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Nokia, the world's biggest mobile phone maker, issued on Monday a global recall for 14 million faulty chargers made by a subcontractor this year. http://www.physorg.com/news176969488.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:12:40 EST news176969488 The official launch of Apple's iPhone in China has been disappointing at best for mobile operator China Unicom, with the grey market still booming and competitors offering worthy alternatives, experts say. http://www.physorg.com/news176878934.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:40:01 EST news176878934 (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 GPS navigation is morphing from a cool luxury to just one more thing you expect out of a decent smart phone. But different phones approach the issue in different ways. http://www.physorg.com/news176643094.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:40:03 EST news176643094 Bigger, better and faster is what you get from the new Verbatim SureFire portable hard drive. http://www.physorg.com/news176623420.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:20:02 EST news176623420 (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 The inventor of the mobile phone said Wednesday the devices have become too complex, with a range of features from cameras to music, since he made the first-ever wireless call over three decades ago. http://www.physorg.com/news176566512.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:30:01 EST news176566512 (AP) -- Apple Inc.'s local partner has sold 5,000 iPhones since the smart phone's formal weekend debut in China, a lackluster start after analysts warned the company might be setting prices too high. http://www.physorg.com/news176545206.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:21:08 EST news176545206 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 Product: Garmin Nuvifone G60, sold by AT&T http://www.physorg.com/news176061583.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:30:03 EST news176061583 This past weekend at the 2009 PDN PhotoPlus Expo, companies from all over showed off the latest and greatest in digital photography gear. Here is a sampling of items that caught my attention while walking the floor at the Jacob Javits center in New York City. http://www.physorg.com/news175978293.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 28 Oct 2009 20:30:01 EST news175978293 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 At a Shanghai electronics market, row after row of iPhones -- real and fake -- are on display, as vendors cash in ahead of the official launch this week of Apple's trendy smart phone in China. http://www.physorg.com/news175930547.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 28 Oct 2009 06:36:45 EST news175930547 Nokia today announced the Nokia 6788, its first device for TD-SCDMA - China's domestic 3G standard, at an event in Beijing. Chinese http://www.physorg.com/news175869938.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:20:02 EST news175869938 Nintendo Co. will soon launch a large-screen version of its DSi hand-held game console in Japan aimed at elderly people, a report said Tuesday. http://www.physorg.com/news175842157.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 27 Oct 2009 06:40:01 EST news175842157 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 (AP) -- PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to their TVs using the gaming console, just as Xbox 360 owners have been able to do for a year. http://www.physorg.com/news175758261.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Mon, 26 Oct 2009 06:45:31 EST news175758261 Producing your own high-definition video has become increasingly easier with today's line of HD video cameras. But transferring the content from your computer to a TV can be a challenge. http://www.physorg.com/news175413173.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:50:02 EST news175413173 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 It all began with the blackboard that lets you write on a large surface for all to see and that can be easily erased. To this day, blackboards continue to be found mostly in schools. It's how teachers communicate their ideas to their students in the classroom setting. However chalk can be fairly messy so the whiteboard was invented in hopes of replacing them. http://www.physorg.com/news175368467.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 21 Oct 2009 23:30:01 EST news175368467 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 Research In Motion today announced the sleek and powerful BlackBerry Bold 9700 smartphone. The new BlackBerry Bold 9700 offers an extensive array of high-end communications and multimedia features in a compact and highly refined design. http://www.physorg.com/news175366235.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:51:29 EST news175366235 (AP) -- Imagine how you'd feel if you peaked in middle school. That's pretty much what happened to cell phone maker Motorola Inc., which had a megahit in 2005 with its Razr handset but has since failed to fashion another that can approach its popularity. http://www.physorg.com/news175362951.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:20:01 EST news175362951 (AP) -- Barnes & Noble Inc. unveiled a new electronic-book reader Tuesday that will compete with Amazon.com's Kindle in a still-small arena where some see bookselling's future. http://www.physorg.com/news175261586.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:48:09 EST news175261586