Archive for October 27th, 2008

Cox to enter cellphone biz, link handsets to other cable-related services

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones We know, you're just dying to say this is a complete shock, but we're here to inform you that it's not. If you'll recall, Cox dug deep to snatch up a decent block of spectrum in this year's 700MHz auction, and it even went so far as to ...

Motorola introduces MOTONAV TN20 / TN30 GPS devices

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Filed under: GPS While not packing nearly the pizazz offered in the AURA, Motorola's two freshest navigators don't look half bad. Up first is the dead-simple MOTONAV TN20, which provides spoken street names and turn-by-turn directions, NAVTEQ 2D / 3D maps of the continental US and a 3.5-inch touch panel. The ...

Canon PowerShot G10 reviewed

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Filed under: Digital Cameras We've always had a soft spot for Canon's G-series of prosumer compacts, and it looks like the new G10 won't be any exception -- Photography Blog just put the boxy camera through its paces and found that it's "undoubtedly the best ever" in the line. High marks ...

ASUS rolls out Eee PC 1002HA, still mum about next week’s model

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops Still haven't found an Eee PC to your liking? Then perhaps ASUS's new 10-inch Eee PC 1002HA model will be more to your liking, with it bringing some of the S101's stylings to the company's standard 1000 series. Otherwise, you can expect most of the usual specs that ...

Homebrew community takes back the Wii

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Filed under: GamingGood news homebrewsters, the Homebrew Channel has been updated and is now compatible with Nintendo's Homebrew killing (for new installs) October 23rd update. While the previous exploit was closed by Nintendo, Beta 9 of the HBC exploits a different flaw and works just fine with the latest system ...

UK police to wield mobile fingerprint scanners, facial recognition up next

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Surely your remember Project Lantern from back in 2006, right? If you weren't too fond of that initiative, let's just say your worst nightmare is coming true. Going forward, every police force in the UK will be equipped with mobile fingerprint scanners, which will allow the fuzz ...

Guitar Hero World Tour now rocking store shelves everywhere

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals This day has been a long time coming, but Activision's next iteration of the Guitar Hero cash cow franchise is officially available. Truth be told, the game (and requisite instruments) was sitting on a-many of store shelves yesterday, but there's nothing like a formal announcement to really ...

More Windows 7 details emerge ahead of PDC

Monday, October 27th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops We should be getting a much bigger dose of Windows 7 details on Tuesday when Microsoft's Professional Developers Conference gets underway, but it seems that some tidbits just can't be kept under wraps, and ZDNet's Mary-Jo Foley now has word of a few more features that are ...