Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile Finally, some real photos of the HTC Legend have surfaced. They look pretty similar to renders which were previously released. It looks like the Legend will sport a pretty durable build, as can be seen from the back photo. The aluminum-like exterior looks like it will be very comfortable and solid when held in the hand. The area around the camera and flash looks incomplete, as expected from a pre-production build. From the looks of the dots, it probably houses speakers or video recording mics. While nothing has been confirmed yet, it seems to use the Sense UI which is a pretty sweet choice. Via [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Cheng Hung for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Gadgets / Other, ebooks  The delays of the Barnes & Noble nook seem to be coming to an end. The news comes by way of a Barnes & Noble press release which spills the details of the availability, the timing with Valentine’s Day and some additional in-store content.
True to the press release, a quick check of the Barnes & Noble website reveals that the nook is listed as being “in stock now” and also accompanied by free shipping. As far as in-store availability, the nook is expected to be in the “majority of Barnes & Noble stores beginning mid-week.” And just in case anyone did not notice—that is “just in time for Valentine’s Day.” What a coincidence. Wrapping up the nook news for the day is the exclusive in-store content. In-store visitors will be able to take advantage of the free Wi-Fi and browse ebooks, magazines and newspapers. Additionally, you can enjoy a short story by Adriana Trigiani, get a Valentine’s Day recipe for red Velvet cupcakes from Anne Byrn, the Cake Mix Doctor as well as check out “Read Between the Wines” which is a regular feature by wine expert Kevin Zraly. Keep reading to check out the full press release… Barnes & Noble Launches Exclusive In-Store Content and Promotions Barnes & Noble, Inc., the world’s largest bookseller, announced that its popular nook eBook reader—the ultimate gift for book lovers—is in stock online at nook.com and will be rolling out in the majority of Barnes & Noble stores beginning mid-week, just in time for Valentine’s Day. While in-store, nook customers will enjoy exclusive holiday-themed online content, kicking off this month. Barnes & Noble quickly sold out of nook stock online over the holidays due to unprecedented customer demand. Since then the company has ramped up production and is shipping stock to the majority of its stores, beginning this week. Customers can visit the Barnes & Noble nook In-Store Locator at www.bn.com/nook/instore, updated daily beginning February 10, to find local stores with devices in-stock. Enhanced in-store connectivity allows nook customers to seamlessly access fast, free Wi-Fi in Barnes & Noble stores. There, they can browse the extensive library of more than a million eBooks, magazines and newspapers and enjoy exclusive “More In Store” content and promotional offers, officially launching in February, which include:
—A short story by bestselling favorite Adriana Trigiani featuring characters from her newest blockbuster, Brava, Valentine.
—A Valentine’s Day recipe for red velvet cupcakes from Anne Byrn, the Cake Mix Doctor.
—“Read Between the Wines,” a regular feature by renowned wine expert Kevin Zraly, guides readers and wine lovers through the mystery of pairing books with the perfect vintage. “nook is the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for anyone who loves reading. Demand for nook continues to be very high, and we’re pleased our customers will be able to try and buy nook in our stores and online and enjoy it in time for the holiday,” said William J. Lynch, President of Barnes & Noble.com. “In Barnes & Noble stores, nook owners will enjoy exciting nook-only content from their favorite authors and other valuable offers, along with fast and free in-store Wi-Fi, which nook customers have been accessing in droves over the last few weeks.” New Barnes & Noble in-store content will be updated weekly and available for a four-week period. nook users can stay apprised of upcoming exclusive More In Store content at www.bn.com/nook/moreinstore. Also in February, nook users in Barnes & Noble stores can enjoy 10 percent off any CD. nook customers need only show the special offer on their nook to the cashier to redeem. Barnes & Noble has continued to optimize nook software for an improved reading experience with the newly updated nook v1.2. Automatic over the air (OTA) updates, which do not require any action from nook customers, are underway and will be conducted seamlessly through this week. nook customers currently using the previous version can also immediately download v1.2 at www.nook.com/support, where additional update and technical support information is available. nook marries innovative technology and sleek minimalist design with access to the Barnes & Noble’s digital store of over one million eBooks, newspapers and magazines. nook’s color touch screen for navigation along with a best-in-class E Ink display offer an immersive, enjoyable e-reading experience. It offers both 3G wireless and Wi-Fi access and is the first to offer digital lending for a wide selection of eBooks through its LendMe(TM) technology. To learn more and experience nook, visit www.nook.com. Follow our eBooks and other updates on www.bn.com/twitter. To learn more about the free Barnes & Noble eReader software and Barnes & Noble eBookstore apps, visit www.barnesandnoble.com/ebooks.
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Section: Communications, Smartphones, Gadgets / Other The folks over at Pocket-lint scooped up some really interesting info about the upcoming announcement of Inbrics’ Android-based M1 MID, scheduled to be revealed at the Mobile World Congress next week. The M1 is really a little bit of everything. It is a “smartphone-like device” sporting a 3.7-inch AMOLED touchscreen display, a 3-megapixel camera and a front-facing VGA camera (probably for video calls). It also has a slide-out 5-row QWERTY keyboard. Other specs are GPS, 16GB of internal flash memory and a microSD card slot. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 3G or WiMAX. Inbrics aims to make the M1 a media controller as well. It sees media convergence from TVs, DVRs, mobile phones, digital cameras, laptops and desktops, where the M1 MID acts as the controller that pushes data to any device the customer chooses. If all goes well, the MID M1 will be introduced in Europe in 2010, or early 2011. Read [Pocket-lint] Via [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Cheng Hung for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Peripherals, Displays/Projectors BenQ’s V2220 21.5” LED LCD monitor seems to have bagged many world titles, from the “world’s slimmest” to the “world’s highest dynamic contrast ratio.” Boasting a thinness of only 15mm, the monitor is also very green. Power consumption is reduced by 28.6% compared to traditional CCFL models. When you switch to Eco mode, it further saves power by up to 52%. Not only does it help you save electricity, it is also very environmentally-friendly. The dynamic contrast ratio is very, very high as compared to mainstream monitors. At a dynamic contrast ratio of 10,000,000:1 (that’s 10 million to one), it can display truer blacks and give you a more detailed display in darkly lit areas. The V2220 is scheduled for a Taiwan launch in February and March, along with the 18.5” and 24” models. The 23” model will be launched in June. The products will then be available worldwide. No words on the pricing, though. Read [BenQ] Via [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Cheng Hung for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Computers, Desktops Asus has released the EeeTop ET1610PT, an all-in-one computer or nettop, that features a 15.6” touchscreen display (hence the letter “T” in the model name) with a resolution of up to 1600x900 pixels. The EeeTop ET1610PT is really nothing to shout about; other specs include an Intel Atom D410 processor, integrated Intel GMA X3150 graphics, 802.11 b/g/n Wi-Fi, six USB ports, a 5-in-1 card reader, 0.3-megapixel webcam and an Ethernet port. It doesn’t come pre-installed with a Windows 7, though. Asus somehow decided to include Windows XP with this nettop. You can, of course, upgrade it to Windows 7 by buying it yourself. It should be coming to Europe soon, with a price tag of under 400 Euros ($540) Via [Ubergizmo] Via [Eee PC - Blog] Full Story » | Written by Cheng Hung for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Features, Gadgetell Announcements  Listen up, Gadgetell is looking for a few quality tech/gadget bloggers, well more specifically we are looking to fill two positions.
The first being someone who can contribute often, and by often I mean on a daily, or at least an almost daily basis to include weekdays and weekends. I would say this person would average roughly 10 posts per week. The second being someone who wants to write primarily on the weekends. Of course, anyone who fills this role will be welcomed to post during the week. But the main focus is for weekend coverage. This person would most likely average about 4-6 posts per weekend. Assuming you are ok with those roles and posting expectations—we need someone who loves tech/gadgets. You know the type—the person who loves tech so much that other people get tired of hearing them talk because that is all they talk about. Or the person who sits at the dinner table with a laptop, tablet or smartphone because they cannot part with the Internet for even a few minutes. In short, we are looking for the tech obsessed. If you are interested, here is what you need to do to apply. Send an email to robert (at) gadgetell (dot) com and include; * For new bloggers, three sample posts that would fit on Gadgetell. Don't worry they will not be used, but we want to see what you are capable of.
* For experienced bloggers, show us some links to other writing that you have done. These should be relevant to tech/gadgets and should also be current. Also tell us a little about you, what you currently do, how much time you can realistically dedicate to Gadgetell and why you think you would be a good fit. And make sure you let us know how to get back in touch with you just in case we like what you submit. And yes these are paid positions. Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Communications, Cellphones, Smartphones, Mobile, Web, Websites, Google, Features, How To  The folks at Verizon Wireless were kind enough to send me a Palm Pre Plus and a Palm Pixi Plus to play with for a little while. And because of them sending out a few review units, I will in-turn be able to offer some hands-on posts about my use and experience as well as answer any questions that you may have.
That said, being a Google fanboy user, the first thing that I did upon receiving the phones were to install gDial Pro (a Google Voice app), and login to my Gmail account. With that Google login I should have had access to my email, calendar entries and contacts. Well, the first two items worked like a charm, but the contacts were an issue. After a little use, I noticed ‘some’ of my contacts were missing, so I went into the Contacts app on the Pre Plus and hit up the Preferences section. From there you can click on your Google account and it will tell you the number of contacts you have synced with your phone. Mine said 47—wrong, incorrect, not even close. I should have had 155 total. So I tried a few things—mostly the obvious. I deleted the contacts from my phone and tried to resync. Still 47 and nothing more. I did a few Google searches and found that I am not the only person having this issue. And most searches said the same thing, either delete and resync or fix your contacts to not include certain characters. Not willing to go through 155 contacts and “fix” them, I continued to look thinking there had to be a better (simpler) answer. It turns out there was a simple fix, which I found on the Palm Support Community website. Here are the details; - Go to Google Contacts (on the web) and go to your “My Contacts” group.
- Once there, do a Select: all, and then a Remove from…My Contacts
- Then grab your Pre and resync that account. This should bring the contacts on your Pre down to 0.
- Then go back to Google Contacts (on the web) and add the contacts that you want to sync back into your My Contacts section.
- Then grab your Pre and resync those contacts again. This should bring the contacts on your Pre to match the amount in the My Contacts section on the web.
After that, I had, and still have my 155 contacts on the Palm Pre Plus. Big issue, simple fix. Of course, I would highly suggest that you make sure your data is backed up before making any big changes, just in case. Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Computers, Security, Peripherals, Storage 
If you live in Europe, are a fan of Michael Jackson and need a storage device, check out the new Samsung S2 Portable HDD. This special edition external drive is preloaded with Michael Jackson’s “This is It”, timed with the release of the DVD and Blu-ray Disc release on February 22nd. Samsung did not release the price. Keen to help users building a movie collection on their PCs, the 500GB drive connects via USB. Interestingly, Samsung seems to orient it’s product for those building content libraries they’d rather keep hidden, with the addition of “SecretZone™ that encrypts and stores data on a virtual drive as well as SafetyKey™, a powerful data-security function that offers dual data protection through a password.” It seems like some high-powered protection for keeping the Star Wars saga safe. The unit is quite brazen in gold with the “This is It” logo silhouette featured prominently on top. A quick check online finds you can find a similar non-special edition Samsung S2 HDD for as low as $69.99. We’d suspect the special edition would be just a bit higher. Company site: [Samsung] via Press Release: [BusinessWire] Full Story » | Written by JG Mason for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
Section: Business News  IBM has recently made a breakthrough by making graphene-based processors achieve a speed of 100 GHz. By comparison, silicon-based processors max out at 40 GHz. What’s more, an IBM researcher, Yu–Ming Lin, said that it is possible to fabricate graphene transistors with existing processes used in the semiconductor industries. This should speed up commercialization of the technology, if it ever happens. Just when things seem to look good, Lin said graphene-based microprocessors cannot substitute silicon-based microprocessors used in today’s computers, at least in the near future, due to some inherent properties in those materials. Graphene is possible to be used in analog transistors like signal processors and amplifiers, though.
Read [IBM] Via [PCWorld] Full Story » | Written by Cheng Hung for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 
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