Author: Amarnath Natarajan

Toshibas Honeycomb tablet finally get named as Thrive, we found some chatty Twitter accounts that Toshiba is sticking to the former, a seemingly verified by new J&R listings for the device. The retailer has 8GB and 32GB versions of the tablet up for pre-order at $449 and $579. Some of the specs are10.1-inch screen, NVIDIA Tegra 2 processor, 1GB RAM, Wi-Fi connectivity, 2MP/5MP front and rear cameras. It is listed as coming soon on the site. Click on the source links to order yours.

The AR technology that promises augmented reality without need for unsightly tattoos? Anew live-demo shows Sonys markerless object recognition system focusing on posters, tables, books, and coffee cups in traditional AR card, allows recognizing multiple objects at once, focusing on objects rather than markers allow augmented entities to interact more naturally with their environment. Objects dont need to remain on screen, as demonstrated by AR pop up menu that remained viewable after object marker that spawned it left the viewers field of vision. Dont forget to look at the video

The Professional sneaker customizer has significantly stepped up his game after commissioned by Sneaker Freaker Magazine, creates two pairs of speakers from some giant. Nash consulted MF Doom for the project, and the emcee offered up suggestions like sci-fi and laser guns, modern architecture and geometry, and mad exclamation marks. The Sneaker Speaker Doomsday Edition Models have mic inputs and red, green and blue lights with eight effects, like speed control and dim functions. Dont forget to look at the video.

Apple launching Apple Store 2.0, iPads have been scratched throughout, deployed to run as mini and providing more information about various products on display. Users can learn more about any particular product, figure out pricing, and hit a button to have sales. The new system has already launched in Australia. Check out the video for more details.

The newly unveiled Sony Ericsson Xperia Mini Pro is heading on O2 UK. They pinned June as month of release of the new device. The version of Xperia Mini Pro features 1GHz processor, 5MP camera capable of recording 720p HD video, 3-inch HVGA capacitive touchscreen, microSD card slot. It runs on Android 2.3 with Sony Ericssons custom UI.

Nokia N9 smartphone have been rumored before, but now Pocket Now has released a teaser video for the all new Nokia N9, looks slick with its layouts and very similar to preliminary leaked images. It has a physical slide-out keyboard, 12MP camera, there is still doubt about the operating system of the smartphone. But the teaser video is been seen like its running on Symbian Anna. Some other sources say N9 will be officially announced on next month can be a Windows Phone 7. Dont forget to look at the teaser video below.

Android Central points out Google support document that details the Failed to fetch license for (movie title) error 49 message users will see when they try to play on a rooted device. Only Xooms with Android 3.1 have the access to the service right now, but support rolls out to all Android 2.2 or higher devices in a couple of weeks some had to choose between their superuser privileges and Googles nascent movie offerings. So far rooting and jailbreaking hasnt put a stop to other movie rental services for mobiles so even if Google blames the movie studios for the policy, it will be a odd restriction for the company behind the open platform to have.

TiVo announced it would offer Hulu Plus in Spetember we are still waiting for it to arrive on those Premiere DVRs. Twitter user dlayphoto spotted these materials in local Best Buy promising six months for the $7.99/month service for free with purchase of a new box with a new price tag. The URL on the card leads to a page where TiVo owners can input their serial number and e-mail address to get access. If you judge by dates and promotions, things will be getting rolled within the next month or so. We will get you back if we got something official.

HP may have announced its TouchSmart 610 all-in-one just too soon for it to ship with Core 2011 processors, the company is pushing out a refresh a just a few months later. The 23-inch device is on sale with a variety of quad-core Core i5 and Core i7 Sandy Bridge CPUs. The special in the 610 is its rigid hinge, allows 1080p display to slide down so that its face up and nearly flat at a 60 degree angle more ergonomic position for poking round the TouchSmart software while standing. It comes with Beat Audio and, you can trick up to 16GB of RAM on how much money you can spend, 2TB storage, NVIDIA or ATI graphics with up to 2GB of video memory. The Sandy Bridge is now available for starting at $1,100 and you can get the entry level configuration with quad-core AMD innards for $900.

Sprint customers can now pre-order their HTC EVO 3D and EVO View 4G tablet. The carrier has confirmed that you can reserve WiMAX device by visiting Sprint owned retail store and plucking down $50. No words yet on when you will be getting the device in your hands. It is also taking the names for View 4G tablet, and like the 3D, that $50 deposit can be used to take bite out of a 2D handset.

Booken has an E Ink Pearl display hacked to playback clips of bunnies without so much as a hiccup, now it is showing web browsing and scrolling on the same screen. It is stutter, as you see the video below, but the same tech found in Kindle is quite comfortable. The trick is done with custom software and off shelf hardware. Dont forget to look at the video.

Sharp, one of the largest smartphone manufacturers in its native country Japan rolled out a retro-future Gingerbread-packing Aquos Phone Hybrid 007SH, an Android 2.3 flip phone with 180- degree swivelling touchscreen above the hinge the numerical dial pad and below there is a cool kids in Shibuya crave. The pretty good spec in this phone is 6MP camera and 3D capable display. The device will be hitting SoftBank of Japan in mid-June.

The MP3 Player that can do it all, including whisper sweet nothings in your ear. iRiver T9, slim, Barbie Pink with screen savers say I love you and Enjoy your life. This device actually offers a healthy feature set, includes FM radio, voice recorder, step and calorie counters, a USB connector, and the ability to shake to skip. The storage is 4GB and no word on the pricing yet. Check out the action in spot the MP3 player in the video of dancing school girls

Windows Phone 7s Metro UI Style can have it for their media player. Now the app has been released by the developer of LauncherPro homescreen replacement. As you can see from the video below next to a real WP 7 device, the look and functionality of Zune Player is present in a full featured interface despite its alpha status, complete with features like scrabbling and playlists. Check out the video for more details and hit on the source link to get yours.

Now you can have your Hulus extensive video library at your fingertips. Replacing the standard Adobe Flash Player with a modified version seems to work for the Nook and some other devices; users at Android Central have reported success on Epic 4G, Thnderbolt, and Droid Incredible. Check out the video for more details and how to do it and hit on the source link to get yours.

Googles indicated that tablet and smartphones will not be sharing the same Android build until Ice Cream Sandwich in Q4 this year, it turns out that the tablet friendly Honeycomb actually has Gingerbreads interface tucked underneath. According to modder Graffixo214, you need to making the jump is one simple system file: you already have the root access, use your preferred method. Pocket tablet recommends the LCD density for root app to change LCD density value to 170 or higher to emulate a smaller denser display. It has been demoed and for more details look at the video.

Mobile carrier is today launching the UKs first mobile phone contactless payment service, called as Quick Tap for purchase up to 15. It works on MasterCards PayPass System and requires a Barclays debit or credit card or, alternatively, a credit card from Orange itself. Gemalto is providing the SIM-based NFC compatibility, with Samsungs entirely un revolutionary Tocco Lite being launch handset. The Quick Pay app is to be secured as promised and you can use your phone as terminal at over 50,000 locations. Check out the video and read the press release for more details

ST Microelectronics Carlo Bozotti is cited by Forbes as saying that Nokia will use ST-Ericsson hardware to power some of the Windows Phones. The dual-core U8500, a long time Nokia favorite is the first such system on the chip to appear, which the successors helping to populate Nokias expansive Windows Phone line up in 2012.