Friday, May 23, 2008

Ubuntu coming to mini notebooks


Ubuntu Netbook Remix will be announced first week of June says Canonical founder Mark Shuttleworth. Ubuntu Netbook Remix is a custom version of Ubuntu Linux optimized for mini notebooks like the EEE, Mini-Note and Wind. So now mini notebook owners have one more choice to pick from.

We're announcing it in the first week of June. It's called the Netbook Remix. We're working with Intel, which produces chips custom-made for this sector.


via Guardian via Liliputing

HTC Touch Dual to launch in U.S. this weekend


Yes the HTC Touch Dual is finally making it's way to the U.S. through Best Buy Mobile locations. You can pick up this phone unlocked for $549.99. So it's not cheap. This will be one of the first phones to have Windows Mobile 6.1. Also it has touchflo and 3.5g high speed connection.

via Engadget

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Apple Certified Refurbished MacBook Air



The Apple store now has the Apple Macbook Air Refurbished for sale. It is 14% off for 1,549.00 with free shipping. Not a huge sale but $250 off retail.

13.3-inch glossy widescreen display
2GB memory
80GB 4200-rpm PATA hard drive
Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Built-in iSight Camera

Apple Store HERE

Thursday, May 22, 2008

iOrgane F1+ 850mhz iPhone Clone


The iOrgane F1+ is a followup to the HiPhone. It is still triband but features the elusive 850mhz band. Their is also a European version with the 900mhz band. The phone is not cheap at $196. But those who hate Apple might like it.

- Mode: iOrgane F1+
- Tri-band GSM network support: 850/1800/1900 Mhz
- 3.2-inch vibrant color touch screen LCD
- Multi-touch capable (use multiple fingers to rotate, zoom, and flip through pictures etc)
- Supports phone call conversation recording
- Accelerometer motion detection system allows changing songs by physically nudging the phone
- Orientation detector rotates video play back when you physically rotate the phone
- 1.3MP digital camera (manufacturer claimed)
- MicroSD/TF slot allows up to 2GB memory card expansion
- 1GB TF memory card included
- Bluetooth
- Dual SIM card slot (only one SIM card can be online at a time)
- Supports MP3/MP4/eBook (txt)/Voice Recording/GPRS/Videos
- English and Chinese phone menu (configurable)
- Hard-copy user's manual printed in Chinese only
- Comes with two (2) x 1200mAh rechargeable lithium batteries
- 100V~240V AC adapter included

Product Page HERE

Multi-Touch Teclast T50 now available

MP4Global now has the multi-touch Teclast T50 for sale. You can get yours now for $149 with free shipping.

Specs below
2.8" display Native support for radio and audio recording E-book support Text-to-speech function AVI, DivX, Flash, MPEG-4 and XviD video playback

The screen is a 16:9 super WQVGA, which is a 430 x 240-pixel “super” resolution wide screen. It supports RMVB/RM, FLV, MP3, MP4 and other formatsts.

Teclast T50, it uses the new Rk2706 chip and a Wolfson 8987, it is actually a very good touch screen player, with a quite nice user interface.

Product Page HERE

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Asus EEE 901 in Black


We all knew that there would be a black version of the EEE 901 considering all previous version had a black edition. Well now Blogeee has the pics to prove it.

Check out the pictures HERE

Cowon officially upgrades Q5W and A3


Cowon has just announced hard drive upgrades for it's top end PMP's. You can get the Cowon A3 starting May 26th with an 80gb hard drive for $440. Also you can get the Cowon Q5W for $600 starting in June for their 80gb version.

via Engadget

HDD-less Netflix player by Roku


I previously have used Netflix just recently so I know about their online streaming videos. Well now with the Netflix player by Roku you can stream your movies to the television. For $100 it's not bad if your are a Netflix subscriber. All the connections are there such as HDMI. Though currently HD content is not offered.

via Roku

Monday, May 19, 2008

Teclast T50 MP4 Player showed off


The Teclast T50 is a new player that features iTouch like features though not quite as polished. The player features multi-touch technology but is not quite as responsive. So it's just like a poor man's iPod Touch. Just not as refined or good.

via MP4Nation