Archive for March 24th, 2008

Cybernet’s all-in-one keyboard computers get an upgrade

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops It's been just a little over a year since we saw Cybernet's zero footprint, keyboard-only computer -- now the company has upped the line with new features (but mistakenly stripped that shiny red paint job). The new systems -- which harken back to the glorious days of the ...

MD Sound’s KO-GPS4 navigator includes e-book reader

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Filed under: GPS, Handhelds Can't say it's likely that you'll find MD Sound products on just any ole store shelf, but for those that look hard enough, they can procure the firm's latest PND, the KO-GPS4, right now. Carefully watching his words, the outfit's head of product development notes that "as ...

Sun aims to speed up data by swapping wires for frickin’ laser beams

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops, Misc. Gadgets, Laptops It's far from the first time we've seen lasers touted as a means of boosting data speeds exponentially, but Sun seems to think it has a better chance than most of making it a reality, thanks in no small part to $44 million in funding ...

ECTACO’s jetBook reader will purportedly change your life

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Filed under: Handhelds ECTACO wants you to know something: it's about to change the way you read... forever! That's right, as we journey into the future, nothing will ever be the same about books, reading, or reading books. According to the company, its jetBook reader will allow you to, "Kiss your ...

Designer LEXON Jet clocks do dot-matrix with style

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Filed under: Household It may not boast any fancy or slightly terrifying measures to haul you out of bed in the morning, or pack the DIY flavor of some clocks we seen, but if you just want to keep things simple and stylish you could certainly do a lot worse than ...

Google pushes the FCC for white space access, will offer free reference designs to others

Monday, March 24th, 2008

Filed under: WirelessThe 700MHz auction is over, but that doesn't mean the days of high-stakes spectrum drama are over -- just like we'd heard, Google today began a renewed push for white space internet. Backed by Microsoft, Philips, Dell, HP and others, white space transmissions are designed to fit in ...