I don’t think this would surprise anyone, but PowerBalance—manufacturers of plastic wristbands with hologram stickers on it—have admitted that there’s “no credible scientific evidence that supports [their] claims and therefore [they] engaged in misleading conduct.” Here’s their statement: More »
Here we go. Perfectly timed with this week’s festivities, Motorola’s split, wherein one become two (a “reverse Spice Girls,” if you will) is crossing the final t’s and dotting the remaining i’s. The Wall Street Journal is reporting that by Tuesday, the Motorola stock ticker (MOT) will stop trading, being replaced instead by Motorola Mobility Holdings Inc. (MMI) and Motorola Solutions Inc. (MSI, no relation). The latter will focus on public-safety radios and handheld scanners while the former, with a bright new logo, will be the smartphone / set-top box-focused company that for all intents and purposes we mean when we simply write “Motorola” from here on out. It just rolls off the tongue better.
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Dr. Dre, Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber–are there any musicians who don’t have their own branded headphones, these days? If you offered Bob Marley, you, my friend, are sadly mistaken. The reggae pioneer may have died 30 years, ago, but he’s not going to let a little thing like that get between him and product market.
Marley’s name is about to grace a new line of headphones and iPod docks, thanks to the House of Marley. Before you get all weird about it, however, it’s important to note that proceeds for the devices will benefit Marley’s One Love Foundation, so there’s that.
The devices are also “eco-conscious” and embody those important “values of equality, unity, authenticity, charity and sustainability all while giving back to people and the planet.”
More information on the products will be arriving later this week at CES.
“It’s not your dream phone. It’s the one after that,” coming January 6th. Catchy teaser from HTC, as seen displayed across the side of an entire building for all the CES attendees to see. We can’t say for sure what device it’s referencing, but we wouldn’t be entirely surprised if it ended up being the oft-leaked sequel to its Evo 4G, aptly titled the Evo Shift 4G. Walmart’s got a page up for the device, and while the listed specs are heavily contradictory (a 3.7-inch screen that’s also a 4.3-inch display? Android 2.2 but no threaded messaging?), the gallery of crisp press shots are definitely a sight to see, Sprint logo and all. Enjoy those below, and stay tuned for your next dream phone (does that mean we won’t want it until we sign a two-year contract for something else?) this Thursday — picture of the teaser after the break.
[Thanks, David M]
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Not satisfied with an Eye-Fi card to add some wireless connectivity to your digital camera? Then it looks like you’ll soon have another option courtesy of Alereon and Spectec — they’ve just announced their Spectec CameraJet system, which consists of a Wi-Jet SD card and Wi-Jet USB dongle that combine to deliver a “faster than wire” Ultra Wideband (or UWB) connection suitable for both transferring files or streaming video. Unfortunately, there’s no indication of pricing or an exact release date just yet, but Alereon and Spectec say the system is expected to go into production in February. Full press release is after the break.
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MiLi Power — the same guys who pushed out the thinnest iPhone battery case earlier this year — are back in Las Vegas, but this introduction represents quite the deviation. The MiLi HD is fairly simplistic in nature, and we get the feeling that iPhone and iPad owners may actually appreciate the understated motif. Aside from being a fully-featured charging dock, this here device also includes an internal speaker, a mini-USB connector and an HDMI output to boot. The goal here is to pipe those iTunes downloads from your iDevice right onto your television sans an Apple TV, and if that’s exactly what you’ve been hunting for, you can seek it out shortly for $99.99.
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Peter Jalowiczor is a gas worker from South Yorkshire, England. He’s also the discoverer of four giant exoplanets, according to the University of California’s Lick-Carnegie Planet Search Team. But he’s not an astronomer and he doesn’t even have a telescope. More »
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