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Canon Lays Claim to World's Smallest HD Camcorder

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:43:03 PDT

Canon today announced the newest lineup to its camcorder line with the HG10, making it the world's smallest hard drive-based high-definition camcorder. Weighing in at just under 20 ounces with the battery, it comes with 40GB of storage space, which should give you around 5 and a half hours at the highest quality setting. Supporting full HD (1920x1080) and going for under $1200 (approx. $1188), this appears to be a pretty sweet deal. Now go out and get some of that quality HD footage!

Apple Releases 1.0.1 Update for iPhone

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 07:08:59 PDT

Apple has released the first update for the ever-popular iPhone, but what does it include? It appears to be more or less updates for Safari, both usability and security related. You can download the update to your iPhone by booting up iTunes and going with the flow - it should notify you automatically. Here's the link to the security content of the update.

Latest News on the Verizon Release Train

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:51:22 PDT

The guys over at HowardForums have given us a light at the end of the tunnel for the bevy of new devices Verizon has had in the release queue over the past few months. After months of delays on most of these devices, it looks like August may be the month they're all coming out. The Motorola Z6TV, the latest handset to offer VCast TV (MobileFlo), looks to be coming out in late August, along with the RAZR2. Three of the five smartphones we've been hearing about have August release dates too. The Motorola Q9M in late August, the Samsung i760 in August pending final testing and the HTC/UT Starcom XV6800 available in mid-August to those of us lucky enough to be on a B2B plan. We should have at least the three smartphones to review within a week of their release date, so keep checking back!

EzKEY Mouse and Numeric Keypad in One!

Tue, 31 Jul 2007 08:46:25 PDT

Looking for a way to have a numeric keypad and a mouse on your laptop while you're out? If you are, we're sure this isn't the way you want to do it. Nonetheless, this has got to be one of the more creative things we've seen come across the desk lately. A mouse with the flip top down, and a numeric keypad when you flip the top up! Interesting...

Blackberry 8820 With GPS, WiFi is Official

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 07:03:18 PDT

The new Blackberry 8820 has been announced by Research in Motion, and looks to be exactly what we expected. Of course, it's on the EDGE/GSM/GPRS network, which limits it to providers such as AT&T, Suncom and T-Mobile in the US, but it is the first Blackberry to sport 802.11a/b/g WiFi connectivity. RIM also says that it's the slimmest Blackberry ever, coming in slightly thinner than the other models in the 8800 series. The 8820 has support for WEP, WPA, WPA2 and Cisco authentication technologies, so it shouldn't have any trouble connecting to any of the flavors of corporate wireless networks out there. It also supports MP3 ringtones, has GPS support for the wonderful Blackberry Maps application and can take both microSD and microSDHC cards up to 32GB. Of course, they only exist currently in capacities up to 8GB, and we can't imagine any reason other than your music collection that you would need to store that much data on your phone. But it's nice to have, right?

Capitol Records Ordered to Pay Over $68,000 in Attorney Fees

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:49:55 PDT

A ground-breaking decision was handed down today by the judge in the "Capitol Records, Inc. vs. Debbie Foster and Amanda Foster" case from 2004, in which the recording industry claimed that Debra Foster had "contributorily and/or vicariously infringed Plaintiffs' copyrighted recordings, including, but not limited to the extent that one of the members of their household engaged in copyright infringement." The case was dismissed, but that wasn't the end of it for the Fosters, considering they had accumulated a large amount of legal bills.

Intel Upgrades Dual Core Processor for Laptop Gamers

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 06:08:21 PDT

Intel has launched the latest processor in its arsenal for mobile gamers in the Core 2 Extreme X7800 - going to OEMs now, you should start seeing them on store shelves in as soon as two weeks. Intel has started concentrating more on the notebook market lately, as it is the main sector of PC sales that continues to grow steadily in the market. For the past two years, notebook shipments have increased at over 25% per year, and are expected to continue to do so as the technology increases. Intel's new Core 2 Extreme X7800 runs at 2.6GHz and is expected to sell for $851 in 1,000 unit quantities, so don't expect this new-found performance to be cheap!

New Sony PSP Lighter, Faster

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 06:46:50 PDT

After losing so much ground to Nintendo this year, Sony is trying to beef up its gaming portfolio, starting with a new, slimmer PSP to be released in September of this year. Priced at $200, it is over 30% lighter and almost 20% thinner than the outgoing model, making it easier to handle without sacrificing usability or screen size. The new unit will have several hardware changes, the biggest being the inclusion of a video-out port so users can game on the TV, as well as playing UMD disks. Other changes include doubling the RAM from 32MB to 64MB and enabling charging the unit via the USB port.

Motorola Ming to Run Windows Mobile

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 06:39:00 PDT

Motorola's upcoming touchscreen smartphone that we've been hearing for a few months will finally be coming to the US! More than likely, it will be on AT&T, but this early in the game we don't know for sure. The twist in the story is that the phone won't be running the JUIX operating system due to its lack of 3G support - it will instead be running Windows Mobile, according to Boy Genius. Good news for you business users, with full support for syncing your Exchange mailboxes!

Ultra-Thin MacBook Pro Rumors Abound

Wed, 11 Jul 2007 11:30:22 PDT

After rumors surfaced late last year about a thin 12" MacBook Pro, the blogosphere exploded with desire and speculation about the latest thing that might come out of Apple. Of course, a few months later nothing was heard about it and we assumed it dead. This morning, though, MacScoop is reporting that a very credible source has confirmed the project and we should see it later this year! Details are scarce, but they have said that it will have a 12-inch display and be unbelievably thin - 0.6 to 0.7 inches! I doubt they will be able to fit an optical drive into a system this size weighing under 3 pounds, but we will just have to wait and see on that front. November would be a great time to release this - just after the release of Leopard. Keep checking back for more details as we get them!

The Destruction of the iPhone

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 19:34:50 PDT

Our friends at Blendtec are at it again with the latest in the Will It Blend series - this time the victim is the much-desired iPhone. If you love the iPhone, make sure you don't have a weak stomach. If you hate the iPhone, click on for some blending goodness! iPhone Blending Madness

XBox 360 'Falcon' Getting Cooler, Less Pricey?

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:16:18 PDT

On the heels of the latest price cut, Microsoft has one more trick up their sleeve for the XBox 360. Falcon, the latest upcoming iteration of the XBox 360, promises to be cooler and more reliable by going to the 65nm processor production process. The chips will perform the same as their 90nm predecessors, but will run at a greatly reduced temperature. I'm sure that the increased cost for R&D on the system will be offset by the large amount Microsoft won't have to spend on warranty claims for overheating and failing systems, estimated by some sources to be as high as 40-50%. There is also an additional price advantage for Microsoft due to the fact that the 65nm process uses less material and takes fewer steps to produce - we should see the upgraded systems by fall of this year!

Dell Releases Vostro Small-Business PCs

Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:20:28 PDT

After hearing feedback from small business customers who wanted low prices and quality without having to deal with all of the bloatware and consumer features on the Inspiron and Dimension (rest in peace) lines, Dell came out with their Vostro line today, specifically geared towards small businesses with 1-25 employees and limited in-house IT support. The systems come with no "trial-ware", a 30-day money-back guarantee, and we assume the North America-based support that all of you Dell Home users wish you had.

Sony Confirms $100 PS3 Price Cut

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 16:41:53 PDT

Sony has confirmed what we've been hearing for a few days now with the $100 price cuts on the PlayStation 3. The 20GB model has gone away, and the 60GB model has gone from $599 to $499. In addition, we will be seeing the 80GB model that Asia already has in August - you can get your hands on that one for $599. As far as we can tell, the only differences between the 60GB and 80GB models will be the hard drive size, but Engadget is saying that there's the possibility of the 80GB model having a SixAxis controller with the rumble feature so sorely missed on the PS3 so far. Of course, Microsoft responded quickly to the price drop with one of their own, most likely to be announced tomorrow night.

XBox 360 Price Cut Later This Week?

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 14:56:57 PDT

Reports are coming in that an analyst from Wedbush Morgan Securities sent a note to investors that the XBox 360 will be going through similar price cuts to the PS3's $100 cut today. Odds are that the announcement of the price reduction will be made tomorrow evening at Microsoft's press conference for the E3 Media Summit. The price cut will be across the board on all three levels of the console - the Core system will drop from $299 to $249, the Premium will drop from $399 to $349, and the new black-clad Elite system will drop from $479 to $399. Although Microsoft representatives have declined to confirm the price cuts, at this point, with the 60GB PS3 nipping at the 360 Elite's heels in pricing, it's inevitable.