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Yoto M300: Another IPhone Clone Out Of The Wood Work
2008-05-06 02:32:00 Yuantong, known to us as Yoto, has launched the M300, an iPod Touch wannabe that boasts a RK27XX and support for AVI, DIVX, MPEG4, RM, XVID, RMVB, FLV, MP3, WMA, FLAC, APE, JPG, GIF, and BMP, which is kind of awesome, especially when it supports games as well. The 3-inch screen has WQVGA (400 × ... More About: Iphone , Work , Clone , Wood
SteelSeries 7G Pro Gaming Keyboard Built Like A Tank, Costs Almost As Much
2008-05-06 02:19:00 ‘ Pro gaming gear maker SteelSeries was better known in a former life as Icemat, but they’re moving forward under the steelier moniker to break into the mainstream US gaming market. Today they’re launching their 7G pro gaming keyboard. It promises to “eliminate ‘anti-ghosting’” by supporting as many simultaneous key presses as there are keys?so you ... More About: Gaming , Tank , Mouse , Keyboard , Costs
Massive Led Wall Powered By The Sun
2008-05-05 03:19:00 This huge LED screen displays mesmerizing patterns of light and video to passersby. But the really amazing thing about the enormous wall of light is that it?s completely self-sustaining. That is, the light panels themselves harness the energy of the sun during the day to power a colorful light show at night. GreenPix - Zero Energy ... More About: Games , Olympics , Info , Beijing Olympics , Wall
Microsoft Walks Away From Yahoo
2008-05-05 00:13:00 Software giant Microsoft has dropped its three-month-old bid to buy internet firm Yahoo because the two sides cannot agree on an acceptable sale price. Microsoft chief executive Steve Ballmer formally withdrew the offer in a letter to Yahoo chief executive Jerry Yang. Mr Ballmer said Microsoft had raised its original offer from $44.6bn to $47.5bn (£24.1bn) - ... More About: Walks , Yahoo!
German Companies Developing Scented Text Messages
2008-05-04 01:41:00 Virtually every smell-based tech that’s come through the pipe has fizzled out in one way or another, but that checkered past isn’t stopping Germany ’s ConVisual from partnering with the Institute of Sensory Analysis and Marketing on scent-delivery chips for cell phones. The partnership has been running for eight years and just received a patent on ... More About: Companies , Running , Cellphones
HTC Diamond Has Ultra-High Density Display
2008-05-04 01:36:00 The first “official” photos and specs for the HTC Diamond have been leaked, complete with a 2.8-inch 640 x 480 pixel screen (twice the lines of the iPhone in smaller surface,) Windows Mobile 6.1 and 3G connectivity. Could this be the most important product of the year HTC said it would reveal in London on ... More About: Cellphones , Iphone , Ultra , Info
Sony Unveils Ultrasmall Hybrid Fuel Cell
2008-05-04 01:34:00 Sony Corp prototyped a fuel-cell system small enough to fit in one hand. The size of the system is about 50 × 30mm, which was realized by combining a fuel cell, Li-polymer secondary battery, control circuit and so forth. This is the first time that Sony revealed the prototype of a practical fuel-cell system including, for ... More About: Hybrid , Fuel , Cell , Sony , Info
Cuba Lifts Ban On Home Computers
2008-05-04 01:31:00 The first legalised home computers have gone on sale in Cuba , but a ban remains on internet access. This is the latest in a series of restrictions on daily life which President Raul Castro has lifted in recent weeks. Crowds formed at the Carlos III shopping centre in Havana, though most had come just to look. The desktop ... More About: Computers , Home
Fujitsu Launch HSDPA U810 & T2010 Tablet PCs
2008-05-03 03:16:00 The Fujitsu LifeBook U810 we saw at CES 2008 back in January, that has the added benefit of a built-in HSDPA modem, has finally been released. Fujitsu have also added WWAN cellular data to their larger T2010 Tablet PC. The 3G access will be provided by AT&T, who are promising typical download speeds ... More About: Notebook , Launch
ASUS Gets Really Official With 17-inch G70 Gaming Laptop
2008-05-03 03:14:00 During the hurricane that was CES, ASUS managed to get in a word just long enough to make mention of a forthcoming G70 laptop. Now that the storm has passed, it’s dishing out a full list of details to get gamers’ mouths watering. The 17-inch behemoth features quite the vivid motif, and crammed within you’ll ... More About: Gaming , Laptop , Notebook , Asus , Lighting
MSI GX600X TurboBook First Look
2008-05-03 03:12:00 Tweaktown has a first look at the MSI GX600X TurboBook. In March MSI introduced the MSI GX600 gaming notebook. The GX600X is pushing performance even more. Quote: “Introducing the all new, very loud and proud GX600X TurboBook from MSI. Clearly unlike any other notebook you would have seen from them in the past, it looks as ...
Acer?s 18.4-inch Aspire 8920G Laptop Gets Reviewed
2008-05-03 03:10:00 First things first: just in case that headline didn’t really sink in, this is an 18.4-inch laptop. In other words, those of you with even the slightest of back problems should probably just pass this one right on by. If you’re still with us, however, you’ll likely be totally engrossed by Laptop Mag’s review of ... More About: Reviews , Notebook , Webcam , Acer
Sidekick Gekko Details And More!
2008-05-03 02:48:00 We are getting a lot of people asking if the Sidekick Gekko will be a Limited Edition SK, or a be a completely new device. We?ve also been getting questions as to why T-mobile is releasing a Sidekick so soon after the LX came out. Well, we have answers to both these questions and more. ... More About: Cellphones , Rumor , Sony Ericsson , Iphone , Hawk
9X Media Multi-Panel LCD Displays, Almost Infinite!
2008-05-03 02:45:00 We have earlier told you about some monstrous multi-panel displays including Zenview series, Athens multi-panel LCD displays, Siemens and Radius 320 Seamless LCD Display. But, still if you need to expand your vision then 9XMedia offers you to spread your horizons as much as you can think of with their multi-screen display systems that are ... More About: Multi , Panel , Monitor
Hitachi UltraThin 1.5-Inch LCDs Finally Hitting US Soil
2008-05-03 02:43:00 Six months after announcing it would bring its 1.5″-thick UltraThin line to the US, Hitachi is finally starting to ship product. Sizes range from 32″ to 47″ and 1080p from 37″ and up?previously we thought the line would stop at 42″. HD Guru tells us they don’t have integrated HD tuners, so you’ll have to ... More About: Info , Monitor , Finally , Inch
AT&T Offers Free WiFi For IPhone Users
2008-05-01 16:36:00 Now that AT&T has full control of wireless hotspots like Starbucks and Barnes and Nobles, it looks like they’re doling out freebies to their favorite customers: iPhone users. Apparently, if you’ve got one of Apple ’s devices, you can hop on the WiFi networks for exactly zero dollars provided you enter your phone number at a ... More About: Cellphones , Freebies , Iphone , Free
ASUS M50S Multimedia Laptop Seen In The Wild
2008-05-01 16:34:00 Ooh, shiny! ASUS’ CES-announced M50S has finally found its way out of whatever lair it has been tucked away in, and thankfully, the shutterbugs over at PC Perspective snapped a few shots for the world to see. Initial impressions are that it should handle most gaming needs with ease, yet won’t destroy your back when ... More About: Multimedia , Laptop , Asus , Wild
Dell Unleashes The Pricey XPS 730 And 730 H2C Gaming Rigs
2008-05-01 16:33:00 Apparently Dell is busting out the big, expensive guns with its new gaming rig, the XPS 730 and 730 H2C. The previously outed system is quite serious, utilizing NVIDIA’s nForce 790i Ultra SLI chipset, a wide variety of Intel CPUs (ranging from the Core 2 Duo up to the Core 2 Duo Extreme), support for ... More About: Gaming , Hard drives , Crysis , Beast
Zune To Hit Canada In May With A Smaller Lineup?
2008-05-01 16:32:00 Just hold on a little while longer, Canadian Zune -lovers — it seems that your wait is almost over. A job listing just popped up on the Vancouver Craigslist, looking for a “Microsoft Zune Program Coordinator” who will “represent our client Microsoft on their launch of Zune in the Canadian marketplace.” The job calls for applicants ... More About: Canada , Lineup
Space Boomerang
2008-05-01 16:28:00 [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/v/q2ozs0t Pr4k&hl=en[/youtube] JAXA has finally gotten around to releasing video of astronaut Takao Doi?s successful space boomerang toss conducted inside the International Space Station?s Harmony Module in March. —Source More About: Jokes , Fun , International Space Station
New ?Zero-Watt? Computer Monitor Uses No Power In Standby Mode
2008-05-01 01:43:00 As far back as 2004, we were writing about ‘phantom power’, all that energy used by your electronics to make sure that they catch the ‘power on’ signal from the remote and come back to life fast enough, and how to combat it. A new computer monitor by Fujitsu Siemens Computer s breaks with its brethren and ... More About: Power , Info , Mode , Innovation
Scientists Create First Memristor: Missing Fourth Electronic Circuit Elemen
2008-05-01 01:42:00 Researchers at HP Labs have built the first working prototypes of an important new electronic component that may lead to instant-on PCs as well as analog computers that process information the way the humain brain does. The new component is called a memristor, or memory resistor. Up until today, the circuit element had only been described ... More About: Electronic , Info , Missing , Scientists , Circuit
IPhone Finally Announced In Canada
2008-05-01 01:19:00 Yes. We know. After 512,436 mails to tips speculating about this since the iPhone appeared in the US, the iPhone is finally arriving to Canada : “We’re thrilled to announce that we have a deal with Apple to bring the iPhone to Canada later this year. We can’t tell you any more about it right now, but stay ... More About: Cellphones , Iphone , Info
New Sidekicks Coming?
2008-05-01 01:11:00 ‘ Oh, so we have your attention now? Well here is what we know. It seems that there is either one device with two codenames, or two new Sidekick devices coming to T-mobile. There is evidence for an upcoming device called the ?SK Gekko? on July 27th, while the ?Sidekick Aspen? launches on July 30th. What, ... More About: Cellphones , Info , T Mobile
Falcon Northwest FragBox 8500
2008-05-01 01:09:00 The Falcon Northwest FragBox 8500 ($1,895 direct) is a gaming system without apologies. Outwardly, the latest model in the FragBox line resembles its predecessors (a good thing in our eyes), but it brings the price down into the “more affordable” gaming range. In fact, the FragBox 8500 is almost reasonably priced, yet after extensive testing ... More About: Reviews , Crysis , World in Conflict
Alienware ?Fastest Ever? 17-Inch Area-51 M17x Gaming Notebook On Sale Right
2008-04-30 01:19:00 Alienware’s latest community effort is AlienNetwork, a “digital channel” which debuted today. To kick off the show with a bang, they revealed that their “fastest ever” 17-inch Area-51 m17x gaming notebook shown back in November is launching today at 5PM (right now, give or take). Versus the m15x, it’s got a higher res 1920×1200 screen, ... More About: Gaming , Notebook , Sale , Notebooks , Hard drives
More Powerful IMacs Arrive As Predicted
2008-04-29 01:01:00 The rumors were right: Today Apple launched new iMacs, including a $2,200 24-inch model with a 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo and an NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GS graphics card with 512MB video RAM, potentially doubling video performance for certain apps. The full lineup, still starting at $1,200, will include 6MB L2 cache and a 1066 MHz ...
Nokia?s ?Beautiful To Use? 3600 And 6600 Fold/Slide Phone
2008-04-29 00:25:00 Nokia has fired out three new cellphones aimed at the European market, under a “beautiful to use” banner. Most interesting, the 6600 comes in either a fold or slide version, both with “tap” touch control technology. The 3G folding version has a 2 megapixel camera and 2.13-inch OLED screen, while the slide version has 3.2 ... More About: Phone , Cellphones , Nokia , Beautiful , Slide
QNAP TS-109 Pro II And TS-209 Pro II NAS Drives Bring Big Time BitTorrent S
2008-04-25 00:25:00 QNAP has upgraded their line of NAS drives to include the one-bay TS-109 Pro II and two-bay TS-209 Pro II models. Both of these beefed up systems will include a Marvell 500MHz CPU and 256MB DDRII large memory, a faster BitTorrent download engine, built-in Joomla! CMS 1.5.1 and upgraded TwonkyMedia version 4.4.4. QNAP also claims ... More About: Time , Bittorrent
Apple To Unveil New IMacs Next Week!
More articles from this author:2008-04-25 00:18:00 Our Apple tipsters haven’t let us down before, so we know that this hot-off-the press news is likely fact and not fiction. Stay tuned, because next week (most likely Tuesday) Apple will be introducing new iMacs to their product line-up! The new and improved iMacs are said to be at the same price point as ... More About: Rumor , Models , Current , Info 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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