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LAPTOPS

Panasonic Toughbooks get upgrade

By Darren Quick

02:14 February 2, 2009 PST

The Panasonic Tough Book 19

Pansonic’s Toughbook 30 clamshell rugged laptop and its Toughbook 19 rugged convertible tablet computer have both received upgrades that include 1,000 nit LCDs, circular polarization technology and anti-glare (AG) plus anti-reflective (AR) screen treatments to enhance screen viewability as well as improved security and remote management thanks to Intel Centrino 2 with vPro technology, expanded memory capabilities, 40% longer battery lives, larger capacity hard drives, and optional SSDs. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

HTC boosts GPS credentials on updated Touch Cruise smartphone

By Darren Quick

19:09 January 22, 2009 PST

HTC's updated Touch Cruise smartphone

HTC has announced an updated version of its HTC Touch Cruise smartphone that was released in January 2008. The new model Touch Cruise features a new look and expands on the GPS capabilities of its predecessor with the inclusion of HTC Footprints – geotagging software that not only allows users to geotag photos taken on the unit’s 3.2 MP fixed focus camera, but also lets them take notes and an audio clip related to that image to form a “digital postcard”. In addition to identifying each postcard with its specific GPS co-ordinates, Footprints also auto-names each postcard with its general location or area. Read More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Zivio Boom Bluetooth headset with flexible, extendable... boom

By Loz Blain

01:52 January 7, 2009 PST

Zivio Bluetooth headset

Phone conversations in noisy environments present interesting challenges for makers of Bluetooth headsets. And while BlueAnt decided to go with a sophisticated noise canceling algorithm, the Zivio Boom goes about the task of getting a clearer voice out of the microphone in a much more old-fashioned way - with an extendable, bendable Nitinol boom mic that you can position right in front of your mouth. How better to isolate your voice? Read More

LAPTOPS

HP introduces new notebook in Mini line

By Kyle Sherer

17:57 January 6, 2009 PST

The 2140 Notebook PC

HP's 2140 notebook PC uses a low-power Intel Atom processor, and includes integrated Wi-Fi Certified WLAN, a VGA webcam, and optional Bluetooth 2.0. The lightweight model will be available later this month from USD$499 Read More

HOME ENTERTAINMENT

Marantz's versatile hand-held iPod dock

By Noel McKeegan

20:47 December 28, 2008 PST

Marantz's versatile hand-held iPod dock

Marantz is set to release a best-of-both world's solution for those who want the convenience of a hi-fi docking station without giving up the use of the iPod's intuitive interface. The IS301 system effectively turns the iPod itself into a remote control via a detachable, Bluetooth-equipped hand-held module that lets you stroll about with your iPod while controlling the audio output from your home system. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

Parrot's MINIKIT Slim hands-free speakerphone

By Emily Clark

20:45 December 18, 2008 PST

Parrot's MINIKIT Slim hands-free speakerphone

With the help of NXT flat-panel speaker technology, Parrot has managed to cram some useful functionality into its new slimline, three ounce, hands-free speakerphone - the MINIKIT Slim. The clip-on Bluetooth car kit synchronizes automatically with up to five mobile phones and uses Parrot's latest voice recognition and DSP technology with user-independent voice recognition and text-to-speech capability. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

RXS launches two new Bluetooth adaptors

By Darren Quick

03:21 November 19, 2008 PST

The Bluetooth iPod/iPhone Adaptor

November 19, 2008 Everyone hates headphone cords trailing around everywhere and getting in a tangle, which is one of the reasons Bluetooth has proven so popular for listening to music from Bluetooth capable players and phones. For those whose phones and portable music players aren’t Bluetooth capable, RXS has released two new adapters, which add Bluetooth functionality to iPods, iPhones or any device with a 3.5mm headphone socket. Read More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

MAGNET Beyond project envisions the 4G wireless world

By Kyle Sherer

16:26 November 17, 2008 PST

The 4G wireless landscape

Anticipating a future in which individual consumers have hundreds, or even thousands of wireless devices, the EU-funded MAGNET Beyond project has designed a wireless network structure that will easily and securely link them all. The 4G “Network of Everything” would be a secure multi-network, multi-device, multi-user personal network that gives users constant access to all their devices, no matter what the distance is between them. Read More

OUTDOORS

Traveler's GPS receiver stores up to 32,000 way-points

By Gizmag Team

20:20 October 30, 2008 PDT

Hama GPS receiver

A travel diary and a pen have long been the technologies of choice when it comes to remembering exactly where you got to on your last holiday, but it seems this just won't cut it in the digital age. Products like Sony's GPS-CS1KA image tracker have been on the market for some time and cameras like the recently released Nikon COOLPIX P6000 offer in-built GPS for geotagging. Hama's solution is the i-gotU, a matchbox-sized GPS receiver that displays your holiday route on a computer and catalogues any photos taken on the way. Read More

AROUND THE HOME

Mirror image: Specchio Wi-Fi digital photo frame

By Noel McKeegan

17:39 October 27, 2008 PDT

Parrot Specchio digital photo frame by Martin Szekely

Parrot has collaborated with French artist Martin Szekely for its latest digital photo frame offering - Specchio. The frame sports a range of connection options including Wi-Fi but its unique feature remains hidden until it's switched off - rather than showing a blank screen the Specchio becomes a minimalist mirror. Read More

WEARABLE ELECTRONICS

Sony Ericsson's first collection of Bluetooth watches for women

By Emily Clark

01:32 October 27, 2008 PDT

Sony Ericsson's first collection of Bluetooth watches for women

Have you ever missed a call while frantically searching for your mobile in the bottom of your handbag? Sony Ericsson has followed on from the MBW-150 Bluetooth watch range with the announcement of the MBW-200 series, the first from the company designed specifically for female consumers. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

Motorola AURA - a fob watch for the 21st century

By Noel McKeegan

18:20 October 21, 2008 PDT

Inspired by luxury watch design: Motorola AURA

Motorola has broken new ground in the mobile phone fashion stakes with its latest handset - the uniquely designed AURA. While the phones' specs - which include a 2MP camera, H.264 video capture, 2GB on board memory, hands-free Bluetooth connectivity and an open source browser - don't exactly set it apart from the pack, the craftsmanship, classic styling and high-end materials that have been utilized to create it certainly do. The immediately recognizable highlight is the circular liquid-crystal display, an industry first innovation inspired by luxury watch design that incorporates 16 million colors and 300 dpi resolution protected by a highly scratch-resistant 62-carat sapphire crystal lens. Read More

PERSONAL COMPUTING

Iomega StorCenter ix2 home network storage solution

By Noel McKeegan

01:11 October 17, 2008 PDT

Iomega StorCenter ix2

Iomega appears to have hit the mark in terms of both usability and affordability with its StorCenter ix2 network storage solution. The "dictionary sized" unit offers home and small-business users Gigabit Ethernet connectivity and up to two terabytes of storage on two high-performance SATA-II drives, which can be configured a simple four-click set-up. It also includes print server capability, security camera support, Bluetooth file uploads and a built-in media server that allows it to be used as a home multimedia hub. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

MOTO Q 11 joins Motorola’s Q series of smartphones

By Darren Quick

00:08 October 17, 2008 PDT

Motorola's MOTO Q 11 smartphone

Motorola has announced the latest addition to its Q series of smartphones. The MOTO Q 11 is a quad-band GSM phone with EDGE, (no HSDPA or 3G), and features a 2.4” 320 x 240 TFT 262K screen and full QWERTY keyboard. In the wireless department it features Bluetooth, integrated 802.11b/g WiFi, which uses Boingo Mobile to automatically connect to thousands of WiFi locations worldwide, and integrated GPS for navigation support for applications such as Google Maps. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

Nokia's 5800 XpressMusic Mobile Device

By Darren Quick

21:47 October 8, 2008 PDT

The Nokia 5800 XpressMusic

What looks like an iPhone, functions like an iPhone, but isn’t an iPhone? Nokia’s new 5800 XpressMusic, that’s what. Nokia would most likely balk at suggestions their new mobile offering is in response to Apple’s ubiquituos device, but comparisons are inevitable with the 5800 sporting similar looks courtesy of a large touch screen, similar looking interface and focus on music. The 5800 XpressMusic will be among the first devices to support "Comes With Music", a Nokia service which offers one year of unlimited access to the entire Nokia Music Store catalogue. Read More

CAMERAS AND IMAGING

Samsung announces Pixon 8MP touch-screen camera phone

By Noel McKeegan

01:22 September 30, 2008 PDT

Samsung announces Pixon 8MP touch-screen camera phone

Samsung is looking to satisfy consumers who want more than a second string performance from their mobile phone camera with the announcement of a new full-touch screen, 8-megapixel unit dubbed the Pixon. The slimline (13.8mm) design does look more like a camera than a phone and incorporates a number of features usually found only in the stand-alone camera realm such as face detection, shake-reduction and geo-tagging. The unit's 3.2 inch, 240x400 touch screen also enhances its photo browsing capability and with auto-focus, dual power LED Flash, a music player, FM Radio, Bluetooth connectivity and video recording at 30 fps (720 x 480) including slow motion playback, it looks to be another useful example of convergence in the mobile handset market. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

HTC S740 smartphone

By Emily Clark

23:39 September 17, 2008 PDT

HTC S740 smartphone

HTC's latest edition to its "S" range of smartphones takes a conventional 12-key candybar phone design, slots in the company's speciality - a sliding QWERTY keyboard - and adds 3.8 inch wide-screen, 3.2 megapixel and mobile broadband download speeds of up to 7.2 Mbps (if your carrier can handle it). Read More

OUTDOORS

Cy-Fi Bluetooth wireless sports speaker

By Noel McKeegan

00:25 September 11, 2008 PDT

Cy-Fi wireless sports speaker

There's nothing like strapping on the earphones and cranking up your favorite tunes to help you through a serious bout of exercise, but in many outdoor scenarios, especially cycling, this can become a major safety risk by preventing you from hearing traffic noise and other potential hazards that might not be visible. This is the thinking that inspired Los Angeles entrepreneur Jeff Lotman to invent the Cy-Fi Bluetooth wireless sports speaker, a palm-sized unit that attaches to a bike or backpack and wirelessly transmits music and phone calls from Bluetooth enabled devices. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

Ego Cup FM in-car FM transmitter

By Darren Quick

23:27 September 8, 2008 PDT

Funkwerk Dabendorf's Ego Cup FM

Drivers just might have to find somewhere else to stow their tasty beverages with the Ego Cup FM from German wireless in-car communications company Funkwerk Dabendorf. The Ego Cup FM is a plug and play FM transmitter designed to slot into car cup holders that connects to a mobile phone via Bluetooth and, as well as transmitting MP3s stored on the phone to the radio, also allows calls to be taken over the integrated speaker or through the car speakers. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

IRiver's SPINN MP4 Player

By Kyle Sherer

17:22 September 8, 2008 PDT

The SPINN can play and record digital music, images, video and supports Flash Games 2.0, U...

Headlining iRiver’s 2008 lineup of personal electronics are the SPINN MP4 Player and the P20 portable multimedia player, stylish gadgets characterized by their high-quality Active-matrix OLED screens and analog toggle wheels. The SPINN MP4 Player can play and record digital music, images, video (in MPEG-4 and WMV9 format), and supports Flash Games 2.0, USB 2.0, Bluetooth 2.0 and Text Viewer. Read More

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

BlueAnt V1 voice controlled Bluetooth headset

By Emily Clark

02:28 August 27, 2008 PDT

BlueAnt V1 voice controlled Bluetooth headset

BlueAnt Wireless has launched the V1 Headset, a totally hands-free unit billed as the "world’s first fully voice controlled Bluetooth 2.1 headset". The new headset allows users to dial and control other call functions on their phone without even looking at it. Read More

ROBOTICS

Robot controlled by biological brain

By Kyle Sherer

10:27 August 18, 2008 PDT

“Gordon” can use its biological brain to navigate around a room, and scientist...

The University of Reading has designed a robot that is controlled by 300,000 cultured rat neurons. The team anticipates that the behavior of the rat neurons will provide insight into how brains store data, which could lead to a better understanding of disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease, Parkinson’s Disease, and strokes. Read More

SCIENCE AND EDUCATION

Robots reinvigorate computer science classrooms

By Noel McKeegan

13:36 August 8, 2008 PDT

Robots reinvigorate CS classrooms
 Photo: IPRE (www.roboteducation.org)

Education has long been based around the three R's, but now for computer science students throughout the U.S., a fourth R is making ground - Robotics. A program that began in 2006 through the Institute for Personal Robots in Education (IPRE) using robots as the circuit breaker in introductory computer science courses is being expanded to 28 more high schools and universities. Gizmag spoke to Dr. Tucker Balch, director of IPRE, to learn more. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

New ROKR range from Motorola

By Darren Quick

08:52 August 7, 2008 PDT

The new Motorola ROKR EM30.

Motorola has expanded its ROKR range with the introduction of three new units in a range of styles. The lineup includes the candybar MOTOROKR EM30, clamshell ROKR EM28 and the slider ROKR EM25, plus there's two new portable speaker systems to complement the new phone’s music focus. Read More

MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

Seiko Instruments DPU-S445 Mobile Printer

By Emily Clark

10:53 August 6, 2008 PDT

Seiko Instruments DPU-S445 Mobile Printer

The new IrDA and Bluetooth equipped DPU-S445 Mobile Printer from Seiko Instruments is compact and lightweight with very few moving parts, runs on a long-life lithium-ion battery and produces 4” wide printed output at 90 mm/sec. Read More

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