Archive for September, 2010 - Page 13

Nintendo 3DS Release Date November 11th?

German Newspaper Pins Nintendo's Next Handheld As Coming In Two Months Time
Filed by on Monday, 27. September 2010

The release date and pricing for the Nintendo 3DS has been the matter of some speculation, specially since Nintendo has been coy about both, with the big N only going on record as saying the handheld would be released before March 2011. Now, with the official word coming close, a [...]

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Canon Shows Off X Mark I Mouse At Photokina

A Mouse With A Calculator In It From Canon
Filed by on Monday, 27. September 2010

I thought much the same thing when I clapped eyes on this one–what on Earth is a mouse doing getting exhibited at the Photokina show? Monitors, sure. Cameras, of course. But a mouse? That’s just a stretch. Then I saw Canon was behind the X Mark I mouse, and it [...]

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iCub Robot Learns Archery

The iCub Robot Masters Archery Much The Same Way Its Predecessor, The Pancake Flipping Arm Learned Its Craft
Filed by on Monday, 27. September 2010

Anyone else remember the pancake flipping robot? Well, the same guys who brought you this culinary wonder have brought us something far more disturbing–the robot that knows archery.

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TiVo For DirecTV Delayed To 2011

The Long Promised Box Gets Another Delay, TiVo Looking At Software
Filed by on Monday, 27. September 2010

It’s true–these days, TiVo has a lot of competitors. The Boxee Box, anything Roku…everything’s looking to push in on TiVo’s old turf. And as such, that’s making TiVo really reconsider the way it does business. One of the biggest reconsidered items is the release of the TiVo for DirecTV, which [...]

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Avaya Brings Out New Tablet For The Office

Not Geared To Take On the iPad, the Avaya A175 Is All Business
Filed by on Monday, 27. September 2010

It’s always a little strange to hear about a tablet PC that isn’t gunning for the iPad, but that’s exactly what we’re going after with the Avaya A175, with the Flare Experience.

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Rampant View Turns iPod Into Head-Mounted Camera

Rampant Gear's Rampant View Puts Your iPod on Your Head
Filed by on Monday, 27. September 2010

Sure, we’ve all seen watchbands geared to turn your iPod into a huge wristwatch, but this one might just take the cake. Rampant Gear’s Rampant View lets you put your iPod on your forehead and turn it into a head-mounted camera.

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SwiftKey For Android Leaves Beta, Priced On-Sale At $0.99 Until September 30th To Celebrate

SwiftKey Keyboard For Android No Longer Beta, Currently At Version 1.0.763 With New Features & Bux Fixes
Filed by on Monday, 27. September 2010

Without getting super involved in the flame war between Android and the iPhone, one of the nicer points about Android is the fact that you can fairly easily customize many portions of the operating system. For example, there are numerous alternative keyboards available, just in case you are not a [...]

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Sony Vaios Get Upgrades For Fall

The Sony Vaio EA, EB, EC, L-Series And F-Series All Get New Upgrades
Filed by on Monday, 27. September 2010

Sony’s looking to get some new tricks to its Vaio line ahead of what it calls the “winter season” (although considering Christmas almost certainly falls in there somewhere, it’s probably more like “pre-Christmas shopping season”), but whatever you call the season, you’ve got a whole new reason to take a [...]

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Audiocubes Brings Sony's Cup Holder Speaker Stateside

Sony's SRS-V500IP iPod Dock With Speaker Emerges In United States
Filed by on Monday, 27. September 2010

For those of you who’ve looked at your car’s audio system and sighed deeply about the sheer inadequacy of it, the folks out at Audiocubes may have brought over the import of your dreams, the Sony SRS-V500IP.

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Verizon Makes It Official: Limited Edition R2-D2 Droid 2 Coming September 30th & Priced On-Contract At $249

R2-D2 Edition Droid 2 To Feature Special Content & Ship With Exclusive Binoculars App & Media Dock
Filed by on Monday, 27. September 2010

Though we have seen quite a bit in the lead up to this announcement, it is nice to see Verizon offer the official details for the Limited Edition R2-D2 Droid 2. And while the price and release date are key here, there are plenty of other details such as which [...]

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