A new charger developed by Sanyo makes replenishing the batteries in Nintendo Wii controllers as easy as placing them in a cradle. The device, which will go on sale in Japan in August, consists of a rechargeable battery pack that replaces the batteries and battery compartment cover on an existi...
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About eleven months ago I wrote about the third-generation FireWire and USB specs that were on the boards. Recently the 1394 Trade Association approved the FireWire S1600 and S3200 formats, with the final spec to be published in October . It's out of the gate first, but not by that large a...
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SINGAPORE ( Reuters ) - If like many people in our technology-ruled world you can't live without Google , video games, digital media and social networking sites like Facebook , this is your kind of art exhibit. For the next week, the "International Symposium on Electronic Art 2008," a ...
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Owners of Nokia GPS-enabled cell phones will have access to a highly integrated Web-and-mobile mapping service later this year when Nokia rolls out Maps on Ovi. In a demo on the eve of a formal presentation set for Tuesday at the Where 2.0 conference in Burlingame, California, Nokia represen...
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As we were putting together our Portable Office series, we asked readers to tell us about some of the worst things that have befallen them when they've hit the road with their Macs. Here are some of the worst of the worst. Have you experienced worse? Tell us all about in the comments below. Te...
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SINGAPORE ( Reuters ) - If like many people in our technology-ruled world you can't live without Google , video games, digital media and social networking sites like Facebook , this is your kind of art exhibit. For the next week, the "International Symposium on Electronic Art 2008," a ...
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Last year, I reviewed Myvu 's Personal Media Viewer, a set of video goggles for watching video hosted by an iPod . Myvu has since expanded its line of products to include the US$300 Crystal, a slimmer and sleeker set of goggles than the original (which Myvu now sells as the Solo Plus). While I sti...
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The much-hyped HTC Touch Diamond smartphone will cost around NT$26,000 (US$855) when it launches in Taiwan next month, sources in Taipei confirmed Friday. The price of High Tech Computer 's ( HTC ) latest handset has been the subject of much speculation because of the load of expensive features ...
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Software problems marred the launch of the iPhone 3G at Apple 's flagship store in London, where customers had difficulty activating their new phones. Apple has an exclusive deal with network operator O2 in the U.K. -- but O2's web-based activation system requires the use of Microsoft's Internet E...
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Illustration: Mark Matcho I didn't attend prep school with the Kennedys or schmooze my way into high society. But these days I'm feeling extremely well connected, thanks to mobile devices like Amazon's Kindle e-book reader and the Dash Express GPS . What's unique about these gizmos is that th...
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Tips and Tricks Best BlackBerry Shortcuts: Aflac's Mobile Guru Shares Tips Aflac's BlackBerry guru shares power tips and tricks for your RIM smartphone. Here's how to improve your typing, messaging, browsing, attachment handling and more. Five Essential RIM BlackBerry Keyboard Tips and Tric...
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TiVo Inc said that starting Thursday, some of its customers will be able to watch online videos from Google Inc's YouTube site directly on their televisions, adding a feature it hopes will help draw in new subscribers. TiVo will over the next few weeks upgrade the digital video recorders of us...
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Toyota demonstrated on Friday a Segway-like personal transportation device called the Winglet that is partly based on robotics technology from Sony . The Winglet looks something like a slimmed-down version of the American-built Segway and is ridden in a standing position. It can carry an average-...
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Best Buy is giving those stuck in airports something to buy besides oversized chocolate-chip cookies and best selling paperbacks: gadgets. The consumer electronics retailer is entering a pilot program to install vending machines that dispense consumer electronics rather than cans of soda in major a...
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As we were putting together our Portable Office series, we asked readers to tell us about some of the worst things that have befallen them when they've hit the road with their Macs. Here are some of the worst of the worst. Have you experienced worse? Tell us all about in the comments below. Te...
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iHome on Wednesday announced the release of the iH41 , a new rotating alarm clock designed for the iPod touch. It costs $79.99. The iH41 rotates to let you watch videos on your iPod touch in landscape mode.The unusually-shaped iH41, which looks like an L, rotates to enable you to watch videos on t...
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A new charger developed by Sanyo makes replenishing the batteries in Nintendo Wii controllers as easy as placing them in a cradle. The device, which will go on sale in Japan in August, consists of a rechargeable battery pack that replaces the batteries and battery compartment cover on an existi...
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About eleven months ago I wrote about the third-generation FireWire and USB specs that were on the boards. Recently the 1394 Trade Association approved the FireWire S1600 and S3200 formats, with the final spec to be published in October . It's out of the gate first, but not by that large a...
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Car audio and navigation maker Clarion has unveiled a new prototype of its handheld mobile Internet navigator device that's due to be launched later this year. The greatest difference between the latest prototype and previous model is its shape, which has gone from being rectangular to trapezoidal ...
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Toyota demonstrated on Friday a Segway-like personal transportation device called the Winglet that is partly based on robotics technology from Sony . The Winglet looks something like a slimmed-down version of the American-built Segway and is ridden in a standing position. It can carry an average-...
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