Archive for July, 2008

Garmin’s Nuvifone Delayed Until Early 2009

Somehow this doesn’t surprise us. According to a statement released ahead of Garmin’s Q2 earnings call, the company says it will be delaying the release of its Nuvifone from late 2008 until the first half of 2009. In the press release, the satnav-maker says it has “found that meeting some of the carrier specific requirements [...]

Thermaltake’s V1 CPU Cooler Sure Is Real Purty

Usually the terms “enthusiast cooling equipment” and “sexy, sexy” don’t go hand in hand, but Thermaltake has here an exception that proves the rule. This here V1 CPU, which retails for $60, can handle a nice assortment of Core 2 and Athlon processors, but we’d rather just set it up on a table somewhere and [...]

Video: Blackberry KickStart 8220 Flip

Sure, you’ve read the KickStart 8220 preview and seen plenty of snaps, but video is still the only way to demonstrate some features of a device. Especially when it’s not yet available in shops. Fortunately, Kevin Michaluk over at CrackBerry put together almost 9-minutes of moving pictures demonstrating two-handed Suretype thumbing, the 8220’s more deeply [...]

Sony Ericsson’s G705 Slider Leaks Onto Internet, Shows Hope For The Future

An undeterred Sony Ericsson appears to have a handsome new slider on its way out in the near future — according to a slew of pictures leaked to the se4m forums — meant to sit beside the previously spied (and supposedly forthcoming) Remi. The device — dubbed the G705 – will feature GPS, WiFi, a [...]

iPhone 2.1 Beta Firmware Hints At New iPod Touch?

Who knows how much this is worth, but there’s a lot of chatter flying around today about some text strings in the beta release of iPhone OS 2.1 that make reference to an “iPod2,1.” Seeing as the current iPod touch is designated “iPod1,1,” that’s a pretty strong hint that a new model is coming — [...]

Alienware Slaps NVIDIA’s Quadro FX 3600M into Area-51 m15x

Some five months after NVIDIA took the Saran Wrap off of its professional-oriented Quadro FX 3600M, along comes Alienware patting itself on the back. Why? Because its Area-51 m15x is the first 15.4-inch laptop on planet Earth to offer said card, giving users who practically live in CAD, DCC or other visualization applications an option [...]

Samsung Unveils Latest Series 6 Touch Of Color LCD HDTVs

Samsung treated us to a few new HDTV lineups just last week, but apparently one of the fresh families managed to slip through the cracks. The all new Series 6 — not to be confused with the widely available 650 Series — consists of the 40-inch LN40A630, 46-inch LN46A630, and the 52-inch LN52A630. Each set [...]

Fabled Opus Motherboard Appears In Xbox 360

Well, what have we here? One of those unicorn-like Opus motherboards? According to an image put forth by one Electric Tuner, that’s exactly what we have. If you’ll recall, we heard back in February that Microsoft may be utilizing the Opus mobos in order to fit the newer 65 / 90-nanometer CPU / GPU combo [...]

Limited Edition 90210 iPod Nano Surfaces, We Hardly Believe It’s Real

Man, it has been quite awhile since we’ve seen an iPod of any sort get dressed up in limited edition attire. Thinking back to those Harry Potter, Madonna and Tony Hawk editions, we can’t help but wonder how this one missed the boat. Coincidentally (or not) enough, the CBS Store has decided to offer up [...]

Pentax Rolls Out Another Yawner: The 10MP M60 Point-and-Shoot

If the E60 had you dozing last night, you’ll be conked out in no time by the time you finish reading this. Pentax is at it again, proving that point-and-shoot cameras can still be boring this day and age. The M60 tries to be fancy with a 10-megapixel sensor, 5x optical zoom, 2.5-inch LCD monitor, [...]