Seagate aims at the "industry's first 1.5-terabyte desktop and half-terabyte notebook hard drives." PMR is "capable of delivering more than triple the storage density of traditional longitudinal recording." The company says that it is able to greatly increase the areal density of its drive substrates by utilizing perpendicular magnetic recording (PMR) technology. The desktop-class hard drive, Barracuda 7200.11, will be out in a 1.5TB capacity. Specs show that the 3.5-inch drive is made up of four 375GB platters and...
Seems the President of the USA George W. Bush made a remark that may go down in history as the most foolish goof ups made by a leader. He ended a private meeting held to discuss carbon emissions with the words: "Goodbye from the world's biggest polluter." He then punched the air while grinning widely, as the rest of those present including Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy looked on in shock. He left the meeting at the Windsor Hotel...
What's in a name, you may ask. Lots if you're T-Mobile and planning a new Sidekick. Apparently the erstwhile Gekko and Gecco will now be called "Sidekick 2008" by the time it launches (later this month, hope so!). This low-res photo shows the phone adorning many different shells including Swarovski. However the very visible "sidekick.com.shells" is not yet operational, so don't bother going there....
iPhone mania has hit the land of the rising sun, here are a few pics from Softbank's (the carrier launching it) flagship store at Omotesando/Harajuku in Tokyo. When the iPhone was announced for Japan the media bashed it and bloggers put up surveys on how many Japanese would actually get one. However the queue's all over Tokyo tell a different story. (More images after the jump)...
Kodak's Theatre HD Player is a WiFi-enabled black box that connects to your HDTV, displays images and other multimedia content, and links directly to Kodak Galleryand Flickr. Kodak calls the Theatre HD Player, "An interactive device displaying personal content--pictures, video, podcasts, music--and Web-based content on a HDTV, while wirelessly connecting to a household's private Wi-Fi network." The device features a gyroscopic remote that allows you to navigate the onscreen menus in a similar fashion as the Wiimote. Due to...
Offering a clutter-free environment thanks to no wires, Belkin's FlyWire hopes to be your best-ever home theatre investment. This wireless transmitter/receiver can send 1080p video over a 5GHz band. Belkin vouches little to no interference and no latency even for games. The device takes in three HDMI ins, two component ins, one composite, and one HDMI out. It has an IR remote control. Press Release after the jump...
We didn't know much back then, but here's the update on the Samsung U4 DAP. Apparently the device will come in 1GB and 2GB variations only and will feature a 1-inch OLED display. It will support MP3, WMA, and OGG formats, and has a handy sliding USB connector. Other than this, nothing else is know, not even the pricing. But you can expect it to fall into the budget category; more on it soon. Source...
Just after an hour of its release the iPhone dev team has cracked the iPhone OS 2.0 software. It took them four months to crack the first one but this one was cracked even before release. If you were wondering how I was doing push email tests on iPhone OS 2.0 and Vodafone UK, this is the reason why. The code wizard commandos at the iPhone Dev Team have been working on this non-stop since the early days of...
Duncan Riley at The Inquisitr decided to share his iPhone unboxing with the world. We have seen the black iPhone-3G unboxing yesterday and now its the white one. Nothing great here just the video offers a clear look of the white model. Source via Gizmodo...
Here is more scoop on the Blackberry Thunder or the Blackberry 9500 which will be featuring a large 360x480 touchscreen. Running on OS ver 4.7 the 9500 will feature a fully functional media player and would offer CDMA users a device that stands against the iPhone. The Thunder will run a carrier music store which similar to the iPhone's iTunes store and will allow users to purchase songs from their device. The device will have a glass based display...
If you want to know how clean or filthy the air over Paris is, then very soon all you will need to do is look yonder to the Helium filled balloon that will indicate the pollution levels. Aérophile has announced the launch of AERO30NG Aérophile 5500 model, which is located in the Parc Andre Citroën in Paris. This balloon is filled with 6,000 cubic meters of helium and will serve as a tourist attraction as well as green-consciousness. Several...
Although filing of patents is a common practice among tech companies, the one regarding the Sony PSP Phone had not only created a frenzy, it sent almost every geek dizzy with delight at the prospects of a gaming phone. Ever since the rumors have erupted, it's been a long wait and watch situation. Even the recent fact-sheet seems to be a farce. A report posted at the Tech Radar suggests that we should not we wasting our breath on...
Expecting watch makers TAG come out with a phone no longer sounds absurd, considering high-end fashion labels and their ilk have already trotted down that path. TAG Heuer Meriidist is being touted as a "pocket-watch with a phone complication", but if you ask me, I'm not terribly impressed with its form factor. Getting down to the specs, it features a Bi-directional hour display dedicated to time with Chronograph measuring the 1/100th of a second. It even features a Lap-timer...
As iterated earlier, the Creative Zen X-Fi features WiFi with Yahoo and MSN instant-messaging clients, 2.5-inch LCD, onboard speaker, SD/SDHC expansion, FM radio, voice recorder, and 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB versions. It comes bundled with a pair of EP-830 earbuds and Creative's X-Fi Crystalizer technology. Creative zinged up the X-Fi's launch with limited edition Red Cliff editions plus announced several accessories, including the TravelSound Zen X-Fi Docking Speaker System, Armband, Silicone case, and leather case....
Kodak Zi6 comes at a time when the YouTube-crazy generation has not yet been satiated. The Zi6 features 720p HD video compared to the archetypal 640x480 VGA and a 2.4-inch LCD. On the face of it, there is a switch that toggles between standard and macro focus distances. Plus there is a built-in, flip-out USB connector. The button for the connector doubles up as a tiny mirror for shooting yourself in the face. It also accepts SD cards that...
