FROM APPLETELL - Perhaps one of the biggest disappointments about the new iphone 2.0 software is that all those apps can really take a toll on your battery life.
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FROM APPLETELL - Although not as hyped as Super Monkey Ball, Crash Bandicoot Nitro Kart 3D from the App Store provides just as much fun.
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Acer America has just unleashed a new compact desktop PC geared for business use, the Veriton S461 touting an Intel Core 2 Duo processor with high-capacity hard drive and a dual channel RAM. This energy efficient PC is best suited for office environments since its dual core-processing power helps reduce noise when the PC is powered on. The Veriton S461 boasts of Acer’s LANScope 3.5 application which makes it easy for system administrators to manage and maintain asset inventory, diagnose, reboot and repair systems remotely.
Other features and specifications of the Veriton S461 include an Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100, 2GB DDR2 RAM (upgradeable to 8GB), an 80GB SATA II hard drive, DVD-Dual drive, low-profile expansion slots, Gigabit LAN, PS2 keyboard, and USB optical mouse. This desktop PC runs Windows Vista Business but comes with the XP downgrade CD.
The Veriton S461 is now available at all North American Acer resellers and will set you back $546.
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by Darren Murph, posted Jul 21st 2008 at 9:23AM
Directly rewarding efforts with results, now that’s the way to get someone moving. As we’ve seen time and time again, providing a clear, undiluted motivator is a perfect way to make fitness a top priority in life, and that’s exactly what Takara Tomy is hoping to achieve with its pocket-friendly Jinsei Game of Life pedometer. Essentially, this device is a portable version of the famed Game of Life board game, but users are purportedly not allowed to take a turn unless they take 300 steps first. Additionally, two players can take on one another via the “communication mode,” but there’s a good chance the most chiseled among you will take home the gold regardless of luck. Out this month in Japan for ¥3,675 ($34).
[Via CScout Japan]
Filed under: Misc. gadgets
by Darren Murph, posted Jul 21st 2008 at 9:45AM
Nary a month after an E Ink exec asserted that e-newspapers would be going commercial by 2009, in flies word that a forthcoming issue of Esquire will likely be the poster child for the change. According to David Granger, Esquire’s editor in chief, rags have generally “looked the same for 150 years,” but all that will change when 100,000 copies of the September issue arrive on newsstands with a flashing electronic cover. The E Ink technology used will be exclusively available to Esquire until 2009, and the blinking “The 21st Century Begins Now” text will sadly fade after the battery runs dry in 90 days. Still, there’s at least some chance the issue will wind up in the Smithsonian, and an even bigger chance magazine racks everywhere will require Kanye-approved sunglasses to even look at in just a few years.
Filed under: Displays
LG has launched a new stylish portable hard drive in the Korean market. This 2.5-inch hard drive with a SATA II interface is called the LG XD1 and gives out a transfer speed of up to 480mbps with its USB 2.0 E-SATA port. The XD1 features a gradient texture design which is available in either red wine or black pearl colors. It will be available in 120GB, 160GB, 250GB and 320GB storage capacities.
Pricing and release date information for the LG XD1 are not yet available. LG has not yet announced as well whether this portable hard drive will be available internationally.
Via [I4U]
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LG has launched a new stylish portable hard drive in the Korean market. This 2.5-inch hard drive with a SATA II interface is called the LG XD1 and gives out a transfer speed of up to 480mbps with its USB 2.0 E-SATA port. The XD1 features a gradient texture design which is available in either red wine or black pearl colors. It will be available in 120GB, 160GB, 250GB and 320GB storage capacities.
Pricing and release date information for the LG XD1 are not yet available. LG has not yet announced as well whether this portable hard drive will be available internationally.
Via [I4U]
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by Thomas Ricker, posted Jul 21st 2008 at 7:06AM
There’s no OS to speak of, no optical drive, just 4GB of flash storage and 256MB of RAM, and you’re limited to a 400MHz Freescale 5121E processor with integrated graphics under the hood. But the CherryPal desktop PC — just revealed with a $249 price tag — is definitely worth making a fuss over. About the size of a plastic paperback sporting a pair of USB ports and VGA-out, the mini PC plugs directly into the CherryPal Cloud via 802.11b/g WiFi or 10/100 Ethernet for 50GB of free Internet storage, automatic system updates, and access to a number of webified apps (which also reside locally) including iTunes, OpenOffice, and a CherryPal-branded instant messenger and media client (though we figured iTunes would have taken care of the media playback). Of course, the lack of traditional specifications results in just a fraction of the power consumption used by that electron gobbler sitting on your desk. Not bad if your PC’s primary function is to playback audio, surf the web, and occasionally edit an Office document. Oh, and that name, CherryPal? It originates from an early tester who declared it, “sweeter than an Apple.” We’ll see when the first CherryPal desktop ships at the end of this month — order today.
[Via Crave]
Filed under: Desktops
