Archive for May 21st, 2008

Emtec’s gdium EM-PC laptop does not look like the Eee

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Filed under: Laptops Here's what we can tell you about the Emtec gdium EM-PC mini-laptop; It does not resemble the ASUS Eee PC at all. It does contain an 8.9-inch ...

Palm Treo 850 spy shots leak out

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones It's finally, really happened. The Boy Genius has gotten his hands on pictures of a brand-spanking-new Palm device -- a heretofore unknown model called the Treo 850. As you can see in the above photo, this is a whole new look for the ailing smartphone maker, though it ...

Canon’s Rebel XS / 1000D specs uncovered

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Filed under: Digital CamerasHot on the heels of that Rebel XS / 1000D leak from last week comes a handful of specs and new info on the rumored DSLR. According to the camera fanatics at Photography Bay, the new model will sport a 10.1 megapixel CMOS chip, Digic III, 7-point ...

FakeTV emulates human watching the tube, supposedly discourages thieves

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Filed under: Displays, Household What else can we say? The concept here is pure genius, and it totally makes those pricey security systems seem way pointless (okay, slightly less critical). The FakeTV is a strobe that sets up in an occupied room at night and flashes up beams of light. ...

California Senate votes to legalize windshield GPS mounting

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

Filed under: GPS, Transportation Though it's typically common practice to suction that new GPS unit to your windshield just as soon as you whip it from the box, folks in California have long been unable to enjoy such luxuries outside of their own driveways. Currently, it's illegal to have navigators stuck ...