Its been a while since we first saw the Nokia N78 begin to show up online, it hit the FCC back in mid-March and since then it has always been touting a built-in FM transmitter as an included feature. Considering the music capabilities of the N78, that should be a welcomed feature, while playing music through an FM transmitter over your car stereo is not always a perfect solution, its easy to set up and very convenient. Sadly new details are beginning to surface that are claiming that at least some of the Nokia N78’s will not include the FM transmitter. While Nokia has not offered up any official comment, it is speculated that it was left off due to legal reasons as it is against the law to operate a radio transmitter without a license in some areas. (Read the full post about ‘Some Nokia N78’s to ship without the FM Transmitter’…)
by Paul Miller, posted Jun 14th 2008 at 3:53PM Microsoft pushed out its Origami Experience 2.0 to OEMs in January, but the purtied up interface for Vista-based UMPCs is finally available to all in the form of a free download. It’s mainly meant to put a touch-happy skin on top of many existing Vista features, and includes Picture Password, Weather, RSS, email, calendar and other widget functionality in the new Origami Now screen. (Read the full post about ‘Origami Experience 2.0 finally coming to a UMPC near you’…)
Now flash your beautiful photographs in a key chain cum photo frame manufactured by Avlabs. Available in a compact size, AVL969 - Avlabs 1.5" Digital Photo Frame is easy to carry around wherever you go. Believe it or not, AVL969 - Avlabs 1.5" Digital Photo Frame offers you an easy way to display pictures to your friends and family simply by downloading from your PC. Features Easy to set up & operate. Supports single mode or slide mode. Includes key chain, lanyard and USB cable. Lithium battery included. Feel free to store up to 80 photos in the 8 MB memory of AVL969 - Avlabs 1.5" Digital Photo Frame. With this digital photo frame, you also get a full one-year warranty. (Read the full post about ‘AVL969 - Avlabs 1.5-inch Digital Photo Frame’…)
Visioneer is proud to present you with its new Patriot 470 The Duplex Scanning Solution, best known for its One Touch scanning. With Visioneer Patriot 470 The Duplex Scanning Solution, you can send documents to preselected destinations like searchable PDF. Visioneer Patriot 470 The Duplex Scanning Solution is compatible with more than 250 ISIS Certified applications. Features GSA Compliant. Includes Kofax VRS image enhancement software. TWAIN 7 ISIS Drivers. Visioneer SKU Number: SXP4701D-U. ScanSoft PaperPort and ScanSoft OmniPage Pro OCR. Use Visioneer Patriot 470 The Duplex Scanning Solution for an amazing 33 ppm and 66 ipm speed in duplex mode. (Read the full post about ‘Visioneer Patriot 470 The Duplex Scanning Solution’…)
A semiconductor is basically a solid material that has electrical conductivity in between the conductivity of a conductor and that of an insulator. We live in a world where technology is growing at a very fast rate as new devices are introduced at regular intervals. Semiconductors are a very important part of ever evolving technology as they’re used in many popular devices which include computers, mobile phones and even audio players.
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by Ryan Block, posted Jun 14th 2008 at 9:14AM Okay, the science nerds in the audience didn’t exactly let us know that we’ve entered the age of commercial superconductors, but apparently Sumitomo Electric has built a Toyota Crown Comfort that’s powered by a superconducting engine. Cooled by liquid nitrogen to -200° C, apparently all this madness nets you an extra 10% gain in distance over regular battery-powered motors. (Read the full post about ‘Sumitomo debuts superconductor powered electric car’…)
We saw the official release of Opera 9.5 earlier in the week, and now Opera fans can rejoice as it has also been ported over to run on your USB drive. Dubbed Opera 9.5 USB it offers all the wonderful features that you will find on the regular desktop version, and only takes up 15MB of space on your flash drive. The USB version will also not leave any data on the computer you choose to use it with, meaning no history will be left behind showing off the odd things you may have searched for. The only drawback that I can see, is that this USB version will run on Windows only, otherwise it should be nice to take a good browser and not get stuck using IE or without your favorite bookmarks when away from your main computer. (Read the full post about ‘Opera 9.5 now available for your USB drive’…)
In addition to the standard black coloring that we have been seeing, some newly surfaced images of the Nokia E71 are showing the device in white. The back of the handset along the top and bottom are white along with the keypad on the front. Overall its not an really bright or overbearing white, more subtle. As we already know, the E71, at just 10mm thick will mark the “slimmest” business device in the Nokia lineup. It is expected to feature such goodies as built-in GPS, Wi-Fi and even a 3.2-megapixel camera. While an official announcement has not yet come, it is expected to be officially announced next week during the Nokia Connection in Singapore. (Read the full post about ‘Nokia’s E71 rumored to be available in white’…)
Ok, we admit it - we have an obsession with alarm clocks. What we’d really like to see is a build-your-own-alarm-clock store. Honestly, if that existed, I’d easily spend $200-$300 on my dream alarm clock. What?
Anyway, here’s a nice clean looking alarm clock that understands 10 spoken voice commands including the ability to set the time, the alarm, and of course SNOOZE! This blue-backlit clock also has a temperature sensor and can tell you if you’re at your perfect sleeping temp.
Plug it into the wall or put in 3 AAA batteries.
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Beginning next week, Verizon Wireless will be offering their customers discounts that range from $8 to $12 per month via its new plan dubbed the Flex Double Play. This new service applies to customers who combine a Verizon Wireless service plan with broadband or FiOS TV. The discount will also apply to customers who have Verizon’s basic 3mbps DSL service plan or the high speed 20mbps FiOS broadband service. However, the said discount will not apply to Verizon’s 7mbps DSL plan or the 50mbps FiOS service. This new discounted offer is in response to the increasing number of households who prefer to use cell phones instead of landlines. (Read the full post about ‘Verizon offers up Flex Double Play, big savings on landline-less bundles’…)
