Tag Archive for 'wifi'
Eye-Fi have announced an update to their range of WiFi-equipped SD memory cards. Now split into three models - Explore, Share and Home - various degrees of hotspot and geotagging are on offer. The top-end Explore sees Eye-Fi partner with hotspot company Wayport, allowing for automatic photo uploads in around 10,000 US hotspots. [...]
Sony Japan have unveiled a new digital photo frame, the VGF-CP1. With a 7-inch LCD display capable of displaying 16m colors at 800 x 480 resolution, its slim bezel hides a pair of stereo speakers each putting out 1.6W. The CP1 has 512MB of internal memory, expandable via Memory Stick, CF or SD card, and WiFi [...]
Designer Jean Louis Frechin showed off these “chronopictographic” digital photo frames at the recent International Milan furniture show. Called Wapix YJMM, the pair are connected by a short-range wireless link. Transient images are passed between the two displays, with the distance between each unit altering the speed at which it travels.
So the free ride is over, AT&T has suspended free WiFI hotspot access for the iPhone. I had personally use it several days ago just by connecting to AT&T WiFi and punching in my phone number and today I’m connected to the same hotspot in Starbucks but it does not take me to the same [...]
Typical, you wait for ages with your boring do-nothing-but-cover-your-feet shoes and then multiple tech footwear shows up at once. Verb for Shoe, who believe that our feet are nothing without wireless contact exchange, are back with v.6 of their design. Meanwhile, “A Step in the Right Direction” (ASRD) take normal Nike Dunks and add some [...]
Archos have released new firmware for their 605 (both HDD and Flash versions), 705, 405 2Go and 405 30 Go PMPs, as well as the Archos TV+ set-top box. Version 2.0.10 supports Flash 9 video, WMV9 (possibly including DRM-encrypted web streams), WebTV and radio (with an optional plugin), GPS (with the recently-announced navigation accessory) and an [...]
Sony have unveiled their latest all-in-one home cinema system, the BRAVIA DAV-F200, and whether or not you like Japanese company’s products you have to admit they have a knack for design. Consisting of a glass-fronted, wall-mountable control center with slot-load DVD, 1080p upscaling, a USB port for plugging in memory sticks or PMPs containing MP3s and [...]
Alienware have released their latest gaming laptop, the m17x, and while it’s no ultraportable the specs more than make up for it. Dual NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX SLI graphics driving a 17-inch WUXGA 1920 x 1200 LCD display, a choice of Core 2 Duo and Duo Extreme processors and an optional 1TB RAID0 array [...]
TG Sambo’s new PMP is noteworthy at least because it doesn’t attempt to ape the iPod Touch’s GUI. The Korean media player also has a larger screen - at 4.8-inches - and aside from audio and video is capable of browsing the internet via a WiFi b/g connection and watching T-DMB digital TV. [...]
Long-distance WiFi accessories are nothing new, in fact you can craft one yourself from something as innocent as a Pringles tube, but Hawking Technologies have an option if hacking isn’t your forte. The Hi-Gain Wireless-300N is a high-gain dish adaptor, that hooks up via USB and can supposedly extend wireless range by up to 600-percent. Supporting WiFi in [...]
