Filed under: Laptops
While you won’t fine a “Puma” sticker anywhere at Computex, rest assured that AMD’s latest laptop platform is now official. Instead you’ll be looking for AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core processors, the 780 chipset, and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3000-series graphics on the manufacturer’s spec sheet. Come to think of it, a sticker on the 100 or so Puma laptops lined up from HP, Dell, Acer, Asus and others might be easier to spot when the new lappies hit the market as early as this week.
[Via PCWorld]
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Filed under: Laptops
While you won’t fine a “Puma” sticker anywhere at Computex, rest assured that AMD’s latest laptop platform is now official. Instead you’ll be looking for AMD Turion X2 Ultra Dual-Core processors, the 780 chipset, and ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3000-series graphics on the manufacturer’s spec sheet. Come to think of it, a sticker on the 100 or so Puma laptops lined up from HP, Dell, Acer, Asus and others might be easier to spot when the new lappies hit the market as early as this week.
[Via PCWorld]
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Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
var digg_url = ‘http://digg.com/gadgets/The_HTC_Touch_Pro_a_QWERTY_Diamond’; Call it Raphael no longer! HTC has officially thrown the cover off its Touch Pro today — the QWERTY slider sibling of the recently-unveiled Touch Diamond — which should cover the bases for those who loved the Diamond’s keen looks but decided they’d go our of their gourds without a full set of physical keys at their disposal. Under that glossy black shell lies WiFi, HSPA with a solid 7.2Mbps on the downstream, Bluetooth, 2.8-inch VGA display, Windows Mobile 6.1 featuring HTC’s TouchFLO 3D interface, a 3.2 megapixel camera, a half gig of ROM, and 288MB of RAM. It’s not going to win any “world’s thinnest” records with an 18.05mm waistline, but those five rows of textual healing don’t come without a price. The first batch of devices will be Europe-bound in “late summer” with 900 / 2100MHz 3G alongside the quadband GSM and EDGE; North and Latin American versions are promised for later in the year.
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Filed under: Portable Audio
They are here. Samsung’s satisfyingly bulbous S2 “pebble” MP3 player was just released in S.Korea. DNSe audio processing, five colors, and MP3, WMA, and OGG support now yours in 1GB â‚©49,000 (about $54) or 2GB for â‚©59,000 (about $65) models. Neato.
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Filed under: Robots
We won’t even front: Duke’s quasi-invisibility cloak is far cooler than this, but a team of microscopic robots sure have the potential to do more good than a glorified figment of someone’s imagination. Bruce Donald, a Duke professor of computer science and biochemistry, has teamed up with a few other mad scientists in order to create ridiculously tiny robots that can dance on objects smaller than a pin’s head. According to Mr. Donald, they are “almost 100 times smaller than any previous robotic designs of their kind and weigh even less.” Sure, watching these critters do the tango is undoubtedly entertaining, but he’s hoping to collaborate with the medical center in order to “probe the molecular and cellular architectures of very small things such as cells.” We appreciate the dedication to mankind and all, but don’t pretend like you don’t goof off with these guys on your coffee breaks, Bruce.
[Via Slashdot]
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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Given that $100 at Wal-mart is essentially as good as cash, we can only imagine how titillating this offer may seem for Blu-ray holdouts. Announced today, the mega-retailer will be offering a $100 gift card with the purchase of any Blu-ray player from June 8th through 14th — and yes, Sony’s PlayStation 3 is included. In case this wasn’t enough to maybe-possibly get the general public to actually pay attention to the format, Wally World will also sell “select” BD titles for $15 starting on the 8th. Since the format war ended earlier this year, we’ve seen report after report proclaiming that Blu-ray adoption just wasn’t taking off here in America, but with a theoretical net price now close to $200 (albeit for a few days only), we can certainly see the masses taking notice at long last.
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Filed under: Digital Cameras
It’s been quite awhile since Pure Digital’s YouTube-lovin’ Flip Video Ultra came around, but folks looking for its rightful successor can finally stop peering around every bend in vain. Announced today, the Flip Mino checks in at just 4- x 2- x 0.6-inches and weighs 3.3-ounces — a full 40% smaller than the previously mentioned Ultra. You’ll also find 2GB of internal storage for holding an hour of footage, along with a sealed rechargeable Li-ion, 1.5-inch anti-glare screen, touch-sensitive buttons and a TV output to boot. As predicted, this pocket-friendly camcorder comes ready to upload to some of the most popular video sharing sites on the web, and users in the US can procure their own (in black or white) on June 5th for $179.99.
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Filed under: Handhelds
Intel’s Moblin tech is getting some big love at Computex — first Canonical dropped the Ubuntu Netbook Remix on us, and now Xandros has announced plans to support the MID- and netbook-targeted system additions in future editions of its Linux distros. If that seems a little confusing, it’s because it is — Moblin was never supposed to be a standalone Linux OS, but rather a standardized Linux core stack designed to maximize the potential of Atom-based mobile devices. Of course, one of those mobile devices is a little machine called the Eee that just happens to run Xandros, so it looks like Eee owners should look forward to better battery life, faster booting, and “expanded Internet and media capabilities.” Now the real question: is that enough to get people to stay away from the recently-revived-again Windows XP?
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Filed under: Handhelds
Intel’s Moblin tech is getting some big love at Computex — first Canonical dropped the Ubuntu Netbook Remix on us, and now Xandros has announced plans to support the MID- and netbook-targeted system additions in future editions of its Linux distros. If that seems a little confusing, it’s because it is — Moblin was never supposed to be a standalone Linux OS, but rather a standardized Linux core stack designed to maximize the potential of Atom-based mobile devices. Of course, one of those mobile devices is a little machine called the Eee that just happens to run Xandros, so it looks like Eee owners should look forward to better battery life, faster booting, and “expanded Internet and media capabilities.” Now the real question: is that enough to get people to stay away from the recently-revived-again Windows XP?
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Filed under: Digital Cameras, Portable Video
Pure Digital is following up its Flip Video Ultra, and not a moment too soon. With Creative’s Vado breathing down its neck, it was no surprise when we saw the Flip Mino surface in some leaked photos last month, and now it’s gone all official-like. The Flip Mino will retail for $180, and uses a built-in rechargeable battery instead the AA cells of its predecessor. It managed to shave off 40 percent of the Video Ultra’s size in the process, but the same 60 minutes of VGA video capacity are still intact. No word on exactly when this’ll be available, but we’re guessing it’s soon.
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