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Review of the Vaio GRT260G
PC Magazine review of the Vaio GRT260G, Sony's new media-centric laptop, with a built-in TV tuner. This is a full-sized Vaio, not one of the easily stolen pocketed small ones.
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PC Magazine review of the Vaio GRT260G, Sony's new media-centric laptop, with a built-in TV tuner. This is a full-sized Vaio, not one of the easily Read
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New 19-inch LCD from Sharp
A new 19-inch LCD monitor from Sharp:The stylish 19-inch LL-191A LCD monitor is a bright SXGA (1,280 x 1,024 dots) LCD display that can achieve a high response time of 16ms, making the unit ideal for video and design applications.Read
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Hitachi's 300GB hard drive
A new 300GB hard drive from Hitachi:Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, the unit founded last January through the combination of Hitachi's and IBM's hard drive businesses, said the 300GB drive is designed to handle tasks such as online transaction processing, data analysis and media streaming. Hitachi also said that next week it will demonstrate 2.5-inch and 3.5-inch drives similar to products unveiled by rivals Seagate Technology and Fujitsu.Read
One billion GSM subscribers
In a milestone of sorts, the number of subscribers using GSM cellphones has just passed one billion worldwide, according to the GSM Association.
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In a milestone of sorts, the number of subscribers using GSM cellphones has just passed one billion worldwide, according to the GSM Association.Read
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Toshiba e805 review
The Gadgeteer review of the e805, Toshiba's new Pocket PC with the high-resolution VGA-quality LCD screen. While it certainly has the best screen that PocketPC devices have had so far, not all applications natively take advantage of the higher resolution, so installing a resolution switcher (freeware or otherwise) is advised.Read [Via Pocket PC Thoughts]
Laptops / PCs
Laptop sales continue to grow
The New York Times on how sales of laptop computers continue to grow and grow and grow:The notebook PC is becoming the computing equivalent of a second car in many households. Notebooks finished off last year with strong sales, continuing to grab a growing share of the consumer PC market, NPD Techworld reported last week. Mobile machines accounted for more than 35 percent of all PC s sold in retail stores last year, up from 29 percent in 2002 and 23 percent in 2001, the research firm said. Measured in dollar terms, consumer desktop and notebook sales are even.Read
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Two new 4 megapixel digital cameras from Kyocera
A couple of new four megapixel digital cameras from Kyocera, the Finecame SL400R [at right] and the M410R. These were announced along with Kyocera's RTUNE, which aims to considerably speed up the rate of image capture, so you'll never be frustrated by long waits to switch modes when they disconnect Grandma's IV again.Read
Sony Ericsson picks BlackBerry
Sony Ericsson says it's going to start using Research In Motion's BlackBerry email technology in some of its new smartphones.
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Sony Ericsson says it's going to start using Research In Motion's BlackBerry email technology in some of its new smartphones.Read
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Review of Fisher's CameraCorder
PC Magazine review of Fisher's FVD-C1 CameraCorder:The Fisher FVD-C1 is a highly likeable product that's simple to set up and use. It produced good video quality when conditions were right, and impressive 3.2-megapixel stills. Red flags include color issues when shooting under fluorescent lighting, the high cost of the SD media, and the limited compatibility of video files produced by this camera.More »
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Mitsubishi's double-sided LCD
Mitsubishi has developed a reversible LCD that can be viewed from both sides, engendering countless encounters with your co-workers as you explain your affection — and really, respect — for the work of Rue McClanhan. Can't stop The Rue Crew!Read
PC Mag on the Voq
PC Magazine takes a first look at the Voq Professional Phone from Sierra Wireless, the first cellphone running Microsoft's Smartphone operating system to come with a built-in keyboard.
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PC Magazine takes a first look at the Voq Professional Phone from Sierra Wireless, the first cellphone running Microsoft's Smartphone operating system to come with a built-in keyboard.Read
Sony cancels Aiwa MP3 players
Because of problems with their FM tuners, Sony has cancelled those two new Aiwa MP3 players, the AZ-FS256 and AZ-FS1, that they had announced last month.
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Because of problems with their FM tuners, Sony has cancelled those two new Aiwa MP3 players, the AZ-FS256 and AZ-FS1, that they had announced last month.Read
Laptops / PCs
Writing with the Tablet PC
Tim Anderson explains why he likes writing with a Tablet PC:For generations, mankind has tended to look down both to read and to write. That's what a desktop is, a flat space you look down onto. A flaw in the classic screen keyboard mouse combo is that you have to focus on three places, ahead for the screen, down for the keyboard, and to one side to find the mouse. With the tablet that's gone. You look down on a single surface, and the stylus is your mouse. I have no idea whether it is better to look ahead or down when you work, but it strikes me that having a screen up ahead of you may well be a temporary aberration. Looking down feels more natural. Plus, you don't need such a big screen. It's like paper. If you need to get in close, just lift it up and have a squint.Read [Via LockerGnome]
Samsung's 21-inch LCD monitor
AnandTech review of Samsung's 21-inch 213T LCD monitor.
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AnandTech review of Samsung's 21-inch 213T LCD monitor. Read [Via Design Technica]
Nokia admits N-Gage not selling so well
It took long enough, but Nokia is finally admitting that the N-Gage isn't selling as well as they had expected/hoped it would.
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It took long enough, but Nokia is finally admitting that the N-Gage isn't selling as well as they had expected/hoped it would.
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First look at the iPod mini
PC World takes a first look at the recently arrived iPod mini. But for some reason they insist on spelling it "IPod Mini" rather than "iPod mini".
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PC World takes a first look at the recently arrived iPod mini. But for some reason they insist on spelling it "IPod Mini" rather than "iPod mini".Read
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Rear-projection vs. plasma
Reuters article on how rear-projection flat screen televisions are still a much better deal than plasma TVs. Of course they're not a small or as thin, but for most people that's probably not an issue.Read
