Archive for November, 2006

iFrogz Tadpole Let’s Kids Play Safe With That iPod

Monday, November 27th, 2006

Well, while checking my mail a couple of days ago I unexpectedly found a package from iFrogz with the Tadpole pictured above. Gazotto reviewed the iPod covers from iFrogz and personally I not only like their style but the way they protect the iPod. Lots of other protective devices make the detract from the “iPod” […]

Samsung Unleashes Mobile TV Phone In Italy

Friday, November 24th, 2006

Samsung has launched a new mobile telvision phone model (SGH-P930) in Italy. This model is an improvement over the original P920 model because it features a large horizontal screen for TV viewing, and stereo speakers for better quality sound output.
The display measures 2.3-inches diagonally and also features a Picture-in-Picture features which allows the […]

Samsung Develops Thin LCD Screen

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

Samsung has developed an LCD screen that is almost as thick as your credit card. The LCD screen measures 0.82 mm in thickness. The whole technology which integrates the display, with a shock resistant layer is called “i-Lens”.
Samsung needed to design the light guide plate subassembly and the glass substrate which actually took […]

Toshiba Releases ST9742 Gaming Notebook

Thursday, November 16th, 2006

Toshiba has released it’s newest high-performance gaming notebook in the Satellite P100-ST9742. The notebook has some substantial technical specs that would make any gamers dream come true. To begin with the notebooks come with Intel 2 Core Duo processing chips.
They clock in at a blistering 2 Ghz which is fast enough to run most, […]

The Zune Isn’t Zooming After Release

Wednesday, November 15th, 2006

Well, if Microsoft was hoping that people would be camping outside stores waiting to get their hands on the new Zune media player, that hope soon faded. Microsoft has tried to hit Apple hard by adding features that the iPod doesn’t have: an FM tuner, a larger LCD display, and WiFi Connectivity.

Microsoft even launched […]

The iPod Takes Flight

Tuesday, November 14th, 2006

Apple has taken the portable iPod and today has expanded it’s uses to the skies. Apple has joined with popular airlines such as Air France, Continental, Delta, Emirates, KLM and United to allow iPod connectivity, and more importantly allow an iPod to work with the in-flight entertainment system.
The connection allows iPod users the ability […]

Microsoft’s Zune Player Available Tomorrow

Monday, November 13th, 2006

Microsoft’s Zune media player - a player that Microsoft is hoping will take down Apple - will finally become available in the US market tomorrow. We’ve discussed the specs of the Zune and covered the story
before so it’s not too late if you haven’t heard too much about this player.
To kick off the […]

Asus Releases Two Gaming Notebooks

Saturday, November 11th, 2006

Asus has released two new gaming notebooks: the G1 and the G2 laptops. Both laptops provide a gaming experience that quick reacting audio and video performances, with abundant features in regards to RAM and video memory. The laptops also have very nice 15.4 or 17-inch widescreen displays.
One’s gaming experience is also enhanced by side […]

Apple Releases MacBooks With Intel 2 Core Duo

Wednesday, November 8th, 2006

Apple has released it’s new MacBook notebook line of computers decked out with new Intel 2 Core Duo processing chips. The new processing chips means that this new line is up to 25% more faster than the older line.
The MacBooks are also just an inch thick and feature a 13-inch widescreen display which can […]

Samsung Showcases P9000 Mobile Convergence Device

Tuesday, November 7th, 2006

Samsung has unveiled a mobile convergence device (SPH-P9000) which is capable of combining voice and multimedia features onto one device using WiMAX Technology. The SPH-P9000 is based off of PDA technology, but packs many features into one device to allow for a multi-functional device.
WiMAX devices are expected to grow and become more popular in the […]

Samsung Releases Mini MP3 Phone

Monday, November 6th, 2006

Samsung has released the sleek looking Mini MP3 Phone. The new look combines an mp3 player and then swings around to change into a cell phone. When the the phone is it’s smaller form it acts as an mp3 player and will display song titles, playlists and equalizer information on the display.
When swung open […]

YouTube Being Sued by UTube

Thursday, November 2nd, 2006

YouTube should have been feeling great. After all Google had managed to shell out 1.6 billion dollars for the video sharing website, but it seems that YouTube’s joy was very much shortlived. A lawsuit has been put forth by Utube.com.
UTube is a company which full name is Universal Tube and they sell tubes and […]

Google Swallows JotSpot

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

Well, Google’s appetite seems to be growing as Google announces that JotSpot has been bought. JotSpot was the creation of Joe Kraus and Graham Spencer who founded the company in order to allow wikis (a website that allows users to constantly add or edit content as a group. eg. wikipedia.com).
However, since wikis are […]