nVidia’s Android Tablet Prototype
nVidia showed off a prototype of an upcoming Android Tablet designed by Foxconn and running their dual-core Tegra 250 chipset.
The design looks a little smaller than the Apple iPad at 8.9″ but seemed more portable and handy {via Gizmodo}.
The prototype runs a newer ARM Cortex-A9 chip @ 1.0GHz...
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Bluetooth’s Awkward Position in Notebooks
A number of low-cost and entry-level notebook manufacturers have opted to skip integrated Bluetooth modems in their units in favor of a lower price-point. And they’ve got good reasons to do so.
The reasons are pretty simple really and it’s all about the cost of production.
First, it would...
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iPad: in the flesh, first impressions
So TJ Manotoc and I got to play around with the new Apple iPad this afternoon. We taped a short segment for TV Patrol for tomorrow’s airing and I got a solid hour with the iPad.
It’s one thing to learn about the specs and see tons of pictures and videos of it. It’s another thing if...
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Flip Ultra HD unboxed and tested
We’re able to get our hands on the new Flip Ultra HD and it was only for a couple of days so all I did was unboxed it and tested the recording capability.
The Flip Ultra HD pocket-sized camcorder is a little bulky but works perfectly for video recording.
The interface is pretty simple, straight-forward...
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Asus shows 9″ DR-900 e-Reader at CeBIT
Asus just showed off its DR-900 e-Reader at the CeBIT 2010 convention in Hanover, Germany.
Almost similar to the size of of the Kindle DX, the Asus DR-900 eReader boasts of very long battery life — up to 10,000 page turns on a single charge.
The 9-inch screen has a resolution of 1024×768...
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Western Digital My Book Elite 2TB
It’s been close to 3 years since I first bought my first external HDD, a Western Digital My Book with 500GB capacity. I think it was the largest at that time.
Nowadays, they come in 2 terabytes a pop like this WD My Book Elite. It’s still self-powered and connects via USB 2.0 but the form...
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The Eigenharp Alpha mixes Music and Tech
Simply odd and amazing — the Eigenharp Alpha could be the last musical instrument you’d ever need. It’s like a guitar, saxophone, keyboard, and drums all in one electronic device.
The Eigenharp Alpha as 120 highly sensitive keys, 12 percussion keys, 2 strip controllers, a breath pipe...
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Asus Wave Face Concept Design
During the Consumer Electronics Show, a lot of companies would show off stuff from their R&D just to get people talking and fell how much buzz it could draw. Most of the time, these gadgets never go out into the market nor see the light of day after CES. One such concept is the Asus Wave Face...
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Kindle DX now available for the Philippines
After making the Kindle 2 available for Philippine customers last October, Amazon is now ready to add the bigger 9.7″ Kindle DX to that list.
Aside from the larger screen (9.7″ on the Kindle DX vs. 6″ on the Kindle 2 ), the DX also has bigger capacity with up to 3,500 books (4GB...
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Skiff eReader: The Bendable One
It’s the CES once again and we’re seeing tons of new drool-worthy gizmos and gadgets. One of them is the preview of the Skiff, a bendable eReader. Check out the photos below to believe.
The Skiff gets and awesome display size at 11.5″ with a resolution of 1200×1600 pixels.
The...
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