Archive for June, 2008
Tesla to supply Mercedes-Benz with lithium-ion batteries?
Filed under: TransportationMan, Tesla’s been busy today — in addition to the announcement of the Model S and Elon Musk’s promise of a sub-$30K electric car in four years, word on the street is that the company’s inked a deal with Daimler AG to supply it with lithium-ion batteries for upcoming elect…
Nikon D700 presentation video revealed early, it’s very nice
Filed under: Digital Cameras
We’ve been teased with the inevitable launch of the Nikon D700 DSLR, but it looks like our introduction is pretty much here with the nascent of a product presentation video that’s supposed to hit the internets tomorrow. Observe as the nice man rubs the camera and says na…
Sony applies for “tactile pixel” haptic touchscreen patent
Filed under: Displays, Gaming
It’s never clear how a company plans on implementing a given patent, but Sony’s patent application for a haptic touchscreen composed of “tactile pixels” lists former Sony Computer Entertainment chief Phil Harrison as the inventor and makes several references to potentia…
Your iPhone 2.5G’s warranty is about to expire
About that instance last year we were all so excited about the release of the original iPhone. We waited in line, we saved for months, and to back all of that, we bought Apple Care to protect our new baby.
For all of your that bought Apple care on your iPhone you know that the expiration moment is c…
The Eee PC 903, 904, and 905 manufacture their unofficial debut
Filed under: Laptops
The continuous barrage of Eee-branded gear from ASUS continues on today, with the first appearance of the Eee PC 903, 904 (above), and 905. It’s not clear precisely what the differences within the three models are, but as we’ve heard, they’re all basically the Eee PC 901’s Atom-…
HTC Touch Pro passes FCC in CDMA flavor
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Among the many ducks that Sprint (and Verizon?) will need to get in a row in order to launch their own version of HTC’s Touch Pro, FCC certification ranks pretty freakin’ high on the list. No worries, though — it’s all good, considering that just happened. An HTC …
Kage roi table does your web searches for you
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Household
Only recently we told you about a table that monitors who is dominating a conversation and deemed it potentially disruptive. that duration, however, we’re looking at the “Kage roi” which looks to add to the coming together of wits and intelligences. Using voice …
Netgear’s WGR614L Wireless-G router openly plays nice with Tomato / DD-WRT
Filed under: Networking
Although Linux-based Tomato and DD-WRT firmwares work with a plethora of routers, Netgear is getting savvy with its marketing by actually aiming its WGR614L at tweakers who just melt upon hearing either term. The so-called open source Wireless-G router features a 240MHz MIPS3…
