There’s no denying that the Mini 5 is real , but up until now, we’ve had to provide all of our own promotional material . At long last, it seems as if the suits in Round Rock are finally getting around to crafting the first advertisements for the upcoming slate, and while we knew about the 5-inch WVGA (800 x 480) touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera with autofocus and flash, capacitive touch front buttons, front-facing VGA camera (for video chatting) and the 30-pin docking connector, we weren’t aware of Dell’s plans to reveal a slew of vivacious color options. If this here flyer proves legitimate, we could eventually see the Mini 5 available in an array of premium finishes and hues (thanks, Design Studio !), and we’re hoping for a few different spec builds as well... Read More...
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Leaked Dell Streak flyer shows multitude of color options, confirmed specifications
March 10th, 2010 
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Tags: Advertisements, amazon, amazon vod, amazonmp3, Array, Autofocus, builds-as-well, Color Options, dell, dell streak, Hues, leaked-dell, Multitude, official-slides, Promotional Material, Slate, Slew, streak, Suits, tablet pc, Vga Camera 
No Comments »Microsoft shows off XNA games running on Windows Phone, full 3D is a go
March 10th, 2010 Eric Alright, we’re going to be straight with you: you’re not going to like this. See, Microsoft just showed us a pair of 3D games running on its ASUS Windows Phone prototype and built with its brand new XNA Game Studio 4.0 , but wouldn’t let us nab a single photo or video of the process. What we can tell you is that they exist, they work, and at least Microsoft tossed us some screenshots to wave in your face. ... Read More...
Posted in Gadget, Laptop, NetGear, News Technology Tags: 3d Games, 3d Windows, afternoon, Asus, Brand New, crunched-before, duking-it-out, Face, Games 3d, Games Full, Games Windows, microsoft, Microsoft Games, motorola, motorola cliq, New Game, phone, Photo, Prototype, Razer, Running, Windows 3d, windows phone, windowsphone, windowsphone7series, Xna, Xna Game Studio, Xna Games, xnagamestudio No Comments »Samsung announces US availability, pricing for R1, R0 PMPs
March 10th, 2010 Eric Samsung first announced its R0 PMP way back and July of last year, and we saw its R1 model hit the FCC a month later in August, but the company has just now finally gotten official with US availability for both of them. Set to be available sometime next month, the touchscreen-equipped R1 will come in 8GB and 16GB varieties (in black or silver) for $149.99 and $179.99, while the non-touchscreen, and slightly larger R0 (pictured above), will run just $99 and $129 for the same capacities in your choice of black, silver or pink. Both will also give you Samsung’s own Digital Natural Sound Engine 3.0 “sound enhancement” technology and DivX support, along with a microSD card slot on the R0, and Bluetooth support on the R1, among other standard fare. ... Read More...
Microsoft bringing XNA Game Studio 4.0 to GDC this week, does 3D gaming for Windows Phone
March 10th, 2010 Eric We’ve all had a feeling that Microsoft is holding back some pretty big surprises (or at least completely reasonable revelations) when it comes to Windows Phone 7 Series and gaming, and here at GDC this week it sounds like we’re going to get a little glimpse into that. Microsoft is unveiling its new XNA Game Studio 4.0, which lets developers work on games for Windows Phone 7 Series, Xbox 360 and Windows PC. The integration with Visual Studio 2010 that we saw the other day allows developers to build a single project and then make slight modifications to let it run on each platform respectively... Read More...
Posted in Computer, Gadget, Mobile Phones, NetGear, News Technology Tags: 3d Gaming, Game Developers, Games For Windows, Games Windows, Glimpse, Integration, microsoft, Microsoft Game, New Game, Revelations, Sounds, Surprises, visual-studio, week-it-sounds, windows, Windows Pc, windows phone, windows phone 7 series, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xna Game Studio No Comments »Motorola Devour review
March 10th, 2010 Eric While Motorola’s vanilla-Android Droid has become the most recognizable Android device on the market — thanks in part to a bombastic ad campaign — Motorola’s primary focus has been on its own custom Blur UI. ... Read More...
Posted in Gadget, Laptop, Mobile Phones, NetGear, News Technology, Object, Software, Web Review Tags: Ad Campaign, after-the-break, Android, become-the-most, Blur, creators-club, devour, droid, entry, Market Thanks, motorola, network, Original Source, series, triumphs, Vanilla, Verizon, while-motorola, windows phone 7 series, wireless docking station No Comments »Samsung 3D Starter Kit gets 3DTV and Blu-ray buyers started
March 9th, 2010 Eric Planning on buying one of those fresh Samsung 3D HDTVs and Blu-ray players now that they are available ? Well, the good news from Samsung’s press conference is that you’ll get a free 3D Starter Kit if you decide to fork over the cash for them both. Included are two pairs of active shutter glasses (available separately for $150 ) and the 3D Blu-ray version of Monsters vs... Read More...
Posted in Gadget, Internet, Laptop, Mobile Phones Tags: Blu Ray Players, Free 3d, Hdtvs, Monsters, News Press, samsung, shutter-glasses, Starter Kit, Two Pairs No Comments »Cisco promises the ‘next generation internet,’ delivers markedly less
March 9th, 2010 Eric Cisco promised us a significant announcement this morning, one that would “forever change the Internet and its impact on consumers, businesses and governments,” so we had to tune in to the company’s webcast to find out what it was all about. We were instantly bowled over with the shocking news that video is the killer app of the future internet, before getting it drilled into our heads that we really need, like and want more bandwidth. No kidding — so what, Cisco, what is your revolutionary next step? ... Read More...
Posted in Gadget, Internet, Laptop, NetGear Tags: Bandwidth, carrierroutingsystem, Cisco, ciscocrs3, Consumers, cracking, forever-change, Future Internet, Governments, jelly-on-sale, john chambers, Killer App, morning, Next Generation Internet, Shocking News, web, Webcast, were-instantly No Comments »Samsung prices TL500, TL350, AQ100 and SL605 shooters
March 9th, 2010 Eric Samsung has just visited a bunch of data sheets upon us, and we’ve drawn out a few as yet unknown numerals regarding pricing and availability of the shooters it showed off at PMA this year . The TL500 above, swiveling AMOLED screen and all, will set buyers back $449 this spring when it’ll be joined by its junior sibling, the TL350 , which will cost $349. ... Read More...
Posted in Gadget, Mobile Phones, NetGear, News Technology, Software Tags: cheaper, compact camera, Data Sheets, over-the-next, pointandshoot, power-the-sdk, samsung, samsungtl350, Shooters, Sibling, tl350, tl500 No Comments »Spying school district update: remote webcam functionality disabled, two IT monkeys suspended
March 9th, 2010 Eric We’re still waiting for all the legal fallout from the Pennsylvania’s Lower Merion School District webcam spying case , but more news is slowly trickling out about the whole thing, including the technology that the school used: a remote administration suite called LANrev. An update to the software, releasing this week, will disable the option for admins (or pervy IT workers) to remotely switch on a computer’s webcam, hopefully preventing a replay of this situation. Beyond that, two unnamed (and possibly pervy) IT workers have been suspended for their involvement in this whole situation. ... Read More...
Posted in Gadget, Laptop, News Technology, Object Tags: Administration Suite, Admins, Fallout, legal, Live Streaming, Lower Merion, macbook, Monkeys, Original Source, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Remote Administration, Replay, School Administration, technology, Technology School, Update Software, Webcam Spying, windows mobile No Comments »Shuttle’s ION 2-equipped XS35 shows off its slimline nettop credentials in hands-on video
March 9th, 2010 Eric In the market for a new HTPC? Then you’ll probably be wanting the slimmest possible enclosure that can still fit an optical drive and the grunt to power through HD video. Set aside some of your attention for Shuttle’s XS35, in that case, as this 3.3cm-thick slab of engineering contains an Atom D510 (yawn) paired with NVIDIA Ion 2 graphics (yay!), which should in concert deliver buttery smooth 1080p playback, whether through Flash or Blu-ray discs. ... Read More...
Posted in Gadget, NetGear, Object, Web Review Tags: after-the-break, Atom, Blu Ray Discs, Credentials, desktop, Graphics, Grunt, hands-on-video, Hd, Htpc, ion2, nvidia, Optical Drive, Playback, Shuttle, shuttle xs35, slimline, Thick Slab, windows mobile, xs35, Yay No Comments »
