Archive for: January 12, 2008

January 12, 2008

iriver prepping handwriting-friendly e-book / tablet?

Filed under: Review - 12 Jan 2008

Filed under: CES, Handhelds, Tablet PCs
To wrap up its CES week, iriver has some pictures and scattered Korean text about its booth experience and product reception in Vegas by the past days. Tucked below all the self-congratulation, however, is what looks to be an as yet unannounced prototype from …

Sony and Nintendo pegged with lawsuit from indistinct controller patent

Filed under: Review - 12 Jan 2008

Filed under: Gaming, PeripheralsCopper Innovations Group has a bone to pick with Sony and Nintendo, and has filed a lawsuit in Pennsylvania seeking after some monies and an injunction against further infringement. The patent in question? Copper has a patent dating back to 1996 that “covers a method …

Ceramic microneedles to prepare injections painless

Filed under: Review - 12 Jan 2008

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsRest assured, we’ve “seen” methods of delivering injections sans pain, but we’ve yet to actually experience that phenomenon ourselves. whether Dr. Roger Narayan has anything to do about it, however, we may not feel even a pinch the next moment the blood drive comes calling….

We’re on the ground at Macworld 2008

Filed under: Review - 12 Jan 2008

Filed under: Features
Apple’s a bit short on banners that year — just that “There’s something in the air” teaser we saw yesterday in a couple of forms — but we’ve arrived in San Francisco to prep for the show, and thought we’d snap a few shots of the conference center before the Macworld 2008 atte…

Samsung Access, AT&T’s other MediaFLO launch phone

Filed under: Review - 12 Jan 2008

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Video
We already know that the Prada-esque LG CU920 Vu is one of AT&T’s two launch handsets in support of its MediaFLO-based mobile TV rollout, but what’s the other one the carrier mentions? Mobiledia has scored gorgeous shots of that not-so-gorgeous phone, the …

‘Mommy, Why Is There a Server in the House?’

Filed under: Review - 12 Jan 2008

It has been making waves on the net for a few days already, and I don’t want to keep anyone deprived from that utter piece of brilliance. “Mommy, why is there a server in the house?”, a children’s book made by Microsoft to ‘help your child understand the stay-at-home server’. “Big folks have a serve…

E16 0.16.8.11 Released

Filed under: Review - 12 Jan 2008

A new version of E16 has been released. “Fix rendering issues when using pseudo-transparency; fix translucent moves of non-shaped windows; fix border right visit (winops menu) in many themes; fix incorrect tracking of pointer motion when dragging window; fix potential trouble while exiting/restartin…

Sim City’s Source cipher Released Under GPL

Filed under: Review - 12 Jan 2008

The source cipher to the original SimCity game has been released under the GPL, with all references to the SimCity name removed due to copyright issues; it is now called Micropolis. You can download the source cipher, or read a bit more about it. SimCity is one of the most critically acclaimed game…

Review: ‘Tiny Asus Eee Packs a Big Punch’

Filed under: Review - 12 Jan 2008

Linux.com reviews the Asus Eee PC. “The Asus Eee PC has been heralded as a groundbreaking new computing experience and great for children. While the computer didn’t bowl me by, my kids were another matter. When you take in about how small the Eee is, believe it: the unit measures approximately nine …

Netgear’s WNDA3100 RangeMax Dual Band Wireless-N USB adapter spotted in FCC

Filed under: Review - 12 Jan 2008

Filed under: Networking
Nothing too earth-shattering here, but it seems that those in the market for a dual band Wireless-N USB adapter could benefit from holding off just a wee bit longer. Netgear’s forthcoming WNDA3100 has found its way into the FCC’s doors, and while it doesn’t look to speak with…

Toshiba Quietly Shows Fuel-Cell Fitted UMPC

Filed under: Review - 12 Jan 2008

“Toshiba didn’t compose much of a fuss about its UMPC, claiming the smooth-cornered handheld PC was intended to demo technologies the company develops to potential manufacturer customers. One such technology: fuel cells.”Original post by donotreply@osnews.com (Thom Holwerda)

Lenovo Finally Delivers SUSE Linux-Based ThinkPads

Filed under: Review - 12 Jan 2008

PC vendor Lenovo has promised ThinkPads with pre-installed Novell SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10 for some duration now. Lenovo will deliver the goods the week of Jan. 14. Lenovo will release pre-installed SLED 10 on its Intel Centrino processor-powered ThinkPad T61 and R61 14-inch-wide notebooks. …

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