5 Jul, 2008
Asus has officially unveiled their latest netbook in the Eee PC lineup, the Eee PC 904, however although it is expected to be available soon, they have not announced a specific date. The 904, seems at least to me, just another small notebook to wear the Eee brand. The specs are pretty much what we have been seeing before and nothing really stands out all that much. The Eee PC 904 will feature an 8.9-inch display with a 1024 x 600 resolution, 900MHz Celeron M processor, 1GB of RAM, 80GB hard drive and running Windows XP. There is one nicer feature on the 904, and that is the keyboard, which is the slightly larger layout that is taken from the Eee PC 1000. (Read the full post about ‘Asus, without fanfare, officially announces the Eee PC 904′…)
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5 Jul, 2008
The retro styled 8-bit graphic watch could perhaps be a watch only for the true geek, well that is if they are not already wearing something with a calculator on their wrist. The retro watch is dubbed the Icon Watch, and was originally designed back in 2005 by a Japanese design firm, however it just recently became available for purchase. The Icon Watch has a polyurethane band, ABS and stainless steel body and is available in black or white. While exact time would be a difficult thing to offer from this watch it does have a certain appeal to it. I was actually considering a purchase, and then I saw that it was retailing for $75. (Read the full post about ‘The 8-bit watch; something that can only be loved by a geek’…)
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5 Jul, 2008
For many people just getting into digital photography, the world of photo editing can seem a tad overwhelming. Hewlett Packard offers some help in the foray through the forest of editing your precious snapshots and helping you turn them into all they can be, even if it didn’t happen exactly the way you wanted right from the camera. The Adobe Photoshop program, a perennial favorite among many photographers is rather tried and true. It’s used by everyone from magazine layout staff and professionals to the Joe Schmoe who captured his son playing flag football at the weekend game. However, if you are first wading into the waters of photo editing…granted, the program may seem a little daunting, especially for those not familiar with any kind of editing or publishing software. (Read the full post about ‘HP offers free online photography classes’…)
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5 Jul, 2008
Android first sprung up on the Nokia N810 internet tablet a few months back, however the install process was a little more challenging. Well as technology goes, things generally have a way of becoming easier with some time and that certainly applies to completing the Android installation process on the N810. Now its as simple as three easy steps. 1. Download “android.img.bz2” to the memory card in your tablet. That file can be found here or here. 2. Download and install the “android-installer.deb” file. That can be found here or here. 3. Reboot your N810. Once the reboot is complete, you will have the ability to run and check out Android. (Read the full post about ‘Run Android on your Nokia N810 in three easy steps’…)
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5 Jul, 2008
by Donald Melanson, posted Jul 5th 2008 at 5:02AM There’s certainly no shortage of researchers working on printable electronics these days, but a group from the EU-funded CONTACT project is now boasting of a “major step” towards being able to print electronics on everyday materials. At the moment, they seem to be focused primarily on printing organic TFT displays directly onto glass plates, which apparently required the use of some aggressive solvents that “attack” the organic materials between the TFT and liquid crystal layers. Their current Labratester 1 printer (pictured above) apparently still has some problems precisely lining up each layer, however, but they say that’ll be fixed with the addition of some optical cameras in the Labratester 2 machine they’re now working on. (Read the full post about ‘Researchers boast of progress with printed electronics’…)
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5 Jul, 2008
Gigabyte has just released the M912V notebook in Taiwan. This tablet style notebook features a touch sensitive swivel LCD panel with a 1280×768 resolution, a 160GB 2.5-inch SATA hard drive,1GB of RAM, an express card slot, a 1.3-megapixel webcam, Wi-Fi, and even has an option for built-in HSDPA support.
The M912V would have been a good competitor to most of the netbooks around if not for its high price. This M912V is expected to retail for around $890 and it will come pre-installed with Windows Vista. Unfortunately for us, there are no words yet as to whether the M912V would be released internationally.
Via [Akihabara News]
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5 Jul, 2008
If you’re in the market for a smartphone that you can extend with potentially unlimited applications, are intrigued by the iphone, really want an Android phone, but can’t wait, then take a look at the Neo FreeRunner which hits the (virtual e-commerce) street this weekend. The Neo is arguably the first open mobile computing platform that is based on Linux. The 6.5oz phone itself boasts GSM (805/900MHz) network connectivity, a 480×640 VGA touchscreen, 802.11b/g WiFi, GPRS 2.5, Bluetooth 2.0, 128MB RAM and 256MB Flash, along with a microSD slot. Openmoko expects to launch a full suite of applications next month that will go along with the dialing & SMS capabilities that the phone will initially ship with. (Read the full post about ‘Openmoko launches Neo, Open Source Linux Mobile Phone’…)
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5 Jul, 2008
If you’re in the market for a smartphone that you can extend with potentially unlimited applications, are intrigued by the iphone, really want an Android phone, but can’t wait, then take a look at the Neo FreeRunner which hits the (virtual e-commerce) street this weekend. The Neo is arguably the first open mobile computing platform that is based on Linux. The 6.5oz phone itself boasts GSM (805/900MHz) network connectivity, a 480×640 VGA touchscreen, 802.11b/g WiFi, GPRS 2.5, Bluetooth 2.0, 128MB RAM and 256MB Flash, along with a microSD slot. Openmoko expects to launch a full suite of applications next month that will go along with the dialing & SMS capabilities that the phone will initially ship with. (Read the full post about ‘Openmoko launches Neo, Open Source Linux Mobile Phone’…)
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5 Jul, 2008
We had earlier heard rumors about Sony’s lack of interest in bringing its PSP phone under the Sony Ericsson umbrella and now there is some leaked information that the PSP phone will be made by Sony Ericsson. The display of the phone could be rotated to turn the phone into a PSP console. The 4.3-inch TFT LCD 480 x 272-pixel screen will be developed for full PSP experience. [ Sourse ] Tags: CD, gprs, hdtv, robots (Read the full post about ‘PSP Mobile Phone finally coming under Sony Ericsson umbrella?’…)
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5 Jul, 2008
Acer has launched a new monitor in the Japanese market. The X263Wbid is a 25.5″ widescreen monitor featuring Acer’s Adaptive Contrast Management technology (ACM) that provides a high contrast ratio of 3000:1. The monitor also provides 1920 × 1200 resolution (WUXGA), 5 ms response time, 350cd/m2 brightness. 160/170 degrees viewing angle, and HDMI. The X263Wbid is now available in the Japanese market for about $600. [ Source ] Tags: DVD, MP3, gadgetry, speaker (Read the full post about ‘Acer X263Wbid monitor unveiled in Japan’…)
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