Archive for July, 2008
ASUS R50A UMPC lands in FCC, is promptly torn apart
Filed under: Handhelds
ASUS’ R50A has been hanging around in “almost here” land for, like, ever. by six months after we laid hands on it at CES, it seems the release is all but imminent as evidenced by its recent showing in the sprawling FCC database. Per usual, the agency did its best with that 1.3…
FCC gets first dibs on HTC Touch Diamond with North American HSDPA
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Want downloads on your Touch Diamond to exceed the pace of a molasses-covered snail when on North American soil? Well, whether you already have a Touch Diamond, you’re outta luck — but future buyers have another version to look forward to that packs HSDPA on the a…
WiBrain to offer Atom / SSD / HSDPA-packin’ I1 UMPC
Filed under: Handhelds
Say what you will about the attractiveness (or lack thereof) of WiBrain’s line of — shall we say, strange — UMPCs, but hardware wise, they’re hard to bang on. The B1 just recently saw an update that added in a succulent SSD, and the all new I1 looks to share in that joyousne…
Samsung intros two new Q1 Ultra UMPCs: one with Vista Business, one with HSDPA
Filed under: Handhelds, WirelessThe next-generation Q1 Ultra may be due next year, but Sammy’s trying to squeeze every bit of life it can out of the current iteration with two new flavors. Announced today, the Q1U-CMXP boasts an integrated HSDPA 3G cellular modem, while the Q1UP-V is a Q1 Ultra Prem…
Plexidor’s RFID-activated sliding doggie door: it’s about time
Filed under: HouseholdFrankly, we’re disappointed. It’s 2008, the veritable future, and you still don’t have an RFID-based self-moving sliding doggie door? For shame! The Plexidor Electronic Doggie Door allows for all that nice canine coming and going with none of the less-nice house robbing a regul…
Nokia 5800 gets touched in the wild — again
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
At that point, we’ve seen the Tube from everyone but Nokia — heck, even Morgan Freeman got a chance to show it off — and it looks like that trend isn’t going to abate any day soon. Another round of in-the-wild shots of the supposed XpressMusic 5800 have popped up…
Vonage gets an infusion of cash, changes in the boardroom
Filed under: HouseholdVOIP provider Vonage is doing a bit of reshuffling at the top, while putting the finishing touches on a $215 million infusion of cash from Silver Point Finance LLC. Dry suitable? Perhaps, but we’re certain Jeffery Citron, CEO and current interim chief executive of the recently …
