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ASUS DR-900 e-reader escapes back to the legal wild, gets the video overview

2010-11-04T23:14:00.001-07:00

Ah, ha! Therefore on hand it is! Once waiting for months plus months (and months), it kind up of feels as though ASUS possesses quietly started shipping its ginormous DR-900 e-reader. A minimum of in a handful of sectors of the legal planet, albeit in "non-final" shape. Hispazone managed to become his or her paws around one recently, and which they did the global a solid by writing up a lengthy listing of impressions and filming a hands-on video (embedded after the break). Critics appeared to admire the build quality, and they felt that the in-built net browser certainly has potential. Less than nearly all of them all, they seem concerned concerning the estimated price; it has bruited that the DR-900 could be sufficient to begin shipping to consumers in Q1 2011, but the €300 ($426) asking price doubtless will not take a seat neatly allowing for most. Hit the source for added of the translated goodness.
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Bankrupt iRex can not purchase the legal vowel, gets new lease though to life as IRX Innovations

2010-08-19T20:56:00.001-07:00

Situations were shopping unhealthy for iRex Technologies a couple months back. Its DR 800 e-reader did not get to retail in previous point for the vacation season plus, allowing for at $450, it had been not precisely value competitive anyhow. Because the corporate filed bankruptcy CEO Hans Brons remained optimistic, asserting "expectations tend to be continue to positive," and currently we tend to could be enough to learn why: the corporate is ending up though reborn as IRX Innovations. About that period it will skip the pesky retail market altogether, expecting to locate businesses willing to spend the added or fewer One hundred pc premium over a exactly the identical 3G Kindle or Nook or what suffer from you ever. It possesses unclear whether or not IRX are going to be offering the same products or will begin showing off new, more business-minded ones, less than with the WiFi Kindle now shipping for an insignificant $140 we're hoping the hot company has a handful from lesser expensive offerings.

HTC Vision headed to T-Mobile in new spy shot, dubbed G1 Blaze?

2010-08-04T00:46:00.001-07:00

Whereas high-end QWERTY sliders loaded allowing for Android have a tendency to be not almost though uncommon currently as after HTC's Vision first leaked onto the scene, it appears about which particular handset can gain also be destined for T-Mobile with its (alleged) 1GHz processor, spacious keyboard plus three.7-inch WVGA screen. After every one, we have a tendency to might heard that the Vision would appear on T-Mobile prior to, and our worries are kind from like then -- readily available is no telling whether or not the phone is sufficient to basically land stateside, or if it has destined for T-Mobile Europe instead. Either
approach, our tipster tells u. s. it could arrive along with a distinctive moniker:
T-Mobile may call it the "G1 Blaze."

Best Purchase currently offering Kin One at no cost, Kin Two for $50 as to contract

2010-06-01T02:54:00.001-07:00

For every one its faults, the legal prime reason why we tend to panned Microsoft's Kin used to be value. Why purchase a Kin once you may gain get a added capable iPhone, Palm Pre or Android device for a similar price? In the week, it sort up of feels somebody at Better Buy HQ possesses seen the gentle. Though of these days, the brick-and-mortar electronics superstore has knocked $50 off the price of both handsets, constructing the Kin One at no cost plus the ultimate Kin Two cost solely $50 as to a two-year contract, without a mail-in rebates or alternative nonsense required. Currently, if only Verizon
would carry out something concerning which
$30 monthly information arrange, your teen would possibly at last be afflicted by a vaguely
compelling reason to choose one up.

Phone guitar: iPhone OS, Windows Mobile plus Android were given every one night to line the international right (video)

2010-05-08T19:50:00.001-07:00

The iPhone Movies Video converter is a pleasant film encoder that helps converting AVI information to iPhone. The avi to iphone
also can put Dat, Avc, Wav, MPG, Realmedia (RM, RMVB), AVI (Mp3, XviD), ASF, Mov in your apple iphone. What are you ready to carry out once no one's were given a phone to jam allowing for you? Why, you could be a geeky one-man band, from course! Net developer Steffest (just one brand name, prefer Sting or Madonna) managed to carry out exactly which by strapping a pair of Android devices (possibly an Archos 5 plus a HTC Desire), a couple of WinMo handhelds (looks sort of a HP iPAQ h1940 and a HTC Touch Diamond), and an iPod touch on high of a transportable speaker. All about that simply for a forthcoming presentation on mobile cross development -- Steffest had to painstakingly write the legal identical audio program "in Java for Android, in C# for Windows Mobile and in Objective-C for iPhone." Oh, and it does not just finish on hand -- turns out this dude can also ~~pluck~~ faucet away a smart Neil Diamond classic on this five-way nerd-o-strummer. Get on board and check out the video once the break.
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Carl Zeiss shooting for budding DSLR filmmaker target market allowing for new cine lenses

2010-04-18T22:09:00.001-07:00

The iPhone Video Converter is a nice movie encoder which supports converting AVI information to iPhone. The avi to iphone
also can put Video, Video, Mpeg, MPG, Realmedia (RM, RMVB), AVI (Video, XviD), ASF, Divx in your apple iphone. Also if your interest in photography is fringe at better, you've got doubtless heard the brand name Carl Zeiss. The optics corporate has got planted its lenses each one over the places, from DSLRs to various point-and-shoots, plus currently it has catering without delay to our adore from DSLR filmmaking. Ol' C. Z. took previous point a minimum of week's NAB to unveil what it's dubbing "the world's first determined of cine lenses engineered especially for HDSLR cameras." The Compact Prime CP.2 lenses, pictured, and the overall added handheld-friendly Light-weight Zoom LWZ.2, ought to be compatible Canon EF, Nikon F and Arri PL mounts, which should always canopy your video-enabled photo-snapper lineup. We have a tendency to will not get too back into the nitty-gritty small print these, except to claim the previous is claiming no vignetting and the latter fewer in comparison to two kilograms in weight. Both sets should be out there in June, and though for price...
neatly, mum's the word, less than we might not be shocked if these guys
did not find yourself concerning midway into the four-figure number.

Plastic Logic up for sale also though its QUE proReader isn't?

2010-04-06T09:05:00.001-07:00

While you can no longer purchase a QUE proReader until summer it sort up of feels which you just should buy the corporate. Smartly, perhaps not you less than somebody together allowing for a couple hundred 1000000 during the bank. A minimum of that could be the simplest approach the Financial Times is framing a chunk concentrated on United kingdom investor Hermann Hauser, whose venture capital firm encompasses a stake in Plastic Logic. According to Hauser, "We're in awfully attention-grabbing negotiations with ... well, that
would be a separate interview, you'll be ready to hopefully listen to [more] concerning
about that in the autumn."
Why would any or every one one desire to go back with this offshoot up of the University of Cambridge's Cavendish Laboratory? Once all, dedicated monochrome E-Ink devices tend to be on his or him or her last legs, right? Chips constructed from plastic, not silicon, that is why -- intellectual property that can gain revolutionize integrated circuits plus the overall entire computing industry. For the instant, nonetheless, Plastic Logic is merely manufacturing the straightforward plastic transistors found inside its QUE proReader display that switch both pixel on or off -- a much cry from PCBs loaded with plastic integrated circuits. And because the FT acknowledges, any potential buyer would possibly find yourself with an e-reader corporate and nada added. Not precisely where you need to be
at the dawn of the 2nd one returning of tablet computers.

Ovi Music Unlimited replacement Nokia Projects allowing for Music branding

2010-03-26T20:04:00.001-07:00

We have a tendency to could be enough to no longer say which we will miss the awkwardly named Projects allowing for Music service branding from Nokia. After each one, we're constructing the belief that India's recently christened Ovi Music Unlimited store are going to be making its approach global though Nokia continues to tighten up its service offerings during the race to compete in the age up of up to date smartphones. It has got certainly consistent with the hot Ovi Music naming convention thus why not. Otherwise, it appearance as if nothing else concerning the all you may eat (for a year) music providing has modified -- specifically the DRM that locks "your" music to your Portable or ~~CWM~~ OMU handsets for life- ish.

TiVo Premiere noticed in Better Purchase allowing for March Twenty-eighth retail date

2010-03-18T11:28:00.001-07:00

If the minature box does no longer provides it away then the word "Premiere" certainly does. Which could be the initial during the wild shot from TiVo's inaugural Series Four shifter riding the shelves of Best Buy. We're told therefore the units tend to be absolutely in-house less than are ending up though withheld up of shelves until March Twenty-eighth (not the Twenty-seventh as originally rumored but ahead of the official " early April" date) along allowing for a listing value of $2,000 to prevent enthusiastic clerks from breaking the street date. Therefore carry out not go back in
demanding a $149.Ninety-nine take home price (MSRP is $299) about that morning
simply 'cause you saw it as to Engadget, ok?

Nokia Symbian^3 UI demonstrated in detail, seeks multitouch devices (video)

2010-03-11T10:04:00.001-08:00

Nokia Vice president, David Rivas, was once in San Francisco yesterday plugging Symbian^3 enhancements. Whereas we've were given heard plus seen a large amount concerning Symbian Three's enhanced user experience already, it has continue to worthy up of a added in-depth appear contemplating Symbian's dominant marketshare. Besides, David provides a particularly detailed look as he walks us though components simply prefer the legal customizable (and more finger friendly) homescreens intended to supply easy accessibility to call features and at-a-glance information. Rivas additionally reiterates speed improvement claims over existing S60 Fifth devices (about a 3x improvement in graphics performance) which tend to be meant to "very awfully pleasantly surprise" users. Naturally, a faster UI coupled along allowing for a Symbian device running on something better compared to ARM Eleven also could be enough to facilitate these -- Nokia's purely Cortex A8 device is the N900 running Maemo, no longer Symbian. David takes a veiled shot at Microsoft's new WP7 platform once discussing Symbian's true multitaking capabilities while not any or all "tricks" -- apps are literally running during the background, not just freezing his or her state until you come back.
Multitouch screen management on capacitive and resistive ( really?) touchscreen presentations with Canopy Flow-like album art navigation? Yup, it is all in readily available, as are hundreds of usability improvements (and fewer nags!) that ought to bring Symbian^3 up to the extent of what everybody expects up of a fashionable smartphone, according to Rivas. In different words, we'll need to attend for S^4 on early 2011 devices to detect any genuine innovation. While the measure demo was run on a portable, we tend to suspect it will not be long until Nokia starts showing off its live OS on a production handset. Until then, take a look at the video once the break -- it's all we've got.
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Samsung Netbook allowing for Nvidia graphics cards

2010-03-05T03:34:00.001-08:00

Samsung Netbook allowing for Nvidia graphics cards - Samsung provides a little bit wonder for customers, once kind up of a tedious absence during the legal Netbook market, could be currently carrying the Samsung Netbook projects with Nvidia's performance in it.
Plus positively these netbooks have a tendency to be going to be "missed drugs" for the majority fans of Sony Ericsson. Netbook which is enough to soon be in circulation was once N510, dynamic Netbook with Eleven.6-inch screen wrapped in an exceedingly glossy black artwork appear elegant. Even though Samsung is simply no longer too powerful brand name in the Netbook market, less than the seriousness of Samsung to pamper the patron Netbook are often seen up of the aspect of the N510. N510 features an Intel Atom N280 processor 1.66GHz and 1GB of RAM to head with Nvidia 9400M ION G2Force inherent during about which device.
A closer feature is that readily available are just a 160GB HDD for storagenya system, is perfectly good enough for the device Netbook category. As to deck multimedia N510 Samsung also escorted by a couple of features favor Wi-Fi, webcam, card reader and 3-in-1. Thus you can upload footage through any or all media and any place. Not purely that, so that users can continue to get pleasure from the features of the current N510, Samsung directly paired 6-cell battery on the back, so carry out not wish to have to keep charge for this Netbook. Meanwhile, to support compatibility, N510 will be supplied with OS Windows XP Home Edition. Feeling in the dust the times? Do not be
afraid, the Samsung certain if Windows Seven is totally released,
guaranteed N510 is continue to to run it.

ARM plus Globalfoundries partner up for 28nm Cortex-A9 SOCs, invitation great expectations

2010-02-24T10:28:00.001-08:00

About that one slipped the web throughout the thrill which was once MWC this year, less than it has such a promising development that we have a tendency to actually be afflicted by got to provides it its due a spotlight. ARM plus Globalfoundries have announced plans to get started building new systems-on-chip employing the latter's ultramodern 28nm high-k metal gate production process, allowing for the consequent chips offering up to Forty percent greater computational power, Thirty percent greater power efficiency, and a terrific Hundred percent improvement in battery longevity relative to his or her current-gen siblings. Mass production up of these Cortex-A9-based units could be anticipated during the 2nd one half of 2010, that suggests that they are meant to be among the initial actual chips off Globalfoundries' 28nm assembly line. The excellent news, though, is therefore the technology is described though "ready for high-volume implementation," thus as to hand ought to be no shortages after situations ultimately get rolling. Let the wild-eyed anticipation begin.

Notion Ink Adam hands-on (with video) at MWC 2010

2010-02-16T17:59:00.001-08:00

We tend to were given a couple from minutes these days to take a look at the hottest build on Notion
Ink's Adam prototype which we initial saw back at CES. Prefer we
heard regarding week or thus ago, readily available could be sufficient to indeed be two versions of
the Adam --
one which have a tendency to be going to be Twelve.Nine mm thick plus boast the
Pixel Qi 3Qi e-paper screen, and a more in-depth, thinner, non-Pixel Qi
screen. The thinner, lighter version will measure in at Eleven.Six mm
thick. As a lot as we all be acquainted with, the most effective difference during the two
Tegra-powered Adams will be the display, and that we additionally listen to they are already
shooting for a third quarter of 2010 launch. In the meantime, take a look at
out the footage we got of the near-final prototype, and the ultimate video
demo of the reader's flash support which explains after the break.
Notion
Ink Adam hands-on

Notion
Ink Adam powered on

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OreObject SPHEREtouch mouse could be the $155 ball from touch-enabled steel

2010-02-07T21:31:00.001-08:00

Dare we tend to have a tendency to be saying which circular-shaped mice are literally turning into a
trend? Swooping in sort up of a ball though to Newton's Cradle could be the legal OreObject
SPHEREtouch mouse to knock the
Jelfin mouse on its head. Though about that period we've were given got to admit
the pricey SPHEREtouch has got u. s. rather intrigued. No longer purely is the
hand-crafted mouse on the market within your option of steel, titanium plus
platinum, less than OreObject has shaken situations up along allowing for a giant
horizontal scroll wheel and two touch-sensitive buttons. Mac and Laptop
compatible, it every one sounds attention-grabbing and appears terribly lovely until
you notice that the steel version starts at $155 and that the
platinum one is enough to determined you back $225. For that sort of money, we would
a minimum of be expecting them to chop the twine for a few Bluetooth. But hey,
if you suffer from necessarily needed at least one indestructible ball of steel
that source link has your brand name all over it.

Display full PR text

Emeryville, CA - February 1, 2010 - OreObject, a
newly-launched manufacturer of upscale ergonomic and approach of living
peripherals, these days introduced the revolutionary SPHEREtouch
handcrafted mouse. The SPHEREtouch represents the flagship merchandise
in OreObject's premier line of non-public computing peripherals and
features cutting edge, touch-sensitive buttons that are significantly
fewer strenuous on a user's fingers in comparison to the traditional
mouse.

The innovative touch-sensitive buttons and the overall vertical button
placement are engineered to permit fingers to 'dangle' freely after no
button actuation that it takes. Whereas the conventional mouse
requires force exertion by the finger both and every previous point the mouse button
is clicked, a slight tapping motion is all that is required for the
SPHEREtouch mouse to accomplish the identical task. Base on an internal
learn about conducted in 2009, a median mouse user clicks neatly over 800
times pertaining to 24-hour interval. "You can imagine what kind of exertion that is applied
to a single finger which also does scrolling," said Charles Tseng,
founder & chief designer at OreObject.

OreObject's artwork offers creativity, innovation and comfort that
have never prior to been seen in an exceedingly computer mouse. OreObject has long past
through an extensive material selection process to make certain that the
SPHEREtouch possess both advanced functionality and timeless
durability. Constructed of the a medical- grade stainless-steel
enclosure, the solid feel of the mouse in conjunction with the high
quality ceramic feet provides the user with a feeling of
weightlessness on smooth/non-abrasive surfaces.

The utilization of multiple high-precision bearings and a enormous horizontal
scroll wheel permits the users to smoothly scroll through long
documents or zoom in and out of applications such as Google Earth
very much kind of favor a DJ spins the turntable. "It's very
intuitive and artistic way of scrolling. You'll be ready to never go back back into
scrolling together with your index finger once more," said Charles Tseng,
founder & chief designer at OreObject.

Pricing & Availability

SPHEREtouch is currently available for pre-order through OreObject's
on-line boutique (www.OreObject.com). Expected ship date in early
March. Three precious metal trims are going to be accessible at the launch -
STEEL with satin stainless steel finish for $155, TITANIUM with
polished titanium coating for $175, and the PLATINUM with polished
platinum finish for $225. Each SPHEREtouch projects with a nylon-mesh
tangle-free USB cord, duo- mode buttons, laser-engraved emblems, and
a microfiber travel pouch. It looks compatible with Windows XP,
Windows Vista, Windows Seven, and Mac OS X Leopard version 10.Four or
later. SPHEREtouch is designed for left or right-handed
users.

OreObject is pioneering a recent line of upscale, non-public computing
peripherals. OreObject is committed to providing the the majority of
innovative designs in addition to the nearly all intuitive, purposeful
experiences for its finish users. Founded in 2009, every OreObject
product is assembled by hand at its own assembly facility.

For further product information: www.OreObject.com

VisualBoyAdvance turns your Palm Pre back into the Game Boy emulator

2010-01-30T21:31:00.001-08:00

A certain united kingdom bank operates a delightfully dorky promotional campaign whose slogan could be "we provide you with further." smartly, in matters from mobile software communities, which could be precismatterscase. from jailbroken iPhones to PS One-emulating HD2s to multitouch-enabled browsing on the legal Nexus othe legal the single clusfromr of folks we tend to all be acquainted wwe tend toh we will really depend on tend to be different geeks. therefore let'sthe legallute the ones heroes once added, in recthe legfromition of the VisualBoyAdvance -- a webOS-based emulator for Game Boy, Game Boy colour plus Game Boythe legalvance games. the previous two categortend to be are said to play swish becausethe legalu adore, whereas the improvement stuff sufffromfrom slight slowdown at present. we've got solely seen it taking section in on a Pre, less than on hand ought to be no explanation why your Pixi would not be allowed in on abwhichthat birthday celebration. a handy guide a roughthe legaldeo demo the legalonceonce the breplus and the the legalrall source link has got all the installation small print you will wish to have.

Genius intros portable G-Pen F-509 digital tablet

2009-02-22T11:44:00.001-08:00

Unless we're mistaken, the last G-Pen device to come our direction courtesy of Genius was the M712 and M609, and at long last we've yet another to showcase. The G-Pen F-509 was designed for portable, in the car use, as it measures in at just 5.25- x 8.75-inches. Aside from sporting plenty of input real estate for that digital pen, it also features 26 programmable hot-keys for shortcuts of your choosing while the cordless pen touts a pair of buttons for controlling shapes and thickness. If the inner artist in you is just dying to wrap your arms around one, you can find it now for a buck oh nine.

[ Via: engadget ]
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Is DVD movie pricing holding Blu-ray back?

Texas Instruments out-picos itself with newer, tinier projector chip

2009-02-17T07:21:00.003-08:00

We love pico projectors, we love phones -- so the combo pack known as the Samsung Show stopped us in our tracks when we first spied it at CES. Well, Texas Instruments, makers of the DLP projector chip that runs the Show, if you will, have just announced the second generation DLP chip which is -- you guessed it -- smaller! The second-gen chip is about 20 percent smaller and thinner in fact, and it boasts the ability to display WVGA resolution (the previous model has HVGA resolution), all while delivering a brighter display! TI's press specifically mentions mobile phones, so don't be surprised if the Show doesn't have a host of comptitors to deal with any day now. Texas Instruments is on hand at MWC, and their press conference is tonight, so we'll be watching, magnifying glass in hand, to see what else they have in store for us.

[ Via: Engadget ]
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Sony brings BRAVIA Engine 3, AppliCast on-screen widgets to HDTV lineup

2009-02-17T07:21:00.001-08:00

Far be it for us to judge the decisions of a huge corporation and its ad campaign, but Sony announcing a new line of BRAVIA HDTVs while the vast majority of the consumer electronics industry is intently focused on cellphones in Barcelona seems a bit peculiar. For those who need a break from MWC 2009 shenanigans, we've got 19 new hi-def havens here, spanning 6 different models: WE5, W5500, E5500, E5300, V5500, and S5500. Boasted features include BRAVIA Engine 3 with 100Hz Motionflow and Image Blur Reduction for smoother images, a widget-rich on-screen AppliCast that gives you basic internet-on-TV functionality, DLNA for streaming media from a computer, and Sony's Xross Media Bar (XMB). Not every model here boasts all the new technology -- you'll have to invest in the V5500 (pictured, background) for the full experience. Sony boasts its 2009 LCD lineup is its "greenest ever," with most models carrying the "EU Flower" eco-friendly label from the European Commission, and not to worry, even some of the most coveted sets here carry the green mark. Hit up the read link for full specs.

[ Via: Engadget ]
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VUDU permanently cuts retail price of movie set-top-box in half

Explay Colibri pico projector promises 70-inch images at SVGA resolution

2009-02-10T09:44:00.001-08:00

Explay has been one of the early proponents of pico projectors, and it looks like the company is not showing any signs of abandoning the form anytime soon, with it now set to officially introduce its new, even smaller Colibri model at Mobile World congress next week. This one measures a mere 24 x 28.6 x 7mm, and can apparently pump out a 70-inch image at VGA, WVGA or SVGA resolution, all while drawing just 1.5W of power, which Explay says makes it the smallest, most efficient, and highest resolution pico projector on the market today. Unfortunately, the company doesn't seem have anything to say about the project actually finding its way into a phone or other device, though perhaps it's saving a little something for MWC.

[ Via: engadget ]
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Some stations still plan early digital-TV transition

Samsung's SyncMaster U70 is 7-inches of extra real estate

2009-02-05T08:39:00.003-08:00

We can't get enough of these cute, fuzzy little add-on displays, and Samsung's chipping in with the new U70 SyncMaster unit which just hit Korea, and is already available in Europe. The 7-inch display runs at a fairly standard 800 x 480 resolution, and plugs into a single USB port for power and image. It's got 200 nits of brightness, a 400:1 contrast ratio and a 140 degree viewing angle, but like most of these displays is unfortunately Windows-only at the moment. You can pick one up for 99 Euro (about $127 US), but no word on whether or when this will make it Stateside.

[ Via: Engadget ]
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Why $100 is the perfect Blu-ray player price

Samsung's SyncMaster U70 is 7-inches of extra real estate

2009-02-05T08:39:00.001-08:00

Why $100 is the perfect Blu-ray player price

SIM2 Solar Series infinite contrast HDR LCD ships in Q2

2009-02-03T18:39:00.001-08:00

After several years high dynamic range lcd technology is finally ready for market, now that SIM2 and Dolby are showing off this Solar Series 47-inch screen at the 2009 Integrated Systems Europe show. Just like last year's prototype, it's both brighter (4,000 cd/m2) and has a greater contrast ratio than any flat panel currently available. The 2,206 LEDs can provide up to an infinite contrast ratio and supposedly match real world visuals thanks to 16 bit color processing. The only bad news is that even with a name change to Dolby Vision, that ugly wide bezel from the BrightSide days still remains. We'll have to wait until closer to the Q2 shipping date to find out the price, but with SIM2's high end reputation it won't be cheap.

[ Via: Engadget ]
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Pentax Optio E70L plays 'spot the difference' with E70, loses

Verizon Hub goes on sale for $199.99 on contract

2009-02-02T05:50:00.001-08:00

We had a pretty good idea Verizon's Hub would be loosed on Super Bowl Sunday, and sure enough, the landline killing machine is now available for ordering. The device itself will run you $199.99 on a two-year contract (after all applicable rebates), and if you're still wondering whether or not this thing is even worth your time, why not have a look at our hands-on / impressions?

[ Via: Engadget ]
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Keep your application installers updated with Ketarin

Century's Plus One 8-inch USB monitor seems pretty OK for displayin' stuff

2009-01-30T09:58:00.001-08:00

You know how it is, with so many apps fighting over that valuable desktop real estate. Luckily, there is no shortage of companies looking to fill the void in your life (or your workflow) with an additional 8 inches of USB-enabled monitorin'. The newest entry into the market is the Plus One LCD-8000U by Century, a digiframe-looking thing that sports an 800 x 600 resolution, 250 cd/m2 brightness, and supports either portrait or landscape mode. What's not to love, right? Well, the fact that it's going for $190 is not very lovable. Still, it's good to have options. Or something. Award winning video after the break.

[ Via: Engadget ]
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Kodak's Theatre HD Player with gyro-based Pointer Remote unboxed and reviewed

Adapt MPJ-101 pico projector: tiny, cute, available

2009-01-22T06:33:00.001-08:00

Go ahead, you can admit it: you're really, really into picos -- the best of us are. Adapt's update to its pocket projector, the MPJ-101 -- which is nearly identical to the previous model -- shouldn't fill us with joy, but it does. This little (125 x 55 x 23 mm) monster's got 1GB of built in memory, an SD slot, and two .5 watt speakers. It projects up to 10 lumens of brightness at a resolution of 640?480 from around 6 to 50 feet. All this excitement doesn't come cheap, though -- expect to shell out about a thousand bucks for this teeny bundle of joy. Oh boy.

[ Via: Engadget ]
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Canon unveils REALiS SX800 LCoS projector with 3,000 lumens