Archives for October, 2008

Things are getting worse at Circuit City.

The embattled electronics retail chain was notified October 24 by the New York Stock Exchange that its stock listing price is so low it’s on the verge of being delisted.

Circuit City (Credit: Circuit City)

According to a form Circuit City filed with the …

Originally posted at Blog network editorial

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Magellan Maestro 4350

Magellan Maestro 4350

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It’s been a little while since we’ve seen anything from Magellan, but on Thursday, the GPS manufacturer revealed its latest in-car GPS, the Magellan Maestro 4350 series. Consisting of the Maestro 4350 and the Maestro 4370, both portable navigation devices feature a new …

Originally posted at Miss Direction

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If you’re a hard-core Apple fanboy but want the functionality of a tablet computer, there’s a solution: get your MacBook transformed into a ModBook.

The solution got more easily accessible on Friday as Other World Computer announced its Modservice in partnership with Axiotron.

Originally available only …

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If you have a fancy car with integrated OnStar service, good for you, but if not, there are different ways to make your vehicle trackable. One of which is the Seeker that BlackLine GPS introduced on Thursday. Seeker is a GPS-based vehicle recovery and tracking device that a car tech …

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The RS800cx monitors your heart while you do dishes.

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If you’re a hard-core runner, it’s a good idea to have the right tools at your disposal to maximize your training. In anticipation of the New York City Marathon Sunday, Polar a maker of portable fitness electronics, …

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The C902 has a 5-megapixel camera

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Sony Ericsson has never been one to shy away from the high-powered camera phone. Its Cyber-shot series, which includes the Sony Ericsson K850i that we reviewed earlier this year, offers a solid set of handsets that excell both at …

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Hoop jumpage. Totally hot.

I finally got the SMS alert on my iPhone telling me that I now have access to the Wi-Fi hot spots at Starbucks, for free. Cool. But the images I had of just sauntering in to a Starbucks, selecting the local Wi-Fi network and jumping on …

Originally posted at Webware

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LG Lotus

LG Lotus

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As we mentioned in our hands-on with the LG Lotus at CTIA earlier this year, we had a really positive first impression of this new messaging phone from Sprint. Now that we’ve had a chance to really get to know it first-hand, we …

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RIM BlackBerry Bold

RIM BlackBerry Bold

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It’s been a good six months since Research in Motion first announced the RIM BlackBerry Bold (aka RIM BlackBerry 9000). Originally slated for a summer release on AT&T, the launch date kept getting pushed back…and back. Frustrated with the …

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LG VX5500

LG VX5500

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Verizon and LG have just released a flip camera phone, dubbed the LG VX5500. The VGA camera isn’t great, but for an entry-level phone, it’s not bad. You get all the basic cell phone features, as well as Bluetooth and A-GPS, but you …

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Napster Mobile expands its service

Napster Mobile expands its service

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Napster and AT&T announced Thursday that Napster Mobile is now available to more than 13 million AT&T customers.

As part of AT&T Mobile Music, Napster Mobile is now available on more than 25 AT&T phones, including the …

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Foo Fighters performing at Wednesday's LA launch party for the BlackBerry Storm. (Photo taken with a BlackBerry Curve.)

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HOLLYWOOD, Calif.–The BlackBerry Storm got its chance to be a child star Wednesday as Research In Motion threw it a coming-out party at the legendary Avalon Hollywood club.

There was the full runway action, as paparazzi photographed celebrities going down the red carpet on their way into the club. As I arrived, a couple of cast members from the new 90210 show were making their way down the carpet. (Perhaps my favorite line of the evening was one of the show’s cast members saying she hadn’t actually seen the original show, but had “seen pictures” of the show’s stars).

Annalynne McCord of the new ‘90210′ show walks down the red carpet at the BlackBerry Storm party. (Photo taken with a BlackBerry Curve.)

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I hung out near the red carpet as long as I could, but was urged to move it along so John Mayer could get his turn in front of the cameras. (Mayer and Apple fans alike will note he has made more than his share of appearances onstage with Steve Jobs but now stumps for RIM).

Since I know, I’d get comments along the lines of “Pix or it didn’t happen,” I’ve included a number of shots I took with my own BlackBerry (a Curve, alas). The pictures that were taken with the Storm’s 3.2 megapixel camera look a lot better than the ones I took with my Curve, but well, there you have it.

In the VIP section, while the celebrities largely drank and took in the Foo Fighters, there were a few geeks that also managed to score a coveted white wrist band (often friends of friends of friends of the VIPs). They could easily be spotted tapping away on one of the many demo Storm devices at the event.

Originally posted at Beyond Binary

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The Delve offers a touch-screen phone.

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Alltel is the winner of a new touch-screen phone from Samsung. The Samsung Delve, aka the r800, offers a thin candy bar design with an expansive touch screen and few physical keys. It shares some of the characteristics of both the Samsung Omnia

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Pantech Slate(Credit: Pantech)

The Pantech Slate, which AT&T claims is the world’s thinnest QWERTY mobile phone, officially met the public when AT&T started selling the handset Wednesday. No word from AT&T yet how many units it has sold, but when your other selections include …

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