Can you believe that an iRumor has come true, for once—and early? Apple’s started selling unlocked iPhone 4 phones in the US, with the 16GB model (in both black and white) costing $650, and the 32GB models coming in at $750.
So, you’re looking to up your video chatting game using SkypeHD, but found that little camera in the lid of your laptop can’t cut the mustard? Good news, friend, because Logitech’s latest HD webcam, the C615, is here to shoot images of your face over the internet in 720p. Like its sibling, the C910, it works with both Macs and PCs and has one-click uploads to Facebook, YouTube, and Twitter. Additionally, the new unit takes 8-megapixel stills and 1080p videos (software limits video chat to 720p), plus it packs a 360-degree swiveling autofocus shooter to make viewing those hard to reach places easy. It’s available now in the States for $79.99, and is making its way overseas in September. PR’s after the break.
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Logitech has introduced a new 720p Webcam that’s designed for portability.
Not that it’ll do you much good in the US — an unlocked iPhone 4 will still only work on AT&T’s 3G bands — but Apple has just started selling its prized smartphone without any carrier partiality on its US online store. The big attraction is, of course, being able to take the phone abroad and switch MicroSIMs to your heart’s content, an experience that most other nations are already well accustomed to. Additionally, though the $649 (16GB) and $749 (32GB) levies may seem rather steep for American buyers, they’re quite a bit more affordable than the unlocked pricing elsewhere. You can have yours within three business days if black’s your color, or three to five if you’re after the snow white one.
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Airbus has been consulting its crystal ball recently and its findings have now been shared with the world in the shape of a new concept plane. Looking entirely detached from the economic and physical realities we know today, this futuristic people carrier includes auto-morphing seats that adjust to your size and shape and also harvest excess heat you produce. How is this achieved? Smart materials is all we’re told, leaving us to use our imagination to fill in the gaping blanks. Eschewing the usual class system, this Airbus concept instead offers three functionally distinct areas: a Smart Tech Zone at the back is the closest to what we’re used to today, an Interaction Zone in the middle uses holograms to help you relax or conduct some mission-critical meetings in flight, and a Vitalising Zone up front is where more “bio-morphing” seats will provide you with massage or acupuncture treatments. The ceiling in that front part of the plane can also be turned transparent, letting you soak up the panorama (and get a good tan while you’re at it). You can see and hear more about it in the videos after the break.
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Meanwhile, Toshiba streamlined its consumer laptops for those non-gamers in the back-to-school crowd, axing the A and M lines, and leaving just the P series, for “premium.” It’ll include 14-, 15.6-, and 17.3-inch models, all decked out in a textured, two-tone Fuxion X2 finish and featuring USB sleep-and-charge ports, HDMI-out, Harman Kardon speakers, and that same MaxxAudio 3 utility. Depending on the configuration, you can also score NVIDIA GeForce GT540M graphics, Intel Wireless Display, a 4G radio, a Blu-ray drive, and a 3D screen (only on the 15-incher). On the inside, you’ve got your choice of Intel Core i3, i5, and i7 CPUs or a spankin’ new A6-3400M accelerated processing unit from AMD. Look for the 14-inch P745 with a starting price of $699, and 15-inch P755 and the 17-inch P775 for $629 and up.
And, rounding out its portfolio, Toshiba refreshed its budget Satellite L700 series with Core 2011 processors and new AMD A4 and A6 APUs, while the entry-level Satellite C800 gets AMD Fusion C-50 and E-350 APU options. None of these laptops go on sale until later this month, so for now you can content yourself with those up-close-and-personal hands-on shots below.
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Gallery: Toshiba Satellite P700 Series
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Llano laptops are like buses. You wait two years for just one to arrive and then eleven come out at once. Yep, AMD’s long-awaited hybrid CPU / GPU has finally gone official today and HP is wasting no time in introducing laptops harnessing its Accelerated Processing powers. On the consumer side, the Pavilion dv (dv4, dv6, dv7) and g (g4, g6, g7) series are both getting in on the action, with the dv models touting fancier additions like Beats Audio and CoolSense as justifications for their dearer pricing. For the more demure or business-oriented AMD fans, ProBook laptops of both b (6465b, 6465b) and s (4535s, 4435s, 4436s) varieties are also getting A-series processor options. Pricing starts out at $600 on the dv line and $450 for the g series, with both expected to ship in July, whereas the ProBook models will be a bit more punctual and arrive on June 27th, provided you have at least $519 to splash out. Ful PR after the break.
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The winning designs from the Japan Package Design Awards 2011 have been on display to the public in the upmarket Matsuya department store in Ginza. Ranging from minimal and clean, to retro and functional, the display showcased the best of Japan’s designers. Running since 1985 the contest judges around 1,000 entries for the competition, with the judges evaluating design based on core topics of; aesthetics, manufacturing, physical distribution and environmental impact.
Looking straight out of the 60s the retro, classic design of the yoghurt from Meiji above, won a Gold Award, aimed at appealing to children and evoking a wholesome Japanese family brand. Whilst we loved the simple beauty of the Japanese confectionary packaging below which picked up a Judges Favorite.
Packaging is an extension of the product in Japan and focus has always been as heavily placed on the design of what the item is contained in as the product itself. Often with numerous layers encasing small items it can come across as unnecessary when we look at them from today’s attitude’s towards waste. However the intricacies and beauty of the packaging greatly enhance the brand as they can be as visually pleasing as they are often practical in their design. From complicated folding patterns that open in a certain way reveling an encased sweet, to form that reflects the contents of the package itself, Japanese packaging has what designer Kenji Ekuan has termed “furoshikibility“. A Japanese design principle, this means, “inventing various modifications of a simple tool or technique in order to adapt it for as many different forms of usage as possible – complexity created by simplicity or ‘complex simpleness.’”
Another retro theme the chocolate packaging below was awarded a Bronze Award, and the “Soysh” sparkling soy drink, although not sounding particularly delicious in description, is a beautiful example of clean, smooth lines making an appealing product and was a Judge’s Favorite. The other product below from Gatsby is a hairwax and was awarded the Golden Award, with clear functionality and playful colors in a modern design.
The portable dispenser from Ajinomoto which was awarded the Gold Award is designed to be attached to a mobile phone or keychain and with the panda image really is a particularly Japanese designed product! Whilst Elecom’s headphones picked up a Silver Award with the packages playful colors.
In the drinks section there were more old school designs with this Ultraman designed soda can picking up the Bronze Award, and the classic bottle of cider awarded a Judges Favorite. The Silver Award to the colorful, yet subtle bottle of Sake with a very traditionally designed bag.
Shiseido picked up a SIlver Award with an intricately designed rose motif compact mirror in a wooden case, reflecting the brand’s more luxurious side. The bars of soap from Pola, designed around a modern, traditional Japan with warm colors and origami like folds along the packaging, were awarded a Golden Award.
The Grand Prix prize however was awarded to “Zenkashoin”, a pastry store in Kyoto shown below. A fantastic example of the “complex simplicity” the designs capture the essence of the brand and its traditional roots.
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This article was written on December 15, 2006 by CyberNet.
So you are an Opera Mini addict and you want to know how to share your addiction with the rest of the world? No problem, there are three great banners that you can choose from to post on your own website. Of the three available there surely has to be one that you like.
Opera Watch has large-scale versions of the three banners along with another promotional image that I didn’t post here (it involves Bill Gates promoting Opera 
). I guess these aren’t anything new but I haven’t seen them before and they gave me a good chuckle, so I had to share them with you. The person who made them must have some extreme creativity.
If you use your cellphone to browse the Internet then you should definitely use Opera Mini. I haven’t used it myself because I don’t have the Internet on my phone, but I have seen it in action and the amount of time that it will save you will be enormous. You don’t realize how productive such a small browser can be until you try Opera Mini.
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It’s over. The patent battle between Nokia and Apple just ended not with an injunction, but with a press release citing a license agreement and payments from Apple to Espoo. The specifics of the agreement are confidential, but Nokia does say that Apple will make a one-time payment followed by on-going royalties. So, while Nokia may be having trouble selling its zombied handsets, at least its IP portfolio can help fill the coffers during the transition to Windows Phone. Read the full press release after the break.
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