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Garmin’s new Nuvi 295W is kind of like a GPS iPod Touch. With a camera.

Coming on like a phone-less Nuviphone, the 3.5-inch touch-screen 295W comes loaded with Wi-Fi, a 3MP camera, photo-viewer and MP3-player. There is also a web-browser and an email client. And of course, there is GPS, and maps are supplied for the US and Canada.

The combo is a pretty compelling one. If you think about the iPod Touch, it loses most of its functionality as soon as you get it outside. The 295W still can’t connect to the internet away from a Wi-Fi hot-spot, but it does have GPS and built-in maps to serve directions when off the grid. And the camera is genius, especially as it will geo-tag your photos.

There are downsides, though. First, no Apple App Store. Second, despite the $280 price-tag, you’ll need to bring your own memory (SD-card). And third, the battery life is a paltry four hours. Reduce that figure for real-world use and you have a GPS unit that won’t even last you a walking-tour of a city. A shame, to be sure. We also expect Apple to at least add a camera to the iPod Touch this September. Put GPS in there too and this little Garmin will be dead. Available now.

Nuvi 295W [Garmin via GPS Tracklog. Thanks, Rich!]

See Also:

• Who Dares Call Garmin's Nuviphone an iPhone-Killer?
• Garmin Shows Android Nuvi-Phone and its Ugly Sister
• Garmin, Asus Introduce Second Nuviphone

INT. APARTMENT – DAYTIME

An unseemly Samsung touchscreen device opens the scene, being held by one HOWARD CHUI. Its size is comparable to the Galaxy Spica but something doesn’t feel as momentous here. Background is calm, likely the top of a table. He improvises from the script.

What we’re looking at is the Samsung i5801, an entry-level Android 2.1 phone sporting a slightly customized UI. The device sports a 240 x 400 (possibly 240 x 480) screen and a 3 megapixel camera. Storage is around 300MB built-in but supports MicroSDHC. Connectivity-wise, there’s Wi-Fi, GPS, and possibly Bluetooth 3.0. Pretty run of the mill, no word on price or release, but it’s almost certain to target a much more cash-conscious section of the market.

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Sync music, sync photos, sync too much money into a mediocre phone. Now that we’ve gotten the amateur comedy hour out of the way, it’s time to bring you the news that Kins and Macs will henceforth play very nicely together thanks to the just released Media Sync software from Mark/Space. Chosen by Microsoft as the exclusive provider of Mac syncing capabilities for Kin, the company is offering iTunes and iPhoto integration, whereby you’ll able to transfer playlists and image albums both to and from your Kin device, as well as a neat transcoding feature to make videos playable on it. The software’s free and can be found at the source link below, while the press announcement awaits after the break.

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This article was written on January 23, 2009 by CyberNet.

Windows only
Keeping your Windows Registry clean is something that can be quite a chore. Comodo, who happens to make an incredible free firewall tool, also has a free registry cleaner that not many people know about. One thing that I love the most is that you can download the typical installer, or you can grab the portable format that requires no installation.

When it comes down to features there isn’t much explanation needed. Here are some of the features and benefits the site lists out though:

• Improves the health and performance of your computer – Comodo Registry Cleaner conducts a deep scan of your registry to remove corrupt and unnecessary entries that are causing system slow down and other errors.
• Start-up Manager – Comodo Registry Cleaner contains a built-in ‘Start Up’ manager which allows you specify which programs are launched when you start your computer.
• Simple and Easy to use – Fast ‘One-Click’ scanning and a user-friendly interface make it easy for even non-technical users to keep their computers running in peak condition.
• Your data is safe – Comodo Registry Cleaner performs a full back up of your registry before every scan. This means that you can quickly roll-back your Registry to its pre-scan state if the removal of an entry causes problems.
• Timetable scans to run when you choose – Registry Cleaner features a customizable scheduler that lets you timetable scans according to your preferences. Perhaps you wish to check your system first thing in the morning – maybe you prefer once a week in the middle of the night. Choose the time that’s right for you and let Registry Cleaner take care of the rest.
• You’re in control – granular configuration of settings allows you to create custom scans and means the application will scan your system according to your preferences – not the other way around.

In the past I’ve used CCleaner for most of my computer cleaning needs, and it’s always done an incredible job. The only thing is that CCleaner doesn’t focus on just the registry… so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that it wouldn’t be as thorough as some dedicated registry cleaners. Comodo ran some tests to compare its product with those of the competition, and theirs wins hands down. Sure the tests are run by Comodo, but they do provide all the information and installed software for their test machine.

You obviously don’t have to believe their comparison, but it’s not like they are trying to sell you their registry cleaner. It’s 100% free, and doesn’t even require an installation. So you can be your own judge… just remember to backup your registry.

Comodo Registry Cleaner for Windows

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It’s far from unusual to see Apple ripping off others when it comes to spots, and the same is true in reverse. But copying itself? Head on past the break to catch the similarities between Cupertino’s freshest iPad commercial and an eerily familiar Newton ad from yesteryear — something tells us the former will make a somewhat more indelible mark on the world than the latter, though.

[Thanks, Jordan]

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