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HP’s got two new iPAQ’s on the way, a slim low-end model, a high-end model with built-in 802.11b, Bluetooth, and, get this, a fingerprint reader for extra security. Both should be out in time for the holidays, but not many other details available. Read
The Circuits section of the New York Times is back to form this week, with the usual selection of excellent gadgets articles, like this article about all the Internet-enabled cellphones, smartphones, and other hybrids that are hitting the market. Read
Sharp’s overhauling its Linux-based Zaurus handheld, which will unfold like a mini-notebook with a screen and a keyboard, and have a 640×480 pixel screen. Goes on sale in Japan by the end of the year, but no word on when it hits the US. Read
Ever get so frustrated with your gadgets that you wish you could just throw them against the wall? Maybe you need the Intermec 700 Color Pocket PC. It’s designed for use in the field, can “withstand multiple 5-ft. drops to concrete,” and is sealed against rain and dust as well. The rugged little gadget has…
Christopher from TabletPCTalk writes in about the Tangy 830 from Tatung, which he calls “kinda the ‘great but unknown’ Tablet PC”. The Tangy 830 has a 800 MHz Pentium III mobile processor, 128 MB of RAM, a 10.4 inch TFT screen, and built-in 802.11b. Read [Via TabletPCTalk.com]
DataPlay’s dead. This is the company that was pushing a new micro-disc format that was supposed to replace the CD – except that they cost more than CD’s, don’t sound any better, and are nearly impossible to copy. Yeah, this is a real shock. Read
CNET rates digital audio receivers, those boxes that sit between your stereo and your PC so you can play all those MP3s you’ve downloaded. Their pick is the Creative Labs Sound Blaster Extigy, but I have to say that I prefer the styling of Motorola’s Simplefi [pictured at right], and the fact that it can…
Not a huge surprise, but Fujitsu’s reversed its original decision to release it’s stylish Pocket LOOX 600 Pocket PC only in the European market. They’ll begin selling the Pocket LOOX 600, which has a 400 MHz processor, 64MB of RAM, and integrated Bluetooth, in the US by Thanksgiving. Read
Amazon has a good deal on those new Nomad MuVo MP3 Players which plug directly into a USB port with out needing any cables. Just $104.95, plus free shipping too. Amazon
No pictures of it yet, but the specs for Dell’s forthcoming Pocket PC have been leaked. And while it’s big news when one of the world’s largest PC manufacturer enters the PDA market, the Dell Pocket PC sounds about what you’d expect from Dell: a middle-of-the-road device with 64MB of RAM, a 240×320 pixel screen,…
A tiny new desktop from IBM, the NetVista S42, which takes up two-thirds less space than a regular desktop. Reminiscent of the iMac, but from the article on CNET, it doesn’t sound like they’re going after that same market in the way that Gateway is with the Profile 4. Read
Just a few days after Toshiba announced it’s DVD-R/RW drives for laptops, Sony’s introduced three new laptops with the drives built-in. Read
Toshiba’s shrunk the size of it’s Bluetooth SD card which is used in Pocket PCs and digital cameras. Read
HardwareAnalysis.com, has well, a hardware analysis of a whole host of hard drives, checking them out not just for performance, but also for how much heat and noise they generate. Not an issue you often think about until you’re faced to sleep in the same room as a whirring hard drive. Their pick: IBM’s 120GB…
Is there anyone else out there who owns an external Maxtor FireWire drive and has been having trouble with it? Every time I plug it in it says there is an error installing this device and that one of the filter drivers is invalid. The drive will then work for a few minutes and then…
Will videophone sex be the one killer-app for 3G? Peter Lewis seems to think so. The cellphone industry better hope he’s right, since at the moment it doesn’t look like there’s anything else that might convince people to upgrade from 2G. Read
FutureLooks reviews the SyncMaster 171MP, Samsung’s new 17″ LCD display, which comes with a built-in TV tuner. Read Amazon Tom’s Hardware looks at two alternatives to HP’s popular deskjet 5550 printer, Canon’s S520 and S750. Read Amazon Amazon’s offering some good discounts on Linksys products – $15 off when you buy $100 worth, $25 off…
Sharp’s developed an LCD display that can switch between 2D and 3D viewing, without the need for special glasses. Can’t wait until this is standard issue on laptops. Read
There’s another tablet PC weblog out there, TabletPCTalk.com. They do a pretty good job of keeping up with the ever increasing amount of news about Tablet PCs. One of the handy things they have on the site is a chart comparing the hardware specs of the different Tablet PCs that have been announced. Read
It’s the First of October, which means that Danger’s Hiptop mobile communicator finally comes out. The first ones will be available from T-Mobile under the name Sidekick. It’s about time. Talk about dragging out a product release. Read