Archive for September, 2010

Motorola NYXboard QWERTY remote

Posted in Motorola by Conner Flynn on September 11th, 2010

Look out TiVo Slide. Pretty soon you won’t be the only QWERTY-enabled living room remote control. That’s because Motorola has just announced its NYXboard remote, which features a compact QWERTY keyboard on the rear side and a standard cable box remote on the front side.

It looks pretty cool. The remote should be available by year’s end, though it will most likely be up to cable companies to decide if they want customers to have access to this QWERTY remote.

1TB hard drive inside a toy TARDIS makes it truly bigger on the inside

Posted in Storage by Conner Flynn on September 11th, 2010

We all know that the Doctor’s TARDIS is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Now we know just how big it is. One terabyte. That should be pretty roomy for any toy figures that Max Shanly wants to cram inside his TARDIS.

It took some hard work and probably a sonic screwdriver to get the drive in there, but it’s totally worth it. Now Max is working on hooking up the flashing light up top for hard drive activity.

Pink DualShock 3 coming September 21st

Posted in PS3 by Conner Flynn on September 10th, 2010

The PS3 dualshock controllers are pretty manly looking. They look tough and we know that they are capable enough. But now Sony is rolling out another version. It’s the same old controller, but in a pink shade for the lady of the house.

Pricing is the usual $54.99 for this wireless controller and GameStop should have them in within a couple of weeks. It’s strong enough for a man, but clearly made for a woman.

Panasonic adds Netflix streaming to VIERA Cast 2010 HDTVs & Blu-ray players

Posted in Netflix by Conner Flynn on September 10th, 2010

Even though we can already stream Netflix to our home theater in countless ways, if you have a 2010 Panasonic HDTV or Blu-ray player, you can now join in on the fun. The video streaming widget was originally promised way back at CES and now shows up in a software update.

Just hit up the VIERA Cast menu next to existing tools like Amazon VOD, Skype and Pandora. So now everyone can officially access Netflix on one device or another.

T-Mobile G2 for $199 on October 6th at Best Buy

Posted in T-Mobile by Conner Flynn on September 10th, 2010

Until now, T-Mobile hasn’t named its official price tag and launch date for the G2, however Best Buy has published its own version. Best Buy and Best Buy Mobile are taking pre-orders for the phone today, and will launch the device in stores on October 6th for $199 with a two year contract.

That doesn’t mean that there won’t be a higher price or some rebate deal from T-Mobile, but it’s comforting to know that this QWERTY slider running Android, will retail for the industry standard $199 at least at one place.

HTC offers Commuter case for HTC Evo and Droid Incredible

Posted in Otterbox by Shane McGlaun on September 10th, 2010

When it comes to protecting your smartphone some of the most protective cases carry the OtterBox name. The company makes all sorts of cases from simple sleeves to cases that protect from water, drops, and just about anything else that might happen to your device.

OtterBox has announced new cases that are available for the HTC Evo and the HTC Droid Incredible. The two cases are specifically designed for a snug fit and to protect the HTC devices. The cases each offer three layers of protection in a sleek package that adds minimal bulk to the smartphones.

Android notifier sends alerts to your desktop

Posted in Google by Shane McGlaun on September 10th, 2010

There are many reasons why someone might want alerts sent to their desktop rather than only on the phone. For instance, my wife likes crappy music and it drives me crazy to hear it. She also gets 10 million texts per day so when she is wearing her headphones I end up hearing the text alert on her phone all day.

If she was using an Android device and a Mac or Linux computer a new application is available called Android-Notifer that would take those notifications for calls and texts and send them to the computer. The app sends notifications to the PC via Bluetooth or WiFi right now.

Google Walking Navigation beta debuts

Posted in Google by Shane McGlaun on September 10th, 2010

I know in some big cities like San Francisco and New York City, walking is one of the most common ways for people to get around. The trick for people who aren’t familiar with the city and need to walk somewhere is figuring out which way to go to get around.

Google has unveiled a new beta application for Android phones using Google Maps for mobile 4.5 called Walking Navigation beta. The new application works like the GPS driving directions only it takes into account pedestrian walkways to route people on foot.

Tokyoflash watch concept is one I can actually use

Posted in Watches by Shane McGlaun on September 10th, 2010

I would say 99% of the watches that I see over on Tokyoflash are not something I would use. Let’s be honest, watches without numbers still through a lot of us off so having to decipher gobs of symbols that tell the time is just way more than I care to put up with. I will say that the watches are usually pretty cool though.

Tokyoflash has a new watch concept that is easy to use and was designed by a 14-year-old. The watch has numbers spelled out in one long run on all the way down the screen. The worlds are grey by default and when they are needed to tell the time the light up in blue.

Acer Liquid Metal Android smartphone

Posted in Acer by Conner Flynn on September 9th, 2010

Acer’s Liquid Metal has been spotted in the wild. It looks like the entire body is made out of shiny metal, maybe aluminum. It will ship with Android 2.2 Froyo and Acer Shell 4.0. A Qualcomm MSM7230-1 800MHz chipset runs everything, along with an Adreno 205 GPU, 512MB RAM and the same in ROM.

The touchscreen display is small compared to other high end handsets. It sports a 3.61″ WVGA TFT LCD 800 x 480 resolution display. There’s also Bluetooth 3.0 and a camera with an unknown megapixel count that has flash.

The Woogie turns your iPhone 4 and iPod Touch into a Plush Doll

Posted in iPhone Accessories by Conner Flynn on September 9th, 2010

This creepy looking doll is born out of a partnership between Griffin and ScrollMotion, makers of the Iceberg Reader, and a leading developer of original apps for the iPhone. The result of the partnership, called Griffin + Iceberg Kids, is Woogie.

Woogie is a hybrid of a stuffed animal with six legs and a protective case for the iPhone and iPod touch. Woogie is designed to go wherever your kids are, home, the car, or anywhere else your kid needs to be entertained.

California testing iPads as algebra textbooks

Posted in iPad by Conner Flynn on September 9th, 2010

We’ve seen iPads being offered on planes and in hotels, and now they are hitting schools. A pilot project in four California school districts will replace 400 students’ eighth-grade algebra textbooks with Apple iPads in an attempt to prove the advantages of interactive digital technologies over traditional teaching methods. He should help to correct their spines as well, since an iPad in the backpack weighs a lot less than a book.

Houghton Mifflin Harcourt has teamed up with California Secretary of Education Bonnie Reiss for the pilot, which will take place at Long Beach Unified School District, Riverside Unified School District, Fresno Unified School District and San Francisco Unified School District.

NES Coffee Table

Posted in Furniture by Conner Flynn on September 9th, 2010

This NES Coffee Table is far too beautiful to rest your coffee on for even a second. It is a perfect oversized replica of the console that we all know and love.

The best part is that this Cool NES Coffee Table has a fully functional gigantic controller that you can find stored in the game slot. And you won’t even have to take a cartridge out and blow on it to get it to work.

Amazon to sell Kindle at Best Buy

Posted in kindle by Conner Flynn on September 9th, 2010

In an attempt to increase sales of its popular e-book readers, Amazon will now be making them available to purchase from Best Buy. Amazon will offer both kindle WiFi and Kindle 3G at Best Buy stores, and they will add the larger Kindle DX at a later time. It had previously only sold the Kindle though its online stores.

With many other e-book readers available in a variety of stores, this is a smart move for Amazon, It will allow them to compete in the offline market and get more sales.

ASUS ML238H Ergo-Fit II equipped LCD hits Europe

Posted in ASUS by Conner Flynn on September 9th, 2010

ASUS has added another Full HD monitor, the ML238H, to the European market. The new 23-inch LED-backlight monitor uses ASUS’ innovative double ring stand with Ergo-Fit II technology. That means that the angle of the display can be easily adjusted compared to other monitors.

Aside from that, it also delivers 1920 x 1080 Full HD resolution, a 2ms response time, 250 cd/m2 brightness, 10,000,000:1 dynamic contrast ratio and comes with D-Sub and HDMI connectors. The ASUS ML238H is available for purchase right now in Europe for 249 Euro (or about $317). These are nice looking monitors.