Archive for: June 17, 2008

June 17, 2008

SATA / CF / IDE to USB 2.0 Bridge Adapter is way handy

Filed under: Review - 17 Jun 2008

Filed under: Peripherals, Storage
Though there are plenty of whatever-to-USB adapters out there, that critter just tickles our fancy with its extraordinary utility. The SATA / CF / IDE to USB 2.0 Bridge Adapter enables owners to associate CompactFlash cards, SATA drives and even IDE drives to any co…

Audiovox intros ACA250 wireless DIY back-up camera system

Filed under: Review - 17 Jun 2008

Filed under: Digital Cameras, TransportationWe’ll go ahead and state the obvious here: Audiovox claims that thing is made for DIY installations, but we’d highly recommend hiring a professional whether you’re totally green at that stuff. You know, considering the immense importance of alignment and t…

JVC Everio HD10, HD30 and HD40 hands-on

Filed under: Review - 17 Jun 2008

Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV, Portable Video
We got a quick look at JVC’s new AVCHD camcorders nowadays, the GD-HD40, GZ-HD30 and GZ-HD10. Of note, the HD40 comes total with a dock for additional hookups like FireWire, and the HD40 and HD30 can shoot video in MPEG-2 for higher quality and easi…

Hands-on with the new Philips and DLO gear

Filed under: Review - 17 Jun 2008

We got a look at one of those new Philips Eco LCDs nowadays, along with some other miscellaneous gadgetry from Philips and its DLO subsidiary. Of note was the DLO HomeDock HD, which will be released in August for $250, and has a bit of an updated look from when we saw it final — and some pretty…

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Nextar rolls out “sleek and stylish” T30 PMP

Filed under: Review - 17 Jun 2008

It looks like those that prefer their gadgets to shout as little attention to themselves as possible now have yet another new PMP to consider from Nextar, which has just pulled up its new T30 model from OEM-land (from the looks of it, at least). that one packs a 3.5-inch QVGA display (not a to…

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Sony Ericsson’s C905 shutterbug (and friends) in the wild

Filed under: Review - 17 Jun 2008

Press shots are often beautiful, but the problem with ‘em is that they’re normally about as real as Joan Rivers’ face — not the best way to get a real impression of what a device looks and acts like in the flesh. GSM Helpdesk scored some hands-on duration nowadays with the full range of Sony Er…

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Innovation in Next-Gen PC Design Competition

Filed under: Review - 17 Jun 2008

The NextGen PC Design Competition is a competition set up by Microsoft to allow citizens to design their notion of the next generation computer. “Influence tomorrow’s digital lifestyle with your vision of the Next-Gen PC. Change the way public pursue their passions by designing the final Next-Gen Wi…

Firefox 3: Good Browsers Come to Those Who Wait

Filed under: Review - 17 Jun 2008

Tuesday was D-Day for Mozilla with the scheduled launch of the third version of Firefox, its open source Web browser. The company had billed the day as “Download Day” and aimed its sights on setting a Guinness World Record for the most downloads of an application in a 24-hour period. by the …

LG’s Secret spotted and handled at CommunicAsia

Filed under: Review - 17 Jun 2008

LG’s stylish Secret has been out of the closest for a good while now, but there’s just nothing like a flurry of high-resolution shots straight from the show floor to drum up interest. The admittedly elegant slider is strutting its stuff by in Singapore, and we must say, that carbon fiber bod…

Adobe AIR 1.1

Adobe reg AIR trade formerly code named Apollo is a cross operating system runtime that allows developers use their existing web development skills in HTML AJAX Flash and Flex to build and deploy rich Internet applications to the desktop Once installed Adobe AIR Applications complement browser based web applications by providing additional reach and capabilities
The Adobe reg AIR trade runtime lets developers use proven web technologies to build rich Internet applications that deploy to the desktop and run across operating systems Adobe AIR offers an exciting new way to engage customers with innovative branded desktop applications without requiring changes to existing technology people or processes
With the Adobe reg AIR trade runtime you can deliver branded rich Internet applications RIAs on the desktop that give you a closer connection to your customer

Maxthon 2.1.1.1717 Final

Maxthon Internet Browser software is a powerful tabbed browser with a highly customizable interface It is based on the Internet Explorer browser engine your most likely current web browser which means that what works in the IE browser will work the same in Maxthon tabbed browser but with many additional efficient features like Tabbed Browsing Interface Mouse Gestures Super Drag amp Drop Privacy Protection AD Hunter RSS Reader IE Extensions Support External Utility Bar Skinning And Much More to Explore

Mozilla Firefox 3.0 Final

Mozilla Firefox is a fast full featured browser for Windows that makes browsing more efficient than ever before Firefox includes pop up blocking a tab browsing mode that lets you open several pages in a single window integrated Google searching simplified privacy controls that let you cover your tracks more effectively a streamlined browser window that shows you more of the page than any other browser and a number of additional features that work with you to help you get the most out of your time online
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