HTC have announced their latest US smartphone, the HTC S743, an 850/1900 MHz version of the S740 available in Europe and which we reviewed here. The handset runs Windows Mobile 6.1 Standard, and while lacking a touchscreen has both a numeric keypad and slide-out full QWERTY keyboard.
Yes, the company is VTech and, no, this product is not a landline telephone. VTech has decided to surprise us with the IS9181, a Wi-Fi internet radio receiver that can stream music from over 11,000 internet radio stations.
SanDisk have announced their latest USB flash memory stick, the Ultra Backup USB, which features both the company’s sliding retractable USB plug and a dedicated backup button. Available in capacities up to 64GB, a press of the backup button triggers an automatic sweep of specified folders for new files, which are also encrypted with password-protected access control and ultra-secure AES hardware-based encryption.
Samsung and Yahoo! have announced the 2009 availability of the Yahoo! Widget Engine, a set of internet-enabled feeds that can be viewed on select models from Samsung’s HDTV range. The fifth-generation of the platform, Widget Engine now has access to Flickr, Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Weather and Yahoo! Finance, as well as USA Today, YouTube, eBay and Showtime. Connectivity is either via standard ethernet or optional USB WiFi dongle.
Motorola have announced their three new handsets for CES, the touchscreen MOTOSURF A3100, eco-friendly MOTO W233 Renew and rugged Tundra VA76r. The Windows Mobile 6.1 A3100 has a 2.8-inch QVGA touchscreen, 3G HSDPA and A-GPS, while the W233 and VA76r make do with Motorola’s more mundane homegrown OS. The W233’s casing is made from 100-percent recycled plastic bottles, while the VA76r packs both 3G and MIL-SPEC durability.
Canon really outdid themselves today. In preparation for CES 2009, the camera maker revealed that there were going to completely revamp their VIXIA HD camcorder line. These new cameras start the year off with a bang, that’s for sure!
How low can they go? Manufacturers are battling back and forth, vying for the title of “thinnest TV”, and it looks like Samsung is intent on bringing home the gold by the time CES starts.
Scosche is gearing up to show off a bunch of new products at CES 2009 and they’ve giving us a sneak peek at what you can expect at the tech show. The new products cover the gamut of iPod and iPhone accessories.
Talk about ringing in the New Year right! Lenovo is kicking 2009 off with a bang and have just announced that their S10 netbook will be getting a boost. These are relatively small changes, but they’ll no doubt add to the overall value of the netbook.
Lenovo is really amping up their product selection this year for CES. In fact, they’ve just let slip that their Lenovo IdeaCentre 600 All-in-One PC is set to make its debut at the Consumer Electronics Show and this one is super thin. Some might even say the thinnest.
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