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Sources: Google-branded Chrome OS netbook to launch on December 7th
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The headline pretty much reveals the brunt of it, but indeed, it looks like next week Google is going to start talking about how its Chrome operating system is coming along. Multiple sources have told us that Google will be holding some sort of event on Tuesday, December 7th — we’re not sure if it’ll be a live event, a webcast, or something else entirely — and that the shindig will see the launch of that Google-branded Chrome OS netbook we’ve been hearing about. Again, we’ve heard that the Atom-powered laptop isn’t going to be a mass market device — there will only be around 65,000 units available to Google’s closest “friends and family” — and that the Cloud-based OS is still very much in a beta, non-consumer-friendly state. It’s a bit odd that we still haven’t received an invite to this planned event since it’s purportedly days away, not to mention it conflicts with the All Things D: Dive Into Mobile Event, but at the time of publishing this post we had yet to hear back from Google’s PR team with an official comment.
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Altec Lansing Octiv Stage (450) review
0532 days
by Arlene.L
in Peripherals
No matter how much you love your iPad, there will always come a time when you feel the need to prop up this hefty tablet while simultaneously giving its audio and battery a little boost. Well, Altec Lansing thinks you do, anyway. Like the $99 SMK-Link PadDock 10 we reviewed not long ago, Altec’s Octiv Stage (or Octiv 450 outside the US) also provides a combo of swivel hinge and speakers for the iPad, but is this $149.95 dock worth the extra money? Read on to find out.
This is the Google Chrome OS netbook keyboard
0532 days
by Arlene.L
in Peripherals
It’s just a Chrome OS sorta day, isn’t it? To catch you up here, we told you earlier that Google is planning to announce its own Chrome OS netbook this coming Tuesday, and well, now we’re peering at a supposed picture of that very machine’s keyboard. We don’t know all that much about the rest of the netbook — we’ve heard from multiple sources that it’s powered by an Intel Atom processor — but the image above was taken from an Inventec (as in, the ODM making the netbook) presentation. We’ll call a spade a spade here and say it looks like your average chiclet keyboard, but there are obviously some interesting differences. Over on the left side of the panel you’ll see a “search” key subbing for a Caps Lock key, and up above, the function row has forward / back keys as well as Window, full screen, and “configuration” keys.
Wait, but couldn’t this be any old netbook keyboard? Sure it could, we’ve got an exclusive photo of Acer’s Chrome netbook (that “ZGA” model) which happens to have the same exact keyboard layout. You can check out the picture of that one after the break, and you’ll see it looks extremely similar to this shot. We should also mention that the tipster that sent the above photo in claims the Google-branded Chrome OS netbook will be announced next Tuesday, but won’t be on sale until December 14. Looks like it’s going to be a very interesting Tuesday morning!
Hasselblad’s Ferrari-branded H4D camera: now available for just €21,499
0537 days
by Arlene.L
in Digital Cameras
Now that you’ve wasted precious moments of your life saving $10 here, $8 there and $6.23 in your local Target, how’s about a Black Friday deal that you’ll never forget. Hasselblad’s Ferrari-branded H4D medium format camera, which we saw unveiled earlier this year at Photokina, is now shipping to the affluent, the zany, and the select few that happen to be both. So far as we can tell, this is just an H4D with a Ferrari-approved design scheme, and neither point helps to make this thing anywhere near affordable. A grand total of 499 are being made available today, with each one to run €21,499 ($28,425) + tax. Who knew you’d be buying something today that’s only purchasable via your Centurion card — puts a whole new spin on Black Friday, huh?
New Arrival Red Apple Peel 520 – Turn iPod Touch Into iPhone
1537 days
Apple peel is actually a Communication Module, comes with SIM card slot and battery built in. Made from soft material, the antenna locate at iPod Touch earphone jack. Powered by an Infineon baseband chip, this adapter not only offers voice calling and text messaging (GPRS not possible yet), but it also doubles up as an 800mAh battery and provides 4.5 hours of call time or 120 hours of standby juice.
Product page: http://www.ownta.com/apple-peel-520-turn-ipod-touch-into-iphone-red.html
All Red Apple Peel 520 will come with a free additional Battery, for details, please check our product images.
Apple Peel 520 – Turn iPod Touch Into iPhone Features:
- Made from soft material, the antenna locate at iPod Touch earphone jack
- Dimension: 121×65×12.5mm
- Baseband: Infineon
- Battery: 800mAh
- Standby time:120 hours
- Talk time: 4.5 hours
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Jolicloud Jolibook review
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The Jolicloud Jolibook. Oh yes, it’s sounded like a made-up device ever since the pictures of it started to leak out, but the netbook centered around the Jolicloud Linux operating system is indeed a real product. So real that we’ve been using the Atom N550-powered system over the past few days. Sure, we’ve gotten looks in public because its cartoon-covered lid, but the £279 ($443) machine isn’t meant for “grown-ups” — it’s intended for a younger set, or those between the ages of 15 and 25. You know, those that tend to live in the Cloud. So, does the netbook have appeal beyond the young’uns? And is the social, app-based Jolicloud 1.1 OS, which is built on Ubuntu and HTML 5, robust enough to take you away from Windows or another flavor of Linux? We’ve got the answers to those questions and so much more in our full review.
Orange UK prices 3G iPad at £199 on two-year contract, taking pre-orders today
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Want an iPad but can’t countenance the associated outlay of cash up front? Orange is making that pill easier to swallow today with the revelation of its contract-tied pricing for Apple’s tablet in the UK. Pre-orders are about to start today for obtaining the 3G-connected iPad at prices of £199 ($312) for the 16GB version, £249 ($391) for its 32GB sibling, or £349 ($626) for the one equipped with 64GB of storage. This is all subject to you signing up for a two-year plan costing £27 ($42) a month that’ll give you 1GB of anytime data, 1GB of off-peak data (judged by Orange to be between midnight and 4pm), and 3GB of BT Openzone WiFi access for each twelfth of the year. The expectation is that Orange’s new best bud, T-Mobile, will be offering similar pricing shortly, leaving us to wonder what Vodafone and O2 might be cooking up. The day of the subsidized tablet might be with us sooner than we thought.
P.S. – We’ve just spotted that Three, the UK’s 3G-only network, is also planning to sell the iPad “in the coming months.” Pricing and data allowances, however, have yet to be revealed.
AMOLED shortage to become a surplus in 2011
0537 days
by Arlene.L
in Cellphones
Samsung’s beautiful Super AMOLED panels are becoming more and more common in mobile devices, but they’re not as common as they could be if there were more of the things flying out of Samsung Mobile Display factories. Predictably that’s set to change in 2011, with SMD planning to fulfill its promise and bring another production facility online, while other competitors in Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore will ramp up their own AMOLED facilities in the coming year. Meanwhile, China is said to be working on its OLED supply chain as well, meaning those displays of the passive matrix variety will also be flying off of assembly lines soon. So, 2011 may still not be the year of a chicken in every pot, but it could be the year of glowy organic goo in every smartphone.
HTC HD7 greets Black Friday with a Buy One Get One Free offer from T-Mobile
0540 days
by Arlene.L
in Cellphones
Been feeling blue this holiday season? Finding all the special offer WP7 phones a little too little? Fear not, T-Mobile and Microsoft are ready to give you a pair of HD7s for the price of one next time you drop into one of the Magenta stores asking about Windows Phone 7 devices. You’ll need to commit to the usual two-year contract and whatnot, but it’s a straight up BOGO on what’s probably the most desirable handset sporting Microsoft’s new OS on the American market. Then again, even with this discount, you still might be able to find the HD7 cheaper at online retailers, so as per usual on Black Fridays, we’d advise doing your due diligence before letting your dead presidents out for a walk. And please, try not to think of how sweet a day this could have been if Dell’s Venue Pro had actually been released on schedule.
New Arrival RAmos T11pro Touch MP4 Player with HDMI and OTG
0540 days
RAmos T11pro Touch MP4 Player with HDMI and OTG Functions – 8GB
The RAmos T11pro Touch MP4 player with Android system, using ARM + DSP core operating system, , 5.0 inch touch LCD, press and resistive touch bi-directional operation, support infrared remote control. Compatible with H.264 MKV video formats, and support 1080p videos, include DAT、MPG、VOB、AVI、TS、M2TS、MP4、MOV、RM、RMVB video files. And supports MP3、WMA、WAV、AAC、OGG、APE、FLAC、M4A music formats and AC-3 and DTS decode. Support for OTG and HDMI interface, stereo speak-out, all service for share videos.
Product page: http://www.ownta.com/ramos-t11pro-touch-mp4-player-with-hdmi-and-otg-functions-8gb.html
RAmos T11pro Touch MP4 Player Features:
- 5.0 inch touch LCD, 800×480p
- Video formats: MKV, TS, WMV, ASF, RMVB, RM, AVI, FLV, 3GP, MPG, DAT, VOB, MP4, M4V, MOV
- Audio formats: MP3, WMA, AAC, M4A, OGG, WAV, FLAC, APE
- Picture formats: JPG, BMP, GIF, PNG, TIFF
- E-book formats: TXT, INI; EPUB; Supports bookmarks, auto-browse
- Support 1080p HDMI
- Support OTG and AV-OUT
- Support infrared remote control
- Support dynamic spectrum and lyric show
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