Gadget Access

Posted Jan 25th 2008 4:43PM by Evan Blass
Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsObviously a lot of people cried fake when those screenshots purporting to show Windows 7 Ultimate popped up — possibly because they looked a lot like rebadged Vista screens — so the blogger who originally posted the images has followed up with a video for proof. And we do have to say, if this is fake, someone put a hell of a lot of work into pulling it off, from creating a new bootup screen to hacking the source code to adding fresh Media Center options. ThinkNext tells us that this release — known as Milestone 1 — expires in May of this year, although if Redmond and its team of crack Enemy of the State-types have anything to say about it, this particular blog will not be getting another preview copy next time around. Video after the break.

[Via Softpedia, image courtesy of ThinkNext, thanks Joshua]

Posted Jan 25th 2008 6:30PM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Desktops, Features
Back in October of last year, we all wondered just what impact Dell’s leaked XPS One would really have on the all-in-one PC, nay, computer market, and truth be told, we’re still waiting for something definitive. Sure, the first press shots were emanating with all kinds of sexy (for a Dell), and this thing was teased more than any single hunk of plastic and metal ever should be, but it still maintained a certain aura that kept people anxious for release day. Shortly after going on sale in mid-November, reviewers from all walks of life managed to fall innocently in love with Round Rock’s latest, but as with most other XPS machines, we’re fairly certain the discerning crowd that this piece is aimed at will find plenty of reasons to nitpick room for improvement.

If you were given a round-trip ticket to Texas with keys to the XPS One’s design laboratory, what would be your first (and second, and third…) order of business? Are you honestly satisfied with the graphics performance? Is the built-in display that you’re now stuck with up to snuff? Does it really look as good in your humble abode as it did in a classy New York City furniture store? Of course, we fully understand that Dell must have done something right here for ole Walt to highly praise it, and while we’re sure the current incarnation of the One may suffice for many, we want to hear your vision of One.one. Shout it out below!

HP Officejet 4315 All- in-One is an easy to accommodate and ultra compact printer with fold-up paper tray on a desk, shelf, or table and top fold-up trays closed while receiving faxes and printing. It is ready to suffice the office needs with its multi functions like color printing, color copying, color scanning, color faxing, black-and-white printing, black-and-white copying, black-and-white scanning, black-and-white faxing etc. It is rocking the market with its HP Adaptive Lighting and HP Auto Red-eye Removal technologies.

Technical Specification

HP Officejet 4315 All-in-One printer is available in the market with technical specifications like:

• Up to 20 ppm Black print speed
• Up to 14 ppm Color print speed
• Up to 1200 x 1200 dpi Black print resolution
• Up to 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi color (when printing from a computer and 1200 input dpi) Color print resolution
• Up to 1200 dpi (optical) and Up to 19200 dpi (enhanced) Scanner resolution
• Fax transmission speed of 3 sec per page
• Fax speed dials up to 80 numbers
• Fax Resolution up to 300 x 300 dpi

HP Officejet 4315 All-in-One printer has the paper handling capacity of 100-sheet input tray and 20-sheet automatic document feeder with recommended monthly volume of up to 1500 pages. It supports different paper sizes like letter, legal, executive, cards etc. It is compatible with the cartridges like HP 21 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (5 ml), HP 22 Tri-color Inkjet Print Cartridge (5 ml), HP 27 Black Inkjet Print Cartridge (10 ml) etc. This highly useful product is supported by operating systems like Certified for Windows Vista(TM); Mac OS X v 10.2.8; Mac OS X v 10.3; Mac OS X v 10.4 or higher; Windows 2000 (SP3 or higher); Windows XP Home; Windows XP Professional. HP Officejet 4315 All-in-One printer has the connectivity of 1 USB.

This 16.75 x 8 x 7 in and 8.29 lb weighing printer is available with Power supply, Power cord, Phone cord, HP 21 black cartridge (5 ml),HP 22 tri-color cartridge (5 ml), HP Photosmart Essential software, Set-up and reference guides inside its packing box.

Source: HP

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Posted Jan 25th 2008 10:21AM by Paul Miller
Filed under: Laptops, Peripherals
It all looks innocent and feasible on the surface, but behind the scenes we have no idea how realistic this gaming keyboard from United Keys is ever going to get. Sure, word of a manufacturing deal with FoxConn is good news, but it turns out a key employee has a bit of a history with false product launches. The man is Valdi Ivancic, of Medison fame — that $150 laptop that never was. Valdi spent seven months with United Keys in 2005, and then went on to purportedly found his own company named “Swedish Keys.” What’s unclear is the relationship between the two companies, but we’re not going to get our hopes up for much product from either until it shows up on store shelves. Oh, we almost forgot: Valdi’s last big move was considering his candidacy for Prime Minister of Sweden. Yeah, really reassuring.

[Thanks, Michael N.]

If you didn’t immediately ditch the white stock earbuds that came with your iPod in favor of a pair of higher-end canal phones or headphones, then these 500XL speakers are right up your alley. They’re 500 times bigger than the original; can be powered by USB, batteries, and an AC adapter; and as you can clearly see, are designed to look exactly like the Apple buds. Other than an enormous iPod touch to go along with it (not to mention information about pricing and availability), what more could you ask for?

Via The Uber-Review.

Posted Jan 25th 2008 12:05PM by Evan Blass
Filed under: HDTV, Laptops, Peripherals, Portable VideoSony has announced the development of a new Blu-ray reader / writer module that is not only smaller than previous components, but promises to be cheaper as well due to a simplified manufacturing process. The new laser housing is less than three millimeters thick, according to the Japanese manufacturer and co-developer Nichia Corporation, enabling it to be incorporated into smaller devices such as portable players. Sony predicts that we’ll first start seeing 9.5-millimeter laptop BD drives which employ the module later this year.

[Via Tech.co.uk, thanks Kiwi616]

Southwest Airlines has announced they will begin to test in-flight Wi-Fi as of the summer of 2008. Following on the heals of JetBlue and American Airlines, they are the latest to announce the start of a testing period. The access is a satellite-delivered service that will be provided by Row 44, who claim to be the current leader in airborne broadband communication. Initially the testing phase will be on just four planes and will allow passengers access to e-mail, music, shopping and virtual private networks.

Row 44 is also preparing to work with Alaska Airlines this Spring. In addition Virgin America is also promising in-flight access. Maybe in-flight Wi-Fi will be a good thing and catch on, hopefully the in-flight use of cell phones will remain a no-go. As of now the roll-out date for Southwest has not been announced.

Via [Switched]

From the latest sales figures from Apple and partner AT&T, the iPhone is looking ripe for another discount.  Figures culled from the pairs releases, their seems to be an inventory glut or a lot more jailbreaking than anyone is admitting.  So what is Apple gonna do?

Simple, do what they did before (and oh yeah, what everyone else does): drop prices.  We know they’ve got the 3G phone waiting in the wings.  3rd party applications are raging to be released (not the ear-pinning IBM got for talking about Lotus Notes).  AT&T dropped the no business discount they had going.  All these signs point us to new introduction and price drop for current product.

I think Apple found the sweet spot of $399 and will likely put the new 3G phone there.  We’ll most likely see some kind of cosmetic change to the design, just to make a visual differentiation and make the masses crave the new.  Usual Apple protocol.

How soon?  That is the magic question.  If Apple stock keeps down-ticking and stock continues to grow, it will be sooner than later.  Possibly as early as next months SDK kick-off. 

That is my guess.  What is yours?

Read: [ZD Net]

Posted Jan 25th 2008 1:02PM by Joshua Topolsky
Filed under: Laptops
Remember how we told you Everex’s little gOS-sporting Cloudbook was headed to Wal-Mart this month (today, to be specific)? Well hold your check book, friend-o — they ain’t done with it. According to the company’s director of marketing, Paul Kim, the system requires, “A couple of last minute software tweaks,” before it’s ready for prime-time. There’s no word on when it will make an appearance, though we’re inclined to think this won’t be a major delay, though you never know. Should shipments alight, we’ll be the first to share the good news.

Posted Jan 25th 2008 9:34AM by Evan Blass
Filed under: Household, RobotsAnyone can go into Office Depot and pick up a rolling desk seat for fifty bucks, but it takes a truly lazy individual to shell out almost $22,000 for a chair that very slowly “walks” you into proper working position. Actually, we doubt that the commercially-available Walking Chair from Vienna-based design studio Walking Things is really built for sitting; it’s more likely meant as a showpiece for the ridiculous amount of disposable income you’re pulling in. Each minimalist eight-legged unit is hand-assembled upon order, meaning that you’ll need to wait at least six weeks to show your friends how very little €15,000 ($21,906) mean to you.

[Via Slashgear]