SlashGear

See all featured posts Tip us!Advertise

SlashGear Japan

REGISTER

Apple Tablets delayed ’til 2H 2010, OLED & LCD versions planned?

By Chris Davies on Thursday, Nov 19th 2009 1 Comment

The perennial Apple Tablet rumor gets another kink in the tale today, with gossip-gluttons DigiTimes reporting that the company has pushed back the predicted early-2010 launch – which they peg as March – into the second half of the year. They’re also quoting component manufacturers who tip not one but two Apple Tablets with similarly sized displays: a 10.6-inch LCD TFT and a 9.7-inch OLED version, the latter likely being supplied by LG Display as part of their ongoing five-year $500m panel deal.

Apple Media Pad concept

Flip WiFi camcorder with sliding screen coming 1H 2010

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

Point-and-shoot camcorder manufacturers Flip are apparently preparing to launch a model with integrated WiFi, according to Pocket-lint's sources. A spokesperson at Cisco - who bought out Flip earlier this year - has told the site that not only will the new model feature wireless connectivity, presumably to automatically offload content to your home network when in range, but "a large screen that slides to reveal the record and menu buttons underneath."

Nokia: Symbian death in 2012 on Nseries speculation is “completely premature”

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

nokia n900 hands on slashgear 33 540x414 Oh dear, it looks like someone in the Maemo marketing team had a few too many drinks last night and said something they shouldn’t have. Having heard earlier on today that Nokia were planning to ditch Symbian on their Nseries devices by 2012, the Finnish company has now issued a statement calling any such speculation “completely premature”. Symbian, they say, is about “bringing smartphones to the masses”, while Maemo is targeted at “devices based on technology that you’d typically find inside a desktop computer”.

Full statement after the cut

Aptera 2e EV car production pushed back to 2010

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

Does it look like an egg, a blade-free helicopter or a sperm on wheels? No matter: the one thing we do know is that the Aptera 2e won’t be looking good on your driveway any time soon. The all-electric car – which we first wrote about back in September 2007 – was meant to go into production this year, but Aptera have announced that will actually now take place in 2010. Somewhat ominously, the two co-founders are either stepping aside or taking a “leave of absence” until Aptera can scrape together some more cash.

Aptera 2e

Mysterious Android ebook reader shows up in shaky shot

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

unknown android ebook reader Nine out of ten blurry-cam operators agree, a diet of caffeine and Twinkies is best for getting those sneaky shots that make you so popular among tech blogs. Someone has sent CrunchGear a deliriously wonky photo of what’s said to be an e-reader from a company with no track record in the tablet or ebook reader segment.

The device apparently runs Android, and there’s speculation that it’s a musical-themed gadget since there are some decidedly note-like icons up near the top of the image. Of course, given the fact that there are exposure trails from most of the on-screen images, it’s entirely possible that those “notes” are in fact simply circular, with camera shake creating the hooked tails.

Either way, it’s seemingly bigger than other Android touchscreen devices we’ve seen previously, and we’ll always welcome a new entrant to the tablet/e-reader sphere. Anybody have any idea what this mysterious gadget might be?

Sony Ericsson Nexus UX Platform WebSDK released for Android & Symbian Foundation development

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

We may be giving Sony Ericsson a darn good scolding on the one hand for their XPERIA X10 hijinks, but we’re a little more interested by their new WebSDK for Android and Symbian Foundation devices. The Sony Ericsson WebSDK promises a metaphorical hand-holding for developers hoping to have their wares nestle up against the company’s own apps, whether that be on the XPERIA X10 or the SE Satio. It’s called Nexus, seemingly the official title for the UX platform Sony Ericsson were talking about with regards the X10.

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 SlashGear 39 471x500

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X10 February launch date yanked

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

Having tracked Sony Ericsson for years now, it comes as little surprise to see that, after plenty of happy noises about the apparently confirmed February 2010 release of the XPERIA X10, the company’s online store has now whipped away the date details. The “coming soon” page now merely says “to be announced” and reiterates the Q1 2010 window, which is all Sony Ericsson would tell us officially when the XPERIA X10 was announced a few weeks back.

sony ericsson xperia x10 launch details pulled 540x287

Sony Reader Daily Edition up for pre-order at $400

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

We’ve got to admit, having played with the mirasol ebook prototype earlier today, Sony’s pre-sale of their Reader Daily Edition is looking marginally less appealing. Priced at $399.99, the Sony Reader Daily Edition has a 7-inch monochrome e-ink display, integrated 3G connectivity, and weighs 12.75oz; wireless access to Sony’s ebook store is included in the sticker price.

sony reader daily edition preorder 540x264

Nokia N900 finally shipping in US today

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 No Comments

We’re not sure what we’ll do with our time now that Nokia have officially announced that their N900 is available in the US. It seemed like we spent half our day fielding rumors about its release – either dates or postponements – that’s when we weren’t playing with the device itself, of course.

nokia n900 hands on slashgear 33 540x414

Qualcomm mirasol color video ebook readers to ship in 2010

By Chris Davies on Wednesday, Nov 18th 2009 7 Comments

Ebook readers are arguably coming of age, but don’t assume e-ink – and the push to produce color e-ink panels – have won the game quite yet. SlashGear met up with Qualcomm’s mirasol team today to discuss their latest display news, and while you might remember the technology from their early 1.1-inch single-color panels, they’re now showing off a 5.7-inch display capable of full color and video playback, with minimal impact on battery life. They’ve set themselves the target of having color ebook readers with mirasol panels on the market by the latter part of 2010, and are working with OEMs now to achieve that.

Qualcomm Mirasol ebook reader prototype 14 351x500

Pages: Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next