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Chinese Panasonic facilities damaged during protests

, Sep 21st 2012 Discuss [0]

Civil unrest in China has resulted in demonstrations and violence against Japanese interests in the country. With many of the world's electronics manufacturers having facilities inside China, it comes as no surprise that some of those factories have been damaged during the violence. Panasonic has issued an official statement about damage to its Chinese manufacturing operations. Read The Full Story

Mayer gives all Yahoo employees a new smartphone

, Sep 17th 2012 Discuss [0]

Yahoo's new CEO Marissa Mayer has been working hard to turn things around at the once prominent search firm. Mayer has been shaking things up and making some significant changes at Yahoo in her turnaround attempts. We mentioned not long ago that Microsoft was going to be handing out a bunch of new gadgets to employees and now Yahoo is getting in on the action. Read The Full Story

Keurig Vue V1200 coffee brewer uses RFID technology

, Sep 13th 2012 Discuss [0]

I wager most of the offices out there have normal coffee makers where you put in a paper filter, water, and ground-up coffee to get a full pot. Some offices have fancier coffee machines that brew single cups of fancy hot drinks. Some of the coolest single cup makers are made by company called Keurig. Read The Full Story

Wireless power breakthrough uses adaptive resonance to support multiple wireless platforms

, Sep 12th 2012 Discuss [0]

I have said on more than a few occasions that one of the most interesting things smartphone companies can do, in my opinion, is offer wireless charging. We all know the hassle of fiddling with wires and trying to get a charger connected, especially in the dark, to charge or smartphones and other devices. Wireless charging with Qi and other wireless power methods is very important to many of us. Read The Full Story

Sony X Headphones made in cooperation with Simon Cowell

, Sep 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Sony has announced that it has a new set of headphones coming soon that were made in cooperation with Simon Cowell. Cowell is known for his blunt and scathing comments on The X Factor and American Idol. The new headphones are called the X Headphones and are designed to provide high-quality sound. Read The Full Story

BlueAnt Ribbon music streaming device debuts

, Sep 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

BlueAnt has been in the Bluetooth market for a long time making products ranging from wireless portable speakers to Bluetooth headsets for smartphone use. The company has announced a new product designed specifically for streaming Bluetooth music called the Ribbon. The Ribbon is designed to clip onto the user's clothing and features a "twist and go" design. Read The Full Story

Instacube pledges Facebook photo support if next stretch goal is met

, Sep 11th 2012 Discuss [0]

Last month, I mentioned an interesting digital photo frame that had turned up on Kickstarter seeking funding. The little digital photo frame is called the Instacube and when it first started its crowd sourced funding push it was designed to display photographs from your Instagram feed. When w first talked about it the company had raised almost $124,000 toward its goal of $250,000 and still had 30 days to go. Read The Full Story

Rumors point to more airlines supporting Apple passbook

, Sep 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

During WWDC 2012, Apple unveiled a new app called Passbook. The app was designed to be a gathering place for all of your mobile-based passes for all sorts of needs from movies to airplane tickets to store receipts. The idea behind the application is very interesting and puts all sorts of data in one place making it easy to keep up with. Read The Full Story

FCC backs away from taxing the Internet

, Sep 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

One thing that most Americans have in common is that they have no support for new taxes. The FCC is reportedly backing away from a proposal that would add a new tax on broadband Internet service due to public outcry. Public outcry on the issue has left FCC Democrats and Republicans pointing the finger at each other for floating the idea to begin with. Read The Full Story

Monostrip Wi-Fi enabled smart outlet launches at $49

, Sep 10th 2012 Discuss [0]

One thing that many home automation products have in common is a high price tag. Getting your home set up with automation can cost a huge amount of money with many products available on the market today. A company called Visible Energy has announced the launch of a new home automation product for the US, and Canada called the Monostrip. Read The Full Story

Madden NFL 13 sells 1.65 million units its first week

, Sep 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

EA has been around for a long time and one of its most popular properties is the Madden NFL football games. Typically, Madden NFL titles are some of EA's biggest games of the year. EA has offered up some details to go along with the launch recently of the latest game in the franchise, Madden NFL 13. Read The Full Story

EchoStar HDX-410 packs Android 4.0 for monster media (so who needs Google TV?)

, Sep 7th 2012 Discuss [0]

EchoStar has announced that it is expanding its portfolio of set top boxes powered by the Android operating system. The company has announced the addition of the new hybrid DVD and IP solution called the HDX-410. The set-top boxes designed to receive and deliver EDB and IP content and services around the home. Read The Full Story
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