Sony Bluetooth Headset concept design inspired by Vaio
Headsets are a thing of wonder for heavy mobile phone users who are always on the go. They give users the freedom to perform other tasks while listening to music or talking to their friends. Bluetooth headsets takes it a step further as they shower its users with added freedom to move around as they are wireless and super light. A Greek designer designed his version of Sony Bluetooth headsets, keeping in mind the trends that combine elegance with great functionality. Designer Erjon B. Hatillari was inspired by Sony Vaio notebooks that carry a very distinctive on/off button. The headset has been crafted from gray plastic and is complemented by the Vaio logo on top. “This product is inspired by the notebooks of Sony Vaio,it has the two different colors of the on/off button (green,orange).It fits perfectly with Sony culture and you can use it to hear music wireless from [...]
Saygus VPhone is back
By Tyler Lee – 08/15/2011 12:43 PDT Back in 2009, the Saygus VPhone made an appearance and at that time it was believed to be one of the more powerful Android devices around, but then it promptly vanished back into development, never to be heard from or seen again, at least until now. For those who have never heard of the Saygus VPhone or who may have forgotten its specs, it has an 800×480 resolution display along with a slide-out keyboard while running on a 624Mhz Marvell PXA312 processor. It also comes with a 5MP rear-facing camera and a VGA front-facing camera, and for those of us who may are now spoiled with Android’s Gingerbread 2.3, the Saygus VPhone was expected to come shipped with Android’s Donut 1.6. Old school, I know. As it turns outs, the device is has now been approved by Verizon’s “Open Development Initiative” (ODI), almost [...]
Categories: Gadget Update Tags: CEO, VGA
Steam Trading is now in beta
By George Wong – 08/10/2011 15:08 PDT Steam, one of the most popular platforms for purchasing digital video games just keeps getting better. Valve software has officially started rolling out the beta version of its new trading system to its users. Just like its name implies, Steam Trading will enable Steam users to participate in trades via the service. Users will be able to trade things like their in-game items and games for other in-game items or games. However there will be certain restrictions that will apply to trading. When trading games, users will only be able to trade games that are “unused” i.e. not in the user’s library. Users will also be allowed to trade Steam gifts and extra copies of their games with other people, so if you’ve accidentally purchased two copies of the same game or you’ve been given an extra copy of a game you already [...]
Categories: Gadget Update Tags: Steam Trading, Team Fortress
eBooks sales increased more than 1,000% since 2008
By George Wong – 08/09/2011 15:23 PDT It looks like eBooks are one of the few things that are still selling well in the country’s current depressing economy. According to BookStats, a company that studies the US publishing industry, eBooks have been doing really well. Sales of eBooks made up 6.4% of all book sales in 2010, with the number expected to grow even more this year. In fact, since 2008, eBook sales have went up by 1039.6%, while revenue in the same period was also increased by 1274.1%! Though with the influx of tablet market and eBook readers in recent years, especially the arrival of the iPad, it’s not a huge surprise to why there has been such a huge jump. Other interesting facts to note are that online spending has risen 55.2% between 2008 and 2010 – this is probably also due to the fact that online shopping [...]
Categories: Gadget Update Tags: US
Apple sold 35m iPhones last quarter
And almost 12 million iPads to boot Apple has announced its latest financial results for the fiscal second quarter, which ended on March 31st. Quarterly revenue was notched up at $ 39.2 billion, with a net profit of $ 11.6 billion. That was up massively on the same quarter last year, which saw a revenue of $ 24.7 billion and net profit of $ 6.0 billion Gross margin was 47.4 per cent compared to 41.4 per cent in the same quarter of 2011, with international sales accounting for 64 per cent of this quarter’s revenue. As to individual hardware sales, the Cupertino company managed to flog no less than 35.1 million iPhones, nearly doubling up year-on-year (an 88 per cent rise to be precise). And when it came to the iPad, 11.8 million were shifted, a 151 per cent year-on-year increase. The new high resolution screen iPad, then, seems to [...]
Nokia Lumia 900 coming May 14th
Two week delay, although Nokia points out there never was a concrete release date… Here’s some not so good news for those of you who are keen to get your hands on the latest piece of hardware spawned by Nokia and Microsoft. The Windows Phone toting Lumia 900 has been out in the US for a while now, although the handset was expected to come out at the end of this month in the UK. However, it seems that now isn’t the case. According to a report on V3.co.uk, the Lumia 900 has been pushed back two weeks, with its new arrival date being May 14th. A Nokia spokesman said: “The Lumia 900 is now expected to be available from Phones4U around May 14.” The firm claimed that “overwhelming demand” in the US had caused the delay, and had a knock-on effect on the UK launch date. However, an update [...]
Categories: Gadget Update Tags: 14th, coming, Lumia, Nokia
Google Doodle: Gideon Sundback, inventor of the zip
The common zipper may seem ubiquitous to us now, but it’s less than 100 years old since Gideon Sundback invented it – and today Google are celebrating the birth of the man with a full page interactive animation. Of a zip across the entire middle of the Google homepage. It’s one of Google’s rare full page animations, right up there with “Do a barrel roll” (go on, type that into Google and see what happens), with the animation finishing on a search for the zipper’s designer, Gideon Sundback. Gideon Sundback (April 24, 1880 – June 21, 1954) was a Swedish-American electrical engineer, who created the “zipper” in 1913, and had a patent awarded for a “separable fastener” awarded in 1917. Gideon Sundback also created the manufacturing machine for the new device. The “S-L” or “scrapless” machine took a special Y-shaped wire and cut scoops from it, then punched the scoop [...]
The Witcher 2 hits number one
First console outing for the RPG sparks impressive sales There was only one new entry in this week’s all-format UK game chart, but it made a big impact. The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings – Enhanced Edition, which was released on PC and Xbox, shot straight to number (with 98 per cent of sales on the console format). It’s the first console outing for CD Projekt Red’s RPG, and a great start for the company. The original Witcher 2 was out on the PC almost a year ago now, and only made number five (although that’s not bad for a PC-only title). Last week’s number one, FIFA Street, was pushed back to number two, and was followed by its sibling FIFA 12, which continues to sell strongly. Kinect Star Wars stayed put at number four, and Mass Effect 3 dropped back to number five. That was followed by another pair [...]
Categories: Gadget Update Tags: Hits, number, Witcher
PlayStation Vita up for pre-ordering on Amazon and Best Buy
By George Wong – 08/09/2011 14:37 PDT Can’t wait to get your hands on the next generation PlayStation Portable aka the PlayStation Vita? Well, the folks over at Amazon and Best Buy are now more than willing to start collecting your money for the upcoming console. It’s been reported that the two major shopping outlets are now accepting pre-orders for the PlayStation Vita console that’s scheduled to arrive at the end of this year (in Japan at least). Amazon has priced the console at $249.99 (WiFi-only) and $299.99 (3G + WiFi). The Vita has been given a shipping date of December 31st 2011 though there’s no telling if the date has been confirmed. Meanwhile, further up north, Best Buy Canada is selling the console at the same prices but has the shipping dates pushed back to March 30th 2012. We’ve had previous reports of the device only arriving in the [...]
Categories: Gadget Update Tags: Best Buy, Best Buy Canada, Japan, US
Techwatch E-mag issue 2 now out
HDTV, parental control software, free office suites and the C64 in this issue The second issue of our e-magazine is now out, and you can download it using the link below this story. For our April issue, we’ve taken a look at the best free office software, in terms of both locally installed and cloud-based office suites. There are plenty of options out there, from OpenOffice through to Microsoft Web Apps and Google Docs. We’ve also stroked our chins on the subject of HDTV, examining current technology, and also looking at where we’re headed later this year. The short answer: towards some pretty impressive 55 inch OLED sets from the likes of LG and Samsung. Furthermore, we’ve examined the issue of the best parental control software, both free and paid-for solutions, for desktop computers and mobiles. Keeping the family safe when online is obviously a priority these days. Our final [...]
Categories: Gadget Update Tags: Emag, issue, Techwatch
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