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Wednesday, June 04, 2008

The HTC Touch Pro

Source: http://feeds.engadget.com/~r/weblogsinc/engadget/~3/304298062/

Call it Raphael no longer! HTC has officially thrown the cover off its Touch Pro today -- the QWERTY slider sibling of the recently-unveiled Touch Diamond -- which should cover the bases for those who loved the Diamond's keen looks but decided they'd go our of their gourds without a full set of physical keys at their disposal. Under that glossy black shell lies WiFi, HSPA with a solid 7.2Mbps on the downstream, Bluetooth, 2.8-inch VGA display, Windows Mobile 6.1 featuring HTC's TouchFLO 3D interface, a 3.2 megapixel camera, a half gig of ROM, and 288MB of RAM. It's not going to win any "world's thinnest" records with an 18.05mm waistline, but those five rows of textual healing don't come without a price. The first batch of devices will be Europe-bound in "late summer" with 900 / 2100MHz 3G alongside the quadband GSM and EDGE; North and Latin American versions are promised for later in the year.

Gallery: The HTC Touch Pro

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Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Asus Eee PC 1000 vs Atom-based 901 vs original 701... fight!

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Filed under: Laptops

There you have it, the hotly anticipated 10-inch Eee PC 1000 sized up next to the 8.9-inch Eee PC 901 (center) and original 7-inch Eee PC 701. Feeling. Misty. More after the break.

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Monday, June 02, 2008

Taste Strips Give Ads a New Flavor

Source: http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/adage/homepage/~3/302494652/article.php

NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- A study conducted by Starch Communications, a division of GfK Custom Research North America, indicates that the Peel 'n Taste flavor strips -- edible strips of film -- are raising awareness and increasing purchase consideration with consumers -- at least, those who are brave enough to try them.

Sunday, June 01, 2008

RCA Releases New Mini-Camcorders With Expandable Memory, Water Resistance [Video Cameras]

Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/gizmodo/full/~3/301593353/rca-releases-new-mini+camcorders-with-expandable-memory-water-resistance

RCA is refreshing and expanding its line of Small Wonder mini camcorders, positioned to compete with the wildly popular Flip Ultra. The new cams feature upgraded video quality, storage and skins, though unfortunately no rechargeable battery. The Pocket and MyLife models don't offer anything too revolutionary, but keep the same fold-out screen of the original, while the more rugged Traveler claims water resistance and shock-proof battery contacts, though the screen is built in to the body.

The Flip has been dominating the dizzy-cam market since its release, fending off the first-gen Small Wonder and the cheaper, better-spec'd Vado from Creative. The camera has been essentially unchanged for about a year now, though rumors abound about a new Flip Mino, which looks significantly more compact than its older brothers.

When it comes to mini-camcorders, the name of the game seems to be simplicity over anything else, so it remains to be seen if the comparatively long feature list of the Small Wonders will be a boon or a burden. The MyLife, the Pocket and the Traveler will be out this summer for $90, $100 and $150, respectively. [CNet]