Category: Gadgets

Samsung issued a press release now, announcing that the arrival of new slates in Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and Norway. The news focuses the companys flashy Galaxy Tab 10.1, will arrive in those countries on August. They also mentioned the more compact Galaxy Tab 8.9 spotlight as late due to screen problems. The issues have been resolved now and the Tab 8.9 is set to be released in the aforementioned Nordic in September.

Samsung already given the teasing videos of chromebook, but the big day has finally arrived, and the Series 5 Chromebook is now officially shipping to those awaiting the Google-powered laptop. If you are not among the surprise coupon clippers those snatched one up during the surprise sale at Gilt some weeks ago, you can now pick up the Chromebook of your own now. It is Artic White exterior now, if you want silver colored one, wait for some more days, the Titan Silver edition is still in pre-order mode at both Best Buy and Amazon. Hit on the source link to pre-order

We know already that RIMs PlayBook was on its way to UK and will be released today. But, BlackBerry fans got that yesterday. Phones4u announced that its stocking the 7-inch tablet in their stores yesterday one day ahead of release date. If you just cant wait means go to the retailer at Tottenham Court Road or Oxford Street locations in London. For more details read the press release

The Garmin plans to acquire Navigon leaked out earlier this month, now there is a official word from the GPS giant will bring the smaller company under its wing in July. The regulatory approval is pending, the deal would have Navigon, one of the largest GPS brands in Europe, functions as a subsidiary of Garmin, got much stronger presence in North America. The companies were unable to reveal any financial information, but the priced the deal in the mid double eight million Euro range. It will take major effects in the US, where the company has smartphone apps but hasnt sold dedicated GPS devices in several years. For more details read the press release

Now you can buy a 3D cam for your kids for just $70, after turning off the Home Shopping Network, the DXG-018 3D camera will run you just under $70, but, its worth when your little early adopter grows up to be a gadget fined with 15 maxed-out credit cards and $80,000 in debt. They will be teething on a 1.4.4-inch LCD, dual lenses, an SD card, and a pair of AA batteries. It also includes three 3D viewers, display 4 by 6 inch prints in three dimensions. DXG says the cam was created for kids in the mind, shipping in green, yellow, orange, yellow, pink, and lavender colors. For more details read the press release

Toshiba introduces two new camcorders with full HD, the Camileo P100 and B10 models it announced for Europe, Africa and the Middle East are now for sale in the US. Both the camcorders shoot 1080p video, and snaps 16MP stills, though the P100 got a 5X optical zoom and it designed like a pistol, the P100 is now available for $180 and the B10 for $120. For more details and specs read the press release

Comcast and Skype arranged to enable video calls through cable box; all it takes is a camera, adapter, and specially designed remote to turn HDMI-equipped Comcast boxes into Skype-on-TV will be on next few months. Comcast VP Cathy Avgiris told the Seattle Times that video will max out at 720p in start and will be upgraded with 1080p. The Skype feature for Comcast Xfinity apps on tablets and phones, but according to him it wont be limited to triple-play users only. Skype already tied up with several TV manufacturers for HD calling, but working through cable box means a great prospective installed base. There is no word on pricing and release dates yet, for more details read the press release

We have already told you about the MediaPad last week, now comes the teaser video ad, showing only tablet lounging casually and the video shows us only the rear, which just identical one on the companys Ideos S7 Pro but also confusing a lot with its, narrative. The MediaPad should get the proper launch in a week, may be on June 20th, and Huwaeis Facebook page already shows a Honeycomb tablet screenshot on it and our estimation is video is showing us a 7-inch tablet. Dont forget to look at the video

The Motorola Droid 3 or internationally told as Milestone 3 has now landed in hands of Chinese website xda.cn, provided what is surely the most extensive look at the phone to date. It includes additional information of specs like 4-inchwith qHD, 8MP camera, HDMI out, and a 1500mAh battery, dual-core OMAP 4430 processor, 512MB RAM. In other Droid 3 news, the device is hearing that Verizon is now targeting July 7th launch.

The Sony, Panasonic, Rakuten and Kinokuniya have all joined forces on a new digital quest. They announced that they are working on a system that would allow users to purchase and read content across their respective e-readers, injecting the e-cosmos with a heavy dose of free love and good vibes. Under the new service, users would be able to manage their downloads and browse best sellers with a centralized web-based marketplace. The device will be expecting the launch by this year.

The demand for Eee Pad Transformers getting really high, Jerry Shen, and the Taiwanese companys CEO says that he expects to sell 300,000 of the tablets this month, following shipments totalling 400,000 in April and May. This makes it to number two spot for worldwide sale of tablets just behind iPad2. The ASUS latest hybrid will bring NT $2.5-3 billion accounting for 10 percent of the companys total revenue for June. The e-tailers making an inventory of $399 for 16GB model and it is also listed in stocks of major sites like Amazon, Best Buy.

As promised the Toshiba started with pre-order availability of its Thrive tablet, it powered with Android 3.1. This 10.1-inch Tegra 2 Portable has 1280*800 resolution, dual camera, 5MP in back and 2MP in the front, 1GB of RAM, 23WHr battery, full-size HDMI, USB2.0, and SD card slots. You can also replace the battery. The 8GB Thrive tablet costs $430, 16GB unit for $480, and 32GB for $580. You can place the orders at Toshiba, Amazon, Best-Buy or Office Direct, the slate will be on your hands by mid-July.