Archive for July, 2010 - Page 17

Pointing devices have changed a great deal over the years but the need for reliable types of such devices has not. The main way we interact with a computer (unless we’re talking touchscreen devices) is with a mouse. It wasn’t until there was the need for a portable mouse solution that the track pad came to fruition. [...]

Regular readers will know that a few days ago, somebody at Panasonic’s web team leaked the existence of the HDC-SDT750 entry-level 3D camcorder to the whole world. Now, a few days later, Panasonic has released a press release, much to a surprise to the three print journalists who don’t know [...]

When the specs for Nikon’s new entry-level D3100 leaked out, it got a lot of folks’ attention. Now, the camera could officially be unveiled by the Nikon folks in about three weeks. Nikon is hosting a press week in Europe from August 16 to 20 and it’s expected that the [...]

Next week, AT&T and RIM are going to be unveiling a mystery product at a press event in New York City. It’s widely speculated to be the BlackBerry 9800, the touchscreen slider that’s supposed to help RIM compete the Android phones and the iPhone. Need some proof that the ’9800 [...]

The Motorola Milestone XT720 never made it to the United States, but now us Yanks can get our hands on the Android phone (‘tumor’ and all) by way of Newegg.com. The computer hardware retailer is no stranger to selling unlocked European phones to Americans, but this one, like many of [...]

The Leaf is Nissan’s all-electric car. Nissan is doing some pretty interesting things with marketing the car (more on this later), but at first, like it’s competitor the Volt, it’ll only be sold in select markets at first. These markets are Oregon, California, Arizona and Tennessee.

In the early days of the Internet it was used pretty much solely to exchange ideas, talk about various topics and so on. However, now a days, it is used for so much more. Arguably one of the most effective uses of the Internet is the ability to buy something [...]

The whole wireless power issue is an interesting one, no mistake there, but there are plenty of problems with it. The biggest of them is that some devices won’t work on some chargers. The Wireless Power Consortium, meanwhile, is working to make that problem a whole lot less prevalent, and [...]

Global warming and rising gas prices are forever a concern, especially to those who pride themselves in being extremely environmentally friendly. Fortunately, as gas prices continue to creep skywards, car manufacturers are coming frth to release extremely efficient models with high gas mileage ratings. However, just getting better MPG doesn’t [...]

You’ve heard quite a bit about MeeGo coming from us over the course of the last few months, but then, there’s been a lot to tell. Now we’ve got something new–MeeGo’s made some serious headway in the automotive front, and is now the infotainment system of choice with a host [...]