Archive for October, 2007

Steve Jobs Interested in Wi-Fi Sharing

AppleInsider reports that Steve Jobs recently met with founder Martin Varsavsky about FON, a company that is trying to provide “WiFi for Everyone”. Steve Jobs was reportedly “very interested” in FON’s technology and service.
FON is d…
More: continued here

Canon rolls out two new XGA projectors for business and education

Filed under: Displays

Canon let out word of a pair new XGA projectors today, although they’ll each be more at home in a boardroom or classroom than your home theater, unless you’ve got some very particular needs. On the high-end, the LV-7585 boasts an impressive 6.500 ANSI lumens, along with a more than adequate 1,600:1 contrast […]

Panasonic unveils DMP-BD30 “next-gen” Blu-ray player

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

Panasonic’s new DMP-BD30 Blu-ray player serves up those HD discs extra fancy, being the first player to meet the requirements for BD-Video Final Standard Profile 1.1. That means a secondary video decoder for picture in picture (such as director’s commentary), and an extra audio decoder for working in sound from that […]

Leopard “something any Mac user will want”

After a “swift and easy” installation, Mark Kellner (Washington Times) found Mac OS X Leopard “something any Mac user will want to have.” “Offering better integration of e-mail with syndicated Internet news updates, a new backup feature likely to decrease the impact of hardware failures, and snazzy display features by the bushel, the $129 Apple […]

iPhone leads in Stuff’s “Cool List 2007”

“The mobile to end all mobiles pipped all the other top-name entries to earn the planet’s biggest gadget accolade,” according to the editors at Stuff. “The touchscreen device redefined how humans interact with their phones as well as offering almost every feature no self-respecting mobile should be without,” they conclude. And iPhone wasn’t the […]

Circuit City lists LG’s BH200 combo HD DVD / Blu-ray combo at $799

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

We’re not exactly sure what to make of this, but LG’s BH200 combo HD DVD / Blu-ray player is currently listed on Circuit City’s website for $799, which is about $100 cheaper than anywhere else and $200 cheaper than a certain blue competitor. It might well be a typo, of course […]

Leopard “a pleasure to use”

Calling Leopard the “apple of my eye,” Dwight Sliverman (Houston Chronicle) tells us that as he’s played with the newest version of Mac OS X, “I’m constantly being surprised by smart, useful and convenient touches. It is a pleasure to use.” For example, he calls Spaces his “favorite Leopard feature, because it instantly multiplies your […]

Sysbay International’s PF500: the flowery 7-inch PMP

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

Make no mistake about it, there’s certainly a sect out there ready and willing to snap up just about anything smothered in a flowery print, and it seems that Sysbay International is looking to cash in. The seven-inch PF500 media player sports a 480 x 234 resolution panel, integrated speaker, […]

Panasonic gets official with US-bound Strada CN-GP50U navigator

Filed under: GPS
Just when you thought that no company in its right mind would bother entering the (way) over-saturated portable navigation market in the US now, along comes Panasonic to prove you wrong. The Strada CN-GP50U has already completed a European tour of duty, and now it’s officially heading stateside and bringing along a five-inch […]

Dell’s XPS One gets undressed and naughty

Filed under: Desktops, Home Entertainment

Dell’s XPS One — by now you know just about all there is, right? Well, did you know that the XPS One and A2010 are one and the same? According to details provided to us, we now know that the entire rear cover slides off with the simple removal of a […]