Posted Feb 1st 2008 5:57AM by Thomas RickerFiled under: Laptops It’s that time of the product cycle again, the teardown. This time, iFixit’s applying the Xacto to Apple’s MacBook Air. Notable discoveries are an easy to disassemble chassis just big enough for Samsung’s 1.8-inch, 80GB disk but not the relatively chubby 160GB variety found in the iPod classic. They also found the new multi-touch trackpad using the same control chip as the iPod touch and iPhone — the Broadcom BCM5974. That leaves Apple plenty of room to grow the gesture options via software updates. Want to remove the battery? Go ahead, 19 screw removals (in addition to Apple’s non-removable feebie) will get the job done. (Read the full post about ‘MacBook Air splayed — multi-touch trackpad controller chip same as iPhone’…)
SoftBank has announced that they will be releasing the Panasonic 822P in Japan in February. It comes in several colors: in gold, white, pink, black, and red. Additional features include: a 2.2-inch QVGA display, a 2-megapixel camera with auto-focus, and a microSD card slot of up to 2GB.With support for up to 200 minutes talk time along with Bluetooth connectivity and support for global roaming. [Source] Tags: gizmos, gaming, wireless, Gadget (Read the full post about ‘Panasonic 822P Handset’…)
The Samsung M110 is a GSM phone offering a VGA camera as well as the following features:
* EDGE / GPRS data
* 240 x 320 screen
* Bluetooth
* FM tuner
* MMS
Via Engadget.
Tags: dvr, cellphone, mobiles, pvp
Sony Ericsson W350 Press Release
This latest addition to the Walkman® phone family can be used with the new Bluetooth™ Headset HBH-DS205, also announced today, for the ultimate hands-free music experience.
“The W350 Walkman® phone offers a combination of key easy-to-use music and phone functions in a stylish, compact form,” said Ben Padley, Head of Music Marketing at Sony Ericsson. “It is designed to appeal to men and women on-the-go who want a stylish, compact phone that offers a complete MP3 experience at an affordable price.”
Tags: gaming, TV, mobile phone, amps
Posted Jan 31st 2008 10:11PM by Steven KimFiled under: Digital Cameras Another colorful point-and-shoot, you say? Yes, but with a difference: General Imaging’s E-1050 uses Geotate’s clever approach to geotagging your photos. Add that to a 10-megapixel sensor, 5x zoom, electronic image stabilization and face detection and red eye removal that’s in vogue this year, and you’ve got an interesting little package. Unfortunately, the unit was tethered by its HDMI port to a TV, so we couldn’t play around with the unit and give away our location, so we’ll have to wait and see if geotagging is enough of a checkmark to differentiate this little digicam. Gallery: Hands-on with General Imaging’s E-1050Tags: consumer electronics, computers, H (Read the full post about ‘Hands-on with General Imaging’s E-1050′…)
Posted Jan 31st 2008 4:16PM by Steven KimFiled under: Digital Cameras There doesn’t seem to be a lot of excitement when Pentax releases new cameras in its Optio range — do you people only love them for their DSLRs? — but nonetheless, we gave them the same hands-on treatment that everyone else gets. Below you’ll find the new S12, E50, and M50 in all their seemingly-unpopular glory, despite the fact that they seemed like fairly stylish, solidly-built products to us. Still with us? (Read the full post about ‘Hands-on with Pentax’s new Optio lineup’…)
As much as I love my iPhone, I can’t stand getting fingerprints all over the phone’s beautiful glossy screen. So I was jazzed when the guys over at Norway’s Elliptic Labs let me know about their new touchless user interface technology. The system is capable of detecting movements in 3-dimensions without ever having to put your fingers on the screen. click to view this video clip Their patented touchless interface doesn’t require that you wear any special sensors on your hand either. You just point at the screen (from as far as 5 feet away), and you can manipulate objects in 3D. click to view this video clip Elliptic says the technology is compact enough that it could eventually be embedded into mobile devices. (Read the full post about ‘the touchless touch screen user interface’…)
[PMA 2008] GE is on the warpath with its new range of digital cameras, with the E1050 that favors touch-screen technology in place of buttons for easy navigation. You get aspheric all-glass lens and direct HDTV output which allows you to view all your favorite photos on your big screen HDTV. Check out the list of details right below. (Read the full post about ‘GE E1050 Digital Camera’…)
USB Air Refresher Create a pure, uncontaminated environment for yourself with this environmentally friendly USB Air Refresher. Think about it… we urbanites are surrounded by polluted air every day. Walking to the bus, on the tube or train, walking through the city, in the office, in the car. Wherever you may be during your day, you can guarantee you’ll be breathing in that nasty polluted smoggy air. Did you know that adults breathe over 3,000 gallons of air every day? Thus making us very susceptible to air pollution! Well now’s your chance to breathe a breath of fresh air (literally). The USB Air Refresher is designed to refresh your environment by purifying the air; getting rid of the allergens, pollutants and odours. (Read the full post about ‘USB Air Refresher’…)
Posted Jan 31st 2008 5:28PM by Darren MurphFiled under: HDTV, Home Entertainment When we forced the TiVo HD and Series3 to go mano-a-mano back in October of last year, we had a sneaking suspicion that the latter was actually no longer being produced. Fast forward (har) three months, and sure enough, it seems that the end really is nigh for the Series3. According to TiVo Lovers (who heard directly from DVRupgrade), TiVo is accelerating the EOL (end of life) of the Series3 and “focusing all efforts on the recently launched, lower cost TiVo HD.” Apparently, the firm managed to sell through oodles of Series3 boxes over the holidays (thanks in large part to a sizable rebate-based promotion), and rather than searching for creative ways to solve the “continued component shortage,” TiVo is reportedly choosing to nudge potential customers in the direction of the TiVo HD. (Read the full post about ‘TiVo killing off the Series3, focusing on TiVo HD?’…)
