Archive for February, 2009
Jobo unveils two new GIGA photo storage devices
Just in case you really needed yet another alternative in the portable photo storage drive department, Jobo is doing you one better — introducing two new devices. Both the GIGA Vu Sonic and GIGA One Sonic will download up to 1GB in 30 seconds, and both feature RAW decoding, up to 250GB storage, and a […]
Nokia’s XpressMusic 5800 troubled with speaker and NAM radio woes?
Seems all’s not rosy in North American XpressMusic 5800-land, as tipsters and forums are buzzing with reports that the newly launched touchscreen isn’t connecting to 3G. We did a little spelunking on the newly launched set ourselves, and we can confirm that 3G appears to be a complete no-go — GSM works fine, but apart […]
Neolux’s NUUT2 trumps the Kindle 2 with PDF support, loses in most other regards
Back in 2007 the NUUT beat the Kindle to retail by a few months, but its plain styling and lack of features meant it couldn’t compete — especially for the same $300 price point. Now the successors must battle for supremacy and this time it’s Neolux running a bit late, just now announcing the NUUT2. […]
Alaska Airlines offering in-flight WiFi — but not in Alaska
It’s a sad, sad state of affairs. After nearly four years worth of announcements you’re still more likely to get a good night’s rest on a flight than find wireless internet, leaving us to wonder whether any airline will survive long enough to roll-out the system-wide access they’ve almost all pledged. Another player is now […]
Is this the voice behind Kindle’s text to speech feature?
The controversy surrounding the Kindle 2’s text to speech functionality continues unabated, and as we delve further into the legal back ‘n forth between Amazon and the Authors Guild, we wonder if we haven’t discovered the true identity of “Tom.” According to David Pogue, the New York Times journalist has received an email from a […]
Is RIM’s BlackBerry 9630 Niagara headed to Verizon as World Edition?
Sure, the pic’s getting old at this point, but according to the Boy Genius Report, we may not have too much longer to wait to catch the 9630 Niagara in the wild. The radio department in the 9630 is filled to busting — or slowly warming your face — with CDMA, EV-DO Rev.A, GSM, GPRS, […]
Nokia irks UK carriers with decision to include Skype on N97
Nokia made plenty of folks happy with its decision to include Skype on its new N97 handset, and future N-series devices, but it looks like the usual cadre of UK carriers aren’t among them, and they’re now making their displeasure quite clear. That includes O2 and Orange, who are apparently threatening to refuse stock of […]
Onyx International to unveil the Boox e-reader at CeBIT
Look out, Amazon — Onyx International has your number. Among the electronic bounty we’ll be checking out at CeBIT will be the Boox e-reader. The device boasts a 6-inch e-ink touchscreen with 16 shades of gray, 512MB storage, WiFi, support for various formats (including EPUB / PDF / HTML / TXT / CHM / MOBI […]
Toradex’s Robin stuffs Atom-based computer on credit card-sized module
You may scoff at netbooks for their perceived lack of horsepower, but what if that not-quite phenomenal cosmic power was itty-bitty enough to fit in your (necessarily oversized) wallet? Toradex has unveiled the credit card-sized Robin Z510 and Z530 computer modules, which manages to fit quite a bit in fairly small space. The two mainboards […]
NTT DoCoMo’s overheating BlackBerry Bold not caused by battery, says RIM
While RIM and Japanese carrier NTT DoCoMo still don’t know why their BlackBerry Bold is feeling a little toasty around the keyboard, the duo has ruled out a likely culprit, the battery, as its unwelcome heat source. Word on the street is an estimated 30 people have issued complaints about the mobile device heating up […]
