Google postpones Android phones in China, MOTOROI set for March in US, Verizon internal site shows Pre Plus and Pixi Plus
Google and the Chinese government are fighting over attacks on the Google network and censorship. Google announced today that it would postpone the launch of new Android handsets in China, presumably until the issues with the government are worked out
Tabletop Pong: turning a classic video game into reality
What happens when you try to turn the classic arcade game PONG into a real life tabletop game? Evil Mad Scientist has done just that and come up with Tabletop Pong. It’s a definite work in progress, but you can read the fascinating journey including photos and descriptions of the construction process.
Garmin announced that it will begin offering BirdsEye Satellite and Aerial Imagery, an annual subscription service that gives users the option of loading highly-detailed photo-based maps to select Garmin handheld navigators. Compatible with the Dakota, Colorado and Oregon series, the subscription costs $29 per year
Ford “gets” the issue of tangled iPhone headphone cables, advertises Bluetooth
Some ads drive me completely nuts, but I think this one for Ford is quite clever. It displays 15 common knots, but instead of using rope it uses various bits of iPhone cabling, including the headphones, dock and USB connectors. Are you a lucky person who has never had a pair of headphones tie themselves up in knots?
Bulky mobile phones are not my cup of tea. I prefer light and easy to carry widgets and this is the reason that I almost jumped with excitement when my brother gifted me a brand new LG GD510 on my last birthday. This handset weighs merely 87 grams and I can easily carry it to my college. However, compactness is not the only characteristic that has made me fall in love with it.
For some strange reason, I have always been an avid lover of compact mobile phones. This is because they easily fit into the pocket and do not take much space. Recently, on my 24th birthday, when one of my friends gifted me the LG GW300 , I was more than happy. In fact, that would be an understatement, because in real sense I was thrilled as soon as I had a glimpse of the phone. Weighing merely a 95 grams, it is a pocket-sized gizmo and this is what attracted me to it
In what comes as no surprise to many of us, Apple made it official today announcing to thr press that it will be unveiling its newest offering live on January 27th in San Francisco. It is not yet clear that what Apple has in mind for the event .Whether the device will be a tablet, a new iPhone, new iPod Touch or something completely different remains to be seen, and Apple’s still being very tight lipped about it. According to report on Wall Street Journal that device will come with 10 or 11 inch touch screen with wireless access and the price tag may range up to $1,000. The other rumors are still in the air that device would 22 inch wide. The announcement about the January 27th event came in the form of an e-mail to journalists.
Motorola is pushing their Android efforts into Korea after making something of a splash in North America with the droid. The motoroi is a touchscreen slate with 3.6” WVGA display, 8 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, GPS, HDMI-out, TMB mobile TV, pinch-zooming, and Android 2.1. It doesn’t look like blur is on there, or any other real significant custom work on the user interface, but the motoroi does include an OCR app to translate business cards to address book entries and a docking station. Android is widely recognized as the most exciting mobile platform in part because of its unequaled openness. Anyone can develop Android applications and make them available through Android Market, and you can download them on MOTOROI™
i.Tech Dynamic MyVoice 306 Bluetooth headset Bluetooth headsets are dime a dozen, and either you use one or you don’t. i.Tech Dynamic recently unveiled their MyVoice 306 Bluetooth headset at CES 2010, where it comes with a weather-resistant (yes, that means you can leave it under direct sunlight, the freezing cold, the wet rain) silicon ear ring that helps secure the MyVoice 306 on your ear wherever you go, making it useful for active users.
Motorola MOTOROI Goes Official In Korea We previously mentioned that a Korean version of Motorola’s XT701 would be released sometime soon, and now it has gone official as the MOTOROI. The phone will be available on SK Telecom and will come bundled with a charging dock that will allow you to place it on your desk like an alarm clock, just like the Motorola Droid. It seems like Motorola is really taking Google’s Android OS and running with it. Powered by Android 2.0, the MOTOROI will feature: 3.7-inch WVGA 480 x 854 resolution display 8-megapixel camera with Xenon flash 720p HD camcorder HDMI-out Support for T-DMB 3.5mm headphone jack Internal storage of up to 8GB, and microSD card support up to 32GB (Via UberGizmo, the Gadgets News Blog .)
JVC SP-A130- iPod nano-matching compact portable speaker comes in four matching colors
The new iPod nano-matching portable speaker JVC SP-A130 is a compact, portable speaker. The powered speaker is available in four iPod nano 5G colors. The JVC SP-A130 features two one-inch (30mm) speaker drivers each powered by 160 milliwatts. An active/passive mode switch allows the choice of powering the speaker with its own amplifier or by
During the holiday season, I received an actual hand-written note from a friend in the mail. Believe it or not, the novelty of it was a highlight of my holidays. We are so far into the digital age (possibly even a texting age) that there are no excuses for poor online etiquette . What are some of your rules in online communications
Verizon FiOS launches faster symmetrical 35Mbps Internet speeds, better HD TV bundles
This morning we got word that Verizon was bolstering their FiOS packages, with the big news (from where we sit) being that the company is now offering a new symmetrical 35/35 Mbps Internet package as part of their “Best” bundle, which also brings an expansion of offerings in their FiOS TV HD package. For those who just want the blazing Internet goodness without the HD, they are also offering a 25/25 Mbps service, and they still offer the 50/20 Mbps service as well, which is a bit odd
At CES 2010 we were able to get a look at the very awesome Boxee Box , a set top box that runs the Boxee software, allowing you to pull in audio, video, and photo content from your home network, attached USB drives, as well as from the Internet, from hundreds of different locations. It even has a built-in Mozilla web browser, so you can pull up content like Hulu as well.
Review: Jawbone ICON brings style and intelligence to a Bluetooth headset
I have tried a number of Bluetooth headsets over the years and my favorite that I have been using for the last couple has been the second generation Jawbone. For the last few days I have been testing the latest generation device from Aliph that was announced today, the Jawbone ICON
[ By Steph in Art & Design , Geography & Travel , Technology & Gadgets . ] Whether you’re looking down from an airplane or virtually soaring in the air using programs like Google Earth, the landscape looks different altogether from a vertical viewpoint. Sometimes eerie faces or figures can be seen in natural formations, and sometimes artists create works from trees, rocks, sand or water specifically hoping to be seen from above. Other artists even take images snapped from the sky and turn it into clever collages
It’s official: Apple holding event on January 27, showing ‘latest creation’
Okay, gang, Apple has finally sent those press invitations out to an event they are holding on January 27th, and if there is one thing we can surmise from this one, it’s that we will be seeing the release of a new product. Whether you want to call it the iSlate , iPad, Apple Tablet, MacBook touch, or whatever else, we’re putting all our money on a brand new multitouch tablet device, with Apple aiming to change the world yet again. Oh, and updated MacBook Pros as well. The event starts at 10:00AM Pacific time and comes to you from the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco.
Square’s iPhone credit card swiping device in action
Remember that awesome iPhone credit card processing device from Square that we told you about a few weeks ago? Well, Kevin Rose just put up a video showing the Square app and iPhone hardware in action. Give the video above a look, as it’s definitely pretty slick. However, we’d love to see them make that credit card dongle a bit more stable before launch. The product is still in beta, but we can’t wait to see this go mainstream.
Any expectant mother can tell you, it’s never to early to start communicating with your child. Besides having extended conversations while baby is in-utero, music has been proven to assist with positive fetal development including displaying “advanced intelligence, coordination, and learning abilities.” Nuvo Group’s new device helps deliver soothing sound to your baby with the Ritmo Advanced Pregnancy Sound System . Kind of like a speaker system for your unborn bundle of joy, Ritmo is a lightweight belt that fits comfortably around mommy-to-be’s tummy. The belt has four built-in speakers that utilized patented Safe&Sound Technology to make sure that the sound level is perfectly safe for baby’s ears. The belt also comes with a controller used to plug in an mp3 player.
As the mobile phone have become a common source for the communication these days. Due to such reason the mobile phone companies have offered many wonderful phones for the consumers. Many people have also given the preference to the phones of popular brands like LG, Motoroala, Samsung mobile phone , Sony Ericsson, BlackBerry, HTC etc. Such mobile phone merchants have delighted their handset customers through their world class phones across the globe.
A young family stops at a mysterious old home for a picnic and as the mother closes her eyes to enjoy the sun, she hears a horrific crash, the kids! As she enters the house, she is confronted by a mystical mirror that’s taken her kids and locks them away in a magical world. A Hidden Object quest is placed upon you to not just save the children, but to help a unique character in very mystical places! Can you solve The Mirror Mysteries!? The Mirror Mysteries | 78 Mb | DOWNLOAD HERE