Wal-mart Electronics Online Deals revealed for this Weekend only

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Black Friday and Thanksgiving Day are still about 20 days away but sales are happening in a big way this weekend online and in-stores.
Wal-mart pointed us to several deals on electronics the retailer is offering online only this weekend.
You can for instance buy the stylish iLuv iPod speaker dock for a very low $28 (compare prices on other stores). This AC-powered speaker dock plays your iPod and charges its battery. It has a slide-type universal dock and adapter plates to hold your iPod securely. Read more

Posted on Sat, 8 Nov 2008 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Verizon BlackBerry Storm global Roaming revealed

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Verizon announces global roaming for the BlackBerry Storm. Verizon is still not revealing when the Storm will ship or how much it will cost. The launch of the BlackBerry Storm needs to be close though as Verizon is ramping up announcements surrounding the Storm. The anticipated launch date is mid-November.

The BlackBerry Storm can be used in 200 destinations for voice and more than 150 destinations for data worldwide.
The BlackBerry Storm allows for roaming in South America and Japan and also provides 3G data speeds on select international networks, giving customers high-speed connectivity when they are abroad. Read more

Posted on Thu, 6 Nov 2008 10:06:23 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony Ericsson W705 Walkman Phone unveiled

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Sony Ericsson unveiled the W705 Walkman phone and Wireless Home Audio System MBS-900 today in conjunction with the MTV Europe Music Awards where Sony Ericsson is one of the main sponsors.

Using Wi-Fi to connect to broadband hot spots, consumers can use their W705 to go online for the best songs or most popular YouTube video clips or stream tunes wirelessly to the stylish MBS-900 speaker via Bluetooth. Read more

Posted on Thu, 6 Nov 2008 07:25:08 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sanyo LP-XTC50 Projector with 2 Lamps unveiled

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Sanyo announces the LP-XTC50 projector featuring 2 lamps. This new commercial-use projector features the industry's first lamp selection system promoting easier projector maintenance, approximately 6,000 hours without the need of lamp maintenance, as well as offering other recent features simplifying maintenance for projectors, such as SANYO's proprietary `Active Maintenance Filter' (AMF) that saves on maintenance by automatically detecting clogs in the airflow to the system and scrolls the reel in the cartridge of filters to the next clean filter.

The LP-XTC50 also features advanced lens shifting, performing keystone corrections both horizontally and vertically while being able to be positioned or installed at almost any angle and setting. Read more

Posted on Thu, 6 Nov 2008 01:04:25 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

LifeBook N7010 Notebook with Two LCD Displays unveiled

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Fujitsu unleashed a new desktop replacement notebook dubbed LifeBook N7010. The unique feature of the N7010 is that it has two LCD displays.
The primary screen of the N7010 is an 16-inch wide-aspect Crystal View Display which delivers brighter images and richer colors, while a second 4-inch Touch Zone touch screen enhances productivity by keeping information, such as photo slide show, CD/DVD controls, or application shortcuts visible at all times for seamless multitasking.
Instead of minimizing applications, you can have two live applications running at the same time by dragging one into the Touch Zone. For example, they can work on a large file on the main screen and chat on the webcam below. Read more

Posted on Wed, 5 Nov 2008 03:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

LifeBook U820 Mini Notebook with GPS unveiled

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Fujitsu unveiled a new powerful mini notebook with the LifeBook U820. The 1.32 pound LifeBook U820 convertible mini notebook is the first mini notebook combining full-featured Windows PC functionality with integrated Garmin Mobile PC navigation software.
Powered by the Intel Atom CPU, the LifeBook U820 mini notebook offers integrated turn-by-turn, voice-prompted navigation from Garmin making it an ideal tool for on-the-go consumers and mobile professionals.
The LifeBook U820 netbook offers a 5.6-inch Crystal View wide XGA touch screen and an improved QWERTY keyboard that features an extra set of rows for more comfortable typing and a zoom utility for easier viewing. Read more

Posted on Wed, 5 Nov 2008 02:57:14 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Samsung T-Omnia unveiled

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There is the Samsung Omnia touch-screen smartphone and now there is the T-Omnia (SCH-M490).
The Samsung T-Omnia runs Windows Mobile 6.1 on a screen with higher resolution than the Omnia. The T-Omnia has a 3.3 inch screen with 480x800px.
Other features of the T-Omnia include HSDPA, DMB-TV, 16GB internal memory, media player and more. Read more

Posted on Tue, 4 Nov 2008 12:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia 7100 Supernova, 5130, 2320, 2323, 2330 classic, 1202, and 1661 unveiled

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Nokia announced 7 new mobile phones for emerging markets today. Nokia also announced that they will bring Ovi internet services via low cost handsets starting 2009.
The first services Nokia will offer in emerging markets will focus on email, agriculture and education, which based on consumer feedback, present the strongest demand in emerging markets. Services include Mail on Ovi and Nokia Life Tools. Read more

Posted on Tue, 4 Nov 2008 04:20:02 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Vertu Ferrari Ascent Ti Collection unveiled

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Luxury phone label Vertu unveiled an updated Ascent Ti series with the Vertu Ferrari Ascent Ti Collection.
The Ferrari Ascent Ti collection consists of three phones directly inspired by Ferrari and named after their respective colors.
Comprising the series are a limited edition phone called the Nero and two special edition phones named Rosso and Giallo. If Ferrari wins the Formula One Championships this weekend, then these phones might fly off the shelves even faster. Read more

Posted on Sat, 1 Nov 2008 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sirius XM Radio Launches Led Zeppelin Channel

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Fans of classic rock will be glad to hear that Sirius XM Satellite Radio has announced that it will be offering a new channel that is strictly for Led Zeppelin. The channel will be 100% commercial free and broadcast on Sirius channel 12 or XM channel 39.

The station will launch on Saturday November 1st at 6 pm ET and run through December 31st. In addition to playing most every song from the Zeppelin catalog, the station will also offer archived interviews with band members. Read more

Posted on Thu, 30 Oct 2008 10:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Samsung shows ultra-thin 0.05mm OLED Panel

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Samsung SDI shows an ultra-thin OLED panel at the FPD International 2008 conference.
Samsung calls it the flapping display. I guess they just want to underline the fact that it is so thin that it moves with the wind.
Samsung says they could make an even thinner OLED panel, but the circuit components around the display are harder to make thinner than 0.05mm.
For my taste it is thin enough. Now it just needs to be bigger than 4 inches and have more resolution than 480x272px. Read more

Posted on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 07:46:15 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

18-Carat Gold Super Talent Pico USB Drive unveiled

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Super Talent Technology today announced a limited edition 18-carat solid gold USB drive that comes with a serialized Certificate of Authenticity.
I thought the whole put gold on gadgets trend was over, but here comes Super Talent and covers its tiny Pico-C drive with gold again. Back in Summer the Pico-C was gold colored now its real gold and that is also reflected by the $599 price-tag. Read more

Posted on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:19:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Windows 7 pre-Beta and Web Office unveiled

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As reported earlier today Microsoft is highlighting Windows 7 at the PDC 2008 conference. The keynote is still going on, but MS already published the Windows 7 pre-beta announcement. Update: See these new Windows 7 User Interface Screenshots.

Microsoft says that Windows 7 is designed to make everyday tasks faster and easier, and make new things possible for end users. Windows 7 will streamline and simplify the tasks people do most often. Improved navigation, a new taskbar and a streamlined user interface put commonly used resources within easy reach. Read more

Posted on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 12:03:23 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

PopCap Releases Bejeweled Twist

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PopCap is the company behind some of the most interesting and fun casual games around and the crown jewel is Bejeweled. The game has been played by tens of thousands of players and has people matching rows of jewels to score points and clear the screen.

PopCap has announced a new version of the game called Bejeweled Twist. The game is available for purchase at retail stores and download for $19.99. The game will also be localized for the European market. In the new version, players can rotate 2x2 blocks of gems to create rows of three or more gems. Gems at any point on the board can be rotated. Read more

Posted on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:51:19 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Dmailer software Bundled on Verbatim USB Drives

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Dmailer has announced that its software will now be bundled on premier edition Verbatim USB hard drives. The bundled version isn't a trial or a limit version; it's the full version of the software with a perpetual license.

The software is called Verbatim Sync and is developed by Dmailer to allow synchronization of personal files, computer settings, and data in Outlook, Outlook Express, and Windows mail to the drive. The files and settings can then be accessed and edited on any computer. Read more

Posted on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 07:58:11 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Black Sony PSP-3000 Media Pack got cancelled

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Sony decided together with U.S. retailers to drop the Black Sony PSP-3000 Media Pack we reported about recently. The PSP Pack was already available on pre-order and was supposed to ship at the end of November.
Now the only PSP-3000 SKU is the silver PSP-3000 inside the PSP Ratchet and Clank Entertainment Pack. Read more

Posted on Tue, 28 Oct 2008 01:50:48 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

iPhone 3G could sell as low as $99 and T-Mobile G1 gets rolledback at Wal-mart

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The smartphone battle will still get a lot more interesting for us consumers on the pricing side of things. Analyst Charlie Wolf of Needham Research says that Apple can afford to drop the iPhone 3G price to $99 if necessary. Via Electronista.

Given the high prices RIM keeps on their new Blackberry Bold ($299.99 with 2 year contract) and most likely also on the new BlackBerry Storm a price drop like that would hurt pretty bad.
The only other smartphone that would not hesitate to cut prices is the new T-Mobile G1 as it seems. Read more

Posted on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 23:56:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft Azure Cloud Computing unveiled

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Microsoft announced at the PDC 2008 conference Azure Services Platform. Azure is Microsoft's Cloud Computing framework.
As anticipated aside from Windows 7, Microsoft's Cloud computing strategy takes center stage at the PDC 2008.

Windows Azure is a cloud services operating system that serves as the development, service hosting, and service management environment for the Azure Services Platform. Windows Azure provides developers with on-demand computing and storage to host and manage web applications on the internet through Microsoft data centers.

Microsoft will fill up developers attending PDC with Windows Azure cool aid. Let’s see if it can compete with Google. Read more

Posted on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 11:05:03 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Netflix Movie Streaming comes to Apple Mac enabled by Microsoft Silverlight

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Apple Mac users can now also stream movies from Netflix with the 2nd generation Netflix Media player based on Microsoft Silverlight.
Netflix started the deployment of Microsoft Silverlight to enhance the instant watching component of the Netflix service and to allow subscribers for the first time to watch movies and TV episodes instantly on their Intel-based Apple Macintosh computers. Read more

Posted on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 01:09:37 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Jennifer Hudson's Mother, Brother killed: Reports

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By Michael Conlon
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The mother and brother of Academy Award-winning actress Jennifer Hudson were found shot to death in the mother's Chicago home on Friday, according to published reports.
The Chicago Tribune Web site quoted a police source as saying the suspect in the double homicide was in custody, but a 7-year-old boy, possibly Hudson's nephew, was still missing from the house on Chicago's South Side, where the victims were found. Police did not confirm the report or the names of the victims.
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Posted on Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:19:41 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Hardcore Computer Launches Reactor Liquid Filled Computer

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One of the things most of us don’t think about doing is submerging our computers in liquid. Despite that, Hardcore Computers has announced a PC called the Reactor that uses full submersion technology. The machine claims to be the first commercially available high-performance PC with total liquid immersion cooling technology.

All heat-producing components of the system are submerged in liquid including the CPU, motherboard, video card, memory and both power supplies. Yes I said both, the system has dual redundant server class 650W PSUs. Other features include X-Fi sound card, hot swappable hard drives and more. The liquid used for cooling is custom dielectric coolant called Core Coolant. I have to wonder how you can go about upgrading parts like video cards and RAM if you want. Read more

Posted on Fri, 24 Oct 2008 12:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun