Archive for August, 2007
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
Now here's a roomy drive that won't kill you because of high costs. At .21 cents per gig, this Samsung hard drive is affordable for just about anyone.
T166 series capacity : 320 GB interface : SATA 3.0 Gbps buffer memory : 16 MB
Key feature
* device ...
Posted in Technology | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007
The Roomba line of robotic vacuum cleaners already enjoys the reputation of being the best robotic vacuum cleaners out there, and the new Roomba 560 promises to come through in much the same manner. This thing can pick up just about
anything.
But here's the much larger upside for the ...
Posted in Gadgets | No Comments »
Monday, August 13th, 2007
Ford Motor Company recently announced that they are going to supply two hydrogen-fueled Ford E-450 buses to Las Vegas' fleet of city buses. The city will be the first in the Western United States to take delivery of these ultra clean vehicles for public transportation.
“These new buses are another ...
Posted in Transportation | No Comments »
Friday, August 10th, 2007
Toshiba recently announced a recall on Lithium-Ion batteries in the following laptop computer models:
Satellite A100
Satellite A105
Tecra A7
These batteries can overheat and cause a fire.
Consumers with these laptop models can call 800-457-7777 for a free replacement battery from Toshiba.
Posted in Gadgets | No Comments »
Tuesday, August 7th, 2007
Sharp claims that Samsung has infringed on five of their LCD patents in a recently filed suit.
The allegations were made in a lawsuit filed by Sharp on Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in Marshall, Texas, against Samsung and its U.S. subsidiaries.
In the lawsuit ...
Posted in Technology | No Comments »
Sunday, August 5th, 2007
Well, it was fun while it lasted. Now Sony has officially denied rumors that rumble-enabled controllers were on their way for the PS3.
“We have not added rumble [to PS3], and have no announcements regarding this feature,” said Dave Karraker, Sony’s director of corporate communications.
“From time to time, ...
Posted in Video Games | No Comments »
Sunday, August 5th, 2007
Here's a nice way to be unhooked from the power grid. You can now charge many common electric devices using nothing more than the power of Sol. At a cost of $99.95, the Solio Universal Hybrid Portable Solar Charger can charge disparate devices such as your iPod, cell ...
Posted in Gadgets | No Comments »
Friday, August 3rd, 2007
YouTube is the great leveling field when it comes to unsigned superstars, it would seem. Another example that people are scouring the video for service talent is evidenced by the fact that Manchester United has signed a 9 year old wunderkind who showcased his skills on YouTube.
The boy's dribbling ...
Posted in Technology | No Comments »
Friday, August 3rd, 2007
It's always a tough battle for game console makers in Japan, and July was no different. This time, the Nintendo Wii managed to beat the Sony PS3 handily.
Nintendo sold 396,752 units of the Wii in the five weeks ended July 29, compared with 91,987 units of the ...
Posted in Video Games | No Comments »
Wednesday, August 1st, 2007
The long anticipated BBC iPlayer has had a ton of issues in its' early stages. The company knows it's a beta and said bugs were to be expected. But the level of problems has been somewhat higher than expected.
The BBC said today that 100,000 people had registered to ...
Posted in Gadgets | No Comments »
