280-inch Sony 3D LED Display Demonstrated in Japan

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3D is the new hot topic for TV makers. New technical advances are shown and some 3D enabled TVs and other devices are available on the market already for consumers. One major unsolved problem is still the availability of 3D content.
According to TechOn, Sony dazzled crowds at a International Broadcast Equipment Exhibition 2009 in Japan this week with a 280-inch 3D LED display (measuring 6.4x3.4m).
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Posted on Fri, 20 Nov 2009 02:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Kmart Better Than Black Friday Deals Unveiled

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Kmart sent us their early Black Friday deals for Friday, November 20th and Saturday, November 21th.
The new early Kmart Black Friday deals include a Sylvania Blu-ray player for $129.99. If you are into buying a Blu-ray player this holiday shopping season I would recommend the LG BD370 that sells on Best Buy today for the same price instead.
Kmart also found a stash of Tickle Me Elmo dolls, that have been the hot Holiday toy gift over the past few years. Actually the new Elmo toy for 2009 are the fun Elmo Tickle Hands. Read more

Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 11:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple Tablet Delayed Because Of Switch To OLED?

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The rumors around the totally unconfirmed Apple Tablet have reached a new high this week. See this report to set the stage. Today Digitimes tops all iTablet rumors with a report claiming that Apple has delayed the iTablet Computer from a March 2010 release to the 2nd half of 2010. It gets better. Apple has decided to use a 9.7-inch OLED panel from LG Display and because of this switch the iTablet is delayed.
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Posted on Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:19:21 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Hot New Early Walmart Black Friday Deals Unveiled For Saturday

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Walmart announced their next early Black Friday deals, available in-stores this coming Saturday, November 21st.
Last week's Walmart early Black Friday BlackBerry deal was not interesting to those who weren't in the market for a BlackBerry. This weekend Walmart has a broader range of early Black Friday deals on sale that will appeal to many of you.

The new early Walmart Black Friday 2009 deals include popular dolls and activity toys, a 26-inch Vizio HDTV, and gaming packages from Guitar Hero, Band Hero and DJ Hero with a $40 Walmart Gift Card.
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Posted on Wed, 18 Nov 2009 01:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Artemide LED Tolomeo Exclusively Coming From Humanscale

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The new LED version of the iconic Tolomeo task light from Artemide will now be distributed to the United States contract market through Humanscale.
This story caught my eye because I have been sitting on a Humanscale Freedom Chair for a couple of years and it makes 12-hour days in front of the internet an easy task.

Back to the Artemide LED Tolomeo lamp. What should I say, I also have a Tolomeo Mini Table Task Lamp on my desk. Their design is cool and timeless.
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Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:26:16 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Hitachi Unveils 2TB SimpleDrive

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Hitachi has unveiled new 2TB Simple Drive external hard drives. The new line includes the SimpleDrive from Hitachi along with SimpleTech Pro Drive, Simple Tech Duo Pro, and a new 2TB internal hard drive kit for desktop PCs.

The drives with single hard drives use the new Hitachi Deskstar 7K2000 2TB 7,200 RPM hard drive. The SimpleTech Pro Drive is a dual drive 2TB storage solution with RAID 0/1 capability. The drives are compatible with Mac and PC computers and the SimpleDrive in 2TB is $249.99. Read more

Posted on Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Sony XBR12 OLED TV Will Be 21'', Debute At CES 2010

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Don't lie; if you had thousands of dollars of expendable income to burn through, you'd buy one. OLED TVs are too hot for any geek to not want, and too expensive for most of us to even consider. While we don't have too long to wait before OLED becomes cheaper than LCD, it's still a few years off. This year at CES 2010 we'll get a chance to see a major step forward in this technology.

Currently, LG's 15" TV is the largest commercially available OLED TV. However, Electronista has heard word that Sony is about to bring out an OLED TV that beats LGs by 10". The XBR11 will be a 21" HD OLEDTV with a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio and a greater than 720p resolution.

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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 12:28:16 CST | by Robert Evans

Samsung Behold II OLED Android Phone Launches Nov. 18th on T-Mobile

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Samsung and T-Mobile unveiled the Behold II OLED Android phone in early October. Today T-Mobile announced that the Samsung Behold II will be available on November 18th in U.S. T-Mobile retail stores.

Available exclusively from T-Mobile USA, the Behold II SGH-t939 is the first phone from T-Mobile to feature a 3.2-inch AMOLED screen for crisper colors and wider viewing angles, which is paired with a 5MP camera with autofocus, zoom, flash, five shooting modes and video capabilities. The Behold II features Samsung's 3D cube menu providing access to six multimedia features: music, photos, videos, the Web, YouTube and Amazon MP3 for music downloads.
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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:30:45 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony KDL-ZX OLED HDTV Rumored For CES 2010

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Some information on the new upcoming Sony TVs has leaked. One of the leaked models has OLED in the name.
According to slides leaked on HDTVLounge (Via OLED-Display) Sony will add an OLED TV to its ZX series. The Sony ZX series is currently composed of the ultra-thin (9.99mm) Sony KDL-40ZX1 (shown in photo; available in UK).
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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Popular Science 100 Best Innovations of The Year 2009 Unveiled

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The Popular Science (POPSCI) magazine has published their 100 Best Innovations of The Year list. This is their 22nd annual edition.
POPSCI lists 10 great innovations of 2009 in 10 categories with one getting the honors of the Grand Award.
In the gadget category the Canon EOS 5D Mark II wins the Grand Award. Other gadgets listed include the Panasonic GF1, Sony HDR-XR520V and the Android OS.
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Posted on Fri, 13 Nov 2009 01:42:36 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

iBuyPower Battalion 101 W870CU Intel Core i7 Gaming Notebook Unveiled

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iBUYPOWER announced its first Intel Core i7 based notebook with the iBuyPower Battalion 101 W870CU.
Starting at $2,114, the W870CU offers gamers three Core i7 CPUs to choose from, including the 2.00GHz 920XM Mobile Processor Extreme, up to 8GB DDR3 memory, and a 17.3-inch Full HD 1920x1080 widescreen LCD high definition resolution.
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Posted on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Motorola Droid Dismantled, Photographed In The Nude

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I hate to be the bearer of crude news, but the following article is basically going to be high-tech gadget porn. The borderline-mad scientists over at PhoneWreck have finally gotten their hands on a brand new Droid to take apart and ogle. As expected, the Droid is a breathtaking assortment of tightly packed circuits and well-machined metal. Staring at it brings one word to mind; labyrinthine.

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Posted on Thu, 12 Nov 2009 10:00:52 CST | by Robert Evans

New Kmart Better Than Black Friday Deals Unveiled

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Besides Walmart and Sears, Kmart has also published their early Black Friday deals for Friday, November 13th and Saturday, November 14th.
Highlights of the early Kmart Black Friday deals include Guitar Hero 5 Bundle for Xbox, PS3 and Wii for only $74.99 and Little Einstein's Pat Pat Rocket for $21.49. See the complete list of Kmart Better Than Black Friday Deals below.
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Posted on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:50:50 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Sears Black Friday Now Deals Unveiled

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We just received the list of deals Sears will offer under their Black Friday Now promotion on Saturday November 14th.
Highlights of the early Sears Black Friday deals include a Kodak 12MP Digital Camera 3X zoom for $112.99, Eviant 7" Handheld LCD HDTV for $99.99 and a Kenmore dishwasher for $499.99.
Find all the new Sears Black Friday Now deals listed below. Read more

Posted on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 10:42:46 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 And Nokia 1506 CDMA Phones Unveiled

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Nokia announced three new CDMA mobile devices today: Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506. Together this new line-up highlights Nokia's continued commitment to CDMA as a major standard in key markets around the world.
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Posted on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 06:59:19 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Apple Mac mini Blu-ray Drive Upgrade Kit Unveiled By Amex Digital

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Apple is not supporting Blu-ray drives in Mac computers yet. If you want Blu-ray inside your Mac mini now than check out this new Blu-ray Drive Upgrade Kit unveiled by Amex Digital.

The Mac mini Blu-ray Drive Upgrade Kit BD-UG1 has an MSRP of $199 and also supports Blu-ray recording if you use BootCamp on your Mac mini and work under Windows. It is not clear if you can actually use the Blu-ray drive at all under Mac OS.
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Posted on Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:44:01 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

New Asus O!Play Air HDP-R3 Unveiled

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Asus unveiled the new O!Play Air HDP-R3 HD media player.
The O!Play Air HDP-R3 inherits premium High Definition playback features and extremely wide file format support from its predecessor, the O!Play HDP-R1 media player.
However, the new O!Play Air HDP-R3 further raises the bar on performance by including new networking features and convenient memory slots for rapid and convenient digital data access. Equipped with the latest Wi-Fi support, the HD media player streams content wirelessly from PCs and NAS. Also, built-in card reader slots allow users to access digital files and photos effortlessly from CompactFlash (CF) and Secure Digital (SD/MMC) cards, or Memory Sticks (MS/MS Duo)—enabling users to view digital photos instantly. Read more

Posted on Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Secure Mobile Payment App for Android Unveiled

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Charge Anywhere has announced the first secure mobile payment application for the Android platform. The payment solution and payment gateway service Charge Anywhere for Android is now available. Android mobile phones can now be used as payment acceptance devices and the app is available through the Android Market.

The app has a touch screen interface and allows merchants to quickly accept credit and debit card transactions at the point of sale via the smartphone. The software also supports an optional Bluetooth printer for printing receipts. Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2009 12:00:00 CST | by Shane McGlaun

LG 15-Inch OLED TV Now Largest Commercially Available OLED TV

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LG unveiled a sexy 15-inch OLED TV at the IFA 2009 in August. This week the LG OLED TV is on sale in South Korea according to the Korea Times (via Oled-display).
The LG OLED TV is now the world's largest commercially available OLED TV. Sony was the first to offer an OLED TV with the XEL-1. The Sony OLED only has an 11-inch screen. Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2009 07:07:03 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sanyo Eneloop Tones and Eneloopy Unveiled

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I have been using the Sanyo Eneloop rechargeable batteries for a couple years now and love them. I still need a couple more to completely avoid standard batteries. Of course there have been rechargeable batteries before, but the Eneloop batteries came precharged and the new generation of Eneloop AA batteries can be recharged 1,500 times.
Sanyo has been pretty successful with their Eneloop battery line, selling 100 million cells since November 2005.
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Posted on Mon, 9 Nov 2009 01:35:34 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

The Sony Ericsson Kurara: 720p Recording+AMOLED screen=Hot

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I'm currently in a committed relationship with my Android smartphone, but that doesn't mean I have to stop looking at other devices. Some of them I might even want to oggle lecherously while sweating and mumbling under my breath. That might make me sound like a bit of a freak, but the Ericsson Kurara really does look that hot.

This new smartphone was leaked out on an Ericsson fan forum and brought into the English-speaking blogosphere by Boy Genius. As best we can tell, the Kurara is an S60-running smartphone with an 8.1 MP camera, like the Rachel. Unlike the Rachel, the Kurara's camera is supposed to be able to record in 720p HD. The Kurara is also rumored to pack an AMOLED screen, although that's impossible to confirm with the photos we have.

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Posted on Sat, 7 Nov 2009 06:06:17 CST | by Robert Evans