Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
We’re pretty certain we were supposed to be seeing cellphones, DAPs, and medical devices — you know, gadgets — rock the PowerCast wireless power system by now, but it looks like the first product off the line to include the tech is this chintzy $395 Christmas tree from Frontgate. The fake tree […]

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
We knew the Cowon Q5W was coming to our fair shores this week, but now that it’s here, we’ve got some fresh details that make that $549 pricetag seem downright reasonable. You’re still looking at a 5-inch 800 x 400 touchscreen and Windows CE, but Cowon has really thrown down […]

Filed under: CellphonesSo we can’t really delve into a lot of specifics, but today Microsoft showed off the next version of Windows Mobile at their annual Mobius conference. Nope, it’s not Windows Mobile 7 / Photon, but what we saw “is an update, not an upgrade”, was running on current hardware, and is due to […]

Filed under: Wireless
The decision to move to LTE for their next-gen network is old news. However, Vodafone and Verizon’s coordinated trial set to launch in 2008 is most definitely new. Suppliers will include Alcatel-Lucent, Ericsson, Motorola, Nokia-Siemens, and Nortel with devices anticipated from the usuals (LG, Samsung, Motorola, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson) in addition to […]

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsLooks like the Taser parties are back on — Taser issued a terse rebuttal to the UN today, finding fault with its conclusion that being hit with a taser is equivalent to torture. Saying that the committee is “out of touch with the reality that confronts law enforcement officers every day worldwide,” […]

Filed under: Digital Cameras
IPEVO, better known for its Skype-related offerings, is gearing up to unveil its PoV handheld webcam at the Taipei Computer Show, but thankfully, it went ahead and uploaded most all of the nitty gritty onto its website for us to pore over. Apparently, the device is designed to enable users to easily […]

Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsiSuppli — the market research firm that keeps us up to speed on exactly how much each iPod pads Steve’s wallet (among other things) — has recently published its list of top players in the 2007 semiconductor market, and lo and behold, AMD isn’t even in the top ten. It’s noted that […]

Filed under: Cellphones
The European mobile phone community was rocked by the news today that DVB-H (or Digital Video Broadcasting - Handheld) is set to become the new standard for mobile TV across the Union. The technology — a superset of DVB-T — has been spearheaded by Nokia, and this move is meant to help widen […]

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Take note, Zune dudes and dudettes: the Zune Originals engraving — which has heretofore been relegated to the 4GB and 8GB flash versions of Microsoft’s new player — is now available on the big daddy, the 80GB. That’s right — now text, wild graphics, and combinations of the two can […]

If you’ve ever found yourself stuck in London with the insatiable urge to urinate in an alleyway, help is on the way. Believe it or not, a new SMS-based toilet finding service actually has the aforementioned predicament as a top priority to solve, and the Westminster City Council is hoping that people utilize the system […]