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- Microsoft E3 Press Event Wrap Up
- Gwabbit For BlackBerry : Killer App for Contact Automatic
- Is Palm As Dead as Ashok Kumar (Analyst) Says?
- Asus Eee 1008HA Looks Like a Macbook Air, Won't Cost Like One
- Coke Vending Machines To Provide Free Drinks, In Case of an Emergency
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June 01, 2009
Microsoft E3 Press Event Wrap Up
Microsoft did put on a great show this morning, but if you have been unable to follow the whole thing minute by minute, here are the highlights:
- Modern Warfare 2 Looks Fantastic
- Forza 2 Looks impressive too
- MGS is coming to Xbox 360!
- Finally, Xbox 360 fans will get some MGS love. Hideo Kojima himself announced it on stage. When!?!?
- You are the controller
- Microsoft’s project Natal uses your body motion to control games. As always with that stuff, it sounds great, but it needs to be put to the test. It works with all Xbox 360 games Microsoft said.
Tomorrow, join us live for the Nintendo Press Conference at 9am PT and the Sony Press Conference at 11am PT.
May 05, 2009
Gwabbit For BlackBerry : Killer App for Contact Automatic
Gwabbit desktop launched at DEMO 09 where it won a DEMOgod award. I use the Gwabbit add-on for Outlook daily, I just have to select the name with contact info in an email signature and click the Gwabbit button: it generates automatically a new contact card with the info stored in the right fields, it saves me so much time!
Yesterday the BlackBerry version was launched, the CEO, Todd Miller, showed me the 5 seconds demo a few days ago: it searches and identify the signature in an email then creates automatically a new entry in the address book (see picture):. This application makes even more sense for the phone, since mobile typing is such a pain.
It will be available for $9.95 a year on May 25th at the BlackBerry App World and you can purchase it for Outlook for $19.95 at www.gwabbit.com.
Eye-Fi Adds Support For Picasa Web Albums, Photobucket and SmugMug
Eye-Fi, the maker of WIFI capable SD cards now works with the popular Picasa Web Albums, Photobucket and SmugMug photo services. The Idea behind Eye-Fi is that the card can upload photos directly from your camera to the web, without using a computer.
Next, we hope that they will have an ad-hoc network mode.
May 01, 2009
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Is Palm As Dead as Ashok Kumar (Analyst) Says?
Ashok Kumar, an analyst for Collin Stewart thinks that the Palm Pre is Dead on Arrival (DOA). He claims that the recent rumor of supply control are in fact wrong. Palm would be reducing the production because it is still having "multiple software and hardware problems". As a result, Mr Kumar thinks that Palm will fall short of the 1M unit shipped by year's end. That's "highly unrealistic" he says.
That sounds a bit panicky to us. Palm might have problems getting a product out of the door, and for sure, they must be dealing internally with some last minute bug, but that's just a fact of life in the Tech industry.
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Quicken Online iPhone App
If during the current economic crisis looking at your net worth makes you feel better, check out the new Quicken Online app for iPhone. Obviously you can check you account balances, but also make payment, find an ATM or make sure that you're not going beyond some preset goals.
With the iPhone app, you can basically do the same things that Quicken Online for desktop does. (We tried the desktop version, and for a free service, it's pretty cool). If you're curious, we've embedded the official Quicken for iPhone video demo in the full post.
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Asus Eee 1008HA Looks Like a Macbook Air, Won't Cost Like One
Asus is making the Eee 1008HA Official. This is an ultra-thin 10" design (18-26mm thick) that weighs 2.42Lbs. Inside, you will find the usual Atom 1.66 GHz, a 160GB hard drive, 1GB of memory and a WIFI-N + Bluetooth controller. Outside, there is a VGA port, two USB.
Cute, small, light and good battery life: that's a killer combination that will turn heads. It costs $565 (Amazon UK Price), and if you have not seen it live yet, check the video in the full post
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Palm Eos Going To Sprint As Well
PhoneNews claims that to have insider information about the existence of a CDMA version of the Palm Eos (aka Pre Mini) that will work on Sprint's network. Apparently, the lower-cost Web OS phone is currently undergoing testing at Sprint and should be available sometime in the third quarter. Other than running on CDMA, it should be identical to the AT&T version.
Coke Vending Machines To Provide Free Drinks, In Case of an Emergency
Not only Japan is prone to earthquake, its major cities have an extended underground transportation system. When a quake happens, people can potentially be trapped for extended periods of time and suffer among many things, from dehydration. That's where the updated vending machines come into play. In case of an emergency, they'll dispense free drinks. Now I'm worried about the riot that will take place in front of the vending machine.
PS3 Motion Sensing Controller To Debut at E3? (Rumor)
Not actual photo of the device
This is potentially very hot: Sony is said to be launching a motion sensing controller at E3, a device that would effectively open the floodgates of Wii-like games. When combined with the PS3's superior graphics power, this is a combination that could inflict some serious damage on the Wii in the long term.
Sony Motion Sensing controller is said to be more accurate than the Wii controller, especially when it comes to sensing the forward and backward motion (push/pull). We'll see soon enough.
That said, Sony won't get any of the very popular Wii games developed by Nintendo itself and the PS3 is still the most expensive console. If true, this is a launch that is well overdue. (controller patent, previous motion sensing controller video)
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April 30, 2009
Sprint HTC Snap
With the recent deluge of iPhone and Palm Pre news, it’s not too surprising that many of you have forgotten about some of the devices from HTC, one of them which is the HTC Snap. It seems that the device will be dubbed the HTC Snap S511, and Sprint is reportedly testing the device, indicating that it might be launched by mid-Summer. Of course, there is no confirmation of such a timeline, but keep your fingers crossed, and who knows, maybe we’ll see the phone released real soon. From Uberphones.
Moto-Terminator Concept
Titan Books has just released the Terminator concept art of the Moto-Terminator, where a Terminator robot is seen riding a motorcycle - in particular, the Ducati Hypermotard. When the Terminator decides to lower itself and fuse with the bike, it will turn into an automatic killing machine that comprises of red lights eyes, boasting weapons that would wipe out humanity in the blink of an eye while boasting such a detailed, technical body. Who do you think would win in a fight - an Autobot or Decepticon from Cybertron, or the Moto-Terminator?
Buffalo MiniStation Red
Buffalo has released a whole lot of external storage solutions in the past, but most of the time those are meant for power users which comprise of mainly males due to the target demographic. Well, looks as though they've turned over a new leaf now with the Buffalo MiniStation Red that is not only stylish but lightweight as well, tipping the scales at a mere 190 grams. It will come in three capacities - 250GB, 320GB and 500GB, where the 2.5" hard drive will come equipped with Turbo USB 2.0 interface that is around 20% faster compared to USB 2.0, alongside SecureLock Mobile technology for added security.
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