Archive for August 10th, 2008
Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Is there room for a mini projector in our society these days? I personally think so - after all, it ain’t too much fun sharing a movie with several friends over the tiny display of the ipod touch. With the QingBar MP101 mini projector dock from Honlai Technology, you’ll be able to throw a 640 x 480 resolution image to a nearby screen or wall. That isn’t high at all by any standards, but it is understandable judging by the size of the device. The image size projected ranges from 15″ to 27″, and comes with a contrast ratio of 200:1 and a brightness of 10 to 15 lumens. You can also hook up your own speakers via a mini AV jack. Details such as pricing and availability are unknown. (Read the full post about ‘QingBar MP101 mini projector dock’…)
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
by Chris Ziegler, posted Aug 10th 2008 at 2:35PM An all-too-brief, all-too-fuzzy video of a device alleging to be none other than HTC’s Dream has surfaced on YouTube, showing a white smartphone of healthy size running Android and sliding horizontally to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. From what little we can make out, we’ve got to say that it’s not the sexiest thing we’ve ever seen — and the Dream has been so built up in our minds at this point that we’re expecting to have our socks knocked off hard by the time it’s officially unveiled. The silver lining here might be that the phone in the video bears an uncanny resemblance to a “reference design” made by “a partner” of Google’s that was demonstrated by none other than Google’s own Andy Rubin back in February of this year. (Read the full post about ‘HTC Dream, or just some reference design, shown off on video’…)
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
by Darren Murph, posted Aug 10th 2008 at 1:17PMThough we expected Dell’s ruggedized Latitude E6400 ATG to have already launched by now, we suppose late is superior to never. As of this very moment, said laptop is available to order from the outfit’s Small & Medium Business division, and the baseline machine comes with a 2.26GHz Core 2 Duo P8400 CPU, Vista Home Basic, a 3-year warranty, 14.1-inch WXGA LED-backlit (and outdoor viewable, too) display, Intel’s GMA 4500MHD graphics, 1GB of DDR2 RAM, an 80GB 5,400RPM hard drive, 802.11b/g and a built-in combo drive. The machine we just described can be ordered up for $2,399, but those with a higher spending limit can opt for integrated WWAN, a 64GB SSD, a respectable amount of memory and a 2.8GHz T9600 processor. (Read the full post about ‘Dell rugged Latitude E6400 ATG laptop now available to order’…)
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
by Paul Miller, posted Aug 10th 2008 at 10:21AM Granted, we’re biased, but it seems to us that Ben Heck’s PS3 Laptop could teach this young pretender a thing or two. That said, this here 3 month project by PS3HaX modder “Pirate” utterly unscoffable, and certainly wins some points for that LED-lit window up front. He’s hoping to build another version now that he’s worked out the kinks in the 1st gen model, and plans to work in more portability and slimness into the new version. Hey, maybe he could slap on a cellphone and a touchscreen while he’s at it? Just riffing here. Video is after the break. (Read the full post about ‘Another PS3 laptop hits the scene, but can it stand up to the master?’…)
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
The Smart Shopper is the electronic gadget for shoppers who can’t live without their lists. Here’s how it works in a nutshell: say the item in the Smart Shopper, it records it and then you can print out the list on the built-in thermal printer. Smart Shopper has a built-in database of over 2500 common items, and you can add your custom items as well. It also has voice-recognition to understand what you’re telling it. At over $100, Smart Shopper is not cheap, but if you account for saving gas and time in not having to make return trips to the stores, then this could very well pay for itself before you know it. Gimme! (Read the full post about ‘Smart Shopper - say, record and print your shopping list’…)
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
by Paul Miller, posted Aug 10th 2008 at 7:10AMIt’s been a real roller coaster ride of emotions with SSD. The once lauded (at least in our hearts) savior of all things computing has, in real life, provided us with lackluster and even controversial performance gains, while battery improvements haven’t been revolutionary and the prices still aren’t exactly wallet-friendly. Most of that is unlikely to change in the next couple of years, but there’s still plenty to be fixed in the short term. Samsung is working with Microsoft to define optimum packet sizes and best practices for reading and writing files to SSD as a potential update for Windows Vista, which is particularly optimized to work best with traditional hard drives. (Read the full post about ‘Vista, OS X updates could bring significant SSD speed gains’…)
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Hobos might pretend they don’t mind their cardboard homes, but we’re smarter than that. We can see right through their booze-ridden glazed eyes and garbage can stench. Of course, they would much prefer an alternative to cardboard. Perhaps a material better insulated from the elements of nature. Buried deep in the hobo culture is a sub-branch of homeless life. This hobo demographic is known as the rag pickers. They run around cities, gathering any recyclable material they can muster and turn them in for pocket change. These hobo’s are actually providing a service. They are inadvertently producing a green environment. Wouldn’t it make sense to aid them in any way we could? (Read the full post about ‘Shelter Cart: Live like a luxorious rag picker’…)
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Hobos might pretend they don’t mind their cardboard homes, but we’re smarter than that. We can see right through their booze-ridden glazed eyes and garbage can stench. Of course, they would much prefer an alternative to cardboard. Perhaps a material better insulated from the elements of nature. Buried deep in the hobo culture is a sub-branch of homeless life. This hobo demographic is known as the rag pickers. They run around cities, gathering any recyclable material they can muster and turn them in for pocket change. These hobo’s are actually providing a service. They are inadvertently producing a green environment. Wouldn’t it make sense to aid them in any way we could? (Read the full post about ‘Shelter Cart: Live like a luxorious rag picker’…)
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Verizon Wireless has just become the latest carrier to add some new pink BlackBerry models. The new additions to the Verizon lineup will be the Curve 8330 and the Pearl 8130. Features of both will be the same as their current silver counterparts and according to Verizon “the hip, pink colors give students added flair when they are at school or interviewing for an internship or job,” of course we would most likely suggest leaving your blackberry at home or in the car while interviewing, regardless of the color. Anyway the pink Curve 8330 and the pink Pearl 8130 are currently available for order online, and will be in retail stores beginning August 15. (Read the full post about ‘Verizon goes pink with the BlackBerry Curve 8330, Pearl 8130′…)
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Verizon Wireless has just become the latest carrier to add some new pink BlackBerry models. The new additions to the Verizon lineup will be the Curve 8330 and the Pearl 8130. Features of both will be the same as their current silver counterparts and according to Verizon “the hip, pink colors give students added flair when they are at school or interviewing for an internship or job,” of course we would most likely suggest leaving your blackberry at home or in the car while interviewing, regardless of the color. Anyway the pink Curve 8330 and the pink Pearl 8130 are currently available for order online, and will be in retail stores beginning August 15. (Read the full post about ‘Verizon goes pink with the BlackBerry Curve 8330, Pearl 8130′…)
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