Archive for September, 2010

Viewsonic G Pad Flies Solo With Android 2.2

Monday, September 20th, 2010

After showing off its dual-booting ViewPad 100  tablet at IFA, Viewsonic is back again with the Viewsonic G Pad Android tablet. The G Pad, unlike the ViewPad 100 which can boot into Windows 7 and Android, runs only the Android 2.2 operating system and comes with the Tegra 2 processor, rear camera, 16 GB storage, [...]

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Hands-on with Sharper Image’s Literati eReader

Friday, September 17th, 2010

The Literati, a Sharper-Image-branded color e-reader, was officially announced a few weeks ago, but I spotted one out in the wild last night at a tech event in New York. Due to hit stores in October, the Wi-Fi-enabled Literati has a 7-inch LCD screen, an affordable $159 price tag that’s expected to drop with special [...]

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Nuu Mini-key Turns iPhone 4 into a QWERTY Slider

Monday, September 13th, 2010

If you missed accessory maker Nuu’s latest creation, chances are you’ll be seeing a lot more of it in the coming weeks. Recently at IFA, the company unveiled a new iPhone 4 accessory that serves up a fully integrated keyboard. As the photos clearly illustrate, the Nuu Mini-key morphs your iPhone 4 into a QWERTY [...]

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Amulet Devices’ Voice Activated Remote Lets You Control Windows Media Center

Monday, September 13th, 2010

Voice control of Windows Media Center isn’t anything new, however, a fairly new company is getting in the game with a novel voice activated remote called the Amulet Remote which is expected retail for $249. The remote looks just about like every other Windows Media Center remote on the market, but this one has a [...]

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iPod touch 4G has Vibration?

Sunday, September 12th, 2010

Vibration hasn’t been included on the first, second, or third generation iPod touch devices, so it is strange that this wasn’t mentioned at the Apple Music Event on Wednesday. Regardless, it appears that the newest incarnation of the device will ship with vibration for use with notifications, such as incoming FaceTime video calls. Read on [...]

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Samsung Galaxy Tab To Use Super TFT Display And Not Super AMOLED

Saturday, September 11th, 2010

Samsung’s Super AMOLED displays, as used on the Galaxy S phone, are already popular, as many folks were hoping that the freshly-announced Galaxy Tab would offer a 7-inch Super AMOLED display. While it would be a drool-worthy idea, Samsung executives have confirmed that the tablet will not be using a Super AMOLED display, but will [...]

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Creative Sound Blaster Wireless MultiPlay System untethered from FCC

Friday, September 10th, 2010

Another FCC filing of an unannounced product, this time in the form of Creative’s Sound Blaster Wireless MultiPlay system. We’re looking at a trio of new products including the MultiPlay Transmitter with its USB extension dock, a rather clunky looking Touch Controller (that we’ve seen before) resembling an old Sonos CR100, and Wireless Receiver. Tweet [...]

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MiLi Power Projector for iPhone/iPod

Friday, September 10th, 2010

Sometimes a small screen is just not good enough. With this Projector you can dock your iPhone 3G/3GS and 4, your iPad, iPod touch, Blackberry and most other media players / phones onto the projector! Imagine your home movie, games and videos on a big screen! What’s more the MiLi Power Projector is small enough [...]

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Toshiba unveils Lumileo P100 pocket projector

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

I am glad to see that there are more and more projectors coming onto the market. The downside is that all of these small pocket size projectors are still not bright enough to use in rooms that are moderately lit. Tweet this!

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Nikon says preparing camera to create ‘new market’

Thursday, September 9th, 2010

Nikon Corp is readying a camera model it hopes will create a new market, its president told Reuters, as speculation mounts it will unveil a product as early as this month to counter harsh competition from makers of small, high-end cameras. But Makoto Kimura, a dapper camera enthusiast named to the post this year after [...]

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