Check out this newly launched wireless gyroscope air mouse from Tooploo, the T2. Designed for Smart TVs, set-top-boxes and Android TV boxes, this air mouse makes use of a 2.4GHz radio frequency (works up to 20 meters) and comes with a small USB 2.0 receiver. Powered by 2x AAA batteries, the T2 retails for just $37.99. [Product Page]
Though analysts usually know nothing more than regular ol’ John Apple Fan at home, they do sometimes get access to tech factories and shredded supply chain documents hinting at upcoming products. One analyst, Topeka Capital’s Brian White, claims to have actually held an iPad Mini prototype and even put it in his pocket. More »
Apacer hits back with a new line of mSATA SSDs, the Mini M4-M. Coming in capacities ranging from 4GB to 64GB, these ultra-compact SSDs are equipped with MLC NAND Flash memory chips, a 52-pin mSATA connector, TRIM support and capable of delivering read and write speeds of up to 80MB/s and 43MB/s, respectively. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [Apacer]
iDevice owners in New Zealand and 17 Latin American countries are no longer restricted to a diet composed of free content when it comes to their respective iBookstores. A quick search of the storefronts will reveal virtual shelves stocked with paid-content that haven’t yet found their way to the shops’ homepages. Reside in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru or Venezuela? Head on over to the appropriate store and books with price tags will be available for purchase. If this is any sign of what Apple has up its sleeve for tomorrow, we suspect that “a little more” will involve a bit of reading.
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Another all-in-one desktop PC ‘VN770/JS’ from NEC is about to enter the market. As part of the VALUESTAR N series, this space-saving machine is equipped with a 21.5-inch 1920 x 1080 Full HD IPS display, a 2.40GHz Intel Core i7-3630QM processor, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 3TB hard drive, a webcam, a BDXL drive, a TV-tuner, an SD card slot, WiFi and runs on Windows 8 64-bit OS with Office Home and Business 2010 pre-installed. The VN770/JS will start shipping from October 26th for around 240,000 Yen (about $2,523) in black, white and red color options. [NEC]
Earlier this month, the user profiles for a new Sony smartphone, codenamed Odin, were leaked, revealing three models running Android 4.1. Now the folks over at Concept Phones have what seems to be the first picture of the upcoming smartphone, as well as a handful of specs. The Xperia C650X ‘Odin’ is suspected to be Sony’s next flagship.
Following on the heels of HTC‘s recently announced J Butterfly phablet, the image shows what is claimed to be Sony’s upcoming 5-inch response. Reportedly, it has a 441ppi 1920×1080 full HD resolution, 2GB of RAM, an Adreno 320 GPU, and a Qualcomm 1.5GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro quad-core processor. As Concept Phones noted, the display seems to extend to the edges of the phone.
Over at Android Police, they pulled quite a bit of Photoshop history from the image’s EXIF data, causing speculation that this uncomfirmed image may be nothing more than a well-crafted fake. While the photo itself is showing off an Xperia-branded smartphone, take the claim that it’s the real deal with a grain of salt. So far, the only claim that it’s the C650X comes from tipster Jsus.
The information in the leaked user profiles revealed models C6502, C6503, and C6506. The model numbers could represent various carriers or different regions, although typically the numbers represent different regions. Whether this is the real thing or a quality fake stands to be seen, but don’t get your hopes up quite yet.
[via Concept Phones]
Sony’s possible flagship 5-inch 1080p Odin smartphone leaked is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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If you want to know the Internet’s temperature on Obama and Romney in the race to become the next President, just check out this snazzy 2012 Election Mood Meter tool. It smartly calculates and analyzes real-time tweets to figure out which direction each candidate is trending. More »
Things are buzzing late Monday afternoon at Carnegie Mellon’s Planetary Robotics Lab Highbay. Outside, in front of the garage door-like entrance, a trio of men fills up a kiddie pool with a garden hose. Just to their left, an Enterprise rent-a-truck backs up and a handful of students raise two metal ramps up to its rear in order to drive a flashy rover up inside. I ask our guide, Jason Calaiaro, what the vehicle’s final destination is. “NASA,” he answers, simply. “We have a great relationship with NASA, and they help us test things.”
Calaiaro is the CIO of Astrobotic Technology, an offshoot of the school that was founded a few years back, thanks to Google’s Lunar X Prize announcement. And while none of the handful of vehicles the former student showcases were made specifically with the government space agency in mind, given the company’s history of contractual work, we could well see them receive the NASA stamp of approval in the future. Asked to take us through the project, Calaiaro tells us, quite confidently, that the trio of vehicles behind us are set to “land on the moon in 2015,” an ambitious goal set to occur exactly three weeks from last Friday.
Continue reading A Tour of Astrobotic Technology’s lunar rover lab at Carnegie Mellon (video)
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Talk about getting a jump on the market. Gumdrop Cases, maker of all sorts of cases for various tablets and phones, has unveiled the first iPad mini case despite the fact that Apple has not yet announced the product. The case was made to fit the leaked specs for what is believed to be a miniature iPad, something that can end up either profitable or very expensive, depending on whether the leaked information matches the final product. Apple is expected to announce the iPad mini tomorrow.
The folks over at Wired received three iPad mini cases from Gumdrop Cases, each from the “Drop Tech Series.” The cases are rugged, black and red in color, and made to accommodate the iPad mini’s reported 7.85 inch display. A volume rocker is located on the right edge of the case, a headphone jack on the top edge, and a homescreen button on the bottom. It also has speaker openings for the iPad mini’s alleged speakers.
It’s said that the iPad mini will be available in white and black (and possibly also red and green), and will feature 16GB, 32GB, and 64GBs of storage space, depending on model. It seems there will be a WiFi-only model, and a model with mobile broadband connectivity. The current assumption is that the device will have a 1024 x 768 resolution. The cost, based on leaked info, is estimated to be between $200 and $350.
It’s also expected that Apple will announce the 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina at its event tomorrow, as well as a new Mac mini and teardrop-shaped iMac. Want to stay up-to-date on the news as it comes in? We’ll be liveblogging the event, which starts at 10AM PST on October 23rd (that’s tomorrow).
[via Wired]
Gumdrop unveils first case for the not-yet-announced iPad mini is written by Brittany Hillen & originally posted on SlashGear.
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If you’re one of the many people who pre-ordered Microsoft’s Surface with Windows RT, you could be getting your tablet just in time for its official October 26th ship date — and perhaps even before then. According to a few reader tips and a confirmation email sent to WP Central, those tablets are indeed in the shipping stages and could arrive as early as next week depending on your selected delivery method. While there have been reports of delays in UK and Canada, those were apparently incorrect, and we have no reason to believe the US shipments won’t be on time. That said, if you haven’t pre-ordered and you want one soon, you better get a move on — Microsoft’s store currently shows that Surface RT with touch cover bundles are shipping in one to two weeks while standalone units are set to ship in three weeks. Or maybe you can cross your fingers and hope you’re one of five million to find one gift-wrapped under the tree.
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