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Barnes & Noble's 'Nook' coming to stores this week

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Feb 08, 2010 | 1 / 5 (4) | 1

Bookstore giant Barnes & Noble said Monday that its new electronic book reader, the "Nook," will be available in US stores this week.

iPad, anyone? Hospitals looking at the mobile device

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Feb 05, 2010 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 1

Apple's new creation, the iPad, may be a novelty to many consumers, but hospitals are already starting to abandon paper-and-pen clipboards for hand-held digital tablets.

Gadgets: Give a gadget for Valentine's Day

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Feb 05, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

Instead of flowers or chocolate, how about a holiday themed digital gadget for the upcoming Valentine's Day?

Sony's new entry-level priced E series notebooks

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Feb 03, 2010 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sony today took the wraps off its new line of affordably-priced notebooks in chic new colors -- the VAIO E Series.

Apple's own approach to iPad e-books could confuse

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 31, 2010 | 3 / 5 (2) | 10

(AP) -- Even as Apple's iPad will likely energize electronic reading, the new device is undermining a painstakingly constructed effort by the publishing industry to make it possible to move e-books between ...

iPad neat, but I'm waiting for ver. 2.0

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 30, 2010 | 3 / 5 (6) | 4

After playing with Apple's iPad at its press debut Wednesday, I want to buy one -- just not yet. One of technology's truisms is that version 2.0 is almost always much better than version 1.0. So it's usually ...

Apple backs VoIP calls over 3G networks for iPhone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 29, 2010 | 5 / 5 (2) | 2

(AP) -- Apple Inc. is allowing iPhone owners to use Internet calling services over cellular networks.

Gadgets: Printing without ink? Yes

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Jan 29, 2010 | 2.5 / 5 (4) | 0

If you absolutely and positively must print something right now and have no power around, the PlanOn Printstik PS905ME is your answer.

Apple's iPad Vs Lenovo's IdeaPad U1Hybrid Notebook (w/ Video)

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 28, 2010 | 4.6 / 5 (17) | 11 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Apple's announcement on their new iPad left some disappointed in its capabilities and lack of. The iPad is sleek and thin at .53 inches and weighs only 1.4 pounds. According to Apple the iPad ...

Samsung Begins Mass Producing 3D TV Panels

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 28, 2010 | 3.8 / 5 (8) | 4 |

(PhysOrg.com) -- Samsung Electronics announced today that it has become the first company to commence mass production of panels for 3D LED TVs and 3D LCD TVs.

Critics, fans weigh in on Apple's iPad

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Jan 28, 2010 | 1 / 5 (3) | 2

Heady from the success of the iPhone and iPod, Apple is getting spanked with criticism, even mockery, by pundits who expected the company to change the world anew with its iPad tablet computer.

Sharp to Commercialize a Solar-Powered Mobile Phone for the Chinese Market

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 28, 2010 | 5 / 5 (2) | 3

Sharp Corporation will commercialize a mobile phone equipped with a solar cell module for the Chinese market from this February. This will be the first solar-powered mobile phone by Sharp for the overseas ...

Glance: How Apple's iPad measures up

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 28, 2010 | 2.3 / 5 (3) | 6

(AP) -- Apple Inc. says its tablet-style iPad computer represents a whole new category of consumer-electronic devices, ideal for watching videos, surfing the Web and reading electronic books.

Apple's Jobs unveils 'intimate' $499 iPad tablet

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 27, 2010 | 3.2 / 5 (31) | 37

(AP) -- Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the company's much-anticipated iPad tablet computer Wednesday, calling it a new third category of mobile device that is neither smart phone nor laptop, but something ...

Did McGraw-Hill CEO spill Apple's tablet secret?

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Jan 27, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The McGraw-Hill Cos. Inc.'s CEO spoke on CNBC Tuesday and appeared to confirm speculation that Apple Inc. will indeed unveil a tablet computer running on iPhone software during a highly anticipated media event Wednesday.

Panasonic Intros Super Compact Digital Camera Featuring AVCHD Lite HD Video Recording

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Jan 27, 2010 | not rated yet | 0

Panasonic today announced the introduction of the LUMIX DMC-ZR3, a fully-featured digital camera complete with AVCHD Lite High Defintion (HD) video recording capabilities, a 25mm ultra-wide-angle Leica lens ...

Apple's tablet: Why you'll want one

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 26, 2010 | 2.3 / 5 (4) | 6

There's one big question remaining about the mythical tablet device that Apple is expected to unveil Wednesday.

Apple tablet could write a new chapter for e-books

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 25, 2010 | 3.3 / 5 (7) | 1

(AP) -- The company whose CEO proclaimed in 2008 that people don't read anymore may now be poised to sweep in and school the electronic book reader market.