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Archive for May 2008

May 24th, 2008

Search Term Entry On Mobile Phones

I’ve mentioned once or twice (maybe even more) about how difficult it can be to enter text information on cell phones. Rawr!
Even phones like my BlackBerry Curve with a full QWERTY keyboard have their quirks. Google thinks it is annoying, too.
The big “G” has been studying how to make filling out search fields […]

By Sean R. -- 0 comments

May 24th, 2008

Best Buy USA launching HTC Touch Dual this weekend

HTC will be glad to know that the HTC Touch Dual phones will be sold at Best Buy USA stores starting today. (US consumers always gets this phones late, blame it on the FCC). It is said the the US model will ship with Windows Mobile 6.1 preloaded, which is useful since it has better […]

By colbert low -- 0 comments

May 23rd, 2008

Hop-On Unveils $10.00 USD Mobile Phone

Hop-on earlier today launched a no-frills, $10.00 USD phone that the company says is ideal as a backup phone, when traveling abroad, or for people interested in only making calls.
The Hop 1800 is a prepaid cellular phone with no display. The device works with more than 40 U.S. wireless carriers, including AT&T, Cingular, and T-Mobile. […]

By Sean R. -- 3 comments

May 23rd, 2008

Panasonic PZ850 VIERA plasma HDTVs launch

Fancy a TV that lets you surf the web, load online services like YouTube, Google’s Picasa web album, and Bloomberg ? An internet surfer’s dream crome true indeed. Panasonic’s new VIERA PZ850 series Plasma HDTV’s with VIERA CAST will enable consumers, using the new and elegant Panasonic VIERA CAST interface, to easily browse, find and […]

By colbert low -- 0 comments

May 23rd, 2008

OGD1: The Open Source Graphics Card

Open source software was just the beginning, as we’re now seeing the slow but steady growth of open source hardware as well.
The newest development in this field is now accepting pre-orders — the Open Graphics Project’s OGD-1, a totally open source FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array) development platform.
It’s actually not a graphics […]

By Sean R. -- 0 comments

May 22nd, 2008

The slim Fujifilm Finepix Z200fd camera

 
Looks like Fujifilm has another slim camera out. The Fujifilm Finepix Z200fd camera is a compact camera that is only 19.8mm thick. The specs include metal body, 5x optical zoom lens, face detection technology, red-eye removal and dual image stabilization. The 5 colours available include pink, silver, black and black and silver. Too bad it […]

By colbert low -- 1 comment

May 22nd, 2008

Apple iPhone GeoTagging, 3G On/Off Switch

Hey Apple iPhone fans, a few more reports have surfaced about the 3G version of the Apple iPhone. w00t!
This tasty round of nuggets tells us that the iPhone will include the ability to GeoTag photos (which means it will have GPS), users can toggle the 3G radio on and off, and I have some predictions […]

By Sean R. -- 3 comments

May 21st, 2008

VistaPerfection 2.0 on iPhone

 
Missing your Vista desktop while on the go ? VistaPerfection 2.0 brings along your PC interface on your iPhone wherever you go. The familiar taskbar may look blackish only but Windows lover will still find it pretty useful. The icons on its look pretty sleek though it lacks the Aero sleekness. Find the VistaPerfection 2.0 skin […]

By colbert low -- 0 comments

May 21st, 2008

Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures Game

Guys, this game rocks. Sure I’ve hardly been playing PC games nowadays as my Wii has kept me busy, but this Age of Conan trailer below really makes the atmosphere alive. Its a new game by Eidos that is the first PEGI 18+ rated MMO, Age Of Conan: Hyborian Adventures. Over 1 Million people have […]

By colbert low -- 2 comments

May 20th, 2008

The Pentax K20D review

I don’t really hear much of this camera brand since most of my friends use Nikon or Canon. However, the The Pentax K20D kinda sounds cool and its a 14.6 megapixel digital SLR. Sure having more megapixels does not make a picture nicer but hey, its just specs in the end that consumers love and […]

By colbert low -- 2 comments