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10th July 2007 Archive

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  • Analyst rubs crystal ball and sees iPhone 2.0 based on Nano

    For the Smurf on the go

    With the iPhone not even fully digested by the gadget market's unquenchable pie-hole, many are already eagerly eying what Apple will serve up for its next course. Financial services firm JP Morgan, for one, released a report today claiming Jobs and company plan to launch a cheaper version of the iPhone based on the ultra-slim …

    Phones 10 Jul 2007, 01:07

  • Sharp speeding fast-play Blu-ray Disc player to market?

    Sharp will leap into the next-gen optical disc player arena this coming autumn with a machine it claims is ready play Blu-ray Discs within seconds of the media tray closing. The consumer electronics company doesn't appear to have formally announced the player, called the BD-HP205, yet, but according to a Hi-Def Digest story, …

    HD 10 Jul 2007, 09:53

  • The Bamboo mouse rolls out

    In decades gone by, the humble mouse was nothing more than a roughly palm-shaped plastic complement to your computer. But now's become a statement of your eco-consciousness, courtesy of the bamboo mouse. The Bamboo Mouse: wooden wonder? The Bamboo Optical Mouse combines a completely Bamboo cover with an optical …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 10 Jul 2007, 10:00

  • RIM develops Wi-Fi BlackBerry... again

    Second-gen 8800 to get WLAN tech?

    The BlackBerry range has taken a step closer towards bringing Wi-Fi on board following claims that Research in Motion (RIM) has gained the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) approval to include the connectivity feature in its handsets. Exact details are still sketchy, but a number of online reports state that RIM will …

    Phones 10 Jul 2007, 10:51

  • Xbox 360 price set to crash?

    Up to $80 off, analyst reckons

    Hot on the heels of Sony's recent $100 60GB PS3 price drop, gamers and industry analysts the world over are predicting that Microsoft will soon announce a cheaper Xbox 360. Micheal Pachter, a Wedbush Morgan analyst who has gone on the record to predict a price drop, claimed that Microsoft will reduce the Xbox 360's prices …

    Consoles 10 Jul 2007, 12:40

  • Samsung races to release 18-carat gold Olympic phone

    You know how it goes with credit cards: first you get the basic model then, if you spend enough, you get the gold card. Well, Samsung's doing the same with its credit card-sized phone, the P310, soon to be offered in an 18 carat gold casing. It's all in the name of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, to commemorate which the P318 …

    Phones 10 Jul 2007, 13:21

  • Brother unpacks selection of 17 colour printers

    Printer maker Brother unveiled a veritable shopful of products today in London, including a selection of colour laser and inkjets, and both single-function and all-in-ones devices. Brother HL-4040CN laser printer The standalone laser printer line-up is an all-colour range, all networkable, two via Ethernet - the HL-4040CN …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 10 Jul 2007, 14:24

  • Yes! It's the USB typing-speed indicator lamp!

    Many fingers make light work, etc...

    If only Pitman's typing training courses provided its pupils with one of these puppies: a Japanese-made USB lamp that shines with varying intensity and hue... according to how fast your fingers are cruising over your keys. A slow typist (left) and a faster typist (right) The USB Typing Measurement Lamp weighs 58g, and is …

    Gadgets and Gizmos 10 Jul 2007, 14:51

  • Motorola Z8 'kick slider' media phone

    Review Does this 'multimedia monster' shape up?

    After years of flogging the Razr to death, and some very uninspired siblings, Motorola finally has something interesting to offer for the more demanding end of the market. The Z8, announced in May and available in the UK this week, is a well-designed capable media phone. But the Z8 is a rare thing in this day and age: a product …

    Phones 10 Jul 2007, 15:29

  • HD media streamer to pack HD DVD, Blu-ray drives

    If you thought servers were nothing more than monstrous machines housed within cold corporate data centres, think again. Living Control has taken the wraps off Studio6, a prototype multi-room media server capable of pumping HD signals and music around the home. Living Control's Studio6 HDMI-equipped media server Although …

    Media players 10 Jul 2007, 15:38