help you stayed balanced and a battery that works for up to two hours and takes just 45 minutes to fully charge. There [...]
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Verizon Home Phone Connect just went Live!
Verizon’s Home Phone Connect service just went live, and allows you to connect your home phone to Verizon’s wireless network. It uses a base station that merges your landline phone and Verizon’s cellular network. For $19.99/month, you get unlimited calling, or for $9.99/month, you can add your home landline to your existing wireless family plan. Pretty good deal, and the good news is that [...]
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WALdok iPod Nano Speaker System (concept)
Posted by David on February 18, 2011 · 0 Comment
The WALdok is a portable speaker system designed specifically for the iPod Nano that plugs into any US wall outlet and provides a good amount of sound despite the rather small form factor. Inside the device is a 40mm driver, that is complemented by a bass chamber, and produces a wide enough spectrum of sound to really blair it out. The folks behind the device drew from wall plug-in nightlights and [...]
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Comcast joining forces with AT&T U-verse
Posted by David on February 17, 2011 · 0 Comment
Comcast joined forces with AT&T to sell local ads for the AT&T’s U-verse TV service in 21 U.S. markets starting as early as June. NCC Media, the ad sales, marketing and technology organization that represents cable, satellite and telco operators in every U.S. market, will manage multimarket buys on both the Comcast and AT&T U-verse services for national advertisers. “This is [...]
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Nerf Swarmfire fires 20 darts in rapid succession (video)
Posted by David on February 17, 2011 · 0 Comment
The new Nerf Swarmfire sports a very space-age look, and has some rapid-fire features that make it one of a kind. The Swarmfire takes 6 C batteries, enabling the gun to fire 20 darts in rapid succession. Check out the video below and tell us if you think this will be a hit for the kids.
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Motorola XOOM Pricing: $600 for Wi-Fi, $799 for 3G/4G
Posted by David on February 17, 2011 · 0 Comment
Motorola announced pricing for their XOOM tablet. Apparently, the 3G/4G version will be available from Verizon Wireless for an unsubsidized price of $799. The tablet will have the option to connect to Verizon’s 3G data network, and later this year, its 4G LTE network as well for a monthly fee, but buyers will not have to sign a service contract with the carrier. Motorola also said that the Wi-Fi-only [...]
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Future of Google Android will unify tablet and smartphone versions
Posted by David on February 17, 2011 · 0 Comment
Google recently announced some details surrounding the company’s next version of its Android operating system. Google’s Android Engineering Director Dave Burke said that Google’s “I” build of Android will merge features of Honeycomb and Gingerbread in an effort to unify the tablet and smartphone versions of the Android OS. Burke also said this future Android build will likely bring Honeycomb’s [...]
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Sony Xperia Play outs official specs and upcoming titles, all coming Spring at Verizon
Posted by David on February 16, 2011 · 0 Comment
Sony just announced some official specs for their already famous Xperia Play Playstation Phone. It looks like the handset will be available this Spring from Verizon Wireless for a yet to be announced price. Driven by a 1 GHz Scorpion ARMv7 and backed by a built-in Andreno 205 GPU, The Xperia Play should make for some solid game play. It measures 119 x 62 x 16 mm and weighs 175 grams. The [...]
Filed in: Cell Phones, Gaming
NEC LifeTouch Note Android Netbook
Posted by David on February 16, 2011 · 0 Comment
I just don’t know about the future of this one. The new NEC LifeTouch Note Android Netbook is cool and unique, sporting a 7-inch screen, Android 2.2 and is powered by NVIDIA’s Tegra 250 Mobile Processor. But is there a market for this? The alleged pricepoint and the fact that it runs a mobile OS would suggest, ‘not so much’. When it does launch it will be available in [...]
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Panasonic HX-WA10 camcorder, small but livin’ large
Posted by David on February 16, 2011 · 0 Comment
The new Panasonic HX-WA10 camcorder is a beast in a tiny package. It’s fully waterproof in depths up to 9-feet for up to 60 minutes, can capture full HD video and snap 16-megapixel photos, an industry high for a compact point and shoot camcorder. There is a flip out 2.7-inch LCD, 5x optical zoom, electronic image stabilization, face mode, mini-HDMI output, SDXC card slot and a built-in rechargeable [...]
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Huawei IDEOS S7 Slim tablet & IDEOS X3 smartphone
At the Mobile World Conference, Huawei announced several new devices including the IDEOS X3 Android-powered smartphone and the IDEOS X7 Slim Android tablet. The IDEOS X3 will run Android 2.3 Gingerbread and feature a 3.2-inch HVGA touchscreen display along with what Huawei is calling the thinnest case among 3.2-inch display-toting smartphones currently on the market. The phone will launch with SOFTBANK [...]
Filed in: Cell Phones, Computers
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