http://www.physorg.com/electronics-news/consumer-gadgets/ en-us PhysOrg Team PhysOrg.com provides the latest news on consumer electronics, electronic gadgets and electronics. Apple Inc. shares hit a record high on Wall Street on Thursday following reports that the California company may unveil a long-awaited portable tablet computer next month. http://www.physorg.com/news180888712.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-24T14:52:11-07:00 Police in Montreal are studying the possibility of offering GPS bracelets to people suffering from Alzheimer's disease, an official told AFP. http://www.physorg.com/news180766651.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-23T05:50:08-07:00 Touchscreens are so yesterday. Remote controls? So last century. The future is controlling your devices with a simple wave of the hand. http://www.physorg.com/news180766475.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-23T05:10:04-07:00 (AP) -- Emergency health alerts for the Facebook generation? The nation's ambulance crews are pushing a virtual medical ID system to rapidly learn a patient's health history during a crisis - and which can immediately text-message loved ones that the person is headed for a hospital. http://www.physorg.com/news180637938.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-21T17:14:40-07:00 Samsung Electronics today unveiled the Samsung M5650, a music-focused addition to its popular lineup of full touch screen handsets for young mobile users. http://www.physorg.com/news180632877.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-21T16:10:02-07:00 The standard desktop computer is about as popular as swine flu these days, with all the major innovations happening in the laptop and netbook segment. http://www.physorg.com/news180378872.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-18T17:30:03-07:00 I may have caught a glimpse of the future last week. In San Francisco, a startup company called Fusion Garage showed off the JooJoo, a touch-screen device that looks like the iPhone's big brother. The JooJoo is one of the first of a new generation of tablet computers expected to hit store shelves in the coming year. http://www.physorg.com/news180298455.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-17T20:30:01-07:00 Officially this is not another gift guide. Instead I'd rather consider it the first of two roundups either of products I just haven't gotten to this year or some I have just couldn't find a home for. http://www.physorg.com/news180279239.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-17T14:00:05-07:00 (AP) -- BlackBerry users in North America faced delays in receiving e-mail on their devices Thursday. http://www.physorg.com/news180273887.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-17T12:05:11-07:00 (AP) -- Netbooks have been a hit among laptop buyers because they're cheap and they're easy to carry. Now there's the option to pay a lot more and get a lot less - a lot less weight, that is. http://www.physorg.com/news180206914.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-16T17:30:20-07:00 (AP) -- Ten years ago, we would have been blown away by a cell phone with far more computing power and memory than the average PC had in 1999, along with a built-in camera and programs to manage every aspect of our lives. Ten years from now, the iPhone and its ilk will be antiques. http://www.physorg.com/news180117034.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-15T16:46:34-07:00 (AP) -- Imagine not being able to use a mouse to open a Web browser or a keyboard to type an e-mail. What if you couldn't distinguish colors on a computer screen or type the distorted letters in order to buy concert tickets or enroll in a class? http://www.physorg.com/news180095002.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-15T11:10:06-07:00 (AP) -- Google Inc. is determined to gain more influence over how the Web is used on mobile phones, even if the next step in the quest tramples some of the relationships forged during its two-year expansion into the wireless industry. http://www.physorg.com/news180040455.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-14T19:50:03-07:00 The Internet on Saturday buzzed with renewed rumors of Google making its own smartphone, after the Internet powerhouse said it is internally dabbling with a mobile device. http://www.physorg.com/news179935030.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-13T14:50:01-07:00 (AP) -- About 18 months ago, a technology blogger got fed up with the industry and forged an alliance with a startup to make his dream computer. It almost worked. http://www.physorg.com/news179768101.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-11T15:35:53-07:00 The slogan is "one laptop per child." But it will be a long time before that is true everywhere in the world. Meanwhile, a new device aims to make a situation that is common in poor areas - one computer shared among many children - work better in school settings. http://www.physorg.com/news179690698.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-10T18:05:32-07:00 The iP1 iPod/iPhone dock from iHome is part of the company's Studio Series launched earlier this year. http://www.physorg.com/news179679917.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-10T15:06:31-07:00 If the iPhone ushered in the era of cell phones that act like computers, then the recently released Nokia Booklet 3G netbook is an attempt to bring some of the features of a smart phone to a computer. http://www.physorg.com/news179661951.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-10T10:50:04-07:00 Product: Moshi voice control alarm clock http://www.physorg.com/news179661751.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-10T10:03:19-07:00 Apple Inc. is on track to launch a much-anticipated, tablet-sized computing device early next year, according to brokerage reports Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news179608527.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-09T19:15:57-07:00 (AP) -- The e-book reading device is the gadget gift of the season. Both Sony and Barnes & Noble have sold out of their new models, and new buyers will have to wait until January for delivery. So why are e-book readers still such clumsy, annoying devices? http://www.physorg.com/news179596042.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-09T15:48:49-07:00 Microblogging service Twitter has branched into the market for electronic payments, unveiling a mini credit card swiper that plugs into the iPhone, at a European internet fair on Wednesday. http://www.physorg.com/news179570506.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-09T08:42:11-07:00 (AP) -- Amazon.com Inc. will add two features to the Kindle e-book reader to make the gadget more accessible to blind and vision-impaired users. http://www.physorg.com/news179428198.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-07T17:40:02-07:00 (AP) -- In simpler times, maintaining good health was a matter of joining a gym or lacing up running shoes for a loop in the park. At most, you'd buy a watch with a digital display so you could time your laps. http://www.physorg.com/news179171548.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-05T14:00:01-07:00 Black Friday has come and gone and if you're like me, you barely made a dent in your holiday shopping list. http://www.physorg.com/news179152331.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-05T10:40:01-07:00 As much as I love buying big-ticket items such as TVs, computers, cell phones and cameras, I also love buying accessories for those items just as much, maybe even more. http://www.physorg.com/news179137594.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-04T16:30:01-07:00 (AP) -- No one's going to blame you for keeping holiday gifts minimal this year. But if you want to round out your handmade cards, scarves, pickles and jam with a gadget or gizmo, here are a handful of our $100-and-under favorites. http://www.physorg.com/news179151349.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-04T12:16:13-07:00 In the spirit of the season, I've picked out 10 geeky gifts that cost less than $100. Some are practical. Some are fun. All would be good additions to your gift list for friends and family -- or your own wish list. (Ranked by price.) http://www.physorg.com/news179134810.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-04T10:30:01-07:00 Netbooks with built-in 3G wireless Internet access are all the rage this holiday season. But before you sign on the dotted line at your local AT&T or Verizon Wireless store and commit yourself to a two-year contract, consider your options. You might be better off buying your netbook and wireless Internet card separately. http://www.physorg.com/news179134726.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-04T08:30:06-07:00 Samsung Electronics today announced the availability of the I8910 HD (Omnia HD, GT-I8910) Gold Edition. This premium version of the ground-breaking full touch screen smartphone features a luxurious new look inlayed with gold and a package of special accessories. http://www.physorg.com/news179076979.html Electronics - Consumer & Gadgets 2009-12-03T16:30:01-07:00