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Amazon expected to lift wraps on large-screen Kindle

May 04, 2009 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Amazon.com is widely expected to lift the wraps on a new large-screen Kindle device this week, which could be the first in a line of electronic reading devices geared toward newspapers and textbooks.

Review: Motorola's Droid is a serious smart phone

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 04, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 0

(AP) -- Since its debut in 2007, millions of people have gravitated toward Apple's iPhone, wooed by its sleek hardware, simple user interface and abundance of applications.

Palm Pre Smartphone Takes CES 2009 By Storm

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Jan 14, 2009 | 4 / 5 (5) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- The Palm prē smartphone arose out of the doldrums and took CES 2009 by storm. Palm appeared to be down for the count among the likes of Apple, Samsung and Research In Motion. Palm lured ...

Gift Guide: Accessories to jazz up mobile phones

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 27, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

People you know have spent small fortunes on shiny new smart phones such as the iPhone 3GS, a BlackBerry or the Droid. But the devices still don't have all the features they want.

Gadgets: Card reader helps you shop safer online

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 26, 2009 | 1 / 5 (1) | 0

NetSecure Technologies SmartSwipe credit card reader is a new device to help Internet shoppers or small business owners.

A Masunaga Optical employee displays the blinking "Wink Glasses"

New Japanese glasses bring tears to the eyes

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 27, 2009 | 3.6 / 5 (9) | 0

The Japanese eyewear company behind Sarah Palin's designer glasses has come up with a high-tech solution for obsessive video-gamers and bookworms whose eyes dry out from lack of blinking.

Suggestions for tech-happy holidays

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 25, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

The holiday season is as much a time for tech as for toys. Electronic gadgets are at the top of many wish lists and account for an ever-growing share of holiday shopping budgets. Fortunately for shoppers, tech gifts don't ...

PCs shed pounds and CD drives, gain touch screens

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 01, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 1

(AP) -- Personal computers are changing - and not just because of the recent launch of Windows 7. Visit an electronics store and you might also find laptops are missing a familiar component. You could experiment ...

Ericsson developing a 'spider' computer (w/ Video)

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 30, 2009 | 3.7 / 5 (7) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Ericsson has produced a prototype of a portable computer that projects the screen and keyboard, and a mock-up of a "spider" computer that will be small enough to carry in a pocket.

The new gizmo -- called the "Mimi Switch" or "Ear Switch"

Japanese gadget controls iPod in blink of an eye

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Mar 08, 2009 | 4.6 / 5 (14) | 2

A wink, a smile or a raised eyebrow could soon change the music on your iPod or start up the washing machine, thanks to a new Japanese gadget.

BlackBerry Storm 2 coming soon (w/ Video)

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 20, 2009 | not rated yet | 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- RIM are soon to release their updated BlackBerry, the Storm 2 smart phone, with a more streamlined design and touch-sensitive buttons instead of the hardware buttons of the first version.

Touchscreen smartphones being snatched up in US

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 03, 2009 | 2.7 / 5 (3) | 3

US smartphone buyers can't wait to get their hands on touchscreen devices, according to figures released Tuesday by industry tracker comScore.

Polaroid PoGo brings instant printing to the digital age

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 01, 2009 | 4.7 / 5 (6) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Polaroid, founded in 1937 by American physicist Edwin H. Land, invented instant photographic printing. Its first instant film camera went on sale in November 1948, but in February 2008 the ...

Google unveils free GPS navigation for mobile phones

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 28, 2009 | 3.3 / 5 (6) | 1

Google unveiled a free navigation system for mobile phones on Wednesday in a move seen as a potential challenge to the makers of GPS navigation devices.

A Frechman claimed that an Apple iPhone shattered in his face

Frenchman hurt in new 'exploding iPhone' incident

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Aug 25, 2009 | 3.2 / 5 (5) | 10

A French security guard said Tuesday he had received a faceful of glass when the screen of his iPhone exploded, the second such reported incident in France.