Gadgets Future

by Darren Murph, posted Aug 16th 2008 at 6:05PMThis one isn’t quite as dodgy as they come, but the very notable limitations really keep this from being the whiz-bang hack that it appears to be on the surface. Hacker StreetskaterFU had no trouble getting confirmation from others that his method of running Blu-ray games from the playstation 3’s hard drive was indeed legitimate, but it is only confirmed to work with select “older titles” including Warhawk, MotorStorm and Call of Duty 3. To make matters worse, instructions are sketchy at best, but at least there’s a video of the process working after the break. Let us know how things go should you give this a whirl.

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by Darren Murph, posted Aug 16th 2008 at 4:08PM
Oh sure, you’re pretty 1337 if you can say you’ve got an SSD within your laptop, but if you’ve a need to store more than, say, 8GB of files, a bit more room may be desired. tnkgrl’s Aspire One mods began earlier this week with the addition of Bluetooth and extra RAM, and today she’s showing the world how to swap the built-in SSD with a 1.8-inch 60GB PATA drive. As expected, this one’s remarkably easy to complete once you’ve torn the thing open, but she also explains how to best put it all back together once you’re done. But you’re not, because she’ll be producing a how-to for adding internal 3G in the coming days / weeks.

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by Paul Miller, posted Aug 16th 2008 at 1:54PM
The dam has been breached, and now there seems to be no stopping the internet at large as every little nook and cranny of the Treo Pro is exposed and explored. TreoCentral member scottymomo has fleshed out a few more details on the device, and dug up that Comm Manager shot up above. Details include:

• HTC task manager.
• Comm Manager’s Airplane Mode and other assorted easily switched options.
• MicroSD (up to 32GB supported) isn’t under the battery, but you do have to take off the battery cover to access.
• 1500mh battery.
• Other stuff.

It’s all very exciting, we assure you, but you can explore the shots for yourself if you’re really feeling hard up for Treo Pro infos. Oh, while we’re thinking about it: sexiest Treo yet, or disastrous usage of phone face real estate? Both?

[Via Palm Infocenter]

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by Paul Miller, posted Aug 16th 2008 at 12:46PM
If you hadn’t heard, TSA’s new laptop bag rule went into effect today, so we’re wondering: what sort of experience are you getting at the checkpoint? Like many TSA policies, they can take a few days to trickle down to the rank and file, plus your line compatriots could muck everything up by misunderstanding the fairly strict new guidelines for scanner-compatible bags, but hopefully somebody, somewhere is having a better flying experience this weekend.

Update: TSA’s official guidelines are here, the cheat sheet is above.

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by Chris Ziegler, posted Aug 16th 2008 at 5:10PM
We can think of about fifteen plain-vanilla EDGE flips from Samsung that we’d expect T-Mobile to launch ahead of something like this, but you’re definitely not going to see us complaining. TmoNews is claiming that the guys and gals in pink magenta have an ace up their collective sleeve in the form of Samsung’s F480 Tocco — or really, an Americanized version of it dubbed T919. Naturally, the US version goes through the usual dilution, losing the front-facing cam — but on the upside, it manages to hang on to the really important stuff like a 3G radio (AWS, we’d assume), GPS, and 5 megapixel cam. There’s no telling when it’ll be on sale, but if we know our carriers — and we think we know ‘em pretty well — they’ll want it on store shelves in plenty of time for the holiday season.

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Take a good look at this GPS.  That’s right, that is a GPS, not a remote control or an mp3 player.  Introducing the Kapsys Kapten, a GPS that has a display of 0 x 0 resolution. 

Apparently, any and all instruction given to this Kapsys Kapten is done via vocal commands.  This means that you had better speak clearly when you’re telling the address you want directions to, and hopefully you will hear the computer clearly when it tells you where to go.

The company has designed this device for the walkers and not the drivers.  I always hoped the GPS market would be targeted more for the pedestrians rather than the drivers. 

The Kapsys Kapten has some nice specs with a SiRFStar III GPS chipset , 4GB of internal memory, and weights about 50 grams.

The Kapsys Kapten is planned to be released in the middle of September for the price of around $220.

Via [NaviGadget]

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Every once in a while, some new idea comes around that revolutionizes technology as we know it.  Think about the USB, the touchscreen, and other advancements that are now standard features. 

Perhaps the next big thing are laptops that split their keyboards open.  Why you anyone want to do that?  Maybe if you keep a secondary screen down there, perhaps.  Maybe even a touch sensitive screen?  The keyboard can function normally when split in two, and who knows, you might even get used to it. 

Right now, this project is still in the building stage, and it currently has the name of the Ergonomic Dual Screen Split Keyboard Notebook Portable Personal Computer Executives. 

This split-keyboard laptop with the extremely long name is available for OEMs sometime this year. You may be able to purchase the patents for it too.  So, anyone want one? 

Read [ComputerWorld Blogs]

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I’m not certain who is coming up with ideas for cell phones designs at Alcatel, but they’ve clearly been looking to animals.  As you can see, the V212 takes its inspiration from one of the most graceful of animals to start with the letter Z. 

Don’t expect too much out of this guy, as it cannot surf the web or other fancy bells and whistles.  Who would have thought that someone would actually make a cellular phone that just takes phone calls and does text messaging?

Well, what do you expect for a phone that costs around $28?  There is definitely not much there for that price, so you might want to go along with the pay-as-go plan, because that is all they offer. 

I have no idea if this is the least inexpensive phone out there, but I suppose this is the sign of a new era of cheap cell phone technology.  Hopefully, the word “cheap” does not mean “of low quality”. 

Via [Shiny Shiny]

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Lenovo has just announced an update to their X300, which is appropriately named the ThinkPad X301 and it comes with some welcomed improvements. Now included will be a few more, larger options for SSD-based storage, with a possible upgrade to either 64 or 128GB.

In addition the X300 will also be powered by an Intel Centrino 2 processor, as well as have support for DDR3 RAM and DisplayPort. Lenovo has also added an option to have built-in support for UWB and 3G broadband (with GPS), these will be tied to the AT&T network. Other specs of the X301 include either a 1.2GHz U9300 and 1.4GHz U9400 processor and a 13.3-inch backlit display.

Look for the ThinkPad X301 to be available beginning August 26, pricing will begin at $2600 and go up depending on configuration.

Via [SlashGear]

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