Sophisticated Umbrella Can Forecast the Weather

Posted by newbie Monday, August 27, 2007 0 comments
Sophisticated Umbrella developed by Ambient Devices, a company in Cambridge, Massachusetts, what is founded since 2001 to commerce the research product of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Media Lab. Ambient Devices, which experienced integrate the information from Internet to various electronics product, installing radio signal receiver appliance on umbrella hilt. The appliance accepts the data from weather forecast site, Accuweather.com, through the city Wi-fi network.The umbrella nowadays...

Hacker Free the iPhone

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Spend more than 500 hours with gallons of energy drink bring the separate satisfaction for George Hotz (17), Glen Rock New Jersey (US) youngster.Hotz succeed unlock the most popular touchsreen phone, iPhone. He actually make the iPhone can working with another phone operator besides the AT & T, the official operator of the Apple Inc high-tech phone product." Some of my friend tell me that I’m too much waste my time this summer, but I feel that all paid,” said Hotz to The Record of of Bergen...

Drobo: Your Personal Data “Robot”

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Robots are supposed to make life easier for human. On that score, Data Robotics' Drobo is a huge success in meeting the data storage needs of power users. No matter that the Drobo isn't a mechanical robot- it's a “logical robot” that has the smarts to arrange data among several external drives so that the data always remains secure and backed up.The Drobo is a chassis with slots to hold up to four SATA hard drives. No need to worry about settings; just pop in two or more drives and the Drobo’s AI...

Yoggie Pico Personal: Thumb-Drive-Size Security Appliance

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Employes who work at large companies have Internet connections that are firewalled and filtered for spam and viruses by server-based security software. Since the processing this protection requires happens on another computer, it doesn’t slow users' systems down. Now the Yoggie (pronounced YOH- gee, like the bear) Pico Personal brings this kind of protection to your personal desktop or laptop.The Pico packs a complete Linux-based computer with a Pentium 3 equivalent CPU into a case the size and...

Wowwee Roboquad: An Odd but Perceptive Droid

Posted by newbie Saturday, August 25, 2007 0 comments
With four legs, a body like a 1970s airport terminal, and a longish neck topped off with a flat head, Wowwee 's new Roboquad Confounds and confuses, but ultimately wins you over.At 14 inches call, the 3-pound Roboquad looks insect-like. It comes with a remote that lets you control movement and, to some degree, the bot’s mood. The Roboquad operates in four different modes-Default, Activity, Aggression, and Awareness- each affecting how the bot walks, sounds, and reacts to stimuli. Auditory input...

Samsung Q1 Ultra: A Just Okay UMPC

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The UMPC ( Ultra-Mobile PC) platform is a peculiar mix of a laptop, a tablet, and a handheld PC. The Samsung Q1 was one of the first UMPCs, but it had component and performance flaws. Its new iteration, the Q1 Ultra, is better but still falls short of the mark.This Vista-enabled, 1.5-pound device has an intensely bright screen. The 1.024-by-600 resolution is fine for watching video or perusing a site like Flickr, but the system lacks the processing power and RAM (just 1GB) to do Windows Vista justice,...

Griffin Journi: Looks Good, Sounds Bad

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The problems with the travel speaker setup from Griffin are pretty fundamental. First, the Journi distorts at low levels, even on acoustic songs. Second, it has almost no bass. This despite the device's inclusion of SRS Lab’s WOW technology, which is supposed to produce “an expanded sound stage and deep, rich bass.”The Journi’s design, however, is quite attractive. My favorite touch is the black leather that wraps around the dock when the device is not in use and acts as a kickstand when it’s on....

Wowwee Robopanda: An Unbearably Cute Bot

Posted by newbie Thursday, August 23, 2007 0 comments
You’ve got to give WowWee credit for reaching. Its Robopanda may not exactly be the robot companion of your dreams, but it is, in some crucial ways, the most sophisticated bot WowWee has ever rolled off the assembly line.Weighing in at roughly 8 pounds with four AA and six C batteries, the toddler-size Panda-like robot toy “wakes up” when you turn it on and talks in a childlike mice. Invisible touch sensors are located on its head, stomach, back, hands, and feet. And believe me, you’ll want to touch...

Nokia N76: Flashy Smartphone Disappoints

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Despite its good looks, this handset suffers from a slew of design flaws. And when you combine them with a very short battery life and the lack of any high-speed data capabilities, the N76 is simply a disappointing device.Sure, the external music buttons and a huge external screen promise a great multimedia experience. And the speedy 367MHz processor should be terrific for handling audio and video. Unfortunately, music playback is marred by a hissing noise. You can't flip the phone open with the...

Macbook 13-inch (Core 2 Duo T7200): Faster Macbook at the Same Price

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Apple has a knack for making a good thing even better. The 13-inch was already a crowd pleaser. The latest version moves to a 2.0 GHz processor, adding a larger (80GB) hard drive and more RAM (1GB) while keeping the price in check. (Still, you'll want to add another gig of RAM, which at $175 doesn't come cheap.) It doesn't include the new and faster Intel chipset (aka Santa Rosa) that the MacBook Pros offer, but that won't detract from your experience.The screen is suitable for novice video and...

Altec Lansing IMV712: Improve your iPod Viewing

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When an iPod speaker dock costs almost four hundred dollars, it should sound awesome, look nice, be easy to use, and have some cool extra features. This latest model from Altec Lansing fares pretty well on all counts. The speakers have decent audio, certainly look interesting, and are definitely simple to operate. The major selling point here, though, is the devices distinctive feature: an 8.5 inch widescreen placed between the speakers for viewing iPod content or videos from external devices like...

Sprint Muziq LX570: This Music Sells For a Song

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No, it's not an iPhone, but for sprint subscribers it’s the best music phone yet. And it sells for one-fifth the price of Apples fancy device.The Muziq syncs with Windows Media Player and lets you drag-and-drop AAC, MP3, and WMA music files onto the device via a USB cable. Sprint's own music store charges a reasonable 99 cents per song over the air, in case you can't wait until you get home to buy music. Once you have your music loaded, you can play it over Bluetooth, wired headphones, or even a...

iSkin Cerulean RX & TX Combo: Remote- Control Your Tunes

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Here’s a combo device for iPods that's really an excellent concept. It consists of a lightweight, tiny transmitter (TX) that connects to your iPod and a receiver (RX) that connects to any almost iPod dock for wireless music transmission within a range of 65 feet or so.The real allure of the Cerulean is that the iPod now becomes its own remote, and you can avoid the lousy, screen-less controllers that come with so many docks. Navigate and play tracks as you normally would, but now music will pump...

Intellitouch EOS Wireless: A Budget Home Broadcaster

Posted by newbie Wednesday, August 22, 2007 0 comments
Sonos’s zone player, the premier wireless multiroom home audio system, costs $1,000-speakers- not included. Most people can't spend that kind of money on a stereo system. IntelliTouch sees an opening here; the company is betting that the same basic concept (albeit with far fewer flourishes) selling at a fraction of the price could be very, very popular.The Eos Wireless setup ships with an iPod dock armed with a membrane-button remote and a single wireless stereo speaker unit. You can purchase additional...

Samsung HP-S4273: A Media- Savvy Plasma HDTV

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This 42-inch Plasma HDTV from Samsung may have fewer pixels than some of the latest high-resolution flat-panel displays, but it compensates for that with its superb contrast and easy multimedia file support.Weighing 89.7 pounds, the TV has a glossy black frame that features an unobtrusive Samsung logo and an illuminated circular power button centered on the lower bezel. Most notable among the HP-S4273's many connections are a CableCARD slot along with a USB port and two flash memory card slots that...

Sony VAIO VGN- SZ370P: Ultraportable Powerhouse

Posted by newbie Tuesday, August 14, 2007 0 comments
Makers of ultraportables are in a perpetual race to pack more into an ever-shrinking space. The Sony VAIO VGN-SZ370P is a classic case of Miniaturization meeting power, as it loads a high-performance processor and discrete graphics (plus a dual-layer DVD drive) into its 3.8-pound frame.Performance-wise the SZ370P is strong. It runs a standard-voltage, 2-GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 and comes with 2GB of RAM. The SZ37OP’s 13.3-inch XBrite screen is about an inch larger than that of most ultraportables,...

Sprint Mogul by HTC (PPC-6800): A Smartphone Upgrade

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Bombarded by all that phone hype, you may have missed this powerful handset. Extremely useful, it syncs with Microsoft Exchange, runs thousands of Windows Mobile apps, and plays Windows Media DRM music, too.The Mogul may have arrived quietly, but it makes a lot of noise in terms of features. With its 400-MHz processor, EV-DO (Rev 0, not the faster RevA), and Wi-Fi networking, plus the pepply new Windows Mobile 6, it’s the fastest all-around handheld running on the Sprint network. That said, Windows...

Nokia E61i: Unlocked and Loaded

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Nokia smarthphone fans in the U.S. can rejoice. The company's update to last year’s E62 adds Wi-Fi support, a 2-megapixel camera, and a revamped D-pad; all incorporated into a slimmer design. Best of all, it’s available unlocked, so it will work with both AT&T and T-Mobile.The E61i impressed me with its sleek, thin, aluminum and black-plastic enclosure. Its sharp 2.8-inch screen is a looker as well, and its keyboard is the best one I've tested, with dedicated symbol keys and good resistance....

Fujitsu Lifebook U1010: Combination of Notebook, Handheld, and Tablet PC

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It is notebook, it is tablet PC, and it’s also handheld. The newest product from Fujitsu is small and equipped by all above product features so properly if conceived as 3 in 1 ultramobile PC.Likely as a notebook, the product which named Lifebook U1010 is equipped by standard QWERTY keyboard. But, it's also equipped by touch screen which can be used in tablet PC time. The angle of the screen can be turned and bended. You also can use it as a handheld because it’s available an Origami application...

Apple iPhone: Never to Late For iPhone

Posted by newbie Monday, August 6, 2007 0 comments
With its groundbreaking interface, the Apple iPhone is the best portable media player ever made, and it browses the Web like a champ. We've never had this much fun testing a handheld, but as a voice phone and a messaging device, it will leave you craving more.Make no mistake-using your fingers to zoom, skip, crop, and edit is Sheer joy. Pinching and Sliding through the menus is just as cool as the commercials make it seem. The real pleasure of the iPhone, however, is in how seamlessly everything...

Panasonic Lumic DMC-FZ8: A Super-Versatile Superzoom

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With a 12X optical zoom, full manual controls, and a cool new Intelligent ISO mode, this superzoom has a lot to offer. But although the 7.2-megapixel Lumix DMC-FZ8 takes pretty good pictures and performs well, it lacks a feature we think important: wide-angle capability.Because of its 36mm lens, the FZ8 doesn't unseat our current Editors' Choice, the Lumix DMC-TZ3. The TZ3 allows less zoom (1OX), but its 28mm lens can capture more of a particular scene, whether a sweeping landscape or a group shot,...

Sennheiser PXC 450 Noisegard: Silence Comes at a Hefty Price

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Simply put, these Sennheiser are the nest noise-canceling headphones I've ever heard. Unfortunately, they cost $100 more than Bose’s top-of-the-line Quiet Comfort 3 and a full $150 more than Bose’s popular Quiet Comfort 2. That makes the NoiseGard mostly a luxury purchase.A large but comfortable circumaural headphone set, the PXC 450 comes in a fairly slim and easy-to-pack black zipper case. The handy Talk Through function, which works only when the headphones are in active mode, mutes audio and...

MSI Q677 Crystal Edition: Bling-Happy Laptop

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Many pc makers are now experimating with eye-catching covers for their laptops. MSI adds class to its Q677 Crystal Edition notebook with a Swarovski crystal-adorned lid. The crystals are a nice touch, but the overall design lacks panache. Unfortunately, that can also be said of this laptop's performance.The Q677 has a gorgeous, glossy-coated widescreen, but its resolution (1.280-by-800) is poor for a 15.4-inch media laptop. Also, its 2-GHz AMD Tarion 64 X2 TL-60 processor isn't as fast as some on...

DELL PHOTO ALL-IN-ONE PRINTER 926: BUDGET AIO FOR HOME OR DORM

Posted by newbie Friday, August 3, 2007 0 comments
The latest low-end ink jet all-in-one (AIO) from Dell is slower than the unit it replaces, produces lower-quality output, and costs $10 more. But the 926 is still fairly fast, and it’s a solid choice for a budget AIO if you can make do with less-than-perfect output.The 926 can copy, scan, and print from PictBridge cameras and memory cards. It can scan to e-mail, and, if you have a fax modem, the 926 can scan to its own fax utility on your PC and send the scan as a fax. It lacks an ADF, so you have...

VIEWSONIC N3751W: HD DONE CHEAPLY

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One of the most affordable 37-inch LCD HDTV’s available, the ViewSonic boasts a nice, bright picture and amazingly high contrast, but it has serious trouble with standard-definition video. Connections include three HDMI ports, a component video input, separate RF inputs for antenna and cable tuning, and a VGA input for PC use.Producing a very bright picture, the TV delivered a peak contrast ratio of 1,406:1, an extremely high reading. Unfortunately, the sets fixed backlight managed a less impressive...

NETROPA INTELLINAV ONE GPS: FIND YOUR WAY FRUGALLY

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Sure, this navigation device isn’t exactly small. Still, it’s quite capable, relatively inexpensive, and a breeze to operate. With a 3.5-inch no reflective touch screen, the 7.5-ounce Intellinav One is somewhat chunky. It comes with a 20-channel SiRFstarIII receiver, though, and a 1GB SD card preloaded with Navteq-based maps for the U.S., Canada, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands, with 1.2 million POIs (points of interest) included.To take advantage of the devices basic multimedia players,...

SHARP AQUOS LC-52D92U: IMAGE CLEAR BUT TORN

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Sharps new flagship 52-inch liquid crystal HDTV offers an amazingly detailed and colorful picture and the greatest number of digital video inputs I’ve seen on an HDTV to date.The LC-52D92Us 1080p screen is surrounded by a glossy black bezel trimmed in cool chrome accents. A bundled remote features a fully backlit keypad that makes up for its smallish buttons. In addition to three HDMI inputs, the LC-52D92U also provides a DVI- I connection for PC use, an RF input for cable/antenna reception, and...