Archive for March 17th, 2008

Acer prepping a console-style gaming PC based on open standards?

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops, Gaming Don't start hawking your 360 and PS3 just yet, but it sounds like PC industry upstart Acer is considering a bid for the console market, or at least some gamer market share, with a game machine based on "open standards." Of course, this could just mean a ...

Motorola’s treasurer, EMEA chief of mobile devices replaced

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Filed under: CellphonesMerely days after Stu Reed racked up as he waltzed out of Motorola's doors for the final time, and nary a fortnight after the same firm's chief marketing officer did the same, along comes word that two more bigwigs have now left the building. Effective immediately, Larry R. ...

Apple patent application hints at iPhone flip phone

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones, Laptops You'll have to take this one with the usual patent application caveats but, as Unwired View reports, one of Apple's recent filings seems to indicate that it has at least considered the possibility of an iPhone flip phone of sorts, among other dual-screen possibilities. The application itself ...

Eject Powerstrip concept gives your foot a workout

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Filed under: Household Apparently, traditional powerstrips are in dire need of an overhaul, as the Eject Powerstrip is just one of many replacement concepts we've seen float by in the past several months. Nevertheless, this brilliantly engineered design essentially allows users to eject plugs leading to devices not currently in use ...

Polaroid intros 60GB Freescape 4360 WiFi-enabled PMP

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable VideoIf you were wondering if you'd ever hear another peep about that Freescape digital media ecosystem that Polaroid trumpeted in January, here's your answer. Quietly launched on the firm's own website, the Freescape 4360 (also known as the MPU-043315B) is a WiFi-enabled portable media ...

Quickertek antenna promises to boost Time Capsule’s range

Monday, March 17th, 2008

Filed under: Wireless It won't do much to complement the Time Capsule's minimalist looks, but if you've been itching to get a bit more range of out thing, you now have a new option to consider from Quickertek, which recently introduced its new TriBand Antenna for the device. Available either as ...