Archive for 2008/04


T-Mobile to debut 3G as voice-only. No data. We’re over it.

Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless
Well screw us — T-Mobile’s 3G network debut tomorrow? It’s going to be voice only. That’s right, you heard us, VOICE ONLY. So trepidatious is this company to actually get their 3G data rollout, um, rolled out, they’re launching first with kneecapped voice-only service, keeping only EDGE for those demanding data. Here’s […]

Samsung Charging Hubs at Airports

Samsung has just launched charging stations for mobile devices in two airports in the US - terminals at LaGuardia and Orlando International Airports. Known as the Samsung Mobile Charging Station, these enable travelers to juice up their cell phones, laptops and various other electronics for free, making the aforementioned airports to join the growing number […]

MacBook Air users still faced with overheating problems?

Filed under: Laptops

We’re still hearing reports of MacBook Air overheating woe, well after an EFI update in April that was meant to address some of those problems. While hot computers are nothing new, the MacBook Air starts shutting down cores and offloading processes when things get bad, which means users are faced with aggravating stop-start […]

Thermaltake M9D PC Chassis

Thermaltake has a new PC chassis that aims to dazzle you, thanks to lights that has been pre-installed within. It will illuminate in shifting colors each time you touch the button, causing a definite distraction to your opponent during a crucial moment at the LAN party so that you can buy enough time to get […]

Sony BRAVIA DAV-F200 System

Sony Europe has rolled out its newest all-in-one home cinema system, the BRAVIA DAV-F200 which is most pleasing to the eyes, thanks to a glass-fronted, wall-mountable control center that boasts a slot-loading DVD, 1080p upscaling, a USB port that works great with flash drives or PMPs containing MP3s as well as Sony’s very own DMPORT […]

Chelpa Ferro’s foosball table is seriously wired for sound

Filed under: Gaming, Household

Highly modified foosball tables are a dime a dozen, but this contraption could easily be mistook for some sort of Martian gaming machine at first glance. Dreamed up and crafted by designer Chelpa Ferro, this Tota Treme Terra looks to be a vanilla foosball table with an artsy overhead light and a […]

Western Digital’s VelociRaptor drive gets reviewed

Filed under: Storage

We already had some early benchmarks of Western Digital’s speedy new VelociRaptor hard drive the day it was announced, but the folks at Extreme Tech have now had a bit more time to spend with the drive, and they’ve churned out a full review of it for those that still haven’t made up […]

Naim offers up HDD-based HDX network audio player

Filed under: Home Entertainment

Naim Audio, a name synonymous with high-end, has recently launched its very own hard drive-based music server, and on paper, it’s a fairly mesmerizing piece of kit. The HDX packs a pair of 400GB hard drives (one primary and a back-up) and claims to be a “fully integrated CD ripping and data […]

Senior PCs on their Way?

Interestingly enough, cell phones for the older generation are readily available but when it comes to user-friendly PCs for senior citizens? Well, the answer is virtually zero. Zilch. Nada. Microsoft UK aims to change that though, drawing up a plan to develop a “senior PC” which will boast a simple user interface as well as […]

HP creates radical ‘memristor’ technology, brains explode

Filed under: Storage
“Memristors” are one of several memory technologies that have been theorized and promised in the coming years. HP has made a real memristor, however, and the way solid state memory is created and stored could have just changed forever. First theorized in 1971, memristors are basic circuits like resistors, capacitors, and inductors. These […]

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