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LG says their Optimus Black is world’s thinnest smartphone
LG says their Optimus Black is world’s thinnest smartphone
—LG announced a new Android device, the Optiums Black. It measures just 9.2mm thick, and the Optimus Black has a ton of high-end features, including: Wi-Fi Direct, a 2 megapixel front-facing camera, a 700 nit NOVA display, and UI gestures.
The Optimus Black will ship with Android 2.2, but you’ll be able to upgrade to Android [...]
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc
—A new Android phone from Sony Ericsson, the Sony Ericsson Xperia Arc, has been revealed and it’s a beaut. Features include a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon processor, a 4.2-inch 854 x 480-pixel touchscreen display, an 8-megapixel camera with flash and HD video capture, the Android 2.3 (Gingerbread) OS and a slim contoured body measuring 8.7mm at its thinnest point.
Check [...]
Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb video
Google Android 3.0 Honeycomb video
—Google is giving us the first real look of the Android 3.0 operating system, known as Honeycomb. Honeycomb is only for tablets and not for smartphones due to the usage of the entire for Tablets phrase. Google Talk video calling will be present, but the biggest change is obviously the renovated user interface, which has carried over Gingerbread’s darker, more [...]
Crayola ColorStudio HD interactive coloring for the iPad
Crayola ColorStudio HD interactive coloring for the iPad
—Griffin Technology and Crayola have joined together to launch an entirely new digital play experience in the form of the Crayola ColorStudio HD. Announced at CES this week, the system brings together a custom-built Crayola iMarker digital stylus with an iPad application that gives a high-tech edge to coloring by allowing kids to interact [...]
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Casio developing Bluetooth® Low Energy Link Watch
Casio developing Bluetooth® Low Energy Link Watch
—Ever wish you had wristwatch like Dick Tracy (the detective), that could transmit information and make calls? Or what about the utility wristwatch from Inspector Gadget that monitored activities and had two-way communication functions?
Wish no more! This year at CES, Casio is unveiling a prototype Bluetooth-enabled watch that speaks to Smartphones [...]
Filed in: Cell Phones, Featured
ASUS unveils 4 new Tablets
ASUS unveils 4 new Tablets
Eee Pad MeMO, Eee Pad Transformer, Eee Pad Slider and Eee Slate EP121
—ASUS has introduced four new tablet devices. The Eee Pad MeMO, Eee Pad Transformer, Eee Pad Slider and Eee Slate EP121 are the first of many tablets ASUS plans to introduce over the next couple of years. ASUS’ offerings are stylish, functional and well spec’d, giving customers an array of choices [...]
VIZIO Announces Full Line Up of New LED LCD HDTVs Including Theater 3D and Cinema HDTV Ultra-Widescreen Models
VIZIO Announces Full Line Up of New LED LCD HDTVs Including Theater 3D and Cinema HDTV Ultra-Widescreen Models
–This just in from VIZIO….the company is announcing over 40 new LED LCD HDTVs, from a convenient 16-inch class size to a larger-than-life 71-inch class size and two new Cinema HDTV LED lit models that supports 21:9 Cinema aspect ratio with Theater 3D and VIZIO Internet Apps. [...]
LG Optimus 2X vs iPhone 4 browsers: Head to Head
LG Optimus 2X vs iPhone 4 browsers: Head to Head
—LG’s Optimus 2X has become one of the most anticipated upcoming Android handsets thanks to the dual-core Tegra 2 processor buried within its sleek, slim case. Of course, all that will change on Thursday when new dual-core Android phones are introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, but for the time being, all eyes are on the [...]
HP Palmpad to be revealed February 9th
HP Palmpad to be revealed February 9th
—AS the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas approaches, perhaps the largest consumer electronics category that will be featured by many a manufacturer is the Tablet. We’ve already got a glimpse of the explosive market with the Dell Streak and the Galaxy S Tab, and while Apple’s rumored next event detailing the new iPad is coming in February, [...]
Android 3.0 Honeycomb will need dual-core power
Android 3.0 Honeycomb will need dual-core power
—Google’s upcoming tablet-optimized Android 3.0 Honeycomb will require some serious processing power. The managing director of Korea’s Enspert consumer electronics firm, Bobby Cha, says, “Google’s new [...] tablet OS will require a dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 processor to run properly.” Mr. Cha went on to note that Honeycomb may also require [...]
eLocity first to announce Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablet
eLocity first to announce Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablet
—Stream TV-owned eLocity has already announced their Android 3.0 (Honeycomb) tablet ahead of any official CES announcement. eLocity has several devices in store the new year. Today’s press release hightlights seven different tablets that will be shown off at CES, each belonging to the company’s new A10 line.
The company appears [...]
Dyson DC35 looks like large wand from outerspace
Dyson DC35 looks like large wand from outerspace
—The new Dyson DC35 vacuum cleaner, which looks like a futuristic moon rock collector, is already available for pre-order at Best Buy for around $300. Dyson boasts that it features a motor that spins five times faster than a Formula 1 car engine, which is definitely a nice marketing ploy.
The battery is good for 15 minutes on a full charge, [...]
Filed in: Featured, Home Gadgets
iRobot premiers Scooba 230 & Roomba 700 series
iRobot premiers Scooba 230 & Roomba 700 series
—iRobot is introducing the Scooba 230, a robot cleaner that maintains the same 3.5-inch height of its predecessor and is still programmable like the other models. The popular Roomba isn’t forgotten either as the company has unveiled the new 700 series with various cleaning and detection improvements.
Expect to pay $300 for the Scooba 230, [...]
Filed in: Featured, Home Gadgets
Vizio enters phone and tablet market with Android flavor
Vizio enters phone and tablet market with Android flavor
—The Wall Street Journal is reporting that Vizio plans to announce today new Android smartphone and tablet products. The Irvine, Calif., company said its first mobile phone, to be called Via Phone, will have a 4-inch screen, a front-facing camera for video calls, a rear-facing five megapixel camera and the capability to shoot video.
The [...]
V.I.O. POV.HD Ruggedized Recorder
V.I.O. POV.HD Ruggedized Recorder
—The rugged V.I.O. POV.HD recorder may has a two-ounce six-element glass lens captures 1080p @ 30fps (or 720p @ 60fps) video at a wide 142 degree field of view and pipes down footage to a separate recording unit that stores up-to 4.3 hours of footage on a 32GB SDHC card. The recorder even features an 2″ LCD screen with surprisingly robust in-field editing controls, [...]
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Tweetmag- the Twitter Magazine for iPad
Tweetmag- the Twitter Magazine for iPad
—If you’ve had a chance to use the Flipboard or Flud apps then you’ll know that these social magazines are pretty sweet and highly addicting. Tweetmag is the creation of design and usability firm Teehan+Lax.
As you’d expect from a design firm, the app is quite a stunner. The gorgeous interface and beautiful layouts transform Twitter feeds, lists [...]
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Archos 7-inch Archos 70 tablet- 250GB
Archos 7-inch Archos 70 tablet- 250GB
—When Archos released its 7-inch Archos 70 internet tablet last month, it had a less-than-desirable 8GB of Flash storage and ran Android 2.2. Since then the device has received a firmware update that brought improved performance, better battery life estimation and support for external GPS adapters thanks to Android 2.21. Now the company has announced a hefty [...]
HTC Thunderbolt Specs
HTC Thunderbolt Specs
—German blog HTCInside has published a specification list for HTC’s first LTE device: the Thunderbolt 4G (formerly known as the Incredible HD). The list of specifications includes: 4.3-inch screen, 1.2GHz Snapdragon dual-core processor, 8 megapixel rear-facing camera with dual-LED flash, 5 megapixel front-facing camera, Wi-Fi b/g/n, Bluetooth, GPS, aGPS, 16GB of internal [...]
Olympus E-PL2 with adjustable spotlights
Olympus E-PL2 with adjustable spotlights
—The Olympus E-PL2 is a micro four-thirds camera that boasts optional bending camera spotlights whenever you want to shoot a macro shot. The adjustable LED will not run off an extra battery, which means the total weight of your camera will be maintained without any worries of suffering from dislocated or sore shoulders after a long day of toting it around.
Other [...]
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SurfCube 3D Browser for Windows Phone 7
SurfCube 3D Browser for Windows Phone 7
—SurfCube Browser by Kinabalu Innovation Limited is a brand new 3D browser for Windows Phone 7 devices. The interface of this Web browser features a 3D cube effect. The browsing itself, however, is still done in a standard 2D interface. SurfCube sports a nifty UI that positions various browser functions on five sides of a virtual cube.
At its center, the [...]
Filed in: Cell Phones, Featured
Skype 3.0 for iOS brings video calling over 3G & Wi-Fi
Skype 3.0 for iOS brings video calling over 3G & Wi-Fi
—Skype announced a new version of its iOS client, Skype 3.0. The new code brings several, small improvements and, most notably, adds the ability to make and receive video-calls from your supported iOS device over both 3G and Wi-Fi networks.
Here’s the press release….
Skype video calling is supported over WiFi and 3G* [...]
Verizon iPhone 4 due Valentine’s Day
Verizon iPhone 4 due Valentine’s Day
—According to Businessweek, Apple will hold a special event by Valentine’s Day to introduce a new iPhone compatible with the Verizon Wireless network. The publication suggest that while the launch of an iPhone for Verizon Wireless could have a sizable impact on AT&T’s business, it will not be the “death blow” many have speculated.
Even [...]
Android Market now has 200,000 apps
Android Market now has 200,000 apps
—According to independent Android app tracker AndroLib.com, Google’s Android Market is now home to over 200,000 apps. The site also reports that the Market’s apps have been collectively downloaded over 2.5 billion times.
The news should hardly come as a surprise, of course, as developers are becoming increasingly focused on Android, which is poised to [...]
Filed in: Cell Phones, Featured
HTC Thunderbolt LTE gets photo op
HTC Thunderbolt LTE gets photo op
—The impending arrival of an LTE capable device on Verizon, the HTC Thunderbolt — formerly known as the Incredible HD and Mecha — has been photographed in brilliant color, a week before CES. Blog Droid-Life, a site known for its deep Verizon connections, shot a dozen images of HTC’s first LTE device, taken from all angles and showing all sides. Should [...]
Filed in: Cell Phones, Featured
BrainAthlete TechnoHuman Golf Hat
BrainAthlete TechnoHuman Golf Hat
—This is a golf gadget that has some humble beginnings, but is an evolution into psychology as it relates to the golf game. NeuroSky’s BrainAthlete system measures midichlorian count, measures and analyzes brainwaves, and lets a trainer sweat over the data and find out where their athlete’s psychological strengths and weaknesses lie, mapped out perfectly [...]
Filed in: Featured, Miscellaneous Gadgets
Xtendplay Controller for PS3 & Xbox
Xtendplay Controller for PS3 & Xbox
—If you have a need for extended gaming, the Xtendplay controller add-on for the PS3 or Xbox 360 is definitely the ticket. It’s essentially a giant piece of foam (Xtendplay calls it soft-touch fleXlite foam) that makes your controller into a large controller.
It lets your hands and fingers “rest in a more natural, relaxed position during game [...]
New Android Music Player
New Android Music Player
—Google’s next generation music player to be included in the Android mobile operating system is coming soon. The software has the ability to stream and download music from a users home desktop and has some subtle but distinguished user interface refinements.
The xda-developers site has posted another video giving us more clues into this upcoming standard app. [...]
Now Live, HTC Thunderbolt 4G sign-up page
Now Live, HTC Thunderbolt 4G sign-up page
—HTC’s first LTE device on Verizon will be named Thunderbolt 4G. There is now a live sign-up page that will keep you abreast of all the news relating to this upcoming beast.
The page reminds you that on January 6th “HTC will be the first to 4G. Again.” and will kindly take your name and email address to provide you with news on the cloaked handset [...]
Next Gen iPad 2 to get new screen, case and UMTS & CDMA offering
Next Gen iPad 2 to get new screen, case and UMTS & CDMA offering
—New rumor news regarding the next-generation iPad implys that Apple is expected to release three versions of iPad 2, supporting either or a combination of Wi-Fi, UMTS and CDMA, for 2011 with mass production to start as early as the later half of January.
Reports claim that Apple will be set to ship over half a million iPad [...]
ASUS Eee Pad coming in a week
ASUS Eee Pad coming in a week
—ASUS will be unveiling their new ASUS Eee Pad line this next week at CES, three to be exact. Each will have a 10-inch touchscreen display. Additionally, one model will be powered by Android due to the presence of touch sensitive Android-style menu buttons.
This model also appears to have a convertible QWERTY keypad. Another Eee Pad model appears to feature [...]
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