Archive for August, 2010

ZTE Peel 3G Case For Transforming Your iPod Touch Into a Sprint Phone?

Saturday, August 21st, 2010

The FCC just posted documents  for a curious Sprint-branded case called the ZTE Peel 3200, packing its own battery and EV-DO connectivity as well as mobile hotspot capabilities. It might be for heroically transforming your iPod Touch into a phone. Apparently the Peel doesn’t physically connect to the device it’s slipped around, which has the [...]

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Amazon unveils new generation of Kindles

Friday, August 20th, 2010

Yes, the rumors are true. Amazon officially unveiled a next-generation Kindle that is what many tech pundits thought it would be: smaller and lighter, with a better screen and some Wi-Fi thrown into the mix. The new e-reader comes in a couple of flavors, one with both Wi-Fi and 3G wireless for $189, and a [...]

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Samsung births another Wi-Fi-enabled digicam

Thursday, August 19th, 2010

Samsung announced the ST80, a 14-megapixel ultracompact digital camera with a 3x optical zoom, a 3-inch touch-screen LCD, and built-in Wi-Fi. The ST80 joins the company’s other Wi-Fi-enabled camera, the CL80, on my list of “I’ll believes it when I sees it” Wi-Fi-enabled cameras. The camera comes equipped with an account for mobile hot-spot provider [...]

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Samsung’s E10 shoots all-around in full HD

Wednesday, August 18th, 2010

Samsung’s new HMX-E10 minicamcorder captures 1,080p resolution video at 30 frames per second in H.264 format. The camcorder has a 2.7-inch touch screen that splits in half when you hold it vertically; the top half is for framing your video and the bottom half has the controls. With the camcorder, Samsung includes the requisite flip-out [...]

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Kmart tablet probably as bad as it sounds

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010

When I heard that Kmart is selling a $149 Android tablet with a 7-inch screen, I have to admit that I blew it off with a condescending snicker. No matter how you run the math, there’s simply no way to turn a $149 price tag into a satisfying tablet experience–at least not yet. Logic may [...]

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Power Line-up

Monday, August 16th, 2010

Spike-busters and power strips usually sport their set number of sockets regardless the shape of the plugs to be used. Unless you go in for the expensive Belkin ones, “extension cords” here in India are standard and sport limited sockets. Something like the Slot-Type Power Outlet will be handy for us and the world over. [...]

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USB Toothbrush Sterilizer

Sunday, August 15th, 2010

Innovations in oral hygiene usually come in the form of the toothbrush or the toothpaste; rarely is the issue of contamination addressed. Yeah, our bathrooms are filled with goop that can affect our health and sometimes they do take a ride to our system via the toothbrush. Tweet this!

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EDGE Tech DiskGO Backup flash drive

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

So you’ve read about the DiskGO Mini and its super small dimensions, well, the EDGE Tech DiskGO Backup flash drive  also comes in a similar form factor except with one added advantage, you will be able to benefit from a powerful Dmailer Backup software that will back up selected files to the device thanks to [...]

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The Heating Element

Friday, August 13th, 2010

At first glance you can easily mistake the Toolip for a hand blender, but surprise-surprise, it’s a hand-held heating rod! Yup, the sorts that can be used to make a cuppa coffee or re-heat baby’s food. A sleek panel on the handle sports the display, which tells you the stats like temperature and a red [...]

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Cellphone charger with nanogenerator system allows charging on the go

Thursday, August 12th, 2010

Inspired by the skaters, Argentine designer Soledad Martin has come up with a cellphone charger concept, based on the modern way of transforming movement into electric energy called the “kinetic energy,” thanks to the nanogenerator system. Tweet this!

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