| 80GB PlayStation 3 on the outs in Japan, PS3 Slim looking all the more likely Posted: 04 Aug 2009 01:35 AM PDT We know the whole “where there’s smoke, there’s hotness” argument is played out, but it sure feels like the pieces are coming together here. With Sony’s 20GB, 40GB and 60GB PlayStation 3 already a part of history, it’s just the 80GB and 160GB models holding down the fort. After August 9th, however, it seems that just the latter will be representin’ in Japan. The notice above essentially informs retailer 7-Eleven (don’t hate) that no more orders for the black, white and silver 80GB PS3 will be accepted after Sunday due to a request from “the manufacturer.” The note also instructs store owners to take down the in-story displays for the 80GB model, giving us all the reason we need to believe that a slimmed down version of the console is within reach. Of course, that’s just whimsical speculation, but we just can’t talk our hearts into listening to our heads on this one. [Via VG247, thanks Hawk] Filed under: Gaming 80GB PlayStation 3 on the outs in Japan, PS3 Slim looking all the more likely originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 03:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read 
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| HP Mini 5101 netbook in the wild Posted: 04 Aug 2009 01:33 AM PDT It may not have Pine Trail, NVIDIA Ion or, frankly, anything out of the ordinary from netbooks we’ve seen for the past six months or longer, but you can certainly say that HP’s Mini 5101 has some reasonable style. Reminiscent of Sony’s VAIO TZ, but a whole lot cheaper, the Mini 5101 has landed on jkOnTheRun’s kitchen counter for an impromptu live photo session. 
Nothing more than these live images as yet, since James Kendrick is working on the full review, but he does report that his demo model has the standard 1024 x 600 screen rather than the HD upgrade, and that the keyboard is pleasantly large. The Mini 5101 also has the 6-cell battery, so it’s good to see that it doesn’t overly bloat the netbook. The HP Mini 51010 is available to order now, priced from $399 with Intel's Atom N280 1.66GHz processor, a 10.1-inch 1024 x 600 display and 1GB of RAM. It comes as standard with Windows XP Home, but is also available as a custom model with SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 10.
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| TeleNav GPS Navigator for T-Mobile myTouch 3G arrives August 5th Posted: 04 Aug 2009 01:15 AM PDT TeleNav have announced that, like the G1, the T-Mobile myTouch 3G is next in line for its subscription-based turn-by-turn navigation app. Available to download from August 5th – complete with a 30-day free trial available from the company’s site, just to get you hooked – the software includes traffic/incident updates, automatic re-routes, POIs and gas prices, together with speech recognition for programming your destination and finding businesses.  Video demo after the cut In fact there are more than 10 million businesses and services listed, together with reviews and ratings, all hooked up to the myTouch 3G’s phone and browser for easy contacting. A daily commute alert feature will automatically email an optional traffic summary for a preset common journey. The TeleNav app for the myTouch 3G will be released to the Android Market on Wednesday this week; at the same time you’ll be able to sign up for a free, 30-day trial at the company’s site. Subscriptions are priced at $9.99 per month. Press Release: T-Mobile myTouch 3G to Launch with GPS Navigation from TeleNav TeleNav GPS Navigator™ available tomorrow, August 5; 30-Day Free Trial on TeleNav.com SUNNYVALE, Calif. – August 4, 2009 – TeleNav announced today that TeleNav GPS Navigator will be one of the first turn-by-turn GPS navigation services available to run on the T-Mobile® myTouch™ 3G with Google. TeleNav GPS Navigator will be available for a free 30-day trial beginning tomorrow, August 5, when the device goes on sale in retail stores and online. To sign up for the free trial, T-Mobile MyTouch 3G customers should visit TeleNav's website. "TeleNav GPS Navigator on the myTouch 3G turns the phone into a powerful GPS device," said Sal Dhanani, TeleNav's co-founder and executive director of marketing. "We invite all myTouch 3G customers to take advantage of the free trial and let us know what they think." TeleNav GPS Navigator on the T-Mobile myTouch 3G includes full-color 3D moving maps along with voice and on-screen turn-by-turn driving directions. Navigation is available in both landscape and portrait mode. If drivers miss a turn, they will automatically be rerouted. TeleNav GPS Navigator also includes speech recognition for both address entry and business search. On the T-Mobile myTouch 3G, customers simply press one button and say the name of a business or the address and TeleNav GPS Navigator will provide directions. Subscribers can also preplan trips online by accessing their account through My TeleNav. TeleNav GPS Navigator includes listings of more than 10 million businesses and services, including restaurants, hotels, shopping malls and movie theaters – providing users access to restaurant ratings and reviews as well as phone numbers for business listings. Once on the road, TeleNav GPS Navigator monitors each specific route and will proactively search for known traffic congestion or incidents. Customers will be alerted to traffic problems, both audibly and on-screen, and can choose to find another route to their location by just pressing one button. TeleNav customers also have the ability to set daily traffic commute alerts. At the requested times, TeleNav GPS Navigator will send an email alert with a summary of current known traffic conditions and delays for their routes, helping users decide when to get on the road in order to avoid traffic congestion. The service also includes frequently updated gas price listings so drivers can look for the cheapest gas in their area or along their route. Additionally, TeleNav GPS Navigator includes location-based weather information. Customers can see current weather conditions as well as a five-day forecast for their present location or for a destination of their choice in the U.S. Finally, with advanced preference enhancements, TeleNav customers have the flexibility to choose whether to avoid high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes and toll roads. In addition, subscribers can pause and resume the navigation at any time they choose, as well as set the map display colors to a 'nighttime' mode for easier viewing at night. To sign up for a 30-day free trial of TeleNav GPS Navigator, T-Mobile myTouch 3G customers can visit TeleNav's website or contact TeleNav at 1.88.TeleNav.4 (1.888.353.6284) or at care@telenav.com. To subscribe to an RSS feed of TeleNav press releases, please go to http://feeds.feedburner.com/telenav/press-releases/. To follow TeleNav on Twitter, please sign up at http://twitter.com/TeleNav. About TeleNav, Inc. TeleNav, Inc., a privately-held company headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, was the first to launch a cell phone GPS system in the United States. Deployed by 14 carriers in 29 countries, TeleNav is a global leader in wireless location-based services (LBS). Currently, the company's solutions are available in four continents, including North and South America, Asia and Europe. TeleNav's solutions include GPS navigation, Mobile Resource Management (MRM), social networking and local search. The company's flagship service, TeleNav GPS Navigator™, offers functionalities comparable to in-car systems and standalone navigation devices, such as automatically-updated maps and business locations, full-color 3D moving maps, traffic alerts with one-click rerouting, location-sharing, business reviews, speech recognition, Wi-Fi hotspot finder, gas price finder and more. TeleNav also delivers its award-winning navigation service on the TeleNav Shotgun™, a standalone GPS personal navigation device (PND) tailored specifically for business travelers. TeleNav's enterprise application, TeleNav Track™, incorporates GPS-enabled tracking, time sheets, wireless forms and navigation. TeleNav Track is a widely adopted service with approximately 9,000 customer organizations using it today. TeleNav services are available on more than 500 wireless devices and run on most major mobile platforms currently available. TeleNav's partners include Alltel, AT&T, Bell Mobility, Boost Mobile, China Mobile, Ford Motor Company, Hewlett-Packard, HTC, INRIX, LG, Motorola, NAVTEQ, NII Holdings, Nokia, Palm, Qualcomm, Research In Motion (RIM), Rogers, Samsung, Sanyo, Sprint Nextel, T-Mobile Austria, T-Mobile UK, T-Mobile USA, Telcel, Tele Atlas, Verizon Wireless and Vivo Brazil. For more information on TeleNav, please visit www.telenav.com.
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| INQ Mobile Chat 3G and Mini 3G social networking phones revealed Posted: 04 Aug 2009 01:05 AM PDT INQ Mobile are probably best known for their Facebook phone for UK carrier Three, but the company - who are actually owned by Three’s parent company – have been working on a couple of new devices to lure in social networkers. The INQ Chat 3G is their first attempt at a QWERTY messaging phone, while the INQ Mini 3G has a more traditional form-factor. Both pack Twitter, Facebook, push-Gmail, Skype and instant-messaging, together with 3G and tethered-modem connectivity.  The INQ Chat 3G has a 2.4-inch QVGA display, GPS, a 3.2-megapixel autofocus camera and measures 114.5 x 61 x 12.8 mm. It also has various homescreen widgets for displaying Twitter and Facebook updates. Meanwhile the smaller INQ Mini 3G measures 102.9 x 45.8 x 12.8 mm and has a 2.4-inch QVGA display and 2-megapixel camera. Both can be expanded to 8GB of storage (from 120MB and 100MB respectively) and have an “active address book” with presence-indicators. Unfortunately they’re missing some common features like 3.5mm headphone jacks, which means that they’re probably not the best choice for media devices. Still, iTunes sync support might belie that. No word on pricing, but given the relatively budget cost of their existing device we’re expecting the Chat and Mini to be cheap when they arrive in Europe in Q4 2009. Press Release: INQ LAUNCHES TWO AFFORDABLE 3G SOCIAL MOBILES WITH TWITTER AND iTUNES MEDIA SYNC New line-up includes INQ Chat 3G – INQ’s first qwerty mobile – and the compact and colourful INQ Mini 3G
INQ brings Twitter, free push Gmail and media sync with PC and Macs to mass market social mobiles
LONDON – August 4, 2009 – Today INQ Mobile took the next step in its mission to bring easy-to-use mobile internet to the mass market with the launch of two new 3G Social Mobiles complete with internet-based Twitter and media sync capabilities. The new phones offer high-spec functionality without the hefty price tag – shaking up the market by giving operators a unique proposition – a 3G social mobile with the speed, usability and suite of applications capable of driving data usage in the mass market. The INQ Chat 3G is the company’s first qwerty-style phone, while the compact INQ Mini 3G expands the range and provides an entry-level social mobile ideal for the price-sensitive prepay market. They complement the award-winning INQ1. For the two new phones, Twitter joins the suite of communications applications that INQ has already woven into the heart of its social mobiles: which include Facebook, Skype and Instant Messaging. Working closely with the Twitter team, INQ has developed an authentic Twitter application for both its new Social Mobiles. After the initial log in, Twitter will be ‘always on’. Consumers can send tweets and retweet via the internet rather than using SMS. With the INQ Chat, a specially designed Twitter widget will deliver Twitter updates straight to the home screen. The INQ Chat 3G was developed in response to consumer and operator demand for a qwerty-style keypad device from INQ. It has a new email client developed by INQ that incorporates free push Gmail – removing a cost for push mail typically borne by operators or passed on to consumers. The INQ Chat 3G comes complete with the expanded suite of INQ applications; Facebook, Skype, email, IM and Twitter. The INQ Mini 3G is a slimline Social Mobile that offers Twitter, Facebook, IM, Skype and web-based email services like Hotmail, Yahoo! Mail and GMail. It brings the usability that INQ is known for to a new form factor. Like the INQ Chat, the INQ Mini offers impressive capability at a fraction of the price of other application-rich devices. Both phones have plug and play HSDPA modems enabling high-speed wireless broadband on PCs and Macs. The INQ Mini 3G and the INQ Chat 3G represent a new design direction for the company; both can be customized with a range of seven coloured backs. The INQ Chat 3G and INQ Mini 3G applications can be updated over the air – a unique feature essential to keep pace with how online applications change and consumer usage evolves. INQ is also introducing seamless media syncing between its devices and PCs or Macs. The software, powered by doubleTwist, syncs music from iTunes and WMP straight to your INQ mobile and, unlike most other sync solutions, doesn’t require the customer to give up using their favourite media player on their computer. The new mobiles from INQ will also be able to sync video and photos. INQ’s ground-breaking platform was built from the ground up for the mobile internet and offers unprecedented integration throughout the handset. Popular internet applications are not simply bolted on (as they are with proprietary systems which are primarily voice and text) – but embedded within the underlying software, delivering benefits such as native messaging and an address book that consolidates phone contacts with those from relevant applications. This allows INQ to remove many of the cumbersome steps that have made using these services on ordinary mobiles frustrating or time-consuming. INQ phones multi-task, so key applications like Facebook, Skype, IM and email are ‘always on’ and accessible with one click from the home screen; a log-in to any application is required only once. Frank Meehan, INQ’s CEO, said: “We build phones that focus specifically on what people want to do most on mobile, and deliver it at a price point that’s easy for consumers and profitable for operators. We have completely broken the vice grip hold that high end smartphones had on great mobile internet experiences, and made them available to everybody.” “With the INQ Chat 3G, we’ve reinvented the qwerty for consumers by creating a fantastic social mobile. With the INQ1, we were blown away by how much consumers were writing just using the standard 12 keys – 30% of them were regularly sending emails. So we know that a keypad will go down a storm.” INQ Mobile launched in 2008 to give consumers high-quality yet affordable mobile internet, and enable carriers to stimulate data usage across their customer base. The company recently released data detailing device usage on UK and Hong Kong networks that show usage patterns typically seen only on high-end smartphones. An average of 65% of INQ users use Facebook regularly, 30% use their INQ frequently for email, and Windows Live Messenger activity is three to four times greater than on comparably priced 3G phones. In February 2009, INQ1 won ‘handset of the year’ at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona. The INQ Chat 3G and INQ Mini 3G will be available in Q4 2009. - Ends - Notes to editors INQ Chat 3G specifications include: 114.5mm x 61.0mm x 12.8mm
Widgets automatically push Twitter and Facebook updates to the home screen
Active address book is presence-enabled showing live status from all your contacts, letting you chose how to contact them
Built-in plug and play HSDPA modem to give your PC wireless broadband access
2.4″ QVGA TFT landscape display
3.2 megapixel auto focus camera
Built-in GPS
120MB memory, (expandable to 8GB)
Brew 4.0 and Java MIDP 2.0 for application development multitasking supported by dedicated Switcher hard key
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INQ Mini 3G specifications include: 102.9mm x 45.8mm x 12.8mm
Active address book is presence-enabled showing live status from all your contacts, letting you chose how to contact them
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About INQ Mobile INQ Mobile, a standalone company wholly owned by Hutchison Whampoa Limited, is pioneering the development of Social Mobiles. The company was founded to address a growing need among operators across the world for advanced mobile internet handsets for the mass market that drive data revenue, minimize subsidies and minimize network load. INQ draws on the strengths of its parent company, which made an early investment in global 3G networks. For more information visit: www.inqmobile.com or follow us on Twitter @inqmobile.
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| Logitech Unifying Receiver Pairs With Multiple Keyboards and Mice at Once [Peripherals] Posted: 04 Aug 2009 01:00 AM PDT ![15780037c8g RCVR.jpg Logitech Unifying Receiver Pairs With Multiple Keyboards and Mice at Once [Peripherals]](https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/blogger_img_proxy/AEn0k_td64FbFakWwPvlEghQEOqboAWhUZ3ZNNzj4oFawP21QrClLABqgahLDAqeqMFMjijPoX6VtJmCSrIlXAHNvzC6DJ9pJVtzBpOyJeltzFc2OGnWwsmemJPXeOZLilgC0EDuqQXUQ9R7YneFR04mdA=s0-d "Logitech Unifying Receiver Pairs With Multiple Keyboards and Mice at Once [Peripherals]") Logitech’s new Unifying receiver is a tiny USB nubbin that can wirelessly connect to one or more keyboards and mice, freeing up ports and space on your computer.
The new peripherals that work with the receiver are the Wireless Keyboard K350, Wireless Keyboard K340, Marathon Mouse M705 and the Wireless Mouse M505. Those first two keyboards will be dropping next month for $60 and $50 respectively, while the M705 mouse will hit early next year for $70. The M505 will be available later this month for $50. Logitech Unifying Receiver Eliminates Need for Multiple Wireless Receivers for Keyboards and Mice Tiny USB Receiver Debuts with Logitech Wireless Keyboard K350, Logitech Wireless Keyboard K340, Logitech Marathon Mouse M705 and Logitech Wireless Mouse M505 FREMONT, Calif. – Aug. 4, 2009 – Today, Logitech (SIX: LOGN) (NASDAQ: LOGI) introduced a convenient and clutter-free way for you to connect wireless keyboards and mice to your laptop – the Logitech® Unifying receiver. So small that it can stay in the laptop when you’re moving around, a single Logitech Unifying receiver can be paired with multiple Unifying-compatible Logitech mice and keyboards – freeing up valuable USB ports and making it easy to mix, match and add to your existing setup, no matter where you are. The Logitech Unifying receiver is debuting with four new products: the Logitech® Wireless Keyboard K350, Logitech® Wireless Keyboard K340, Logitech® Marathon Mouse M705 and the Logitech® Wireless Mouse M505. “At Logitech, we’re always looking for ways to make life easier,” said Rory Dooley, Logitech’s senior vice president and general manager of the Control Devices business unit. “With this unique new receiver, now you can pick and choose the mouse and keyboard that work best for you whether you’re at the office, at home or on the road.” Plug it. Forget it. Add to it. The Unifying receiver – based on the groundbreaking design of the industry-first Logitech Plug-and-Forget Nano-receiver – is so tiny (it protrudes only 8 mm from the edge of your computer) you can leave it in your laptop when it’s time to pack up and go. Whether you’re moving around the office, traveling for business, checking e-mail at a local café or chatting online with family from the sofa, your favorite peripherals are ready to work whenever, wherever you are. The Unifying receiver can control up to six Unifying-compatible Logitech peripherals and set up is fast and easy. For the first device, just plug in the receiver and the mouse or keyboard is recognized in seconds. When you want to add more devices, the Unifying software (available for download at www.logitech.com/unifying) walks you through a few steps to get your new device up and running. Secure Connection
Both new Unifying-compatible keyboards feature Logitech® Advanced 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity, delivering the reliability of a cord plus wireless convenience and freedom. Fast data transmission, virtually no delays or dropouts, and 128-bit AES encryption give you the peace of mind that comes from knowing that your data is safe moving from keyboard to receiver to computer. Logitech Wireless Keyboard K350 Featuring Logitech’s distinctive Wave design and Constant Curve layout, the Logitech Wireless Keyboard K350 guides your hands into just the right position and conforms naturally to your fingers. A cushioned palm rest helps position your hands comfortably and properly on the keyboard. Together, they can help you type with ease and confidence, but without forcing you to re-learn typing on an unfamiliar layout. And your keyboard is always ready when you need it – offering up to three years of battery life. Logitech Wireless Keyboard K340 Designed to fit your space and your life, the compact Logitech Wireless Keyboard K340 won’t take up a lot of room on your desk and is easy to store or take with you. Yet its full-size layout and number pad put all the keys you need within reach. Your keyboard is always ready when you need it thanks to up to three years of battery life. To give you more comfort, the keyboard’s low-profile design helps place your hands and wrists in a more neutral position. Plus, the quiet, responsive keys feel great and barely make a sound. Logitech Marathon Mouse M705 So you can power on – from home to work and on the road – the Logitech Marathon Mouse M705 can go up to three full years between battery changes, using less than half the power of comparable mice (tested against popular battery-powered optical and laser wireless mice commercially available as of March 1, 2009). With hyper-fast scrolling, you’ll fly through long documents to find what you need in a flash. Laser tracking ensures smooth, responsive cursor control. And the sculpted, right-hand shape naturally conforms to your hand. Logitech Wireless Mouse M505 The Logitech Wireless Mouse M505 helps you get more done, more comfortably, in more places. With up to 15 months of battery life, you’ve got the power to stay productive, while laser tracking gives you responsive, precise cursor control on surfaces where optical mice fail. And the ergonomically designed, ambidextrous shape – which includes soft rubber grips – conforms to your hand to be naturally comfortable, yet the mouse is compact enough to take with you. Battery life of Logitech keyboards is based on a calculation of an estimated two million keystrokes per year in an office environment; battery life for Logitech mice may vary based on user and computing conditions. Pricing and Availability
Expected to be available in the U.S. and Europe in September, the Logitech Wireless Keyboard K350 and Logitech Wireless Keyboard K340 will have a suggested retail price of $59.99 (U.S.) and $49.99 (U.S.), respectively. With expected availability in Europe in August and in the U.S. in early 2010, the Logitech Marathon Mouse M705 will have a suggested retail price of $69.99 (U.S.). The Logitech Wireless Mouse M505 is expected to be available in the U.S. and Europe in August for a suggested retail price of $49.99 (U.S.). All four products will also be available through Logitech for Business channels.
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| Nikon Coolpix S1000pj pico-projector camera official, plus S70, S640 and S570 digicams Posted: 04 Aug 2009 12:47 AM PDT Nikon have officially announced its new Coolpix range, including the pico-projector packing S1000pj first spotted yesterday. The Coolpix S1000pj has a 12.1-megapixel sensor, 5x wide-angle optical zoom and EXPEED digital processing as in the company’s DSLR range, but most interesting is the 10 lumen LED integrated projector that can create up to 40-inch VGA-quality picture.  In fact you can use the projector for not only photos but slideshows with effects and music, and Nikon include a stand and a remote for ease of operation. The S1000pj shares most of its functionality with the Nikon Coolpix S70, which drops the pico-projector and gains an OLED touchscreen. Next up there’s the Nikon Coolpix S640, which packs a 12.2-megapixel sensor, 5x optical zoom and a 0.7-second switch-on time coupled to what the company say is “ultra-fast” autofocus. Finally the Coolpix S570 slots in as Nikon’s entry level model, with a 12-megapixel sensor and 2.7-inch LCD, together with ISO 3200 support. The Nikon Coolpix S1000pj will begin shipping in September, priced at $429.95, and be available in matte black; some countries will also have a “soft silver” option. Meanwhile the Coolpix S70 will drop at the same time for $399.95 in “red & red”, “champagne & beige”, “black & black” and “champagne & light brown”. The Coolpix S650 and S570 will also arrive in September, priced at $249.95 and $199.95 respectively, and each come in multiple color variants. Press Release: NIKON INTRODUCES FOUR NEW COOLPIX CAMERAS OFFERING SUPERIOR PERFORMANCE, DESIGN AND INNOVATION Nikon Continues to Lead in Innovation with a New Touch Camera and First Compact Digital Camera with Built-in Projector* MELVILLE, NY (Aug. 4, 2009) – Nikon Inc. continues its tradition of innovation, design and performance with the introduction of four new COOLPIX Style Series compact digital cameras. Building on the success of Nikon’s previous touch-screen models, the ultra-stylish COOLPIX S70 features an enhanced interface and organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display technology for a new user experience, housed in a stylish, camera body. The COOLPIX S1000pj features the world’s first built-in projector, which enables consumers to share their images and videos in an all-new fun way. Additionally, the COOLPIX S640 and COOLPIX S570, leaders in speed and affordability, respectively, complete the new smarter, cooler, simpler COOLPIX line. “These latest Nikon COOLPIX digital cameras reflect hallmarks of the COOLPIX line: performance, design and innovation,” said Bill Giordano, general manager marketing, COOLPIX for Nikon Inc. “With new features such as a built-in projector and new touch controls for viewing, shooting and zooming, these COOLPIX cameras will appeal to users of every level.” The Nikon COOLPIX cameras incorporate Nikon’s world-class NIKKOR lenses, delivering accurate detail and brilliant color, as well as Nikon’s EXPEEDTM digital image processing concept, which ensures high-quality pictures with stunning color and sharpness. A new enhancement to Nikon’s Smart Portrait System that helps create beautiful portraits includes an all new Skin Softening feature designed to both smooth and even skin tones. Other COOLPIX features include Vibration Reduction (VR) Image Stabilization, minimizing blur that may appear in pictures, even in low-light or unsteady conditions; and Scene Auto Selector, which automatically recognizes the shooting situation and adjusts camera settings accordingly. NEW COOLPIX S70 FEATURES SUPERIOR STYLING AND OLED TOUCH-SCREEN INTERFACE Built on the success of Nikon’s previous touch-screen models, COOLPIX S70 features Nikon’s newly developed 3.5-inch Clear Color Display and a new generation of touch-screen controls that offer an enhanced shooting and playback experience. In addition to its photographic technology and stylish dual-texture design, the S70 captures stunning HD-video at 1280 
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| HTC Rhodium spotted in Sprint "compatible phone" list, Touch Pro2 definitely maybe imminent Posted: 04 Aug 2009 12:41 AM PDT |
| Transparent aluminum! Would that be worth somethin’ to ya, eh? Posted: 03 Aug 2009 11:44 PM PDT It’s hard to say if boffins at Oxford University got their inspiration from Nimoy and Co., but one thing’s for sure: they aren’t joking about the creation of transparent aluminum. In what can only be described as a breakthrough for the ages, a team of mad scientists across the way have created “a completely new state of matter nobody has seen before” by blasting aluminum walls (around one-inch thick) with brief pulses of soft X-ray light, each of which is “more powerful than the output of a power plant that provides electricity to a whole city.” For approximately 40 femtoseconds, an “invisible effect” is seen, giving the gurus hope that their experiment could lead to new studies in exotic states of matter. For a taste of exactly what we mean, feel free to voice command your PC to jump past the break. Or use the keyboard, if you’re feeling quaint. Continue reading Transparent aluminum! Would that be worth somethin’ to ya, eh? Filed under: Science Transparent aluminum! Would that be worth somethin’ to ya, eh? originally appeared on Engadget on Tue, 04 Aug 2009 01:44:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds. Read 
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| Bill.com Raises $8.5 Million To Streamline Business Bill Payments Posted: 03 Aug 2009 11:27 PM PDT  Bill.com has closed an $8.5 million funding round led by August Capital, with previous investors DCM and Emergence Capital also participating in the round. As part of the deal, August Capital’s David Hornik will be joining Bill.com’s board. Bill.com has now raised a total of $17 million.
Bill.com looks to help businesses streamline the convoluted processes that are often involved in paying bills at large companies. Unlike your typical personal bill payments, which simply require hopping onto your bank’s website and transferring funds, large busineses typically have fairly complex approval processes in place before a bill gets paid: various managers have to sign off on the bills, and then they have to get sent to the finance department that handles the actual payments. Even worse, most businesses still use inefficient paper documents throughout the process. Bill.com takes the process digital. To use it, you fax your bills to a specified phone number (any bills that come in digitally can simply be Emailed into the service). Bill.com automatically scans the document, and lets you Email it to anyone who needs to sign off on the bill before it is paid (mangers click a special link to indicate they approve). Once everyone has signed off, the finance department can use Bill.com’s payment system to make the actual transactions. The service uses OCR to archive all documents for later searching. And while the service caters in part directly to businesses, Bill.com also appeals to accounting firms, as it can streamline the way they process their clients’ bills. Bill.com charges a base fee of $24.99 a month for one user, with each additional user running $9.99 (there’s also a small fee associated with each check payment). It’s hard to gauge just how much money companies are saving in terms of time saved using the system, but VP Marketing Jeff Schultz says that companies are reporting upwards of 50% deductions in the amount of time taken to pay bills. Bill.com was founded by René Lacerte, an entrepreneur who has proven he knows what he’s doing in this space — he previously founded online payroll service PayCycle, which was just acquired last month by Intuit for $170 million. Crunch Network: CrunchBase the free database of technology companies, people, and investors Go here to see the original:
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| The Kevin Rose-Ashton Kutcher Bromance Is Bad For Digg Posted: 03 Aug 2009 10:38 PM PDT  Revision3’s PR firm is urging me to write about the upcoming Diggnation episode being filmed in at the Palms Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas with Kevin Rose and Ashton Kutcher. And I aim to please. But what I can’t figure out is, how do projects with Ashton Kutcher like this and the disastrous 24HoursAtSundance earlier this year help Digg find relevance in today’s world?
Sure, Kevin gets to hang out with the Hollywood crowd and become BFF with Ashton. And yes, I’m somewhat interested in hearing all about “Ashton Kutcher’s Web 2.0 Strategy,” as pitched to me in the email (in the same way that I can’t not look at accidents as I drive by). But none of the story ideas pitched to us (Ashton and Kevin: Why Traditional Hollywood cares about Unconventional Silicon Valley, How mainstream consumer products are merging with new media, Why Ashton thought it was important, in fact, critical to reach Diggnation's audience), along with “exclusive access” to Kevin and Ashton, really interest me. What I really want to know is this: Why is Kevin Rose screwing around in Las Vegas with a movie star when a fricking URL redirect service is preparing to eat their lunch? Digg isn’t the shiny new startup that it once was. Twitter has almost twice the audience that Digg has (45 million v. 24 million worldwide uniques in June according to Comscore). As recently as March Twitter was still smaller than Digg. Now, it’s not even close. Digg’s product needs serious attention from Kevin. The recent DiggBar changes that enraged users caught Kevin off guard because he was on vacation in China and didn’t know what was happening. He needs to pay attention. Or else relinquish his control of the Digg product to someone else who’ll pay attention. The next six months are critical for Digg. They are rolling out a new real time product to try to compete with Bit.ly and Twitter. It seems to me that Digg’s investors would be happier if he were working on that, instead of partying in Vegas with the guy from Dude, Where’s My Car? That being said, I still can’t wait to hear Kutcher’s Web 2.0 strategy and his advice on “merging the worlds of mainstream entertainment and new mediums like Internet Television.” Update: Kevin Rose response in comments below: Mike, I set aside two days a month to shoot episodes of diggnation (this has been the routine for the last 4yrs), and we shoot several live shows per year. Without a doubt the podcast has proven to be a great tool to spread the word. Sorry about the strange pitch from the PR agency.
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