Portable Technology Category - Page 12

The latest eReader in the market from Ectaco is officially available for pre-order. The Ectacto Jetbook Mini eReader can be pre-ordered from the company site for only $99 and is also expected to be officially out by October 1. Though this eReader may be of a lesser-known origin, it does [...]

Lest you get overexcited, Rock Band is coming to the iPod Nano. But not the game Rock Band, rather, a new kind of peripheral from the folks at iLoveHandles that allows you to turn your iPod Nano into a kind of huge wristwatch.

I’m in favor of anything that facilitates multitasking. I love the knowledge that, while I’m doing something, some machine of mine is busily doing something else that I won’t have to do later. And so I’m very happy to hear about the Lenovo Power Hub, a device that’ll take the [...]

Admittedly, this is very much a rumor as it’s not straight from the crew at Big N, but it does fall under the category of “possible accidental leak”, which is always worth a look. We already knew that Nintendo was going to spill the beans on the release date of [...]

The video game industry is growing by leaps and bounds with new titles looking to give consumers an even better experience getting announced just about every day. However, portable gaming is arguably growing at an ever faster pace than its traditional console counterpart. Not only are there extremely popular handheld [...]

If you’ve been to a football (or most any other sport) game recently, you may not have had the best seats. In fact, you may not have had good seats at all. But with the Fanvision handheld, your cheap nosebleed obstructed view seats may well end up just as good [...]

GPS systems are great, make no mistake about that. I love having one in my car for those times when I decide to take a turn out of my element and see some new sights (also known as “getting abjectly butt-lost”). But one thing they don’t do so well is [...]

Ever wanted to take credit cards at your roadside fruit stand or the like? Before, it was a downright impossibility unless you had a portable generator and a cell phone. But now, with things like the ROAMpay from QuickPay, you can take credit cards most anywhere.

Be advised that the following bit of news is extremely early-stage stuff, though it is based on some evidence, so it bears considering. It seems that a bit of code in the iPod Nano shows a possible move to include video playback capabilities.

I’m personally very fond of TomTom’s GPS systems. I’ve had mine for a few months now and still find it spectacularly useful. And if you’re looking to get the TomTom app for your iPhone, you’ll likely be wanting a car kit for it. And that’s where TomTom’s looking to help [...]