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Rumor: Apple tablet said to be “iPhone on steroids”

January 13th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Filed under: Rumors, iPhone If there’s anything consistently consistent about the purported Apple tablet, it’s that it’s said to be, in essence, a larger iPhone. Expanding on this, Boy Genius Report cites its “close Apple contact” that claims the device is “an iPhone on steroids.”

Garmin intros Voice Studio, ecoRoute HD, zumo 665

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Garmin last week introduced a number of new products or services, including a unique way to customize their Garmin GPS devices. The free-to-download Voice Studio app can be used by Windows or Mac PC users and allows them to record any voice, including their own, to hear back during navigating.

NVIDIA officially unveils GeForce 300M notebook video

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Although it outlined some products at CES, NVIDIA has now formally detailed its GeForce 300M graphics line. The new series still uses a DirectX 10-level (OpenGL 2.1) architecture but is more efficient, in some cases using as many as 50 percent more shader (visual effect) cores.

CrunchDeals: The Orange Box for $13

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If you haven’t yet purchased Valve’s Orange Box (which any semi-serious gamer should own just out of principle), now’s probably a good time to do so. It’s available for $12.90 until Friday.

Hivision 7-inch Netbook Priced at $149

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Hivision bring their 7-inch Android powered netbook to CES 2010.We know that 10-inch is the new 7-inch but for the sake of portability and lightweight, Hivision keep their vision on 7-inch netbook.

DIY Quadrocopters: Quaduino NG and AeroQuad [Videos]

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Parrot’s AR.Drone was a surprise hit at CES 2010, but if you can’t wait for the off-the-shelf option and want some quadracopter action right now then there are a couple of DIY projects that might scratch that itch.

Detroit Auto Show 2010: the shape(s) of things to come

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Guest post by John Cantwell The fact that electric motors and battery arrays can be mounted differently than gas engines has allowed car designers to begin experimenting with new passenger configurations and body shapes.

Intel program hints at Core i5 MacBook Pro

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Apple may be on the verge of launching its first Core i5 MacBook Pros, the leak of an Intel Retail Edge promo shows. An e-mail copy sent to AppleInsider tells resellers of a January prize draw for a MacBook Pro with a Core i5 inside.

Paper Mario Bros – A Stop Motion Animation

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Check out Paper Mario Bros the Stop Motion Animation. The animation was created for an Art and Alternative Media class at Boston College by a user called Smartkid82504 on Youtube and comprises of over 300 frames. It was made from paper, coloured pencils, glue and cardboard.

EA Sports conducts survey to see what people think of Tiger Woods

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EA Sports has been one of the last holdouts to stand by its sponsorship of Tiger Woods, the Tiger Woods PGA Tour series being one of the company’s more popular franchises. However, a recent survey seems to indicate that EA may be hedging its Tiger-themed bets a bit.

Elgato intros the inexpensive EyeTV One ATSC TV tuner

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There simply isn’t that many easy ways to get live OTA HDTV on your computer while there are a ton and a half available for the now-defunct analog signals.

Google: $550 Nexus One Early Termination Fee is “Standard”

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Remember how up in arms users were when Verizon raised its early termination fee to $350, in order match the subsidizing fees of its new batch of smartphones such as the Motorola Droid? Well, that bar has just been raised by The Nexus One.

Cable Caps USB Covers

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If your like me and always wondering which cable belongs to which device in your USB hub. These cute looking cable tidies allow you to code the cables that are connected to devices and hubs very easily.

Football Sausage

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The Football Sausage($26) to the football fans. This sausage is made from fresh beef and pork, ..(more...

Iomega iConnect hands-on

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We called Iomega’s iConnect a Pogoplug derivative back when the company announced it last week, but having caught up with the company at CES 2010 it seems we may have been a bit too harsh.

Gravity Ruler luggage scales are annoyingly straightforward

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We’re not going to labor the old “sometimes the simplest solutions…” point because, well, if the were so straightforward then why wouldn’t someone have commercialized on them already, but design students Marcella Maltese and Lin Wei’s “Gravity Ruler”...

Android Backup Catches Thief

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For those of you who run an Android based mobile phone, the Android Backup software called Lookout could prove handy to have installed. The backup software has a feature that automatically uploads all new content added to the phone to a webserver each day at midnight.

Apple iSlate Rumors Rounded Up in to a Single Drawing

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We are still no closer to really understanding if an Apple iSlate or Tablet will be launched by Apple [AAPL], but with an announcement coming up on January 27 the rumours still keep coming.

Casio EXILIM EX-H15 Announced

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Casio recently announced their latest point and shoot camera called the Casion EXILIM EX-H15. The EX-H15 is designed to make it easier to share photos with others. The camera has a 14.1 megapixel sensor and a lens that has a 24mm wide-angle with an optical zoom up to 10X.

Apple iSlate tablet “iPhone on steroids”; iPhone OS update delayed to keep the secret

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Second Apple iSlate tablet rumor of the day – anyone would think it was slow in the gadget world post-CES – and according to the latest source we should basically be expecting an “iPhone on steroids”.

Fox Soccer Channel to finally go HD on March 1, becomes Fox Soccer Plus

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Finally, soccer in HD! Fox announced yesterday (I guess we’re not cool enough to get the memo directly…) that it’s going to re-launch Fox Soccer Channel on March 1, 2010.

Schipol Airport’s guerrilla campaign for customs enforcement

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Another testament to the Netherlands' penchant for design: instead of food-and-drug-sniffing dogs or a few sheets of unintimidating paperwork, the customs office at Schipol Airport hired Dutch design firm Autobahn (in collaboration with Indie) to help them raise awareness about forbidden or taxed...

Nokia launches Ovi Store beta for the N900

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Thanks to a recently released 21MB firmware update for the Linux Maemo-powered N900, Nokia has made its Ovi app store accessible to users of the handset. Admittedly, only the beta version of the store is available thus far.

Google may have sold just 20,000 Nexus Ones

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An estimate by analysts at Flurry suggests that Google may have sold just 20,000 Nexus One phones in the week since the Android device became available.

Kingston 30GB SSD with TRIM support lands for under $80

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CES is a crazy time of year with so many products being announced it’s easy to miss some of the cool stuff. Such was the case last week when Kingston pulled the wraps off its new SSDNow V+ 30GB SSD at a bargain of a price after rebates.

Apple iSlate tablet has no camera/webcam?

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After Orange France’s seeming on-air blunder (aka “taken out of context” misinterpretation) earlier this week regarding the Apple iSlate tablet, the specification mystery deepens with another tidbit from Daring Fireball’s John Gruber.

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