Section: Computers, Mobile Computers, Laptops, Netbooks 
Here’s your chance to own any of the two ViewSonic ViewPads at reduced cost. ViewSonic is offering a “trade-up” program that will entitle you to claim £100 trade in when you buy a ViewPad 7" or £125 trade in when you buy ViewPad 10." Good deal? Indeed it is a great offer. But only if you have either a laptop or netbook in good working condition. Starting today and until December 31, once you’ve purchased any of the two Viewpad units, you can complete an claim online form, upload copies of your proof of purchase and then send your laptop or netbook to designated retailers and those retailers will give the value of your claim. Claiming of these promo is valid only for 30 days after you purchase your ViewSonic ViewPad. Take note, to qualify for this gig, your laptop or netbook must not be more than 4 years old, undamaged, and complete with functioning battery, and power supply. If you think your machine pass those requirements, send them over to any of these participating outlets - Scan, Expansys, WStore, and Misco UK. Then wait for your new ViewSonic Viewpad to arrive. Read [Yahoo News], Product [Viewpad Upgrade] Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Computers, Gadgets / Other, ebooks If you’re idea of gift-giving this Holiday season is not through tangible electronic products, Kobo is offering a good alternative - how about the gift of eReading? Kobo eReading service is joining the Holiday season’s gift-giving party by way of two Holiday season special offerings - the Gift a Kobo ebook and Kobo e-gift cards. This is aside from the gift guide which Kobo made available recently and gives you an assortment of enticing holiday gifts including Kobo Wireless e-reader accessories, ebooks for everyone and the two gifting service especially launched for the Holidays. Kobo’s Gift a Kobo eBook service lets you gift an eBook to someone else. The idea is right after you’ve browsed Kobo’s ebook catalog, you can select and purchase an eBook and send it electronically to a friend or family member. The recipient will receive a personalized Kobo Holiday email and they can select when they want the ebook delivered. The Kobo eGift Cards on the other hand lets you indicate the amount of gift card you want to send as a gift, choose a Holiday themed gift card and then send the card electronically as well. This service is available for US and Canada customers. Gift recipients of any of these two Kobo gift products can select the ebooks they received on various Kobo e-reading platforms including iPad, iPhone, BlackBerry, the Kobo Wireless eReader, PC, MAC, BlackBerry and Android phones. Kobo’s ebook gifting and eGift cards service will be available by December. Read [Business Wire] Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile, Web, Websites If you’re interested in an Android smartphone that bears strong resemblance to the BlackBerry form factor (i.e. portrait QWERTY keyboard), then you’ll be pleased to know the Motorola DROID PRO has officially launched today on Verizon Wireless. The DROID PRO features a 3.1 inch touch screen display, 5MP camera, Android 2.2, 1GHz processor, 3G Mobile Hotspot, and can be used in over 200 countries. Now, Verizon Wireless is selling the Motorola DROID PRO for $179 on a new two year contract, and personally I think that’s a little bit too high for a phone with only 2GB on board storage and a 3.1 inch touch screen. Thankfully, potential customers can purchase the smartphone on Wirefly for the attractive price for $49 on a two year agreement. Check it out [Wirefly] and [Verizon] Full Story » | Written by Natesh Sood for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Smartphones, Mobile, Gadgets / Other, Miscellaneous, Gaming, Games Rovio’s popular game Angry Birds was just made available for Android not as long as it was already available on iOS devices. The reception for the Android version of the game was met with many user expectations. For the first version of the game, Rovio seems to have not met any problem at all. Issues just came out recently when Angry Birds for Android was updated to the current version. And so the company was left with no choice but to apologize to those who are having problems running the game on their Android phones. Why are these users having such problem? Because they are running different versions of the Android on their phones. Some Android phones are still running Android 1.6 while other phones have already updated to Froyo or Eclair. Rovio knows the performance issues when their game is played on Android phones running outdated versions of the OS. So, they are working doubly hard to resolve this issue and also to make the game available for other Android phones. But luck seems to be not going their way. Rovio still needs to do some testing of the game to ensure that it’s full potential is being tapped. So, if you are trying to install Angry Birds on your Android phone, be sure to check out the list of Android phones below which are still not supported by Angry Birds’ latest version. - Droid Eris
- HTC Dream
- HTC Hero
- HTC Magic/Sapphire/Mytouch 3G
- HTC Tattoo
- HTC Wildfire
- Huawei Ideos/U8150
- LG Ally/Aloha/VS740
- LG GW620/Eve
- Motorola Backflip/MB300
- Motorola Cliq/Dext
- Samsung Acclaim
- Samsung Moment/M900
- Samsung Spica/i5700
- Samsung Transform
- Sony Ericsson Xperia X10 mini
- T-Mobile G1
- T-Mobile G2
So what does this tell us? Simple, this illustrates how fragmented the Android platform is, and why Google needs to unify all Android phones using the OS. This is an urgent need. If Google wants to establish the Android as the leading OS in the market, it better do something about this fragmentation. How about looking at the iOS model? Read [Rovio Blog] Full Story » | Written by Arnold Zafra for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Audio, Accessories, Portable Audio, Speakers, Communications, Accessories, Mobile Alpih unveiled the Jawbone Jambox earlier in the month, and the good news has come for anyone that may have been waiting—it is now available for purchase. Those interested will be able to pick up the Jambox by way of the Jawbone website and with Apple (retail and online) as well as by way of ‘select’ Best Buy retail locations. The Jambox is priced at $199 and will pair up with your existing Bluetooth device. Bottom line, the Jambox is a portable speaker that should be nice for a range of activities including voice calls as well as listening to music. And given the previous quality of Jawbone headsets, we would expect this to be just as nice. Product [Apple] and [Jawbone] Via [SlashGear] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellphones, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile As expected, the Microsoft KIN ONE and KIN TWO have returned to the available device lineup with Verizon. The handsets are priced at $19.99 and $49.99, both of which assume a new two-year agreement. In addition, these are no-longer considered full on smartphones in terms of data and that means you can get either a 150MB data plan for $15 per month or the unlimited data plan for $29.99 per month. Plus, there is also the option to go with pay per use data which will set you back $1.99 per megabyte. Otherwise the standard rules apply in that you will need to choose a calling plan and then add on a messaging plan—should you feel the need. And somehow, while I am not certain I would ever pick one of these up for myself, they may be a nice fit for some given the price. Product [Microsoft KIN ONEm] and [Microsoft KIN TWOm] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Broadband Cards, Mobile, Computers, Wireless Virgin Mobile is set to launch another mobile broadband offering as of this morning. The plan will be a step down from their current $40 per month unlimited offering, but should be nice for those with not quite as much need for data. The new plan, which is a Broadband2Go plan will include 1GB of data for $20 per month. And same as the other Broadband2Go plans, this will be contract free and on a month to month basis. As far as signing up for the plan, those interested will need to purchase a Virgin Mobile capable modem, we suggest the MiFi 2200 which sells for $149.99 though there is also a USB modem available for $79.99. Lastly, the plan is expected to be available by way of the Virgin Mobile website as well as Walmart. [Update] Turns out this is an exclusive offering with Walmart and at present the 1GB plan is not available on the Virgin Mobile website. That said, it is available as of now. Via [IntoMobile] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Imaging, Digital Cameras 
This puts a whole new meaning to the phrase, “eyes on the back of his head.” Waffa Bilal, a photo professor at NYU, is about to undergo an operation that will attach a camera to the back of his head. The camera, which I’m sure will be a slight nuisance while sleeping, will be able to take pictures every sixty seconds and send them to monitors to an Arab Museum of Modern Art in Qatar. This artwork rightfully dubbed as the “The 3rd I,” will be a year long project with its main goal being focused around memory and experience. What worries me is that this type of technology (and thought process) could lead more reasonably minded teachers around the country placing cameras in their classrooms to keep a watchful eye over their classrooms, you know, like a big brother would. In any case, lets hope that this remains an artistic expression and nothing that could compromise the privacy of students.
Price of a Canon Rebel T2I, $800 dollars. Price of a class with Professor Bilal at NYU, approximately $1,000. Being able to take snapshots of your students with the back of your head? Priceless… Via [Gizmodo Full Story » | Written by Tarun Kunwar for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Mobile, Computers, Mobile Computers  Yet another Canadian carrier now has the Samsung Galaxy Tab available for purchase—Bell. The Galaxy Tab is priced (contract-free) at $649.95 and Bell is offering two data plans for your choosing. The plans include the $20 per month option which gives 500MB of data or the $35 per month option which gives 5GB of data. Both plans include unlimited Wi-Fi access at any of the Bell hotspots (including Starbucks) and both come with a potential for overages. The overages for the 500MB plan are fairly reasonable, if you go over your 500MB you will automatically be moved up to the 5GB plan and pay $35. If you are on the 5GB plan and go over you will be charged 1.5 cents for each MB you go over. Otherwise, there is a one-time activation free of $35 and a tablet TV add-on for $10 a month which gives access to channels such as CBC News Network, The Weather Network and more.
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 Section: Communications, Cellular Providers, Smartphones, Mobile  The wait for the Palm Pre 2 to arrive in the US has come to an end, the handset is now available by way of HP. Though, we should warn that this particular model is contract free and therefor unlocked (good) and also much more expensive (bad). Expect to pay $449.99 for the handset, though the good news with that it is noted as shipping in 24 hours. In other words, you could have the Pre 2 in hand very shortly. As for the specs, this is a GSM model, so be prepared to have a SIM card on hand when the handset arrives. Otherwise, this is the Pre 2 we previously learned about which means webOS 2.0 along with a 3.1 inch (320 x 480) touchscreen display, 1GHz processor, 16GB internal storage, 1150 mAh battery, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g, Bluetooth 2.1+EDR and 3.5mm headphone jack. All things considered, $450 for an unlocked phone is the US market is not all that bad, sure it is much more expensive than it will be subsidized, but at least this way you will not have any carrier contracts to deal with. Product [HP] Via [Engadget] Full Story » | Written by Robert Nelson for Gadgetell. | Comment on this Article »
 Section: Video, DVD/DVR/Blu-ray, Gadgets / Other, Gaming, Accessories, Portable, Web, Websites Now is probably the best time to do your online shopping at Best Buy. Lasting until Dec. 21, Best Buy is offering free shipping for hundreds of thousands of items including CD’s, Blu-Ray and DVD movies, gaming software and accessories. If shipping costs of items that you’ve always wanted to buy from WalMart prevented you from purchasing them, well, there you go no more shipping cost. Well, at least until Dec. 21. In addition to the free shipping cost for online purchases, Best Buy is also encouraging you to avail of its enhanced Store Pickup Plus program. This program includes same-day pick-up arrangement, designating a friend or family member to pick up items in-store or ship out-of-stock items to local Best Buy at no additional cost. Sounds good? Unfortunately, the free ground shipping offer does not include laptops, netbooks, iPads, iPods, game hardware, appliances and other electronic products which have to be scheduled for delivery. Read [Best Buy] Here’s the full press release: BEST BUY® OFFERS FREE SHIPPING THIS HOLIDAY SEASON Free shipping through Dec. 21st and benefits of Store Pickup Plus provides the ultimate in convenience, selection and savings MINNEAPOLIS, MN – (November 17) – One of the most comprehensive shipping programs in the retail landscape just got better right in time for the holidays. Best Buy (NYSE: BBY) is making it easier than ever to check off holiday shopping items by offering free online shipping through December 21st. The offer, valid on hundreds of thousands of items, including all CD's, Blu-Ray and DVD movies as well as gaming software and accessories, will make it even easier for consumers to get their hands on the hottest holiday gifts. In addition to the free online shipping offer, Best Buy recently launched an enhanced Store Pickup Plus program, which features benefits such as same-day pick-up in-store, allowing customers to designate a friend or family member to pick up their items in-store or ship out-of-stock items to their local Best Buy at no additional cost. "We know consumers are looking for value and convenience this holiday season, and we're continuing to provide them with exciting ways to improve their shopping experience," said John Thompson, senior vice president and general manager of BestBuy.com. "With free shipping and Store Pickup Plus, in addition to our wide selection of must-have technology gifts, competitive prices and round the clock service, we're giving our customers more choices than ever to complete their holiday shopping with ease." The combination of free holiday shipping, along with the robust Store Pickup Plus program, offers customers more options unmatched by any other retailer this season—including comprehensive solutions available across all selling channels, such as the Mobile version of BestBuy.com. The free ground shipping offer is available for online orders through December 21st and excludes laptops, netbooks, iPads, iPods, game hardware, Dynex® TVs, appliances and some other items that require scheduled delivery.
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