Archive for June, 2009
Video: Palm Pre caught playing with GSM SIM in Vietnam
Having the Palm Pre on Sprint might be good for Americans driving their pick ‘em up trucks down the CDMA data highway, but it doesn’t do Europeans (or Palm’s bottom line) any good over in the Old World. Now we’ve got video and images of a GSM-loving Palm Pre on the loose in Vietnam. Why […]
Micron’s smaller NAND chips mean more, faster flash memory in the same old enclosures
Need a little more proof that Intel’s got some fly SSDs about ready to roll? We have confirmation from Micron that it’s working on new and improved 34nm chips in capacities of 8, 16, and 32Gb. These lovelies are 17 percent smaller than the previous rainbow colored flash delights, and are faster too, offering 200Mb/s […]
Video: Mobinnova élan sporting a custom Tegra UI
Although we get irked by all the names assigned to netbooks, smartbooks, or in this case, viewbooks, we are still pretty excited about the élan’s 1080p capabilities, and now the Netbook News crew are adding to our enthusiasm with a pair of videos investigating the machine’s chassis and software. The UI they looked at is […]
BlackBerry credited with saving skier’s life, serendipity left hanging
Not that we haven’t heard a few miraculous gadgets-saving-lives stories before, but this one is in a league of its own. According to the always-embellishing Sun, one David Fitzherbert is thanking his smartphone after coming entirely too close to falling 700 feet to his death. As the story goes, he got wedged between a pair […]
Dell’s 12.1-inch Vostro 1220 gets official in Japan, packs few surprises
We’d already come to grips with the fact that a Vostro 1220 was indeed on the way, and now Dell’s own Japanese branch has confirmed it. Over in the Land of the Rising Sun, the 12.1-inch business laptop has gone legit, bringing with it Intel processor options (a 2.20GHz Celeron or 2.4GHz Core 2 Duo, […]
Microsoft outs educational, inspirational Windows 7 tour videos
Microsoft’s unleashed several guided tour videos of Windows 7 on its website. All of the videos are hosted by Latika Kirtane — Product Manager for Internet Explorer — who, in around two minutes, goes over some of the simplest features of Windows 7. Some of the sexier topics covered are Windows Search, setting up a […]
New HTC Hero ROM leaked, Flash 10 already chugging along on a few lucky G1s
Step aside, JAC Hero, there’s a new firmware in town. Fatal1ty (that Fatal1ty?) and nk02 have not only managed to obtain the HTC Hero’s new (and almost final) Sense UI-infused firmware, but have spruced it up for consumption by HTC Magic / Dream users. There’s naturally a bit of glitchiness — apparently WiFi and […]
Wii MotionPlus impressions: it works, but so far the games aren’t worth the fuss
At first glance it’s a little difficult to understand the necessity of another motion-sensing add-on. What could possibly be inside this particular block of white plastic that’s not inside those other countless slabs of white plastic that Nintendo has already slathered on the Wii? Sure, we know in theory that the gyroscopes that MotionPlus provides […]
Toyota’s mind-controlled wheelchair boast fastest brainwave analysis yet, most stylish EEG cap
Mind-controlled wheelchairs are becoming all the rage these days, but before you start letting your thoughts wander elsewhere, this latest from researchers at the Brain Science Institute (BSI) — Toyta Collaboration Center have what they claim is a system that’ll control the ride using brain waves analyzed every 125 milliseconds, which it boasts bests the […]
Sony seeks official PlayStation peripherals — offers logo, good time
Do you dream of big plastic tennis-rackets and steering-wheel snap-ons for Sony’s upcoming motion controller? Yeah, then why not build them yourself? Sony Computer Entertainment has launched its Official Licensing Program that gives accessory and peripheral makers in Japan, Asia, North America, and Europe access to all the PS3, PSP, and PS2 tech documents and […]
