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It must have felt great getting Apple to hand over $100 million just like that. So nice is the feeling that Creative is already having plans to point their Death Star on the smaller patent infringers. President of Creative, Craig McHugh, said, “There many MP3 player makers in the US market that are currently using the [...]
Continue reading...31. August 2006
Inka Corporation makes Inka Pen, which claims to let you write in the most extreme of conditions. Keep the writing going even on wet and extremely dry surfaces, at any angle, any temperature, and any altitude. Amazing. Never leave home without one, just in case that sweet-looking chick decides to give you her number and [...]
Continue reading...31. August 2006
Who said 3G phones have to be all bulky? Samsung sets the record straight with its new Ultra Edition 8.4, also known as the Z370. The slim candybar phone is 8.4mm thin, weighs just 71g, features a 1.93-inch TFT display and dual cameras (a 2-megapixel and a VGA). It takes in microSD cards for data [...]
Continue reading...30. August 2006
The wait and delays are finally over; Vista is upon us for real this time. It is now available for pre-order on Amazon in various editions! Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate DVD-Rom - $399 Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate Upgrade DVD-Rom - $259 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium DVD-Rom - $239 Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium Upgrade DVD-Rom - $159 Microsoft Windows [...]
Continue reading...29. August 2006
Gadgets harnessing E-ink technology is nothing new. But a prototype e-book reader with flexible e-paper screen sure is. The Philips READUS prototype shown in the video above features a 5-inch 320×240 e-paper screen that can be kept rolled up when not in use. A simple pull unrolls the battery-saving screen, which uses power only when [...]
Continue reading...28. August 2006
Jorge from RangeFinderForum has put up what are supposedly pictures/renders of a new Leica M8 digital rangefinder. We all know how great Leica lenses and rangefinders are, so a new digital one should add a bit of excitement to the quiet Leica community. But real pictures or not, you decide. The rangefinder itself even without any lenses [...]
Continue reading...27. August 2006
The Snore Stopper is a wristwatch that claims to put an end to your snoring woes. It works by having a sensitive microphone that detects snoring. Upon detecting snores, the Snore Stopper zaps the wrist of the wearer. The zaps are harmless and are not strong enough to disrupt sleep. But it does cause the wearer [...]
Continue reading...25. August 2006
As we know, Dell isn’t the only one using Sony laptop batteries that have potential of exploding in your face. Our favorite Apple iBooks and PowerBooks are just as “hot”. Apple announced today that it’ll be recalling 1.8 million batteries that are identified as potentially hazardous - less than half of Dell’s 4.1 million. 1.1 million [...]
Continue reading...24. August 2006
Successor to the wildly popular Canon EOS 350D is finally here. Although existing 350D users might not feel very compelled to upgrade, I suppose it is necessary to counter the rivals’ release such as the Nikon D80 and Sony Alpha A100. Perhaps the most innovative feature of the Canon EOS 400D is the Self [...]
Continue reading...24. August 2006
Perhaps you still remember the suing and countersuing drama between Apple and Creative just a few months ago. Today, Apple announced that it would be putting $100 Million in Creative’s pockets to settle all patent litigation over the iPod. The settlement now gives Apple the license to use the hierarchical song selection interface that is patented [...]
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31. August 2006
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