Archive for October, 2008
AT&T, Lenovo and Ericsson teamed for the next notebooks HSPA technology
Business PC users now have a new, affordable option to access broadband-speed Internet via their ThinkPad notebook PCs through a new alliance announced today by AT&T Inc., Lenovo and Ericsson. The collaboration significantly lowers the price premium usually associated with built-in mobile broadband technology by up to $150 per PC from previous pricing.
Under the agreement, [...]
NEC MultiSync P Series 22-Inch Widescreen Desktop Display
NEC Display Solutions of America, a leading provider of professional LCD displays and projectors, has recently introduced its new P Series Widescreen Desktop Display. Sporting a 22-inch bright screen, this desktop display has been designed to offer the professionals an advantage of a top grade desktop display within their budget.
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Tags: Design, Inch Widescreen, Lcd [...]
Apple iPhone Getting Microsoft Office Documents To Go
When the first Apple iPhone hit the market, it was largely targeted at the consumer market. When the iPhone 3G came along, it added Exchange support and some other doo-dahs that made it little more business-friendly. Well, it’s about to take the next leap. While the iPhone 3G is still lacking in the copy-and-paste department, [...]
iPhone Goes Puke Green Retro with iGameboy Theme
Color? Who needs color? The original Nintendo Game Boy was the source of hours of entertainment and was my first major handheld device. Relive that nostalgia with iGameboy for the iPhone.This has got to be one of the coolest themes available for the Apple iPhone and iPod touch, largely for people in my generation who [...]
Call of Duty 5 PC Multiplayer Beta Now Online
The guys over at Activision have officially begun the multiplayer PC beta of Call of Duty 5: World at War today. Everyone gets a key just for signing up at the official website, and can play right away. Once you’re signed up, go ahead and download a copy of the game, which is about 850MB. [...]
Mibuds - Ear Buds for your iPod
Taking in consideration that iPod is the number one in the mp3/portable media player market, midbuds decided to create stylish ear buds that are specifically made for the Apple product. Unlike other ear buds that cost a lot of money, these ones are cheap and have a price tag of $5. The most important aspect [...]
iPod Shuffle New Colors
I am a fan of convergent mobile devices (i.e. ones that include music players), but every now and then something comes along that is so bitingly simple that you just gotta use it. My iPod Shuffle get use every day without fail, and it’s uber-clever design means it is the only music device I’ll take [...]
Garmin releases the GHP 10 Autopilot System
Garmin today announced its GHP 10 Marine Autopilot system is now shipping to dealers and will be on display for the public at the Fort Lauderdale International Boat Show (Bahia Mar electronics tent, booth #1305). Garmin also introduced the GHC™ 10 Marine RF Autopilot Remote Control – giving boaters more freedom while controlling their [...]
Lenovo launches new energy saver ThinkCentre PC
Lenovo today announced its greenest, most secure and most manageable ThinkCentre desktop PC yet, the M58/M58p, with Power Manager, a ThinkVantage technology that allows PC users to control their electricity consumption remotely, and available for the first time ever on a ThinkCentre PC.
Power Manager allows customers to save energy and lower electricity costs by enabling [...]
New HP Mini PC goes beyond mobility, meets Social Media and Fashion
Following the success of its education-focused mini PC introduced in April, HP today expanded the HP Mini family with three models of a new HP Mini 1000 line.
This array of minis – one of the widest offerings in the industry – addresses the needs of Internet-centric consumers, mobile professionals, always-on social media enthusiasts and fashion-forward [...]
Tivo and Netflix partner for instant movies streaming
TiVo and Netflix, Inc. today announced that they are teaming up to provide Netflix and TiVo® Series3, TiVo HD, and TiVo HD XL subscribers with the ability to have thousands of movies and TV episodes instantly streamed from Netflix directly to their TVs.
The two companies said they are initiating a test of the new capability [...]
The Myvu Crystal now works with your iPhone 3G
Ever use the Myvu Crystal? It’s a pair of glasses that has a built-in VGA-quality display. The idea here is that you connect the Crystal to your portable media player or cellphone and you can take immersive audio/video with you wherever you go. That’s the idea, but like I said I haven’t used them so [...]
Apple Sold Over 250,000 iPhones in Canada
Out of the 6.9 million iPhones sold during the last quarter, Rogers Wireless accounts for about a quarter of million of them. Rogers has definitely increased its subscribers count and average user revenue after getting Apple’s phone in its inventory. Out of the total $255,000 iPhone 3G sold between the official July 11th launch and [...]
BlackBerry Bold margins appear to be huge
According to iSuppli the BlackBerry Bold has a BOM of $169.41, which might lead you to believe that RIM’s margins for the device are huge when compared to the selling price here in the US. AT&T will be selling the device for $300 with a 2-year contract or for $550 without (I think). Best Buy [...]
E-note, Don’t Call it a Digital Post-it
From the minds at Sequoia Studio, E-note is a conceptual project that explores the future of Post-its (insert legal copyright here). E-note uses tactile and flexible electronic paper technology, powered by a solar captor. E-note can be stuck, and unstuck easily using special “Gecko” glue, inspired by biomimicry. It even has a visual alarm/organizing function, [...]
Duracell teams up with Dane-Elec for flash memory product line
Duracell wants some of the tasty flash memory pie and have a complete product line coming soon with help from Dane-Elec. The Duracell product line will include Secure Digital, CompactFlash and microSD Flash Memory cards; USB Flash Drives; Flash memory Card Readers; and other Flash Memory bundles, such as an Instant Power Charger and micro [...]
Psystar releases Nvidia 9800GT and Blu-Ray desktop Mac clones
Just because Psystar and Apple recently decided to enter into arbitration instead of going to court doesn’t mean that Psystar isn’t going to try to sell as many machines as possible before the final decision comes down, no siree bob. In fact, today, Psystar decided to one-up Apple, not only releasing a new model of [...]
Lenovo to sell eNetbook PCs for education
Lenovo today introduced its “e” IdeaPad S10e netbook for education. Designed for students for one-to-one computing in grades K-12 as well as those in higher education, the new netbook combines the portability of a small and light PC device starting under three pounds with Internet and multimedia functionality at an affordable price.
“Following the popularity of [...]
Dell updates the Optiplex Desktop line of PCs
Dell today announced a new line of OptiPlex commercial desktops, Flexible Computing Solutions and service offerings designed to reduce costs throughout the desktop lifecycle. More information is available at www.dell.com/seriousbusiness.
“As the world’s leading supplier of desktops, Dell understands the importance of simplifying customers’ IT environments and saving them money in every step of the desktop [...]
Sonos launches the Sonos Controller for the iPhone
Sonos today introduced the Sonos Controller for iPhone™ as a free download on the iPhone App Store. Music lovers with an iPhone 3G, iPhone or iPod® touch can now control the award-winning Sonos Multi-Room Music System all from their favorite portable device. A video demonstration of the free Sonos Controller for iPhone is available at [...]
Memorex launches 3 Headphones with Elite Comfort technology at consumer-friendly price
Memorex introduced a new line of in-ear headphones, featuring Howard Leight’s Soundelity™ technology, a professional-grade ear cushion solution similar to that of elite brands sold at up to ten times the price. Howard Leight is one of the largest global manufacturers of hearing protectors in the industrial and professional market. Memorex’s new series of in-ear [...]
Epson Imaging Devices Announces 3.5-Inch a-TFT LCD featuring Photo Fine Vistarich Neo for improved transmittance and contrast
Epson Imaging Devices Corporation (”Epson Imaging Devices”) today announced the development of a new 3.5-inch amorphous silicon TFT (a-TFT) liquid-crystal display (LCD) for use in mobile devices.
This a-TFT LCD makes use of the company’s Photo Fine Vistarich Neo wide viewing angle technology, an evolution of its Photo Fine Vistarich technology with improved transmittance [...]
Epson develops new Melody/Voice Chip capable of generating five channel melodies
The S1V30080 melody/voice chip features a 5-channel melody synthesizer function capable of simultaneous playback of five-octave melodies on five channels. The chip is also equipped with built-in voice ROM (approx. 30 sec. for 8 kHz sampling and 15 sec. for 16 kHz sampling) capable of two-channel playback. The melody synthesizer function and the function for [...]
Dell Provides Infrastructure for Microsoft’s New Cloud Computing Platform
Dell announced that Microsoft Corp. is working with Dell’s Data Center Solutions (DCS) division to build-out and power Windows Azure, Microsoft’s cloud services platform hosted in Microsoft data centers.
Microsoft is working with Dell’s Data Center Solutions (DCS) division to build-out and power Windows Azure, Microsoft’s cloud services operating system hosted in Microsoft data centers. Dell [...]
Asus launches limited Edition of Golf-Areate axe Square Cpu Cooler
ASUS has today released the latest flagship model in the ASUS AMAzing series—the Axe Square. Decorated with a dazzling gold-aureate color that complements the uniquely axe-shaped design, this high performance cooler exudes the ultimate in aesthetic appeal; and comes in a limited edition luxury packaging. Furthermore, the Axe Square is also able to deliver enhanced [...]
