Archive for January 29th, 2008

Sharp LC-52D64U 52 in. HDTV LCD TV

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Once again, Sharp, a leader in LCD technology, establishes a new design standard for LCD TVs. With a screen size class of 52″, the AQUOS® LC-52D64U raises the bar by fitting large screen sizes into incredibly small footprints. By changing the layout of circuits inside [...]

Acer TravelMate 4202WLMi Laptop Review

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

I’ve already noticed this Acer’s TravelMate 4202WLMi laptop when I visited Mega Computer Bazaar 2006 event on March and now PCMag has just reviewed the laptop. However, since specs (and price) are kinda different than what I saw at the exhibition, let’s hear about its specs first. Aimed at general and small business consumers, the [...]

Google Founders built Server Casing with LEGO Bricks

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

If you have been on Google today you have seen the LEGO styled logo celebrating the 50th birthday of the LEGO brick we reported about earlier. Well, apparently there is actually a closer connection between Google and LEGO.
Google co-founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, used LEGO bricks as the external low-cost and expandable [...]

Livescribe Pulse Smartpen

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Livescribe is taking a swing at improving the pen and how we capture information. The new Pulse smartpen from Livescribe is a computer within a pen that captures handwriting and simultaneously records audio and synchronizes it to the writing. We reported about Livescribe the first time about a year ago. [...]

Qtrax backtracks on Claims of Music Label Deals

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Qtrax, a new free music download service, backed off claims that it has deals with all four major music companies after Warner Music Group denied it had agreed terms with the start-up.

“Warner Music Group has not authorized the use of our content [...]

Ribbit injects Phone, Voicemail features on to Web

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A Silicon Valley start-up that lets software programmers embed phone-like voice features in everything from Web sites to computers, to phones themselves, unveiled its first product for consumers on Monday.

The company, known as Ribbit, is introducing a service called Amphibian which plays [...]

A Quarter of Apple iPhones ”unlocked”: Analyst

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - More than a quarter of people who bought Apple Inc’s iPhone are using them on wireless networks other than AT&T’s, the exclusive iPhone carrier in the U.S., a “stunning” number that will pressure the company’s business model, an analyst said on Monday. [...]

Nikon D60 Review

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Nikon just introduced the Nikon D60 SLR Camera. LetsGoDigital has already published a review of the D60 including a sample photo gallery.
Quote from the review: “The Nikon D60 in fact does not surprise us. It just comes down to Nikon having kept the successful concept of the D40 / D40x [...]

Nikon Coolpix S520

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Nikon introduces the Coolpix S520 digital camera in time for the PMA 08 show.
The new Nikon Coolpix S520 is a slim 8MP camera with 3x Zoom-NIKKOR lens and Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Image Stabilization.
Other features of the Nikon Coolpix S520 include a 2.5-inch LCD screen, ISO sensitivity up to ISO 2000, Nikon EXPEED technology, [...]

Nikon Coolpix S600, S550, S210, L18 and P60

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Besides the Coolpix S520, Nikon also introduced the S600, S550, S210, L18 and P60 digital cameras in the Coolpix series.

The new Nikon COOLPIX S600 (photo) features a 10MP resolution, a 4x wide-angle 28-112mm Zoom-NIKKOR lens, Optical Vibration Reduction (VR) Image Stabilization and the fastest start-up time for any camera [...]