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New digital video recorders will debut from the TiVo stables during early April. The new devices, christened TiVo Premiere and Premier XL, would come across as new digital video recorders that combine broadcast and online content much better than ever before. The new boxes are expected t o bring in some amount of relief to TiVo that has been finding it tough in the face of competition from cable companies.
The TiVo Premiere and Premier XL will run Adobe Flash software. It is a known fact that cable companies have
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With all the recent talk about the lawsuit launched by Apple against HTC over patent infringements, it was curious to see when Google would finally actually react – after all, the whole ordeal seems to revolve around the operating system on HTC’s device, the Android.
Google haven’t officially done anything yet, though a spokesperson made a public statement giving a hint of what’s about to happen soon: “We are not a party to this lawsuit. However, we stand behind our Android operating system and
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If you have decided against the iPad due to it’s price and the Joo Joo just isn’t doing it for you, then maybe the 7″ iLet Mini HAL might be the tablet for you. It sports a 600MHz VIA CPU and a 7″ touch screen with 2GB of flash memory and the Android 1.6 OS.
Those specs aren’t great, but hey at least it’s an affordable tablet at $199. And that storage is expandable via SD card and the OS is upgradable anyway. Some other features include Wi-Fi, 128MB of RAM, a USB port, and a 16 hour battery
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Would you opt for a car that has room only for you and some shopping bags, and runs on electric power? Oh, we said car? We mean motorcycle that looks like a tiny car. Whatever, the concept is meant to be, Honda is all ready with the new 3R-C, that’s what the Japanese giant calls it, and is raring to go.
The Honda 3R-C has been designed as a solo-commuting concept. Expected to arrive on the podium when the Geneva Motor Show opens next week, the appearance will have to be seen as the Honda 3R-C’s world
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No official announcement about these yet, but Archos will be adding a few MP3 players to its Vision line. The leak contains six players, but some aren’t worth mentioning. Some of the more notable devices include the A14VG Vision (above), which is a compact player with a 1.4-inch display, 4GB memory, and FM tuner.
The A15VS Vision is a slim player only 6mm thick with FLAC support and will cost 40 Euros for a 4GB model. The A30VC Vision features a 3-inch touchscreen, a camera and 14-hour battery life. The 8GB model will cost 90 Euros. The
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Samsung has recently unveiled the new Zipel e-diary refrigerator for the South Korean market. It features a 10-inch touchscreen display, WiFi and is compatible with DLNA devices. Its touchscreen display can be used to show current weather conditions, more than 500 different kinds of food with their nutritional content and news from the internet. Available in cream white pattern, the Zipel e-diary retails for $2170. Samsung also announced a luxurious refrigerator that is designed by Italian jewelry designer, Massimo Zucchi. Priced at $2600, this special
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My Ripple has come out with another premium mini PC ‘Ripple Look Family 45FC’ for the Korean market. This mini PC is equipped with Intel’s latest Dual Core processor, an Intel GMA X4500 graphics chipset, a 2GB RAM, a 320GB hard drive and various input ports. The system also supports Direct-X 50 API and is capable of playing back HD videos (MPEG2/4, VC-5 and H.264). Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing and availability yet. [AVING]
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Novero makes Bluetooth headsets for mobile phones that are attractive to look at and work well. The company has announced three new products this week with the typical odd names Novero prefers. The new gear includes TheTalkyOne, TheTravelOne, and TheCarOne.
TheTalkyOne is the most interesting of the items and is a Bluetooth speakerphone designed for use in the car and the home. It can speak text messages out to the user and can pair with two phones at once. The device has 180 hours of standby time and 15 hours of talk time per
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The Nexus One is finally making its way to the UK. Come April, and the Google smartphone will be available in the UK. However, it is being said that device will only be available to purchase online, direct from Google.
The Google Nexus One smartphone is most likely to hop on to the Vodafone network , as the carrier would be Google’s first partner of choice. The smartphone has already generated a lot of attention ever since it was rolled out during the first week of 2010.
In the meantime, as a run up to the
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Yesterday we reported that the PlayStation Network is experiencing technical difficulties and users have been unable to connect to it. Well, now the problem has been resolved, and all PS owners can successfully reconnect to the network.
Details on the problem may bring a smile to the face of experienced computer programmers though – and even not so experienced ones. Do you remember the infamous Y2K bug from 10 years ago? Well, it seems Sony were a bit behind schedule with this one – the PlayStation had 2010
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