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StellarWindow turns your laptop into a virtual planetarium

September 05, 2008 | User rating: 3.5 / 5 after 12 vote(s) | User comments: 1

If you enjoy looking at the stars, but get a little impatient trying to figure out which way to hold your star map to identify the constellations, a new software program may make things easier. Called StellarWindow, ...


Verizon's G'zOne Boulder cell phone is military tough

September 04, 2008 | User rating: 3.3 / 5 after 13 vote(s) | No comments yet

For all the convenience and security they offer, it doesn't take much to fry a cell phone. Ever bend over to refill Fido's bowl and have your phone tumble out of your pocket and into the water? Or leave it ...


Sony to launch new PSP-3000 in Japan next month

September 02, 2008 | User rating: 4 / 5 after 5 vote(s) | No comments yet

Japan's Sony Corp. announced Tuesday it will launch its new PlayStation Portable in Japan on October 16 as it seeks to catch up with rival Nintendo Co.'s DS consoles.


Chinese don't wait for Apple launch to get iPhone

September 07, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | User comments: 2

In scenes reminiscent of a generation ago, Chinese are tapping friends and relatives travelling abroad to bring back electronic devices that are unavailable in China. The irony is the object they desire is made in China and ...


First 'Google phone' to debut Sept. 23

September 19, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | No comments yet

A mobile telephone tailored to run on Google's Android software is to debut next week in New York City.


Internet phone fits inside laptop

September 03, 2008 | User rating: 3.7 / 5 after 6 vote(s) | User comments: 3

There are literally dozens of Internet phone services these days. These services use a technology known as Voice over Internet Protocol, or more commonly "VoIP." The idea behind VoIP is fairly simply to understand ...


Wi-Spy 2.4x Spectrum Analyzer

September 02, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s) | User comments: 2

This all new version has both its hardware and software upgraded. The Wi-Spy is the world's smallest 2.4 GHz spectrum analyzer that helps troubleshoot and analyze Wi-Fi networks for interference.


Sony Cybershot DSC-T500 Digital Camera

September 03, 2008 | User rating: 2.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | No comments yet

Sony is adding high-definition video recording to their digital camera line with the introduction of the Cybershot DSC-T500. The DSC-T500 has the ability to capture still images while in video recording mode. ...


iRobot Introduces its Pet and Pro Series

September 03, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Today, iRobot has just announced a new line of robotic friends. Their Pet Series includes: the iRobot Roomba Pet Series and Professional Series Vacuum Cleaning Robots. As the name implies, the Pet Series is ...


Sharp Adds the D65U and D85U Series to Their AQUOS Line

September 04, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Sharp, a worldwide leader in flat panel LCD's, expands their widescreen, full HD 1080p line of AQUOS LCD TVs with the attractive D65U and D85U series. Both the D65U and D85U feature a slim design and breathtaking ...


Chumby puts a host of widgets at your fingertips

September 03, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 1 vote(s) ) | No comments yet

Never let it be said that I don't listen to readers. In April, after I favorably reviewed a wireless product that elegantly displayed baseball scores, Don wrote: "How could you recommend that, especially at the price of $200 ...


Browse digital media by flipping through a book

April 25, 2007 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 21 vote(s) | No comments yet

As the amount of information on the Internet, TV and radio continues to increase, one of the challenges users face is how to quickly find what they're looking for. As Jun-ichiro Watanabe of Hitachi Ltd. researched ...


Futuristic fridges invade Berlin consumer electronics show

August 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.1 / 5 after 14 vote(s) | No comments yet

The Ifa, Europe's top consumer electronics show, is normally all about gadgets that make life more entertaining with the latest flat screen televisions, stereo equipment and the like.


Microsoft to slash Xbox 360 price in Japan: report

September 01, 2008 | User rating: not rated yet | No comments yet

Microsoft will slash the price of its Xbox 360 video game console in Japan by almost 30 percent to try to boost sales amid tough competition from rivals Sony and Nintendo, a report said Monday.


Sony to launch world's slimmest 40-inch LCD TV

August 28, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 8 vote(s) | User comments: 1

Sony Corp. said Thursday it will launch the world's thinnest and lightest 40-inch liquid crystal display (LCD) television, seeking to trump its rivals ahead of the key year-end shopping season.


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