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- Amazon Debuts “Kindle for the Web”, Which Is Pretty Much What It Sounds Like
- Urwerk UR-CC1 King Cobra Watch Hands-On
- From The Google Developer Day Tokyo: “Life-Size” Android Robot (Video)
- Let’snote J9: Panasonic’s 10.1-Inch Notebook Has An 128GB SSD On Board
- Daily Crunch: Night Tests Edition
- Sony Integrates USB 3.0 In Its New Flagship Vaio F Notebooks
- New Generation Nano Costs Apple $45.10 To Make
- Rumor: An Amazon Android Tablet May Follow The Amazon Android App Store
- Focal Bird Speaker System Looks Nothing Like A Bird
- OCZ announces Onyx 2 SSDs
- New Effectology Video Creates Drums and Didgeridoos With Pedals
- Mopar Takes on On-Star, Calls It EVTS
- Amazon Announces A Kindle BlackBerry PlayBook App
- Hands On With The Sarcos XOS 2 – The Real Life Iron Man
- RIM Outs The PlayBook BlackBerry Tablet [Update: Video Demo!]
- HP Sells $4 Million Worth of Computers Each Hour, 2 Sold Every Second
- Game Changing Rumor: Hulu Coming To Roku Media Streamers
- HP’s Bradley Is Thinking About Ink Prices Just In Case He TAKES The CEO Position
- HP Exec Bradley: Tablets Will Be A $40 Billion Market
- Newspaper Report Puts Nintendo 3DS Japan Launch At November 11
| Amazon Debuts “Kindle for the Web”, Which Is Pretty Much What It Sounds Like Posted: 28 Sep 2010 05:52 AM PDT
Amazon.com today introduced the beta version of "Kindle for the Web", which enables people to read and share digital book samples in their browsers without the need to install or download anything. The company says it aims to lure bloggers and website publishers who participate in the Amazon Associates Program to embed samples of Kindle books on their websites (here’s how). It seems like a win: these website owners will earn referral fees from Amazon when customers complete book purchases using the links on their websites.
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| Urwerk UR-CC1 King Cobra Watch Hands-On Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:25 AM PDT  I wanted to say that the UR-CC1 "King Cobra" was one of the weirder Urwerk watches out there, but that is sort of like saying a guy with 3 arms is that much stranger than a guy with 5 arms. Urwerk timepieces have always been very different in style and appearance, but also provocative. Last year the brand finished developing their UR-CC1 watch that tells time via two linear dials. Based on the dashboard of some older cars, the watch tries to provide luxury, where there was once only utility.
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| From The Google Developer Day Tokyo: “Life-Size” Android Robot (Video) Posted: 28 Sep 2010 04:02 AM PDT
I am currently attending the Google Developer Day Tokyo [JP], a one day event Google Japan uses to promote its services and technologies to hundreds of local geeks. At the exhibition area, I stumbled upon “RIC Android”, a robot that not only looks like the cute mascot for Google’s OS but is also probably the first one out there that actually runs on Android software. The little guy stands 1.3m tall, weighs 14g and was developed by Japan-based robot venture RT Corp. [JP] and Android developer Brillant Service [JP]. He can walk, “speak”, and wave his arms.
The robot, which has 15 joints, can be controlled via W-Fi through any cell phone (its control software is Android based).
RIC Android was finished in 60 days. Head over to Robots Dreams for a detailed description of the robot and its construction process. Robots Dreams’s editor-in-chief, Lem Fugitt, is pictured above (standing on the right). Lem also shot this video of RIC Android today at the Google event (the pictures above were made by me):
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| Let’snote J9: Panasonic’s 10.1-Inch Notebook Has An 128GB SSD On Board Posted: 28 Sep 2010 01:25 AM PDT
Following Sony, Panasonic also showed [JP] some new computer hardware today, namely the so-called Let’snote J9. It’s essentially a mini notebook with a 10.1-inch screen that runs on Windows 7 Home Premium and has a modular 128GB SSD on board. Another selling point is the Core i5-460M (2.53GHz) CPU that powers the device. Here are some other key specs:
Panasonic plans to start selling the Let’snote J9 in Japan on October 15 for $2,140, including the nice black bag you see on the pictures above (no word yet on international availability).
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| Daily Crunch: Night Tests Edition Posted: 28 Sep 2010 12:00 AM PDT |
| Sony Integrates USB 3.0 In Its New Flagship Vaio F Notebooks Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:23 PM PDT
Sony has a new line of flagship Vaio notebooks, the F series. Announced [JP] today in Japan, one of the main selling points are the two USB 3.0 ports each of the VAIO F notebook comes with. There will be two models, the VPCF139FJ/BI and the VPCF138FJ/B, and both will hit Japanese stores on October 9. The devices will feature two USB 3.0 ports, a USB 2.0 port, and HDMI interface, an SDXC card slot, a Memory Stick Duo slot, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 3.0+HS, an Intel PM55 Express chip set, and a 0.3MP web cam.
The VPCF139FJ/BI has the following specs (price: $2,970):
The VPCF138FJ/B comes with the following specs (price: $2,140):
Sony has yet to announce international distribution plans for the VAIO F series.
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| New Generation Nano Costs Apple $45.10 To Make Posted: 27 Sep 2010 07:30 PM PDT
Of course, Apple tells us that it’s all about the touchscreen, and I’ll admit, I do like having my iPod Touch. But you have to ask yourself, is it really necessary to put a touchscreen on a device that small? The last generation nano functioned perfectly fine without a touchscreen, and sold quite well as I recall. By skipping the camera and using cheaper forms of memory, Apple managed to save on both component pricing and manufacturing. Given that the kind of memory used in the nano has consistently dropped in price on a yearly basis, it’s not surprising that Apple chose to use NAND flash memory over other more expensive kinds. [via TGDaily]
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| Rumor: An Amazon Android Tablet May Follow The Amazon Android App Store Posted: 27 Sep 2010 06:51 PM PDT
Now, unlike the app store, we don’t have any further information to verify this tablet. But again, this tipster nailed the app store part of this news — and knew a couple other tidbits that turned out to be true. So it certainly seems possible that they’re right again.
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| Focal Bird Speaker System Looks Nothing Like A Bird Posted: 27 Sep 2010 05:30 PM PDT
The Focal Bird isn’t cheap though, the base unit (which includes two speakers and a subwoofer) will set you back $995, and the USB dongle to stream audio from your stereo is $99.99. The system does include a wireless remote and the Focal Kleer that will allow you to stream that audio from your iDevice. The Focal Bird series should be available this coming January. From the press release: For the 4th year in a row, Focal participates to the prestigious Maison & Objet show that will take place at Paris-Nord Villepinte from September, 3rd to 7th and invites you to discover the “Spirit of Sound”. This international event receives each year the biggest names of decoration, furniture and design. Focal, usually situated in the “Project” zone, establishes this year in the zone “Now! Design à vivre” in a new space called Tech’Now. Between images and sounds, technologies and design, Focal presents three universes: a world first, an integration space and the access to the “Utopia” dream. On the occasion of the “Maison & Objet” show, Focal introduces Bird as a world first, a new innovative audio concept, ultra compact and user-friendly. Bird is composed of small 2-way “Little Bird ” loudspeakers linked to “Power Bird”, both amplifier and bass enclosure. It perfectly integrates any environment, flat on a piece of furniture, vertically or even on the wall. Astonishing power and musicality, this system permits wireless transmission of the audio signal in lossless CD format, by iPod® (iPhone® and iPad®) or computer. The whole Bird range will be available in January 2011. In-walls, in-ceilings or outdoors… the Focal In-Wall, In-Ceiling and Outdoor lines can be hidden anywhere in order to offer you, on top of an exceptional sound quality, the luxury of saving space. Besides, the framework of these integration solutions can be painted and thus the loudspeakers are turned into decoration objects. All the models of this range are made in the same concern about perfection as the Focal acoustic loudspeakers and thus guarantee a unique sound experience. Come and relax under a musical shower on the Focal booth… The nowadays high-end loudspeaker is a piece of furniture as desirable as any other and Scala Utopia is one of the best proof with its fluent and sculptural design. Focal invites you to discover it in the listening room and offer you a nice opportunity to discover that your favorite musicians can come to your place through very beautiful objects. This listening room is made in partnership with two French brands. The first one, Devialet, which electronics can be compared to masterpieces, provides a D-Premier amplifier. The second one, Marmonier, a company that offers unequaled acoustic on-wall panels that can transform a living-room corner into a concert room.
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| Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:45 PM PDT
From the press release: New OCZ SATA II SSD Delivers the Price to Performance Ratio Mainstream Consumers Demand SAN JOSE, CA—September 27, 2010—OCZ Technology Group, Inc. (Nasdaq:OCZ), a leading provider of high-performance solid-state drives (SSDs) and memory modules for computing devices and systems, has unveiled the OCZ Onyx 2 Series, a 2.5 inch SSD with superior affordability designed for mainstream desktops and mobile systems. Offering a faster and more durable alternative to traditional hard drives in a cost-efficient solution, the Onyx 2 delivers excellent performance with lower price per gigabyte than that of other comparable drives on the market. “While we are constantly looking to push the envelope in solid state drive performance, we are also dedicated to making the technology more affordable to consumers,” said Ryan Petersen, CEO of the OCZ Technology Group. “The new Onyx 2 Series SSDs give customers the very best of both worlds when it comes to performance and value, and they are an ideal solution for mobile and desktop users that want to take advantage of all the benefits that SSDs offer over traditional rotational based drives.” OCZ continues to expand its consumer SSD lineup with the goals of not only delivering cutting-edge performance, but also of making SSDs more affordable to help foster adoption of this game-changing technology. Designed to offer the best of both worlds, the SandForce-driven Onyx 2 delivers 270MB/s read, 265MB/s write, and up to 10,000 random write IOPS (4k aligned), without the higher costs normally associated with similar multi-level cell (MLC)-based solutions. The Onyx 2 SSD delivers an enhanced computing experience for netbooks, laptops, and home desktops with faster application loading, snappier data access, shorter boot-ups, and longer battery life and feature TRIM support as the ultimate Windows 7 upgrade. OCZ Onyx 2 SSDs feature a durable yet lightweight housing, and because they have no moving parts, they are more rugged than conventional hard discs. Available in ample 120GB and 240GB capacities, the Onyx 2 is an ideal hard drive replacement for first-time SSD upgraders in need of primary laptop storage or a spacious application and OS boot drive. Designed for superior reliability, Onyx 2 Series is backed by a 2-year warranty and renowned technical support. For more information on the Onyx 2 SSD Series, please visit our product page here [via Electronista]
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| New Effectology Video Creates Drums and Didgeridoos With Pedals Posted: 27 Sep 2010 04:00 PM PDT Good old Bill Ruppert has done it again: he created unique “world music” sounds just using a guitar and a set of pedals. This time he pulled out a Tabla, a Digeridoo, and a set of backwards Indian sounds.
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| Mopar Takes on On-Star, Calls It EVTS Posted: 27 Sep 2010 03:35 PM PDT
The EVTS (Electronic Vehicle Tracking System) plugs into the vehicles 16-pin diagnostic port, and is basically just a GPS unit that plugs in behind your dashboard. The system will cost $459 without installation, and will allow you to track your vehicle anywhere in the US for no extra charge. The EVTS is available with two option packages; the Mopar Silver Plan for $149 which includes a security fence feature, and a Gold Plan the provides unlimited vehicle tracking, and a full concierge service that allows point to point directions to be sent directly to the system. [via Left Lane News]
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| Amazon Announces A Kindle BlackBerry PlayBook App Posted: 27 Sep 2010 02:44 PM PDT
Amazon to Launch Kindle App for New BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet Computer Amazon adds to its growing list of Buy Once, Read Everywhere Kindle apps that let readers choose from over 700,000 Kindle books and read them across a wide range of devices SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced that it will launch a Kindle app for the new BlackBerry PlayBook tablet computer. Customers can already enjoy the free Kindle app on their BlackBerry today. Like all Kindle apps, the Kindle app for the new BlackBerry PlayBook will let customers Buy Once, Read Everywhere—on Kindle, Kindle 3G, Kindle DX, iPad, iPod touch, iPhone, Mac, PC, BlackBerry, Android-based devices, and in the coming months, the new BlackBerry PlayBook. Amazon’s Whispersync technology syncs your place across devices, so you can pick up where you left off. For more information about the free Kindle apps, go to www.amazon.com/kindleapps. "We’re very excited to add the new BlackBerry PlayBook to that list. As with our other Kindle apps, the BlackBerry PlayBook app will be free and will incorporate our WhisperSync technology so you can seamlessly switch between devices. Our vision is ‘Buy Once, Read Everywhere.’" With Kindle devices and Kindle apps, customers can choose from over 700,000 books in the U.S. Kindle Store – the largest selection of the most popular books that people want to read—including New Releases and 108 of 111 New York Times Bestsellers. Over 575,000 of the books in the Kindle Store are $9.99 or less, including 80 New York Times Bestsellers. With Kindle Worry-Free Archive, books you purchase from the Kindle Store are automatically backed up online in your Kindle library on Amazon where they can be re-downloaded wirelessly for free, anytime. Customers can learn more about the free Kindle apps at www.amazon.com/kindleapps. About Amazon.com Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN), a Fortune 500 company based in Seattle, opened on the World Wide Web in July 1995 and today offers Earth’s Biggest Selection. Amazon.com, Inc. seeks to be Earth’s most customer-centric company, where customers can find and discover anything they might want to buy online, and endeavors to offer its customers the lowest possible prices. Amazon.com and other sellers offer millions of unique new, refurbished and used items in categories such as Books; Movies, Music & Games; Digital Downloads; Electronics & Computers; Home & Garden; Toys, Kids & Baby; Grocery; Apparel, Shoes & Jewelry; Health & Beauty; Sports & Outdoors; and Tools, Auto & Industrial. Amazon Web Services provides Amazon’s developer customers with access to in-the-cloud infrastructure services based on Amazon’s own back-end technology platform, which developers can use to enable virtually any type of business. Kindle, Kindle 3G and Kindle DX are the revolutionary portable readers that wirelessly download books, magazines, newspapers, blogs and personal documents to a crisp, high-resolution electronic ink display that looks and reads like real paper. Kindle 3G and Kindle DX utilize the same 3G wireless technology as advanced cell phones, so users never need to hunt for a Wi-Fi hotspot. Kindle is the #1 bestselling product across the millions of items sold on Amazon. Amazon and its affiliates operate websites, including www.amazon.com, www.amazon.co.uk, www.amazon.de, www.amazon.co.jp, www.amazon.fr, www.amazon.ca, and www.amazon.cn. As used herein, “Amazon.com,” “we,” “our” and similar terms include Amazon.com, Inc., and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise. Forward-Looking Statements This announcement contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Actual results may differ significantly from management’s expectations. These forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that include, among others, risks related to competition, management of growth, new products, services and technologies, potential fluctuations in operating results, international expansion, outcomes of legal proceedings and claims, fulfillment center optimization, seasonality, commercial agreements, acquisitions and strategic transactions, foreign exchange rates, system interruption, inventory, government regulation and taxation, payments and fraud. More information about factors that potentially could affect Amazon.com’s financial results is included in Amazon.com’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including its most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and subsequent filings.
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| Hands On With The Sarcos XOS 2 – The Real Life Iron Man Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:50 PM PDT I recently went to fabulous Salt Lake City to the Raytheon Sarcos facility to see the real life version of the Iron Man suit, the XOS 2. And while this suit isn’t powered by some futuristic kind of reactor embedded within a person’s chest, it’s still very impressive. The XOS 2 is the latest version of Sarcos' exo-skeleton system. Sarcos has been working with automation for years (including the fountain at the Bellagio), and the XOS2 uses hydraulics to enable a wearer to lift massive amounts of weight without feeling the strain. More importantly, the person wearing the suit can lift these weights repetitively without feeling the strain. The XOS 2 has a quite impressive 17:1 lifting ratio, so when the person wearing the suit lifts 170 pounds, they only need to exert enough force to lift 10 pounds.
The XOS 2 comes in a couple of different variations, including a combat version, and a logistics version. The combat variation is not a weapons platform (as some might think), but rather an untethered design using just the legs. The combat variation’s purpose is to enable a soldier to carry a heavier load over greater distances without fatigue. Currently, the modern soldier carries a pack that weighs anywhere between 150-170 pounds, and any type of long distance travel on foot results in serious fatigue. Using the XOS 2, that same soldier would be able to that same 170 pounds, but it would feel like a mere 10 pounds. The logistics variation is more of a workhorse style, combining the arms and the legs. This enables a soldier to load and unload munitions and other heavy items without experiencing repetitive stress injuries.
There are some limitations to the to exo-skeleton, though. The biggest drawback is that the suit is not self-powered. The lead engineer (Dr. Smith) indicated that they are currently working on a backpack based power source, but the ultimate goal is to reduce the power requirements to a point where the suit is completely self contained. Maximum running speed is about 3 mph, and the suit is agile enough to kick a soccer ball, or punch a speed bag with minimum issue. I asked Dr. Smith about the possibility of scaling the technology up to say, a Mechwarrior size model. Dr. Smith said the issue is that the suit is currently designed to work in a human-scale environment, but it is ultimately feasible for someone to create a giant walking robot. He also freely admits that the Sarcos lab is inspired by the fictional robotics that everyone grew up with, and there are Iron Man figures everywhere in the Sarcos offices. If you want to see a flying combat suit, you’ll have to pick up the Iron Man 2 DVD or Blu-ray tomorrow. But if you want to see the real thing now, check the video above, or the image gallery below.
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| RIM Outs The PlayBook BlackBerry Tablet [Update: Video Demo!] Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:40 PM PDT
There’s a lot to like here. The PlayBook runs Flash 10.1 and HTML 5 along with supporting 1080p hardware accelerated video. There’s Micro HDMI and Micro USB connections, along with a 3MP front and 5MP rear-facing camera. That HDMI connection can even output video to dual displays. There’s no doubt that the PlayBook rocks some impressive hardware, but that’s only a small part of what makes a tablet great. Its future lies in the hands of what seems to be a totally revamped OS. Once again, this is still breaking so there isn’t a lot to go off of just yet. However, RIM did make it clear the that PlayBook is fully compatable with BlackBerry Enterprise Servers right out of the box. This is of course the bread and butter of RIM’s products. The tablet can also tether directly with a BlackBerry device via Bluetooth. More on that will likely drop shortly. Of course we’re missing one very important factoid: price. There’s no mention of it yet. Any guess? One last note: why would you call the first “professional-grade” tablet the PlayBook? San Francisco, CA – BlackBerry DEVCON 2010 – Research In Motion (RIM) (NASDAQ: RIMM; TSX: RIM) today redefined the possibilities for mobile computing with the unveiling of its new professional-grade BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet and BlackBerry® Tablet OS. Perfect for either large organizations or an "army of one", the BlackBerry PlayBook is designed to give users what they want, including uncompromised web browsing, true multitasking and high performance multimedia, while also providing advanced security features, out-of-the-box enterprise support and a breakthrough development platform for IT departments and developers. The incredibly powerful and innovative BlackBerry PlayBook is truly a game-changing product in the growing tablet marketplace. "RIM set out to engineer the best professional-grade tablet in the industry with cutting-edge hardware features and one of the world’s most robust and flexible operating systems," said Mike Lazaridis, President and Co-CEO at Research In Motion. "The BlackBerry PlayBook solidly hits the mark with industry leading power, true multitasking, uncompromised web browsing and high performance multimedia." The Tablet You’ll Want to Take Everywhere The New Benchmark in Tablet Performance Uncompromised Web Browsing High Performance Multimedia BlackBerry Integration Enterprise Ready QNX Neutrino Reliability An OS Built for Developers Key features and specifications of the BlackBerry PlayBook include: • 7" LCD, 1024 x 600, WSVGA, capacitive touch screen with full multi-touch and gesture support Availability RIM will begin working with developers and select corporate customers next month to begin development and early testing efforts. The BlackBerry Tablet OS SDK is planned for release in the coming weeks and developers can register for early access at www.blackberry.com/developers/tabletos. For more information, visit www.blackberry.com/playbook.
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| HP Sells $4 Million Worth of Computers Each Hour, 2 Sold Every Second Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:35 PM PDT
Bradley says that HP is selling $4 million worth of computers in his group every hour, with 2 computers sold each second. As we wrote earlier, Bradley also sees a lot of potential in the tablet market, estimating that tablets will be a $40 billion market over the next few years.
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| Game Changing Rumor: Hulu Coming To Roku Media Streamers Posted: 27 Sep 2010 01:05 PM PDT
BusinessOfVideo.com apparently confirmed with a couple Hulu content partners that the service will soon be available on the streamer. Of course you should probably file this in your Unfounded Internet Rumors folder, bow it raises a couple of questions if it’s true. And boy do I hope it’s true. First, will there be a cost? A fair share of the Roku channels carry some sort of cost. It might be pay-per-view or even a monthly/yearly sub. That’s fine for some content, but Roku could officially hit the big time if they can convince NBC/News Corp/ABC to give them access to the free Hulu content as well as offering a Hulu Plus plan. However, just mentioning Hulu’s owner’s names makes the whole thing seem unlikely. NBC recently stated that their content will not be available on iTunes for $.99 per episode because it will devalue it. Serving up even a bit of it for free on the Apple TV’s direct competitor seems unlikely. Second, is it an exclusive deal? Right now there are about a zillion and a half media streamers on the market. There’s the Roku, WD TV, Seagate’s offerings, the Apple TV, and countless others. Then there’s the Boxee Box coming in November. If Hulu’s goal is to stream content directly to TVs, it then makes sense to roll the platform out to as many devices as possible in order to milk the advertising dollars. There simply is no way that Roku could offer any incentive to off-set this for lucrative venture Hulu’s owners. The end goal here is to make money. That’s it. Advertising is big money and that’s clear on Hulu.com. There’s commercials before and during most videos. Those spots gain value as the amount of viewers increase and getting Hulu on set-top boxes would surely do wonders for this stat. Perhaps, if this rumor is true, Roku will have exclusive access to Hulu for a set amount of time — perhaps a few months. Besides, Roku would have a bit of a head start over other companies so there would be a bit of perceived exclusivity. Eventually, though, it only makes sense that Hulu will start hit devices like Netflix did last year. It’s a win-win for both the device manufacturer and Hulu themselves. We reached out to Roku who quickly responded with the standard “No comment from Roku” statement. Still, don’t let hope die on this one. It just feels right, doesn’t it?
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| HP’s Bradley Is Thinking About Ink Prices Just In Case He TAKES The CEO Position Posted: 27 Sep 2010 12:17 PM PDT
“Ask me next year, if I take the [CEO] postion,” Bradley responded to Arrington, language that would imply that he had been offered the CEO position, notable because HP is still searching for a CEO to replace Mark Hurd and Bradley began the talk emphasizing the fact that he was still just an EVP.
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| HP Exec Bradley: Tablets Will Be A $40 Billion Market Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:34 AM PDT
Bradley says his group, which is in charge of a $40-plus billion revenue stream including PCs, printers and more, was in charge of buying Palm. Bradley’s main goal now, is how to broadly deploy the WebOS, the mobile operating system for Palm phones. Next year, for example, Palm will sell 15 million printers that use WebOS/ He says that while the smartphone category is growing, tablets are going to be a huge market. He estimates that in the next few years tablets will be a $40 billion market. HP of course, is looking to be a part of this market with its own iPad competitors.
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| Newspaper Report Puts Nintendo 3DS Japan Launch At November 11 Posted: 27 Sep 2010 11:15 AM PDT
Germany’s Bild newspaper says that the Nintendo 3DS will be released in Japan on November 11. And who are we to question almighty Bild, the paper that recently asked how it’s supposed to be able to tell the difference between two different Japanese footballers? For real. The report is black-and-white: on November 11 Nintendo will release the system in Japan. A European launch is set for springtime, 2011, with a price of €200, which is right around $270. Launch titles are penciled in as Mario Kart 3DS, Professor Layton and the Mask of the Miracle (as if I know what that is), and The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Us folk in North America will have to wait early in the new year. Mind you, all of these dates are pure speculation; Nintendo is to host a press conference tomorrow which should clear some of this up.
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The new nano has been stripped of its camera, squashed down into a square, and given a touchscreen. Not only that, but the $149 Nano 
Okay, we know now that Amazon is on the verge of 
Audio Plus Services announced their Focal Bird 2.1 speaker system, combining a unified amplifier with a subwoofer and two satellite speakers. The Focal Bird system also uses a Focal Kleer wireless dongle, which allows you to stream audio from the iPod, iPhone, or iPad. There’s even a USB dongle available for streaming audio from your computer to the Focal Bird.
OCZ just announced their latest SSD drive, the Onyx 2. The Onyx 2 is a 2.5 inch drive rated at a 270MBps read speed, and a 265MBps write speed. The new drives are available in either 120GB or 250GB, and rated at 1.5 million hours between failures. No word on when the new drives will be available, or how much they are going to cost. 
Look out On-Star, Mopar is trying to take over your territory. Chrysler just announced their own tracking system for use in Dodge, Jeep, and Ram vehicles.
At TechCrunch Disrupt this morning, HP’s Executive Vice President for the Personal Systems Group, 
Maybe it was just a slip. Or maybe it was something much more. But here’s what HP’s Todd Bradley said at TCDisrupt today when Mike Arrington asked a question especially interesting to anyone who’s taken a Business 101 course, “Do you think it’s ethically wrong to charge as much for ink as you do?”
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