Archive for September, 2008

Broadcom Integrates Wi-Fi In GPS Chip

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Broadcom is working on merging Wi-Fi connectivity into its range of GPS navigation chips, allowing not only cell phones but other similarly equipped devices to use the local network for positioning. It does so by using known Wi-Fi access points, triangulating them into a rough map location whenever GPS connectivity becomes spotty or unavailable, helping […]

Corsair Flash Voyager Hits 64GB

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

How many USB flash drives do you own? Well, instead of carrying around eight 8GB USB flash drives, ever thought of carrying all that goods on a singled-out device? That’s now possible with the 64GB Corsair Flash Voyager USB flash drive, and it not only carries a huge amount of details but does a pretty […]

Super Talent 128GB SSD Going Cheap

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Super Talent has done the unthinkable - it is now offering a 128GB SSD drive for a mere $299, which connects via a SATA II interface while supporting read and write speeds of 100MB/s and 40MB/s, respectively. At a $2.33/GB price point, that is as cheap as it gets - for SSDs, at least. Well, […]

Xbox 360 Jasper Editions Hitting Stores

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Looks as though Jasper-powered Xbox 360s are starting to trickle into stores as well as online retailers, according to the Xbox 360 DVD drive database. whether you’re going to shop for a Jasper-powered Xbox 360 for that Christmas, build certain the manufacturing duration starts from 2008-08-06 upwards and is has a lot number of 8031 […]

Emblaze Edelweiss Goes Touch Screen

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Touch screen handsets are all the rage these days, thanks to the iPhone and the revolution it sparked off. Emblaze Mobile has plus hopped onto the touch screen bandwagon, that day with the Edelweiss cell phone which comes with the following :-

3.5″ TFT touch screen display at 480 x 854 resolution
GSM/3G connectivity
Integrated GPS navigation
8GB/16GB […]

LG KC780 Goes To The Fat House

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

What are you to do whether you additionally sport an 8 megapixel camera in your cell phone? Why, try to out-feature and out-design it, of course! That’s the route that LG is taking with its LG KC780 slider handset, which is touted to be slimmer than Samsung’s M8800 Pixon that stands at a mere 13.8mm […]

CEATEC KDDI Booth: Quick Tour (photos)

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Photo galleries (2): booth, au Box
[CEATEC 2008] KDDI is one of the wireless carriers in Japan, it’s not the biggest, but I found them to be usually very creative and sensitive to design. We’ve already mentioned the KDDI au project, but I took the instance to add more photos of the booth at CEATEC. Here […]

Kohjinsha SC and SX Series Ultra-Nobile PCs (Photo Gallery)

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

[CEATEC 2008] We briefly talked about the Kohjinsha SC and SX ultra-mobile PC (UMPC) before and most of the day, we’ve shown product photos, but there’s nothing like a good hands-on with these devices to see how they really are. Our impressions? At within $700 and $1000, they are somewhat pricey and you should really look […]

Targus sets its sight on the trendy (and lucrative) Macbook accessories market

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

In recent weeks, I have heard that many times: “the Mac market is hot and customers are wiling to pay more”. Targus is the latest company to bolster their Mac offering with new and higher quality products. that new line up is designed to be agreeable to the eye. The color has been chosen to […]

Puzzle Quest Arrives On iPhone/iPod touch

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Puzzle Quest is one sleeper hit on my DS that I absolutely love, bringing together the elements of RPG as well as a puzzle game. that instance round, Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords has made its way to the iPhone and iPod touch platforms, featuring more than 150 quests that allow you to upgrade […]

Toshiba SCiB Battery Charges Fast

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Toshiba paraded a prototype of its new and fast-charging SCiB battery that targets laptops to great success, but the technology isn’t precisely available soon for its target market due to some complications. SCiB is short for Super Charge Ion Batteries, and are capable of recharging to 90% capacity within 10 minutes, and plus outlasts standard […]

Targus Chill Mat For Macs

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Targus has not forgotten about the Mac population with its new Chill Mat that does more than just look pretty, sitting down on the table. that mesh-top device plus helps tilt your Mac to a more ergonomic position so that your fingers and hands won’t suffer at the end of a lengthy day at work. […]

iPhone Gets Facebook 2.0

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Here’s yet another reason to pick up an iPhone/iPhone 3G whether you don’t already have one - Facebook 2.0 is now available via the iPhone App Store. that new version will include overviews of what’s going on in Facebook, including News Feed, Live Feed, Events, Notifications and others. Not only that, you’re able to see […]

DM4-T2 Portable Media Player Hits Korea

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Koreans can look forward to yet another homegrown portable media player - the DM4-T2 by DSFT. that model comes with the following specifications :-

3.5″ display
T-DMB support
Music/video playback and image viewer
4GB internal memory
7 hours of video playback and 15 hours of MP3 playback
No notion on how much it will cost though.
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Anna Konda Prototype

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Let me introduce you to that Norwegian beauty known as Anna Konda. Sounds great, until you realize that ’she’ is but a high-end water pistol prototype that not only shoots out water but uses it to propel itself as well. Individual joints on the snake are able to handle up to 1,450 psi of water […]

Lego V8 32-Valve Engine

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Is there nothing Lego cannot build? Guess not, as some hardcore Lego fans have managed to come up with an actual working electronic V8 engine that was created entirely from Lego Technic pieces. It took the inventor approximately half a year to come up with that, but I must say, the outcome is stunning to […]

Alphascan J2290D Crystal LCD Monitor

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

If you want to pick up a pre-bling (I’m not too certain whether there’s such a term, but hey - you heard it here first) LCD monitor, look no further than Alphascan’s J2290D Crystal LCD monitor. Apart from its rather girlish charms, it does pack quite a punch in the performance division with a contrast […]

Aurora Lights Up The Way

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Fires tend to cut off all capability in a building, leaving firefighters at a disadvantage with little light to see through the flames. Enter the Aurora hose nozzle concept that features an internal turbine which in turn powers eight LEDs that will light up to refract off the water stream, effectively illuminating the instant area […]

Dell S1909WX And S1709W Introduced

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Dell has released two more displays for the desktop in the structure of the S1909WX and the S1709W. Both displays will share a 16:10 aspect ratio and a resolution of 1,440 x 900, which means you can’t use it to play back your movies in full HD whether you’re rocking to a Blu-ray drive. Despite […]

Pandora Pre-Order Now Live

Tuesday, September 30th, 2008

Folks who are looking forward to the Pandora can now place their pre-order whether you’re one who wants something different other than the Nintendo DS Lite or Sony PSP. Be forewarned though - there will only be 3,000 units available for that round of orders, so assemble certain you act fast. Remember, the early bird […]