Archive for November 28th, 2007
Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Filed under: Peripherals, Storage
Brando, e-tailer of products that you didn't even know existed -- and some that probably shouldn't -- has just released a new USB hub capable of handling SATA and eSATA drives to boot. That's right, along with hooking up five USB peripherals of your choice, you can ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Filed under: Desktops, Home Entertainment
TiVo has just announced an agreement with multimedia software provider Nero AG that will bring its familiar interface and feature set to the PC. According to the joint announcement made today, Nero will embed the TiVo experience in its next generation of software, allowing the millions ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Filed under: Wireless
The Asus Eee PC isn't missing many must-have specs right out of the box, but there's always going to be a reason or three for some internal Bluetooth. Luckily, the hack really isn't too terribly difficult as demonstrated by tnkgrl -- as long as you've got a basic ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Filed under: Gaming
In seemingly stark contrast to Sony, whose backwards compatibility stance is moving, um, backwards, Microsoft keeps chugging right along in adding compatible titles to the 360, today announcing an impending update that will "unlock" a further 84 games. According to Joystiq, there are now a total of 465 ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Filed under: Laptops
The Zonbu Mini is about to get a portable friend. Zonbu has just revealed its Everex-built Zonbu Notebook, which will be hitting the market in Q1 2008. The $279 upfront pricetag is quite a bit heftier than the $99 Mini, but the subscription fee remains the same at ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Filed under: CellphonesSouth Korea, which has already seen two people supposedly struck by lightening drawn to their cellphones, has now experienced its first death due to an exploding handset battery. According to the AP, a quarry worker was found dead Wednesday with the remnants of an LG mobile melted into ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable VideoWe've already had a few reports of some problems with the latest Zunes (and the latest firmware), and it now looks like there's another issue brewing, with a number of users complaining of battery problems with Zune 30s and 80s loaded with the most ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Filed under: GPSThe European Commission has just opened an investigation into TomTom's proposed purchase of Tele Atlas, claiming that consumers could be hurt by a GPS hardware maker owning one of the two major digital map providers. Specifically, the so-called "in-depth inquiry," which will be concluded no later than April ...
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Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Philips' Brilliance iCT sure had a nice run, but no sooner than it hit the spotlight, Toshiba has arrived fashionably late to steal a little thunder. The outfit's $2.5 million Aquilion One outdoes Philips' iteration by doing 320-slices instead of "just" 256, enabling doctors to see the ...
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