HTC HD2 gets a Camera Update – Fixes Distortions

HTC-HD2HTC have launched a software update for the HTC HD2 that aims to fix the camera problems that the model has had since launch. The update is described as being a Digital Picture Enhancement and was released just today.

The update from HTC provides clear digital pictures bringing it closer to HD then previous versions of the software.

HTC mention that you need to have ROM version 1.60.XXX.X installed, or lower which probably suggests that the next ROM update will include the new software as standard. [Read more…]

1.5 Inch USB Gadget Display Screen

1-5-inch-USB-Screen-twitterThe USB Gadget Display is a tiny LCD screen measuring just 1.5 inches. The screen is designed to sit next your PC or laptop and provide feedback from sites such as Twitter and Facebook.

The screen is labelled as being inexpensive and can display full colour. As well as showing Twitter and Facebook updates the USB display gadget can also show various other gadgets such as clocks, CPU and memory meters as well as games and timers. [Read more…]

MiNEW N20U Netbook

MiNEW_N20U_1MiNEW have launched a new netbook called the MiNEW N20U that has a 10.1 inch LCD screen offering a 1024×576 display resolution. The netbook is powered by an Intel Atom 1.6GHz processor and comes standard with 1GB of RAM.

For storage the N20U comes supplied with either a 16GB SSD or 32GB SSD and for connectivity the netbook has wireless networking built in although it’s not clear just yet which variety is installed, we suspect 802.11g at the most. [Read more…]

Rumor: Apple Tablet Arriving March 2010

apple-tabletRumours are floating around again about the Apple Tablet which previously was “scheduled” for the second half of 2010. The new rumour says it’s actually arriving in March 2010.

According to this rumour the device will have a 10.1 inch touchscreen LCD display that will be LTPS rather than OLED that was previously mentioned. LTPS means Low Temperature Poly Silicone in case you were wondering.

Other information says the Apple Tablet will have a 64GB SSD installed for storage. [Read more…]

Rock Dock – NES Controller iPhone Dock

Nintendo-NES-Controller-iPhone-DockEtsy user GeekUnique has created a very unique iPhone Dock called the Rock Dock that users a Nintendo NES Controller to sit the iPhone on.

Each NES Controller iPhone Dock is handmade and carved out of a regular controller and has the docking port embedded in to the top of the controller. The regular wire found on NES controllers has been removed and replaced with a USB cable to connect the dock up to a PC allowing full syncing and charging of the iPhone. [Read more…]

HTC DROID Eris get an OTA Update

HTC DesireVerizon just let BGR know that an OTA (over the air) update is being made available for the HTC DROID Eris. The updates were being pushed put at midnight last night meaning that when you read this you might have a notification of a new update ready to be installed this morning. However, only a small group will first get the update today with other users getting the update as Verizon roll it out over the next few days.

The new ROM brings the Eris up to version 1.16.605.1 with an update to the radio taking that up to 2.32.40.11.09 which probably doesn’t mean that much to most people. Details of what’s included can be found below. [Read more…]

Seagate to Reveal Ultra-Thin Drives for Netbooks at CES

Seagate-Momentus-ThinSeagate are planning to unveil a new hard drive at CES next month that will see the form factor reduced to just 7 millimetres. The 7mm form factor is a saving of about 25% from the current drives used in netbooks and will allow netbook manufacturers to design even thinner models.

Traditionally the thicker the drive the more platters could be crammed inside it allowing for more storage space. Thanks to advances in technology, drive makers such as Seagate are now capable of getting a sufficient amount of data on to a single platter, thus saving space in thickness of the drive. [Read more…]

Acer Aspire Timeline 1820PTZ Ready for Pre-Order

Acer-Aspire-Timeline-1820PTZFor those of us in the UK we can expect to get our hands on the Acer Aspire Timeline 1820PTZ netbook tablet on 25 January 2010. Play.com now have the netbook tablet available for pre-order on their site.

The Acer 1820PTZ as mentioned, is a netbook tablet. The screen can be swivelled around and folded back down allowing you to use pen input. The tablet is also multitouch allowing more than one finger to make contact with the screen for zooming and gesture input. [Read more…]

Dual Touchscreen Tablet – Harlequin

Dual-Touch-Screen-TabletA user over on the MyDellMini forums has created a dual touchscreen netbook by using a Dell Mini 9 netbook and a 9″ USB DisplayLink monitor and connecting them together.

The device is the Harlequin Project and was designed to experiment with a dual touchscreen user interface (ie, similar to the Microsoft Courier) as well as design testing.

The Harlequin works as it is now and has Windows 7 installed which can detect both screens and the touchscreen overlays without issues except there are still some calibration issues on the second monitor. [Read more…]

Battle of the Fork Lifts

forklift_challengeBattle of the Fork Lifts is a game that requires you use your fork lift truck skills to move miniature pallets around. Now, full sized fork lifts are fun for some reason, but these little ones just seem to take the fun out of it.

The idea of the games seems that you need to move a pallet around to another location and successfully stack the pallet on top of other pallets while the other player tries to ram you off the road and make you spill the contents of what you are carrying. [Read more…]

Bravo Golf Simulator

Bravo-Golf-SimulatorThe Bravo Golf Simulator allows you to play Golf indoors. It is built from high quality material and comes with a 5000 ANSI Lumen projector that can provide a HD resolution on the 16:9 aspect ratio screen.

One of the more interesting features is an eight-faced moving plate that represents the turf around the ball on the screen making it more realistic when swinging the golf club. [Read more…]

Samsung SPF-800P Digital Photo Frame

SPF-800P-22Samsung are launching a new digital photo frame called the SPF-800P that has an 8 inch screen with a resolution of 800 x 480 pixels.

The display is backlit by LED and the frame uses what Samsung call UI 2.0 which according to Samsung is easy to use. For storage the digital photo frame has 2GB of internal memory that can be expanded by using a microSD card. [Read more…]