Archive for November, 2007

Super-USB to reach 4.8Gbps

Building by the success of USB and USB 2.0, a new set of detailed specifications for a “USB 3.0” will be available in January. Here are the highlights:

It will be called Super-USB
It should be as fast as 4.8Gbps (10x USB 2.0)
It is backwards-compatible
Power consumption will be sma…

Amazon Kindle Taken Apart

Rapidrepair has an interesting photo gallery that shows the inside of the Amazon Kindle. They additionally show the step-by-step instruction to take yours apart, but of course, you’ll do it at your own risk ;) Rapid Repair Photo gallery.

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Windows Mobile to feature more display resolutions

Windows Mobile developers have been warned that their applications should support new resolutions (up to 480×800) and dynamic portrait/landscape change (which is not really new). The table above shows all the resolutions that applications should expect and it’s pretty interesting to know that …

Crayon Physics ported to the iPhone

If there’s one thing I love, it’s games with non-traditional graphics.  So many titles these days rely on “nearly looks real!” true-to-life renders, often at the expense of gameplay itself.  Hence why I’m glad to see Crayon Physics for the iPhone (or iPod To…

VENTURI CREW vn740 GPS navigation and DMB


We haven’t talked about GPS navigation systems from Korea for a while now. It is quite common there where everyday some new company launches a new sat nav system souped up with DMB receiver and picture in picture capability.
Today we have VENTURI which launched such a system with 7-inch scr…

Archos gets ripped off with GG-2008

Somehow, the name GG-2008 brings a wry smile to my face - the year hasn’t even begun and we’re already wishing it farewell? Anyways, geek speak aside, it looks like an Archos design has been copied and now known as the GG-2008 portable media player. Features of that device include support for AVI a…

Chinese PMP gets 12 megapixel camera

How many portable media players do you know that come with an integrated digital camera, let alone a 12 megapixel one? Well, the L1200 from Newman-Hyun has precisely that, featuring the capability to rotate up to 180 degrees in order to increase the flexibility of your camera shots. Not only that, …

Creative Zen confirms 32GB upgrade

Creative has just confirmed that its Zen portable media player will receive a memory boost, touching giddy heights of 32GB. Take that, iPod touch! Unfortunately, whether you’re interested in picking one up, you’ve got to wait until the second quarter of next year before it surfaces. For those who d…

Mphone Radio Number One handset

The Mphone Radio Number One cellphone is no ordinary handset, as it comes in an extremely compact package that measures 90mm x 35mm x 7.8mm while tipping the scales at just 60 grams. In addition to being a GSM cellphone, you additionally get MP3 playback, an integrated FM radio, a voice recorder…

iPhone has no voice-free plan for deaf

AT&T has decided to do away with its $27.99 monthly no-voice plan, claiming that the offer was generated in error. While AT&T has a fair number of data-only plans for the deaf community, that service won’t be extended to the iPhone plan. I suppose that has something to do with AT&T tryi…

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