eStarling’s first digital photo frame was roundly panned for being user-unfriendly and having a shonky external wireless dongle. Now the company is back with a new version, and we’d like to think they’ve learned from their initial mistakes. The eStarling 802.11n Touchscreen Connected Frame lacks a snappy name but does, as the title suggests, get a WiFi b/g/n update to support the faster standard, as well as a new touch-sensitive interface.
The 10.2-inch 16:9 800 x 480 display is still a little on the low-res side for our liking – there are plenty of netbooks out there with similarly sized panels running at 1024 x 600 and higher – but at least now you can jab at it with your finger. Full story...
Really, who wants to go out into the wilderness and track down dinner? Sure, the idea seems fun and adventurous but for people like myself it would result in nothing more than being swarmed by hornets and falling in a creek.
Acer have announced their latest netbook, the Aspire One AO532h, and as you’d expect it’s based on Intel’s new Pine Trail processor.
We’re still hearing rumors of a January 26th launch for the much-discussed Apple Tablet, and according to the latest from oft-insider Josh Gruber of Daring Fireball, all the signs are coming together for just such an unveil.
As 2009 comes to a close it’s time to acknowledge some of my favorite tech products of the year.
Motorola look to be on a roll with their smartphones lately; after the success of the Verizon DROID the company quietly unveiled a further three interesting looking devices – including the long-rumored Motorola Sholes – in China.
HTC’s potential tablet plans have always been played down by the company – CEO Peter Chou edged around speculation a few months back, before speculating that his engineers were “carefully looking” at netbook possibilities later on – but that hasn’t stopped the rumors.
It looks like Dell’s Mini 3i smartphone is prompting just as much interest in Android over in China as it does in the US and Europe, as one modder has created their own huge version of the touchscreen handset.
ASUS’ approach with their entry-level Eee-brand devices has always been to throw as much as possible at the market and see what sticks, and ironically the Eee Stick is one of those devices that has proved less than compelling.
I have owned a couple iPhones now and for each model I have owned I have a Mophie Juice Pack to keep its battery running longer.
I have seen some ugly watches in my day and I have owned a few. In my defense, most of the really ugly watches I have owned where when I was young.