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SparkFun intros IOIO for Android

SparkFun intros IOIO for Android

The seasoned techies are likely spin whimsical tales of computings early days, and the challenge of finding a practical use for a device with seemingly limitless potential. The new product from SparkFun promises to bring this old-school awesomeness into the smartphone age: introducing IOIO (its now pronounced as yo-yo), a breakout box that enables any Android 1.5+ device to control electronic circuits from within Androids applications.

Mercedes-Benz debuts tablet packing A-Class

Mercedes-Benz debuts tablet packing A-Class

Its never been the best looking in the Benz bunch, but with the introduction of the new A-Class concept, it looks like that could soon change. One of the cars designers describes it variously as sexy, expressive, and beautifully formed, and we have to say that it is not too shabby. The car sports interesting LED headlights and an inverted mesh grill on the outside, and on inside its packing a futuristic display, complete with a dash mounted tablet and what looks to be on iPhone protruding from the center console. Its now shaping up to be a stylish upgrade.

Israeli parody details the rise and fall of Apples iBoy

Israeli parody details the rise and fall of Apples iBoy

Eretz Nehederet is effectively the Israeli equivalent to The Onion, and on the 1st of April, they covered the hardest-hitting piece of Apple news to cross their news desk in quite some time. That news is the iBoy. It is available in variety of skin tones, religious beliefs and languages; this iPad adorned human is both the best and the worst thing to happen to mankind. There is no word on when it will be on sale, but it is fairly clear that divorce and alcohol are about to take a backseat to this guy when studying factors that rip families to shreds.

Over 10 Million Scammed on Facebook

Over 10 Million Scammed on Facebook

As we reported yesterday, the scam is going very dangerous now; Spammers have invited over 10 million users to fake events in yet another new attempt to generate income from online survey scams according to a Sophos. The scam is in progress and several thousand unwitting Facebook users are falling to prey it.

The Gaming Notebook, Alienware M14x manuals leak out

The Gaming Notebook, Alienware M14x manuals leak out

The Dells leaky website got today the full user and factory service manuals for Alienwares M14x, confirming a number of juicy rumours. There is no mention of a Full HD and 1080p LCD screen for the 14-inch visitor from another planet, but there will apparently be both 1366*768 and 1600*900 option on tab, both driven by NVIDIAs GeForce GT555M switchable Optimus graphics with up to 3GB of dedicated memory. You will also find Intels latest Core i5 and i7 Sandy Bridge CPUs and up to 8GB of RAM, Gigabit Ethernet, SATA 6GBps and optional 3G/4G connectivity, optional wireless HD, a 2MP webcam, and even a 8-cell 63Whr battery to make portable gaming possible.

Apple investigating 3G issues on some Verizon iPad 2s, Software fix expected soon

Apple investigating 3G issues on some Verizon iPad 2s, Software fix expected soon

Some of the iPad 2 users are having some trouble with Verizons 3G Network. If you also got means, dont worry you are not alone, and thankfully, Apple is well aware of this. In the statement to All Things Digital, Cupertino said its investigating this CDMA connectivity issue as reported by a small number of iPad2 customers, and word has it that a software patch will be available soon.

Packard Bell debuts Liberty Tab Honeycomb Tablet

Packard Bell debuts Liberty Tab Honeycomb Tablet

Now the new tablet debuted is the Liberty Tab, its own spin on Acers Iconia Tab A500. There are not many differences between the two beyond the name, with one packing in the same styling, 10-inch screen, Tegra 2 Processor, dual cameras(5MP in the front side and 2MP in the backside), and Android 3.0 Honeycomb OS as it is more widely available counterpart. Launch date is still a bit iffy, but you can apparently expect this one to hit Europe in June, with price will be varying by country.

In Spite of Scam, Facebook not closing today

In Spite of Scam, Facebook not closing today

The best effort from the online scammers and the dreams of its competitors- Facebook is not closing today reported msnbc news.The scam is currently spreading through Facebook; hitting accounts with a prophetic message that social networking giant is shutting its doors, the security firm Sophos reported. Facebook is closing all accounts today. They cant handle so many accounts, the messages reads. Most of the old accounts are not active, so they are deleting everything.

BlackBerry Orlando leaks out

BlackBerry Orlando leaks out

The BlackBerry Orlando is purported to be a variation of Curve, with touch capabilities, already being described as Mini Bold Touch. This is yet another begs the question of why exactly RIM has so many different devices planned, especially when the specifications are differences are so little. We wish the company should deviate their approach of its relying for the years and had to focus its tablet strategy that it is on pushing the envelope with phones. The BB6 might be sticking around for a while, and that RIM wants its users to get acclimated, or it might take a little longer than we think for QNX to trickle down from the PlayBook.

iPhone app turns Augmented reality comes closer to Reality

iPhone app turns Augmented reality comes closer to Reality

Augmented reality can be done in million different ways. The New York Times reprted Wednesday on the forthcoming iPhone app called Aurasma that has the power to turn ink and paper publications into interactive mine fields. The app is by the Software enterprise Autonomy, it uses scaled down version of the outfits IDOL pattern recognizer to identify images stored in a vast database, and converts those images into related video. The first release of the app is scheduled for the next month, comes in the form of AR Advertisement / game for an unidentified upcoming movie, the companys founder seems solidly focused on technologys marketing potential.

Cowons Minuscule C2 PMP picks up

Cowons Minuscule C2 PMP picks up

Cowons D2 is getting a bit long in the tooth, the newly revealed C2 is slated to land at end of April or starting of May this year in order to give barebones PMP users yet another alternative. It got 2.6-inch resistive touch panel with 320*240 resolution, composite video output, micro-SD expansion slot, 4/8/16 GB of internal flash storage memory, USB 2.0 connectivity, an internal microphone and rechargeable battery, thats good for 10 hours playback and whooping 55 hours audio listening. We are still waiting to get the price from them, but you can get the device in colours like black, white or gray models.