9 Mar, 2008
Posted Mar 9th 2008 4:59PM by Chris ZieglerFiled under: cellphonesWhat the heck is going on here? Despite the overwhelming popularity of gizmo-heavy mobile devices in Japan, working with megacarrier NTT DoCoMo must be a losing proposition for many of its manufacturing partners, because just days after Mitsubishi’s announcement of its withdrawal, a fresh Nikkei report indicates that Sony Ericsson is raising the white flag as well to divert attention and resources to less saturated and more profitable markets. Apparently, DoCoMo will bear the brunt of the downsizing, while Sony Ericsson’s partnership with KDDI — a CDMA carrier — will continue. (Read the full post about ‘Sony Ericsson withdrawing from NTT DoCoMo, sort of’…)
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9 Mar, 2008
Posted Mar 9th 2008 7:28PM by Joshua TopolskyFiled under: Laptops In a recent interview, Asus CEO Jerry Shen talked up the company’s newest edition to the Eee family, and also dropped a few more details on the forthcoming laptop. Apparently, the new set of miniature PCs will carry SSDs as opposed to the flash memory we saw in previous iterations, with sizes ranging from 8GB in the XP-equipped model, up to 12GB or 20GB in the Linux versions — though it’s hard to say why the smaller-footprint Linux would need more drive space. Shen also revealed that there are tentative plans to release WiMAX and HSDPA-enabled models sometime in Q3 of 2008, and he confirmed that come May the company will trade up from VIA CPUs to Intel’s Diamondville (er, Atom) chips. (Read the full post about ‘Asus spills more details on the 9-inch Eee’…)
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9 Mar, 2008
Duck Fadar Any jokes about us going quackers, will not - we repeat - will not be permitted. Now, here are the fundamental features that make these two deserving of a place at you bath side. See price Tags: plasma, equipment, pvp, mobile phone (Read the full post about ‘Duck Fadar’…)
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9 Mar, 2008
Posted Mar 9th 2008 1:37PM by Joshua TopolskyFiled under: Portable AudioWord on the street (and by street, we mean mostly British tabloids) is that Paul McCartney’s deal to sell the Beatles back-catalog is done, and the Greatest Works of Musical Art Ever Recorded will be appearing on the iTunes store “within months.” Of course, we’ve been hearing whispers about this for what seems like a million years, and since both Apple Corps and Apple are delivering “no comment” and “rumor and speculation” responses on the topic, we won’t get too excited. Still, there does seem to be some serious movement on this front, with everyone and their mother saying the lot is to be sold any day now for around $400 million — which is no small sum. (Read the full post about ‘Beatles’ catalog coming online at long last?’…)
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9 Mar, 2008
Vigor Gaming has announced the latest addition to its high-end desktop lineup, Colossus. The Vigor Gaming Colossus is the most powerful system offered by the company and it can currently support up to eight processing cores, up to 8GB of fully-buffered DDR2 memory clocked at 800MHz, 2 Terabytes of Hard Drive space in RAID-0 configuration, a 1000W power supply and four graphics cards. Colossus is capable of running up to two XHD (2560×1600 resolution) monitors Based on Skulltrail, Intel’s first Dual Socket Extreme Desktop Platform, the Colossus features full support for two Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9775 quad-core processors. (Read the full post about ‘Vigor Gaming Colossus’…)
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9 Mar, 2008
Posted Mar 9th 2008 10:06AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Portable Audio, Portable Video No sense in forcing someone to stick with the tried and true MP3 / WMA regimen when formats such as OGG, APE, FLAC and AAC are out there, right? Apparently, the folks at Teclast are nodding their heads in agreement, as the firm’s latest PMP handles all of the aforementioned files alongside WAV, AVI, RM and RMVB. Additionally, the 7.9-millimeter thick PlayFX-compatible unit features a 2.4-inch QVGA (320 x 240) resolution display, 2GB / 4GB / 8GB of capacity, a built-in FM tuner / recorder and a text viewer. (Read the full post about ‘Teclast’s M25 PMP has love for lots of formats’…)
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9 Mar, 2008
Posted Mar 9th 2008 11:38AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Misc. gadgets Keeping with the Tangent tradition, the Quattro Mk 2 looks an awful lot like most every other tabletop radio the outfit cranks out. Nevertheless, this particular iteration pays no mind to DAB and focuses its attention on providing access to a smorgasbord of internet radio stations. Aside from featuring both integrated WiFi and an Ethernet port, you’ll also get WPA2 security support, FM tuning capabilities, a backlit LCD, a headphone jack and a auxiliary port for connecting DAPs / PMPs. (Read the full post about ‘Tangent intros Quattro Mk 2 tabletop internet radio’…)
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9 Mar, 2008
Lavalamp Phone Charm You can have this for ?5.95 Tags: consumer technology, mobile phone, gaming, home cinema (Read the full post about ‘Lavalamp Phone Charm’…)
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9 Mar, 2008
Posted Mar 9th 2008 7:08AM by Paul MillerFiled under: Storage Samsung promised it was coming in March, and here she blows. The Spinpoint M6 is the first standard-height 500GB 2.5-incher available, at a lean 9.5mm, meaning you can cram it into most existing laptops unlike the 2.5-inch 500 giggers from Fujitsu and Hitachi. Samsung’s using some Perpendicular Magnetic Recording tech to cram everything in, stuffing three 167GB platters into the 5400rpm drive. The M6 goes for $299 and is shipping now. If DVD burning is more your pace, Samsung also just announced an “industry fastest” 22X DVD burner, the SH-S223. The SATA drive can stamp a 4.7GB disc in 12 minutes, and does dual-layer discs at a respectable 16X. (Read the full post about ‘Samsung’s 500GB 2.5-inch drive arrives, alongside 22X DVD burner’…)
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9 Mar, 2008
Earlier this year we raved about the FPS Gaming Vest that punches you when you get shot, well if you don’t fancy being punched there is now an alternative, Mindwire V5 gives you physical feedback by way of electric shocks. History of the Mindwire V5 “How much better would games such as Mortal Kombat or Streetfighter be if you were ELECTROCUTED each time you were hit!” Sudenly there’s something to play for. Watch your opponent squirm as you beat him to a pulp, and fear every one of your opponents blows as you know its going to do a lot more than make your little animated character full backwards… The Mindwire V5 works by connecting electrical pads to your body these then deliver a mild (we hope) shock when playing games. (Read the full post about ‘Mindwire V5 a shocking addition to your gaming’…)
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