Nov
18th

Apple iTunes content throwing HDCP flags on new MacBook / MacBook Pro

Author: Jo | Files under Uncategorized

Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Laptops

Man, you just can’t win these days. So Apple offers up an energy-efficient, forward-thinking Mini DisplayPort on its latest MacBook / MacBook Pro, and now users that are still rocking displays sans HDCP-compliant HDMI / DVI ports are up fecal’s creek without a paddle. Apparently select content in the [...]


Nov
18th

LG unveils new XPION R20, S20 Core 2 Quad desktops

Author: Jo | Files under Uncategorized

Filed under: Desktops

The details have emerged today on a couple new LG “high performance” desktops in Asia, so if you’ve been lying awake at night wondering when a new XPION would be hitting the scene, perhaps this evening you’ll rest a little easier. The R20 is a slim form factor desktop PC featuring a 2.33GHz [...]


Nov
18th

Eee PC 901GO with faster SSD and a bigger battery surfaces in France

Author: Jo | Files under Uncategorized

Filed under: Laptops

The Eee PC 901 has always been the sweet spot model in ASUS’s alphabet soup of a netbook line, and the 901GO launched today in France makes it even more desirable with a larger 8700mAh battery and a faster 16GB SSD capable of 50MB/s writes and 87MB/s reads. Of course, you can get [...]


Nov
18th

LaCie’s LaCinema Rugged multimedia HDD now available in US

Author: Jo | Files under Uncategorized

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Storage

We asked, and we’re receiving. LaCie’s LaCinema Rugged was initially announced across the pond late last month, yet we rough Americans were left wondering if it would ever see the light of day on US soil. Just in time for the holiday rush, LaCie has indeed announced US pricing and availability [...]


Nov
18th

Alienware gets in the Core i7 game with Area-51 X-58 desktop

Author: Jo | Files under Uncategorized

Filed under: Desktops

Now that Intel’s mighty Core i7 is all out in the open, it’s no shock to see a wave of gaming rigs come along boasting said chip. Following in the footsteps of Dell and Gateway comes Alienware with the Area-51 X-58 — a beast that’s a leap above (in terms of power and [...]


Nov
18th

Incase Power Slider for iPhone 3G doubles the juice, lets you sync

Author: Jo | Files under Uncategorized

Filed under: Cellphones

Been cursing your iPhone 3G’s disappointing battery life? Don’t have the heart to saddle the thing with that big ol’ Juice Pack? The Power Slider by Incase promises to double your phone’s power for up to 5 hours talk time on the 3G network (10 hours on 2G), increase your audio playback time [...]


Nov
18th

Olidata rolls out Wisair-based Wireless USB adapter set

Author: Jo | Files under Uncategorized

Filed under: Peripherals, Wireless
Well, it’s increasingly starting to look like the reports of Wireless USB’s demise may have been at least slightly exaggerated, as Italy’s Olidata has now followed Cables Unlimited’s lead in releasing a Wireless USB adapter set based on Wisair’s WSR601 single-chip solution. Like the Cables Unlimited set, the Olidata combo includes one [...]


Nov
18th

Canon PowerShot SX10 IS gets reviewed

Author: Jo | Files under Uncategorized

Filed under: Digital Cameras

The folks at Photography Blog offered a few first impressions about Canon’s PowerShot SX10 IS when they first got their hands on it a couple of months back but, as is their nature, they’ve now followed things up with a decidedly more thorough review of what they describe as a “sturdy plastic [...]


Nov
18th

Finally, proper banner ads for Android: Flash demoed on a G1

Author: Jo | Files under Uncategorized

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds

At Adobe’s MAX event this morning, none other than Andy Rubin himself helped to demo Flash running on a G1, proving that it’s possible (in case years of Nokias with S60 browsers haven’t already done a sufficient job of showing that) and that Apple’s running out of excuses. It wasn’t mentioned exactly [...]


Nov
18th

Goodbye, FireWire 400

Author: Jo | Files under Uncategorized

Filed under: Peripherals

We’ll miss you.

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