http://www.physorg.com/electronics-news/consumer-gadgets/ en-us PhysOrg.com provides the latest news on consumer electronics, electronic gadgets and electronics. (AP) -- Consumers who haven't yet ordered Barnes & Noble's electronic book reader, the Nook, won't see one before Christmas. http://www.physorg.com/news177954951.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:10:03 EST news177954951 (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 Once again it's that shopping time of year and if digital photography is on your shopping list, here is a roundup of accessories to kick off the season. http://www.physorg.com/news177842413.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 19 Nov 2009 08:40:58 EST news177842413 Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to end up with an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly. http://www.physorg.com/news177788060.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 18 Nov 2009 19:40:01 EST news177788060 She's gone. We were the best of friends, constant companions -- literally, because I carried her day and night in the left-front pocket of my jeans. For five years we roamed the world together, or at least the United States, since she wasn't GSM-compatible. http://www.physorg.com/news177788246.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:40:01 EST news177788246 (AP) -- Sony Corp. says some customers who pre-order its newest e-reader may not get the gadget in time for the holidays. http://www.physorg.com/news177788657.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:02 EST news177788657 (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 Nokia today announced that the highly anticipated Nokia N900 is now on sale in the United States and shipping to consumers who jumped on the opportunity to be among the first to pre-order the Maemo-powered mobile computer. With the Linux-based Maemo platform and with multiple ways to connect to the Internet, the Nokia N900 enables users to be online as it happens with a powerful computer in the palm of their hands. http://www.physorg.com/news177778483.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:20:02 EST news177778483 (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 (AP) -- T-Mobile USA resumed selling Sidekick phones Tuesday, more than a month after a server meltdown at Microsoft Corp. caused contact numbers, pictures and other personal information to disappear from many of the phones. http://www.physorg.com/news177674509.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:02:55 EST news177674509 (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 South Korea's Samsung and Taiwan's Acer are teaming up with US telecom giant AT&T to introduce low-priced netbook computers for the holiday shopping season. http://www.physorg.com/news177603820.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:50:05 EST news177603820 (AP) -- Dell Inc. is officially jumping into the "smart" phone market this month in a deal with China's biggest wireless carrier, China Mobile Ltd. http://www.physorg.com/news177318553.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:20:02 EST news177318553 A French businessman who claims the screen of his iPhone shattered spontaneously has asked a court to appoint an independent expert to investigate the device's safety, his lawyer said on Friday. http://www.physorg.com/news177318694.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:12:19 EST news177318694 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 (PhysOrg.com) -- Dell today announced three new commercial workgroup printers to help businesses of all sizes increase productivity and lower their total cost of printing. http://www.physorg.com/news177187372.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Thu, 12 Nov 2009 03:20:01 EST news177187372 (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 Picking a Christmas gift for the nerd in your life is never easy. In the holiday stampede, it's all too easy to pick an outdated gadget or obsolete program. And mistakes can be costly. http://www.physorg.com/news177173313.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:10:03 EST news177173313 Nokia is today strengthening its CDMA portfolio with the announcement of three new CDMA mobile devices: Nokia 6316s, Nokia 3806 and Nokia 1506. Together this new line-up highlights Nokia's continued commitment to CDMA as a major standard in key markets around the world. http://www.physorg.com/news177150350.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 11 Nov 2009 08:40:03 EST news177150350 Intel Corporation today announced the Intel Reader, a mobile handheld device designed to increase independence for people who have trouble reading standard print. http://www.physorg.com/news177146151.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 11 Nov 2009 07:30:02 EST news177146151 (AP) -- Amazon's Kindle can read books aloud, but if you're blind it can be difficult to turn that function on without help. Now two universities say they will shun the device until Amazon changes the setup. http://www.physorg.com/news177140017.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Wed, 11 Nov 2009 05:50:01 EST news177140017 (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 Research In Motion (RIM) on Monday announced it is making Blackberry devices friendlier to game applications, as the business-oriented smartphones try to show a more playful side. http://www.physorg.com/news177020765.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:30:01 EST news177020765 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