When Motorola first announced the Motorola Droid, the connection to George Lucas' Star Wars wasn't missed. And, plenty of people eagerly anticipated something that showed the connection, other than the name. And now, with the R2-D2 edition of the Droid 2, that time has finally come. Android Community managed to get some time with the device, and they've gone through the pleasantries of unboxing it, as well as taking plenty of photos.
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Archive for September, 2010
Motorola Droid R2-D2 for Verizon Unboxing and Hands-On
Amazon’s Kindle to Sell 5 Million This Year, Analyst Says
Douglas Anmuth, an analyst for Barclays Capital, came forward today and estimated that Amazon would sell upwards of 5 million Kindle eReaders this year. He pointed out that not only will Amazon see success thanks to the redesign of the popular eBook reader, but also due to the lower, $139 price tag for the WiFi only model. Furthermore, Anmuth claims that those high numbers could more than double in the next two years, reaching an estimated 11.5 million by the year 2012.
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BlackBerry Curve 3G and Pearl 3G Heading to AT&T This Holiday Season
RIM's BlackBerry Pearl 3G, which was announced some time ago, has been a no-show (here in the States) for quite some time. But it looks like AT&T is about to make that change, as the second largest wireless carrier in the United State has just announced that the device, along with the BlackBerry Curve 3G, are heading to their retail shelves this holiday season. The Pearl 3G will actually be available before the Curve 3G, and interestingly enough, neither device will require you to send in a mail-in rebate.
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OCZ’s High-Speed Data Link Interface Meant to Accelerate the Progression of Solid State Storage
While OCZ Technology is busy releasing new Solid State Drives (SSD), it looks like the company isn't all that happy with the current state of Solid State Storage. With that in mind, they have announced today the unveiling of their proprietary interface, called High-Speed Data Link, or HSDL. OCZ says that they are unsatisfied with the current interface options, and hope to change that with their brand new HSDL.
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Motorola Oasis Bluetooth headset hands-on and first impressions
Motorola’s Oasis Bluetooth headset has dropped onto our desk; along with the company’s promise that it’s the most comfortable we’ll ever wear. Looking a little like a prop from Star Trek, the Oasis has a Voyager Pro+ style boom microphone and an over-the-ear battery block, but it’s Motorola’s testing on around 500 different ears that they say has given them the edge over Plantronics, Jawbone and others.
Apple TV’s Lowtide Software Running on an iPod Touch With iOS 4.1 [Video]
Despite the fact that Apple just released iOS 4.2 Beta 2 for developers, it looks like there's still some reasons to keep your iDevice, especially the iPod Touch, on iOS 4.1. That is, if you like messing around with your iPod Touch enough that, after it's all said and done, you'll have to give the device a full firmware restore. But, thanks to developer Dustin Howett, we now know it's perfectly possible to get Apple TV software running on the iPod Touch.
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Google’s Gmail Now Lets You Turn Off Conversation View
Today, Google made it official: you can now turn off conversation view. While there's some people out there that might say that the conversation view is one of the reasons that Gmail became so widely adopted, so quickly, it looks like there were also plenty of people out there that didn't care for the feature all that much. And so, while Google isn't taking it away entirely, they are giving you the option to turn it off and on.
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Conran Audio Speaker Dock packs apt-X Bluetooth
Pale wood? Check. Slick, minimalist lines? Check. Fashionable compatibility with your iPhone/iPod? Check. This new iPod speaker dock is perfect for the Conran Shop, which is handy because it's actually designed by Studio Conran itself.
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MetroPCS switch on Dallas/Fort Worth 4G LTE [Updated]
Fallen in love with the Samsung Craft (what, really?) but don't live in Las Vegas to take advantage of MetroPCS' fledgling LTE network? You'll be pleased to hear, then, that the carrier has turned on its next 4G city: the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex (DFW).
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Blue Microphones 2nd-Gen Mikey for iPod touch outed with free Blue FiRe app
Blue Microphones has updated its Mikey microphone for the iPod touch, with the second-gen model getting a new, adjustable casing that can rotate the twin custom-tuned capsules around 230-degrees. Since a microphone is no good without an app, the company has also released Blue FiRe, a free, high-fidelity field recording app for iPhone and iPod touch.
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Raumfeld Multi-Room Audio System Review
Just as CDs have quickly been overtaken by digital downloads, so the number of people wanting to get their music off the computer and through speakers in their living room, kitchen and bedroom has increased. Wading into that market is Raumfeld, promising “Hi-Fi for the digital age” with their eponymous modular system. Still, you can’t get far in multi-room audio without tripping over Sonos, so the question is whether the little-known German start-up can compete. Check out the full SlashGear review after the cut.
Gateway NV59C66u WiMAX notebook arrives for $700
Gateway has outed its latest notebook, the 15.6-inch NV59C66u, which includes integrated WiMAX. Slotting into Gateway's NV series - which is also being updated today with a range of Intel Core i3/i5 and AMD Athlon/Turion processors - the NV59C66u has WiFi b/g/n, gigabit ethernet and a 1.3-megapixel webcam.
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