Sun December 12 2004
Sat December 11 2004
Teac's new MP-2000 5Gb MP3-player |
11:32 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Portable Audio/Video Teac seems to become serious in entering the lucrative mobile MP3-player market. Only a few months ago we reported on the Teac MP-1000 player. Now with considerably more storage capacity than its predecessor, the MP-2000 can boost with a 5Gb mini harddrive, MP3-, WMA- and OGG-support, built-in FM tuner, and voice-recording capability. Specs: - 128 x 128 display The player has already hit the stores in Europe and is available for EUR 259.00 (link). |
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Sony promises more power for our mobile gadgets |
10:57 AM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones Japan's JNC reports that Sony has a new line-up of lithium-ion batteries, boasting the industry's highest level of energy density: The G8 Series, a cylindrical lithium ion battery with a diameter of 18mm and height of 65mm, offers a high capacity with 2550mAh (a 6% increase from the conventional battery) while the A8 series, a a lithium ion polymer battery offers a power supply of 830mAh (a 9% increase from Sony's conventional model of the same size). Both are geared towards mobile products, and shipment will start from December 2004 onwards. A 2550mAh definitely sounds great, but somehow it is hard to imagine a 18mm x 65mm battery inside a handheld. |
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Skype soon in every Windows-powered Smartphone? |
10:16 AM by Colin Dunstan in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones Msmobiles has a story that Taiwanese HTC plans to include Skype's VOIP software with its next generation Smartphones:
And who is the loser? Certainly the big US phone companies wouldn't be too happy. |
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Fri December 10 2004
eReader.com complete december promo list |
08:38 AM by Colin Dunstan in E-Book General | Deals and Resources (No... Although I've made my opinion clear on eReader's December promo, I like to share with you the complete list of the "free" e-books, including those that are still officially unlisted for December (copyright-protected works in bold): Dec 01 J. Verne Around the World In other words, if you are looking for e-books that you cannot download otherwise for free, mark three days: Dec 07, Dec 21 and Dec 30. |
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Thu December 09 2004
Wireless Librarian lists library hotspots |
01:13 PM by Alexander Turcic in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones Wireless Librarian lists more than 400 library hotspots in the US. The index is regularly updated; some libraries require a nominal fee. Others are restricted to staff only. Some places even loan out notebooks or Wi-Fi cards. A wonderful resource if you don't want to miss our website while spending your time in a library |
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Google "e-book store" |
12:50 PM by TadW in E-Book General | Deals and Resources (No... I am sure some of you have already tried using Google to find free e-books. At cebooks blog, I stumbled over the following two Google-queries with some advanced operators, which can do quite some magic: Find Apache's (default) index page: Find a particular e-book file ('TITLE'): Be aware that some of the hits may point to copyright-protected e-books and that neither Google nor I are responsible for that! |
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Sexy Xda II mini PPC Smartphone |
04:48 AM by TadW in Archive | Handhelds and Smartphones UK-based O2 has unveiled its XDA II mini PDA phone, described as the world's smallest (with a size of a deck of playing cards). Powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 2003 PocketPC Phone Edition Second Edition with a 416MHz Intel XScale PXA272 processor, the phone integrates tri-band GSM/GPRS, Bluetooth and a 1.3 megapixel camera. Wi-Fi is optionally available through a SDIO card slot. Unlike most other smartphones, which run Microsoft Windows Mobile for Smartphones, the XDA II mini is a fully-functional Pocket PC with an integrated touchscreen, i.e. it functions as a fully working Pocket PC with mobile phone functionality. In Europe, the same phone is sold rebranded as the T-Mobile MDA Compact. |
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