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Following on from the news of Astak’s new Mentor EZ Reader, Sony have taken the wraps off their latest Reader, the ‘next-generation’ Sony PRS-700, which is one of the first (e-Book) Readers to bring together e-Ink technology with a touchscreen display interface allowing for fingertip based gesture control – facilitating …

Posted by Andrew Tingle on October 3rd 2008 | No Responses

HP have just added to their Pavilion series of notebooks with two new, special edition Pavilions, the HP Pavilion DV4T and the HP Pavilion DV5T which see new ‘trendy’ case finishes such as ‘Ceramic white coloring with sophisticated leaf design symbolizing rejuvenation and growth’ and ‘Midnight-blue coloring with exclusive design …

Posted by Andrew Tingle on October 2nd 2008 | 1 Response

If owning your own, handcrafted scale replica of a Ferrari F1 race car is a little out of your budget (at circa $24,000 each) perhaps Ferrari fans could seek solace with Acer’s new official, strictly limited edition Ferrari 22” LCD display, known as the Acer F22bid, which will be produced …

Ask many an owner of a new Apple Mac Pro about its smell and the chances are you’ll get a range of answers ranging from a discernable ‘stench’ comparable to ‘rotten apples’ to ‘my new Apple Mac Pro smells like weed’ (yes, that weed – we kid you not) and …

It’s long since been an issue and now it would appear that Nintendo are planning to respond, to some degree, to customer (and developer) feedback in offering an update that will allow Wii game software to not only be loaded directly from SD memory cards but also downloaded directly to …

Posted by Andrew Tingle on October 2nd 2008 | No Responses

Information is decidedly sparse at the time of writing, however, having posted only yesterday concerning a rumour that Nintendo’s DS handheld console could be in the process of being updated (see: New Nintendo DS Rumoured) we simply could not pass up on offering a brief heads up concerning an intriguing …

Astak have confirmed that their new e-Book reader, the Astak Mentor EZ Reader, which utilises e-Ink and e-Paper technology and, in measuring in at from just 7.2″x4.7″x0.4″ (or 10″x7.68″x0.55″ in the case of the larger Pro Mentor) is billed as being the thinnest, lightest and most compact e-Book reader to …

According to Nikkei Business Daily, Nintendo are rumoured to be working on developing a new, updated version of its ever popular Nintendo DS handheld gaming system that will, apparently, not only sport updated styling but will also sport an integrated camera and DAP (Digital Audio Player) functionality.

Posted by Andrew Tingle on September 30th 2008 | 1 Response

TDK have released a new range of USB flash drives with integrated TRANS-IT security which are aimed squarely at those looking for portable data storage with enhanced protection (perhaps various UK governmental bodies should show an interest here in mind of the amount of ‘mislaid’ data instances occurring of late) …

Posted by Andrew Tingle on September 30th 2008 | No Responses

Pioneer have taken the wraps off no less than four new GPS navigation systems (or SatNav’s if you prefer), in the form of the HRZ099, HRZ088, HRV022 and the HRV01, which boast 7” LCD displays and, depending on the model, integrated 40GB capacity HDDs, 1 Seg TV and multimedia playback …

Posted by Andrew Tingle on September 30th 2008 | No Responses

Lenovo’s first foray into the increasingly lucrative (and therefore evermore competitive) realm of netbooks, the Atom/XP Home powered IdeaPad S10-42312CU (or Lenovo S10 as it will no doubt be more commonly known) has now been released.