Archive for August 24th, 2007
Friday, August 24th, 2007
InfoWorld - A European Commission plan to simplify the licensing of Europe-wide mobile satellite services could boost the nascent market for broadcast TV services over handheld devices.Source: [Link]
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Reuters - Japan's Matsushita Electric Industrial Co
said on Friday that replacement of its batteries in Nokia
mobile phones is likely to cost the company 10 billion to 20
billion yen ($86-$172 million).Source: [Link]
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
AP - A teenager in New Jersey has broken the lock that ties Apple's iPhone to AT&T's wireless network, freeing the most hyped cell phone ever for use on the networks of other carriers, including overseas ones.Source: [Link]
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
NewsFactor - Global mobile phone sales rose by a robust 17.4 percent to nearly 271 million handsets in the second quarter, driven by dizzying sales growth of more than 40 percent in the Asia-Pacific region, according to the latest data from research firm Gartner. Moreover, Gartner now predicts that worldwide ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsApparently, Marine Current Turbines is having quite the time trying to install what would be "the world's largest tidal power project," as the installation that was slated to begin Monday will now be lucky to see completion this year. Dubbed SeaGen, the project will reportedly utilize "twin ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsThis past Monday, an old electric fan (circa 1970) that was produced by Sanyo reportedly "caused a fire" which led to the death of two people in Tokyo. Apparently, a fire broke out "due to decay in the motor and other parts" of the fan, but the ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Displays, Misc. Gadgets, Transportation
It looks like Microsoft is sparing no amount of detail in its so-called "adaptive heads-up user interface for automobiles," with the company even going so far as to include a virtual pair of fluffy dice (as seen above) in the still-in-development system. According to a ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
That really sketchy looking photo of the iPod nano "phatty" from yesterday? Yeah, you can officially file that under deceptively sketchy looking -- Apple's legal team called demanding we take the shot down, claiming ownership of the photo, and that it was "stolen" from the ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Storage
Users of certain I-O Data network hard drives may want to take notice if they're worried about keeping their data (and themselves) safe, as it seems that a couple of the AC adapters used with them have the unfortunate tendency to overheat and melt, posing a potential burn ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Handhelds
Just as expected, Via is indeed releasing an uber-efficient, one-watt Eden processor. Reportedly, the 500MHz Eden ULV boasts "an idle power of just 0.1-watt," and is targeting "a wide range of industrial, commercial, and ultra mobile applications." The fanless CPU resides within a 21- x 21-millimeter ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: GPS, Portable Audio, Portable Video
It's getting increasingly hard for manufacturers to distinguish one GPS / PMP unit from the next these days (especially in Korea), but it looks like AnyDrive has made a decent attempt at it, with it now bundling a 40GB external hard drive with its ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones
Sure, we've seen a plethora of interactive billboards before, but Mark Ecko's (credit to Benjamin Busse) latest eye-catcher could seriously make you miss your ride. This brilliantly designed ad sports an LCD that can be painted up by your Bluetooth cellphone, as it allows passers to use their ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones, Digital Cameras
We're not certain it needs to get any easier to post compromising photos to social networking sites, but apparently Panasonic's R&D labs think it's a problem in need of a giant, garish solution: say hello to the Pixi, a concept cellphone dock / cameraphone companion ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Gaming
You just can't put this guy down. Just when you think he's had his full share of soldering injuries and heatsink frustration, Benjamin Heckendorn goes and builds the NEStari, a flavorful combination of NES and Atari 2600 in a convenient, portable package. The story is half the fun, ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video, Wireless
Venzero was never one to shy away from diversity, and is about to add its 8th model to an ever-expanding lineup that we can never keep track of. Luckily, 8th time's the charm for Venzero, 'cause the new LINQ player sports some welcome features ...
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