http://www.physorg.com/electronics-news/consumer-gadgets/ en-us PhysOrg.com provides the latest news on consumer electronics, electronic gadgets and electronics. (PhysOrg.com) -- Qualcomm subsidiary Mirasol is developing a new e-book reader with a color display that uses ambient light. The reader will be capable of displaying video smoothly, but the new features will have little impact on battery life. http://www.physorg.com/news177922345.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 20 Nov 2009 06:53:10 EST news177922345 (AP) -- Palm Inc. is fighting harder than ever to snag a chunk of the smart phone market, and just six months after releasing the stylish Pre it's back with a lighter, more petite and affordable version called the Pixi. http://www.physorg.com/news177783898.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 18 Nov 2009 16:25:32 EST news177783898 (AP) -- Users of the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 video game consoles can now brag about their achievements on Facebook. http://www.physorg.com/news177765527.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:10:01 EST news177765527 (PhysOrg.com) -- Philips Electronics and the Dutch bank ABN AMRO have joined forces to develop a "Rationalizer" bracelet system that detects stress levels and displays a warning to help day-traders avoid making hasty decisions. http://www.physorg.com/news177666286.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 17 Nov 2009 07:45:34 EST news177666286 Microsoft said Thursday that its Xbox 360 videogame console will be able to link online starting next week with Twitter and Facebook along with Internet radio star Last.fm. http://www.physorg.com/news177271988.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:14:10 EST news177271988 Nerds. Geeks. Fanboys. Whatever you call them, the comics aficionados, movie buffs and videogame enthusiasts who dwell amongst us can be really hard to shop for. But it gets dramatically worse this time of year, when everyone revisits their love/hate relationship with the holiday shopping season. http://www.physorg.com/news177231879.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:40:01 EST news177231879 (AP) -- The first touch-screen BlackBerry phone, the Storm, got a few things right, but generally it was a chore to use. http://www.physorg.com/news177186331.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 11 Nov 2009 18:26:18 EST news177186331 (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 Astley and a message "ikee is never going to give you up," a reference to Astley's 1980s hit song. http://www.physorg.com/news177054312.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:46:08 EST news177054312 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news176713649.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:08:11 EST news176713649 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news176579615.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:54:27 EST news176579615 US smartphone buyers can't wait to get their hands on touchscreen devices, according to figures released Tuesday by industry tracker comScore. http://www.physorg.com/news176486383.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 03 Nov 2009 21:00:01 EST news176486383 (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 with new ways of controlling some computers. And you'll see portable PCs slimming down. http://www.physorg.com/news176309142.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:46:18 EST news176309142 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news176112369.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:40:01 EST news176112369 (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 to interpret foreign languages and project a translation onto the retina, making it possible to have a conversation without an interpreter. Brother's device will project images of documents, allowing the wearer to read them in complete privacy. http://www.physorg.com/news176111763.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:56:53 EST news176111763 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news176098623.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:20:25 EST news176098623 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. http://www.physorg.com/news175954530.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:16:08 EST news175954530 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news175953960.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 28 Oct 2009 13:07:05 EST news175953960 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news175946292.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 28 Oct 2009 10:58:49 EST news175946292 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. http://www.physorg.com/news175842111.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:02:17 EST news175842111 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. http://www.physorg.com/news175412750.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:30:02 EST news175412750 Apple on Tuesday updated its consumer desktop and laptop lines, one day after announcing record quarterly computer sales. http://www.physorg.com/news175367735.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:50:01 EST news175367735 (AP) -- Apple Inc. updated its iMac desktop computer line Tuesday and introduced a mouse that responds to the touch of fingers instead of using buttons or scroll wheels. http://www.physorg.com/news175261528.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:46:06 EST news175261528 (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. http://www.physorg.com/news175243395.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:44:03 EST news175243395 Plastic Logic, a US company whose planned electronic reader has attracted a lot of media buzz, said Monday that it will announce the availability and pricing of the device for business professionals in January. http://www.physorg.com/news175178997.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:51:04 EST news175178997 Hewlett-Packard recently announced a new wireless, touchscreen tablet that's a cross between a wireless photo frame and a super duper remote control. http://www.physorg.com/news174804934.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 15 Oct 2009 06:30:03 EST news174804934 (AP) -- It's an experiment that has made back-to-school a little easier on the back: Amazon.com gave more than 200 college students its Kindle e-reading device this fall, loaded with digital versions of their textbooks. http://www.physorg.com/news174670605.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 13 Oct 2009 16:37:44 EST news174670605 (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 at Microsoft subsidiary, Danger. http://www.physorg.com/news174545918.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Mon, 12 Oct 2009 06:00:32 EST news174545918 Sales of electronic book readers are booming, companies are jostling for a share of the fledgling market and Amazon's going global with the Kindle. http://www.physorg.com/news174198686.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:00:04 EST news174198686 (AP) -- It's a pain to keep track of the chargers that go with cell phones, media players and other small electronics. It's even more annoying to stuff multiple power cords and adapters in your bag when you go out of town. http://www.physorg.com/news174156792.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:53:45 EST news174156792 (PhysOrg.com) -- Sony is showing off prototypes incorporating its super-thin, flexible OLED technology at the CREATEC JAPAN 2009 IT and electronics trade show in Makuhari Messe (Chiba) in Japan. http://www.physorg.com/news174112703.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:10:02 EST news174112703