Teclast K3 ebook reader gets a price

Posted in ebooks by Conner Flynn on January 28th, 2010

Now we have some more information on Teclast’s K3 ebook reader, like pricing which is $220. The K3 has a 6″ e-ink display, 4GB of internal storage, and a built-in 3D accelerator for orientating the display. It will support ebook formats like TXT, PDF, PDB, Microsoft Word, EPUB, FB2, HTML and SKT, along with standard image formats.

The 2,000mAh battery will give you up to 1,000 page turns and 20 hours of continuous audio playback. The device is just 8.9mm thick.

Teclast K3 Talking Portable Library

Posted in ebooks by Conner Flynn on January 13th, 2010

Too many e-readers. Do people really love them or are OEMs just all going crazy? Anyhow, Teclast, the portable media player guys, have now entered this crowded market with the K3. It supports the usual document formats and packs a 6-inch E Ink display, an MP3 / MP4 player and text-to-speech either in English or Chinese.

They call it a “Talking Portable Library”, but we are guessing that the voice leaves something to be desired. Call it a hunch.

Hands on: Kinesis K3 power generator

Posted in Review by Conner Flynn on June 14th, 2009

Kinesis K3 power generatorHere at the ‘Brick we’re always on the lookout for gadgets that can give us sweet gadget juice, without it costing money on our electric bills. So we checked out Kinesis’ K3 power generator. The device sports both a windmill and solar cells, plus you can charge its internal battery with external electricity sources. So you can charge its 4,000 mAh battery using a USB adapter or a car cigarette lighter if you absolutely need power on hand.

According to the company, one hour of sun and wind will give you 30 minutes of talk time on a cellphone. Fully charged, the K3 can load the battery cells for an average mobile phone five times, or an MP3 player more than ten times. It costs $100.

HP iPAQ K3 Obsidian coming to AT&T

Posted in AT&T by Conner Flynn on May 25th, 2009

HP iPAQ K3 Obsidian coming to AT&TAT&T will be launching another smartphone from Hewlett-Packard. The iPAQ K3. The codename is “Obsidian”, the date is November 30. This new smartphone works on triband HSDPA as well as quadband EDGE.

Some other features include Windows Mobile 6.5 OS, a 2.8-inch QVGA display, a 2MP camera, a full QWERTY keyboard, a 256MB of RAM, a 512MB ROM, a microSD card slot, a 3.5mm headphone jack, GPS and WiFi. No info on pricing at the moment.

Kinesis K3 power generator

Posted in Generator by Conner Flynn on April 24th, 2009

Kinesis K3 power generatorThe Kinesis K3 power generator gives you another way to obtain sweet gadget juice. In addition to its windmill and solar cells, it can now charge its internal battery with external electricity sources. It doesn’t sound very green, but you can charge its 4,000 mAh battery using a USB adapter or a car cigarette lighter. Why not just leave it by the window to have it fully charged?

According to the company, one hour of sun and wind will give you 30 minutes of talk time in a cellphone. Fully charged, the K3 can load the battery cells for an average mobile phone five times, or an MP3 player more than ten times.