Gadgets Connect http://gadgetsconnect.com Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:11:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 en Screen Grabs: Nokia 5800-branding womanizer snaps pics of Britney Spears http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/screen-grabs-nokia-5800-branding-womanizer-snaps-pics-of-britney-spears/ http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/screen-grabs-nokia-5800-branding-womanizer-snaps-pics-of-britney-spears/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 08:11:50 +0000 admin http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/screen-grabs-nokia-5800-branding-womanizer-snaps-pics-of-britney-spears/ Joshua Topolsky, posted Oct 11th 2008 at 9:34AM Screen grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today's movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dt com.


We're not quite sure what Britney is trying to say here. It would help if she could be more specific about what she thinks of this guy. If only there was a word she could use to describe him, over and over and over. Regardless, she absolutely doesn't want any pictures snapped of her on Nokia's 5800 XpressMusic. Who knows where those might end up? Full video after the break.

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]]> Screen Grabs: Nokia 5800-branding womanizer snaps pics of Britney Spears
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Oct 11th 2008 at 9:34AM Screen grabs chronicles the uses (and misuses) of real-world gadgets in today’s movies and TV. Send in your sightings (with screen grab!) to screengrabs at engadget dt com. We’re not quite sure what Britney is trying to say here. It would help if she could be more specific about what she thinks of this guy. If only there was a word she could use to describe him, over and over and over. Regardless, she absolutely doesn’t want any pictures snapped of her on Nokia’s 5800 XpressMusic. Who knows where those might end up? Full video after the break.[Thanks, Sam] PermalinkEmail this43 CommentsFiled under: cellphonesTags: gadgets, audio, consumer ele (Read the full post about ‘Screen Grabs: Nokia 5800-branding womanizer snaps pics of Britney Spears’…)

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]]> http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/screen-grabs-nokia-5800-branding-womanizer-snaps-pics-of-britney-spears/feed/ Raon Digital prepping SSD-based Everun Note UMPCs http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/raon-digital-prepping-ssd-based-everun-note-umpcs/ http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/raon-digital-prepping-ssd-based-everun-note-umpcs/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:46:34 +0000 admin http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/raon-digital-prepping-ssd-based-everun-note-umpcs/ Darren Murph, posted Oct 12th 2008 at 3:59AM
We're glad to see that Raon Digital isn't just ditching its Everun Note entirely after having to recall the thing, and better still, we're stoked to hear that it'll soon be doling out speedier iterations with built-in SSDs. UMPC Portal has it that two new Everun Notes will be landing shortly, both of which will boast SSDs within. The first newcomer (S16S) will come loaded with Ubuntu Mobile, a 1.2GHz Sempron CPU and a 12GB MLC SSD; the higher-end sibling (D24S) will offer up Windows XP, a dual-core Turion processor and 24GB worth of delicious solid state storage. Look for both to land by mid-November for $659 / $950, respectively.

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by Darren Murph, posted Oct 12th 2008 at 3:59AM We’re glad to see that Raon Digital isn’t just ditching its Everun Note entirely after having to recall the thing, and better still, we’re stoked to hear that it’ll soon be doling out speedier iterations with built-in SSDs. UMPC Portal has it that two new Everun Notes will be landing shortly, both of which will boast SSDs within. The first newcomer (S16S) will come loaded with Ubuntu Mobile, a 1.2GHz Sempron CPU and a 12GB MLC SSD; the higher-end sibling (D24S) will offer up Windows XP, a dual-core Turion processor and 24GB worth of delicious solid state storage. Look for both to land by mid-November for $659 / $950, respectively.[Via Pocketables]Read Permalink (Read the full post about ‘Raon Digital prepping SSD-based Everun Note UMPCs’…)

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]]> http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/raon-digital-prepping-ssd-based-everun-note-umpcs/feed/ Cowon’s O2 PMP ships in Korea October 13, starts at $224 http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/cowons-o2-pmp-ships-in-korea-october-13-starts-at-224/ http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/cowons-o2-pmp-ships-in-korea-october-13-starts-at-224/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 06:29:57 +0000 admin http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/cowons-o2-pmp-ships-in-korea-october-13-starts-at-224/ Darren Murph, posted Oct 11th 2008 at 6:58PM
Goodie! The long, excruciating wait for more information on Cowon's exceptionally sleek O2 PMP is finally over, and two of the more important tidbits you could ever want to know have been revealed. The PMP, which supports a gaggle of file types including MP3, OGG FLAC, AAC, WMA, DivX, MPEG4 and WMV (just to fire off a few), will arrive with a 4.3-inch touchscreen, SDHC card slot, 8GB / 16GB / 32GB of internal capacity, an internal speaker, TV output (up to 720p), 10-band custom equalizer, 18-hours of battery life for audio playback (8-hours for video), optional T-DMB TV tuner / e-dictionary functionality and your choice of pink, black or white motifs. The real news? An October 13th ship date in South Korea along with prices ranging from ₩294,000 ($224) for the stripped-down 8GB edition to ₩399,000 ($305) for the 32GB edition with a DMB tuner. Yanks, sadly, will have to wait.

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]]> Cowon’s O2 PMP ships in Korea October 13, starts at $224
by Darren Murph, posted Oct 11th 2008 at 6:58PM Goodie! The long, excruciating wait for more information on Cowon’s exceptionally sleek O2 PMP is finally over, and two of the more important tidbits you could ever want to know have been revealed. The PMP, which supports a gaggle of file types including MP3, OGG FLAC, AAC, WMA, DivX, MPEG4 and WMV (just to fire off a few), will arrive with a 4.3-inch touchscreen, SDHC card slot, 8GB / 16GB / 32GB of internal capacity, an internal speaker, TV output (up to 720p), 10-band custom equalizer, 18-hours of battery life for audio playback (8-hours for video), optional T-DMB TV tuner / e-dictionary functionality and your choice of pink, black or white motifs. (Read the full post about ‘Cowon’s O2 PMP ships in Korea October 13, starts at $224′…)

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]]> http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/cowons-o2-pmp-ships-in-korea-october-13-starts-at-224/feed/ Asus intros WiMAX-equipped M50Vm-A1WM 15.4 incher http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/asus-intros-wimax-equipped-m50vm-a1wm-154-incher/ http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/asus-intros-wimax-equipped-m50vm-a1wm-154-incher/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 04:37:47 +0000 admin http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/asus-intros-wimax-equipped-m50vm-a1wm-154-incher/ Samuel Axon, posted Oct 10th 2008 at 9:01PM A new variant of Asus' M50Vm-A1 laptop -- the M50Vm-A1WM -- just showed up on Newegg and Amazon. Soulcrushingly long (mostly) alphanumeric string aside, it's a decent 15.4'' machine for its $1,399 price point, with desktop replacement specs: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 4GB of RAM, a GeForce 9600M with a satisfying 1GB of dedicated graphics memory, and even a numpad. What's new here is onboard WiMAX, which puts Asus on the post-XOHM launch bandwagon with Toshiba, Acer and other laptop manufacturers. This is good news for some lucky early adopters, but if you're not in one of the testing locales, you might as well continue twiddling your thumbs.

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]]> Asus intros WiMAX-equipped M50Vm-A1WM 15.4 incher
by Samuel Axon, posted Oct 10th 2008 at 9:01PM A new variant of Asus’ M50Vm-A1 laptop — the M50Vm-A1WM — just showed up on Newegg and Amazon. Soulcrushingly long (mostly) alphanumeric string aside, it’s a decent 15.4” machine for its $1,399 price point, with desktop replacement specs: Intel Core 2 Duo P8400, 4GB of RAM, a GeForce 9600M with a satisfying 1GB of dedicated graphics memory, and even a numpad. What’s new here is onboard WiMAX, which puts Asus on the post-XOHM launch bandwagon with Toshiba, Acer and other laptop manufacturers. (Read the full post about ‘Asus intros WiMAX-equipped M50Vm-A1WM 15.4 incher’…)

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]]> http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/asus-intros-wimax-equipped-m50vm-a1wm-154-incher/feed/ La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/la-fonera-20-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-shenanigans/ http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/la-fonera-20-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-shenanigans/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:56:29 +0000 admin http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/la-fonera-20-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-shenanigans/ Darren Murph, posted Oct 11th 2008 at 5:02PM
La Fonera fans, it's finally time to celebrate. Iteration 2.0, which is fittingly dubbed the Liberator, is at long last ready for shipment... to developers, at least. The La Fonera 2.0 box will certainly look familiar to owners of the first, with just 1,000 of these being prepped for consumers in France, Germany and Spain. The intention here is for devs to start toying around and "programming their own applications for other Foneros out there." More specifically, the creators are hoping that more USB functionality will be worked in so we'll eventually have Fonera WiFi boxes that play nice with USB hard drives, printers, scanners, webcams and all manners of cooling devices. It's available now (for a limited time, obviously) for €39.95 ($53) if you're up to the challenge. Oh, and if you design an application sweet enough for the Fonera 2.0, you'll be reimbursed the purchase price -- not bad, eh?

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by Darren Murph, posted Oct 11th 2008 at 5:02PM La Fonera fans, it’s finally time to celebrate. Iteration 2.0, which is fittingly dubbed the Liberator, is at long last ready for shipment… to developers, at least. The La Fonera 2.0 box will certainly look familiar to owners of the first, with just 1,000 of these being prepped for consumers in France, Germany and Spain. The intention here is for devs to start toying around and “programming their own applications for other Foneros out there.” More specifically, the creators are hoping that more USB functionality will be worked in so we’ll eventually have Fonera WiFi boxes that play nice with USB hard drives, printers, scanners, webcams and all manners of cooling devices. (Read the full post about ‘La Fonera 2.0 emerges for developers, encourages USB-related shenanigans’…)

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]]> http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/la-fonera-20-emerges-for-developers-encourages-usb-related-shenanigans/feed/ PSP-3000 sneaks out a bit early, suffers an unboxing http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/psp-3000-sneaks-out-a-bit-early-suffers-an-unboxing/ http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/psp-3000-sneaks-out-a-bit-early-suffers-an-unboxing/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:31:35 +0000 admin http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/psp-3000-sneaks-out-a-bit-early-suffers-an-unboxing/ Paul Miller, posted Oct 11th 2008 at 12:09PM
Due to be launched next Tuesday, the PSP-3000 Ratchet & Clank Entertainment Pack has managed to slip into at least one Best Buy a few days early, where it was quickly snatched up by friendly tipster Aaron G. He sent us a few unboxing shots out of the kindness of his heart, and now he's undoubtedly too engrossed in National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets and that ultra-bright screen to pay us much heed. Oh Nicolas Cage, what a charmer you are.

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]]> by Paul Miller, posted Oct 11th 2008 at 12:09PM
Due to be launched next Tuesday, the PSP-3000 Ratchet & Clank Entertainment Pack has managed to slip into at least one Best Buy a few days early, where it was quickly snatched up by friendly tipster Aaron G. He sent us a few unboxing shots out of the kindness of his heart, and now he’s undoubtedly too engrossed in National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets and that ultra-bright screen to pay us much heed. (Read the full post about ‘PSP-3000 sneaks out a bit early, suffers an unboxing’…)

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]]> http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/psp-3000-sneaks-out-a-bit-early-suffers-an-unboxing/feed/ Samsung’s NC10 netbook benchmarked and in the wild http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/samsungs-nc10-netbook-benchmarked-and-in-the-wild/ http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/samsungs-nc10-netbook-benchmarked-and-in-the-wild/#comments Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:41:09 +0000 admin http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/samsungs-nc10-netbook-benchmarked-and-in-the-wild/ Darren Murph, posted Oct 11th 2008 at 3:02PM
Ah, how convenient! Just hours after finding out that Samsung's NC10 netbook would one day be at home here in the United States of America, along comes a host of unboxing / in the wild photos and even a few benchmarks to get you ready for its arrival. Granted, the writeup is in translated German, but fortunately for us the photographs do most of the talking. For what it's worth, the 10-inch NC10 seemed to edge out the Eee PC 901 in most tests, but not by any wide margin. Also of note, the keyboard was praised for having keys that weren't bite-sized, though the trackpad beneath it was a touch on the small side. For a few more impressions and JPEGs penned in the universal language, give that read link a visit.
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by Darren Murph, posted Oct 11th 2008 at 3:02PM Ah, how convenient! Just hours after finding out that Samsung’s NC10 netbook would one day be at home here in the United States of America, along comes a host of unboxing / in the wild photos and even a few benchmarks to get you ready for its arrival. Granted, the writeup is in translated German, but fortunately for us the photographs do most of the talking. For what it’s worth, the 10-inch NC10 seemed to edge out the Eee PC 901 in most tests, but not by any wide margin. Also of note, the keyboard was praised for having keys that weren’t bite-sized, though the trackpad beneath it was a touch on the small side. (Read the full post about ‘Samsung’s NC10 netbook benchmarked and in the wild’…)

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Really, eMachines? You're honestly going to give your newest cheap-o PC this kind of tagline? Truth be told, we're not exactly sure what a standard sized dictionary even looks like (there's this thing called the internet...), but apparently, it's exactly the same size as the EL1200 desktop. Not sassy enough to be called a nettop, this here mini-tower is 40% smaller and 55% lighter than the company's second tiniest rig, and while it won't handle the likes of Crysis, it shouldn't have too many issues surfing the web and opening Word documents. As for specs, we've got a 1.5GHz AMD Athlon 2650e 64-bit CPU, NVIDIA's GeForce 6150SE integrated graphics, 1GB of DDR2, 160GB hard drive, a dual-layer DVD burner, 14-in-1 multicard reader, seven USB 2.0 ports and a $298 (MSRP) price tag. That system we just rattled off is available now at Wally World, while a slightly more stacked edition can be had at Best Buy for $349.
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by Darren Murph, posted Oct 10th 2008 at 5:27PM Really, eMachines? You’re honestly going to give your newest cheap-o PC this kind of tagline? Truth be told, we’re not exactly sure what a standard sized dictionary even looks like (there’s this thing called the internet…), but apparently, it’s exactly the same size as the EL1200 desktop. Not sassy enough to be called a nettop, this here mini-tower is 40% smaller and 55% lighter than the company’s second tiniest rig, and while it won’t handle the likes of Crysis, it shouldn’t have too many issues surfing the web and opening Word documents. (Read the full post about ‘eMachines’ $300 EL1200 desktop: “the size of a dictionary”’…)

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]]> http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/12/emachines-300-el1200-desktop-the-size-of-a-dictionary/feed/ Portwell ships Atom-based nano-ITX motherboard http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/11/portwell-ships-atom-based-nano-itx-motherboard/ http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/11/portwell-ships-atom-based-nano-itx-motherboard/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 23:35:14 +0000 admin http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/11/portwell-ships-atom-based-nano-itx-motherboard/ Darren Murph, posted Oct 10th 2008 at 10:44PM
With all these nettops, netbooks and plain ole motherboards flying every which-away, it's hard to say if Portwell's Atom-based nano-ITX board really is the first, but it's close enough to count in our book. Utilizing all sorts of legerdemain and black magic, the engineers at Portwell were able to craft a Linux-friendly mobo that measures just 4.72- x 4.72- x 0.65-inches and supports Intel's Silverthorne Atom while including six USB 2.0 ports, embedded audio and a gigabit Ethernet jack. The Nano-8044 can be ordered in two flavors -- the Z530, which packs a 1.6GHz CPU, or the Z510, which clocks in at 1.1GHz. As you could likely guess, this one's aimed primarily at point-of-sale machines, digital signage devices and other commercial applications, and the sub-10-watt power draw should keep energy costs to a minimum. Oh, and it should totally play Doom in a pinch.

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by Darren Murph, posted Oct 10th 2008 at 10:44PM With all these nettops, netbooks and plain ole motherboards flying every which-away, it’s hard to say if Portwell’s Atom-based nano-ITX board really is the first, but it’s close enough to count in our book. Utilizing all sorts of legerdemain and black magic, the engineers at Portwell were able to craft a Linux-friendly mobo that measures just 4.72- x 4.72- x 0.65-inches and supports Intel’s Silverthorne Atom while including six USB 2.0 ports, embedded audio and a gigabit Ethernet jack. The Nano-8044 can be ordered in two flavors — the Z530, which packs a 1.6GHz CPU, or the Z510, which clocks in at 1.1GHz. (Read the full post about ‘Portwell ships Atom-based nano-ITX motherboard’…)

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]]> http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/11/portwell-ships-atom-based-nano-itx-motherboard/feed/ Incipio Feather case for the iPhone 3G http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/11/incipio-feather-case-for-the-iphone-3g/ http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/11/incipio-feather-case-for-the-iphone-3g/#comments Sat, 11 Oct 2008 21:38:13 +0000 admin http://gadgetsconnect.com/2008/10/11/incipio-feather-case-for-the-iphone-3g/



Incipio Technologies has your iPhone 3G’s best interests in mind with its new Feather Protective Case that offers protection despite being less than 1mm thin. Hmmm, makes me wonder what kind of material they use - a highly advanced form of the fabled adamantium? Apparently not, as Incipio has used an ultra light, ultra strong polymer that is as light as a feather (hence its name) to offer form-fitting durability without adding any bulk. It is so thin that your iphone 3G can still be used with many docks on the market without any problem, and there are seven colors to choose from. Just don’t expect this $19.99 iPhone 3G case to offer shock protection against drops…

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]]> Incipio Feather case for the iPhone 3G
Incipio Technologies has your iPhone 3G’s best interests in mind with its new Feather Protective Case that offers protection despite being less than 1mm thin. Hmmm, makes me wonder what kind of material they use - a highly advanced form of the fabled adamantium? Apparently not, as Incipio has used an ultra light, ultra strong polymer that is as light as a feather (hence its name) to offer form-fitting durability without adding any bulk. It is so thin that your iphone 3G can still be used with many docks on the market without any problem, and there are seven colors to choose from. Just don’t expect this $19.99 iPhone 3G case to offer shock protection against drops… Product Page via Press Release
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