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LG HBM-560

The LG HBM-560 is another Bluetooth headset in a long line of recent LG cell phone accessories. It is very similar to the LG HBM-550, except for some minor design differences, and thankfully, it is quite cheap at around $74.99. With a glossy black front and a compact blocky shape,...

Tags: Power Button, LG HBM-560, headset, LG Electronics Inc.

Product reviews 2007-10-17

Additional Resources

Gadget nostalgia: Five things I had and five things I have now

I was quite inspired by fellow ZDNet blogger Matthew Miller's post listing every mobile device he's had over the years (86 and counting, my friend!). Though my memory isn't as robust as Matt's, I thought I'd compile a list of my own ghost gadgets of the past, comparing them with...

Tags: Motorola Razr, Phone, Logitech, Intel Core 2 Duo, Camera, Computer, Motorola Inc., Processors, Telecom & Utilities, Semiconductors, Hardware, Components, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2008-10-02

A great reason to jailbreak: tethering

A great reason to jailbreak: tetheringNokia: No Jailbreaking Required[url=http://www.opentoanything.com/]Open to Anything.[/url]So much so, in fact Nokia has put Symbian into open source.What kind of smartphone doesn't allow you to tether?If you ask me, that's just dumb.Here's a [url=http://www.dtschmitz.com/dts/2008/09/nokia-n95n96-still-the-best-smartphone-of-all.html]link[/url] to one of my articles listing some of the things you can...

Tags: 3G, INTERNET, Engineering, Cellular phones, WIRELESS, great reason, Nokia Corp., Apple iPhone, battery

Discussion threads 2008-10-02

LG Renoir has an 8 megapixel camera and high end features

LG makes some very nice high end mobile phones and is pushing the limits with their new full touchscreen 8 megapixel LG-KC910 aka Renoir device that goes on sale in early October in Europe. This is the successor to the LG Viewty and at first glance appears to be quite...

Tags: Touch Screen, LG Electronics Inc., Camera, LG Renoir, Keyboards, Smart Phones, Monitors & Displays, Hardware, Peripherals, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Components, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-10-02

Samsung Omnia

Photo gallery:Samsung OmniaAlong with the RIM BlackBerry Bold and Sony Ericsson Xperia X1, the Samsung Omnia is one of the most requested and sought after smartphones of 2008. Why all the buzz? It's not so much the Omnia's touch screen that's drawing attention (after all, we've seen it in the...

Tags: Smart phones, Keyboards, Monitors & displays, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., Samsung OMNIA, OMNIA, touch screen

Product reviews 2008-09-30

Pioneer Elite Kuro PRO-111FD

Pioneer markets its Elite lineup of plasma TVs to appeal to the hard-core home theater enthusiast, and that means pricing these panels above and beyond just about anything else. The enthusiast who can afford one, however, can rest assured that the 50-inch PRO-111FD performs above and beyond anything else on...

Tags: TVs, TV & Home Theater, Monitors & displays, PRO-111FD, HDTV

Product reviews 2008-09-30

Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaks

Windows 7 to get parallel-processing tweaksWindows 7It seems that Microsoft is playing it safe with Windows 7 by having minimum changes.Is WinFS still alive or do we have to consider it as a dead duck?Thanks RodIt's mostly the applications anywaysFrankly, it's mostly the applications that need to take advantage of...

Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, Windows Kernel, Craig, Microsoft Windows 7, Microsoft Windows, parallel-processing tweak, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Corp., Win32, tweak, operating system

Discussion threads 2008-09-30

Vizio VO32L

Vizio made its name by charging less than all the big brands, but savvy buyers may have noticed that Vizio doesn't really have the price advantage that it used to. While the 32-inch Vizio VO32L sells for a reasonable $650 as of press time, other entry-level competitors like the Panasonic...

Tags: Vizio VO32L, Vizio, picture mode

Product reviews 2008-09-30

Asus Eee PC to get embedded 3G

The PC maker's Eee PC 901 will be released with HSDPA connectivity, as well as built-in Wi-Fi, beginning in October. Computer maker Asus has announced its Eee PC mini laptop is to get embedded 3G for the first time. The...

Tags: HSDPA, PC, Wireless LANs, 3G, Wireless, Wi-Fi, Cellular Phones, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology, Natasha Lomas silicon.com, Asus, eee PC

News items 2008-09-29

(Hands-On with T-Mobile G1 )

(Hands-On with T-Mobile G1 )On looks Apple can relaxStylistically challenged, would be my description. It looks like a toy!Just what I wanted! Almost...This is just what I wanted! Well, almost...It's got the touchscreen, the keyboard, wifi, gps - but it lacks 2 things..(1) A simple flip cover to protect...

Tags: Bluetooth, Keyboards, Wireless LANs, Wi-Fi, Telecom & Utilities, Monitors & displays, T-Mobile, T-Mobile G1, Hands-On, Apple iPhone, Apple Inc.

Discussion threads 2008-09-23

Motorola Renegade V950 (Sprint)

Photo gallery:Motorola V950The Motorola V950 is the fifth QChat phone that Sprint has released this year. We've seen the Sanyo Pro 200, the Sanyo Pro 700, the LG LX400, and the Samsung Z400, and now we come back to the company that pioneered push-to-talk PTT in the first place ....

Tags: Telecom & Utilities, phone, Renegade V950, Motorola V950, PTT, Motorola Inc., rubber, Sprint Communications

Product reviews 2008-09-22

Is the HTC Dream Google Android device targeted to feature phone users?

Sascha Segan posted a new article today detailing some very interesting thoughts on the HTC manufactured Dream Android device that is being announced tomorrow by T-Mobile in New York. He discusses something that James, Kevin, and I talked about on MobileTechRoundup show #142 where the lines are blurred between smartphones...

Tags: Google Inc., High Tech Computer Corp., Google Android, Phone, Device, Telecom & Utilities, Matthew Miller

Blog posts 2008-09-22

Should Microsoft do an IE 8 'Lite'?

Should Microsoft do an IE 8 'Lite'?I'm more interested in SilverLightand its release date / improvement as a .Net developer. I don't care how some browser speeds Javascript up 1000 times. Browsers are lipstick, and Javascript is a pig. With RIA such as SilverLight, JavaFX and Flash out there, somebody...

Tags: Web browsers, ActiveX/COM/COM+/DCOM, Chrome Browser, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Microsoft Corp., IE 8, Lite, Microsoft Do

Discussion threads 2008-09-18

Tinysoar 3GP video converter (exe)

Tinysoar 3GP video converter converts video files to mobile phone 3GP, 3GPP2 formats with H264, H263 video codec and AAC, AMR audio codec. Nokia, Motorola, Samsung, Siemens, Sharp, LG, and NEC mobile phones could play your 3GP or 3GP2 movie. High video audio quality in a fantastic speed. This version...

Tags: Video, Tinysoar 3GP Video Converter, Corporate Communications, Marketing

Software downloads 2008-09-18

Cell Phone Manager (exe)

MobTime Cell Phone Manager is easy-to-use PC software that helps manage your mobile phone via data cable, IrDA, or Bluetooth dongle. The software supports most famous mobile phones of Nokia, Samsung, SonyEricsson, Motorola, LG, and Siemens. With the software, you can manage contacts, calendars, and messages, send and receive messages,...

Tags: Phone, Cell Phone, MobTime, MobTime Cell Phone Manager, Microsoft Outlook, Telecom & Utilities, Cellular Phones, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software, Consumer Electronics, Personal Technology

Software downloads 2008-09-17

LG 50PG30

As LG's least-expensive 1080p resolution plasma, the LG50PG30 competes squarely against models such as the Samsung PN50A550 and the Panasonic TH-50PZ85U. Its specification sheet matches up well against those models, and its many picture controls, understated styling and generally solid feature set all point in the right direction. It...

Tags: LG Electronics Inc., LG 50PG30, 1080p

Product reviews 2008-09-16

EU scrutinizes Google-Yahoo deal

EU scrutinizes Google-Yahoo dealthat's some M$ ployI bet the M$ agents are fomenting unrest among newspapers to call in the the big brother and shift attention from its dirty deeds.Uh, Excuse me, EU - I have an important msg...No one cares how you feel about it.Now please shut up.Thanks.RE: EU...

Tags: Taxes, Free trade, Yahoo! Inc., Google Inc., Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2008-09-16

Two new apps turn smartphones into Wi-Fi hotspots

Two new apps turn smartphones into Wi-Fi hotspotsEver heard of Bluetooth?I have been using my cell phones for several YEARS to connect my laptops to the Internet....and the software is built right in...FREE.First use was with traditional dial-up with a data cable, then when Bluetooth started appearing on cell phones,...

Tags: Smart phones, 3G, Cellular phones, Handhelds, Wireless LANs, WIRELESS, smart phone, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi hotspot, Wi-Fi

Discussion threads 2008-09-15

(The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)

(The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)$2000 build-it-yourself PCGreat article would do it if I didn't already have a pretty good PC. How about a build-it-yourself gaming laptop?RE: (The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC)I have a similar system with only 4Gb of cheaper ram , 2 Tb...

Tags: Corporate communications, Games, Desktops, PC, video, game

Discussion threads 2008-09-12

The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PC

The $2,000 build-it-yourself gaming/video editing/photo editing PCWhy such an expensive processor?Surely you can cut a couple of hundred dollars off the price and not lose too much performance by getting a lower spec processor.That way you could keep both hard drives (great for keeping the data separate from the...

Tags: Corporate communications, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), video, PC, game

Discussion threads 2008-09-12