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SlashGear Week in Review – Week 14 2009

By Steven Grady on Monday, Apr 6th 2009 No Comments

CTIA was last week, and the SlashGear team brought you lots of great coverage from the event. While new devices were scarce, we got a closer look at some impressive phones and products from some of our favorite companies. We’ll bring you up to speed on CTIA and other important news just in case you missed it.

We took a look at the MSI X-Slim X340 and compared it to the iPhone 3G and Lenovo ThinkPad X301 in terms of size. The MSI X-Slim X340 is an attractive laptop, and the planned sub $1000 price tag makes it even more so.

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Novatel MiFi and MC996D-SlashGear’s Top 5 Products at Show Stoppers

By Steven Grady on Wednesday, Apr 1st 2009 No Comments

Continuing our list, we have a company offering products that are well known around the cellular world. Novatel Wireless was showing off two of its hottest new devices, both of which are exciting for anyone who ever needed an internet connection on the go.

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Newber brings call transfers to the iPhone

By Staff Editor on Monday, Jan 12th 2009 No Comments

newber iphone Newber is a new iPhone application that allows users to transfer calls to a landline for instances such as the phone dying. This application acts as a second business line for those who really get a lot of use out of their phones.

Using GPS this application can determine the pre-programmed number that you are closest to and transfer the call to that number, or if you would like you may also choose another number from the list.

Coincidentally this application was submitted to Apple back on October 15th with no word on availability or even an approval. If you are interested in trying it out now you can head over toMynewber.com to sign up for a beta test.

Pogoplug allows users to remotely access their external hard drives

By Staff Editor on Friday, Jan 9th 2009 1 Comment

The Pogoplug by Could Engines provides users remote access anywhere in the world to their external hard drive through the Internet. This small plug also allows you to access your external drive even from your home computer as a local drive.

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Plastic Logic eReader display

By Staff Editor on Friday, Jan 9th 2009 No Comments

Plastic Logic has set out to lead a revolution establishing the plastic electronics industry using our proprietary technology in plastic electronics to create a range of products. The first product they offer is the Plastic Logic eReader and is focused on reading digital business content and better organizing the information.

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FyreTV announces new BOXXX

By Staff Editor on Friday, Jan 9th 2009 No Comments

FyreTV has unveiled the world’s first wireless IPTV set-top box, the BOXXX. The premier provider of adult content has announced the launch of their commercial service along with the BOXXX, which provides DVD quality adult content.

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AVerTV Hybrid PocketExpress PCTV tuner card (H968)

By Staff Editor on Friday, Jan 9th 2009 No Comments

The AVerTV Hybrid PocketExpress PCTV tuner card (H968) is an invisible PC-TV tuner card that delivers a user-friendly experience and portable economic design. The USB connectivity gives users a lot of convenience.

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EMTEC announces new Gdium netbook

By Staff Editor on Friday, Jan 9th 2009 No Comments

Leader in mobile storage solutions, EMTEC, has announced the Gdium ultra-portable, affordable netbook computer. In a world of netbooks we are seeing devices spring up left and right, who knows where the next netbook will come from?

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Sonoro Audio announces new iPod docking accessory

By Staff Editor on Friday, Jan 9th 2009 1 Comment

Sonoro Audio has announced a new iPod docking system called the eDock that is suited for attachment to their Elements AM / FM radio. They also announced the availability of their entire Element product line in white.

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Bug Labs Bug gets 5 new modules

By Staff Editor on Thursday, Jan 8th 2009 No Comments

Bug Labs has announced 5 new modules for their ever so strange module based and Linux-based device. Changing the functionality of this device is as simple as purchasing and exchanging the different pieces to get the desired function.

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