Acer laptops preloaded with Ubuntu Linux
Submitted by Sean on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 12:05pm.Linux lovers rejoice!
New Acer laptops preloaded with Ubuntu Linux are now available, tho’ if you are in the USA or Asia, you’d have to shop around as this site only talks about the N.Zealand online shop and it may run out soon. I’ve seen the specs and you’d probably wanna get about 1GB or 2GB [...]
Live Macworld 2008 Keynote - Anticipation looms
Submitted by Sean on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 12:05pm.Its about 6pm right (January 14) now in San Francisco and Steve Job’s Macworld 2008 Keynote will start in a few more hours (15hrs) - Tuesday, January 15 at 9 AM PST (12PM EST). I will be catching it live at Gizmodo since I am stuck in good old Kuala Lumpur.
Oh, did you hear about [...]
A Pink BlackBerry Pearl
Submitted by Sean on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 12:05pm.Here’s the new BlackBerry Pearl in Pink. I bet techie ladies will love this. But do ladies use BlackBerry ? I’ve never seen any of them using in Kuala Lumpur.
Display :65K colors
Camera 1.3 MP, 1280 x 1024 pixels, flash
Stand-by :Up to 360 h
Talk time :Up to 3 h 30 min
Weight :89.5 g
GPRS, EDGE ,Bluetooth, USB
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Sony Bravia B4000 TV
Submitted by Sean on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 12:05pm.If you are looking for a TV that stands out from the rest of the stereotypic ones that you expect to see in the TV stores, Sony’s Bravia B4000 portable TV is exactly what you are looking for.
Yet portable, its size is not restricted to a mere 14 inch display only, its size ranges from [...]
New Gmail version for the iPhone/iPod Touch
Submitted by Sean on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 12:05pm.I’ve been using the Gmail app on my Nokia N95 for a few months now and its worked like a charm. There’s been a few network hiccups and sometimes the interface is slow, so I’ve pretty jeolous that iPhone and iPod Touch owners are getting a new mobile version of Gmail with Ajax. Its stated [...]
Update: Thinnest notebook crown belongs to Sharp
Submitted by Sean on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 12:04pm.On Tuesday, we wrote that the 1998 Mitsubishi Pedion was the thinnest notebook ever.
On Thursday, we learned that isn't the case, thanks to Jorge Pullin, at the Horace Hearne Jr. Institute for Theoretical Physics at Louisiana State University.
Back in the first years of the decade, Sharp released ...
CES 2008 - Go analogue wit iRiver SPINN Media Player
Submitted by Sean on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 12:04pm.The CES 2008 may be over but here’s something to remind us of the whole gadget fanfare last week and what cool designs are up for 2008. iRiver has already revealed a whole range of players at CES 2008 last week and they include the iRiver P10, iRiver P20, iRiver Homme and this upcoming iRiver [...]
Vulcan slashes price of FlipStart
Submitted by Sean on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 12:04pm.Do you like me more for $699?(Credit: CNET Networks Inc.)
At its starting price of $1,999, the Vulcan FlipStart was egregiously overpriced when we reviewed it last spring. A $500 price cut last fall failed to impress, so yesterday Paul Allen and company lopped more than half off ...
CES 2008 - ZPAC 40 Zinc Air Powerpack
Submitted by Sean on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 12:04pm.If you are gonna be bringing along lots of gadgets on your next holiday trip, you might wanna check out the cool ZPAC 40 Zinc Air Powerpack that was unveiled at last week’s CES 2008.
The ZPAC 40 Zinc Air Powerpack, is the first commercial product from the Power Air Corporation and its an amazing recharger [...]
Nintendo does not want Wiimote lightsabers
Submitted by Sean on Fri, 01/18/2008 - 12:04pm.Nintendo is seriously barking up the wrong tree here. Nintendo does not want Wiimote lightsabers out in the market due to safety issues? Duh. Its not like this sabers can sever a human’s hand off, so what gives?
Nintendo is worried about safety issues. Perhaps if there was some sort of training course on how to [...]