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Archive for the ‘Gadgets’ Category

Nintendo Launches Wii U: Next Generation Gaming Console from Nintendo

Nintendo has launched the Wii U at E3 2011.

Discover an exciting new way to enjoy home entertainment with Wii U, Nintendo’s next home console. With a revolutionary new touch screen controller, precision motion controls, and full HD graphics, a whole new world of play styles and gaming possibilities is on the horizon. The time is coming to truly expand your idea about what a game console is—and can be.

 

You can check out the full Wii U official launch information here.

GEAR4 Produce Angry Birds Speakers

If you thought there wasnt enough Angry Birds stuff in the market then your in for a treat. Gear4 has just announced they are creating the official Angry Birds speaker system.

The speakers feature Rovio’s popular game characters; Red Bird, Black Bird and Helmet Pig, the colourful speakers range from £49 to £69 and include a docking station for iPod, iPhone or iPads*, and a 3.5mm audio cable input with crate stand, compatible with any music player.

They do look very cute!

Worlds First Hands On with HP webOS TouchPad

It seems as though SanDisk has provided the worlds first demo of the HP TouchPad, but HP aren’t happy!

The demo happened on Wednesday at Computex in Taipai. Now it seems as though HP have dropped all ties with SanDisk!

Asus Launch Padfone: Tablet Device with Smartphone Built in

Asus have been getting a lot of press in the past few days with their upcoming Padfone. The Padfone is a tablet device with a built in phone. This device has enhanced connectivity which means that you will on need one SIM card to use both devices.

Verizon Launch Three New Smartphones: LG Revolution, HTC Trophy and Motorola Droid X2

Verizon has just announced three new smarphones: LG Revolution, HTC Trophy and Motorola Droid X2.

These phones are going to be great additions to Verizons ever growing catalogue.

LG Revolution features:

  • 4.3 inch 800×480 pixel screen
  • 1GHz CPU
  • 5mp back camera and 1.3 front.

Motorola Droid X2:

  • 1GHz CPU
  • 8 mp back camera
  • 4.3 inch screen

HTC Trophy:

  • 3.8 inch screen
  • 1Ghz CPU
  • 5mp back camera

Dell XPS15z Looks Very Similar to a Macbook Pro

There has been a lot of talk this moring about the new Dell XPS15z being copied from a Macbook Pro. After inspecting the images from Engadget it seems that its remarkable how similar the laptops actually are.

The Dell XPS15z has a 15 inch screen and it has a lot more style compared to your average Dell laptop. However, it comes with a $999 price tag.

Blackberry Playbook Has Some Amazing Sales Numbers

It seems like the Blackberry Playbook is outperforming most of the tablets currently in the market.

Since its April 19 launch in the U.S., Abramsky thinks RIM has moved about 250,000 PlayBooks. Further, he believes RIM is on track to sell 500,000 PlayBooks by the end of the quarter. [...]

“Checks at 180 Best Buys show 14% of the 16 GB sold out, 71% of the 32 GB sold out, and 84% of the 64 GB sold out; however, 32 GB/64 GB stockouts appear allocation-related,” he wrote. Are many PlayBooks being returned? Not really, he said, calling PlayBook returns “nominal.” (Information Week)

If the Playbook was a little lower in price Im wondering if they could really compete in marketshare with the iPad 2.

Buy the HTC Flyer from Best Buy

Thats right my friends, the HTC Flyer is now here. If you want to buy the HTC Flyer you can purchase from Best Buy on May 22.

The HTC Flyer is $499.99 and has some amazing features.

Features:

  • 7 inch display
  • Android operating system
  • 1.5 GHz single core
  • 1 GB of RAM
  • 16 GB of storage
  • Two cameras 5mp on back and 1.3 on front

[Best Buy via BGR]

Square Launching Awesome New Product on Monday

Square is preparing to livestream their new product launch on Monday the 23rd May. The livestream will be happening from the Techcrunch Disrupt stage and Im very much looking forward to seeing what Square release.

Square is an amazing card reader that will turn any iOS device into a credit card accepting machine! This is an amazing tool for merchants who havent been able to afford other devices provided by banks, and Square only charges 2.5% per swipe.

There is no word yet on what they are going to release, but I would love to see the product leave the USA and head for Europe!

Xbox 360 Adds Paypal Support

Xbox 360 will be receiving a great update later this summer that will bring in some much needed improvements to the service. Xbox 360 will be receiving Paypal and Avatar Kinect support. There is six different upgrades that are scheduled to be released between May 19th and May 30th.

These Paypal upgrades are very important to Microsoft because it will open up new international markets that they aren’t current in. This means that you will no longer have to add your credit card into the Xbox Live system, making it a lot more secure than Playstation Network.