Gadgets
Venture Fund Power: Pebble SmartWatch Raises $2 Million in KickStarter
The makers of the InPulse wristwatch accessory for BlackBerry have now launched pre-orders for the Pebble smartwatch, which works alongside a user's phone. The Canadian company's smartwatch has raised as much as $2 million worth of orders through Kickstarter, an Internet-based funding venture designed to help companies test their ideas and raise funds for their projects.
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TomTom Identifies SatNav Glitch as Leap Year Bug
TomTom might be on the decline due to the rise of free services such as Google Maps and Nokia Drive, but it is still being used by many. Hence, the reason why there are so many complaints of what is being called the leap year bug.
NYC Pay Phone Booths Set to Get 'Smart Screen' Makeover
Phone booths in New York City are to ditch traditional telephones, bringing in iPad-esque smart screens. The screens will be touch-enabled, allowing users to access a variety of information.
Samsung YOUM: All You Need to Know About the Flexible AMOLED Screen
Samsung had already unveiled its flexible AMOLED display at the Consumer Electronics Show last year. Now, the Korean tech giant has named its next generating screens as YOUM and will start production of YOUM displays soon.
Sony PlayStation 4 Orbis Specs: More Juicy Details Leaked
A hot Internet debate is in progress regarding next generating gaming consoles. What will they look like? How powerful will hardware specs be? What will be the release date? Will controller be all the same or something new with refreshed design? And nothing has generated more buzz now than Sony PlayStation 4 Orbis.
Eleven Arrested For Selling Stolen Samsung AMOLED Technology
Eleven people have been arrested in connection with leaking a technology that's being used by Samsung to make next-generation flat screen TVs. The suspects also reportedly sold the technology to a Samsung Mobile Display (SMD) competitor.
New iPod Nano Concept Design Looks Like Futuristic TV Remote
Graphic designer Enrico Penello has come up with a rocking concept for Apple's iPod Nano Touch. The extended and smarter version Penello envisioned includes awesome features for the iPod, such as Wi-Fi, a front-facing camera powerful enough for FaceTime calls, weather status, Nike+ exercise results recording, as well as a bunch of classic apps such as music, radio, time, images and podcasts.
Hitachi Releases World's First 4TB HDD
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies, now owned by Western Digital, has announced the first 4TB hard disk drive. It will fall under the enterprise-class Ultrastar 7K4000 hard drives.
Toshiba Celebrates 25th Anniversary of NAND Flash Technology Invention
Toshiba celebrated, Tuesday, the 25th anniversary of invention of NAND flash technology. The company, which had invented it in 1987, now has 203,000 employees, with over 490 subsidiaries and affiliates.
Wii U Release Date: Leak Says November, Performance Could Lag PS3 and Xbox 360
The next generation gaming consoles rumor mill has begun to churn. Rumors about Xbox 720 and Playstation 4 are at an all time high. But these products are still a mystery and these consoles may not come out before 2013. On the other hand, Nintendo being the third most popular gaming console seller, has more promising leaks.
Toshiba, Sony, Hitachi Japan Display JV Gathering Steam
Back in August last year, Sony, Toshiba, and Hitachi announced plans to merge their small and medium-sized touchscreen LCD manufacturing divisions in a joint venture called Japan Display. The venture was formalized in November and is now operational.
LG 55-Inch OLED TV Gearing For May Debut: Price? A Cool $8k
LG will introduce its first 55-inch OLED TV in May, coming in at just under $8,000. To put in a perspective, that's the price of four 55-inch LED TVs or five 55-inch LCD/Plasma TVs.
Samsung Beats Vizio in LCD TV Shipments in U.S.
Samsung's LCD TV shipments in the U.S., in the fourth quarter of 2011, have touched a record high and it has beaten Vizio in the process.
