This Week in Gadgetell: 5/15/06 - 5/21/06
Posted May 22, 2006 at 05:07 AM by Doug Berger
Section: Tech News, Features, Gadgetell Announcements
This week, like many weeks, was headlined by two big Apple events, the release of the MacBook and their new store (also known as the glass cube) on 5th in NY as well as Sony’s release of the VAIO UX, a hybrid between a Sidekick and Origami. We also got PS3 Europe pricing, saw the release of Super Mario Bros. of the Nintendo DS, RIAA sued XM, MS released the Vista requirement specs, Sony Ericsson dropped four new phones, Yahoo pulled a redesign as did Flickr and went from Beta to Gamma, Sprint and Verizon announced pricing and support for the Palm 700p, and Plantronics supports VoIP. We also celebrated the 10th anniversary of AIM with the release of Phoneline and Blur-ray hit in an internal drive as well as the Sony AR laptop.
Lets not forget our first look at the desktop software Deskloops and our reviews of the Maxtor OneTouch III Mini Edition (100GB) and the DLO Transdock Micro FM Transmitter. And finally, we had our share of Motorola Q excitement.
Features
Gadgetell First Look: Accoona searches ‘news’ and ‘business’ The Water Cooler: BitTorrent and Warner Bros…huh? A rant about Optimum Online port 25 How To Tuesday: Upload your videos to the great WWW Gadgetell First Look: Deskloops manages your open windows Gadgetell Review: Maxtor OneTouch III Mini Edition (100GB) Gadgetell Review: DLO Transdock Micro FM TransmitterNews
Palm officially announces the Treo 700p The 2006 World Cup on your phone Show your inner child Motorola joins RED to help eliminate AIDS Sony takes the Origami route Skype now lets you call free scanR supports Treo 700p Moto wants you to “Find the Q†Motorola launches opensource.motorola.com PodZinger to power Rocketboom PSP like interface for the PS3 TiVo - Blockbuster any day now Yahoo previews a refreshing redesign Sony VAIO UX Micro PC Sony VAIO AR brings Blu-ray to your lap 1 if by land 2 ifbyphone Goodbye iBook hello MacBook Google Notebook helps you organize what you find Apple bumps up the MacBook Pro specs and screen Nokia 770 tablet adds Google Talk AIM Phoneline celebrates the 10th anniversary of the Buddy List GameWatch opens fanboys’ eyes AOL to host and search video Flickr goes from beta to gamma Firefox 2.0 alpha 2 released Google product announcements rundown Plantronics Voyager 510-USB Bluetooth headset system Verizon announces Treo 700p pricing Viewsonic 20? LCD for $369 Lenovo waterproof keyboard First HSDPA phone you can buy Protect your memories, back them up for your Lifetime Canon’s new IXUS 6 MP cameras Pepsi and Motorola offering more than 150 original ringtones PlayStation 3 rumors answered Samsung ‘Anyview’ media display Sky’s high-def box reviewed Toshiba Satellite M100 Hitachi’s “Super-Pendicular†hard drive Timeless Radio - your personal recorder for the web Fuji Blu-ray disc available in June Push email solution for the 700p Pioneer BDR-101A Blu-ray disc writer with Roxio Sony Ericsson new handset roundup Panasonic releases DivX DVD-R devices Motorola Q exclusively on Verizon Warner to release two more HD-DVD titles Is your PC Vista ready? Photo’s of the 5th Ave Apple Store LG’s Bluetooth Speakerphone accessory Sony Ericsson Bluetooth 2.0 headsets PS3 to hit Europe at 499/599€ and £425 Details on the RIAA vs. XM lawsuit Nintendo releases Super Mario Bros. for the DS Bluetooth headsets for the X chromosome SanDisk USB drives get more secure Jeteye bookmarks and tags your web clippings Audio guides on your iPod, Meraviglioso!Rumors
Sprint will offer the Palm Treo 700p at the “end of May†Sprint Nextel to announce their 4G plans soon