Archive for December, 2009
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Blogs, or "Web logs" as they were known for about three minutes, may be the leading edge of the zeitgeist. But they can be awfully hard to find unless you stumble across a link.
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AT&T asks FCC to phase out landline regulations
A day without landline phones? Some may say that’s inevitable, but it looks like AT&T is now starting to try to speed things up a bit, with it recently responding to an FCC request for comments with a 32-page filing that details its position on the matter. That more or less boils down to two […]
Mophie iPhone credit card reader coming to a CES near you
iPhone accessory maker and recession antidote regular Mophie is about to make the most buzzworthy move of its short history by offering a credit card reader and accompanying transaction app for the Apple handset. Positioned as a direct competitor to Jack Dorsey’s Square iPhone Payment System, Mophie’s solution looks to be integrated into an iPhone […]
Stanley Torch Watch lights your path, highlights your odd aesthetic sensibilities
It takes a rather unique — or hilarious! — flashlight to make the pages of this august publication. We’ve seen torches that record video and torches that induce nausea, but never before have we seen a flashlight that’s been haphazardly shoved into a digital clock and called a “watch.” The Stanley LED Torch Watch features […]
Sony Vaio T makes a comeback, and this time it’s a CULV with major battery life
The previously phased out 11.1-inch Sony Vaio T has shown back up over at Sony Style Japan. The good news is that this time, it’s a Windows 7 CULV on the inside, even if it looks the same on the outside. The new Vaio Ts come with processor options including a dual core 1.2GHz Celeron […]
Trade show shocker: Sling to out some new gear at CES
Okay, you’re not surprised that some companies are going to have new gear at CES, are you? Well, we”re hearing that Sling — a company that’s not had much news this year beyond the release of its iPhone app — will definitely unleash some new stuff in Las Vegas, including “WiFi television, ultra-slim Slingboxes, and […]
Nexus One trounces 3D benchmark, gets caught in high-res photoshoot
Just when you thought you’d seen it all with Nexus One, along comes an old friend with some higher resolution shots of the handset (hooray!) and a pretty impressive 3D benchmark test using Qualcomm’s Neocore. Video’s after the break –that Snapdragon chip outputs a mean framerate, no?
Update: Also on hand after the break is a […]
A-DATA’s USB 3.0 / SATA II flash drive announced for January
We’re a few precious breaths from 2010, and if there’s anything we’re looking forward to, it’s some wicked fast USB 3.0 storage — Intel be damned. Set to hit shelves sometime in January, A-DATA’s N002 Combo Flash Drive sports both SATA II and a USB 3.0 connection. Using the latter, the drive boasts up to […]
Paradigm Shift intros 5- and 7-inch readers with color (LCD) displays
It looks as if we’re still waiting patiently for color e-ink to become a reality (at least in a mass produced shipping product), but if you’re kosher with low-energy consumption LCDs, Paradigm Shift has the ticket. Similar to Sungale’s Cyberus ID700WTA, the outfit’s 5-inch EER-051 and 7-inch EER-071WF are both e-readers with color, but neither […]
TeacherMate Computer Program Improves Kids' Reading, Math
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A literacy program called TeacherMate that runs on a small, handheld computer is improving kids’ reading and math skills. The program comes from Innovations for Learning, which has partnered with a Chinese manufacturer to make the TeacherMate computers very affordable.
A literacy program called TeacherMate that runs on a small, handheld computer is improving kids’ reading […]
