Posted on May 30th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
Amazon Kindle, Amazon’s ‘New Wireless Reading Device’ that connects to EV-DO networks and lets you buy, download, and read e-books on the go, recently became available after being out of stock for months. Amazon also dropped the price of Kindle from $399 to the current $359, and included with purchase is free 2-day shipping so [...]
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Posted on May 29th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
Apple’s 24-hour 5th Avenue store is currently closed, and has been since 3:00 PM today. The store, which is set to reopen tomorrow morning at 9:00 AM, is apparently shooting some sort of commercial. Some suspect it’s for the 3G iPhone, but something that high profile would most likely be shot in a more private [...]
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Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Daniel Ahdout
Yes, everyone’s been saying that the 3G iPhone will be announced at WWDC on June 9 during Steve Jobs keynote, and everyone is right. From very high authority, I hear that the new iPhone will be announced during Jobs’ keynote, and will then be released to the public on June 13. Also, it will be [...]
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Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
Microsoft’s head honchos Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer gave us a small preview of what Windows 7 will be like last night when speaking to Walt Mossberg at the All Things D (D for Digital) conference. The main feature the two mentioned was multi-touch integration, a-la Microsoft Surface. Basically, picture being able to touch everything [...]
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Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
Apple released the sixth beta of its iPhone SDK today, putting in updates here and there as well as requiring the new Leopard version 10.5.3. Apparently there are some lines of code about 3G and icons of the 3G iPhone in the latest beta. Remember, the SDK and iPhone version 2.0 will be available next [...]
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Posted on May 28th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
Apple released a long awaited upgrade to Mac OS X Leopard today, fixing various bugs and adjustments to network features, Time Machine and Time Capsule, and more. Also, according to Google, the update adds support for Google contacts synchronizing in Address Book. More news on the update as we find out ourselves, but tell us [...]
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Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
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Guitar Hero: World Tour is officially the title of the infamous Guitar Hero 4. After rumors galore, it is confirmed that the game will feature not only a redesigned guitar, but a drum set and a microphone as well. In other words, Guitar Hero’s version of Rock Band. The drum kit, unlike Rock Band, has [...]
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Posted on May 22nd, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
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Wii Fit was released in all major US stores yesterday, and we were lucky enough to get one. The game/fitness device retails for $90, but is pretty much sold out in populated areas. I haven’t got a bunch of extensive use with ‘it,’ but I did get through Body Test and get to try out [...]
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Posted on May 21st, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
Pure Digital, the maker of the very popular Flip Video line, is doing very well these days. The Youtube camcorder market is booming, and recently Creative through its hat into the ring too. Creative’s Vado is definitely sleeker and slimmer than the Flip Video, so the Flip will apparently get a new buddy in the [...]
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Posted on May 19th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
Nintendo officialized its US launch of Wii Fit, the exercising and workout companion to the Wii, today and is currently available exclusively at the Nintendo store in New York. Not one of the lucky few in NY right now? You’ll have to wait until Wednesday, May 21, to get your copy. If you haven’t pre-ordered [...]
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Posted on May 15th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
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Canon has out done itself yet again, this time with the Vixia HF10. Canon’s consumer HD camcorder is a sleek black, has a 12X optical zoom (more than the average consumer camcorder), and has a 16GB flash drive built-in. With great video quality and the ability to shoot ‘Cinema’ style movies, this camcorder is definitely [...]
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Posted on May 15th, 2008 by Danny Molayem
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The XO laptop, which only supports Linux, will finally gain the ability to run Microsoft’s Windows XP operating system as early as June, says Microsoft. Apparently the user will be able to choose whether to run Linux or XP. Windows will be running through a 2GB SD card, and will be running the full version [...]
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Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
We’ve all known it was going to come eventually, and the amazing Boy Genius has found out some information on the very secretive device. First off, apparently the touchscreen device is called the BlackBerry Thunder, or known as the BlackBerry 9500 when referring to the model number. Rumored to be out in Q3 of this [...]
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Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
After being leaked onto the internet early last week, Creative has officially announced the Vado Pocket Video Cam. The camcorder retails at $99 and is meant for the avid Youtubers. Also, it’s pretty good looking considering what it does, so the Vado will probably be a pretty popular device. Going head to head with Pure [...]
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Posted on May 12th, 2008 by Jonathan Friedman
There you have it. Just as reported, HBO shows are now on iTunes, and with prices of $1.99 and $2.99. Rome, The Sopranos, and Deadwood go for $2.99 each, while Sex and the City, The Wire, and Flight of the Conchords are the standard $1.99 each. The big story here is not HBO on iTunes, [...]
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