This Simpsons inspired webcam comes in the shape of Charles Montgomery Burns himself, the owner of the Springfield Nuclear Power Plant. A high-quality webcam shaped like Monty Burns at his desk includes a large clip that allows it to be attached to your flat-panel monitor or laptop screen.Features:30 fps @ 640 x 480 with built-in [...]
Entries from January 2008
Mr. Burns USB Webcam
January 31st, 2008 · No Comments
Tags: Accessories · Camera · Gadgets
Motorola to leave handset market?
January 31st, 2008 · 1 Comment
Motorola may leave the handset market, said Richard Windsor, an analyst with Nomura International. Probably, the company will concentrate on becoming an “enterprise and government” company. Reportedly, the recent rumors suggest that Chinese vendors are about to acquire the company, but the deal is unlikely to be completed. Richard Windsor added if any of those [...]
Tags: In The News · Motorola
First LiMo-Based Mobile Linux Platform Arrives from Azingo
January 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Today Azingo announced the immediate availability of Azingo Mobile, an entire suite of open source mobile software and services that is based on LiMo Foundation Linux specifications. The platform was designed to enable hardware manufacturers and network operators to quickly customize services and bring phones with the latest technology to market quicker. It is supported [...]
Tags: Linux
PSP 3.90 firmware update with Skype available
January 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Oh yes, Skype for your PSP-2000 (aka, PSP Slim & Lite) series is now a reality. At least outside of Japan. It’s only available via network update at the moment and adds expanded support for PLAYSTATION Network titles. You do have your $20 PSP Headset right? Good, so what are you waiting for punk, get [...]
Tags: Gadgets · Internet · Portable Audio · Portable Gaming · Portable Video · Software
TEAC unveils in-ear balanced armature headphones
January 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment
TEAC recently unveiled the inCore Audio ZE-1000 headphones that use high-definition drivers to provide rich and lifelike sound. TEAC claims the headphones provide a full range of audio, and provide superior sound isolation due to a five-layer cushion around the driver. The speakers use a balanced armature, which reportedly gives natural dynamics to sound, and [...]
Tags: Accessories · Gadgets · Headset
Gemei Drops the X100 PMP
January 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment
Gemei’s new “United States” series model is a shiny piece of media-playing slimness. Sure it looks rather like an LG Shine in all its metallic glory, but imitating LG’s Chocolate II hasn’t exactly been bad for Chinese MP4 players. Looking at the X100 on profile on the left of the picture, this one has got [...]
Tags: Cellphones · Portable Audio
KDDI Boosts Infrared Transfer Speeds
January 30th, 2008 · No Comments
KDDI’s research lab has improved infrared transfer speeds from a theoretical limit of 4 Mbps to 1 Gbps. The gains were achieved by using a new kind of semi-conductor laser that can “blink” faster than the existing LED systems. This faster laser is paired with a larger piece of non-volatile memory so data is not [...]
Tags: Data · In The News · Technology
Nokia Location Tagger: link coordinates to the picture
January 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Nokia Beta Labs has posted Nokia Location Tagger application for S60 3rd edition smartphones. It automatically links location data to the That is the application automatically saves GPS-coordinates to an EXIF-file of a photo taken by the smartphone camera. Then you can tag the photo to the map. Nokia Location Tagger was tested with Nokia [...]
Tags: GPS · Nokia · Smartphone · Software
Hitachi W61H Gets E-Ink Display
January 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Now this is definitely one cell phone that all customization lovers would love to grab a hold of. The Hitachi W61H clamshell handset that will be made available this spring from KDDI features a black and white 2.7″ e-ink display known as “Silhouette screen” on the front, featuring 95 pre-installed graphic patterns where the user [...]
Tags: Cellphones · Hitachi
Sprint Offers Firmware Upgrade for LG Rumor
January 30th, 2008 · No Comments
Today Sprint released a firmware upgrade for the LG Rumor. The free upgrade is available both over the air, and at Sprint retail stores. The software will update the text messaging application and overall user interface. To upgrade over the air, simply go into the menu, settings and tools folders to the firmware update application. [...]
Tags: LG Mobile Phone · Rumor · Smartphone · Software · Sprint Nextel
Review Samsung F330
January 30th, 2008 · 2 Comments
Live photos of the Samsung F330
Table of contents:
Positioning
Design, size, controls
Display
Keypad
Battery
USB, Bluetooth, connectivity
Memory, memory cards
Performance
Camera
Menu
Applications
WAP
MP3-player
Impressions
Sales package
Handset
Battery
Wired stereo-headset
USB data cable
Software CD
microSD memory card (1Gb, size and availability vary by region)
User Guide
Positioning
The second device in the BeatZ line-up, unlike the Samsung i450, makes use of a standard hardware platform and Suwon’s software for 3G [...]
Iqua Sun Bluetooth Headset is the First To Be Solar Powered
January 29th, 2008 · No Comments
The Iqua Sun Bluetooth Headset may not be all that stylish like the many bluetooth headsets out there now. However what makes this stand out more than the others is the fact that it draws its power from the sun. You read that right, it’s the first solar powered bluetooth headset. Never again will you [...]
Tags: Accessories · Bluetooth · Headset · Technology
SE Cyber-shot W61S 5-megapixel camera phone
January 29th, 2008 · 28 Comments
Sony Ericsson will offer au KDDI subscribers a new 5-megapixel camera phone from the Cyber-shot series – W61S. This slider phone features “Exmor” CMOS matrix, the same sensor technology (analog-digital converter) from Sony’s Alpha DSLR.
Tags: CDMA · Camera · EVDO · GPS · Portable Audio · Sony Ericsson
Pantech W61PT
January 29th, 2008 · 3 Comments
Pantech introduces the W61PT fashion phone in Japan.
KDDI will offer the W61PT via its CDMA 1X WIN network.
The 14mm thin phone features diamond shaped keys and a shiny surface in either pink, white or black.
Other features of the Pantech W61PT include 2.4 inch QVGA screen, microSD card slot, media player and 2MP camera.
Tags: CDMA · Cellphones · Pantech
Helio Shifts Management
January 29th, 2008 · No Comments
Helio, an MVNO joint partnership between SK Telecom and Earthlink, announced that CEO Sky Dayton has moved out of the company’s top management spot and will now occupy the role as non-executive chairman of the board. Taking his place is current president and COO Wohnee Sull. According to Helio, Dayton has a history of relinquishing [...]
Tags: Helio · In The News · MVNO











