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(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 (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. is cutting the price of its Kindle electronic-book reader yet again and launching an international version, in hopes of spurring more sales and keeping it ahead of a growing field of competitors. http://www.physorg.com/news174109918.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 07 Oct 2009 04:52:41 EST news174109918 Microsoft chief Steve Ballmer on Tuesday unveiled his company's line of Windows smartphones in an offensive against Apple's iPhone and Google's Android system. http://www.physorg.com/news174052642.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 06 Oct 2009 12:58:08 EST news174052642 (AP) -- With a computer or cell phone and an electronic tracking device, you can locate a missing pet, follow the path of a stolen car, find a skier buried in an avalanche and rescue a hiker lost in the woods. http://www.physorg.com/news173940809.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:30:02 EST news173940809 (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 company decided to cease all production in favor of digital photography products. Earlier this year, Polaroid returned to the concept of instant printing and brought it into the digital age with its PoGo Instant Digital camera. Now you can take digital photographs and print them instantly. http://www.physorg.com/news173609288.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 01 Oct 2009 12:50:01 EST news173609288 (AP) -- AT&T Inc. plans to sell a satellite phone from TerreStar Corp. that can place calls even in the deep wilderness or at sea, the carrier said Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news173526657.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:00:01 EST news173526657 (PhysOrg.com) -- Dell has introduced its new ultra-thin Latitude Z laptop with the world's first wireless laptop battery charger. http://www.physorg.com/news173514988.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 30 Sep 2009 07:36:54 EST news173514988 (AP) -- T-Mobile USA plans to start selling the first phone from Motorola that uses Google's software on Oct. 19. http://www.physorg.com/news173460996.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:00:01 EST news173460996 (AP) -- After more than a year of delays, Garmin Ltd.'s GPS unit/wireless device hybrid nuvifone is finally going on sale in the U.S. http://www.physorg.com/news173439507.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 29 Sep 2009 10:39:15 EST news173439507