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Archive for March, 2009

UMID M1 mbook reviewed: great mobile comms device

Chris Davies, Mar 25th 2009 Discuss [1]

Despite all our hands-on time with the UMID M1 mbook, we've never had long enough to decide finally whether it's a triumph of miniaturization or a scale-down step too far. MID Moves took the 4.8-inch mobile internet device to SXSW, comparing it to a number of other MIDs and UMPCs along the way, and despite some qualms about build quality and just how much long-term use you could make of the keyboard they're impressed. Read The Full Story

Intel multi-gigabit wireless promises smaller, cheaper, faster

Chris Davies, Mar 25th 2009 Discuss [0]

Intel researchers have developed a new digital conversion technique that, according to the company, will allow for cheaper and smaller radios capable of dealing with multi-Gbps data rates. In addition to increased accuracy over existing high-end DAC components, the new system makes no greater power demands. The impact, Intel suggest, could be a new generation of smaller and more energy efficient mobile devices. These would be capable of gigabit wireless connections, used for wireless syncing, wireless display and high-speed wireless networking. Read The Full Story

Gigabyte T1028M, M1022 & S1024 netbooks hit importers

Chris Davies, Mar 25th 2009 Discuss [0]

Gigabyte's three CeBIT 2009 netbooks have scored pricing and shipping dates from importer Mobilx. The Gigabyte M1022 BookTop, which has an upright desktop docking station and the Gigabyte T1028M TouchNote with a convertible 10.1-inch touchscreen will land at the end of next month, followed by the Gigabyte S1024 ThinNote. Read The Full Story

T-Mobile webConnect 3G modem & memory stick

Chris Davies, Mar 25th 2009 Discuss [1]

T-Mobile have announced a USB 3G modem, the webConnect laptop stick, which promises both triband 3G HSDPA and WiFi b/g. Manufactured by Huawei, the modem also has a microSDHC card slot for adding up to 8GB of storage. Read The Full Story

Canon Rebel EOS T1i DSLR gets official

Daniel Lim, Mar 24th 2009 Discuss [2]

It didn't take long, barely few hours into the leak, Canon has let the cat out of the bag -- the Rebel EOS T1i is official. The successor to Rebel XSi is now packed with 15MP CMOS image sensor, extended 128,000 ISO, 14-bit Digic IV image processor and a large and high Res. 920,000 dot pixels 3-inch LCD enter-level DSLR that’s capable of capturing HD video of up to 1080P at 20fps. Read The Full Story

Canon Rebel T1i leak? 15MP DSLR with 1080p video

Daniel Lim, Mar 24th 2009 Discuss [1]

It appears CNET has jumped the gun on Canon’s Rebel T1i. A long speculated Canon entry-level DSLR to be released tomorrow was leaked early today by CNET video podcasting. It was later pulled, reported from Chang’s Blog, with content revealed a 15MP crop sensor image sensor DSLR with ability to shoot 1080p video at 20fps (oddly), or 720p video at 30fps. Read The Full Story

Sony gets greener DVD packaging

Brenda Stokes, Mar 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Sony has decided to take a step toward becoming more environmentally-friendly. They've just announced that their DVD and Blu-ray packaging will start to slim down and make a goal of using less resources to contain their products. Most movies come in larger plastic cases with cardboard sleeves over them these days. But this is just plain wasteful. Starting immediately, Sony will use 80% of the plastic that is currently used. That's a significant cut back. Plus, the box art will be made from recycled paper. The plastic wrap will not be as thick and the cardboard sleeve will be nixed altogether. With less packaging materials, it will also cut fuel and resources used to ship the products to stores, saving the company money. The first Sony movie to have the honor of being green is "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" as you could no doubt tell from the picture to the right. [via Gadgetell]

Netflix Updates hit Facebook

Brenda Stokes, Mar 24th 2009 Discuss [2]

What isn't on Facebook these days? Well, it looks like now you can let your friends know what movies you've rented and watched too with the Netflix Updates application for Facebook. It's a simple way to let people know one more thing about your personal life. Read The Full Story

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Nokia Intrigue 7205 unboxing and hands-on video

Steven Grady, Mar 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

The Intrigue is a new clamshell phone from Nokia and probably the sexiest clamshell we’ve seen from Nokia in a long time. It features a distinctly different design, focusing on sleek lines and a clean and simple interface. The exterior display is PMOLED, featuring a hidden-until-active external display, as well as touch sensitive controls for media playback.

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Pentax shows off 645 Digital; updates K20D, K2000

Brenda Stokes, Mar 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Pentax released more details on several of their products today. First up is the Pentax 645 Digital. It was first previewed in 2007, but now we're finally getting closer to a release, it seems. This camera is a monster with 30-megapixels! It is also expected to handle film-based 645 lenses, have a full-view eyepiece and more. Read The Full Story

IOGEAR releases printer switch for PC and Mac

Brenda Stokes, Mar 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

Sometimes, it's the small things in life that make me happy. And simple gadgets like the one released by IOGEAR today do exactly that. The Printer Auto Sharing Switch has two ports and it works with both Macs and PCs. I know it's not much to look at, but this is no doubt convenient. IOGEAR is claiming this switch is the first of its kind to completely recognize both PCs and Macs. You can use two computers that run on either platform with this switch. All you have to do is plug the computers into the switch and the switch into the printer. That's all there is to it. It works with any USB printer and can detect which computer is requesting a print job automatically. That's pretty convenient, if you ask me. The switch is powered by the USB bus and requires Windows 2000 and up or Mac OS X Panther and up. You can get your hands on the IOGEAR Printer Auto Sharing Switch today for $40.

Rumor: Acer A1 Android-powered phone due this Fall

Brenda Stokes, Mar 24th 2009 Discuss [0]

So we've been hearing flickers of rumors about a supposed Android-powered Acer smartphone coming in the near future, but now an official from the company itself is confirming the rumor: the A1 is expected to be released sometime in September. Read The Full Story