Archive for October 11th, 2007

International Robotics welcomes multilingual Millennia robot

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

We'll be straight: Millennia certainly isn't the easiest robot on the eyes, but apparently it can hold a conversation like no other. According to its maker, International Robotics, this adult-sized, multilingual creation can "communicate with any age, social, ethnic or cultural group in any type of environment." As if ...

Dell intros X38-based Precision T3400 desktop

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Filed under: Desktops Looks like Shuttle isn't the only desktop maker cranking out a new X38-based rig in the past 24 or so hours, as Dell is also introducing one of its own in the Precision T3400. Not diminutive by any stretch of the imagination, this workhorse can be equipped with ...

Analyst / mother vents Vista frustrations to Ballmer

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsSteve Ballmer has been doing quite a lot of talking lately, and his most recent noteworthy conversation came when he addressed an analyst and mother who was noticeably displeased with Windows Vista. During Mr. Ballmer's appearance at the Gartner Inc. conference in Orlando, Florida, Yvonne Genovese took ...

PhotoVu intros 22-inch PV2265w wireless digital photo frame

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays PhotoVu, the same outfit that delivered a 19-inch digiframe, is now upping the ante once more with the "industry's first 22-inch high-resolution, widescreen wireless digital picture frame." This behemoth features a 1,680 x 1,050 resolution panel, built-in software for displaying RSS feeds, 300 cd/m2 brightness, a ...

Sony Ericsson gets official on the W910 and K850

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones For you Walkman / Cyber-shot buffs out there who've been dying to get your hands on some new phoneage -- look no further. The Sony-Ericsson dreamteam have just announced the official release of two of its new mobile phones sure to have player haters... um, player hating. The ...

Vonage requests rehearing of Verizon patent ruling

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsVonage, who has been hit up with a bevy of legal trouble in recent months, is officially seeking a review of the September 26th Verizon patent decision. Reportedly, the internet telephony outfit "filed a motion for a review by the original three-judge panel or the full panel ...

Sony Ericsson’s K630 gets official in black and gold

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones Just in case two recently announced Sony Ericsson mobiles weren't enough for one day, along comes the K630 to quell your grumbling. This handset sports a slightly less impressive feature set than the other two newcomers, but it ought to put a noticeably smaller dent in your wallet ...

Gilded Zelda DS Lite on the horizon?

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds Apparently, the gold DS Lite you see tucked away in the lower-left hand corner of the picture above could soon be coming to retail stores, which to be honest, wouldn't shock us considering the smorgasbord of colors already out there. Reportedly, the photograph was snapped at the ...

Zune 2’s user interface gets inspected

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable VideoAs we all twiddle our thumbs while waiting for the next-generation of Zunes to ship out, ZuneRama has pointed out a number of user interface changes to tide you over. Notable differences include the volume setting reaching 40 (versus 20 on the existing models), album ...

Kyocera said to be ever so close to buying Sanyo’s cellphone biz

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones Kyocera has already shown it was pretty serious about buying Sanyo's cellphone business, and it now looks like that persistence may be about to pay off, with the two companies reportedly all but set to announce a deal. While the final price has apparently yet to be fixed, ...

Engadget Chinese gets hands-on with Asus’ U3S laptop

Thursday, October 11th, 2007

Filed under: GPS, Laptops You may have brushed Asus' U3S off just as soon as you took one peek at the price, but c'mon, you know you're still interested in seeing what this thing looks like / can do. Thankfully, our buds over at Engadget Chinese were able to get some ...