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DOMK Receives Confirmation That 1st “SolaPad” Units Are Being Prepared for Shipment
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New Autodesk SketchBook Ink App Delivers Stunning Creative Tools for iPad
24 May 2012 12:59 PM | No CommentsSAN RAFAEL, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ:ADSK) launched Autodesk SketchBook Ink for iPad paint and drawing app, the latest release from the company’s popular SketchBook...
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Vegas Tech Start Up Questionable LLC Launches Questionable Friends iPhone App
23 May 2012 4:53 PM | No CommentsLAS VEGAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Questionable™ today introduced Questionable Friends™ for iPhone®. Questionable Friends lets you send questions to your contacts and provides instant feedback as questions are answered. Answers can be ...
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Sidecar Revolutionizes Phone Calls by Bringing “Smart Calling” to Smartphones
22 May 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsSAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Launching today, Sidecar (www.sidecar.me) is a new mobile app that brings Smart Calling to smartphones. Smart Calling allows people to share live See What I See video, brilliant ...
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TransCore Launches Mobile iPad App for TransSuite Traffic Management System
21 May 2012 12:00 PM | No CommentsWASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Intelligent Transportation Society of America Annual Meeting – TransCore brings the ease of mobile computing to its TransSuite® advanced traffic management system (ATMS), launching its iPad® ...
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Music Player Archive
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Hello Kitty MP3 player sparkles with Swarovski crystals
Posted on January 26, 2010 | No Comments
Hello Kitty, dream cartoon cat of millions of teenage girls and women around the world, gets another portable music player. We had a device fully covered with Swarovski cystals in October last year. We had another one, all in black, in December. And today, Japan-based Mouse Computer, in cooperation with iriver Japan, announced [JP] a player that's kind of the combination of the two previous ones.
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Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness hands-on
Posted on December 30, 2009 | No CommentsOccasionally, a phone exists simply because it can. Not because it's powerful; not because it offers amazing bang for the buck; not because the manufacturer negotiated some lucrative exclusivity agreement with a major carrier, and certainly not because it's introducing some groundbreaking new smartphone operating system. Yeah -- not even Sony Ericsson is attempting to frame or formulate a legitimate business case for the sinfully hedonistic Xperia Pureness, because they don't have to. One look at that wild transparent display and you'll either be smitten or confused and dismayed by the $1,000 sticker price. It's that simple.
Anyhow, we've just taken delivery of a Pureness today and have had a few fleeting moments to check it out. If it weren't for the screen, you'd be looking at a $30 prepaid candybar here -- you don't have a camera, a high-res display, or any sexy metal or soft-touch bits to give the phone a premium feel. The UI is about the simplest possible incarnation of Sony Ericsson's typical dumbphone platform, owing largely to the fact that the display's just grayscale; you've got an FM radio (with a headset attached) and a basic music player and browser, but if you're in North America, don't expect any 3G.
That said, seriously, look at that shot we took up there: the display is insane. We can't quite get over it -- it's the ultimate conversation piece. Motorola Aura owners looking for a fresh way to draw a crowd might look at this as their next purchase, but if you're looking to do anything but talk (and occasionally browse an eerily translucent version of Engadget), make no mistake, this isn't your phone. Did we mention we want one really, really badly?
Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness hands-on originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 30 Dec 2009 13:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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TenYears: Unexpected Success Stories
Posted on December 29, 2009 | No CommentsIt’s almost January 1st, 2010 and we’ve been mulling over our favorites of 2009 – and the previous decade. Here we present another installment in our “Of the Decade” lists. Winner: Apple iPod and the iTunes Store No matter how you feel about Apple products, there’s no denying that the original iPod – released in October 2001 [...] -
The Myinee Abbee will record FM radio to a portable player (too bad FM radio stinks)
Posted on December 15, 2009 | No CommentsSo I just stumbled upon the Myinee Abbee. It's a combination FM radio+portable music player. The idea is simple enough: you tune the radio into a station, plug in the portable music player, then it records the audio directly to said player. Now you can walk around with a collection of songs that an overpaid, out-of-touch program director has put together based on his company's national playlist. Wonderful.
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Review: Chinon AVi iPod dock with built-in digital TV tuner
Posted on December 9, 2009 | No CommentsShort Version: There’s a whole lot of convergence going on with the $200 Chinon AVi. You’ve got an iPod dock, 7-inch digital TV that doubles as an iPod video screen, music player, FM radio, and alarm clock all contained within something the size of a toaster. As with all heavily converged devices there’s the risk [...] -
Daily Crunch: Wrapped In Sound Edition
Posted on December 5, 2009 | No Comments
Here are some interesting stories from yesterday:
“A Parallel Image”: a novel way of transmitting a video signal
Review: Gunnar ‘MLG Legend’ Glasses
Review: The GBoard keyboard for GMail
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Hello Kitty Music Player Premium
Posted on December 4, 2009 | No Comments
The Hello Kitty Music Player Crystal, made in cooperation with luxury brand Swarovski, I blogged about in October drew the attention of quite a few (mostly female) CrunchGear readers. One of the problems was the price: $150 for a fairly basic music player isn't cheap. But now Japan-based Mouse Computer, in cooperation with iriver Japan, is offering a similar device. And their so-called Hello Kitty Music Player Premium [JP] is less expensive.
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But wait, there’s more: AT&T also adds LG Shine II to lineup
Posted on November 16, 2009 | No Comments
Extra, extra! Read all about it. AT&T becomes exclusive carrier for the LG Shine II. Well, that was fun, wasn't it - making a big deal about yet another handset being launched on AT&T? Yes. Yes it was. All jokes aside, LG is launching its next-gen Shine, the LG Shine II, on AT&T whether you like it or not.
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Sunglasses with built-in camcorder and MP3 player
Posted on November 11, 2009 | No Comments
Tokyo-based gadget maker OTAS is selling sunglasses [JP] that feature, for some reason, a built-in video camera and MP3 player. The so-called aigo glasses come with a 1.3 megapixel camera, a music player that supports MP3 and WMA files, 4 GB of internal memory, and a USB 2.0 port.
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Thanko sells inexpensive portable media player (but closed the English store)
Posted on November 2, 2009 | No Comments
Following the GPS watch introduced last week, Tokyo-based USB gadget maker Thanko is selling another product that actually makes sense. The so-called AV Bank [JP] is being marketed as a versatile media player that can be used as a music player, photo frame, video player and voice recorder. And it's relatively cheap, too.
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Daily Crunch: Monster Party Edition
Posted on October 27, 2009 | No Comments
I’m going to be a 20-foot-long ANIMATRONIC GOMORA for Halloween
Review: Astro Boy
Pet dinosaurs for everyone! Pleo is back!
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Japan gets ultra-cute Hello Kitty music player with sparkling Swarovski crystals
Posted on October 26, 2009 | No Comments
Hello Kitty is 35 years old now, and she still continues to be the dream cartoon cat of millions of teenage girls. If you're one of these people and have a penchant for gadgets on top of that, this new and strictly limited music player might be the right thing for you. The so-called Hello Kitty Music Player Crystal [JP] is the result of a cooperation between iriver Japan, Hello Kitty company Sanrio and luxury brand Swarovski Crystal.
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JVC Victor Japan to sell very pretty, futuristic iPod speaker system
Posted on October 22, 2009 | No Comments
The hardware designers at JVC Victor in Japan seem to have seen 2001 - Space Odyssey once too often.Or why else would their new speaker system (specifically made for Apple music player) look like they're straight out of that movie? The XS-SR3 [JP] will be available in black and white.
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TerraCycle introduces speakers made of candy wrappers, chip bags
Posted on October 21, 2009 | No Comments
TerraCycle, the company that makes household items out of recycled bottles and other gear, is now making speakers made out of chip bags and candy wrappers. Their Universal Speakers won't win any awards for clarity but they don't require any batteries and connect straight to any music player.
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U.S Cellular launches the Samsung Trill, Samsung Caliber
Posted on October 20, 2009 | No Comments
Further proving that they can blast out feature phones at a rate faster than any other manufacturer in the world, Samsung has just launched not one, but two new pieces for U.S. Cellular.