Archives for August 2009

Vonage Visual Mail and Vonage World Launching

vonage-logoVonage, the VoIP company, are updating their services for those customer paying for the $24.99/month plan. The first new feature called Vonage World will allow unlimited calls across the world to over 60 countries. This will cover about 4.5 billion people (2/3 of the population). Previously unlimited calls were allowed just for the US, Canada and 5 other European countries. Bumping that up to over 60 is a fantastic move.

Michael said, “That’s really 60 whole countries, unlike some competitors who offer specific destinations or cities within a country. When we say it’s a country that is included for unlimited we mean every place within the borders of that country. These countries represent nearly two-thirds of the world’s population.”

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Bat Cave Home Cinema

bat-cave-home-theaterThis bat cave home cinema was built by Frankston HiFi and was built from the ground up starting right at the carpet. Walls we then created carefully to make them look as realistic as possible. The room measures 26ft x 18ft making it fairly large.

On the technical side of things the bat cave cinema has a 10ft curved screen along with a communications room that holds all the audio and video equipment needed to run the room. A remote controlled pneumatic sliding door allows access to the room when needed although there are no poles to slide down for access. [Read more…]

USB Hub Alarm Clock

usb_alarm_clockI really don’t get the point of the USB Hub Alarm Clock. I just don’t remember a time when an alarm clock woke me up and I had the sudden urge to connect up 4 USB devices to it… but I guess the creators have done their research and found there is a need for such a device. With it being an alarm clock you would expect it’s for the side of your bed, but as it’s a hub does it sit with your PC on the desk? If so, doesn’t your computer tell the time anyway? Confusing!

The USB Hub Alarm clock does actually look really good despite the strange part about the USB connectors. It has the ability to show you the time in 25 different cities around the world. [Read more…]

Dell 11z Inspiron gets a $399 Price Tag

inspiron-11zDell have revealed details on their latest laptop named the Dell Inspiron 11z. The Dell 11z is powered by a 1.2GHz Intel Celeron 723 CULV processor, has an integrated graphics chip and an 11.6 inch LCD display with a resolution of 1366 x 768 pixels.

The price tag is $399 for the starting model which runs Windows Vista Home Premium and comes with 2GB of RAM. [Read more…]

Palm Pre Store to Get Paid Apps Soon

paid-palm-pre-appsThe Palm Pre App store has had a very slow start. This should change now as Palm is about to allow paid apps in to the store.

By allowing paid apps in to the Pre app store it should tempt developers in to creating more apps and actually making the store a useful place to visit. [Read more…]

Ampro RuffSystem 840 Extreme Rugged PC

Adlink-RuffSystem-840The RuffStstem 840 is an embedded rugged PC that can function in harsh environments. Thanks to it’s strong build it can operate down to -40 degrees Celsius and up to +75 degrees C which is quite impressive alone.

The RuffSystem rugged PC has an Intel Core 2 Duo processor inside and also has two gigabit speed Ethernet ports. A VGA output is to be found on the casing along with four USB 2.0 connectors as well as 4 serial ports and 1 parallel port. [Read more…]

Deal of the Day: $70 Saving on Asus and Western Digital Mobile Computing Bundle

Asus-K50IJ-C1-LaptopAmazon are giving a $70 saving when you purchase an Asus K50IJ-C1 laptop along with a Western Digital 250GB My Passport external hard drive. The laptop has a high definition LED based 15.6″ screen and is powered by an Intel Core Two Duo T6500 processor running at a nice 2.1GHz. 4GB of RAM is included with this laptop and it has 250GB of storage on a SATA 5400 RPM hard drive. It runs Windows Vista Home Premium and overall it’s a very powerful laptop.

The Asus laptop uses Asus’ Super Hybrid Engine that helps give more battery power too and thanks to a wireless 802.11 B/G/N lan card it can also connect at high-speeds if you have a wireless N router. [Read more…]

MSI Touchscreen Netbook

msi-touchscreenMSI are working on a series of touchscreen netbooks that are planned for a late this year launch. The netbooks will be powered by the Intel Pine Trail-M platform.

With them being launched by Christmas all being well, and touting a touchscreen I’d expect them to be running Windows 7 by that point due to the launch of Windows 7 this month. [Read more…]

Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 with Windows Mobile Launching

nuviphone-m20After many months of delays the Garmin-Asus nuvifone M20 is finally launching over in Taiwan. The Garmin-Asus partnership were launching 2 nuvifones with the other one being the G60 which ran a proprietary OS. The G60 was launched last month and now it’s time for the N20 which runs on Windows Mobile and is aimed more at the business user.

The nuvifone M20 features HSDPA, a VGA display, 3 megapixel camera and as can be expected, extensive navigation features thanks to the Garmin part of the partnership. [Read more…]

Slim PS3 Ditches Backwards Compatibility and Linux Support

Slim-PS3After months of rumours, Sony have now (well, yesterday) officially announced that there is a new slim PS3 being launched. The slim PlayStation 3 is about 2/3rds the size of the original and thanks to new components within, the unit uses just 1/3rd of the power that the original PS3 did. This results in a rather sleek looking games console and thanks to the power reduction, a quieter one too.

The power consumption has been cut down thanks to a 45nm Cell Processor that runs at the same speed as the old one. Also a new feature is built in called BRAVIA Sync which allows you to use the TV remote control to control the PS3. [Read more…]

Window Phone Concept Gadget

window_phoneThe Window Phone is a concept device designed by Seunghan Song and is found over at Yanko.

The Window Phone is a slice of glass that can display certain information such as current weather conditions as well as predictions for the next day or 2. [Read more…]

Verbatim InSight Portable Harddrive

Verbatim-Insight-Portable-Hard-DriveVerbatim have added a great looking portable hard drive to their lineup that features an always-on display to show you the current storage status.

The small LCD screen shows capacity remaining as well as the name of the drive. The Verbatim InSight fits in the palm of your hand and comes with two storage capacities of either 320GB or 500GB. [Read more…]