Archive for the ‘Gadgets’ Category

Sprint’s HTC EVO 4G: Its just wow

Sprint may finally have the “hero” device it has been lacking: The EVO 4G, a feature-packed handset that will be the first to run on the company’s 4G WiMax network.
Designed by HTC, EVO runs Google’s (GOOG) Android 2.1 operating system and boasts some killer features: A 4.3-inch touchscreen display, a 1GHz Qualcomm (QCOM) Snapdragon processor, an [...]

Canon introduces EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR

The new Canon EOS-1D Mark IV Digital SLR camera is a high-speed multimedia performance monster with a 16-megapixel Canon CMOS sensor, Dual DIGIC 4 Imaging Processors, and 14-bit A/D data conversion, all at 10 frames-per-second (fps), with the widest ISO range Canon has produced to date. Canon EOS-1D Mark IV also features 1080p Full High-Definition [...]

Barnes Noble Nook eReader Will Allow Users to Lend Books- $259

It may seem like overkill at this point, but Barnes & Noble is releasing their own e-book reader today: the Nook, according to the Wall Street Journal.
Although an official event and annoucement is scheduled for later today, most of the important information has already been leaked. Like Spring Design’s Alex, it will run on Google Android OS. While it’s roughly the same price [...]

Revo Domino D3 packs Last.fm, DAB+, wireless streaming and iPod dock

Revo has outed the Domino D3, a new DAB radio that combines a whole range of radio formats with iPod connectivity, wireless streaming capabilities and Last.fm access for a whole myriad of music.With a contemporary design, the Domino D3 features a joystick for users to navigate their way around the radio’s features, and an OLED [...]

Windows Mobile 6.5 – more details announced ahead of launch

Microsoft is launching the first smartphones packing Windows Mobile today, and has shared a few details on the new OS ahead of its full announcement.With a cleaned up, easier-to-use interface, WinMo 6.5 promises better browsing capabilities and easy access to services such as Windows Live, Bing, Mobile Office Communicator and Microsoft Online Services such as [...]

Nokia N97 Mini dated for 23 October

We knew it would be coming this month, but now with Nokia has ‘fessed up as to when we can expect to see the Nokia N97 Mini in the shops.If you’ve been waiting to get your hands on the smaller handset, Nokia has confirmed via its Flagship Store Twitter feed that we’ll be able to pick it [...]

TomTom Start announced for motorists on a budget

TomTom has launched a new sat nav that drops a few of the more advanced TomTom features in exchange for a lower price tag. With a simplified menu, the TomTom Start is aimed at motorists just looking for a bit of a hand getting from A to B as quickly as possible. This means you’ll get the [...]

HTC HD2 confirmed – coming this month

So we knew it was coming, and now the HTC HD2 has been officially outed and confirmed to go on sale later this month.Although it packs Windows Mobile 6.5, the HD2 benefits from the rather lovely HTC Sense skin we’ve seen on the Android-loving Hero, bringing multi-touch to the a Windows Mobile phone for the [...]

O2 sits on fence about iPhone unlocking

It seems O2 is throwing its toys out of the iPhone pram, and is sitting on the fence as to whether it will provide users with iPhone unlock codes to move to other networks.Previously the network had refused to unlock handsets based on the grounds that it had an exclusive deal with Apple. Now that [...]

Joby Gorillapod for iPhone outed

Joby has outed a new addition to its Gorillapod line of camera tripods for the iPhone, tipping its hat to the importance that the iPhone has played in amateur photography and movie making.Following the launch of the iPhone 3G S, YouTube saw an increase in uploads of 400%, and all three models of the iPhone combined make [...]

Archos 5 Internet Tablet preview

PREVIEWArchos has long been king of the PMP, and while Apple drags its feet over an internet tablet, Archos has jumped straight in with a sleek, Android-toting device putting web, media and TV in the palm of your hand.Full-width web browsingThe extra real-estate afforded by the 4.8in 800×480-pixel screen means you can surf the web [...]

Orange iPhone 3G and 3G S deal announced

There have been rumours for a while now, but this morning it became official that O2 has lost its exclusivity deal to sell the iPhone with news that Orange will also be selling Apple’s handset before the year is out.It had previously been suggested that Orange would just be selling the 3G, and that O2 would retain [...]

Apple gets support to block Palm Pre from iTunes

The battle between Apple and Palm over access to iTunes has been a long standing one, but now Apple has been given the green light to block the Pre from using iTunes.
Palm’s bragging about the Pre’s compatibility with Apple’s software brought about an update that once more blocked the phone from accessing it.

Griffin iTrip FM transmitter – first accessory controlled by iPhone app

Griffin’s venerable iPod and iPhone FM transmitter has just been updated and it’s really quite snazzy. The new Griffin iTrip is the first iPod/iPhone accessory with its own iPhone app to control it. Buy the Griffin iTrip and install the iTrip Controller app on an iPhone or iPod Touch with iPhone OS 3.0 and you’ll be [...]

Palm Pre launches October 16 on O2 – handset from free, tariff pricey

We’d already heard the rumours of when we could expect it, but now O2 has confirmed both pricing and an October release date for the long-awaited Palm Pre.
Previously touted as coming “in time for Christmas”, O2 has now announced it’ll be thankfully quite a bit before, hitting shelves on 16 October exclusive to the network.