Logitec Bluetooth Audio Receiver

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, Handhelds, Music, PC / Laptop, Portable Audio / Video, Wireless / WiFi,

Logitec Japan has introduced a Bluetooth Audio Receiver. Compatible with DAPs, PCs, mobile phones or other electronic gadgets, the device comes in four different colors. It utilizes Wolfson Audio Plus 3D Audio Technology and controls playback/stop/remote control. The company claims about 200 hours of battery life for the 2.1 Bluetooth (A2DP, AVRCP, HSP/HFP) receiver. No date or price of the LBT-AR200C2 has been released at this point.

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MSI WindBOX PC

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: PC / Laptop, Wireless / WiFi, USB,

If you are thinking bare necessity, Taiwan’s MSI has officially announced their WindBOX. The minimal desktop attaches to your monitor’s VESA mount. Features include an Intel Atom N270 CPU, 1 GB of RAM and a SATA II interface. It also has Ethernet and WiFi compatibility, a 3-in-1 card reader, a VGA out and 3 USB ports. Rumor has it that it will be out this quarter with a price of ~ $250.00.

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Honeywell Dolphin 9950 Mobile Computer

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: GPS, Handhelds, PC / Laptop, Wireless / WiFi,

Honeywell’s Dolphin 9950 is a handheld computer that runs on a 624MHz Marvell PXA270 processor with Windows Mobile 6.0 and 3.5-inch touchscreen. It also features a GPS quad band, GSM networking, a digital cam, 802.11b/g Bluetooth capability and barcode scanning with the company’s Adaptus Imaging Technology 5.0. Similar to their 9900, this model also has an integrated pistol grip and can handle dust, moisture and dropping on concrete, not that you should do that. Choose between a 56 or 43 key layout. Check out Honeywell’s site for more info.

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Inauguration: DC Verizon Wireless customers send 2.9 millon SMS messages

Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Smartphones, Corporate News, Wireless / WiFi,

Barack Obama continues to reach the hearts of minds of the nation’s younger citizens, and you just have to look at the way technology is being used as proof. My pal John Czwartacki from Verizon just shared an interesting piece of info - Verizon Wireless DC customers sent and received 2.9 million SMS messages between the hours of 10:00 am and 2:00 pm yesterday, during the inauguration. That’s a lot of tap-typing. To give an idea of reference, that is more than three times the number os texts sent last week during the same four hour timeframe.

[Thanks, CZ!]

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Powermats Charge Wirelessly

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Misc. Tech, Videos, Wireless / WiFi, USB,

Powermat combines a super-thin mat and receiver to wirelessly charge 3 to 6 electronic devices, all at the same rate as their own chargers. Using magnetic induction, there are a dozen different receivers that will work with phones, PDAs, headsets, MP3 players, handheld games, GPS units, laptops, batteries, cameras, and more. For example, the one for home use comes with a storage tray and can handle up to 4 devices and has a USB port to charge a fifth. A fall debut is expected, so sign up on their site if you would like to be notified when the Powermats become available.

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DigiFi Kleer Opera PMP Watch

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Wearables, Design, Portable Audio / Video, Wireless / WiFi,

Now you can wear your tunes on your wrist with DigiFi’s Opera PMP watch. It features both MP3 and MP4 compatibility, a color display, a pedometer and, of course, a watch. It also has a Kleer wireless transmitter to send CD-quality sound to any Kleer-based headphones or receiver. The timepiece is scheduled to come out in the next few months at a price of about $200.00 and we certainly hope it comes in more colors than pukey pink.

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Acer TravelMate Notebooks

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, PC / Laptop, Wireless / WiFi,

Acer has 2 new TravelMate notebooks geared for the corporate and small business user. The 6493 features a 14.1-inch display with 1280x800 resolution, an Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T8400, 3GB DDR3, WiFi, DVD burner, Vista Business and a price that starts at $1099.00. The 6593 has a standard 15.4-inch screen with 1280x800 resolution, an Intel Centrino 2 CPU with vPro, 4GB DDR3, 250GB HDD, WiFi, a DVD burner and Vista Business. It carries a MSRP of $1499.00.

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Nokia N79 Active With SportsTracker

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, GPS, Videos, Wireless / WiFi,

Maybe the only exercise you get these days is on your Wii, so Nokia has upped its N79 smartphone to bring you the Active and get you out of the house. It has a SportsTracker application that utilizes an onboard GPS, accelerometer and data connection to keep track of your exercising.  Track your miles run, speed, heart rate and include music. You can also upload to the SportsTracker website. The Active comes with a Polar Bluetooth WearLink heart rate belt and a CP-324 elastic armband case at a price of $492.00.

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Archos 10 Netbook

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Corporate News, PC / Laptop, Rumors, Wireless / WiFi, USB,

Archos is apparently getting ready to release their own netbook. The Archos 10 looks fairly lackluster and features a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of DDR 2 of memory and a 160GB hard drive. The display is 10.2-inches with a 1024x600 resolution and the mini-PC has 802.11 b/g WiFi, a webcam, one Ethernet and 3 USB ports. Available in both black and white, no date or price has been formally released for the netbook.

Read More | Register Hardware

Garage|Shadow Turns BlackBerry into Remote

Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, Handhelds, Misc. Tech, Wireless / WiFi,

Turn your BlackBerry into a remote for your garage door. The Garage|Shadow from Unify4Life has an easy interface to control opening, closing and stopping of the door while still within your car or outside of it. The device, which will also work with any other Bluetooth enabled cell phone, features “automatic open” that knows when you come home and will raise the door when you are in sight of it. The Garage|Shadow can be downloaded without PC access and connects by plugging in the wires to your existing switch. The G|S has SoundStreaming technology and a price of $99.99.

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