Will the e-reader wars take prices even lower, and will it matter?
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Section: Gadgets / Other, ebooks E-readers are becoming more and more popular and that’s sparked some price wars.
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FujiFilm FinePix JX280 Ultra Compact Digital Camera
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FujiFilm release a new ultra compact and slim digital camera called FujiFilm FinePix JX280. Its below specification model compare with FujiFilm FX300EXR. It has 14MP point and shoot camera with a 5x optical zoom lens (28-140mm equivalent).
Creative Wireless Rock Speaker is Tough as Nails, or a Rock
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Creative is expanding their sound system lineup with an interesting new speaker that will probably attract a lot of attention while it sits on your desk. This new Wireless Rock Speaker, is very appropriately named as it is made out of granite rock.
iSafe Bags Feature an Internal Personal Security Alarm
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Having a personal safety alarm can be a great way to keep you and you belongings safe, but they aren’t always the most practical thing to be carrying around with you. The new line of iSafe Bags look to change that though.
Sony’s New 3D HDTV is Looking Mighty Fine
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Sony has just announced that it will be presenting its latest 3D TV complete with glasses at IFA2010 which is the largest consumer electronics and home appliances fair, from the 3rd to 8th of September.
DIY Credit Card System
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Accepting credit cards can be expensive. If you have a permanent selling location with a phone line or data connection you can use a standard credit card terminal. Or if you are on the go you can use a mobile credit card terminal just like the pizza guy when he comes to your door.
Shields Up!: Protecting your personal data online
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Section: Computers, Security, Features It’s a jungle out there. Every time you register on a website, buy something from an online retailer, do your banking, use Paypal, sell something on Ebay or Craigist, or do any of the online things most people take for granted, your personal info lands...
Adapting the Adapter
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My niece was just telling me this story about going to the computer store with her husband for an adapter. He comes out with the adapter he needs, but upon opening the package he tells her he has to go back and buy an adapter to make the adapter he has purchased work correctly.
Nokia N8 “coming soon” claims T-Mobile UK
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It’s close to two months since Vodafone UK told us that the Nokia N8 was “coming soon“, but there’s still no sign of an official launch date for the 12-megapixel smartphone. Now T-Mobile UK are getting into the act, with the N8 showing up on their own teaser page.
India creates the world’s cheapest laptop
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Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Laptops India has developed the world’s cheapest laptop at a remarkable $35 price tag.
Review: ViewSonic VOT125 nettop
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We've witnessed desktops shrinking from the size of an entire room to just incidental additions to the back of a display. ViewSonic's PC Mini line is emblematic of that shift, and our VOT125 review unit measures about the size of a decent deli sandwich and seemingly almost as light.
HP focus on webOS, eschew Windows Phone 7
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Microsoft’s list of confirmed Windows Phone 7 partners saw HP conspicuously absent, and now we know the reason why.
iPhone 4 antenna drops signal 90% on contact versus 25% of rivals claim German testers
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Once you start talking about scientific testing, you can’t really be too surprised when other scientists step in and try to replicate your results.
Tab Candy: a potentially better way to use tabs
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Section: Web, Web Browsers Since we’ve had browsers with tabs, there hasn’t been a lot of innovation in terms of how the tabs are presented to the user. Google Chrome introduced the idea of each tab being a separate task, but on the UI side, the biggest change was that the tabs...
Apple target DROID X in new antenna test
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It looks like Apple intend to continue using their elaborate signal testing equipment to test more and more rival smartphones and highlight their respective antenna performance, with the latest device to be highlighted being the Motorola DROID X.
Breeze: another fresh take on window management
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Filed under: SoftwareWe've covered a surprising number of innovative Mac utilities for easily positioning windows, from MercuryMover to SizeUp and, most recently, Divvy. Well, a new one, Breeze, is taking yet another look at the task of window management.
Skype breaks its relations with fring [Mobile Video Calling]
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Fring, a popular mobile VoIP service is facing a nightmare these days as Skype has broken the long term relationship between the two.
BlackBerry Bold 9780 surfaces with OS 6.0
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RIM is now known to be working on a straight upgrade to the BlackBerry Bold 9700 through a scoop late last evening. The Bold 9780 would still go without a touchscreen, but it would come with BlackBerry OS 6.0 and come with 512MB of flash memory.
iHome announces iPad clock radio dock
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Filed under: Accessories, iPadiHome has announced the first clock radio with a fully functioning iPad dock. In addition to traditional clock radio features, you get a Bluetooth connection to use with your iPad.
House considers internet gambling license bill
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Section: Web, Websites Representative Barney Frank (D-MA) has introduced a bill that would require internet casinos and gambling sites to be licensed by the government if they want to do business with U.S.customers.
HP swears no Windows Phone 7 devices
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HP's Executive VP Todd Bradley confirmed in an interview on Friday that the company is dropping any future plans for a Microsoft OS on a phone.
Making Beats: Man Invents 8-bit Chipophone From Old Organ Case
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Here’s something pretty neat. A man by the name of Linus Åkesson has turned an old organ into an 8-bit synth. All the original tone-generating parts have been disconnected, and the keys, pedals, knobs and switches rerouted to a microcontroller which transforms them into MIDI signals.
JVC surprises with iPhone, iPad compatible surround sound stereo
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Popularity of iPad and iPhones has enticed manufacturers to churn out their own speakers and docks for the Apple’s goodies. That said, JVC is the latest name to join the fray, that too with almost off the block dock station they call the UX-FH7 Compact Stereo.
Apple releases iBooks 1.1.2 update
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Filed under: iPhone, App StoreJust days after releasing iBooks 1.1.1, Apple has updated the app again. iBooks 1.1.1 introduced the ability to double-tap an image within a book in order to view it in greater detail and the ability to experience books that include audio and video, among other fixes.
Boxman Is a Solar-Powered Party in a Box
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If you truly want to be hip these days, you not only throw parties in style. You also need to celebrate in an eco-friendly way. Boxman Studios caters to both of those ideas by turning old shipping containers into swanky, “green” party spaces.
Canon CanoScan LiDE 110 and 210 Color Image Scanners
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Canon launches the new CanoScan LiDE 210 and LiDE 110 color image scanners. They designed for high speed functionality while maintaining image quality of the original pictures that get scanned.
