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Written by Al Klein
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Monday, 17 November 2008 19:31 |
The latest buzzwod word from the official Google Mobile blog: voice activation Instead of rehashing what Google has to say about their latest app for the iPhone, we've decided to just repost the main chunk of the message from the Google Mobile team.
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Written by Chris Hunter
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Monday, 17 November 2008 12:13 |

Just in time for the holidays, LaCie announces U.S. availability LaCinema Rugged multimedia drives
Back in January, the company extended its line of media-playback drives with the LaCinema Rugged. Built in a tough black version of the same rubber-coated chassis as LaCie's standard rugged drives, the new unit comes in capacities up to 500GB and features 1080i HDMI output of a variety of codecs, including XviD. The LaCinema remote appears to have been redesigned, and the menu system is apparently graphical and intuitive, which is always helpful. Now last month, LaCie announced its availability in the UK and most of Western Europe. Sadly, no announcement was made on U.S. availability at that time.
All that changed today when LaCie announced that LaCinema Rugged will now be available in North America with prices starting at $199.99, with sizes including 250GB, 320GB and 500GB. Not Bad. |
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Written by Al Klein
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Friday, 07 November 2008 06:18 |
New digital music device to play on the success of MySpace Music? Popular online social network MySpace pulled out a small surprise at yesterday's web 2.0 summit in San Francisco: It is considering the idea of developing a digital music player to compete with the ubiquitous Apple iPod. MySapce co-founder and Chief Executive Chris DeWolfe revealed the idea while speaking to reporters Oct. 6, but indicated that there is no immediate plan to build or sell the device.
"It's possible" that MySpace, which recently launched a music joint venture with major music labels, could eventually build a device for listening to music, DeWolfe said in response to a question from conference host John Battelle.
MySpace, the largest online social networking site, launched MySpace Music in September, aiming to become the top one-stop for music fans. MySpace Music is a joint venture between MySpace and major music labels which include Sony BMG Music, Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group. MySpace Music lets people access a range of new music services, including streaming, music and ringtone downloads, videos, ticketing and merchandising. And users have been hitting it big with more than 1 billion streams in the just first few days of service. The avid community have created over 80 million playlists since the launch, DeWolfe said. Five million bands upload their music to the site.
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Written by Administrator
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Friday, 07 November 2008 10:40 |
Imagine a bicycle seat connected by mechanical frames to a pair of shoes for an idea of how the new wearable assisted-walking gadget from Honda works. The experimental device, unveiled Friday, is designed to support bodyweight, reduce stress on the knees and help people get up steps and stay in crouching positions. Honda envisions the device being used by workers at auto or other factories. It showed a video of Honda employees wearing the device and bending to peer underneath vehicles on an assembly line. Engineer Jun Ashihara also said the machine is useful for people standing in long lines and for people who run around to make deliveries. Follow this AP story by Yuri Kageyama. |
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Thursday, 06 November 2008 15:00 |
Canadian pilot project will test consumers' willingness to use mobile phones as method of payment When wireless industry experts consider the challenges of adding an electronic wallet to our mobile phones, the biggest issue they face is no longer the technology.
It's people — and specifically how we will react to having the power of a credit card folded into the circuitry of our favourite voice, e-mail and multimedia handset.
Next spring, three companies are launching a mobile payments pilot in downtown Toronto to examine how consumers will use cutting-edge technology that lets them wave a cellphone at the cashier rather than opening their purse or wallet.
Follow this story by Simon Avery / Globe and Mail |
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HP Pavilion dv3510nr
Best Buy listened to its customers and then teamed up with HP to create the Pavilion dv3510nr, one of the big box store's first Blue Label laptops. This sleek-yet-loaded 13-inch laptop deserves a blue ribbon, too, for its all-around excellence and value.
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Belkin N+ Wireless Router
The Belkin N+ Wireless Router is a great performer with excellent range and throughput speed. If its bulky design and lack of 5GHz frequency support don't put you off, the router is worth every penny of its $100 or so price tag.
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Falcon Northwest Mach V (Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition)
Falcon Northwest's latest Mach V provides a model for the coming trends in high-end computing. From the latest Intel CPU, to solid-state storage, to copious amounts of memory, there's lot to admire about his PC. You will also have to pay for it, which unfortunately will thwart all but the...
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Intel Core i7-965 Extreme Edition
Thanks to an expensive new motherboard requirement, Intel's new Core i7 desktop processors will remain enthusiast and professional-level parts until more affordable complementary hardware comes out later next year. Speed never comes cheap, however, and if you're willing to spend for it now, you'll find yourself in possession of the...
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Dell Studio MT
This off-the-shelf version of the Dell Studio Desktop reminds us of a classic Dell computer. This system is faster and better equipped than its competition, and at a better price. You can certainly get away with a cheaper everyday PC, but this one is a bargain among lower midrange desktops.
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Motorola Motorokr T501
The Motorokr sports a superb set of features beyond that of a simple speakerphone, also integrating Bluetooth music devices with car stereos.
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Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave Pro
Although you don't get a price break by buying the package instead of the individual devices, we still consider this one of the best mouse and keyboard packages on the market. It combines an even better version of our favorite mouse and an equally adept keyboard at a very reasonable...
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Apple MacBook (Core 2 Duo 2.4GHz, NVIDIA GeForce 9400M)
Apple's redesigned 13-inch MacBook is essentially a shrunken version of the more expensive 15-inch Pro line. With its new aluminum body, new trackpad, and Nvidia graphics, it's an even more attractive choice for mainstream laptop buyers than was the plastic model it replaces.
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