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Magellan updates Triton line of GPS with new software

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Section: Gadgets / Other, GPS/NavigationMagellan’s Triton line of GPSs are getting upgraded with new software.  The Triton gets more maps with more details.  Since the Triton is designed to be a handheld, outdoorsy GPS, details are key.  Magellan claims that it has made the Triton...

Intel X25-M 34nm SSDs arrive: lower prices, higher performance

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
It’s not the 320GB SSD tipped yesterday, but Intel have announced that they will be lowering prices for their solid-state drive range, having moved to more cost-effective 34nm NAND flash production.

FON’s Nifty Fonera 2.0n Router Announced for U.S. Market

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
In April, innovative Spanish router maker FON launched the La Fonera 2.0 router overseas. Last week, FON announced the router here in the United States, calling it the "Fonera 2.0n".Retailers will begin selling the 2.0n router beginning in October for $99.

The End is Nigh: Watchmen out on Blu-ray, videogame too

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Why am I so giddy over a movie that I wasn’t a big fan of? Because it comes bundled with Parts 1 and 2 of the Watchmen: The End is Nigh videogame. If you’re looking to pick up the movie, the videogame or both then WB has a few options laid out for you.

Hook, tile and thinker

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Vadim Kibardin, the designer behind the awesome Black & White Clock concept, has another clever design he's looking to get manufactured: The White Rhinoceros ceramic tile hook. It would be a pain in the neck to retrofit, but cool as heck if you were about to re-tile your bathroom or kitchen.(more...

Microsoft Exec: Portable Xbox Definitely Coming

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
The portable Xbox is coming: That much, it seems, is no longer up for debate. The question is when such a device will arrive.

Samsung HT-BD3252

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Samsung HT-BD3252 is a new complete home entertainment system containing, combined Blu-ray player / receiver, 5.1 speakers (the rear ones are wireless) and support for all the latest high definition audio and video codecs. The system will be out in August for $799. More information inside.

Join TUAW at 5 PM EDT for the Apple 3rd quarter earnings call

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Filed under: Apple Financial, LiveblogThere's nothing quite as fun as an Apple earnings call! Along with a lot of financial gobbledygook, disclaimers, and carefully-phrased "forward-looking statements", there are also pointed questions from top financial analysts.

Microsoft hires ex-Apple real estate chief to consult on retail outlets

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Retail, AppleMicrosoft's announcement that the company will open stores near the locations of existing Apple retail outlets came as no surprise to many people.

Memorysolution Releases New 64GB Solid State Drive

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Memorysolution has come out with a new SSD in the form of the 64GB Maxflash. This new SSD provides a reading speed up to 160MB/s and a writing speed up to 70MB/s. It also features a SATA 3.0 Gbps interface, MLC NAND flash memory chips, a JMicron controller and a mini USB connector.

Samsung has a new home theater in a box coming at you next month

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

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This is Samsung’s latest 5.1 home theater in a box, the HT-BD3252. It comes out next month for a cool $799. So what does $799 get you?

Company that pledged to buy The Pirate Bay now says it’ll only buy if it can make site ‘legitimate’

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Whoa, whoa, whoa. Is the company that announced plans last month to buy The Pirate Bay now getting cold feet? A lawyer representing Global Gaming Factory X said in a Dutch court today that GGF would only buy The Pirate Bay if it could turn it into a “legitimate business.”

A National Design Policy?

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Allison Arieff, author of the NY Times blog By Design, has written an article on the movement to establish a National Design Policy, discussing its context, figureheads, potential impacts and possible drawbacks.

Mitsubishi DVR-BZ130 – DVR With Blu-ray Recorder

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
The DVR-BZ130 is the latest Digital Video Recorder (DVR) from Mitsubishi that features a Blu-ray recorder. The device also boasts a 130GB HDD, a more user friendly remote control and a new Auto Cutting mode for removing all the unnecessary commercials.

SRS TruSurround coming to ViewSonic HDTVs

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Section: Audio, Video, HDTVViewSonic is adding in SRS TruSurround XT to its 16-inch and 24-inch HDTVs.  If you’re unfamiliar with SRS, their TruSurround XT is designed to create a surround sound experience using 2-channel audio instead of the normal 5.1 setup.  Virtual surround sound will...

MLB updates At Bat 2009 for iPhone, gives live streaming to MLB.TV users

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Filed under: iPhone, App Store, iPod touchIf you're a baseball fan you already have it. If not, you're missing a lot, and now MLB has updated At Bat 2009 [App Store link] to include more video streaming for fans who already subscribe to MLB.TV.

Automatic Safe Cracking

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Carlos from Carlos’ Contraptions found a safe that is sure to be filled with bars of gold and bags of diamonds. His problem is that the darn thing is locked. There are indications that others have tried to get into the safe unsuccessfully, his plan was to use technology to crack the safe.

False alarm: The RIAA doesn’t think DRM is dead after all!

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Remember yesterday when I noted, by way of TorrentFreak, that the RIAA had all but considered DRM to be dead? Not true! Not true at all. Long story short, and in the interest of protecting sources and so forth, the RIAA rep who supposedly went on record saying “DRM is dead, isn’t it?”

The Shweeb – Pedal-Powered Monorail

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
The Shweeb is a Pedal-Powered Monorail system that is "a direct response to the transportation needs..(more...

HP ProBook 4310s Unveiled

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
HP releasing a new ultra portable notebook called HP ProBook 4310s. Comes with a 13.3 inch LED backlight display, ProBook 4310s has small dimension yet capable to offer 1366 x 768 pixel resolution which is managed by integrated Intel GMA 4500MHD or ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4330 graphics chip...

8-bit Superhero Pixelated Fridge Magnet Set

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
8-bit Superhero Pixelated Fridge Magnet Set This ace 8-bit superhero fridge magnet set allows you to build any superhero you want on the front of your fridge.

Convergence Run Amok: Alarm clock with pen holder

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Here’s a weird-looking convergence device — alarm clock, pen holder, and speaker — that might work for anyone who needs to write things down in the middle of the night.

Beambox Essential G2 – Available for Pre-Order

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Beambox Essential G2 – Available for Pre-Order The BeamBox Essential G2 is a portable LED bulb projector that can throw a screen with a resolution of 640 x 480 pixels. It weighs just 75 grams and the LED bulb produces a brightness around 20 lumens.

Flickr Find: Apple homepage, 1983

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Filed under: Humor, Cult of Mac, Apple, Apple HistoryOf course, we didn't have Flash, or web designers, or shiny browsers with big graphics, or the actual connections to load those graphics back in 1983 when Apple introduced the Lisa. But what if we did?

So Why Was Neil Armstrong the First Man on the Moon?

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Turns out the way a door was oriented made sure Armstrong would be the first human to set foot on an extraterrestrial body. Courtesy Wikicommons Yesterday was the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, which featured Neil Armstrong becoming for the first man on the moon.

Solar Powered Wireless Bluetooth Speakers

July 21st, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Today the UK’s first solar powered wireless Bluetooth speaker was launched by UK Company Devotec Industries. The new solar powered speakers is dubbed “Solar Sound” and is the first to combine integrated Bluetooth technology with solar powered battery support.

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