Deal of the Day: Garmin nüvi 260W 4.3-Inch Widescreen Portable GPS Navigator

The Garmin nuvi 260W is a 4.3 inch widescreen satnav device that comes preloaded with maps of north America.

The device provides turn-by-turn directions in either 2D or 3D allowing you to easily navigate your way around. Voice guidance is included with this satnav as is text to speech allowing the system to speak out street names rather than saying “turn left in 30 yards”.

Garmin nuvi 260W Features

* GPS system preloaded with City Navigator North America NT
* 4.3-inch touchscreen display with 2D/3D mapping perspective
* Turn-by-turn directions with voice guidance and text to speech
* Rechargeable lithium-ion battery makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot
* Includes JPEG picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement converter, calculator and more [Read more…]

ASUS Eee 1215N Could Arrive July

We first heard of the ASUS Eee 1215N a few weeks back where only a few details were known such as it running an Intel Atom N500 dual-core processor along with an ION GPU and NVIDIA Optimus. The dual-core N500 CPU will run at 1.5GHz.

We are now hearing a few more details about this 12 inch netbook/notepad that show it will have automatic graphics switching along with a full HD output of 1080p.

By using automatic switching it allows the netbook to increase graphics capabilities on the fly and as and when needed and then pull back to conserve power when the requirements on-screen are less. [Read more…]

Apple iPhone 3G turned in to Wireless Hotspot for Apple iPad

For those who don’t want to spend an extra $130 + monthly costs on an Apple iPad 3G, but want to still connect to the internet when there is no wireless signal around, an application can now convert your Apple iPhone 3G/3GS in to a wireless hotspot allowing a wifi iPad or other wireless device to connect up and share the unlimited data.

The application is called MyWi and is available for download on Rock, ie, you need to jailbreak your iPhone to get it to work. Once installed you can load up the app, enable WiFii Tethering by switching it to On and a wireless network is then created allowing you to connect up your iPad and share the data connection. [Read more…]

SanDisk XBox 360 USB Flash Drive now Available

SanDisk has confirmed that the XBox 360 USB flash drive is now shipping. A couple of capacities are available which include an 8GB model costing $24.99 and a larger 16GB model costing $69.99.

The drives carry the official XBox logo as they were built in a partnership with Microsoft [MSFT] and each drive can be used to take advantage of the firmware that was launched on April 6 that allowed external devices to be used to store saved games, profiles as well as demos, video and pictures.

Although SanDisk and Microsoft are saying the SanDisk flash drive is the “official” USB device for the XBox, this doesn’t prevent other 3rd party flash drives being used. [Read more…]

HTC EVO 4G Available for Pre-Order this Month

We are hearing rumours today saying that the HTC EVO 4G will be going up for pre-order in the next few weeks sometime in May. The phone will be launching on to the Sprint network and is one of the highly anticipated Android phones being launched this year.

With pre-orders starting towards the end of May it is expected that the official launch date of the smartphone on to Sprint will happen on June 6 which has been a date speculated previously.

Comments in a forum also indicated that HTC EVO 4G will be going to 1 staff member in each store on May 17 with training on the phone starting May 24 with a sale date of June 6. [Read more…]

Apple iPad 3G Gets Hacked up Vodafone SIM to work in UK

John Benson ordered an Apple iPad 3G in the UK that arrived from the US this week. When opening it up, it obviously had an AT&T microSIM that won’t work over here. The problem is that in the UK at the moment, microSIM’s are not available just yet so rather than waiting a month to use it, John took a knife to his Vodafone SIM and chopped off the plastic edges to make it in to a microSIM.

The U.K. resident was faced with a disparity in SIM cards once he received his iPad from over the pond, writing on his website, “This morning, my shiny new iPad 3G 64Gb arrived from the USA! The only problem was, it had an AT&T MicroSIM and as yet there is no such thing in the UK.”

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Apple iPhone OS 4.0 Beta 3 Demod on Video

Beta 3 of the latest iPhone OS 4.0 was released a couple of days ago which revealed a few new features not found previously. New features include a new iPod dock section that brings up basic controls in to the dock area. Also an orientation lock was found allowing you to prevent the iPhone screen from rotating when the phone changes orientation. The iPad has this function built in but uses a physical switch instead of a virtual button on-screen like the iPhone and iPod Touch devices.

A demonstration has been made that shows the new iPhone OS 4.0 in action along with the new features that Beta 3 brings to the phone. The OS was demonstrated on the iPhone 3GS due to the 3G and some iPod Touch models not allowing multitouch to function (unless jailbroke of course). [Read more…]

HP Pavilion dv6 Touchscreen Laptop Announced

HP are launching a number of new notebooks which include the dm4, dv5, dv6 and the dv7. The Pavilion dv6 which we are writing about here is the one that will come with an optional touchscreen. The dv6 notebook falls in to the category of high-performance and comes with improved graphics, audio and video.

Available in the same Imprint finishes, plus a brushed-aluminum finish etched with a stream design, the dv6 is the first HP Pavilion notebook PC available with an optional touch screen in the United States. Dolby Advanced Audio and Altec Lansing speakers are available on the dv5, dv6 and dv7 Imprint finishes.

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Power Bullet Charger

The Power Bullet Charger is a device that can charge up to 2 USB powered devices at the same time in your car. As well as connecting up to the lighter socket in your car, it also has pins on it allowing it to be plugged in to a wall.

The Power Bullet mobile charger costs $14.99.

Power Bullet Features

* USB charger for your home or vehicle
* Connect and charge 2 USB devices at once
* Power plug folds up when using Power Bullet in the car
* No more fighting over whose phone stays charged on long car trips!
* Great for geeks who travel – use it in your hotel room [Read more…]

Google Launch new Search Results Page Layout

After a number of years of looking almost the same, Google [GOOG] has made a change to how their search results pages look.

The differences include a new left sidebar that provides quick links to tools to help users refine their search more easily as well as a few cosmetic changes to the fonts and logo as well as the Goooooooooogle found at the bottom of each page where you switch page numbers.

The new left-hand navigation column ads features that refine your query such as being able to bring shopping results to the forefront or push them further back to make them less relevant. [Read more…]

Solar Cells Printed on Paper

Solar panels can be great in that they can provide power anywhere there is light from the sun. Right now though the panels are quite expensive to produce and require a bit of equipment to store energy captured for use at a later date.

A company are now looking at printing solar cells on to paper. By using carbon-based dyes the cells are created with an efficiency of about 1.5 to 2 percent…

The materials MIT researchers used are carbon-based dyes and the cells are about 1.5 percent to 2 percent efficient at converting sunlight to electricity. But any material could be used if it can be deposited at room temperature, Bulovic said. ‘Absolutely, the trick was coming up with ways to use paper, he said.

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Motorola MILESTONE UK Version update to Android 2.1 Ready for Download

Good news for those of you in the UK who own a Motorola MILESTONE Android smartphone… Motorola has now released the Android 2.1 operating system that is available for install right now.

This update isn’t arriving OTA (over the air) at the moment, but it is downloadable from right here.

Requirements for the PC to download it are of course very low indicating you basically need a PC that works. Once you have that, make sure you have the right micro USB cable to attach the MILESTONE to your computer. There is some information to read about manually enabling your Google Account on your phone which is straight forwards and once the checklist is complete, the download will be ready for you to grab. [Read more…]