To combat the economic crisis, many tech-retailers will have added incentive this year to offer deep discounts on their Black Friday merchandise. And, since most of us will probably be sticking to a...

For office drones at big companies such as AT&T, United Health Group and Cigna, booting up their computers at the start of the day and waiting for them to shut down takes some decent time. Like 20...

The Gadget: The Casio EX-FH20 camera, bargain brother to the popular EX-F1. It features 1000 fps slow-mo video, a 40 fps burst mode for still shooting and a 9.1-megapixel sensor, as well as good ol'...

Roofus is a robot that can do the job of 25 men cleaning up snow. Which is great, because who wants to have a job in this economy? I mean, do you have caterpillar tracks, two electric motors, one...

We've covered a few before, but since you guys keep uncovering examples of companies supplying you with gizmos in ridiculously voluminous packaging, we're building a new Hall of Shame to give these...

The Dell Inspiron Mini 12 is a bit confused. It packs an Intel Atom processor, which makes it a netbook. But it also has a 12-inch screen, which exceeds our definition of what a netbook can be. On...

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One of the nation's largest rebate processing firms, CPG (RebateStatus.com) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. What does that mean for you? Well, if you happened to mail-in a rebate form...

Hats off to Netflix. Without really being prompted, they've released their HD encoding/streaming specifications for the world to see. The company revealed that they originally considered a WMV3...

The Burj Dubai, the tallest building in the world, is at 160 stories and counting, with the tower due to be complete next September. But it's not the only tower under construction in Dubai, not by a...

Pocket Jockey simulates those carnival games where you have to propel your horse down a via any manner of hammer-bopping, ball-rolling or water gun-squirting—only here, the idea is to actually jump...

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It appears that Konica Minolta will take mini-projector one-upsmanship to the next level with a new device that measures about 1.6 inches long, .79 inches wide, and only .3 inches thick—roughly...

A recent survey of British teachers has revealed that students are relying more and more on tech-related excuses to explain their failure to hand in homework. Traditional excuses like "the dog ate...

I've seen a lot of disassembled MacBooks already, but this is the first time I've seen one under x-rays. The image was taken by Jason De Villa because he wonder how would it look like. I've to agree...

Just a reminder to all you Xbox 360 console owners out there. Make sure to turn on your Xbox 360 today to get the New Xbox Experience user interface. In case you forgot, there’s a lot to the NXE, including a new user interface, user avatars, Netflix streaming, Xbox LIVE party, and much much more. Experience it yourself starting today by turning on the 360 and connecting to Xbox LIVE.

I totally forgot to do this early this morning so I won’t be able to do this until later tonight.

In other related news, Microsoft announced that 25 million Xbox 360 consoles will be sold by the end of this month.

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For anyone with a child, that bond you feel with your offspring is the most powerful in nature. And your protective instincts demand the absolute best in child safety, like this $4,000 Wing Man baby...

Wonder material the carbon nanotube has another new application: A team at the University of Michigan has worked out how to coat cotton threads with a polymer and nanotube mix to produce conductive...

I can't speak for everyone here, but most of us have 3, 4 or 5 industrial-sized oxygen tanks just rolling around, taking up precious space in our homes. Well here's a tip that'll put Martha Stewart's...

Resonance speakers that turn any hollow or low-density surface into a speaker are not new, but how many of said speaker kits come with their own nicely designed milk carton SOUND REVOLUTION speaker...

Back in April, Philips announced plans to hand over its television promotion, sales and manufacturing to Funai. Now the company has expanded those plans to what sounds like all of their home theater...

So modern treehouses aren't new, but the designers of this project in New Zealand have crafted something that blends fantastically with its host redwood tree. The fungus or chrysalis-shaped...

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The Datel Lite Blue Tool looks to be the best option we've got at the moment for hacking the PSP 3000. It's essentially a smart battery that clones Sony lab equipment to put the PSP 2000 and PSP 3000...

As the season for joy nears, people are already getting ready for their Xmas lighting decoration. And if you are a store manager at the American Family Association, that means a burning cross in your...

If you'd like to experience the effects of drugs without actually taking any pesky drugs, here's a little experiment that might be right up your alley. These things called Ganzfeld hallucinations are...

Omnia fever has hit Australia. Bus stops, billboards, newspapers... pick one and there's a good chance an Omnia ad is plastered all over it. Take, for example, an ad in today's paper that caught my eye; it advertised the availability of the Omnia on Optus for a mere $0 on a $49 cap plan. Other carriers such as Vodafone, Virgin Mobile, and 3 are also selling the device on similar plans. And then there are the usual online and brick & mortar stores that sell the device standalone. One thing's for certain: with this widespread availability and constant advertising, Samsung is doing their best to give residents of the country with the highest number of authorized iPhone carriers something else to talk about.

"Edinburgh's own The Medical Phone is just about set to unleash the mobile for the true argonaut in the iCEphone. The Windows Mobile-powered "Swiss Army knife of mobiles" is dubbed a micro-notebook by its manufacturer, and while we're hesitant to go along with that, we can't deny the utility here. Sporting a Jacob's Ladder-style hinge and a full QWERTY keyboard, the unit features three independent panels, a 3-inch 400 x 240 resolution touchscreen, a mouse / tracker pad, dual SIM card slots, HSDPA support, quad-band GSM connectivity, GPS, a 3.1-megapixel camera, WiFi and a 532MHz Freescale iMX31 CPU. We're told that the phone is just weeks / months away from a release in Thailand, and it should be hitting the UK sometime in the March - April time frame for around $1,000."

You can't say this isn't an original form factor, I rarely see something this big and somewhat intimidating with Windows Mobile on it (Well, perhaps the Rugged devices are intimidating somewhat). Anyone think they want to sport one of these next year?

"Spb Software releases Spb Wireless Monitor 3.0 - a powerful software solution that offers full control over all types of smartphone data connections by monitoring them in accordance with configurable tariffs and data plans, and providing per application data traffic reports. First brought to market in 2002, Spb Wireless Monitor, formerly known as Spb GPRS Monitor, accounts for the lack of a built-in data tracking tool in Windows Mobile devices. A four-time prize winner in the Smartphone and Pocket PC magazine’s Best Software Awards, shipped in over a dozen devices by ASUS, HTC, O2, Samsung, and T-Mobile, the Spb Wireless Monitor has over 3,000,000 loyal customers worldwide. The new name of version 3.0 comes with massive enhancements in features and abilities. With the growing popularity of mobile Internet and captivating online services - crossing the data plan limits and receiving painful phone bills is common, especially with the high cost of roaming. Spb Wireless Monitor 3.0 prevents unwanted mobile service charges and gives subscribers control over their mobile data spending, by measuring data traffic, calculating the network charges, warning of costly data usage, and reporting which application exactly generates what kind of data traffic. The new Wireless Monitor supports both touch and non-touch screen devices, it can manage CDMA, GPRS, 3G, and even Wi-Fi and USB connections. Spb Wireless Monitor can provide per application traffic and cost reports, allowing users to single out guilty applications, responsible for high data charges. The new version has a modern, multilingual user interface and can manage several connections simultaneously."

Spb GPRS Monitor is dead. But, all is not lost, as the new Spb Wireless Monitor 3.0 is now available for all flavours of Windows Mobile. Head over to our affiliate software store (Pocket PC - Professional, Smartphone - Standard) for free trial versions and/or full versions for $19.95. Upgrades from Spb GPRS Monitor 2.0 are $9.95.

Winter is coming, the nights are closing in, and temperatures are falling...

It's time for another perusal of the Gadget Freak archives, on the theme of measuring temperatures.

From a beer kegerator temperature control and fridge alarms, to building your own LCD thermometer and an Arduino beer thermostat...

How about this hot sample of six?

1. Thermal management for a frosty office atmosphere

2. Keep your PC cool this winter

3. Build your own DigiThermo

Winter is coming, the nights are closing in, and temperatures are falling...

It's time for another perusal of the Gadget Freak archives, on the theme of measuring temperatures.

From a beer kegerator temperature control and fridge alarms, to building your own LCD thermometer and an Arduino beer thermostat...

How about this hot sample of six?

1. Thermal management for a frosty office atmosphere

2. Keep your PC cool this winter

3. Build your own DigiThermo

4. Arduino beer thermostat

5. Some fridges are always alarmed

6. How to build your own LCD thermometer

Do you have any temperature control or measurement projects underway? Let us know:

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If we decided to feature your gadget in Electronics Weekly magazine, as the monthly highlight, we'll ask for a photograph of your gadget and you'll pocket a cool £250.

"ASUS today introduced the ASUS P565, a business PDA phone that boasts an 800 MHz processor—the fastest in the world at the time of this announcement. Featuring ASUS’ latest touch-driven user interface—Glide—the stylish, leather-accented P565 delivers graphics and system performance beyond anything else on the market at present, posting Vsbenchmark scores almost two times that of competing products in its class. This enables the P565 to glide through resource-intensive tasks effortlessly and to handle heavy multitasking exceptionally well—making it ideal for businesspeople who demand uncompromising performance and maximum speed from their productivity tools. Rounding off its impressive feature set is a 2.8" touchscreen running at a high resolution of 480 x 640 pixels, delivering an unprecedented degree of clarity that does wonders for both personal photographs and spreadsheets."

Most of today's PDA phones aren't all that dissimilar: they try to nail that "touch" experience, and offer similar wireless functionality, similar cameras, similar displays, you name it. So, what does ASUS do to stand out? It goes back to basics and offers something that most of these devices lack: a fast Marvell TavorP 800MHz processor. Admittedly, the leap from the ever so common 624MHz isn't profound, but it's a welcome leap, nonetheless. This Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device also packs 128MB RAM, 256MB ROM, 3G connectivity, 802.11b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0 + EDR, GPS (SiRFstar III), a 2.8" VGA touchscreen, a 3.0-megapixel auto-focus camera, and a microSD slot. Not bad at all... oh, except for the rather dismal inclusion of USB 1.1.

VIA Technologies announced today the new VIA VIPRO VP7710 touch-screen panel PC – a full featured fanless PC panel system designed for industrial and commercial applications. The VIPRO VP7710 comes with a 10.4 inch TFT LCD and resistive touch-screen display housed in a heavy steel and aluminum chassis providing shock and vibration protection.

Key features and specs to the VIPRO VP7710 include the following:

• Fanless and ultra-low power consumption
• Built-in VIA Eden ULV 1.6 GHz or C7 1.0GHz processor
• 10.4 inch 800 x 600 TFT LCD panel with touch-screen
• IP65 front panel compliant against water and dust
• Integrated VIA UniChrome Proll 3D/2D AGP graphics with MPEG2/4 and WMV9 video decoding acceleration
• Gigabit Ethernet and optional Wi-Fi
• Two USB 2.0 ports, three COM ports, external VGA port
• Internal CF sock and 2.5 inch internal HDD drive bay
• VIA CX700M2 all-in-one system processor
• Up to 1GB DDR2 memory
• Measures 11.82″ x 8.1″ x 2.17” and weighs 7.9 lbs

No word on pricing but VIA states that the VIA VIPRO is available now to system developers. You can read more in their press release or product information page.

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If you are the proud owner of a ultra thin MacBook Air, new Aluminum Macbook, or Voodoo Envy, then you have a hard time finding peripherals that do your machine justice. I am lucky, a cinder block sitting next to my clunker of a laptop would look pretty good. Those sexy, thin, and sleek computers look almost too nice for their own good. Iomega has heard the call and answered with the eGo External Helium Drive.

The eGo Helium is a thin and aluminum cased external hard drive that features a tapered and beveled body that measures in at just 0.63 inches thin. It has a single USB cable that supplies both power and high speed USB 2.0 data transfer The eGo Helium is obviously inspired by the MacBook Air or Aluminum MacBook, and it looks just as good as those two machines do.

Currently, the Iomega drive is available in a 320GB flavor and retails for $149.99. Personally, I would like like to see a larger capacity for the same price. But, if you are running around with an ultra portable laptop with a small SSD drive then you need an external hard drive and you can afford to pay a little bit more for style.

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HP brings their multi-touch technology to the convertible notebook market with the introduction of the HP TouchSmart tx2 Notebook PC. Featuring “capacitive multi-touch technology, you’ll be able to interact with the tx2 using gestures such as pinch, rotate, arc, flick, press and drag, and single/double tap. Since it’s a convertible notebook, you’ll be able to interact with the tx2 in three different modes – PC, display, and tablet. Specs include the following:

• AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual Core Mobile Processor or AMD Turion X2 Dual Core Mobile Processor
• Windows Vista Home Premium
• 12.1 inch BrightView LED display
• HP Imprint “Reaction” design
• Features HP MediaSmart digital entertainment software suite which allows users to “more naturally select, organize, and manipulate digital files”
• ATI Radeon HD 3200 graphics
• LightScribe SuperMulti 8X DVD+-R/RW with DL support
• 250GB  to 400GB 5400 RPM SATA HDD
• 3GB to 8GB of DDR2 memory
• Webcam
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n
• Bluetooth
• Altec Lansing stereo speakers
• ExpressCard/34 slot
• 6 or 8 cell lithium ion battery
• Measures 8.82 x 12.05 x 1.23 inches and weighs 4.65 lbs

You can order the HP TouchSmart tx2 convertible notebook either at HP shopping or at Amazon.com wit a starting price of $1149.

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The new LG Incite Windows Mobile handset is now available exclusively in the U.S. for AT&T wireless customers. The handset features support for AT&T’s 3G network, built-in aGPS, 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.0, and a three inch touch-screen display. Users of the Incite can choose from two on-screen virtual keyboards – a full QWERTY keyboard in landscape mode, and a 20 key keyboard in portrait mode. The display also supports haptic technology which allows users to feel vibration feedback when pressing the virtual keys.

Other specs to the LG Incite include:

• 3 megapixel camera and camcorder
• AT&T Navigator with turn-by-turn voice and on-screen directions
• Business and personal e-mail access via Microsoft Direct Push and AT&T Xpress Mail service
• IM, and AT&T Mobile Music service
• microSD slot
• Bluetooth 2.0
• AT&T Video Share
• Supports Microsoft System Center Mobile Device Manager 2008
• Windows Media Player Mobile 10 with support for MP3 +AAC + eAAC+. EAAC+ WMA, WAV
• Built-in FM radio
• Customizable equalizer
• MusicID support
• Web browser
• Quad-band GSM support
• Hands-free speakerphone
• Measures 4.21 x 2.2 x 0.55 inches and weighs 4.23 oz
• 256MB ROM, and 128MB RAM
• 3 inch 240 x 400 wQVGA display with support for 262K colors

The LG Incite is available now for $199.99 along with a new two year agreement and after a $100 dollar mail-in rebate.

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Speck announced today that their SeeThru hard shell case is now available for the BlackBerry Bold handset. The case features and ultra-slim on/off two piece design, a removable holster, and a 360 degree swivel belt clip. You can buy it in clear, red, pink and black for $24.95.

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Samsung Presented new smartphone than can work with CDMA and also GSM . This new phone called Samsung Saga and it powered with Windows mobile. Saga ? I looking for meaning from this word at wikipedia and found this word mean something related with viking . Ok let we forget about the name, this smartphone model is Samsung SCH-i770 with touchscreen function , for connectivity you can enjoy GPRS , EDVO and the bad news is no HSDPA !  bluetooth and Wi-Fi available.

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Intel’s Core i7 processors are also showing up in two new Gateway FX gaming desktop PCs – the FX6800-01e and the FX6800-05. Let’s get straight to the specs shall we?

Gateway FX6800-01e:

• Intel Core i7 920 processor
• Windows Vista Home Premium
• 3GB DDR3 1066MHz memory with support for up to 16GB
• 750GB 7200 RPM SATA II/300 HDD
• 7.1 channel HD audio
• (10) USB 2.0 ports (4 Front, 6 Rear), 2-IEEE 1394a Ports (1 Front, 1Rear), 2- eSATA Port, (2) PS/2 Ports
• 15 in 1 memory card reader
• Intel X58 chipset
• Gigabit Ethernet
• 18X DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive featuring Labelflash Technology
• ATI Radeon HD 4850 with 512MB Discrete Video Memory (Ports: 2x DVI-I, S-Video includes DVI-HDMI & DVI-VGA Dongles)
• 500W Power Supply
• HDMI v1.3
• MSRP of $1249.99

Gateway FX6800-05:

• Intel Core i7-940 Processor
• Intel X58 Express Chipset
• ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 Graphics w/ 2048MB Discrete Video Memory
• 6GB (6144MB DDR3 1066MHz Three Channel Memory [3 x 2GB DIMM])
• 1000GB SATA II hard drive (7200RPM, 16MB cache)
• 80GB SSD (Solid State Drive)
• 18X DVD+/-R/RW SuperMulti Drive featuring LabelFlash Technology
• 15-in-1 High Speed Digital Media Card Reader with Smart Copy Button
• Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit with Service Pack 1
• (8) USB 2.0 Ports, (2) PS/2, (2) IEEE 1394a, (2) eSATA, RJ-45, (8) Audio Ports
• HDMI Connector v1.3 (via DVI-HDMI dongle)
• 1000 Watt Power Supply
• MSRP of $2999.99

Both of these desktops will be available at retailers nationwide.

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Get ready for a flurry of Core i7 desktop PC announcement folks. First up is Dell with three new gaming desktops – the Alienware Area-51 X-58, Area-51 ALX X-58, and Dell XPS 730x. Here’s what you need to know about the three desktops.

Alienware Area-51 X-58:

 

• Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor
• Intel X-58 Chipset
• Dual NDIVIA and ATI Graphics
• 1066MHz DDR3 memory – up to 12GB
• Single or dual RAID 0/1 Hard Drives
• Gigabit Ethernet
• 7.1/5.1 HD Audio
• 8 USB 2.0 ports
• 2 IEEE 1394b ports
• 1 eSATA port
• Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit OS

Alienware Area-51 ALX X-58:

• Intel Core i7 Extreme Processor
• Intel X-58 Chipset
• Dual NVIDIA and ATI Graphics
• 1600MHz DDR3 memory – up to 12GB
• Single or Dual RAID 0 hard drives
• Gigabit Ethernet
• 7.1/5.1 HD audio
• 8 USB 2.0 ports
• 2 IEEE 1394b ports
• 1 eSATA port
• Windows Vista Ultimate 64 bit OS

Dell XPS 730x:

• Intel Core i7 920/940/965 processor
• Intel X58 chipset
• Windows XP or Windows Vista
• Up to 6GB DDR3 1066MHz memory
• Several hard drive options
• Single card - ATI Radeon HD4850, NVIDIAGeForce 9800GT, NVIDIA GeForce  GXT280
• Dual card - ATI Radeon HD4850 CrossFireX
• 7.1 channel HD audio
• Dual gigabit Ethernet

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About two months ago, I purchased a Canon HF100 high-definition video camera to replace my ageing but still totally sweet Canon GL2 (that thing has such great optics!). It took me a while to re-create my template in 16:9 format, but I did and published my first two HD videos to YouTube...and I was quite disappointed with the results. YouTube only offers a 4:3 aspect ratio player, so 16:9 videos look pretty tiny with those big black bars on the top and bottom. I set out to find a better solution for embedding videos on Thoughts Media sites, and I think I've found one: MotionBox.

I say "I think" because while the video quality is utterly fantastic, and for $20 per year they offer a lot of value, I've been seeing some problematic playback issues today - sometimes the video will start right away, other times it will take 30+ seconds before it starts, and sometimes it won't start at all, instead showing a black box. And sometimes it will just "break" and stop playing. These are obviously serious problems, but I don't know if MotionBox is just having a bad day, or if my bandwidth Kung-fu is weak today. So check out the video below and report back what you find - does it play back OK? Any problems or glitches?

"Adobe’s Flash Player is on 98 percent of all desktop computers, but it is still struggling to make the jump to mobile phones. If you want Flash on a mobile device, right now you have to settle for a compromised version: Flash Lite. But Adobe is committed to bring the full Flash Player experience to mobile phones, as evidenced by its Open Screen Project. On Monday, at its Adobe MAX developer conference, it will demonstrate Flash Player 10 running on a Windows Mobile phone. (However, Flash won’t actually ship on Windows Mobile until late next year)."

Adobe MAX has come and gone and during that time Adobe has announced that would release Flash technology to the Windows Mobile platform and even demonstrated versions of Flash running on Windows Mobile and Google Android. It is really interesting to see Flash running on Google's Android platform as these handsets are virtually brand spanking new. It is amazing to see how quickly big name companies such as Adobe are jumping on consumer smartphone bandwagon since the release of the Apple iPhone and Google Android platforms. Sometimes I wish Microsoft could inspire that kind of innovation and excitement in the mobile industry. It is an incredibly exciting time to be a smartphone user, no matter which device or operating system is in your pocket. However I am still annoyed that it has taking this long for Adobe to get around to bringing Flash to our handsets.