The Droid is charging on a Powermat via a battery door!
Owners of HTC, Blackberry, Nokia, LG, Samsung, Motorola and Sony Ericsson phones no longer need Receiver cases or the powercube, now Powermat is offering up batteries which can be inserted into the back of the phone, and charge wirelessly just by sitting on a mat. If you still need a Receiver, they’re now offered in silicone.
They have also over hauled the Powermat line. They now have the Powermat 1X for one device, the Powermat 2X for two, and the powermat 3X for three devices. The line is also available in a portable version and they come with a carrying case and international power plugs.
The final charging station is the Powermat 3X Netbook. This device will charge a netbook and 2 other devices. Car owners will be happy with the news of a Powermat Car Charger. No prices or availability available yet.
[Via Gizmodo]
The Asus Eee Keyboard
The Asus Eee Keyboard has been confirmed officially to be released some time in February and will cost between $499 and $599. It has an Intel Atom N270 processor, 1GB of RAM, a 16GB SSD (upgradeable to 32GB), and a built-in battery that promises to last for four hours — and, of course, that 5-inch touchscreen. It also has wireless HDMI too. Ports include, VGA, Ethernet, USB, Audio and more.
[Via Engadget - Picture - Gizmodo]
- The trio of new products from Sling Media!
The Sling Monitor 150
Probably the best announcement made by Sling Media was the Sling Monitor 150. This is a 15.6 inch 720p Monitor which includes a wifi connect to the internet and pulls down streams from Sling devices in your home. It also lets you control and manage your DVR.
The only thing is that it is only available through partners. It is hoped to be launching first with the American satellite company Dish Networks.
[This section is via Engadget, Gizmodo and Sling Media's Press Release]
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The Nexus One
Ok, so lets jump in with all the info you need to know. The Google Nexus phone is being described as the best android phone.
The picture on the left shows the Nexus One.
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I recently was clearing out my old bedroom and found a CD rack from IKEA that I got many years ago before I used an iPod. It isn’t very useful now because:
1) I don’t use CDs in my new bedroom because I have an iPod (old, but it works with a power cord!)
2) In the study I don’t need it because I have an alternative method of holding my CDs + over half are in wallets instead of cases or in larger boxes.
Now I can use it as a storage area on my desk for phones, gift cards, notes and more!
It makes a great alternative use to store all bits and pieces and keeps my desk tidy!
[Click on these images to make them get bigger - I've also labeled the second one.]
[Credit: Myself! Yes, I just stuck some stuff in it and thought it would be good as an organiser!]
You probably already know that a complaint was made by Opera about how most users use Internet Explorer because they a) can’t install another browser (eg. security rules) b) don’t really care much and just use what comes with their computer. The EU decided that this means the competition have a lesser chance of people using their browsers.
Then Microsoft proposed a ballot screen where users picked a browser. They got another complaint because people would click Apple’s Safari because it is first in the list!
Now Microsoft has decided to improve the ballot screen system.
Back in 2004 Microsoft was fined about unfairness with media players and the way Microsoft offered their media player as default. Microsoft then decided to offer a version of Windows without Windows Media Player.
Tesco has started to offer the film Harry Potter and the Half-Blood prince on a Silverlight powered virtual DVD. The film can be downloaded with a code in the DVD from the Tesco online or in one of their stores. Tesco says it has the same quality of footage as the DVD itself.
The only problem with this new system is the decision to use Silverlight, ruling out many types of phone, Linux computers and Power-PC Macs. However Windows based machines and Intel Macs will work with the Microsoft Silverlight plugin.
[Via MacWorld UK via Twitter @macworldUK]
I was searching for computers on the internet and found this. It is really good value. Take a look here.
Cnet have just added a ‘CNET River’ section to their website. It is a string of the editors tweets, blogs, photo galleries and videos. To take a look at it click here.
