Archive for September, 2010
Scosche motorMOUTH II: a Bluetooth Hands Free Solution that Uses Your Car Stereo
Scosche, maker of automobile accessories for electronics, has a unique Bluetooth hands free solution for your mobile phone that pairs with your phone but plugs into the MP3/AUX jack and thus sends the audio of your phone conversation through the vehicle’s stereo speakers instead of a small device attached to the visor or some other [...]
The New Social Experience in Windows Live Wave 4
Over the weekend I got the chance to download and play with the new Windows Live Essentials wave 4, which is currently in beta. One of the most popular programs in the multimedia suite is Windows Live Messenger and I was particularly interested in seeing how the folks who work on this cool app/service have [...]
Apple’s iPhone 4 Free Case Program Coming to an End
Apple’s iPhone 4 Free Case Program is coming to an end tomorrow September 30th. This means that you have just one more day to get your free Apple iPhone 4 Bumper or qualifying case. After the widespread complaints regarding the reception on the iPhone 4, Steve Jobs announced at the Apple press conference that the [...]
Toshiba Satellite A665 3D Laptop Announced: Upconverts 2D to 3D
Toshiba announced an update to the Satellite A665 3D notebook this week with new 3D playback options thanks to NVIDIA 3D Vision technology that allows the A665 to deliver 2D content in 3D including games, movies and pictures as well as carrying that experience over to 3D capable HDTVs. The 15.6″ Toshiba Satellite A665 3D is powered by [...]
How Android Fragmentation Hurts Regular Users — And Android as a Whole
Four Android users walk into a bar. No this isn’t another installment of AngelGate, but a look at the problems that come from having Android devices running on very different software that quickly became apparent when I sat down with 3 other Android users, who aren’t geeks, in a bar last week. That’s what happened [...]
Office for Mac 2011 Shipping on October 26 – Preorder Today
Today Microsoft announced that they are going to ship Microsoft Office for Mac 2011 on October 26th. The Mactopia+ blog, which is the home for all things Microsoft and Mac also posted a link to the pre-order page at Amazon. This new upgrade has some new features to entice upgraders and new users alike. They [...]
Best Buy Launching Free Phone Fridays in October
All during the month of October, Best Buy will be offering a promotion they are calling Free Phone Fridays during which time they will offer a new smart phone from each of the major carriers in the United States. Each week they will announce which phones will qualify. To get a phone a buyer must [...]
Panasonic Announces 12.1″ Business Rugged Toughbook S9 w/ DVD Drive
Panasonic introduced the Panasonic Toughbook S9, a 12.1″ business rugged notebook that weighs 3 pounds and includes an integrated DVD drive. The Toughbook S9 is a member of the Toughbook line of notebooks which can handle the falls and the accidents of frequent travel and business use. The Toughbook S9 is powered by a 2.4GHz [...]
LG announces the LG A510 3D Notebook, the Company’s First
LG announced that the company would enter the 3D notebook market this year with the LG A510, a 15.6″ notebook that will be the company’s first foray into the 3D notebook space. The LG A510 will sport a 3D screen that has a 1080P (1920 x 1080) resolution and will make use of polarized glasses [...]
iHome iB969 Charging Station Neatly Charges Your Mobile Toys and Tools
iHome has just come out with the iHome iB969 Charging Station to help you Charge Your World!†The charging station is a compact device that will charge up to four devices. Two of those will have to be iPhones or iPods as the station has the dock connector slots that fit only those Apple devices. [...]
