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ICD Ultra Android tablet gets fondled
The ICD Ultra 7-inch Tegra T20 Android powered tablet has already been introduced and we have talked a bit about it already. The slick little tablet runs Android and packs in lots of other features like Bluetooth, 3G, and WiFi connectivity. The little tablet also sports the NVIDIA Tegra T20 chipset. Engadget went hands on with the tablet and the thing looks even cooler sporting the silver speaker grates [...]
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LG shows off scant 2.6mm thick 42-inch LCD
At CES in January 2009, thin TVs were everywhere. It seemed like each day of the show one company or another was talking about the world’s thinnest TV. It seems that at CES 2010 we are set to see some thin TVs as well. LG unveiled a massively thin LCD screen today that is only 2.6mm thick. Despite how thin it is the screen is also large at 42-inches and uses LED backlighting. The entire set will [...]
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Cydle T43H HD Radio/Traffic PND and M7 MID tipped for CES
Having announced a PND with integrated HD Radio last January, Cydle is following up this coming CES with a new version that throws “HD Traffic” status updates into the mixture. The Cydle T43H is one of a number of new portable devices the company are planning, including the Cydle M7 MID and two PND/PMP combo devices, the T70 and T50. The Cydle T43H has a 4.3-inch touchscreen, internal HD Radio/HD [...]
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DirecTV set to launch 3D HD channel in 2010
I admit I am all giddy at the thought of watching 3D Blu-ray films on my PS3. The thing that interests me more though is 3D broadcast programming, and not that horrible Chuck quality 3D NBC tried out last season either. Engadget reports that DirecTV is set to offer the first broadcast 3D channel in America in 2010. The new channel will be courtesy of the new satellite that is scheduled to launch. The [...]
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Verizon introduces the leader of the DROID army – First Take
Recently I asked, if a DROID could take on the Death Star? Now, Motorola and Verizon, along with some help from Google launched DROID. I’ve spent the day with a device and here’s what I think so far. First, Verizon was clear that DROID is going to be a family of devices running Android, Motorola’s device will be the only one called DROID, others will be known as the DROID-XXX. DROID is the first [...]
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Don’t Do It Dell: Think Tablets, Not MIDs
It looks like Dell is planning to release a mobile internet device, or a MID. The details are few and far between but the product—code-named Streak—looks like it packs Wi-Fi, 3G and Android 2.0 all into one. It is exactly what Intel has been calling a mobile internet device for the past few years: larger than a smartphone, primarily for accessing the Net, and featuring multimedia and even GPS functionality. [...]
Filed in: Cell Phones, External Articles
HTC HD2: What WinMo Can Do In the Right Hands (First Take)
Last week, the buzz was clearly on the DROID (see my first take here) but there was another device that was also getting a lot of attention, albeit somewhat more restrained as few folks had one to work with. A few weeks ago, I wrote a column that emphasized people shouldn’t dismiss Windows Mobile. Over the last week I’ve been using the phone with the quiet buzz that proves that assertion. Sadly, [...]
Filed in: Cell Phones, External Articles
Should Nokia Abandon Symbian S60 for Maemo Linux?
Nokia has a problem: it is both the largest handset vendor in the world, by a significant margin, and the largest smartphone vendor in the world – again, by a significant margin. Yet it has never managed to crack the U.S. smartphone market, and it has begun losing market share even in its European strongholds, primarily to Apple, though RIM, Samsung, and HTC are also threats. Nokia admits that it [...]
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Four Reasons to Buy the Nokia Booklet 3G
Nokia’s first PC (as opposed to the phones they refer to as multimedia computers) got a lot of hype when it was announced and is getting a lot of mixed reviews from folks who complain mostly about price/performance and that you can get better specs in a netbook for less money. After spending some time with a Booklet 3G, I’m once again reminded that there’s more to a purchase than speeds and feeds, [...]
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Personal Television is a little blurry for now
In a world that’s short on all sorts of resources from oil and gas to water, recently we’ve been asked to cut down our use yet more. Last week, Ralph de la Vega said heavy users of music over data on the AT&T wireless network were bandwidth hogs, that 3% of smartphone users were using 40% of his capacity and frankly, we need to all cut back just a bit. Spectrum is among the few things that [...]
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When Less is Sold as More
I recently dined at a fancy restaurant here in NY with some friends and was surprised at the rather miniscule portions that were served. “Less is more” I was told and in this case it proved to be correct. Less was definitely more if we were talking about price. In terms of filling, however, less was most certainly, well, less. Fortunately there are also cheap, late night burger joints where more [...]
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Sanyo Air Washer Plus
Sanyo recently announced a home-use air purification system for the most acute of alergy sufferer. It’s called the Air Washer Plus, and it is being touted as the first of its kind in the United States, the Air Washer Plus is designed to use electrolyzed water technology to suppress bacteria and germs, reduce the amount of airborne pollen and allergy-causing dust, and eliminate unpleasant odors [...]
Filed in: Home Gadgets
IvyDesign Picture Table
Studio apartments are a perfect match for the IvyDesign Picture Table, a unique dining table that flips back against the wall and becomes a stylish showcase for your favorite photograph, poster or piece of art. The Picture Table is designed to be mounted on a side wall. When you have finished dining, the table rotates towards the wall and is fixed in place. It then becomes a large frame for an image [...]
Filed in: Home Gadgets
ASUS e-Cleaner Robotic Vacuum
ASUS subsidiary AGAiT Technology is Roomba-ing into the market with their robotic vacuum cleaner, the EC01 E-Cleaner. As well as offering similar cleaning functionality to that of its rivals, the EC01 also benefits from a sanitizing UV lamp which disinfects as the unit vacuums. The E-Cleaner travels around a dirty room in up to five pre-programmed cleaning patterns at between 16.5 and 18.5 cm per second. [...]
Filed in: Home Gadgets
GoPro HD Hero WIDE Sports Action Camera
With the autumn 2008 release of the GoPro HERO Wide, now, GoPro has gone one better by introducing a High-Definition version of that same model. The water/shockproof HD HERO Wide sports a 170-degree lens, (which is over three times wider than its popular competitor), the Standard-Definition Oregon Scientific ATC5K. The wider lens definitely smoothes out the shakes and takes in more scenery, but it [...]
Filed in: Media Gadgets, Miscellaneous Gadgets
Samsung CL80 Camera
The Samsung CL80 is expected to be introduced at CES 2010 (January 7th-11th), and is a beefy addition to Samsung’s compact digital camera line. The design sports a minimalistic, slim-lined modern shape, without a lot of buttons. Instead, it stuffs a 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen that actually covers the entire backside of the Samsung CL80 camera. The Samsung CL80 is a 14.2 Megapixel, 31mm wide-angle [...]
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enTourage eDGe
The enTourage eDGe is the world’s first dual-screen device that combines a notepad, netbook, e-reader, and video/audio recorder and player in one Linux with Google® Android® OS device. This gadget kind of sprung up out of the blue, touting some major features that make the enTourage a step or two ahead of Nook, Kindle and the like. The enTourage eDGe does a lot of different things, web surf, read [...]
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Delta Touch Faucet
Delta helps you bring your plumbing into the 21st century with the touch-sensitive Pilar collection, the Delta Touch Faucet. It works using capacitance, the same technology that makes touchscreens work. The Delta Touch Faucet can be turned on by simply tapping it on any part of the body, perfect for someone that doesn’t want to get their dirty hands all over the faucet. A low-voltage electrical current [...]
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ZAGG Introduces ZAGGsparq, Versatile Mobile Battery for Consumer Devices
ZAGG Inc., a leading producer of mobile electronics accessories including the popular invisibleSHIELD™ and ZAGGaudio™ brands, introduces the ZAGGsparq™, a portable lithium polymer battery system that can provide multiple charges for any personal electronic device powered by a USB plug. The ZAGGsparq can provide a portable battery charge for any USB-charged device including cell phones, handheld [...]
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Apple Tablet Making Announcement Jan 26th
Apple has confirmed that their upcoming tablet display will size at 7″. That ‘s about the size of the device itself, considering the screen takes up nearly the entire real estate of the device. What we don’t know is its debut date. However, the Financial Times reported that Apple has reserved Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco for several days in late January, [...]
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Apple TV Subscription Model
Apple TV is a digital media receiver designed to play digital content originating from the iTunes Store, YouTube, Flickr, MobileMe, or any MAC OS X or Windows computer running iTunes onto an enhanced-definition or high-definition widescreen television. Apple TV can function as either a home theater-connected iPod device or a digital media receiver. Other capabilities include viewing photos and listening [...]
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Sonic Alert SBZ475ss Analog Alarm Clock wakes heavy sleepers
I have never really had a problem getting out of bed. The Alarm clock wakes me up just fine on low volume settings. I have known some people though who could sleep through a freight train rolling by. For the heavy sleeper a normal alarm may not cut it. Sonic Alert has an analog alarm clock called Sonic Boom Analog Alarm clock that promises to make it easy to wake up in the morning. The clock is analog [...]
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Sony Reader Daily Edition shipping now
It’s taken a while, but Sony’s Reader Daily Edition ebook device has finally begun shipping. Announced back in August, the Daily Edition has a 7-inch E Ink touchscreen and packs integrated 3G using AT&T’s network for mobile ebook downloads. According to what Sony have told us, pre-orders placed as of December 20th will be shipping out within the next 24-48 hours, hopefully in time for [...]
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Fujitsu LifeBook MH380 netbook latest on the Pine Trail train
We were less than impressed with Fujitsu’s first attempt at a netbook, the Atom N270-based Amilo Mini Ui 3520, and so we’re hoping the company makes a stronger showing with their Atom N450-powered Fujitsu LifeBook MH380. The MH380 has a 10.1-inch, 1366 x 768 display, a 250GB hard-drive and 1GB of memory, as well as Intel’s newest Pine Trail 1.66GHz processor. The 2.97lb netbook is also said [...]
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iPhone gets Bluetooth keyboard driver
Apple’s refusal to add a netbook to its range has left many attempting to use the iPhone or iPod touch as a rough equivalent, but ease of text entry continues to frustrate. Happily, where Apple fall short the developer community delivers, with the simply-named iPhone Bluetooth Keyboard Driver. Soon to appear in the Cydia Store, v.1 of the driver allows you to wirelessly connect a Bluetooth keyboard [...]
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Google Nexus One unboxed, gets video demo
Google’s Nexus One Android 2.1 smartphone has shown up in photos again, this time complete with packaging and a short demo video. Twitter user Bobby Robertson has shared some images of the Google Phone’s packaging together with a shot of the back of the HTC-made smartphone with the battery cover removed. To be fair, there aren’t that many surprises hiding behind the battery cover: a microSD [...]
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HTC profiled: Android success and 95% “target failure rates”
Given they’re the ODM behind the Google Nexus One, and that they’re fast becoming one of the recognizable brands in smartphones, it seems like 2009 – and 2010 – really is HTC’s coming-of-age. Over at Wired they’ve been looking into what the company has done to rise from the ranks of OEMs, including setting a 95-percent “target failure rate” for its R&D division, to encourage faster [...]
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Fleximus camera concept by Art Lebedev
Art Lebedev has brought out for us another novel concept, aside from the rather remarkable vision of the Transparentius. What looks at first glance to be one of those snake reading lights is actually a bendable digital camera in the shape of a flexible body with an integrated lens that can be hooked to either a viewfinder on the end of the camera, or an attachable 3-inch LCD display unit. Designed [...]
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iSlate Tablet touchdown in 2010?
So Steve Jobs is “extremely happy with the new tablet”. That’s always good news with the Apple chief (he’s apparently already killed it off twice). Furthermore, Apple is expected to make a major product announcement on Tuesday, January 26th in San Francisco (possibly called iSlate), and Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster has noted that “there is a 75 percent likelihood that Apple will [...]
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Lenovo 57Y6336 multimedia remote with keyboard debuts
If you are tired of using that full wireless keyboard and mouse from your desk to run your HTPC in the living room, Lenovo has a new remote for you. The remote is called the Lenovo Wireless Multimedia Remote. Simple enough name for a simple device. The remote offers full control over your Windows computer with a QWERTY keyboard with square buttons and all the media control keys you need. The remote [...]
Filed in: Computers, External Articles
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