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Would a 7-inch iPad be useful?

Published on: 9th August, 2010

Rumors about Apple launching a new iPad, seven-inch sized, seem to give customers another option for a more mobile option of a tablet. The device is supposed to boast the same important features, with the main difference of 2.7 inches less of screen for the new model. The question is if the new device is [...]

Phone-inspired multi-touch GPS from Garmin

Published on: 24th April, 2010

On April 19th, 2010, Garmin has released one of the largest nuvi updates in the newly redesigned nuvi 3700 series. The new design is a lot thinner than standard GPS units, being only 0.35 inches deep; it may also be the only device of this type to use a capacitive multi-touch display. Users can double-tap [...]

Pre-orders for iPad have reached 240,000 in two weeks

Published on: 2nd April, 2010

The latest estimation shows that iPad pre-orders are on track to beat the initial launch numbers of the iPhone. Advance orders are believed to have reached 190,000 last week and although the rate of purchases seems to have slowed down, they still have hit 240,000 tablets. The current average has reached 7,000 pre-orders per day, [...]

Tegra tablet to be shipped by MSI in late 2010

Published on: 3rd February, 2010

MSI is expected to launch its tablet PC in the second part of this year, according to the sales director of the company, Sambora Chen. The device is equipped with an NVIDIA Tegra chip. The prototype of the tablet was presented at CES and was using the dual-core Tegra 250 with a 10-inch colour touchscreen. [...]

Fujitsu claims iPad name to be its property

Published on: 3rd February, 2010

Masahiro Yamane, PR head at Fujitsu, made an astonishing assertion by saying he did not believe the rights to the iPad trademark would belong to Apple. He outlined that Fujitsu had applied for an iPad trademark as early as in 2003 and also that its current business PDA matches perfectly the mobile communicator description used [...]

ASUS DR-950 e-book reader seen on Flickr

Published on: 27th January, 2010

The DR-950 e-book reader made by ASUS was recently viewed on the Flickr page of the company. It has a 9-inch grayscale screen and its resolution is 1,024×768. The photos on the Flickr page indicate a very thin device, about one third of an inch, a little thinner than the iPhone 3G.
While specifications are still [...]

Xbox to stream ESPN feeds of live TV

Published on: 25th January, 2010

Microsoft hopes to make a step in networked media hubs with its offering of live sports through the Xbox 360, according to a leak. The company is in advanced talks with Disney to stream feeds of live TV from ESPN through the system. Users would get access to almost all events through Internet feeds while [...]

Very flexible 19-inch e-paper prototype LG-made

Published on: 19th January, 2010

LG Display announced in Seoul the development of a very flexible 19-inch e-paper display. Although it cannot be totally folded, the 0.01-inch (about 0.3mm) thick monochrome display has a TFT array as well as a thin metal foil that makes possible the recovering of its original shape. The e-paper display has 9.8×15.7 inches and is [...]

New range of headphones released by JVC at CES

Published on: 16th January, 2010

JVC has released a new line of headphones at CES last week.
The HA-NC260 noise-cancelling headphones, with new circuitry monitoring outside sounds, removes up to 90 percent of the background noise, feedback included. There is a dual housing structure for each earpiece that allows better sound insulation. Memory foam cushioned ear pads provide better isolation of [...]

Android mini tablet from Hewlett Packard possible?

Published on: 16th January, 2010

Hewlett Packard’s Windows 7 tablet is only one of a larger line of similar devices the company has planned to release, according to some sources. A senior editor of a major magazine publisher claims that one of these devices would run Android and would be about twice as larger as an iPhone but at the [...]

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