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Demand for Intel’s Atom already outstripping supply? April 30, 2008

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There's a ton of upcoming laptops and devices based around Intel's Atom processor, and it looks like all the early interest is causing that best of all possible problems for the chipmaker: it's gotten too many orders. Intel told the WSJ that it's planning on producing "millions" of Atom chips this year, but that it's "seeing better-than-expected demand" as production begins and that it's "we are working quickly to address it." Still, it looks like manufacturers are expecting a shortage to last for a while -- ASUS predicted that supply would be constrained until the third quarter during its quarterly conference call, for example -- and various Chinese trade publications have reported the same. That's definitely not encouraging news, and with AMD's Puma and VIA's Isaiah nipping at Atom's heels, Intel might want to kick things into a higher gear.
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Demand for Intel’s Atom already outstripping supply?

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There's a ton of upcoming laptops and devices based around Intel's Atom processor, and it looks like all the early interest is causing that best of all possible problems for the chipmaker: it's gotten too many orders. Intel told the WSJ that it's planning on producing "millions" of Atom chips this year, but that it's "seeing better-than-expected demand" as production begins and that it's "we are working quickly to address it." Still, it looks like manufacturers are expecting a shortage to last for a while -- ASUS predicted that supply would be constrained until the third quarter during its quarterly conference call, for example -- and various Chinese trade publications have reported the same. That's definitely not encouraging news, and with AMD's Puma and VIA's Isaiah nipping at Atom's heels, Intel might want to kick things into a higher gear.
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Gigabyte’s GSmart Smart Touch UI shown on video

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Check it -- Gigabyte has just revealed details about a swank new user interface for its GSmart mobiles, and it has been coined Smart Touch. Sadly, multi-touch gestures aren't supported, but it does handle dragging / dropping and gives users oodles of customization options. Comically enough, the note on the new UI actually admits that it "works like [the interface on the] iPhone," but it claims to be superior due to its tight-knit integration and more "useful and interesting features." Sure, alrighty. We'll let you be the judge on this one -- jump on past the break for an excruciatingly long demonstration vid.

[Via the::unwired]

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First ever BlackBerry clamshell phone unmasked, dubbed the ‘Kickstart’

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Ready to have your brain blown out through the top of your head? Look above -- you're staring at the heretofore unseen BlackBerry clamshell, the Kickstart. The Boy Genius snagged a handful of photos of the device (which apparently he's known about for "a while"), and has decided to share his good fortune with the rest of the world. The phone sports a Pearl-esque keyboard, typical trackball navigation, and apparently utilizes both an internal and external LCD screen. No word on specs, carriers, or a release date, but BGR is saying this puppy is due before the end of the year. You'll know more when we know more!
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Samsung Instinct

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samsung-instinct The Samsung Instinct touchscreen phone offering a 2 megapixel camera with 2x digital zoom and camcorder.

* localized haptic feedback
* three hard navigation key
* EV-DO Rev A
* GPS
* Sprint Music Store, Navigation, TV, Visual Voicemail
* full HTML web browser
* customizable homescreen
* stereo Bluetooth with audible caller ID
* expandable memory up to 8 GB
* 3.1" TFT display (240 x 432 pixels and 262K vibrant colors)

Via Gizmodo.

Samsung Instinct Reviews

Wired does a hands-on review of the Samsung Instinct and writes, "...The 2-megapixel camera is, well, a 2-megapixel camera. The few images we snapped had decent image quality with true colors. It's not remotely close to super camera phones like the LG Viewty in terms of image quality. We'll have a little more on that particular phone in an upcoming post though."

Hercules Mobile DJ MP3 finally available for $99

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If you've done anything other than mash F5 (or similar) at Hercules' website the past few seasons, you've likely forgotten all about that sub-$100 Mobile DJ MP3 that surfaced over a year ago. For whatever reason, the thing is just now shipping, but we suppose obnoxiously late is better than never, right? Dubbed the world's "first wireless digital mixing mini-controller," it's available as we speak in black or white hues for $99.99. Release is posted in full after the jump.

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Nokia N95 Review - PDA Street

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Nokia N95 PDA Street reviews the Nokia N95 and writes, " The rear holds the lens for the 5 megapixel camera, which uses a Carl Zeiss lens. If you've been waiting for the day when your cell phone could take excellent, digital camera-worthy photos, wait no longer. We were consistently impressed with the quality of the photos that the N95 produced. Not only that, but the N95's excellent image software lets you crop and edit photos, and even remove red eye. The N95 can also shoot video."

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Nokia N95 Review - PDA Street

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Nokia N95 PDA Street reviews the Nokia N95 and writes, " The rear holds the lens for the 5 megapixel camera, which uses a Carl Zeiss lens. If you've been waiting for the day when your cell phone could take excellent, digital camera-worthy photos, wait no longer. We were consistently impressed with the quality of the photos that the N95 produced. Not only that, but the N95's excellent image software lets you crop and edit photos, and even remove red eye. The N95 can also shoot video."

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Motorola Z9 Review - Wired

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Moto Z9 Wired reviews the Motorola Z9 and writes, "The 2-megapixel camera isn't bad either. Colors aren't spectacular and the shutter lag is a bit pronounced. Still, it's decent — you can definitely tell what you're looking at...Would I recommend the Z9? Too soon to tell, definitely. I'm leaning towards "yes" but only if I can get past the ill-conceived button design. We'll see how it goes in another day or so."

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Motorola Z9 Review - Wired

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Moto Z9 Wired reviews the Motorola Z9 and writes, "The 2-megapixel camera isn't bad either. Colors aren't spectacular and the shutter lag is a bit pronounced. Still, it's decent — you can definitely tell what you're looking at...Would I recommend the Z9? Too soon to tell, definitely. I'm leaning towards "yes" but only if I can get past the ill-conceived button design. We'll see how it goes in another day or so."

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Samsung T10 goes floral for spring

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It rains every day and the birds won't shut up -- yeah, spring's here, and Samsung's celebrating by dressing up the T10 in this fetching black and purple floral number. Details are scarce, as the "La Fleur Special Edition" of the well-regarded PMP isn't official yet, but we'd expect to see it pop up rather soonish.

[Via PMP Today]
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Goldmund’s $300,000 Epilogue Speaker System joins Media Room

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Personally, we can only imagine what a $300,000 speaker setup sounds like. But you -- we know you're eager to pick up the Epilogue Speaker System (previous edition shown) and rub it in the faces of everyone else, right? Regardless of whether you answered that truthfully or not, Goldmund (those same cats who actually had the nerve to create a $17,000 Blu-ray player) has introduced the latest version of the aforesaid system, which will now be built specifically for integration into the Goldmund Media Room. Pretty though they may be, we have a sneaking suspicion you won't be getting much bang for your buck with these -- but then again, what do our virgin ears know, anyway?
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Goldmund’s $300,000 Epilogue Speaker System joins Media Room

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Personally, we can only imagine what a $300,000 speaker setup sounds like. But you -- we know you're eager to pick up the Epilogue Speaker System (previous edition shown) and rub it in the faces of everyone else, right? Regardless of whether you answered that truthfully or not, Goldmund (those same cats who actually had the nerve to create a $17,000 Blu-ray player) has introduced the latest version of the aforesaid system, which will now be built specifically for integration into the Goldmund Media Room. Pretty though they may be, we have a sneaking suspicion you won't be getting much bang for your buck with these -- but then again, what do our virgin ears know, anyway?
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iLuv kicks out i168 and i169 HD Radio alarm clocks

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Something's really wrong with the world if more than a few months pass by without a new iPod alarm clock from iLuv, so we suppose everyone's a-okay for a few more months now. Announced today, the firm has introduced its first pair of HD Radio clocks, and sure enough, one of 'em plays nice with Cupertino's darling. The i169 would be that player, which offers up a mostly black motif, dual stereo speakers, remote, iPod dock, AM / FM / HD Radio reception, an auxiliary input and dual alarm settings for good measure. As for the currently available i168, it provides most everything you read up there sans the iPod compatibility, but then again, it only demands $89.99. What about the i169, you ask? It'll set you back a cool $169.99 when it lands in "early May." Full release waiting after the break.

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MacBook Air users still faced with overheating problems?

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We're still hearing reports of MacBook Air overheating woe, well after an EFI update in April that was meant to address some of those problems. While hot computers are nothing new, the MacBook Air starts shutting down cores and offloading processes when things get bad, which means users are faced with aggravating stop-start freezing until they can manage to cool the computer off -- or just put it to sleep and let it "rest." Apparently some people have traced this back to the age-old misapplied thermal grease problem, but that's hardly a solace for the average consumer trying to convince Apple to fix this thing for them. We took a MacBook Air that was acting up into the Genius Bar and Apple claimed it couldn't reproduce the problem, though we have heard cases of Apple replacing the computer for users. We'd be curious to know just how many Air users are having trouble, and if the X300 is experiencing anything similar, so let us know in the comments.

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SageTV HD Media Extender

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SageTV HD Media Extender

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Western Digital’s VelociRaptor drive gets reviewed

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We already had some early benchmarks of Western Digital's speedy new VelociRaptor hard drive the day it was announced, but the folks at Extreme Tech have now had a bit more time to spend with the drive, and they've churned out a full review of it for those that still haven't made up their mind. As with others, they found the drive more than lived up to its promise of being the "world's fastest SATA disk," with it even beating out many solid state drives in terms of write performance. The biggest downsides, as you might expect, are its relatively high (but not unreasonable) price to gigabyte ratio, and its maximum 300GB capacity, although that's nothing a second (or third) drive can't solve. Of course, they don't stop there, and you can find plenty of charts and comparisons to quench your curiosity by hitting up the link below.
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Microsoft Hands Cops a Crowbar for BitLocker

Posted by admin in : Tech Reviews , add a comment Microsoft has given law enforcement officials a new tool known as "Computer Online Forensic Evidence Extractor," or COFEE, to aid in the pursuit of crimes involving computers. COFEE is a framework of customizable and common forensic tools for law enforcement. Microsoft made the announcement at this year's Law Enforcement Technology conference. The three-day event, hosted by Microsoft, draws together some 400 law enforcement officials from more than 35 countries to demonstrate the latest technology tools.

SupportSpace Tech Support Service

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Top 5 Network-Attached Storage Devices

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Top 5 Network-Attached Storage Devices

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SupportSpace Tech Support Service

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Psystar Open Computer notes, benchmarks and video

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digg_url = 'http://digg.com/tech_news/Psystar_Open_Computer_notes_benchmarks_and_video'; Okay, so we've been playing with the Psystar Open Computer for a few hours now, and we've formed some early impressions and put together a short video of it in action. We haven't really tried to stress the system yet, but based on our other experiences with OSx86 machines, we're expecting things to generally go smoothly. That said, there are some definite rough patches and issues, all mostly having to do with the fact that OS X isn't really built for this hardware. Here's what we know so far:

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Psystar Open Computer notes, benchmarks and video

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Okay, so we've been playing with the Psystar Open Computer for a few hours now, and we've formed some early impressions and put together a short video of it in action. We haven't really tried to stress the system yet, but based on our other experiences with OSx86 machines, we're expecting things to generally go smoothly. That said, there are some definite rough patches and issues, all mostly having to do with the fact that OS X isn't really built for this hardware. Here's what we know so far:

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Will a $199 Price Tag Debase the iPhone?

Posted by admin in : Tech Reviews , add a comment Rumors are swirling that Apple may release an unlocked iPhone by the end of summer, while AT&T offers users a subsidy on its iPhone. Scott Moritz of Fortune magazine reported that when Apple releases its 3G iPhone this summer, AT&T will slash $200 from the price tag with a two-year contract. The deal has sparked intense debate in the Apple community, ranging from those who don't believe the phone company will offer the rebate to those who believe Apple has decided to release an unlocked phone, breaking its exclusive deal with AT&T.

Will a $199 Price Tag Debase the iPhone?

Posted by admin in : Tech Reviews , add a comment Rumors are swirling that Apple may release an unlocked iPhone by the end of summer, while AT&T offers users a subsidy on its iPhone. Scott Moritz of Fortune magazine reported that when Apple releases its 3G iPhone this summer, AT&T will slash $200 from the price tag with a two-year contract. The deal has sparked intense debate in the Apple community, ranging from those who don't believe the phone company will offer the rebate to those who believe Apple has decided to release an unlocked phone, breaking its exclusive deal with AT&T.

Federal Court Dents RIAA Strategy Against File-Sharers

Posted by admin in : Tech Reviews , add a comment A federal judge's ruling against the RIAA not only represents a setback for the litigious trade group in one particular lawsuit, but also opens a Pandora's box of technicalities that could mean a few speed bumps ahead for its legal steamroller. In Atlantic v. Howell, the RIAA moved for summary judgment, citing the presence of copyrighted content in a shared folder. The judge denied the request, saying it was unclear whether the defendants placed the content in the folder, and that its presence there alone did not constitute infringement.

Netgear RangeMax Next Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500

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Netgear RangeMax Next Wireless-N Gigabit Router WNR3500

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T-Mobile to debut 3G as voice-only. No data. We’re over it.

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Well screw us -- T-Mobile's 3G network debut tomorrow? It's going to be voice only. That's right, you heard us, VOICE ONLY. So trepidatious is this company to actually get their 3G data rollout, um, rolled out, they're launching first with kneecapped voice-only service, keeping only EDGE for those demanding data. Here's the snippet from the memo we received:

"3G is the next generation of our wireless network, following our current GSM network. In this early phase of our network evolution, 3G is a new technology for carrying wireless voice calls and supporting existing data capabilities on our network. In future phases, this next generation network will power 'high-speed' (3G) products and services that connect customers in new and exciting ways. ... Inform customers who are interested in high-speed data that the first phase of our 3G roll out supports voice only." [Emphasis ours]

No word on when T-Mobile actually plans to turn on the faster data, but for everyone who haven't already jumped ship -- hoping against hope -- the wait continues.
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Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router With Storage Link WRT600N

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Linksys Dual-Band Wireless-N Gigabit Router With Storage Link WRT600N

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HP creates radical ‘memristor’ technology, brains explode

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HP Memristor"Memristors" are one of several memory technologies that have been theorized and promised in the coming years. HP has made a real memristor, however, and the way solid state memory is created and stored could have just changed forever. First theorized in 1971, memristors are basic circuits like resistors, capacitors, and inductors. These circuits are able to store data by allowing their levels of electrical resistance to fluctuate between high and low, or 0 and 1 to a computer. Like flash memory, they retain that data without power -- except they do it all on one circuit and at the speed of D-RAM. In the end, we could be looking at a whole new kind of storage, as long as someone can figure out how to get these things onto integrated circuits. Nerds hats off, return to your fanboyism -- now.
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Linksys Wireless-N Gigabit Router WRT310N

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Linksys Wireless-N Gigabit Router WRT310N

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Yamaha’s notepad / keyboard hybrid concept: a songwriter’s dream

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Yamaha's got a thing for making dreams into reality, and we must say, we're crossing our fingers and hoping to all that's good and merciful in this world that the above pictured device goes commercial. Little is actually known about the keyboard / notepad hybrid aside from the fact that it was showcased at the Milano Salone trade fair in Italy, and for what it's worth, Yamaha christened the device "key for journey." Look, there's even slots in the leather-bound lid so the keys have room to breathe when it's all closed up. Ah well, a boy can dream, can't he?

[Via kanYe West Blog]
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D-Link Wireless N Router DIR-615 vB2

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D-Link Wireless N Router DIR-615 vB2

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Chelpa Ferro’s foosball table is seriously wired for sound

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Highly modified foosball tables are a dime a dozen, but this contraption could easily be mistook for some sort of Martian gaming machine at first glance. Dreamed up and crafted by designer Chelpa Ferro, this Tota Treme Terra looks to be a vanilla foosball table with an artsy overhead light and a hodgepodge of speakers wrapped all around. Word on the street has it that the machine belts out sound effects based on the action up above, but sadly, the actual details about this potential ninth wonder of the world are being left to our imaginations.
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Chelpa Ferro’s foosball table is seriously wired for sound

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Highly modified foosball tables are a dime a dozen, but this contraption could easily be mistook for some sort of Martian gaming machine at first glance. Dreamed up and crafted by designer Chelpa Ferro, this Tota Treme Terra looks to be a vanilla foosball table with an artsy overhead light and a hodgepodge of speakers wrapped all around. Word on the street has it that the machine belts out sound effects based on the action up above, but sadly, the actual details about this potential ninth wonder of the world are being left to our imaginations.
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Researchers show off laser-guided wheelchair that docks with vehicles

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We first heard about this laser-guided wheelchair way back in 2006 but didn't really have much more than promises from the team behind it about exactly what they had in store. As New Scientist reports, however, it seems that the folks from Lehigh University and Freedom Sciences are still hard at work at it, and they're finally showing off some of their progress. The wheelchair is apparently still not entirely automated though, with it needing to be driven to the rear of the vehicle by remote control, after which the on-board LIDAR system kicks in and loads it onto the lift all by itself. Not surprisingly, the estimated price for the eventual commercial version has also gone up since we last heard from the team, with it now set to demand $30,000 (as opposed to $15,000 to $20,000) when it goes on sale later this year, assuming it gets the necessary FDA approval. Until then, you can head on over after the break to check it out in action.

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Belkin N Wireless Router F5D8233-4 v3

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