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Following earlier rumors and reports about this mysterious metallic slider, Sony Ericsson has officially announced that it will be the T303, a low-end, quadband GSM/GPRS slider-style phone that’s best for that not as “tech friendly” person in your life. With features such as Bluetooth, FM radio and a 1.3-megapixel camera, this new metal and chrome finished slider won’t be something to phone home about. It’s best bet for trying to win the hearts of those in the mid-level market is its proficiency with basic phone features. But isn’t proficiency with the basics something all phones are supposed to have? Well, at least Sony Ericsson is on the right track. (Read the full post about ‘Sony Ericsson officially unveils the T303 slider’…)

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Griffin iTrip For iPod Nano 1st Generation iTrip wirelessly sends the iPod nano’s audio to any FM receiver, to free you from the tyranny of headphones.iTrip for iPod nano interfaces with the user in a completely original way. It uses the nano’s own clear, bright screen to display tuning and setup information. This efficient approach makes iTrip for nano the slimmest, lightest, and best-looking iPod accessory, ever.Also, the easiest to use. Griffin’s SmartDisplay? technology seamlessly integrates all functions and features with the iPod nano. One-touch navigation puts all iTrip functions at a single fingertip. The exclusive SmartSense? (Read the full post about ‘Griffin iTrip For iPod Nano 1st Generation’…)

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Product: Pinnacle Video Transfer Price and Availability: $129.99 Pros: Simple capture device straight to iPod or USB Cons: Almost too simple, no timer, no brains, just start and stop.  That requires you to be around and paying attention when what you desire to capture is done. Overall: This works fantastically well for simple transfer.  Say movies off the camcorder to ipod or to USB sticks or old VHS movies to convert to digital.  Less effective for recording TV stuff as TV outs are in short supply. (Read the full post about ‘Gadgetell Review: Pinnacle Video Transfer’…)

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Researchers from the University of Tokyo have successfully developed a smart video goggle system which is capable of recording just about everything the wearer looks at, assigning names to objects in the video in order to create a searchable database of the recorded footage. Meant to be used as a high-tech memory aid, these “Cyber Goggles”, as they’re known, could eventually eliminate those awkward moments when you ask yourself, “Where did I place those house keys of mine?”. A computer worn on the user’s back will record whatever footage that comes through the attached compact camera, using an ultrahigh-speed image recognition processing software to analyze, name and file the objects that appear in the video. (Read the full post about ‘Smart Video Goggle System’…)

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Posted Mar 4th 2008 8:53AM by Darren MurphFiled under: StorageOh sure, there’s a million and one ways to rightfully cram an SD card into an ExpressCard slot, but does your current multicard reader provide continuous backups out-of-the-box? SanDisk is certainly hoping not, as it’s waving its nifty FlashBack Adapter around at CeBIT and boasting of its ability to “automatically and continuously back up and encrypt critical data onto an SD flash memory card.” Put simply, this device enables you to access the recent copies of your most important files should your system crash or become doused with any number of liquids while working. (Read the full post about ‘SanDisk FlashBack ExpressCard adapter enables continuous backups onto SD cards’…)

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Posted Mar 4th 2008 8:11AM by Nilay PatelFiled under: HDTV, Home Entertainment There’s nothing like a random question on a marketing survey to get the old rumor juices flowing, but we wouldn’t be at all surprised to find that Amazon is working on HD Unbox rentals, as hinted by the latest survey sent to customers. Respondents were asked to prioritize several interesting potential features, including HD downloads, instant streaming of DVDs ordered from Amazon, ad-supported free streaming, and the ability to browse your entire Unbox purchase history from a TiVo. Actually, several questions focused on the TiVo and other media streamers — it looks like Amazon’s at least considering developing the TiVo as its answer to the Apple TV and Xbox 360. (Read the full post about ‘Amazon pondering high def Unbox rentals?’…)

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Posted Mar 4th 2008 9:22AM by Thomas RickerFiled under: cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video Besides that very early prototype handset, Meizu also brought along a rough (and we mean rough) engineering board and display to show off the M8 mini One’s UI and feature set. It was lacking Bluetooth, camera, or WiFi so we weren’t able to see those features of the Opera browser which the mini One will one day happily tout. Still, we had high hopes of seeing just how talented Meizu’s software engineers are at recreating the iphone’s lauded user experience. Well, from the demo we saw, they’ve come pretty close but they’ve got some serious house cleaning to do before the August launch. (Read the full post about ‘Video: Meizu M8 mini One OS looks very, very familiar’…)

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The I-T Click Click Mini Mouse from Suvil definitely looks different from anything you’ve ever laid your eyes on where computer mice are concerned. This awkward-looking peripheral requires you to rotate it slightly for ergonomics, where left clicking is achieved using the “fingernail” button while your thumb is used for right click purposes. Unfortunately, the scroll wheel just about spoils the entire party due to its poor placement. As for southpaws, they’d best avoid this and settle for something tried and tested instead - a truly ambidextrous, ergonomic mouse. If you happen to be in Germany and Spain, it retails for approximately €12. (Read the full post about ‘I-T Click Click Mini Mouse’…)

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Samsung has announced a new range of high performance LCD monitors, and they are the SyncMaster 743BX, 943BX, 943BWX, 2043BWX and 2243BWX. Some of the common features include a height adjustable stand, ergonomic capabilities, with BWX widescreen models offering a true 16:10 landscape or 10:16 portrait orientation. The inclusion of a slim bezel design makes it a snap to “tile” monitors side-by-side in order to increase productivity. The following are the monitors and their respective price tags. (Read the full post about ‘Samsung Introduces New LCD Monitors’…)

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Intel announced a new family of low-power processors that will run its low-cost PCs and mobile internet devices (MIDs). Branded as Intel Atom, this new processor will be based on a new Intel microarchitecture designed specifically for small devices and runs on low power. Despite its size the new process still has the same Intel Core 2 Duo instruction set compatibility which consumers have grown accustomed to in their PC and the internet. Measuring less than 25 mm on a chip, the Intel Atom processor supports multiple threads ensuring better performance and increased system response time. By far, this is Intel’s smallest and lowest power processor ever produced yet. (Read the full post about ‘Intel introduces low-power processors for low-cost PCs’…)

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