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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
With the introduction to Super Gear Telescope, you may have seen the movie Rear Window might have played differently, had some handed Jimmy Stewarts character an iPad to play with. It seems that the plot would have been mostly the same, just as he finished beating Angry Birds. The Brando add-on brings 6x zoom to the iPad 2 and looks far less awkward than its iPhone predecessor. The $26 seems to be good price for this.
An unlocked iPhone 4 will still works only on AT&Ts 3G bands but Apple started selling its smartphone without any carrier partially on its US online store. The main attraction is you can be able to take the phone abroad and switch MicroSIMs to your hearts content, an experience that most nations are already well accustomed to. The $649 for 16GB and $749 for 32GB models for American buyers, they are more affordable than the unlocked pricing elsewhere. Click on the source link to buy yours.
We are starting to going inside of Wii U, IBMs multi-core CPU it was providing, but it tantalize us by giving the name Watson. Now the details about the custom Radeon GPU are starting to surface, at its heart is a chip similar to the R770 found in the AMDs last-gen cards like 4890 and, remember the PS3 and Xbox 360 are still capable of pumping out impressive visuals while packing five year old silicon. The custom core also supports Direct X 10.1 and Eyefinity-like multi-display tech up to four SD video streams. If you are not convinced with Wii Us graphical prowess, Crytek has said its advanced CryEngine is pretty much up and running on Nintendos upcoming console.
HP added 11 new models utilizing the AMDs latest Vision technology, AMDs long-awaited hybrid CPU / GPU finally gone official today and HP is introduced the laptops with Accelerated Processing Powers. The Pavilion dv (dv4, dv6, dv7) and g (g4, g6, g7) series are both getting in on action, with the dv models getting Beats Audio and CoolSense as justifications for pricing. The ProBook laptops of both b (6465b, 6565b) and s (4535s, 4435s, and 4436s) are also getting A-series processor options. Pricing starts at $600 on the dv series and $450 for g series expected to ship in July, while ProBook models prices start at $519 and will arrive on June 27th. 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
MSI now build a SteelSeries keyboard with its GX780, and it now announced that both the high-end models GT780R are available with $1,550 and $1,750 respectively. It features multicolour backlit keyboard, both models pack a 17.3-inch 1920*1080 display, Core i7 2630QM processor, a pair of USB 3.0 ports and three USB 2.0 ports, 16GB RAM, 1TB HDD. The difference between the two is Ge Force GTX 560< graphics with 1.5GB of GDDR5 RAM on the GT780R and GT555M with 1GB DDR5 of VRAM on GX780. Dont forget to look at the press release
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.
According to Billboard, HPs discussions with major record labels about a cloud-based service of some sort are now heating up, that is not meant as actual launch is imminent. One major label executive says Billboard that the service could be something like Qriocity for a variety of media, which can be delivered on any HP device, We dont know how serious they are, which is not exactly encouraging thing to hear. Some of them told HP could launch such a service, while some other sources say that HP is still trying to narrow down what their service look like.
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.
The MX518 gaming mouse from Logitech came almost last decade, now its got a good upgrade G400. The design is not much different; its got a stealthier grey hue and a cable that is thinner and 25 percent lighter. Logitech got an optical sensor that is twice as sensitive with a maximum of 3,600 DPI resolution that maintains a tracking speed of 140 inches per second, and the mouse reports 1000 times per second over USB, It even works with G Series keyboards. The price will be $50 on pre-order and will due on June 19th in US
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.
Sky TV is streaming up the efforts now, it officially announced the Sky G service on July 6th. It replaces a existing Sky Player and Sky Mobile TV into one offers thats free for subscribers and in August will open up to those who didnt have Sky TV service for between 15 – 40 per month. The new pack makes changes on Xbox and Fetch TV, which will just now be Sky and will no longer be counted as one of the two allowed Sky Go device activations. It includes more channels like Sky Sports feeds, MTV, Disney, and even ESPN without requiring the WatchESPN app we had in US. It drops support for Windows Media Center and iOS devices are allowed on the list. For more details read the press release
