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Notion Ink Android based SmartPad Spotted

notion_ink_smartpadSlashGear received some renders and life shots of a new SmartPad being created by Notion Ink. As of now the SmartPad has no official name although we do know it runs the Android OS and from what SlashGear have mentioned it also runs a new NVIDIA Tegra T20 chipset that can support full HD video playback at a 1080p resolution.

The Notion Ink SmartPad has a 10.1 inch display capable of displaying 1024 x 600 pixels. The display comes from Pixel Qi and has a matte finish. Entry can be performed either via touchscreen or by a built in trackpad. [Read more…]

Transcend Class 10 SDHC Cards Launched

Transcend-Ultimate-Class-10-SDHC-Cards-1Transcend have launched a new range of SDHC memory cards that fall in to the Class 10 category that allows data to be transferred up to 20MB/s compared to older Class 6 cards that can transfer data at up to 6MB/s.

On the higher end of the card capacities the largest can store up to 16GB of data and with the Class 10 status, it allows for video and audio to be played at a higher rate. This can allow for HD video recording quite easily. [Read more…]

Google Nexus One Hardware

Google-Nexus-OneThesearethedroids hjave taken a look at the ROM on the new Google phone that will be called the Nexus One. The Nexus One appears to be running a Snapdragon processor due to some specific Snapdragon libraries found in the ROM.

Other details include a proximity sensor/light sensor along with a 3 axis accelerometer and a magnetic compass. WiFi and Bluetooth have also been found. [Read more…]

Google Phone Called Nexus One

Google-NexusOneLate last week, Google [GOOG] handed out new phones to some employees which some are calling the official Google Phone. The phone is actually called the Nexus One and runs the Android 2.1 operating system that offers a few enhancements over what the DROID uses, ie, Android 2.0.

The phone is similar in looks to the HTC Passion although it’s a little slimmer. For now, it runs on the T-Mobile network as well as using WiFi.

In Android 2.1 there are new 3D elements to be found in the app tray along with a new grid icon that can be used to get a preview of all the home screen pages (which also have been increased in number to allow for more icons to be stored). [Read more…]

Universal Apple iPod/iPhone Dock Patent Revealed

iPod-Dock-Patent-1A new patent for Apple [AAPL] has been published that gives details of a new universal docking station that is compatible with a number of devices that can be connected to it.

The system uses an elastic sponge-like material that conforms to the shape of the attached device meaning that special adapters are not needed to make the music players and phones compatible. By using this method for a dock it will allow you hassle free connections to any of your Apple devices. [Read more…]

ASUS Eee Pad Tablet in the Works

ASUS-Eee-PadASUS are getting ready to launch a new device they will call the Eee Pad. The ASUS Eee Pad is a tablet based device that will have a screen measuring between 4 and 7 inches that will function as a tablet and MID.

The Eee Pad was inspired by rumours of Apple launching the Apple Tablet from what sources told Digitimes.

ASUS are well known for their Eee range of netbooks and should they add a tablet/MID to that range it will further boost the series of small devices. [Read more…]

Motorola MILESTONE Now Available in the UK

Expansys-Motorola-MILESTONE-1Expansys in the UK are now selling the Motorola MILESTONE (aka, DROID in the US). According to SlashGear, eXpansys currently have an exclusive agreement in place that gives them full rights to selling the phone. You can choose to have the phone unlocked where it will set you back £449.99, or chose to buy a subsidized model which will lower the price, but lock you in to a contract for a certain amount of time.

If you sign up for an 18 month contract on the T-Mobile network the cost per month is £35 which allows you to get the phone for £49.99 which isn’t a bad price for what you get. [Read more…]

Dell Android Tablet to be Revealed at CES 2010

dell-logoPocket-Lint has found out information saying that an Android based tablet device will be revealed at CES 2010 by Dell. The tablet will go head to head with a number of new tablets such as the JooJoo and Archos Internet Tablet.

The new device will sit between the size of a smartphone and a netbook with the screen size measuring 5 inches. The device from Dell will run the Android OS operating system and be launched sometime next year in the UK. It is expected that the Dell Tablet will be first revealed at CES 2010 in January. [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…]

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…]

Sony PS3 3.15 Firmware Announced

PS3-Firmware-UpdateSony have announced a new firmware release for the Sony PlayStation 3. The new firmware 3.15 offers a feature that allows you to copy content from one PS3 to another. Data such as saved games, save data, videos etc… will be transferred and deleted from the old PS3 while personal data such as photos and videos uploaded yourself will be copied rather than deleted from the original PS3.

The update is optional and need not be installed unless you need the mentioned features. A quick run down of how the system works can be found after the jump. [Read more…]