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Just recently, Google announced Google Googles, an augmented reality-like software where you can point your Android-based smartphone camera to an object and it will tell you what that object is, be it a book, a landmark, or even translation of a foreign language. Fresh out of Google Mobile Labs, the… Continue Reading »

Although we do know that they will be available as of January 25, 2010 we have yet to see anything official come in regards to the pricing of the Palm Pre Plus and the Pixi Plus. That said, it does not hurt to see something unofficial, especially when that unofficial… Continue Reading »

In a move that is sure to anger many early-adopting Palm Pre users, Best Buy has (as of today) lowered the pricing on the Pre to just $99.99.  Of course, that $99.99 price tag does require you to sign a two-year agreement, which limits the offer to new customers, as… Continue Reading »

There are some companies in the world that aim purely at the upper end of the pay scale.  Denon has just released their new DVD-A1UD which costs a staggering $5,879, a price that us debt ridden unemployed mortals can only gape at. So what does it actually do?  Well, it… Continue Reading »

Blu-ray has always been fighting against the tide, struggling against high prices, general reluctance to move on from DVDs, and now the “credit crunch” as well.  In fact, many people were beginning to think that the victory against HD-DVD may have been in vain due to the apparent lack of… Continue Reading »

The Eee PC has been the most popular net book since it started selling, namely because it was the first, but also because it is damn good at what it does. However a few people have some qualms with it, mainly about the fairly low storage that it offers: 12GB. … Continue Reading »

Looking to get an Eee PC for less than an iPod?  Sounds like a good idea, doesn’t it?  Well, in its quarterly investors earnings call, Asustek announced a great number of things, including the fact that the baseline Eee PCs will be lowered to $200 by the end of 2009. … Continue Reading »

Hit by hard times?  Financial markets got you worried about dropping bucks on a shiny new phone?  LG feels your pain and wants to reach out to all those folks who want the sexy touchscreen-type phone with the aptly named KP500.  KP as in “Kitchen Pass,” as in you won’t… Continue Reading »

While we have heard the rumors, it now looks like it will soon be official. During a recent conference call, the CEO of Netflix, Reed Hastings announced that because Blu-ray discs cost more money to purchase, that they need to charge a higher rental rate for them. He also went… Continue Reading »