Filed under: Cellphones
Wow, we’d darned near forgotten about this thing. Remember the Invisio Q7, Nextlink’s hot little bone conduction number from mid ‘06 that was promised for delivery by the end of the year? Yeah, it never showed up — until now. It may not be for sale just yet, but at least a few [...]
Filed under: Displays
Ready for yet another 22-inch LCD? How ’bout if it was pumping 4 times as many pixels as just about every other monitor in its class? We’re talking 3,840 x 2,400 pixels for a WQUXGA display. Unfortunately, the specs fall off quickly (but not too quickly) from there: 235cd/m2 brightness, 300:1 contrast, and [...]
Filed under: Handhelds
It’s been a while since we last heard anything about Wibrain’s B1 UMPC, but it looks like the company hasn’t been ignoring the device in the past few months, as it now sports a slightly redesigned look and, apparently, an expanded target market. The biggest change on the design front, it seems, is [...]
Filed under: Wearables
Although we doubt Peter Parker will ditch the day job in order to plug a new kind of pepper spray, we’re sure the web slinger has a soft spot for Domonique Torrence’s creation. This wrist-worn contraption enables individuals to keep mace within a finger’s reach and secured to one’s hand even if attacked, [...]
Filed under: Laptops
Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer is certainly no stranger to our CE-Oh no he didn’t! series, but Mandriva’s CEO François Bancilhon now looks to have turned the tables, with him targeting Ballmer in an open letter on his blog. Causing all his ire is a recent deal Mandriva made to install its Linux distribution onto [...]
Filed under: Laptops
We’ve already seen Laptop Mag’s breathless review of Asus’ diminutive Eee PC, but now that the thing is finally trickling out to the masses, it’s time to check in with the best of the rest — and it seems like the tiny wonder is living up to all that advance hype. CNET UK [...]
Filed under: Desktops
We’ve seen a couple reviews of the Gateway One already, but when it comes to reviewing sleek all-in-one PCs, we turn to the master: Walt Mossberg. Ol’ Unkie Walt’s been playing with a couple slick desktops lately, and surprisingly, none of them are the iMac — although he can’t seem to resist the [...]
Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio
MadCatz may be best known for its video game accessories, but it looks like the company isn’t about to let the iPhone bandwagon pass it by, with it now announcing that it’ll soon release an iPhone-compatible version of its AirDrives “interactive headphones.” Helping the phones earn that distinction, it seems, is [...]
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
After a month or so of delays, Samsung has finally launched its P2 media player in the States; and it’s not putting the 3-inch touchscreen sporting, flash-based, Bluetooth-enabled DAP out there all by its lonesome. Today Samsung announced MPfreedom, a website with info and customization doohickeys, and of course content [...]
Filed under: Gaming
It looks like a Best Buy in Marina, California was a little confused about what “floor model” meant and accidentally put a boxed 360 version of Rock Band out for sale instead of setting it up as a demo unit — and the eagle-eyed Tim Menz managed to spot the oversize box poking [...]
Filed under: Digital Cameras
Yeah, sure it’s no Canon or Nikon, but those heavy hitters aren’t offering you a 10 megapixel point-and-shoot for under $200, and DXG’s new DXG-110 can even boast a brand name Panasonic CCD in its drab gray housing. With an MSRP of $170, you can almost predict all of this model’s specs [...]
Filed under: Wireless, Networking
Sadly, we can’t say the story of “random company decides it has patents worth milking, sues world + dog” is a new one, but it’s still fun for a quick laugh. This time ’round it’s Ottawa-based Wi-LAN with a bone to pick with the likes of Apple, Belkin, Best Buy, Dell, HP, [...]
Filed under: Cellphones, Displays
We already know that Qualcomm and MEMS displays go hand in hand, but now the company is looking to seep into the mobile realm with an iteration that can supposedly handle fast-changing video clips without breaking a sweat. Put simply, the company’s electronic-paper display “employs microscopic mechanical switches that turn pixels on [...]
Filed under: Cellphones, GPS
It’s not like the Japanese government hasn’t dabbled in GPS (and RFID, too) tracking before, but the nation’s latest idea involving Big Brother is (unsurprisingly) catching a fair amount of criticism. Reportedly, Japan wants to equip senior defense officials with GPS-enabled mobiles, and it’s making no bones about the reasoning behind it. [...]
Filed under: Storage
Cramming 2GB of storage space into a device no larger than a standard postage stamp isn’t exactly unheard of, but SiliconSystems has done just that with its new SiliconDrive USB Blade. Hailed as the “industry’s first ultra-small solid state drive for embedded storage applications,” this wee device feels most at home when shoved [...]
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