Acer tablet PC line launching on November 23rd, priced from $299 to $699
October 27, 2010 No Comment
Not much more to tell you that you didn’t already pick up from the headline. Acer CEO Gianfranco Lanci told Dow Jones Newswire that it will be launching its first line of tablet PCs in New York City on November 23rd, priced from $299 to $699 each. That’s all the man said, leaving us to speculate on the OS (though Android’s been heavily rumored ) and whether we’re looking at the launch of Acer’s 5- , 7-, or 10-inch tablets (or all of the above) priced with or without carrier subsidies. Still, with Android Gingerbread already on the lawn of the house that Google built we can expect to see a whole slew of Google sanctioned tablets launch before CES 2011 gets underway in January. Acer tablet PC line launching on November 23rd, priced from $299 to $699 originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 07:03:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Not to Worry, Anne Geddes Reassures HuffPo Readers, ‘It Is OK to Photograph Newborns’
October 27, 2010 No Comment
Gee, I wasn't aware there was such anxiety about that. Photographer and author Anne Geddes wrote at Huffington Post on Oct. 22 of being inspired to publish a book with photographs of babies and mothers after seeing an art exhibit of birds' nests in Australia. read more
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Violent clashes have broken out between Palestinian-Israelis and Israeli police ahead of a planned demonstration by members of a
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The entire police force of the small town in northeastern Mexico quit on Tuesday, a day after gunmen attacked their headquarters. Los Ramones Mayor Santos Salinas said 14 members of the police force told him they quit on Tuesday morning. (Oct. 27)
Continue reading …Navigon MobileNavigator finally hits American Androids, includes augmented reality POI view
October 27, 2010 No Comment
We got our first taste of Navigon ‘s MobileNavigator for Android way back at CES last January, and since then Googlephone users across Europe have been merrily navigating around using the thing. Finally, Americans get our chance, with Navigon announcing a North American release. This version includes maps of the good ‘ol US of A, downloaded to the storage card (1.5GB worth) to enable full offline navigation, though you’ll need a connection to get traffic updates. There’s an improved Reality View Pro mode, which shows “photo realistic 3D views” of street signs and, the cream of this frothy app, a new Reality Scanner mode. This Layar -like view overlays nav and POI information over a real-time stream of the world from the phone’s camera, letting you spot that Stuckey’s from afar. The app hits the Android Market today for $39, but that’s one of those limited time deals. After two weeks it jumps up to $59, so don’t be slow with the clicking. Gallery: Navigon MobileNavigator for Android Continue reading Navigon MobileNavigator finally hits American Androids, includes augmented reality POI view Navigon MobileNavigator finally hits American Androids, includes augmented reality POI view originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 06:30:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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Photo: tedprize : Phenom Penh Does a graffiti artist lose his edge if he wins a big prize ($100,000) and portrays social issues? If you are JR, the winner of the TED Prize then you’ve still got your street cred. His exhibition “Women Are Heroes” has been shown on slum housing in Paris, bridges in Africa and the walls of favelas in Brazil. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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The former leader of the Soviet Union, Mikhail Gorbachev, has warned Nato that victory in Afghanistan is impossible. Mr Gorbachev said that the US had no alternative but to withdraw its forces if it wanted to avoid another Vietnam. As Soviet leader, he…
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More from DigiTimes this morning and its chatty sources within NVIDIA and Taiwanese supply chains. First up is talk that ASUS’ 10-inch Eee Pad — presumably, the Android loving EP101TC said to cost less than $399 — will launch in March of 2011 with NVIDIA’s Tegra 2 taking care of the processing duties. DigiTimes ‘ sources also reminds us that Tegra 2 tablets are on the way from Dell , Samsung, MSI , and Toshiba in addition to smartphones from ASUS, Motorola, and LG. Good to know, but for as long as Tegra 2 has been discussed, we’ve yet to see the SoC ship inside anything worth getting too excited over. And don’t even mention the Boxee Box, they switched to Intel at the last minute, remember? Maybe Dell’s Looking Glass tablet will change all that when it launches any day now . ASUS Eee Pad EP101TC getting Tegra 2 treatment ahead of March launch? originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:55:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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The chairman of British Airways has attacked “completely redundant” airport checks and said the UK should stop “kowtowing” to US demands for increased security. Martin Broughton said people should not be forced to take off their shoes and have their laptops checked separately in security lines. He also said there was no need to “kowtow to the Americans every time they wanted something done”, especially when this involved checks the US did not impose on its own domestic routes. The US…
Continue reading …Razer debuts Anansi MMO gaming keyboard, dares you to ever leave your basement
October 27, 2010 No Comment
And you thought you were set after procuring one of the many Naga mice on the market now. Think again. In a never-ending quest to milk the MMO market, Razer has just issued the planet’s first (or so it says) MMO gaming keyboard . The Anansi is a jet black board with a rather standard layout, but those seven thumb modifier keys are bound to enhance gameplay in some way or another. You’ll also get over 100 programmable Hyperesponse keys with on-the-fly macro recording, storage for up to 20 gaming profiles, five bonus gaming keys and 16 million color backlight illumination. Oh, and for those of you doubting Razer’s attention to detail, you can totally deactivate the Windows key while in “gaming mode.” Check it this December when it ships worldwide for $99.99 / €99.99. Gallery: Razer debuts Anansi MMO gaming keyboard Continue reading Razer debuts Anansi MMO gaming keyboard, dares you to ever leave your basement Razer debuts Anansi MMO gaming keyboard, dares you to ever leave your basement originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 27 Oct 2010 05:34:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
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