Category: Gadgets

Double twists Apple ecosystem integration belt, now that Android app has added AirPlay streaming to some features. The version 1.4 will stream music, videos, or pictures to the Apple TV or other compatible devices while also claiming beta support for Sonos hardware. The Double Twist player is now free, but using AirPlay means purchasing at $4.99 Airsync add-on, enables wireless sync with your media library and streams to DLNA or uPnP compatible devices. Twonky Mobile is a free alternative that is also AirPlay compatible but without the tight iTunes integration. Dont forget to watch the video

The company just announced its 9.2mm thin smartphone with 700 nit NOVA display will hit Europe this month. It launches planed for North America and Asia at unspecified times after that. There will be a plenty of rumors going around about this device and its now finally got the official announcement. For more details read the press release.

The company has now announced its black and white e-reader with an Android tablet. The BeBook Live tablet features 7-inch multi-touch color screen, 2MP front camera, 1080p HDMI out, Flash Support, and 4GB built in memory. The devices OS is Android2.2, and will be launched on June for $279. Dont forget to look at the video of the tablet.

Comcast is just now jumping with the bandwidth-sharing bandwagon by offering a mobile hotspot. The same Novatel 3G/4G MiFi from Sprint that is been putting internet access in our pockets for a month, only this one features an Xfinity badge and cheaper price tag. The Now Network version costs $80, Comcasts Internet get the device for $25 on a one year contract. The service is only $40 a month for the same Clearwire coverage that costs $50 from Sprint. For more details read the press release.

The Chinese website My drivers.com has now scored what appear to be the very first in the wild shots of Lenovos new super slim ThinkPad X1. You can see that on the picture above, and few more shots after this news. The laptop is thin 21.5mm or 0.85 inches thick, but Lenovo still found room to squeeze in a backlit keyboard. Lenovo has yet to officially say anything about it itself, up to now we had this rumored May 20th launch date. Dont forget to check the pictures

There is been a plenty of rumors going around ASUS Eee Pad Transformer in the gadget sphere. ASUSTek spokesperson David Chang is weighing in on the matter. According to the Netbook News, the company has been overwhelming the demand for the device, and its currently planning to put 100,000 units on streets in May, followed by an additional 200,000 plus in June. If the demand continues to increase substantially, said Chang, then we will have to continue to ramp up production in order to fulfill our customers demand.

The Dells Streak 7 tablet KIRF version has some few advantages over the real deal, it can make phone calls, got a 3000mAh battery, features Android 2.3, runs at 1.2GHz processor and seems to be cheap at under $180 unsubsidized. It also features 7-inch WVGA screen, relies on resistive technology on touch input, got only one core, and there is no evidence of this Gingerbread running, also with Flash 10.1 support, for your orders click on the source link.

AHX Global is back with a product a thumb friendly Bluetooth keyboard. No capacitive touch screens here, just backlit QWERTY keys and a patented rear facing touchpad. You can order the inventively named Thumb keyboard now at the source link for 79.99 (approx. $132) but having only seen renders and considering the companys track record, The device is actually shipping yet. For more details read the press release.

Creative is well known for its speakers adding one more on its list today. The new wireless one-piece D80, which for more intents and purposes, is identical to its another colourful sibling D100, the lower price tag at $50 and a loss of battery power. The $300 ZiiSound D5x, looks an awful lot like its D5, though this play nice with newly announced D3x modular speaker and DSx modular subwoofer, both of them priced at $150. D80 is hitting in this month and the ZiiSounds various components will be arriving this summer. For more details read the press release.

Samsung SENS-240, a hybrid car navigation system, and a tablet that plays nice with your Android-powered Samsung smartphone or the tablet. Akihabara News says that the SENS-240 uses Bluetooth to take your voice, data and voice search and video features from your smartphone when driving. You can then control the SENS-240 using your smartphone or tablet as an advanced remote when idle. The specs are 256MB of RAM, USB-host mode, and an SD slot in addition to 1.43GHz processor to handle 3D maps, video or DMB TV on the 7-inch, 800*480 pixel display.

The Sprint and Motorola introduces two new Android devices for business, Motorola XPRT and Motorola Titanium. The Sprint dubbing its version XPRT, with same 3.1-inch HVGA touchpanel, full QWERTY keyboard, 1GHz CPU, and Android 2.2 loaded. The price will be $129.99 on two year contract from June 5th. The Titanium gets Android 2.1 on the shipping, while they are managing now to upgrade it to Android 2.2. The specs are 3.1-inch touchscreen, built to MIL-SPEC 810G for dust, shock, vibration, low pressure, solar radiation, high temperature, and low temperature. It is un priced at the moment and dont forget to read the press release.

Sony Ericsson has announced a new pair of compact Xperia smartphones. The new Xperia Mini features Android Gingerbread(2.3), 3-inch multi-touch, scratch resistant display, with Sony Bravia Engine with Reality Display. The some other specs are 1GHz Processor, access to Android Market, home screen customizations, improvement in 30 percent of battery life, 720p video recording HD, with different colors, you can get the device by this August. The Xperia Mini Pro features the same 1GHz processor, 3-inch display, 1200mAh battery, got front facing camera, and QWERTY keyboard. This will be released in Q3 of this year. For more details read the press release. Dont forget to see the images and watch the video.

The Creative debuts its new Zen Style M300 PMP, it packs with built-in Bluetooth2.1 support so you can use the wireless headsets with it. You can also expand the PMPs memory beyond its basic 4GB, 8GB or 16GB capacities with a microSD card slot. You wont get a touchscreen here, got 1.45-inch display is there with a couple of touch buttons. It features a FM radio, a mic for voice recording, 20 hours battery life, and four different colors: Black, White, Red and Yellow. You are not opting for Bluetooth, can by the device slightly cheaper on M100 model, both of them will be available on June with prices from $40 and $90. For more details read the press release.

Continentals new stereo system spots people, pets and other objects in a vehicles path and measures their height, distance from the vehicle, and how they are moving. This Continentals ContiGuard safety system uses difference in the lenses optical paths to make these calculations. The company also says the cameras are sharp enough to detect partially obscured objects, and claims accuracy within 20 to 30 centimeters. For more details read the press release.

Los Angeles is golden standard of real-world gadget application; the Cius tablet phone is going to revolutionize interrogation. I aint telling you nothing copper, not noth oh is that a Cisco Cius you have there?! Yeah Okay, I did it. Is the technology really fabulous? See the video by yourself and decide.

Nintendo has just made an official announcement to drop the suggested retail price of Wii down to $149.99, and includes a copy of Mario Kart and Wii Wheel peripheral with all the purchases of the device. They will replace the current bundle of Wii Sports and Wii Sports Resort games. The Steering Wheel, with the Wii Remote Plus and Nunchuck Controllers, matches the colour of the console. Whatever the color (black or white) you can buy separately for a scant $9.99. For more details read the press release

Samsung s 10.1 inch Galaxy Tab hits the FCC, dont mistake it as thicker 10.1v sibling that is gradually rolling out across Europe and Australia. The older Honeycomb tablet bears GT-P7100 code name, this FCC filling and a Wi-Fi alliance certificate show off the GT-P7510 for this Wi-Fi only 10.1incher. The drawing of the backside picture shown in the pictures below is a dead giveaway. The unknown thing here is the 1GHz dual-core processor inside this razor-thin slate, but given the release of this FCC application. Dont forget to check out the pictures

The dual-booting ViewSonic ViewPad 10 with Android 1.6 be damned, we got some good news for these users, this tablet is getting the Android 2.2 Foryo edition update. Now the users can now get updated Gmail, Calendar, Google Maps, and YouTube apps, onscreen keyboard, compatibility with newer apps, and a dose of sorely needed eye candy. New customers can choose one that also runs Windows 7 Home Premium and has 16GB of Flash memory for $599 or with Windows 7 Professional and 32GB of space for $679. ViewSonic is keeping the things interesting by compelling you to download Foryo onto thumb drive and then plug both it and USB keyboard into the ViewPad to install the update. For more details read the Press Release