Archive for February, 2010

Ouch: Samsung’s 3D glasses will cost $150 a pair

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Samsung SSG-2100AB

After shelling out at least $3,200 for a 3D-capable HDTV, more serious dough for a 3D-capable Blu-ray player, what else do you need? 3D glasses. How much will the new technology cost? According to a listing at Vann’s, Samsung’s active 3D glasses will cost $150 each.

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Nintendo plans to have you steering with your fingers

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

nintendo-dsi-steering-wheel -thSteering wheel accessories usually make for a fun driving game experience by adding a little bit more realism and feel. Nintendo usually thinks of ways to make gaming intuitively fun, with controls and interfaces that usually take up a few minutes for anyone to learn. According to this report, Nintendo has filed for a patent that basically claims dibs on touch-based steering wheel controls for their DSi handheld.

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Shuttle outs 3.3cm-thin mini-multimedia PC: the XS35

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Shuttle XS35

That’s not an external optical drive you’re looking at. It’s actually Shuttle’s upcoming Windows-based nettop that runs on Intel’s Atom D510 dual core processor. The fact that it measures only 3.3cm? That’s not what makes it awesome (although the size does add to its overall awesome-factor)—it’s that this small desktop kit comes with Nvidia’s ION2 graphics, making for a really compact desktop kit that can handle HD videos and streaming 3D.

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Smartbook Logo launched, but it’s not actually a “smartbook”

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Smartbook AG smartbook logoSmartbooks are an emerging new mobile device category that’s coined to describe a compact, netbook-like device running a smartphone’s processor (like Qualcomm’s ARM chip) with built-in 3G data connectivity. This device is not a smartbook. It’s not even a netbook. It’s actually an 11.6-inch Intel CULV-based notebook by German computer maker Smartbook AG called the Smartbook Logo, although it does have some smartbook parts.

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Because they can: Quake games ported to Android phones

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

quake3_7

This started as a sort of challenge over at Android and Me, with a bounty for anyone who could port a full copy of Quake, a PC-based first person shooter (the original that was released back in 1999), to the mobile Android platform and allow for multiplayer gaming over Wi-fi. After that was accomplished, people started working on mobile (Android) ports of Quake 2 and Quake 3… and succeeded. (video available after the cut.)

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New Matias keyboard works with a smartphone

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Matias USB 2.0 keyboard + smartphone stand (1)This new keyboard from Canadian accessory-maker Matias might look like a standard (a really old kind of standard) keyboard with a space to plop down your phone, but we have to admit that the potential is intriguing—especially if you’re an iPhone or iPod touch owner.

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Leak spots three 10-inch Asus netbooks: Eee PC 1015P, 1016P, and 1018P

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

asus-eeepc1018pThree upcoming 10-inch EeePC netbooks from Asus have been leaked, showing sleek profiles and relatively (for a netbook) high-end designs. Expected to be unveiled during the CeBIT show in Germany next week, the leak from BlogEee gives details on the Eee PC 1015P, 1016P, and the top-end 1018P.

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Samsung’s 3D-capable C7000 now selling for $3,299

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Samsung C7000Samsung’s first 3D-capable LED HDTV is now available on Amazon. Now, it’s not the much-hyped flagship LED9000 series, but the C7000 (the 55-inch UN55C7000, to be more specific) is by no means considered “low-end.” With an initial price of $3,299, it packs in serious high-def TV tech.

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MSI intros wireless motion-sensing Air Keyboard

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

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MSI has just unveiled the Air Keyboard, a wireless 200-gram keyboard that comes with built-in motion sensors that you can hold up and wave around to move the mouse pointer. Yeah, like a Wii controller, but see, it’s shaped like a keyboard with 80 keys including the standard QWERTY set plus multimedia buttons. (more…)

Microsoft launches affordable BlueTrack mice

Wednesday, February 24th, 2010

Wireless Mouse 2000

At last, new technology updates for an old product that everybody can use. Better yet, it’s a tech update that’s affordable. Microsoft has just rolled out three new sub-$30 mice based on BlueTrack technology—basically a new tracking technology that replaces conventional laser and optical trackers (as well as the fizzy rubberized balls, if you’re still clinging to what has got to be a really old mouse) that allows you to work on a wider range of surfaces. Pretty handy if you need to pull out a laptop and work from, well, anywhere from granite kitchen counters to your living room carpet.

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