kwikSynCh Dual USB Charger

Yes, only 2 devices can be charged at once with the kwickSynch, but I also have a 120V-to-USB adapter (and the mTips work with any USB source), so I can do three at once. In a pinch, I connect...

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Samsung debuts 8GB microSD cards

Samsung electronics has announced the development of high capacity microSD cards for multimedia devices. The new card not only stores mammoth 8GB of data but is also faster than the current class of SD and SDHC cards. It reads...

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Sony Vaio UX50 user review

I can't believe how crisp and beautiful the screen is. Simply amazing. A little small, but still usable since it's got a great contrasty screen, and a pretty good backlight. A little tough to do thumbs-only typing, especially when...

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Samsung Q1 UMPC reviewed

There literally is pretty much nothing like it! it's gorgeous, it's cool and it functions well in a variety of rolls, from ultra-portable notebook to media player to digital note taker (and more). The hardware is of impeccable quality other...

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DualCor cPC announced - minus WiFi

DualCor Technologies has just released the final specs for their cPC "ultimate convergence device," and those who were looking forward to this model are bound to be horribly disappointed: not only will the production version lack cellphone capabilities out of...

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iGo Everywhere15 universal power adapter for cars and planes

This neat little device charges your handsets, mp3 players and PDAs from any power source including wall outlets, car outlets and even in flight outlets. The package also contains the iGo dual-power accessory which lets one simultaneously power/charge 2 mobile...

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Nokia Wireless Audio Gateway AD-42W

This doesn't come as a real surprise, given that the FCC approved it last month, but Nokia is getting official about its Wireless Audio Gateway, a Bluetooth device designed to stream audio from any A2DP device to a set of...

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Pharos iGPS-500 - minute GPS receiver

Basically it's a super tiny SiRFstar III-based modular GPS device that can connect either via Bluetooth (shown left), or SDIO / CF / PCMCIA adapter (right, sans PC card adapter, of course). What doesn't really come across here, however, is...

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Origami finally official

It's finally official - the much-rumoured Origami handheld PC running Windows Tablet PC edition has been revealed. Despite much of the hype, this device really has very little to do with Microsoft other than running Windows - the initial models...

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Seagate's new 12GB 1" hard drive

Seagate Technology, the world's leading manufacturer of Consumer Electronics (CE) hard drives, today announced the newest member of its diverse CE product portfolio, the Seagate ST1.3 Series 12GB 1-inch hard drive. With a footprint 23% smaller, 50% more storage capacity,...

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Micro-Mini matchbox-sized projector

And we thought projectors were getting small when they were the size of a Mac mini! Light Blue Optics has created a micromini projector that’s the size of—wait for it—a matchbox, and it’s going to be used with a cellphone....

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EZPnP EZDigiMusic MP300 - rip CDs to memory cards without a PC

EZPnP is perhaps best known for their EZDigiMagic CD Burner, a standalone device which removes files such as digital photos from memory cards, and then burns that data to a CD. They have now introduced the EZDigiMusic MP300 which basically...

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HP's dockable PDA GPS system

HP will be teaming up with ViaMichelin to introduce a new plug-and-drive satellite navigation system. This system will use the iPAQ rx1950, cradle and ViaMichelin’s GPS software. It has an integrated Wi-Fi adapter, runs Windows Mobile 5.0, SD slot expansion,...

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Portable foldable bluetooth keyboard

If you’re the type of person who needs to do a short 500 word document in the quickest amount of time possible, then this keyboard may be what you’re looking for, unless you’ve ironed out your thumboard tapping skills.It’s light...

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Skype on Pocket PC performance woes

Skype has taken the world by storm on the desktop in homes and offices worldwide, but the Pocket PC version is just plain bad. Connection isn’t the culprit, but the sound quality is. Via UberGizmo...

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Soldius Solar Golf Bag

’m not sure the guy behind you is going to be thrilled when he catches you banging away on your cellphone and/or Blackberry on the links, but the Soldius golf bag will certainly make it easy to stay in touch...

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OQO Model 01+ Ultra Personal Computer

Except for the small round power button and the microphone next to it, the front of this device is almost entirely taken up by the 5in diagonal 800 x 480 VGA display. When Judie and I saw the OQO at...

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iRiver Previews WiMax Media Players

The G10 is a portable media player that offers video, photos, music and radio but can also browse the Web, check email and stream or download content. The G10's hottest features are its integrated graphics chip and mobile network content...

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Dell Axim X51v PDA

The latest space-sapping device to cross our paths (and ensure that by the year 2010 we're all wearing multi-pocketed combat trousers and Batman-style utility belts) is the Dell Axim X51v-642 PDA. Dell is talking it up as the 'ultimate handheld',...

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Tatung V620 Portable Media Center

Tatung's latest Portable Media Center (PMC), the Tatung V620, comes in a square form factor and has a 3.5" wide viewing screen. It supports a maximum resolution of 320 X 240. It's compatible with the TiVo Series2 DVRs and also...

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X2 Debuts X2V Portable Multimedia Video Player

Like its predecessor, the MEGA View 566 (shown at right), the X2V is a versatile device that functions as a video player, photo viewer, MP3/WMA music player, portable storage device, personal digital assistant with calendar and contacts database and a...

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Mobilepen releases $430 dedicated Bluetooth keypad

Mobilepen provides a touchpad that remotely connects to any cell phone (running on Symbian Series 60 or Windows Mobile) and transfers the data to the handset. The mobilepen device offers the user different options such as giving him an online...

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