Archive for September, 2008
Friday, September 26th, 2008
Filed under: Transportation
Chevy's taking a moment to clear up some misconceptions about its eagerly anticipated plug-in hybrid, the Volt, which had long been assumed (by most) to use its gasoline-powered engine like a WWII submarine -- kicking on and charging the batts to full before switching off again. Alas, that's ...
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Filed under: Cellphones, HandheldsNever one to settle, Art Lebedev's design shop is trying its hand at handset design, and we like the looks of it. Art is teaming up with Scartel, a Russian carrier which just launched a WiMax network in Moscow and St. Petersburg, for a flagship handset of ...
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Panasonic might be the first to ship its new micro Four Thirds G1, but Olympus definitely stole the hotness crown with that retro concept cam, and the company just confirmed that it'll join the ranks of the shipping -- Olympus European marketing director Miquel Angel Garcia told ...
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Filed under: Laptops
LG can be forgiven for receiving a little help in getting its first netbook, the X110, out the door. However, the company doesn't seem to be really trying to distinguish itself from the herd with its second one either, the 10-inch Xnote Mini. It features the same basic ...
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Thursday, September 25th, 2008
Filed under: Gaming
There was a time -- back in the mid-'90s -- when Diamond Multimedia was tops in the burgeoning graphics acceleration game. Those days are apparently long gone (and look to stay that way) thanks to recent quality assurance issues affecting many of the company's 512MB Radeon HD 3800 ...
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Filed under: TransportationHonda's been trying for months now to convince you that "the van is back in style," and while we're still not entirely sure that line isn't just marketing hoopla (okay, it is), at least the company is working to make the thing more technologically advanced. Starting next month ...
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Filed under: Displays
We've been waiting ever patiently for this to get official, and at long last, that Project Projector we saw leaked in July has been revealed. Formally christened the M109S, this 0.8-pound beamer arrives with a native 858 x 600 resolution, a projection distance of up to 94.5-inches and ...
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Filed under: Cellphones
Sure, our front page got stacked with news on the launch of the world's first Android phone -- the G1 -- but if you missed any of the action (and there was quite a bit), we've put together this helpful roundup. Below you'll find an easy-to-use guide to ...
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Wednesday, September 24th, 2008
Filed under: Peripherals
Oh Brando, what will you think of next? On second thought, we're just going to do our best to soak up the awesomeness that's beaming from your latest concoction, the Super Tiny Keyboard. This palm-sized (or so they say) input peripheral measures in at just 6.7- x 2.8- ...
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Filed under: CellphonesSure, there's a lot of to love about the open-source, Android-powered T-Mobile G1, but Google's Andy Rubin just confirmed what might be the new handset's killer app: push Gmail. While that's not a first, it could be a major differentiating feature for Android phones here on out, since ...
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Filed under: Cellphonesdigg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/Live_from_T_Mobile_s_Android_event_in_New_York_City_2';
9:49AM We're here, and we're waiting out front for the big party to start. Stay tuned for more info as it happens!10:07AM We're inside and we've got some very exciting happenings afoot... stay tuned.10:12AM That's right folks -- we've already managed to get our hands on ...
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Filed under: Cellphones
var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/First_video_walkthrough_of_Android_on_G1'; Google just posted a few videos showing all the Google applications loaded on the T-Mobile G1. This includes Seach, Maps, Gmail and Contacts, Calendar, Google Talk and You Tube all enabled with a single sign-on -- no further logins are ...
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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008
Filed under: Cellphones
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/T_Mobile_G1_first_hands_on_with_Googlephone'; Yep -- there it is. We finally, finally got our mitts all over the very first Android device, the T-Mobile G1 -- hanging out in the crowd, waiting for the official announce, naturally -- and so far we like what we see. The phone is ...
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Filed under: TransportationCheck it, Cooper fans -- that electric MINI we've been sporadically hearing about is for real, and we've seen the spy shots that prove it. Car has hosted up a slew of non-blurry (gasp!) snaps of the eco-friendly whip cruising around Munich, and just in case the complete ...
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
Filed under: Handhelds
Oh, fabulous day! The new iRex Digital Reader is pretty much what we expected: a 10.2-inch, Lithium Ion battery-powered, black and white e-ink device that still leaves us hungry for that snazzy reader that Plastic Logic has coming down the pipe. Geared towards business users, prices start at ...
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