Archive for September, 2006

Sony Unveils C Series Notebooks

Thursday, September 28th, 2006

Sony has released the C series line of notebook computers. It provides a very stylish look and 5 different colors to suit any personal taste. The C series notebook come in pink, green, grey, white and black. They are very nicely styled and offer a thin contour design.

Three Year Old Buys Car on Ebay

Wednesday, September 27th, 2006

I found this story while surfing around and was actually pretty amused. How does a three year old buy a car on Ebay? Either the online auction service is that easy to understand or we have one smart kid.
The 3-year old had apparently logged onto his parents computer and somehow made his way to the […]

Sony Creates Mobile Broadband Capable Notebooks

Tuesday, September 26th, 2006

Sony has teamed up with Sprint to create notebooks that allow the user to connect to a mobile broadband service. Sony’s VGN-TXN10 notebook series will have wireless LAN, Bluetooth, and Wireless Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity.
Sprint ower VisionSM Network and have the ability to e-mail, download large files, and browse the Net - all at […]

Skype Releases First Wireless Music Skype Phone

Monday, September 25th, 2006

Asus Computers has released the first wireless Skype phone. Skype, for those wondering, is a free service that allows you to speak to anyone over the internet for free (even long distance).
Asus has created the AiGuru S1. The AiGuru S1 uses a Wireless LAN connection instead of a Bluetooth connection common in other Skype […]

Laptop Blaze Creates Terrorist Panic at LA Airport

Friday, September 22nd, 2006

A Lenovo ThinkPad burst into flames yesterday at the LA Airport and a commotion ensued after many feared that another terrorist attack was taking place. The blaze occurred in a departure lounge of the airport.
Many saw a man rushing from a plane’s loading ramp when his laptop caught on fire. That instantly caused chaos. The […]

Nintendo Soon To Launch Wii Console

Wednesday, September 20th, 2006

Nintendo has finally set a date to release it’s new Wii Console. The date -November 19, 2006 (Americas). Mark that one down if you are a Nintendo console fan. The Wii comes packed with a remote controller, a Nunchuk controller, and a 5 sports games on one disc, that Nintedo states can be played by […]

Sony Releases N Series Notebook

Tuesday, September 19th, 2006

Sony has launched the new N Series notebook which it claims is made to look stylish in your home. They offer three colors: black, white, and a brown (not shown above) which looks like wood. It definitely has a curvy and sleek look.

Light-Emitting T-Shirts

Monday, September 18th, 2006

Above is a video of Philips’ new Lumalive technology allows fabrics in shirts for example to display colors or advertisements. It uses flexibile arrays of LEDs to display the light. Pretty neat.

Is Apple Seeing Green Instead of Pie?

Monday, September 18th, 2006

Gazotto recently discussed Apple’s new releases (new iPod, iPod nanos, and iPod shuffle). Today I stumbled upon an article written by Dan Nystedt on DigitMag. In it I found pretty interesting numbers that would lead me to believe that Apple has totally ditched the fight to dominate market share but instead has priced the […]

ChaCha.com Offers a Human Approach to Search

Friday, September 15th, 2006

The majority of people on the internet today use Google, Yahoo!, or MSN to search on the Internet (yes other search engines are used but unfortunately they are in the minority). Google has kind of become the Microsoft of search - it has basically monopolized the search sector.
Many startups don’t have a chance at competing […]

Microsoft Officially Unveils Zune

Thursday, September 14th, 2006

Well, just one day after Apple announced a huge load of announcements related the iPod and its iTunes service, Microsoft made a splash of it’s own by releasing pictures and information relating to the new Zune.

Apple’s iPod and iTunes Announcements

Wednesday, September 13th, 2006

Yesterday Apple made many announcements regarding the iPod, the iPod nano, and its iTunes service. I’m sure we reach many Apple fans (or haters) and we’d be eager to hear your response to these announcements by submitting your comments below.

Sony Releases DSC-T50 and DSC-N2 Digital Cameras

Tuesday, September 12th, 2006

Sony has released to new digital cameras, the DSC-T50 (left) and the DSC-N2(right). Both cameras feature a very large 3-inch touch screen on the back. This allows for less buttons to be used and contributes to a more sleek look.
The displays use Sony’s Clear Photo Plus LCD technology for higher resolution. The cameras also […]

Samsung Develops PRAM

Monday, September 11th, 2006

Samsung has developed, what it calls, ” what is expected to be the main memory device to replace high density NOR flash within the next decade.” NOR flash memory is used in such devices as cellphones and PDAs. It is used mainly to store program code.

Asus’ V1 Notebook

Friday, September 8th, 2006

This is the second of three notebooks made for those working in a commercial environment that Asus released a couple days ago. It has a large 15.4-inch widescreen display. It comes with a detachable docking station, allowing a user to connect easily to peripherals or communication devices.
The V1 notebook computer from Asus uses an Intel […]