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One step closer to in-flight broadband

By Joe • Apr 3rd, 2008 • Category: All Articles

Aircell just got two big thumbs up from the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) in regards to in-flight WiFi. They just received an ATG (air-to-ground) and a PMA (parts manufacture approval) from the government agency which will allow the company to expand their in-flight broadband offerings to all of American Airlines’ and Virgin America’s 767-200 […]



WMG to integrate wireless charging technology into ne

By Joe • Jan 31st, 2008 • Category: Mobile

Wireless Mobile Group (WMG) is set to integrate Slashpower technology into their new batch of smartphones. This technology will enable you to charge your phone (and not just phones) by just placing it on a pad; it works by magnetic induction. Currently, you can add modules to a regular phone so that it can be […]



Garmin annonces their new phone: nuviphone

By Joe • Jan 31st, 2008 • Category: All Articles

In a very surprising move, Garmin has announced their entry into the mobile phone market with their new nuviphone. Yes, Garmin, the company that everyone knows for GPS navigation systems. Not too many details have been made public, because the phone is set to launch in Q3 of this year. What we do know […]



Shake to read a text message

By Joe • Jan 30th, 2008 • Category: Videos

I find it amusing how our phones now have more ways of interacting with them, not just buttons. Accelerometers, touchscreens, proximity sensors, all make our experience with our phones a bit more interactive. Introducing ShakeMMS, an app developed by a keen user, that employs the accelerometer in the Nokia S60 to interact with the phone. […]



All resistant Digital Camera by Minox

By Joe • Jan 30th, 2008 • Category: All Articles

Minox is set to introduce the DC 6033 digital camera ideal for the outdoors man (or woman). This 6 megapixel camera is rubberized making it very tough and impact resistant; it can withstand sand, dust, dirt, salt, and is can be submerged in 33 ft of water, where its built-in flash comes in handy to […]



New Full HD Sony Bravia Projector

By Joe • Jan 30th, 2008 • Category: Gadgets

Sony just announced a new projector, the VPL-VW40, which has many top-of-the-line features for a (yet unspecified) lower price than older models. It is capable of full HD (up to 1080p, 1920 x 1080), it has a 15,000:1 contrast ratio, adjusts automatically to the level of lighting that is being projected for optimal results (this […]



Form-shifting mouse

By Joe • Jan 30th, 2008 • Category: All Articles

Ever wish you could shape your mouse into any for you please? Well, there is a new concept, winner of the Red Dot Design Award 2007, called the Moldable Mouse, developed by Lite-On Technology. The mouse itself is made out of clay covered with polyurethane and nylon so that the user can transform the […]



Is the HD-DVD format really doomed now?

By Joe • Jan 8th, 2008 • Category: All Articles

This may be the definite death of the HD-DVD format. Financial Times is reporting that Paramount may switch over to Blu Ray thanks to a clause in their contract with HD-DVD that states that they will be able to make this move if and when Warner Bros. goes exclusively with Blu Ray, which is […]



New Mac Pros!

By Joe • Jan 8th, 2008 • Category: Apple

Apple just announced new Mac Pros at CES and the specs are pretty amazing. Let me give you the basics: 8 cores standard, support for 8 30'' monitors, and to top things off, it comes with that shiney new aluminum keyboards showcases a couple months ago. Not bad. Here are the full specs:

2 Quad Xeons, […]



$200 PC Blu-Ray from Sony

By Joe • Jan 7th, 2008 • Category: All Articles

Would you like to watch some nice high-def Blu Ray movies but don't have $400 for a Playstation 3? Well, if you have exactly half that amount of money you could get a Sony Blu-Ray drive for your desktop or your laptop. It comes bundled with CyberLink's PowerDVD BD Edition, so that you can actually […]