Out of this world technology news and updates
The China Times is reporting that wireless headers maker Jabra has struck a deal with Apple Computer during which they will be developing a Bluetooth wireless attachment for the Apple iPod music player. This Bluetooth attachment will transmit data, such as music from the iPod, between other devices such as headphones.
Jabra is expecting to […]
Prospective Sony PSP buyers will be glad to know that the PSP will be getting an upgrade and price cut as from 22 March 2006. The base unit will now set you back £140 - 199 Euro - $199 and 19 800 Yen.
The PSP will also gain a PSone emulator with selected games being made […]
Pioneer has announced that their new DVR-DT100 Digital Video Recorder will be able to store up to 800GB of programming. Available during April the DVR-DT100 will be able to tune into both digital and analogue signals and will offer the ability to burn content to dual-layer DVD-R discs.
Since the unit comes with dual tuners it […]
This might appeal to mobile workers who get fed up with the smaller keyboards found on most laptops these days. Eleksen unveiled a fabric keyboard to users at the CeBIT trade show and will go on sale to OEMs shortly. No pricing information is available as yet as this will be set by the actual […]
RFID tags will soon be finding their way into just about every consumer product you can think of. From passports to credit cards to mobile phones. But with reports of RFID not being 100% secure and susceptible to viruses you don’t want to risk your personal information leaking out.
You really should invest in one of […]
Samsung seem to understand the needs of the sports enthusiasts as is shown with their VP X210WL sports comcorder. If you’re out and about trying to film your latest stunt then you’ll appreciate the 4GB of flash memory and 30% improvement in battery life.
Of course the signature speciality of this line is the hands-free lens […]
Live CD’s used to be all the rage allowing you to boot a Linux-based operating system with all the tools you need. Well flash drives have progressed enough so that you can now have an entire computer OS on a stick.
The Computer-On-A-Stick boots you into Linux (using 2.6 kernel) and gives you a GNOME […]
Although vendors are trying to put USB Flash drives into just about anything (and any case) they are still the same things. But Pretec are showing a USB Flash Drive that doubles as a USB hub. Granted it’s only a 1 port hub but it does mean that you won’t be sacrificing a port when […]
SATA hard drives are fast replacing IDE equivalents which mean that you soon be wanting to connect them up externally to your PC. WiebeTech have designed tiny USB-based docks to enable access to SATA 1 and 2 hard drives.
These new mini Docks are incredibly small and very attractive. Made of rugged aluminum, they nicely complement […]
Sony Ericsson has only really been dabbling with Symbian phones when it came to their profession P800/P900 series. But the widely popular Sony Ericsson Walkman phones will soon be running on Symbian and the Sony Ericsson W950 will be the first phone to market.
The Sony Ericsson is a elegant slim UMTS (3G) mobile phone with […]
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