HP exec Todd Bradley refers to webOS tablet as PalmPad
The webOS tablet slated for release in early 2011 hasn’t been given an official name, though an HP patent for ‘PalmPad’ led many to refer to it as such. Even HP’s Todd Bradley let this name slip during an Analyst Meeting. “We’ve already announced the expansion of our future product portfolio well beyond smartphones. We’ll have a webOS-powered PalmPad that will be set for release early in 2011,” stated Bradley during the conference
Delorme PN-60W wins Popular Mechanics Breakthrough Award
The Delorme PN-60W is the first of its kind; a GPS linked to the SPOT satellite communicator that enables you to send location information as well as short messages (think SMS) to others in the outside world no matter where you are on earth (well almost anywhere – See the SPOT coverage ). Try that with your mobile phone! We think the capability is pretty cool, and apparently so does Popular Mechanics because they recognized it as one of the best products of 2010 (is the year over yet?) The PN-60W joins a pretty good group of winners including the Nissan Leaf electric car, the Chevy Volt, and a pretty amazing compound mitre saw from Bosch. More cool products like the Delorme PN-60W at Popular Mechanics
Waze Results: Social Driving is Popular – New User Groups Announced
Waze has released some interesting data that shows their Social Driving groups are popular among users, and are starting to form around traffic and commuters most often, hopefully helping to solve a major headache for so many consumers. Social Driving doesn’t mean chatting with your friends in the back seat on the way to a party Saturday night; here it means joining a Waze Group with people you probably don’t know. over 1.5 million users are using the free mapping and navigation application that is available for popular smart phones, and their recent release of their social driving groups is spawning some interesting behavior.
Justin Bieber the doll – but is it as cute as the real thing?
The world’s cutest boy in fully-manipulable plastic form? I think I will! Justin Bieber is now a plastic doll and his millions of fans all over the wide world will be hoping this little plastic hunk makes it into their…
This one hot chili pepper! Watch him sing and dance and move his fiery mouth to the blazing sounds of Hot Hot Hot. This Singing and Dancing Chili Pepper really brings the heat when he shakes his maracas. Feel the burn, baby! That’s a spicy pepper! Get one at Baron Bob
Geomium: "we’re not rivalling Facebook, but.." UK start-up promises to be the best location-based social network
“Facebook just wasn’t made to be a location-based network.” says Michael Ferguson, the CEO of UK startup Geomium. His company on the other hand has been built from the bottom up around the idea of an all-round location service….
Japanese Sony VAIO Laptops Come with Dual USB 3.0 Ports
This is certainly a sign USB 3.0 train is finally picking up steam. Sony Japan has just announced their prestige line of notebooks will come with USB 3.0 support. These desktop-replacement full HD VAIO laptops come with possibly almost everything you can hope for with the exception of 3D and SSD
So, now we know that the new Apple TV runs iOS , which is what we expected. What we didn’t expect was that you’d be able to run the Apple TV version of iOS 4.1 on an iPod touch. The software that runs on the Apple TV is called Lowtide, and looks to operate just fine on the iPod, save for some screen real estate issues. Tags: apple , apple tv , apple tv ios , dustin howett , front row , hacks , ios , ios 4.1 , ipod touch , lowtide , software , videos , Video: Apple TV OS ported to iPod touch originally appeared on Gear Live on Tue, September 28, 2010 – 4:33:09
iOS 4.2 Beta 2 8C5101c now available to developers
If you’re tired of your iPad and the way it performs under the first iOS 4.2 beta, you’ll be glad to hear that beta 2 has just arrived. Build 8C5101c is now available for download to iOS developers for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch. Tags: 8c5101c , apple , beta , ios , ios 4 , ios 4.2 , ios 4.2 8c5101c , ios 4.2 beta , ios 4.2 beta 2 , ios 4.2 beta 2 download , ios beta , ipad , iphone , iphone 4 , ipod touch , software , iOS 4.2 Beta 2 8C5101c now available to developers originally appeared on Gear Live on Tue, September 28, 2010 – 4:23:30
If you’re ready to cut the cable cord, it looks like Hulu Plus may be just the thing to facilitate that. Already available in beta on the PS3, as well as on the iPad and iOS devices, it was just announced that the service is coming to Roku ‘s line of set top boxes, and that it’ll also be added to the TiVo Premiere as a service. Hulu Plus will also be made available to the general public on the Xbox 360 in 2011 as well. Depending on which shows you watch, the $10 Hulu Plus monthly fee may very well allow you to ditch your cable TV package, especially if paired with Netflix. Get ready for a shift in the way television gets consumed
Deal of the Day: Lenovo IdeaPad U160 ultra-portable laptop
Today’s Deal of the Day brings you the Lenovo IdeaPad U160 laptop. Using the Lenovo coupon code that we’ve got, you end up saving a nice 27% off the price of this one, which is a savings of $270. The U160 is a 2.9-pound ultra-portable, and it’s ULV to boot, sporting a 1.33GHz Intel Core i5 processor, 4GB RAM, 11.6-inch Glare LCD, Bluetooth, 802.11g WiFi, and a 500GB hard drive: Save 27% on Lenovo IdeaPad U160 Don’t forget, if you’re looking for other deals, be sure to check out our Newegg Promo Code thread.
HTC is the lucky company set to launch the first series of Windows Phone 7 devices, and by the looks of it on paper the HD7 (successor to the HD2) is going to be a great competitor in the smartphone market. The HD7 is expected to be launched at T-Mobile first in the US, though no official statements have been made by HTC, T-Mobile, or Microsoft on the matter. Some of the notable features on the HD7 include a vibrant 480×800 WVGA resolution; kickstand notifications; Bluetooth 2.1; 5-megapixel cam; 1Ghz processor, and 802.11 WiFi. Tags: hd7 , htc , htc hd7 , htc phones , microsoft , smartphones , t-mobile , tmobile , windows phone 7 , wp7 , HTC HD7 Windows Phone 7 specs leaked originally appeared on Gear Live on Tue, September 28, 2010 – 1:44:21
You know as well as we do that your iPhone is prone to natural disasters like falling out of a moving car when taking a picture, and then being run over by said car. If you need some extra, hardcore protection for your fragile little phone then KarasKustoms produces some great machine made iPhone 4 cases. These cases even solve the iPhone 4 antenna issue if you have that issue, so don’t worry about that! Each phone is made by KarasKustoms in their US shop, and sell for $39. Tags: accessories , apple , iphone , iphone 4 , iphone 4 cases , iphone cases , karaskustoms , KarasKustoms machined iPhone 4 cases originally appeared on Gear Live on Tue, September 28, 2010 – 12:40:22
Sky launch 3D TV channel: How it Will Change How We Watch TV
Sky claimed today that their new 3D channel would not just bring an extra dimension to television, it will change how people watch TV. 3D TV will be about big events – about sports matches, about concerts and big…
While “gaming mice” usually steal most of the limelight, there is a very good argument to be made that your keyboard plays just as big a role in the success of your gaming endeavors. Logitech and their G-series keyboards are one such great example of what a gaming keyboard should act and feel like. Today I am going to look at the all new Logitech G510 Gaming Keyboard .
Today RIM (Research in Motion) finally introduced the world to the BlackBerry Playbook. The Playbook is a 7-inch tablet that RIM hopes will be a healthy competitor to the Apple iPad , and runs its own custom version of the BlackBerry Tablet OS. The insides of this thing sound pretty good as well, and almost put the iPad to shame: a dual-core 1GHz processor, 1GB RAM, front and rear facing cameras that both support high definition, Flash 10.1 with hardware acceleration, HDMI out, USB, and HTML5 support. It’s got a widescreen 1024 x 600 display that supports multi-touch, and RIM was proud to announce that the Playbook will connect with BlackBerry enterprise servers right out of the box.
A few days ago we hit you with our white iPhone 4 hands-on gallery, giving you an up-close look at the device as it stands on its own. Today we’ve put together a gallery showing the yet-to-be-released white iPhone 4 next to the currently available black model
Apple updates Ping, still annoying and restrictive
Over the weekend, Apple released iTunes 10.0.1, which mainly adds a sidebar to the music library for interaction with their Ping social network . The change makes it easier to “like” and “post” music that’s in your iTunes library to Ping, without having to actually go into the Ping area of the store.
We’ve seen some talk about the HP Slate coming back. It was canned several months ago, but just recently we’ve started to hear about reviews and product spotted out in the wild. Most recently is a blog post from Engadget [source for these images]: It’s well known the Slate was canceled back in March and I find it very unlikely the company would about-face yet again to re-launch the tablet PC. My theory is the guy posting video on the web, is a guy who got his hands on a prototype unit while it was in development. The HP Slate most likely had hundreds if not thousands of prototypes made and clearly some of them have leaked into the public sector. The HP Slate shown in the video on Engadget’s site does show so interesting tips. For example the processing time to switch between landscape and portrait. We also like the SD and USB connectivity along with nice dock station for the tablet PC. In our opinion, these to features alone, set it apart from the iPad product. Of course, we’ll leave it up to you to decide.
Who says that we have to sacrifice tradition with technology? All versions of the iPhone will dock to the iRetrofone base, turning your smartphone into a traditional corded phone like the one in your grandma’s kitchen. In addition to being a functioning phone in its own right, the iRetrofone also syncs and charges your iPhone in retro style. The iRetrofone comes in a variety of different styles and colors, such as pink, red, green, purple, and clear.
Amidst all the chatter about Windows Phone 7 hitting stores sometime this October, or more typically stated “next month”, a more precise release date for the US has finally revealed itself. Earlier reports of a Windows Phone 7 unveiling in NYC on October 11th have been identified as false; however, a source close to Microsoft guru Paul Thurrott reveals that the US will get their grubby hands on the WP7 November 8th. While according to Neowin, Microsoft is planning to launch WP7 devices in the UK, France, Spain, Germany and Italy as early as October 21st. Tags: htc hd7 , launch , microsoft , paul thurrott , smartphones , windows phone 7 , windows phone 7 launch , windows phone 7 release date , wp7 , Windows Phone 7 to launch November 8th in US originally appeared on Gear Live on Mon, September 27, 2010 – 10:48:09