Learning, when made fun, is one exciting journey, especially for kids who seem to possess brains that are like sponges - absorbing everything around them effortlessly. The Remote Control Morphibian Land Shark is capable of exploring elements on either land or in water without breaking a sweat. (Read the full post about ‘Remote Control Morphibian Land Shark’…)
LeapFrog Enterprises today announced two new web-connected video game systems that are tied to the proprietary LeapFrog Learning Path. The online capabilities in the all-new Didj Custom Gaming System connect gameplay with schoolwork, allowing grade-schoolers to customize the game with spelling lists, math problems and more. Didj system offers high resolution graphics presented on a 3.2 inch LCD screen featuring 16.7 million color TFT on a 320×240 display. Perceptive players also will appreciate the processing speed (ARM 9 @ 393 MHz), which is comparable to that of other handhelds on the market today. In addition to processing game logic, the combined 32 bit ARM and 256MB Flash memories ensure high-quality, real-time audio decompression and playback. (Read the full post about ‘Web-Connected Gaming Handhelds’…)
Looks like the iPhone isn’t the only product from Cupertino’s stable that has double the memory - it seems that the iPod touch has also gotten the same treatment. Guess the 16GB model will now have a 32GB model to keep it company. Other than the memory bump, everything else about this new iPod touch remains the same hardware-wise. It will ship with the most up-to-date software enhancements, making it user-friendly right out of the box. The 32GB iPod touch will retail for a whopping $499, while the 16GB model stands at $399. Any takers for this new model? (Read the full post about ‘iPod touch Doubles Memory to 32GB’…)
Posted Feb 5th 2008 3:28PM by Donald MelansonFiled under: Displays After years of promises, it seems that holograms are finally starting to gain a little traction, although the applications for the technology so far have been fairly limited. At least one company thinks that’s about to change, however, with it now touting its retro-styled Holocube as an all-purpose solution for company’s to advertise their products “like never before.” Measuring about 20-inches square, the Holocube packs a 40GB hard drive for storing up to 18 hours of compressed video, which can magically float at 1080i resolution within the cube at the flick of a switch. (Read the full post about ‘Holocube brings 3D projection down to desktop size’…)
Posted Feb 5th 2008 4:01PM by Darren MurphFiled under: HandheldsHeads-up kiddos! LeapFrog is out to swipe even more of that allowance with a pair of all new web-connected handhelds. Up first is the Leapster2, which now boasts a sleeker form factor and the ability to upload your totally sweet results to the web for mum and dad to ooh and ahh over. For you older tykes, the Didj handheld — which is hailed as the first completely customizable educational gaming platform — enables users to “personalize the look and feel of the games, from designing their avatars to choosing background scenery, color schemes and music.” Also of note, the Didj features a 3.2-inch 320 x 240 resolution panel, a 393MHz ARM9 processor and 256MB of Flash memory, which should provide plenty of incentive to hack this thing into a second-rate media player when not beefing up that mental muscle. (Read the full post about ‘LeapFrog intros web-connected Leapster2 and Didj handhelds’…)
Posted Feb 5th 2008 8:25AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Laptops We know you Toshiba lovers out there have been twiddling your thumbs for weeks on end just waiting, praying, hoping that the beastly X205-SLI would get updated with a Penryn chip. Thankfully for all four of you, the wait is over. Announced today, Tosh is cranking out the 17-inch X205-SLi2 and X205-SLi4, which both house a 2.1GHz Core 2 Duo T8100 processor, integrated HD DVD-ROM / DVD burner, built-in Harman Kardon speakers (with subwoofer) and twin 512MB NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT GPUs. As for the former, you’ll find 2GB of DDR2 RAM, a pair of 160GB 5400 RPM drives, a 1,440 x 900 resolution panel, Bluetooth 2.0+EDR, 802.11a/g/n WiFi, webcam / microphone and a fingerprint reader to boot. (Read the full post about ‘Toshiba’s Satellite X205-SLI goes Penryn’…)
Posted Feb 5th 2008 12:31PM by Joshua TopolskyFiled under: Features, Wireless Since the first rumblings of the 700MHz auction began, there’s been a fair amount of confusion, doubt, and distress over just what exactly this whole thing means. With the champagne-chugging news that bids have reached the $4.6 billion reserve for the “C” block and enabled the “open access” rules in that sector of the bands — it seems prudent to explain just exactly what we’re getting into with this new chapter in the FCC-regulated airwaves saga, and what open access really means to you.The band explainedThe first thing you have to understand is that this frequency represents a much broader range for wireless transmission than any we’re seeing in wide use right now. (Read the full post about ‘Open access: everything you wanted to know but were afraid to ask’…)
Pocket-lint reviews the HTC Touch Dual and writes, “The device also sports a second camera on the front top right of the case, allowing for video calls. Like the original, the back of the device has a 2 megapixel camera for normal shots and videos. In use, we found the picture quality to be surprisingly good for a 2 megapixel device.”
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Posted Feb 5th 2008 10:24AM by Joshua TopolskyFiled under: Laptops If you’ve been wishin’ and hopin’ for a new Dell laptop, you might want to hold off for a little bit. According to a speculative report over at CNET, the company is planning on upgrading laptop CPUs to Intel’s fancy new Penryn chips, though the PC-maker is remaining tight-lipped about just which models will get the spike, if any. (Read the full post about ‘Penryn CPUs coming to Dell laptops?’…)
PC Mag reviews the Nokia E61i and writes, “The E61i’s 2MP camera is responsive and easy to operate. But it lacks an LED flash and takes middling-quality pictures, with horrible graininess in low-light situations. On the plus side, there’s actually a decent video recorder. At 352- by 288-pixel resolution and 15 frames per second, my test videos were surprisingly watchable, with clear sound.” Read more about the Nokia E61i. Tags: speakers, laptops, DAB, design (Read the full post about ‘Nokia E61i Review - PC Mag’…)
