Archive for June, 2009
Sanyo’s Eneloop lamp heals your ecological soul
We’ve been fans of Sanyo’s rechargeable Eneloop batteries since they first entered the market in the lazy NiMH and NiCd days of 2005. We remember this because we, like Eneloops, don’t suffer from the memory effect of our predecessors. Ok, ok, that date’s in the press release but that doesn’t change the fact that Eneloops […]
Pirate Bay acquired by Global Gaming Factory, going legit like Napster
It’s true, The Pirate Bay has agreed to being purchased by Global Gaming Factory (owner of a network of Internet cafes and gaming centers) for 60 million Swedish Krona or roughly $7.8 million. According to a press release, “GGF intends to launch new business models that allow compensation to the content providers […]
HTC Hero spotted on Orange UK website
The HTC Hero has made its first appearance on a UK carrier’s website, but finds itself burdened with a teasing “coming soon” badge. Having talked to Orange, we can confirm previous reports that the device will be available for free on some, as yet undetermined but surely eye-gouging, price plans. The company said they are […]
China postpones 'Green Dam' Web filter
Beijing — China postponed a plan to require personal computer makers to supply Internet-filtering software Tuesday, retreating in the face of protests by Washington and Web surfers hours before it was due to take effect.
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OLED mini projector prototype for mobile phones using a series of lenses developed
Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute — partnered with project HYPOLED — have created an OLED mini projector prototype for mobile phones. Unlike many previous iterations of similar technologies, this new prototype doesn’t need an additional illumination system, instead relying on a lens system to project images produced by an OLED onto a screen or wall […]
Sony now including “Green Dam” filtering software on PCs sold in China
Well, there was some evidence earlier this month that some piracy issues in China’s mandated “Green Dam” content-filtering software could cause PC exports to the country to be stalled, but it looks like Sony has now gone ahead and included the software on its PCs regardless, albeit with a few major caveats. According to the […]
Sungale WiFi Widget photo frame gets a hands-on
Sungale’s recently unleashed a WiFi-enabled, widget-having digital photo frame — the ID800WT — and the fine folks over at Zatz Not Funny have taken it for a little spin. The 800 x 600 resolution touchscreen boasts 512 MB of internal storage, and widgets for weather, news, Picasa, YouTube, Gmail, and Internet radio. The reviewer didn’t […]
The Daily Roundup: here’s what you might’ve missed
Steve Jobs back to work at AppleOf course, we’d been hearing of Steve’s continual involvement in “key aspects” of Apple’s business for a while now, so this seems like more of a rubber stamp on the status quo than a major change,
Acer poised to beat Dell, become number two PC makerThat’s a big deal — […]
AgfaPhoto rolls out rugged, waterproof DV-600uw camera
AgfaPhoto’s new DV-600uw rugged camera may not be quite as stylish as Pentax’s latest ruggedized offering, but it looks like it has it beat where it counts, with it able to handle submersion in water up to 33 feet deep (compared to the Pentax’s 16 feet), and hold up to the usual drops, dust, and […]
Verizon’s BlackBerry Tour coming July 12th, pre-order page now live
Looks like Verizon’s got a winner here. That leaked promotional graphic was right on the money, as the carrier’s just replaced its BlackBerry Tour teaser with a pre-order page and, lo and behold, it’s indeed coming July 12th for a penny under $200. We’re still waiting to see if Sprint’s whispered July 20th date pans […]
