November 28th 2008
Those wily cats at Foxit Software are at it again according to Business Hacks: the free Foxit Reader for Windows hit version 3 and it offers more compelling reasons to dump Adobe Reader. Foxit is far lighter in terms of its footprint and required resources than Adobe’s ubiquitous Reader application. For starters, Foxit Reader 3.0 [...]
November 28th 2008
Netbooks have caught the computing industry with their pants down. What was originally envisioned as a cheap laptop for kids and those not wanting to do very much has in fact evolved into companion notebooks that owners are using for all sorts of computing tasks. This has the companies behind the technology worried no doubt [...]
November 28th 2008
We told you what we thought about the Mophie Juice Pack 3G, the extended battery solution for the iPhone 3G. Reader Jeff just let us know that the Mophie folks have a today-only Black Friday deal for the Juice Pack that will get you a full 25% off. That’s a savings of $25 so it’s [...]
November 28th 2008
That awesome HP Magic Giveaway contest we told you about is getting underway today at some of the 50 sites participating. The way it works is every day 1 - 3 of the blogs will be kicking off their own contest and starting December 4 sites will be announcing their winners. Fifty prize packages each [...]
November 28th 2008
This week has been a short one due to the holiday but it’s been packed with activity. This column is my look back at the past week at my home office, Mobile Tech Manor, and if you’ve read it before you know there’s no telling what I’ll share with you. There’s usually gadget news and [...]
November 28th 2008
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November 28th 2008
Sennheiser just announced these totally wireless earbuds for the Japanese market. They are truly wireless and bandless: no loop of plastic connecting buds between the ears. Each bud has a 2.4GHz wireless receiver built into it, and Sennheiser promises 10 hours per charge with no compromise to wireless fidelity. Price is jaw-meets-cracked-sternum: $630.
I eye these [...]
November 28th 2008
The MSI Windbox is an interesting variation on the netbook-turned-PC concept: it’s basically a stock MSI Wind without a display, meant to be strapped behind a VESA display of somekind. Otherwise, the specs are the same as always, for which I have set up a TextPander script: 1.6 GHz Atom, 1GB of RAM and a [...]
November 28th 2008
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November 28th 2008
In his Twitter feed, Stephen Fry — my favorite dropsied, dandyish British comedian with the BMI of a bowl of congrealed oameal — devastated the Blackberry Storm in less than 432 characters.
Been playing with the BB Storm. Shockingly bad. I mean embarrassingly awful. Such a disappointment. Rushed out unfinished. What a pity.
Yes, I blame n’works [...]
November 28th 2008
I post this not for any id-driven delight at another variation of the phallic humping USB dongle motif, but because these particular ones are based on M.U.S.C.L.E. men, the tiny embryonically pink wrestlers that I bought by the plastic trash can full when I was nine. I’m just finding out now that America’s M.U.S.C.L.E. line [...]
November 28th 2008
Is it bedlam where you are? Where I am, it’s … slightly busier than usual. The TV sections of the local consumer electronics shops are getting good foot, because that’s where the best deals are. But the car lots aren’t full and the traffic’s not too bad. In Circuit City, I was the only guy [...]
November 28th 2008
After years of great growth when it comes to online shopping during the holiday season, some e-commerce sites got some bad news from comScore this week. They are forecasting that growth will be flat for e-commerce spending over the holidays. What led to the forecast was some pretty distributing trends the company saw during the [...]
November 28th 2008
An auction being held next month is set to see some of the most famous film props ever known go under the hammer.
The auction is being carried out by Profiles in History on December 11 and is called “Hollywood Auction 33“. It is sure to be of interest to film buffs, and in particular fans [...]
November 28th 2008
When Netflix began offering their movie streaming service to the Xbox 360, there was much rejoicing among Microsoft console owners and Netflix users. Of course, that was until Sony decided to pull out the cease and desist order to Netflix and suddenly Sony Pictures movies were no longer available on the Netflix, Xbox 360 menu.
Of course this [...]
November 28th 2008
The Japanese are well known for being a very reserved, very private, and ultimately quite a shy population. It’s because of this that you can get some quite unusual products appearing for sale in the region.
The latest is a DVD that is meant to help individuals overcome their shyness when talking to people, and in [...]
November 28th 2008
More legal headaches for Apple this week following the advertising ban in England, although at first glance this new action doesn’t look like it is going to be much more than a minor annoyance for the company. A post at Slashdot names EMG Technology as the plaintiff in the case taking on the digital Goliath; [...]
November 28th 2008
We’ve seen pictures of the Asus Bamboo laptop for quite a while now, but until now we haven’t seen it released to the public. That’s about to change this weekend though, as the laptop is set to go on sale in Taiwan.
The most unique feature of the Bamboo, as its name suggests, is the use [...]
November 28th 2008
It’s been 9 days since we reported that Kingston were releasing a 64GB version of their DataTraveler USB flash drive range, and today is the day that I finally get to test out this high-capacity monster. I have a pretty good history with Kingston’s products; they make some of the best RAM out there and [...]
November 28th 2008
Nokia has decided enough is enough and announced it is to stop selling mobile phones in Japan. Currently the company has its handsets sold through Japanese network providers NTT DoCoMo and Softbank Mobile, but it seems sales were not high enough to warrant continuing.
This isn’t the first time Nokia has made this decision in Japan. [...]