Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Bluetooth, Consumer electronics, Data Communications, Dongle, Engadget, Personal computer, Universal Serial Bus, WIRELESS
SoundLink, the too-expensive, yet pretty OK looking wireless music system by the “too expensive, yet pretty OK looking” consumer electronics people over at Bose, has gone from rumor to reality as of today. Expect to pay $599.90 for the whole McGillicuddy or — if you’ve already bought into the Bose Wave thing — pick up that SoundLink upgrade kit featuring a USB Bluetooth dongle for a mere $149.95. (Engadget10/22)
Amazon has just made their new Kindle for PC available for pre-order online, a move that turns almost any PC in the entire world into a fully-fledged ereader. The software comes on the heels of all of the big Win7 announcements today evens up the playing fields when it comes to PC-based ereaders. (Crunchgear10/22)
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Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Bluetooth, Chuck Pagano, Data Communications, Fuel efficiency, Garmin, Global Positioning System, GPS, WIRELESS
3-D TV — despite some significant roadblocks that include a lack of industry standards and online-streaming issues — is gathering buzz on a number of fronts in the TV community. ESPN, for one, has conducted a number of tests, and the network’s Chuck Pagano remains somewhat hopeful: “From our judgment, when the fans see it, they’re going to be blown away by it. But there’s still a lot of challenges ahead.” Variety (4/16)
Garmin has come out with a new, slim GPS device dubbed the nuvi 1490T. The Bluetooth-equipped device has a five-inch touch screen, the ability to save up to 10 routes in its memory and a feature called ecoRoute, which aids drivers with fuel-efficient navigation suggestions. Pocket-lint.co.uk (4/16) , Digital Trends (4/16)
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Filed under: TECHNOLOGY | Tags: Business, Data Communications, Hub, Telecommunications, Verizon Communications, Verizon Wireless, Wall Street Journal, WIRELESS
Verizon Communications has developed an Internet phone, dubbed the Hub, that goes beyond current IP-based devices by delivering video and information-based features — compatible with its wireless network — to the home. Designed to retain wireline customers, Verizon Wireless will sell the Hub at its outlets for $199 — with a contract and rebate — plus a $35 monthly fee, according to the company. The Wall Street Journal (1/23)
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Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: AT&T, Data Communications, NewYork, Top Chef, Top Chef 5, United States, V CAST, Verizon Communications
Bravo launched Top Chef: Tour De Force, a mobile tournament in which the cast of Top Chef 5: New York competes in a series of challenges designed to test their speed, taste and culinary imagination. Challenges range from speed dicing mangos to distinguishing organic and artificial cereal. The mobile game will be available on Verizon VCast, AT&T, CV Video and on MobiTV and will run through the end of season 5. (Cynopsis 12/12)
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Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: 802.11, Data Communications, Datastorm, EastLink, Manitoba Telecom Services, Quebecor, Shaw Communications, WIRELESS
AT&T claims American Idol fans sent 78 million text message votes during season seven of the show, smashing last year’s record of 64.6 million votes. (Cynopsis 5/27)
4INFO.net, a Silicon Valley text-message advertising firm, plans to announce a new trial partnership with Yahoo. 4INFO will provide the technology for Yahoo to publish news updates, sports scores and other content via text messages that also contain a small ad. (Iwantmedia 5/27, http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121185056833021519.html 5/27)
Hop-on is pushing a $10 mobile phone at U.S. convenience stores that offers 4 hours of talk time and 150 hours of standby time. The Hop1800 is a disposable handset, but the company is offering a rebate to those who recycle it. (Pocket-lint.co.uk 5/26)
Nokia’s possible plans to cut prices and re-enter the South Korean market has LG Electronics looking over its shoulder, a company executive conceded Monday, but he insisted that LG’s overall outlook this year was solid. Chang Ma, an LG marketing executive, said the company was ready to exploit any problems that rivals Motorola and Sony Ericsson might encounter. (Reuters 5/26)
Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: 802.11, Brando, Data Communications, Datastorm, Nintendo, Sierra Wireless, Wii, WIRELESS
Here are some important specs just released from AT&T for those waiting for the 3G iPhone. The 3G network, ready now in 275 markets and in 350 markets by year end, will be capable of speeds of up to 1.4 Mbps down and 800 Kbps upstream. Agreements with other carriers will also allow AT&T to offer 3G roaming in 60 countries. (Cynopsis 5/23)
Google co-founder Larry Page traveled to Washington, D.C. yesterday to lobby Congress to allow unlicensed mobile devices to share digital TV white space with local TV stations, reports B&C. The NAB has been spending heavily trying to convince legislators that white space devices would interfere with over the air digital signals. (Cynopsis 5/23)
Filed under: WIRELESS | Tags: Brando, Computers and Internet, Data Communications, Datastorm, Nintendo, Verizon Wireless, Wii, WIRELESS
T-Mobile USA on Tuesday introduced Nokia’s latest music-enabled mobile phones, the 5310 Xpress Music and the 5610 Xpress Music handsets. The phones, which originally launched in Europe, are now making their U.S. debut, where T-Mobile USA is the only wireless company licensed to sell the products in the country. (CNET 5/20)
Nokia Xpress Music 5310 (left) and 5610 (right)
Looking to boost sales outside its traditional product lines, French luxury-goods maker Christian Dior is coming out with a line of mobile phones that will be targeted to fashionistas worldwide, particularly in the Russian and Chinese markets. The phones come on the high heels of similar launches by Dior rivals, such as Prada SpA and Dolce & Gabbana. (The Wall Street Journal 5/21)
Yah, they look pretty hot but why would I pay $5,000 for a touch-screen phone in pretty colors? I’ll just get a new 3G iPhone with a brightly colored case instead. . .
AT&T will allow its 3G data-service customers to access the Internet free via its Wi-Fi network at its 17,000 U.S. hotspots, the company announced Tuesday. It opened the offer to Laptop Connect subscribers, who pay at least $60 a month for data over its HSDPA and EDGE networks. (CNET 5/20)
