Virgin Mobile USA Launches their First LG Wireless Phone

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Virgin Mobile USA launched a new handset called the Aloha this week. The Aloha is the first handset from LG to join the pre-paid Virgin Mobile lineup in America. The Aloha by LG is 3.5” long by 1.9” wide and has a thickness of 0.9”.

Weight for the Aloha is 2.7 ounces and it has enough storage to hold 199 personal contacts with five numbers, three email addresses and one url for each contact. The battery gives the phone 180 minutes of talk time and 150 hours standby time. Read more

Posted on Fri, 17 Aug 2007 09:01:07 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Usability Test finds typing on iPhone 2x slower than on QWERTY Phones

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Chicago-based usability consultancy User Centric, Inc. compared texting on the iPhone with phones sporting a QWERTY keyboard.

It took QWERTY users almost twice as long to create the same message on the iPhone as it did on their QWERTY phone. Read more

Posted on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 07:52:56 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

DXG USA Announces DXG-572V Digital Camcorder for Only $149

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DXG USA announced their newest camcorder today called the DXG-572V. the camcorder is able to record full motion video in near DVD quality along with sound and the ability to shoot 5 megapixel photos and record voice digitally for $149.

There is no optical zoom on the camera, but 4x digital zoom is offered. The camcorder uses a 2” flip out LCD screen to view the video being recorded. Read more

Posted on Mon, 13 Aug 2007 13:01:40 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

ViaTalk signs thousands of Customers from SunRocket

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VOIP service provider announces that they have successfully signed thousands of SunRocket customers.

The SunRocket demise is of course gold for other VOIP companies. As reported earlier today VOIP providers extend special deals for SunRocket victims. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:40:21 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Speedlink Medusa 5.1 and Sennheiser HD555 Review

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Techgage reviews the Sennheiser's HD555 stereo headphones and Speedlink's Medusa 5.1 surround sound headphones.

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" The choice between stereo and 5.1 headphones can be complicated, so we are taking a look at a popular sub-$150 offering of each type to see which one will come out on top. Read more

Posted on Mon, 2 Jul 2007 03:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Toshiba cuts Power Usage of Video Playback on Portable Devices

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The battery life is considerably shorter on portable devices when watching video. Toshiba devised a new playback method that apparently uses considerably less power.

The technology involves a modified version of the interlace method used when displaying still images on a LCD screen. The LCD panel's drive circuitry uses 30% less power, resulting in several % longer battery life when deployed on a notebook. Read more

Posted on Fri, 11 May 2007 11:05:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard Review

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Today we are having a look at the Microsoft Reclusa gaming keyboard. This is the second product that resulted from the relationship between Razer and Microsoft. With all the competition in the gaming keyboard segment, Microsoft has some still competition.

Microsoft’s Reclusa has some very nice features that make it suited for daily use and gaming use. There are also a few issues with the Reclusa that might turn some gamers off, so check the details carefully if you are interested in the Reclusa. Read more

Posted on Wed, 9 May 2007 15:38:11 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

DXG USA Announces the DXG-506V 5MP Digital Camera & Camcorder

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DXG USA is announcing today a new addition to its line of digital cameras called the DXG-506V. The DXG-506V has a wealth of capabilities such as digital camera, Camcorder, MP3 player, voice recorder and webcam functionality.

Images, video, tunes, and memos are all saved to the cameras internal 32MB flash memory. There are some interesting color options available as well; Deep-Sea Blue, Metallic Pink, Midnight Black, and Classic Silver. Read more

Posted on Wed, 2 May 2007 16:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Saitek Launches Obsidian Mouse in USA

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Saitek has some pretty cool gaming peripherals including some rather interesting mice. The supermodel of their mouse lineup is certainly their new Obsidian wireless mouse. This little mouse takes a page from the Logitech G7 book and gives you two battery packs so you can mouse on and on and on.

This alleviates one of the biggest issues I usually have with wireless mice, forgetting to plug the dang things in for recharge. Other than the round shape the other big design change that stands out is the touch-sensitive scroll. No wheel is used to scroll up, down or sideways you simply slide your finger around on the touch sensitive area. Read more

Posted on Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Nokia N95 Now Available in the USA

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Nokia announced today that he much ballyhooed N95 has started selling here in the states at Nokia Flagship stores, online and through select wireless retailers. The N95 is an all-in-one multimedia computer that uses a cool two-way slide form factor to allow you to change from phone to music or video mode.

The N95 naturally has WiFi capability, integrated GPS and a 5 megapixel camera with Carl Zeiss optics. "The Nokia N95 easily replaces a number of single purpose devices with a well designed package that encompasses a fast and powerful multimedia computer," said Bill Plummer, Vice President, Sales & Channel Management, Multimedia, Nokia North America. "The Nokia N95 is a personal, powerful and connected device that is optimized for music, video and to conveniently access anything on the World Wide Web." Read more

Posted on Mon, 9 Apr 2007 17:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Microsoft Reclusa Gaming Keyboard Comes out of Hiding

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Microsoft has been trying to lure PC Gamers back to the Microsoft brand starting with the Microsoft Habu that was built for them by Razer and now with a new gaming keyboard called the Reclusa.

The Reclusa is a pretty slick looking keyboard that is black with blue LED backlighting. Other cool features include two built-in gold plated USB ports, 12 programmable buttons including two 360 degree jog dials and two bumper buttons. Read more

Posted on Wed, 28 Mar 2007 17:00:00 CDT | by Shane McGlaun

Airbus A380 to Land in USA the First time Today

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The biggest passenger airplane is heading for the United States. One is coming from Frankfurt and will land at JFK airport in New York and Chicago. Another A380 has left France and is landing at LAX airport on the west coast.

Airbus and A380 launch customer Lufthansa are en route today to land for the first time the A380 in the United States. The whole operation is called commercial route proving. On board are over 500 passengers consisting mostly of Airbus and Lufthansa employees.

The A380 is impressive to see in low altitude. I saw it couple month ago during test flight near Munich. It is really huge. How can this thing fly? Must be magic.
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Posted on Mon, 19 Mar 2007 09:20:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

World of Warcraft The Burning Crusade Launches

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World of Warcraft, the most popular MMORPG in the history of the universe is today launching the first expansion pack called The Burning Crusade. Rumor has it that this expansion has caused more than a few scuffles in Germany when Warcrack fans tried to buy the last few available copies in stores.

Lots of new content is added in this expansion including new continent called Outland, flying mounts and the ability to take characters to level 70. The Burning Crusade also offers new races including Blood Elf and Draenei as well as a new profession of jewelcrafting. Read more

Posted on Tue, 16 Jan 2007 12:00:09 CST | by Shane McGlaun

Toys''R''Us Says it has Thousands of Wii, PS3 and TMX Elmo this Week

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Toys"R"Us issues a press-release that might save your Christmas.

The 587 U.S. toy stores will get solid amounts of inventory of the hardest to find holiday gifts still this week. Apparently 65,000 TMX Elmos already have arrived at the stores. The new inventory seems just to be available at the stores and not online. So you have to get in your car and go there to see if you get lucky on finding a Wii, PS3 or the hilarious Elmo.

Find the complete list of available hot toys at Toys"R"Us below.
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Posted on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 08:00:00 CST | by Luigi Lugmayr

Major League Gaming on USA Network TV and on Boost Mobile

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Major League Gaming (MLG), the first professional video game league, announced major sponsorship and programming deals in the United States.

USA Network will broadcast seven one-hour long video gaming competition coverage episodes during the holiday season. If you still have time left that you did not use for gaming, you can now watch and learn from the best gamers in the world.

Not only can you watch at home, but also on Boost Mobile phones and on the web under MLGpro.com. Read more

Posted on Tue, 18 Apr 2006 07:23:54 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PSP Giga Pack Comes to USA and Europe

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Sony announced the new Sony PSP Giga Pack besides in Japan also for the United States and Europe.

So, Sony thinks the new Giga Pack will help sell the additional 3 mio. Sony PSP consoles in the United States this Holiday Season.
The Sony PSP Giga Pack includes the PSP System, a 1GB Memory Stick PRO Duo, battery pack, AC adaptor, USB Cable, and an all-new PSP Stand.
The PSP in the Giga Pack will already have firmware 2.0 (not the new 2.5) pre-installed.
The Sony PSP Giga Pack will sell for $299 starting in November in the US.
I is disappointing that Sony is not releasing the white PSP outside of Japan. The Giga Pack would have been a neat opportunity. Read more

Posted on Sun, 23 Oct 2005 05:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Sony PSP Firmware 2.0 available in USA

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Sony released today the US version of the Firmware 2.0 Sony PSP update.

After delays Sony finally published the official firmware 2.0 update for the American Sony PSP. The firmware 2.0 update for the Japanese Sony PSP firmware update was already released on July 27th. The Japanese Firmware 2.0 was also working on the US Sony PSP. Now there are no warranty issues updating and the instructions are in English.
Download it here (Thanks Charles Y.) and start browsing the web. Read more

Posted on Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:44:58 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Deutsche Telekom Considers Sale of T-Mobile USA

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Reports appeared that Deutsche Telekom considers to sell its T-Mobile USA business.

T-Mobile USA is the 4th largest mobile phone provider in the USA. 10 Billion dollars on investment are necessary over the next couple of years to stay competitive and expand. By the end of the year Deutsche Telekom wants to have a decision if they keep T-Mobile USA or sell it for about 30 Billion dollars.
More details in story on Reuters UK.

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Posted on Mon, 4 Jul 2005 08:33:27 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Ama Technologies sells MobiNote DVX-POD in USA

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PVP4U reports that Ama Technologies announced to sell the cool MobiNote DVX-POD 7010 PVP in the US.

Ama Technologies is selling the DVX-POD 7010 directly on their site for $599. The 20 GB DVX-POD has one of the largest screens of the available portable video players with 7" (6.5" usable).
More details on PVP4U.

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Posted on Tue, 19 Oct 2004 01:50:46 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

Medusa PVR: Build your own Sony X-Type Multi-Tuner PVR

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Sony X-Type 7-Tuner PVR with 1TB eHomeUpgrade reports about Snapstream's Medusa 6 Tuner PVR do it yourself guide.

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"Ok everyone... take out your notepads because SnapStream has put together a killer “how to” on creating your own 6 TV tuner monster Personal Video Recorder (PVR) called the Medusa PVR using off the shelf hardware components and their latest Beyond TV 3.5 PVR application for Windows XP. So if you've been drooling over the $4,000+ Sony 7 TV tuner VIAO Type X, which you can only buy in Japan, or thought you could make your own for a fraction price, then this article is for you."
More details on eHomeUpgrade.

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Posted on Tue, 12 Oct 2004 04:57:57 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr

e28 e2800+ Linux Smartphone ready to launch in USA

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Chinese mobile phone startup e28 is selling the e2800+ since a couple of month in China. Now the e2800+ is set to start in Chicago.

The e2800+ measures 98 x 59 x 26 mm and and features a 2.4" 240x320px TFT scren, supporting 64K colors. The display also functions as a touchscreen that supports handwriting recognition. I/O ports include a USB1.1 client port, and IrDA networking.
More details on this Linux Smart phone at LinuxDevices.

Motorola announced the A760 Linux Smart Phone last year in February and just last week the A780 Linux Phone.

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Posted on Mon, 2 Aug 2004 13:00:00 CDT | by Luigi Lugmayr