Feb 03
There are plenty of compact megazooms to pick from this year, but Ricoh’s at least trying to make its stand out.
Feb 03
If you’re concerned about all the energy it takes to power your mobile lifestyle, check out the Scosche SolBat II, which launches today. This pocket-sized battery has a solar panel to charge up with the sun. It can also charge from a USB cable, on cloudy days. Once it’s powered up, plug it to any device that works with a USB port to charge that device.
The SolBat II’s interface couldn’t be simpler: A red light lets you know when it’s charging, and a green light tells you it’s transferring that stored energy to a device. The lithium ion battery has a capacity of 1500mA and an output of 5V, so it charges at the same rate as a wall charger.
I like the extras that come with the SolBat II: suction cups for sticking it to your car’s windshield and a carabineer for attaching it to your backpack. Both make it easy to power up the SolBat II during your daily activities. The SolBat II is available now for $29.99.
Feb 03
Find Earbuds Uncomfortable? Try a Half In-Ear Model
Posted in: audio, earbuds, earphones, MP3, MP3 Digital Audio, Music, Today's Chili
Some people never warm up to earbuds because they find them so uncomfortable. If that’s you, consider Phiaton’s PS 210 “half in-ear” earbuds. Their ergonomic design puts them just outside the ear canal, so you won’t feel constricted. They’re made of lightweight aluminum and come with four sizes of silicon ear tips (XS, S, M, and L) for the best fit.
No earbuds are good if they don’t deliver a strong sound, and the PS 210 combines the strong bass of in-ear models with the clear highs of open ear buds. They offer a 10-to-27,000-Hz frequency range and weigh .29 ounces without the cord. Pick them up for $99 from the Phiaton site.
Feb 03
ABI Research: Global Cell Phone Sales Jump 15 Percent in Q4
Posted in: HTC, LG, motorola, nokia, samsung, Sony Ericsson, Today's Chili
It turns out the cell phone market may be finally recovering: ABI Research reports that handset sales hit 336.5 million globally in the fourth quarter of 2009, which is up 15.1 percent compared to the same period one year ago.
Nokia has been a minor player here in the U.S., but the Finland-based manufacturer led global handset sales once again with 37.7 percent market share. Samsung grabbed the number two spot with 20.5 percent share, a huge increase over its 15.2-percent position one year ago. LG nabbed third place with 10.1 percent market share.
Sony Ericsson and Motorola both slid to 4.3 percent and 3.6 percent, respectively. HTC nudged upwards to 1.0 percent thanks to a late boost in both high-end and consumer devices.
Feb 03
Motorola, Verizon Unveil Android-Based Devour Smartphone
Posted in: Android, motorola, Today's Chili, Verizon Wireless
Motorola and Verizon Wireless on Wednesday announced the availability of a new Android-based phone, the Motorola Devour.
The Devour will be available in March and will include Motorola’s Motoblur, a social networking variant of Google’s Android OS. Motoblur includes a “happenings” widget on the home screen that consistently monitors networks such as Facebook, Twitter, and MySpace and integrates updates, e-mails, and texts into a “universal inbox.”
The new phone includes a 3.1-inch capacitive touch screen, and touch-sensitive navigation pad. Slide it up for keyboard access. The phone comes preloaded with apps including Gmail, Google Talk, YouTube, Google Search, and Google Maps. The Android Market will provide access to 20,000 additional apps.
Feb 03
Virginia Tech’s RoMeLa Lab has done more than its fair share to further the development of our future robot overlords. Now, in a recent TED talk, Dr. Dennis Hong brings us up to date on some of the creepier candidates for world domination, including the spider-like STRiDER and the amoeboid ChIMERA (Chemically Induced Motion Everting Robotic Amoeba). The latter achieves locomotion by the movement of its silicone skin, squeezes through spaces half its diameter, and travels up to half a meter per second. The good doctor is tight-lipped on much of the device’s specifics, but among options being explored for powering the thing are chemical actuation, electroactive polymers, and air-driven tubes. Check out the team’s work in the video after the break.
[Thanks, Travis]
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Feb 03
Want light? Just think about it
Posted in: Today's ChiliTechnology from a Canadian company enables people to control objects using only their brain waves. Visitors to the upcoming Winter Olympics will be able to give it a try. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10446694-56.html” class=”origPostedBlog”Beyond Binary/a/p
Feb 03
If you like comic books, murder mysteries, and play-in-the-bathtub pacing, you’ll love the iPhone version of this venerable adventure game. pOriginally posted at a href=”http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10446606-233.html” class=”origPostedBlog”iPhone Atlas/a/p
Feb 03
This article was written on July 01, 2006 by CyberNet.
There are many bookmarking services available that help organize bookmarked links and make them available to you no matter where you are. These on-line based services such as del.icio.us (which is also considered social bookmarking)have become quite popular. ‘toread’ is another bookmarking service but is different from the online bookmark services available in that it is an e-mail based program.
‘toread’ is a free service that sends all of your bookmarks to your e-mail! From there you could easily save them to disk and browse through them at your leisure without a connection. It seems to be a good idea and another option to add to the list of bookmarking services available.
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Feb 03
CBS brings 3D advertising to Grand Central Station, glasses makers drink to that
Posted in: ad, advertising, commercial, marketing, new-york, Today's Chili
We know good and well what kind of extravagant displays are available to gawk at in New York City, but now it looks like the locals will have yet another one to check out when they’re taking a breather from the rat race. CBS Outdoor has unveiled plans to deliver two solid hours (from 11:30AM to 1:30PM throughout February) of 3D advertising on an expansive, high-definition video screen installed within Grand Central Station. Unlike the glasses-free solution that we spotted at Intel’s CES booth this year, this one will still require onlookers to rock those heinous and soul-crushing glasses in order to “see” the “effect,” and with around 70,000 commuters passing by each day, we’d guess that the spectacle manufacturer who nabbed this contract is feeling pretty good right about now.
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