Hasta La Gadget!

This article was written on October 25, 2007 by CyberNet.

Take a look at the photo below. Notice anything? It’s a little blurry, but what you’re looking at is an end-cap at a Wal-Mart store which has 18 Toshiba A2 HD DVD players selling for $198! Yes, that’s the same player which was selling for $399 back in April, and currently retailing for $299.

This photo originally came from the AVS Forum where the person who took the picture says that these players are scheduled to start selling all over the nation on November 3rd. Some Wal-Marts are already selling them as people have confirmed, and it’s reported that each store will get 18 units to start with.

So what does this mean for HD DVD? I’ve read some comments saying that this is “rock bottom” and that everybody should get one while it lasts. Others are happy that a name-brand player is so affordable. Will this ultimately help HD DVD in their battle with Sony’s BluRay? If the recent release of Transformers on HD DVD is any indication, the answer is no.  Despite the fact that sales of Transformers on HD DVD have been outstanding, BluRay is still selling more discs.

Sources: Engadget and BetaNews

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This article was written on July 07, 2008 by CyberNet.

It was the 4th of July here in the United States on Friday, and most people found themselves gathering with friends and family to watch fireworks or BBQ. Not watching fireworks was a family of 3 people (later joined by about 7 more people) who decided that they were going to start the iPhone 3G line outside of the 5th Avenue Apple Store in New York a whole one week ahead of the launch. Their reason? To set a record for the longest time someone has waited in line.

When we mentioned it was a “family,” we forgot to mention the fact that it was a man, his wife and their baby daughter who is 6 months old. Our first thought was that it was insane to keep a baby outside for an entire week but as it turns out, the baby went home on Friday. Some of the other 10 people who were in line ended up going home too, but a line still remains. Other thoughts we had were:

• “a whole week early, seriously?”
• taking a week off of work for it, is this necessary?
• how long will the line be by next Friday?
• how will they feel after sitting in a line for an entire week when they see others walk in and get the same phone on the day of the launch, without needing to waste a whole week of their lives in a line?

Then of course there’s Greg Packer who’s gotta be furious. He’s the guy that has been labeled a “professional line sitter” because his hobby is to always be the first in line. Last year he was first in line to buy the original iPhone at the Fifth Avenue store in New York. He got there about 4 1/2 days ahead of launch on Monday June 25, 2007 at 5 AM. The iPhone launched at 6PM on June 29th. Now he’s going to have to find another Apple store without a line so he can still be first.

While we intend to buy the iPhone 3G, there’s no way we’d be standing in a line a whole week before it launched. In fact, there’s no way we’d stand in a line for anything for a whole week, unless… the Cubs went to the World Series! Anyway, there’s nothing else we can say about the folks standing in line, other than they’ve got to be a little iCrazy or iNsane.

Source (including image): Engadget

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Has the Zune Phone really been confirmed? Well, as the title of this article says, not yet. But there are major hints that Microsoft has something up its sleeve.  Whether it’s a Zune Phone or something completely different, that’s yet to be determined. Here’s what we know:

On Monday, Microsoft submitted a filing with the FCC which has lead to rumors, and more rumors about what Microsoft has brewing in Redmond. Ever since the iPhone was unveiled, there have been countless jokes that Microsoft would turn their Zune into a phone “copying” off of Apple.

In January not long after CES where the iPhone was unveiled, we asked the question, How will Microsoft Compete with the iPhone? Our question just might be answered, well, maybe.

According to Market Watch, the filing describes “a wireless device that utilizes OFDM, a technology that can be used to route digital TV and voice calls among devices.” Microsoft says the intended use of the device is “Consumer Broadband Access and Networking. A VOIP enabled Zune would be much, much different than the iPhone, steering clear of cellular providers.

Crunch Gear expanded on what Market Watch had to say, saying:

If this all fits together, it looks like MS is working on a mobile WiMax-enabled Zune Phone, which would have download speeds of up to 2Mbps, fast enough for the Xbox-to-Zune streaming we’ve heard about, and fast enough for just about anything else the Zune Phone might be used for.

Hmm… fast enough for Xbox-to-Zune streaming. Interesting…

They continue saying that they have an “inside” source that says an iPhone competitor isn’t anything new. It’s been in the works for a while, and that  “the idea of branding it as part of the Zune ecosystem, from the brown color through the interface, came as a recent decision as a response to Apple’s iPhone. ”

So while all of this was settling with me, I came across this article which says that the filing doesn’t mention the Zune, and that a Microsoft rep says that the recent filing which everyone is buzzing about is not Zune-related at all. Instead, they point to a prototype that Microsoft, Google, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Intel, and Philips are in cahoots with that would “provide consumer broadband access and networking.” The actual letter to the FCC was submitted on behalf of each of the listed companies above.

As Todd Bishop of Seattle PI says, this wireless technology could potentially be used in the Zune, or another type of “Phone” device sometime down the road, but the recent filing that led CrunchGear to expand in leaps and bounds how this filing points to a Zune Phone really had nothing to do with that.

This prototype that Microsoft, Google, and the rest are involved in has left more unanswered questions. This my friends, is where patience comes in.

Sources: Market Watch, Crunch Gear, Seattle PI

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The new Sony Mylo (My Life Online) will do it all! The media player with digital audio, and pictures also has a WiFi connection and a slide down QWERTY keyboard. You’ll be able to chat online using various chat clients (Google Talk, Yahoo! Messenger), although it won’t support AIM, one of the most popular messengers in use. Additionally, it will be the new Skype communicator, and will have a built in Opera web browser.

As for specifications, it will have 1 GB of flash memory along with a Memory Stick Pro Duo slot. The 2.4 inch LCD screen will measure 320 by 240 pixels. Overall size will be about 4.9 x 2.5 x 0.96 inches. It is similar is size to the PSP and the T-Mobile Sidekick 3.

A few additional details: The expected release date is September when you can purchase either a white or black version for around $350.

News Source: Gizmodo

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Last week we got our first glimpse of the Asus Eee Box , an ultra low-cost desktop PC that should be hitting the market soon, and now this week we’re getting a look at an all-in-one computer that Asus is supposedly working on as well. When we say all-in-one, we mean that there is no separate CPU, it’s built right-in to the monitor. Think iMac. Take a look at what it’s expected to look like:

Nothing official has been stated about whether this is just a monitor or whether it’s the all-in-one computer that everybody is expecting it to be. LaptopMag points out that it looks as though it’s about 19 or 20 inches and even has a webcam centered at the top. There are also 4 USB ports on the back along with two Ethernet ports, three audio ports and 2 audio-outs. The fact that it has two Ethernet ports is enough to make you assume that it is an all-in-one computer. They say, “If it’s meant to serve as a monitor, it must also double as a docking station, because otherwise there’s no reason to have Ethernet and audio ports.” They also mentioned that it is rumored to have a built-in TV tuner, all for $500. If this turns out to be the case, there’s going to be a lot of people going crazy for it!

Do you think Asus is on the right track by making their Eee line of computers compact and affordable?

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