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Lemur EconoDriver

August 11th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Winner of a 2010 CES Innovations Honors award, the Lemur EconoDriver helps you understand how much you are spending on fuel and how much money you are wasting. You just need to enter the price of fuel and EconoDriver does the rest.

Samsung Galaxy Tab To be Unveiled AT IFA?

August 11th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
We were expecting Samsung to unveil their first Android Tablet at a press event today, anyway it seems that Samsung may be unveiling the Samsung Galaxy Tab at IFA 2010.

INON X-2 Underwater Housing For Panasonic GF-1 Is Beautiful And Functional

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
This exceedingly good-looking underwater housing for the Panasonic Lumix GF-1 is… well, I’ve just told you. It’s coated aluminum and offers a few options for the front element — whatever best fits the lens you’ve got on. I love the button layout in the back, too.

Google special event Thursday may bring Android video calls

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Google today sent notice of a special event at its Mountain View campus on Thursday to unveil a "couple of cool new mobile features" that may bring video calling to Android.

Adobe Flashes OS X With Hardware Acceleration

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Adobe released the latest version of Flash for the Mac recently, bringing it up to speed with the Windows version, which has built in hardware accelerated video decoding. The version you want is 10.1.82.76, which you can dowload directly from Adobe.

I Killed My Phone

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Well…I didn’t exactly. But it was sitting on the bar last night and somehow a large amount of beer ended up on and inside it. The screen is blank white and none of the buttons work.

Good Night, Sweet Que

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
“We recognize the market has dramatically changed, and with the product delays we have experienced, it no longer make sense for us to move forward with our first generation electronic reading product.

Will Sprint launch the Epic 4G on August 21?

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones The last rumor we heard about the Epic 4G was that it is going to launch tomorrow, August 11.  Since it is already the tenth and Sprint still hasn’t announced the official pricing or availability, I doubt the phone is...

NEC MultiSync E231W Eco-Friendly Full HD Monitor Coming To Europe Next Month

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
NEC has decided to bring their newest eco-friendly Full HD monitor ‘MultiSync E231W‘ to Europe starting next month.

Microsoft RearType Research Project Has Its Rear In Gear

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Some people complain about the direction of touch panels. Complaints about losing a physical keyboard are some of the biggest. Certainly typing anything larger than a page can begin to feel numb on a touch device.

Saudi Arabia Allow BlackBerry Messaging to Stay Open

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Saudi Arabia has allowed the BlackBerry messaging services to continue as normal after if gave a 48 hour dead line to get things put right.

Amazon Building More Hardware Other than Kindle

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Amazon looks set to be working on a number of devices other than the Kindle to deliver content. The Kindle was built in Lab 126 and that same lab is responsible for new hardware at Amazon.

Sprint to push webOS 1.4.5 to Palm Pre today

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Wireless provider Sprint has put up their changelog for webOS 1.4.5, with the software due for a release on Tuesday. Among other things, the release is expected to bring with it PDK app access to Sprint's Pre and Pixi smartphones and 3D gaming for the Pixi Plus and Pre Plus.

Plastic Logic kills QUE, moves on to next-gen e-reader

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Plastic Logic today decided to drop its originally planned QUE ProReader altogether. The e-paper firm said it would instead focus on a new generation version of the QUE.

Bag Week Reviews: Ogio Epic Backpack

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Short version: The perfect backpack for gadgets? Possibly. Features Side entry notebook pocket for up to 17-inch notebooksTop-mounted, fleece-lined camera pocketWater bottle holderVentilated rear panel$109 MSRPProduct page Pros More pockets than you could useVery comfortableLove the top-mounted...

Netflix streaming library grows thanks to new deal with EPIX

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Section: Video, Video Providers The Netflix instant streaming experience received a major boost through the just announced deal reached between Netflix and EPIX.

Scosche intros dual USB chargers for iPad in car, home

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Scosche on Tuesday revealed two USB chargers for the home and car built specifically for the iPad. The reVIVE II dual USB chargers sport one 2.1 Amp USB port for charging the more demanding iPad and a 1 Amp USB port for charging additional devices such as cellphones.

Nikon D3100 shows up in Best Buy inventory system

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Nikon's upcoming entry-level D3100 DSLR is in Best Buy's inventory system with an expected ship date of September 18, which is about a month after an expected August 19 launch date.

Smartphone data use up 50% in just six months

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Data use on a typical US smartphone has shot up 50 percent in just half a year, a newly published study by analyst Chetan Sharma has discovered. In the first half of 2010, the average bandwidth used climbed to 230MB, or enough to eclipse AT&T's cheaper plan introduced at the very end of the period.

Bag Week Reviews: Skooba Checkthrough Backpack

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Short Version: It’s a backpack with a window in it so the TSA people won’t hassle you at the security checkpoint. Given the high price and issues with the shoulder straps, I’d recommend caution if you are considering this bag.

How to use your iPhone’s volume buttons for shutter control in Camera+

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
If you use Camera+ -- and you should; we love it -- you might have been excited by the recent talk of using the volume control buttons on the side of your iPhone to take pictures with. We've all found fumbling with the touchscreen button a little fiddly from time to time, right?

Hints back iPod touch getting Retina Display, dual cameras

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Rumors surrounding the next iPod touch were given fuel this evening by a seemingly off-the-cuff remark by John Gruber.

Samsung Galaxy Tab to be Unveiled at IFA 2010

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
We hear this evening that Samsung could be officially unveiling the Samsung Galaxy Tab (or Tape as it has been called in the past) at IFA 2010 that will be held soon.

Dell Streak on AT&T Launching August 13

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Dell has finally announced that the Dell Streak will be launching this Friday August 13.Price wise, it will cost $299.99 when launched which also requires you sign up for a two year contract with AT&T.

Google Mobile Event on August 12

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
Google [GOOG] is holding an event this week on August 12.Not much is known about the event other than it being related to Google Mobile in that they announce that they are "unveiling a couple of cool new mobile features".We'll keep an eye on the details.

Waze still has a ‘waze’ to go

August 10th, 2010 link to (permalink)

14 years ago
The free nav app for the iPhone, Waze, has just been updated with a new 2.0 version that sports some new features and some of the same old problems. Waze is basically a navigation app with some crowdsourced features.

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