Archive for February 19th, 2008

TG’s Favicon PMP / navigator gets priced, even sexier

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Filed under: GPS, Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video Remember that elegant looking conglomerate we peeked in December of last year? Turns out, said device finally has an appropriate name and price, but sadly, it still isn't apt to head stateside. Nevertheless, the TG Favicon reportedly features a 532MHz Freescale CPU, TPEG ...

Carl Freer updates Gizmondo’s status: delayed already

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Filed under: Gaming Brace yourself Gizmondo fans, for it seems that not all of Carl Freer's recent prognostications about the resurrection of the ill-fated handheld are exactly coming to pass. While he apparently is still intent on bringing the handheld back from the dead, he now tells Swedish journalist Hans Sandberg ...

NDrive reveals internet-enabled G700 navigator

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Filed under: GPS It's not exactly likely that we Americans will ever see NDrive's G700 on our soil, but for folks overseas who can look forward to receiving it when it launches next month, here's what you can expect. This navigator sports a 4.3-inch display along with a snazzy integrated GSM ...

Paramount and Universal to publish films on Blu-ray

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Paramount_and_Universal_to_publish_films_on_Blu_ray_2'; Not a whole lot to go on right now, but German site HDTV Praxis has it that both Paramount and Universal will now make the obvious choice and publish their films on Blu-ray. Notably, this follows hints seen in certain Circuit City databases as well as word ...

Wow-Pen’s Joy mouse is a like a fat, melted marker

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Filed under: Peripherals It's strange how "ergonomic" devices rarely look like they'd be comfortable to use. Such is the case with the Wow-Pen Joy, a new mouse that conforms to the hand like a pen would, apparently making your computing experience a little less tough on the wrists. Although it resembles ...

Top ten things to do with your now-defunct HD DVD player

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Filed under: Features, HDTV, Home Entertainment Finally, HD DVD users now have the empirical evidence they've been looking for to prove that the universe really is conspiring against them. We figured we'd make ourselves useful over here and give you a list of things you can do with your poor, obsolete ...

Samsung-built, Google-branded Android phones due later this year?

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones According to man-about-town, Robert X. Cringely, Samsung is readying not one, but two separate Android-based phones, one of which is due in September, with another model following around Christmas. If you believe what you read (and what his tipster says), these phones will not be labeled Samsung, rather ...