June 9
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Just because you haven’t seen one on every street corner doesn’t mean that HP’s Blackbird 002 gaming rig hasn’t been around the block a time or two. Still, those of you who haven’t found the nerve (or spare change) to pull the trigger can look forward to being tempted even more this summer. Starting soon, [...]
June 9
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The thrill of exploring the unseen is one thing and when you are taken to a world where you are engulfed by the ‘unimagined’ then there’s a bag full of surprises that come your way. What I mean to say is that how many of us thought of a cell phone that shrunk to [...]
June 9
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Samsung SPH-W5000 may be around the bend but before it comes, here’s a look at what’s in store for us. The W5000 features dual LCD display screens; the external 1″ 96X96 pixels 65536 colors TFT LCD display screen and internal 2.2″ 176X220 pixels 65536 colors TFT LCD display screens. Specs include a 1.3M resolutions [...]
June 9
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After spying those “in the wild” shots of Nokia’s E71 and N66, we knew something had to be up — and that does appear to be the case. A forum member over at Mobile-Review has stumbled upon user demos for both of the forthcoming devices, featuring in-depth Flash walkthroughs on how to master all the [...]
June 6
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Clearly intent on dismembering and destroying competition in every facet of the personal computing world, ASUS has finally unveiled that all-in-one, iMac-esque addition to its Eee lineup we told you about in January. Dubbed the Eee Monitor, the device will range in the 19- to 21-inch size, sport a built-in TV tuner, and will be [...]
June 6
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Sony’s Bravia Internet Video Link hasn’t really gotten much attention, but the little box is growing up so fast — Sony’s just announced that as of today, YouTube content will now be available at no extra cost. That’s in addition to channels from Style.com, Sports Illustrated, blip.tv, and others, and YouTube content should pop up [...]
June 6
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Sony continues its series of home theater updates today with a new HTIB, the HST-S100. Like some previous Sony packages, the HST-S100 doesn’t feature a central receiver, instead integrating the 450W amplifier, 3 HDMI ports and Sony Digital Media Port right into the back of the sub. Furthering the stealth factor, the five speakers themselves [...]
June 6
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Looks like Sony Ericsson weren’t happy with the ‘simplicity’ of the W760. They decided to pep it up a bit (too much) and tag it as a music edition phone that aimed at tingling some teen adrenaline. Given the approach of teenagers on the current day, it is wiser to come out with darker [...]
June 6
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This strange-looking little contraption is a prototype television remote by Japan’s SMK. What makes it unique? Well, how about the fact that it doesn’t require batteries? Instead, it uses an electromagnetic coil inside to power itself forever and ever, never requiring external power. Right now, it only has a power button and channel and volume [...]
June 6
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This week Softbank announced their deal with Apple to finally bring the iPhone to the planet’s cell phone mecca, Japan. In the wake of the announcement plenty of naysayers have come out of the woodwork claiming Japanese consumers, who are supposedly accustomed to more advanced features, won’t flock to the device. But history and Japanese [...]
June 5
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In one fell swoop, Newman shows the industry how to get its ass back into plastic. The Cool Man MP3 player is anything but, man. Unless you’re still wearing that acid-washed, Blondie pin collector from your 80’s wardrobe. The DAP features an OLED dispay, MP3/WMA support, built-in mic and bleb poppin’ safety pin. And that [...]
June 5
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When you go shopping for a GPS, what are the features you look for? Maybe you want a bigger screen, Bluetooth capabilities, or one that is really cute. Okay, so I doubt that many of you are looking for a “cute” GPS, but if you are, few are going to top this robotic teddy bear.
While [...]
June 4
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HTC has announced a new model in their Touch line of mobile phones. The beautiful HTC Touch Pro slide-out smartphone brings together touch screen response with the direct precision of a QWERTY keyboard.
The 2.8-inch VGA touch screen provides four times the resolution of most smart devices, making email, documents and web pages sharper and easier [...]
June 4
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Here we have the latest trend in the steadily growing stream of those chunky mobile phone watches; a backlit keypad built into the strap.
June 3
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With the Atom-based mini laptop orgy that has become synonymous with 2008, it’s no surprise that Intel has had problems meeting demand for the new processor. That should end soon, however, says Sean Maloney, executive VP and GM of Intel’s Sales and Marketing Group. Maloney points out that Intel now has four 300-millimeter manufacturing plants [...]
June 3
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To tide you over until next week, when Apple is rumored to release the new iPhone, we give you the iCooly for the iPod Touch. The iPod holder is designed to look like a mini-iMac for your desktop and the effect, while simple, is a Mac fan’s dream device. Lending to the iMac-like effect is [...]
June 3
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I’m definitely looking forward to the day when video projectors are small enough to fit inside a cellphone, but that’s still quite a few years off. If you want to get your hands on a compact projector today, this is pretty much as small as they come. The MP100 from Honlai Technology uses LCoS or [...]
June 3
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The Asus EcoBook was a concept notebook with a few notable drawbacks due to the fact that it was constructed almost entirely of bamboo. People were concerned about the possibility of the machine warping or catching fire. The Asus U6 addresses many of these concerns by reinforcing the bamboo with other materials.
The U6 packs enough [...]
June 3
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There are still plenty of good reasons to buy a standard HDD over an SSD. The Western Digital is Scorpio is one of them. The Scorpio Black lineup features some very capable 2.5″ hard disk drives that spin at 7,200 RPM. That is desktop speed and couple it with a 16MB cache and you have [...]
June 3
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10-inch Eee 1000—Official
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The Asus Eee 1000 finally gets official at Computex (Taiwan). The 10″ Asus Eee 1000 and 1000(H) will be available soon. Notably, the screen size and resolution are better, but the keyboard is larger as well. Asus says [...]