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TomTom Car Kit incompatible with iPod touch, first-gen iPhone

SlashGear  Oct 29 09

TomTom have confirmed that their Car Kit – the optional accessory to accompany the TomTom iPhone app – will only fully work with the iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS, thanks to a limitation in the TomTom application.  The app’s limitation means that owners of the first-gen iPhone, together with iPod touch users, won’t be able to take advantage of the Car Kit’s integrated GPS receiver and speakerphone.

The TomTom navigation application does not require the Car Kit accessory, but with it users of iPhone 3G and 3GS can see boosted GPS signal together with using their phone hands-free. Full story...

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The Connected TV Reality

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In March of last year, I canceled my service with DISH Network to embark on a simple experiment. The question was, did I need my television service provider, and the experiment was to see if streaming shows from the Internet could satisfy my television habits.

Native Union Moshi Moshi want to give your cellphone a handset

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While full-sized handsets for cellphones and VoIP aren’t new – we’ve seen several companies offering unusual or retro ways to pretend your smartphone is something else – it’s taken Native Union to attempt to make it all serious.

ViewSonic VNB132 & VNB141 ViewBooks and VPC190 all-in-one hit shelves

SlashGear  3 hours ago

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Microsoft LifeCam HD-5000, HD-5001 and HD-6000 webcams get TrueColor auto-balance

SlashGear  4 hours ago

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IMo Plus 10-inch USB sub-display coming April with touchscreen option

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New Nexus One gets AT&T and Rogers 3G/UMTS

SlashGear  4 hours ago

In what we’re guessing is a mildly-tactical move to counter claims of poor sales performance to-date, Google have added a second GSM Nexus One to their line up with support for AT&T and Rogers Wireless 3G/UMTS.

Acer Aspire TimelineX 1830T with Core i5-520UM breaks cover

SlashGear  5 hours ago

Details of Acer’s first Calpella-based ultraportable have emerged, ahead of the notebook’s expected announcement in the last week of this month.

Pogoplug add Xbox 360 & PS3 media streaming, remote backup

SlashGear  5 hours ago

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Velocity Micro Z55, Raptor Lx665 and Lx775 get hexacore i7-980X Extreme

SlashGear  5 hours ago

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Digital Storm BlackOPS PC overclocks Core i7-980X to 4.44GHz

SlashGear  6 hours ago

It’s not only MAINGEAR playing games with Intel’s latest Core i7-980X Extreme processor.



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