Archive for August 14th, 2008

Celio REDFLY drops to $400, still not useful

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones, Laptops We just don't see the Celio REDFLY Windows Mobile "companion" appealing to a lot of people as full-featured netbooks continue to flood onto the market, and it looks like the ol' invisible hand agrees with us: the REDFLY's price just dropped 20% to $400. That's a solid ...

Switched On: Rethinking the living room PC

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops, Media PCsEach week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about technology, multimedia, and digital entertainment. Even as Microsoft continues to support broadcasting standards around the world to bolster Media Center's support for broadcast television, the future of noisy, black 17-inch-wide boxes sharing a cramped cabinet with your ...

Raon Digital hands out surprisingly high benchmarks for Everun Note

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops Call to action: strap that skeptic hat on, and strap it down tight. Good to go? Good. Raon Digital's first big wave of marketing hoopla for its forthcoming Everun Note netbook includes a very useful specifications list, a number of press images and a few benchmark screenshots that ...

UK researchers give robot a “biological brain”

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Filed under: Robots It looks like a group of researchers from the University of Reading are making a solid run at the title of mad scientists of the year (in the best sense, of course), with them now boasting that they've developed a robot that's controlled by a "biological brain." That's ...

Funai aims to bring LCD HDTV / Blu-ray combo units to North America

Thursday, August 14th, 2008

Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home EntertainmentWhen Westinghouse launched its 40-inch LCD HDTV / DVD combo unit earlier this year, we really began to think of just how nice it'd be to broaden Blu-ray's appeal by shoving a drive into a new set for those looking for simplicity. Enter Funai -- ...