Archive for August 22nd, 2008

Kodak's P520 digiframe touts Quick Touch Border for off-screen flicking

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Filed under: Digital Cameras, DisplaysWe can all agree that touchscreens are pretty much the best thing ever, right? Good. Can we also agree that fingerprints on said screens are patently awful? Marvelous. Apparently Kodak is right in tune with us, as its 5-inch P520 digital photo frame enables owners to ...

Bossy assembly robot says you’re doing it wrong

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Filed under: Robots Industrial robots are big, stupid, and dangerous. Walk between an automated welder and the SUV it's assembling and you'll find yourself fused to the frame, destined to sit unwanted at the back corner of some dealer's lot. But, keeping bots and humans separated on an assembly line isn't ...

TomTom GO 940 LIVE surfaces, better include auto-pilot

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Filed under: GPSCall it a hunch, but we'd say TomTom is gearing up to have some real fun at IFA. With the PRO 4000 / PRO 8000 units being outed yesterday and this newfangled GO 940 LIVE surfacing today (930 pictured), we get the feeling it's planning a Garmin-esque onslaught ...

Shuttle’s Atom-powered X27 mini PC goes easy on the power bill

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Filed under: Desktops Shuttle has always been small, but now it's hopping on the completely overcrowded green bandwagon with its latest mini PC. The X27, which sports an admittedly sleek shell, will suck down as little as 23-watts while idle and 36-watts while in use. Additionally, the unit will include one ...

Sony Ericsson XPERIA X1 scores cameo on Vodafone’s site for October release

Friday, August 22nd, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones, HandheldsThe uncertainty of trying to predict exactly when -- and where -- Sony Ericsson's beastly X1 would launch has come to be one of the more entertaining dramas in the mobile world this year, but it looks like Vodafone's ready to shut down the rumor mill. The ...