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Weekend Recap: September 14th 2009

erwin — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 19:01:25 +0000

Here’s some tech news from the weekend:

erwin — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 21:29:29 +0000

Happy Labor Day!

Since there are two new OS’s (or soon will be), here is a guide to get you started. Windows 7. Mac OS X.
Solar roads in the future? [engadget]
Surf the web and put your notes on a Scratch-n-Scroll noteable mousepad. [engadget]
LG HS200 ‘pocket projector’ has an embedded FM transmitter and DivX [engadget]
The new ThinkPad keyboard. Better, cheaper. [engadget]
Sony plans to enable 3D gaming for old titles. [engadget]

erwin — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:20:05 +0000

Here’s whats going on since the weekend, just a few things:

Microsoft annouced that the Xbox 360 has a 54.2% failure rate. Yikes! [engadget]
Snow Leopard is Shipping on the 28th, but its not 64-bit compatible [gizmodo]
Intel buys RapidMind [pc world]
PCI Express 3.0 release delayed until 2011 [engadget]
Rhapsody music on iPhones/iPod Touch. If Apple approves. [engadget]
Instead of having your wireless router sit there on the table, D-Link incorporated a photo frame with it! [gizmodo]

erwin — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:59:03 +0000

Here are some of the tech news from the weekend.

Western Digital’s new TV media player (WD TV-2). Its way better then their first version. [engadget]
Take a look at the MacBook Micro! [engadget]
Nissan’s “The Leaf”, to be able to get 367mpg! Wow, that’s impressive. [engadget]
IBM’s future microchips will be built using DNA [gizmodo]
Liquid OLED technology bringing more reliable and flexible displays. [gizmodo]
Comcast is on the move to control pipes and content. [gizmodo]

erwin — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 15:33:39 +0000

Tech news from the weekend:

Vizio VBR100 Blu-ray player. To get one, currently only available at Wal-Mart. [Engadget]
A look at the Motorola Morrison Android phone. [Engadget]
RF remote without wall limitations [Engadget]
Here is a video on the Zune HD inferface. [Engadget]
Toshiba went Blu-Ray… finally! [CrunchGear]

erwin — Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:14:20 +0000

Well, if you ever shopped at Radio Shack, it will now be called “The Shack” (to read more). Here is what happened over the weekend…

The new Always Innovating’s Touch Book. Now for sale! Its a netbook/tablet. [engadget]
Intel pulls the plug on Atom Z-series chips for netbooks. [slashgear]
Broadband line over power lines? [engadget]
Sprint WiMax roadmap for cities [engadget]
A Universal Charger for world travelers! [engadget]
Rumors of a Nikon camera/projector combo to be unveiled, soon. [gizmodo]
Snow Leopard Mac -OS pre-orders are available now (amazon). [engadget]
Windows 7 Family Pack will cost $149. Thats 3 copies of Win 7 Home Premium! [gizmodo]

erwin — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 14:43:03 +0000

Well, here is some techie news…

Apple is coming out with it’s Tablet PC this year! In September that is. [engadget]
Imagine a world in a clickable interface where robots obey your commands! [gizmodo]
A look at OCZ’s Colossus SSD. They will be expensive, but huge amount of data storage [engadget]
Reveiw: Dell Studio 14z laptop. [engadget]
Asus O!Play media player. Quite similar to the Western Digital version. [engadget]
I know Kurt had the opportunity to experience a touchscreen table, but here is a video of one with gameplay. [gizmodo]

erwin — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:46:33 +0000

Here are some random tech news for you:

erwin — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:07:33 +0000

Here goes a few stories from the weekend!

erwin — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 15:38:51 +0000

E3 is this week!

Rumored that Dell to discontinue the Mini 9 Netbook [gizmodo]
Doubling Li-ion battery capacity. [engadget]
An Ericsson’s 3G router set to launch this summer! Darn expensive though. [engadget]
SSD prices to be cut 50%! [gizmodo]
Microsoft’s Zune HD launching in the fall? [engadget]
Making incandescent light bulbs more efficient [engadget]
Swapping to solar cells into LCDs to lower manufacturing costs [engadget]
Wii Fit Plus will be announced in E3 [engadget]