Section: Gadgets / Other, Miscellaneous 
Pen scanners have been around for a few years now, though they haven’t yet been all that spectacular in actually scanning. They didn’t always have a lot of on-board memory, and didn’t scan at very high resolutions. The new DocuPen X-series from Planon looks to change that. The DocuPen X-series are the first pen scanners to be capable of scanning at a full 600 dpi, making them just as good as most normal scanners. Planon also managed to put in 64MB of storage, Bluetooth, and an OLED screen onto the new devices. With all of these features, the DocuPen X-series will make scanning documents away from a normal scanner much easier, and more reasonable. Now you can easily scan documents with the DocuPen, send them to a netbook via Bluetooth, then email them off to where they need to go. Despite the possible uses, the $369 price tag for the introduction model, the X05, makes them just a bit out of reach for most users. Then you also have the X10 and X50 for $389 and $439 respectively. Outside of businesses, the price tag is likely to make the DocuPen X-series largely meaningless. They are certainly interesting tech, but the possible uses are limited. Perhaps if the price came down they’d be more interesting. For now they remain outside the price range for most users, and remain arguably meaningless for many. Read [PlanOn] Via [jkOnTheRun] Full Story » | Written by Shawn Ingram for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Gadgets / Other  Beatles fans everywhere rejoice! The band's catalog is finally being released in mp3 form, but don't go running to iTunes. Record company EMI is releasing the entire catalog of 14 albums on a special edition 16GB USB drive. The drive, which is shiny green and shaped like an apple, will set fans back a whopping $330 and only 30,000 were initially offered for sale. Pre-orders are already being taken, and it will be officially released on December 8th. Along with the remastered tracks are rare photos, liner notes and 13 mini documentaries. It promises to be a real Christmas treat for any Beatles fans with the spare cash to spend or who have a generous friend or relative willing to play Santa.
Does this mean we're closer to seeing the band on iTunes? EMI isn't saying. So far it has refused to let any retailer sell the band's music digitally. Of course that hasn't stopped BlueBeat.com from selling the entire catalog. The site offered individual Beatles tracks for .25 cents each and full albums for around $3.25. When confronted by EMI the site insisted they weren't doing anything wrong because their offerings are recreations using a process called "psychoacoustic simulation". Um yeah. The site ignored EMI's cease and desist action and refused to stop selling the tracks until they were slapped with a lawsuit and restraining order. Whether they thought they could get away with such blatant theft by shrouding it in technical mumbo jumbo or actually believe their copyright infringement is perfectly okay remains to be seen. If you want one of the Beatles USBs act fast. EMI says demand has been so overwhelming that they are trying to acquire an additional supply above and over the 30,000 they initially planned to sell. Read [PCWorld] Full Story » | Written by Sue Walsh for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile  While we here at Gadgetell have been wondering just how well the Palm Pre is actually doing, it seems like we are still getting mixed signals overall. And in this particular case, the mixed signal is actually a price drop. And a price drop that has quickly followed another price drop.
In this case that means that our friends who are north of the border, well those who are either on or willing to switch to Bell will be able to score a Palm Pre for just $99.95 (CAD). Now normally I would consider a price drop a nice thing, and and just rejoice in the fact that any would be customers can save a little money, but in this instance I am left wondering if the drop has anything to do with poor sales. You see, I only say that because the Palm Pre was given a $50 price drop back towards the end of last month which brought the price down to $149.99. And now another $50 price drop has brought it down to $99.99. Either way, good for Bell customers, maybe bad for Palm and Bell. Maybe now we can see a little bit of that lower Pre pricing come down here to the US and Sprint. Of course, with all the recent press Sprint has been getting for their Android offerings lately, a price drop on the Pre may be a helpful thing. Read [Bell] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM GAMERTELL - Walmart has just announced some online only specials that will last as long as the products are in stock. Some of the deals include a Wii bundle with Wii Fit Plus and a $25 gift card for $299.00 and a $79.00 Xbox 360 Guitar Hero World Tour Band Kit.
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Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Broadband Cards, Mobile, Computers, Laptops, Netbooks, Wireless Courtesy of a Best Buy Reward Zone member advertisement, we now know that the Nokia Booklet 3G will be available as of November 15. Which is of course much nicer than the previous time frame of sometime during the holidays. For those interested, the Booklet 3G will set you back $299.99, but that price does required a two year commitment. Otherwise, those looking to make the purchase contract free can expect to pay the full retail price of $599.99. And yes, for good or bad that contract is with AT&T. Additionally, although we did know many of the details and features surrounding the Booklet 3G, except the actual release, I did at least get a nice little chuckle from the “Windows 7 operating system is crazy fast”
comment in the ad. Crazy fast, really? That is the best they can do. Anyway, for those waiting, well for those that are also a Reward Zone member, you can now head out to Best Buy and get your pre-order in. Read [Nokia Mobile Blog] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
FROM GAMERTELL - Haven’t caught all of the Gamertell news this week? Here's your chance to catch up on this week’s top 10 articles! 28,275 PSPgos sold on the November 1, 2009, launch in Japan” Famitsu featured an interesting news story pertaining to the PSPgo today. The system launched November 1, 2009 in… MORE » Full Story » | Written by NEWS for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
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