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Two Retinal Imaging Display Devices at Prototype Stage

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 30, 2009 | 4.9 / 5 (28) | 9

(PhysOrg.com) -- NEC and Brother are both developing wearable prototype devices that use Retinal Imaging Display (RID) technology to project images directly on the wearer's retina. NEC's gadget is designed ...

Verizon says Droid smart phone goes on sale Nov. 6

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Oct 28, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (4) | 0

(AP) -- Verizon Wireless' answer to the iPhone - the Droid - will go on sale for $200 next week as the company taps into the growing appetite for smart phones that go far beyond making calls.

Sidekick's lost data gone for good

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Oct 12, 2009 | 4 / 5 (5) | 6

(PhysOrg.com) -- Sidekick users have been without some of their services for days, and have just been told by the company, T-Mobile, that for some users their data may be lost forever due to a server error ...

Review: New BlackBerry Storm improves on original

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4 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- The first touch-screen BlackBerry phone, the Storm, got a few things right, but generally it was a chore to use.

iPhone worm Rickrolls Australia

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 10, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (8) | 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- iPhone users in Australia have been hit during the last few days with a worm called "ikee". The worm replaces the default wallpaper with a difficult to remove picture of British singer Rick ...

Samsung launches a new vacuuming robot

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Nov 06, 2009 | 4.4 / 5 (7) | 8

(PhysOrg.com) -- Samsung Electronics has launched its latest autonomous robot vacuum cleaner, the Tango, which is capable of vacuuming hardwood floors, carpets, and even beds without human assistance.

Review: Motorola's Droid is a serious smart phone

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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.

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.

PCs shed pounds and CD drives, gain touch screens

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Nov 01, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (6) | 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)

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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.

iPhone comes to China without key feature

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Oct 30, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 0

(AP) -- Apple's iPhone is making its long-awaited formal debut in the world's most populous mobile phone market, without a key feature and at higher prices than widely available black market models.

Google unveils free GPS navigation for mobile phones

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Oct 28, 2009 | 3.8 / 5 (5) | 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.

Review: $99 WikiReader is a pocket encyclopedia

Electronics / Consumer & Gadgets

Oct 28, 2009 | 4 / 5 (2) | 0

(AP) -- When I was a kid, my dad bought a copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica. It had 32 volumes and took up 4 feet in the book case. I loved to sit on the couch and flip through it, reading articles at random.

New Japanese glasses bring tears to the eyes

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Oct 27, 2009 | 3.4 / 5 (8) | 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.

Bad breath fights monsters at Japan whacky tech fair

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Oct 22, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

A monster-slaying bad breath blow gun, a rain-simulating "funbrella" and a navigation-aid helmet that steers users by pulling their ears: welcome to Japan's latest whacky inventions.