Latest Gadgets, Tablets and Smartphones
The Google Cr-48 laptop only just arrived in the last 24 hours on peoples door steps, but we already see that one of them has been torn apart.
Inside the Chrome OS laptop, all the usual things can be found such as the main board, Hynix memory chips and a SanDisk SSD. [Read more…]
The Microsoft Kinect has been used to create a Minority Report style computer interface. The hack was achieved by students at MIT who managed to use Kinect drivers for Linux and make a program that can detect all 10 fingers on your hands as well as the palms of your hands. [Read more…]
Google [GOOG] has improved the Gmail app for Android OS devices. The latest version now supports priority inbox as well as an improved compose mail function.
The new version is called Gmail for Android 2.3.2. The priority inbox section of the app allows you to see those emails that matter most to you. These are highlighted with a small yellow arrow, just like the desktop version, and you have the option to mark emails as more important or not important. You can then click Priority to filter out the non important emails. [Read more…]
The standard YouTube upload limit normally allows for 15 minutes of video to be uploaded. YouTube has now announced that on some accounts, this restriction is being lifted. This limit removal is believed to be related to the launch of Google TV.
To ensure that uploaded content is allowed to be there, YouTube is putting controls in place to protect copyrights. The system to be used is called Content ID and that software will be used to scan for illegal content as files are uploaded to YouTube. [Read more…]
It looks like the Google Chrome Cr-48 netbook release date has already arrived as some people are reporting that they have received theirs through the post today.
Those who registered first managed to snag one of the Pilot test units. An estimated 60,000 are being made for evaluation and testing purposes and unfortunately they wont be made publicly available, ie you can’t buy one. [Read more…]
If you’ve wondered how many Nook Colors are being made then this comment from Len Riggio (B&N chairman) confirms exactly how many…
B&N is manufacturing Nook Colors at a rate of 18,000 per day and is loading up a 747 every four to five days to bring devices to the U.S. from China.
In a few hours from now at 1:30pm EST, the Notion Ink Adam will be made available for pre-order. At that time, the tablet will be available to existing commenter’s and then at 7:30pm EST it will be available for pre-order for those who haven’t commented or registered an interest on the site..
The price of the tablet has changed since the last announcement although it has changed in the right direction, as in it has dropped. The price for the tablet will be $375.33 rather than $399. The 3G model is now priced at $435.33. [Read more…]
If you are looking to warm your hands this year whilst using your computer then you could check out these Star Wards USB handwarmers.
There are two models available, with one being black that has Darth Vader pictured on it and the other is Blue that has R2-D2 pictured on the USB handwarmer. [Read more…]
Apple [AAPL] has announced the best iPad and iPhone apps of 2010. The list starts by recognizing four of the best apps of the year which includes Hipstamatic, Plants Vs. Zombies, Flipboard and Osmos. After that it moves on to a list of more apps that meet certain criteria such as the Overall Top 10 PAID iPhone Apps, Top Free iPhone Apps and Top Grossing iPhone apps. The same lists are created for iPad apps in the same format.
Apple has had a number of amazing games and other apps available over this past year such as Angry Birds that made it to number 1 on the PAID iPhone Apps list and number 2 on the other iPhone lists. [Read more…]
Microsoft [MSFT] has announced that the new Internet Explorer 9 browser will have tracking protection built in. What tracking protection will do is prevent web servers from tracking information about you visiting websites.
“Tracking Protection is the new privacy feature in Internet Explorer 9 designed to help keep third-party websites from tracking your Web behavior,”
Microsoft [MSFT] has confirmed that there are limits on the amount of push notifications that can be active on a Windows Phone 7 smartphone. That limit is 15…
”Yes, the limit is fifteen third party applications can be concurrently subscribed to receive push notifications (whether that is a live tile or toast).”
We have heard of a few release dates for the Sony PlayStation phone, one of which was this week (which isn’t correct) and another that says February.
We now hear that the PlayStation Phone release date will now be sometime in March 2011. The February date mentioned previously is apparently the unveiling date over at Mobile World Congress. [Read more…]
