Archive for July, 2008

ASUS prepping “high-end” Eee PC S-series for September

Filed under: Laptops

Remember the ASUS Eee PC roadmap we peeped a few days back? Right, the one that lists the new Ultimate S-series and Pro Fashion Eee PCs amongst the 23 models. Turns out both categories are planned for a 2008 launch with specs like dual-core Atom processors, 120GBs of hard disk, and 32GB SSDs. […]

Report claims iPod, MacBook, and MacBook Pro shortages coming… along with new gear

Filed under: Laptops, Portable Audio, Portable Video
digg_url = \’http://digg.com/apple/Apple_Hints_Of_iPod_MacBook_MacBook_Pro_Shortages_Coming\’; According to a report from AppleInsider, the Cupertino giant is issuing “advisement bulletins” to some of its channel partners suggesting they get their hands on iPods and MacBooks / MacBook Pros while the gettin’s good. It seems that Apple is telling resellers to place orders for […]

Pro Tip of the Week: Managing login items

If you have a song you like to hear whenever you startup your Mac or an application — Safari, perhaps — you can’t do without, let Mac OS X Leopard launch them for you when you log in to your account or start up your Mac. Learn how by reading the latest Pro Tip of […]

ASUS moving forward on ZX1 cancellation, adding two other phones?

Filed under: Cellphones

CNET Asia has apparently received word that not only will ASUS’ Lamborghini-branded ZX1 smartphone be canceled (as we mentioned earlier this month), but the company will also be putting the brakes on its forthcoming P560 and M536 phones as well. In a statement issued presumably to CNET, the company claims that the project […]

Nine in ten dentists recommend carving up that iPhone dock your own dang self

Filed under: Cellphones

But not this guy. Seriously, he’s gonna stick drill that in somebody’s mouth after this? Not ours, no thank you. Tipster Adam Marcus wanted to make some room for his iPhone 3G in his old iPhone dock, and got a teeth fixin’ out of the whole deal, but we’d say somebody should call […]

T-Mobile 3G service coming October 1 to 27 markets

Filed under: Cellphones

We were already pretty sure this would be happening, but it’s looking real now, if 8.5 x 11-inch pieces of paper taped to a window is any indication: T-Mobile is rolling out its 3G service on October 1 to 27 select cities. The above poster was spotted by TmoNews “outside a meeting” and, […]

Ridax first company to overprice iPhone 3G charging adapter

Filed under: Cellphones
Although the 30-pin Dock connector in the iPhone 3G looks the same as it has since it was introduced in the 2G iPod, it’s different in one important (and maddening) way — it doesn’t support charging the older FireWire charging pins, only the newer USB method. That means a whole host of older […]

Penguin United offers its own quad Wiimote charging station

Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals

Two 4x Wiimote charging stations in a week? Um, okay. If, for whatever reason, the Nintendo-licensed charger we saw just days ago wasn’t right for you (read: too expensive to import), we’ve got yet another option for you to consider. Penguin United — which gets brownie points on name alone — has […]

WowWee’s Femisapien gets reviewed, does want to play forever and ever

Filed under: Robots

If you’ve been on the fence about whether or not you want to spring for a WowWee Femisapien, perhaps a thorough, multi-page review would help. If you truck on over to robotsrule, you’ll find an ultra-in-depth look at the female automaton, with explorations into the bot’s interface, modes and behaviors, and a variety […]

Video: Blackberry KickStart 8220 flip

Filed under: Cellphones

Sure, you’ve read the KickStart 8220 preview and seen plenty of snaps, but video is still the only way to demonstrate some features of a device. Especially when it’s not yet available in shops. Fortunately, Kevin Michaluk over at CrackBerry put together almost 9-minutes of moving pictures demonstrating two-handed Suretype thumbing, the 8220’s […]