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Sony VAIO P gets Apple OS X Leopard hack

, Feb 24th 2009 Discuss [1]

Details are scant right now, but if this image is to be believed somebody has got OS X Leopard running on the Sony VAIO P.  The picture, which was flagged up on the Pocketables forum, shows the compact "I'm not a netbook!" ultraportable using the Apple OS, although apparently not everything is fully operational. Read The Full Story

Intel argue against Ion in anti-NVIDIA document

, Feb 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Intel have taken their netbook chipset fight against NVIDIA into print, with the release of the "NVIDIA Ion Competitive Position Guide".  The document attempts to address several aspects of Ion which, Intel claim, make it a sub-par compared to their own chipsets.  One such reason is the fact that Ion is a development of the existing MCP79M/NCP7A chipset family, rather than a brand new product, with Intel conveniently forgetting that their 945GSE chipset is close to four years old itself. Read The Full Story

Samsung C5212 dual-SIM bargain cellphone hits Russia

, Feb 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Samsung's dual-SIM C5212 cellphone has been officially announced, at least it has in Russia.  The company's Russian arm will be the first - and, as far as we currently know, the only - to get the candybar, which can take two GSM 900/1800 SIMs and allows the user to flick between them. Read The Full Story

Microsoft Red Xbox 360 Resident Evil Limited Edition confirmed

, Feb 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Microsoft have confirmed a limited-edition red version of their Xbox 360 console to tie in with Resident Evil 5.  The Exclusive Red Xbox 360 Resident Evil Limited Edition Console will, aside from its new paintjob, come with a copy of the game itself, a red wireless controller and a number of other peripherals, though they won't be color-matched. Read The Full Story

MSI Wind Box DC100, X-Slim X340 & Wind Top all-in-ones get hands-on

, Feb 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

At the same time as launching the X-Slim X340 and X600, MSI were also flaunting their MSI Wind Box DC100 nettop, and the Wind Top AE1900, AE2010 and AE2200 touchscreen all-in-ones. Engadget Chinese grabbed some hands-on time with all four, together with the X340, and have come away considerably impressed. ASUS may have got there first with the Eee Box nettop and Eee Top all-in-one, while Apple certainly sired the X-Slim's design DNA with the MacBook Air, but there's still plenty of attraction in MSI's range. Full gallery after the cut Read The Full Story

RCG RC-VIS62002 pico-projector does XGA

, Feb 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

RCG are preparing to launch their snappily-titled RC-VIS62002 pico-projector, a 180g portable unit that's capable of resolutions up to 1024 x 768.  The palm-sized box has 10 Lumens brightness from its LED backlight, and can create an image up to 40-inches in size. Read The Full Story

Olympus launches E-620, an entry-level DSLR with 12.3MP

, Feb 24th 2009 Discuss [1]

Olympus has today announced a new Four Thirds standard entry-level DSLR with features and price that would put smiles on many fans’ faces. The E-620 packed many of the features from E-30, which included the newly developed 12.3 MP “Live MOS” image sensor and a 2.7-inch tilt-swivel LCD, in a smaller and lighter chassis. Read The Full Story

Scosche passPORT Home Dock adds iPhone 3G Compatibility to Your iPod Dock

, Feb 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Generally, iPod docking stations do not support charging capability for iPhone 3G, iPod Touch Gen 2, and iPod Nano Gen 4 due to the USB voltage differences; at 5 volt.. Scosche comes up with a converter called passPORT Home Dock, allowing users to charge their iPhone 3G on the iPod docking stations. Read The Full Story

Eight Lenovo ThinkPads hit military rugged standards

, Feb 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Lenovo has announced that eight of its ThinkPad notebooks have passed military-standards for ruggedization, making them not only resistant to pressure, humidity, temperature, dust and vibration, but to a greater extent than some "mil-spec" rivals.  The ThinkPad X200, X301, X200s, X200 Tablet, T400, T500, R400 and SL300 all passed durability tests despite not being specifically marketed as ruggedized models. Read The Full Story

SmartSwitch: tougher to turn when consumption is high

, Feb 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

You can tell some people about being considerate to the environment until you're blue in the face, but they'll still flagrantly waste power.  At that point, maybe it's time for the light switch to fight back: Peter Russo and Brendan Wypich of Stanford University have developed the SmartSwitch, a light control that gives tactile feedback as to how much energy is already being used, whenever you try to flick it. Video demo after the cut Read The Full Story

ASUS working on Android Eee PC netbook confirms exec

, Feb 23rd 2009 Discuss [1]

ASUS currently has a team of engineers working on Android-based netbooks, according to Eee PC team leader Samson Hu.  However, despite the investment in development, the decision to release an Eee PC running the Google open-source OS has not been made. Read The Full Story

Chumby widgets to appear on Broadcom-based TVs

, Feb 23rd 2009 Discuss [0]

Chumby and Broadcom have announced a collaborative effort to put the formers widget platform on internet-connected TVs, using Broadcom-based set-top boxes, DTVs and Blu-ray players.  There are currently in excess of 1,000 widgets available for the Chumby, a compact touchscreen WiFi device, and these will now be accessible along the bottom of big-screens too.   Video demonstration after the cut Read The Full Story
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