According to Sungale’s press release, the Cyberus ID700WTA (aka Smart Info Engine) is “the first and only universal portable media device that offers access to real time internet information and applications by automatically linking wirelessly to user’s home routers”. This would not make the Smart Info engine neither an e-reader nor a PMP, but some sort of mix of the two.

It has a 7 inch LCD color screen, and online access to news, weather, stocks, maps, as well as Gmail, YouTube, IP Radio, and Picassa. It is also an e-book reader, photo displayer, card reader, and, of course, much, much more. The Sungale Smart Info Engine is available now at major retailers and Amazon for about $279.

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Photo frames with wireless web connectivity are starting to become a standard in the industry, and it should be no surprise that the Touchscreen Connected Frame from eStarling has 802.11n. I suppose what makes this unique is that it supports the photo apps from Facebook, Picasa, or Flickr, and it is even a “built-in Twitter client”. It also has a video inbox for receiving videos shot on smart phones or other internet connected devices, and a Gmail address so your friends and family can send photos directly to the frame.

The display is 10.2 inches, and it has 2GB of RAM with an SD card slot. Despite its touchscreen capability, there is no way to surf the web. There is also no calendar, but there is a weather function. The cost is about $249.99.

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Tags: 802.11n, 802.11n Touchscreen Connected Frame, eStarling, Portable Devices, Touchscreen connected frame

Android is seriously sweeping the nation, and so it is no surprise that MOTO is looking to put it in their new MID. This device, known as the AMP (Android Media Platform) comes in three forms:

The first is a 5-inch version that will be equipped with a front-facing 8 Megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, multi-touch display, TI OMAP3430 processor, plus 256MB worth of flash with SD card reader. The 10.4 inch version also has the 8 Megapixel camera, multi-touch capacity, and it also has GPS and a 3 Megapixel camera on the back. Believe it or not, there is also plans for a 30 inch version.

All three of these should be out “by early 2010″, but there is no word so far on the price.

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Tags: amp+, Android 2.0, Google, Google Android, MOTO, Portable Devices

Apple’s App Store has established yet another record. We’ve seen the store reach one billion downloads followed quickly by the two million mark. And now the App Store has reached another remarkable number. The store houses at this time 100,000 applications which is a record in the business and now the number has been officially recognized by Apple. Everyone else is trailing way back and it will be almost impossible for the App Store to be surpassed by any other similar adventure. We’re probably going to see even more records get established as there are more than 34 million iPhones out there, not to mention the iPod touches sold so far by Cupertino. We’ve showed you lots of App Store apps here and there are many more interesting apps to show you, so stay tuned. The third billion download is probably just around the corner.

What’s your favorite iPhone app?

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Tags: App Store, Apple, Apple, iPhone, iPod Touch, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Portable Devices

We talked about the Eee Keyboard all year long while waiting for Asus to make it official. Well guess what, folks, it’s still not available. The computer has been announced and then delayed at least a couple of times, and just when we thought we might actually see it in action we hear that the Eee Keyboard is being revised. Apparently the 5-inch resistive touchscreen panel is not good anymore and a capacitive touchscreen display will replace it. The new panel should offer a better touch experience as it will resemble the one found on various smartphones out there, including the iPhone.

The Eee Keyboard will probably not be available before Christmas so you can go ahead and scratch it off your letter for Santa.

via reghardware

Tags: ASUS, Christmas, delay, Desktop PCs, Eee, keyboard, Portable Devices, Revision

Over a thousand new educational eBooks and apps are now available over at Shmoop, providing a wide array of content and educational material for the iPhone, Amazon Kindle and Barnes & Noble Nook. Shmoop is the known #1 high school educational publisher for the Amazon Kindle and has likewise gained popularity as well thanks to the new eReader device from Barnes & Noble. As far as the iPhone users are concerned, over 200 learning apps are available, accounting for more than 3% of all apps in the education category. Check them out and see what eBook suits you best!

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Tags: accounting, amazon kindle, apps, barnes noble, Cell Phones, ebooks, education category, educational material, educational publisher, iPhone, iPhone, Mobile News, nook, popularity, Portable Devices, suits, well thanks

If USB 2.0 is still a big part of your present day, start thinking about the future because USB 3.0 will become universal in a matter of… year or two. In case you don’t know, with USB 3.0 technology in a flash drive the speeds are much faster and you can transfer files up to 200MB per second, or even better if you optimize the system with a special USB Attached SCSI driver.

As you can imagine, all the portable drives can still work in USB 2.0 ports which work at 60MB per second. For now there is no information about the prices of the new Super Talent USB 3.0 flash drives, but the capacities include 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB, with a release date set for December 2009.

Tags: Accessories, flash drive, Portable Devices, super talent, USB 3.0

Panasonic has presented two new 1Seg Portable TVs for the Japanese market, they are codenamed SV-MC75 and SV-ME750.

Thankfully, both devices are waterproof and splashproof and the high-end model, the SV-MC75, has 8GB on the internal memory and supports SDHC memory cards of 32GB. As for the display screen, it measures 4,3-inches. On the other hand, the SV-ME750 has a 5-inch screen with a resolution of 480×272 pixels.

Unfortunately I think these Portable TVs from Samsung will never get inside the US market…

Tags: Panasonic, Portable Devices, SV-MC75, SV-ME750

RAmos has put out some quality MIDs and PMPs for quite a while now, and the newest is the T10RK. This upgrade of the T10 has the same 4.3 inch screen of its predecssor, but now has a RK2806 chipset that is found on the T11RK.

It’s enough to make you fall in love with RAmos once again. However, there is no word on any price or availability date.

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Despite originally being thought to be hitting Rogers on October 26th, the carrier has just come around now to offer the BlackBerry Bold 9700 for $299.99 with a 3-year contract. Of course, if you want to pick it up with no plan you have the option to shell out $599.99.

Now we just have to wait until TELUS and Bell put the device up for sale and we’ll be good.

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Tags: Bell, blackberry bold 9700, Cell Phones, Mobile News, Mobile Software, Portable Devices, Research In Motion, Rogers, Telus

Last night, on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon show, a device known as the TwitterPeek made a surprise guest appearance. For those who don’t know, TwitterPeek is a mobile device that just does Twitter.

And that’s all. The device retails for about $99, but requires $7.95 per month for mobile access. You can also pay $199 and receive the device and a lifetime worth of Tweeting, it’s your choice.

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Have you ever wondered how much a business gathering or meeting would cost? Well if you do the pencil-pushing by yourself, you are bound to go crazy. But now with this new cost calculator and clock called Bring Tim! This new time management tool can rack up the cost of holding a meeting in progress without too many calculations. Simply enter the number of attendees, estimate an average hourly rate and press the start button. That is it!

With the Bring TIM!, the cost of every second that passes, giving management an idea of how much one meeting would cost and how much time is being wasted. With this cost calculator, meetings can be shortened and direct to the point for better productivity and results. Bring TIM! Will be available by October and can be purchased at their website for $24.99 (excluding shipping).

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Tags: attendees, Business, clock, cost calculator, hourly rate, meeting in progress, new time, pencil, Portable Devices, productivity, shipping, start button, tim time, time management tool, time management tools

Now, it’s not everyday you see parts from an unannounced device go on sale but China Ontrade has what they are calling the iPhone 4 Generation Midboard.

Normally you could be quick to brush off such a seemingly obvious rumor but according to Gizmodo, China Ontrade had parts that on sale that were then used in the iPhone 3GS.

So, could this possibly be real? We’ll have to wait and find out.

Tags: 4th generation, Apple, Cell Phones, iPhone, iPhone, iPhone 3GS, Mobile News, Portable Devices

The Nook is Barnes & Noble’s first eBook ready and it has already impressed us. But it looks like there’s something fishy about the whole thing. Spring Design alleges that the Nook design was stolen from the Alex. Spring Design has shown the Alex dual-screen eBook reader to Barnes & Noble before the Nook has been developed and it looks like the two companies have worked together for a while. We’re not jumping to any conclusions yet as it’s not our place to do that.

Spring Design has filed a trade secret lawsuit against Barnes & Noble and we’re curious to see what happens next. Eric Kmiec, Spring Design Vice President of Sales and Marketing has this to say about the whole issue:

Spring Design unfortunately had to take the appropriate action to protect its intellectual property rights. We showed the Alex e-book design to Barnes & Noble in good faith with the intention of working together to provide a superior dual screen e-book to the market.

What will you choose between the Alex and the Nook?

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Tags: alex, barnes noble, eBook Reader, lawsuit, Mobile News, nook, Portable Devices, spring design

AV BANK is the name of the new portable media player released by the popular online gadget store - Thanko. In case you didn0t know, the AV BANK is also known as ATLMP344G,

On the feature department it can play plenty of files, be it MP3 and VMA for audio; while the video department is dedicated to AVI, DiVx, FLV, 3GP, RM, RMVB; and the image is supported by JPEG. Other details include its weigh - 130grams - its dimensions - 74×126x13mm - and also the 4.3-inch screen that boasts a 480×272 resolution.

Visit GeekStuff4u.com for more information.

Tags: av bank, MP3 Players, PMP, Portable Devices, Thanko

It looks like the New York State has officially banned texting and driving. From now on you should definitely stop sending SMS messages while driving. If you happen to get caught you will pay a fine up to $150. Next time you text and drive in New York you’d better ask yourself if it’s worth doing it. Not because there is a fine but because texting and driving is actually more dangerous than driving under the influence. Other states have similar laws in place and we can assume that more will follow so start getting used to stopping the car if you absolutely need to answer some of those incoming messages.

via poughkeepsiejournal

Tags: driving, law, Mobile News, New York State, Portable Devices, texting

BlackBerry owners will be happy to hear that RIM is interested to hire a “WebKit Developer.” That means the Canadian company is considering developing a totally new mobile browser. It’s actually not a secret anymore as RIM did purchase Torch Mobile a while ago, which happens to be the company that created the WebKit-based Iris browser. Apparently that’s not enough and RIM needs a more qualified WebKit developer to help out with the cause. A new browser for the BlackBerry OS will definitely be a blessing so if you happen to have the needed skills then go ahead and apply for the job! We’ve been waiting for a new mobile Internet browser for BlackBerry smartphones for too long now.

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Tags: BlackBerry, internet browser, Iris, jobs, Mobile browser, Mobile News, Portable Devices, Research In Motion, RIM, torch mobile, webkit

Do you own a PlayStation 3 Slim already? In case you don’t then you should get one this week. The 250GB PlayStation 3 Slim is confirmed to arrive in the USA on November 3 and it’s said to cost $349.99. That’s just $50 more than the 120GB model. Do you think it’s worth getting it?

It looks like Best Buy is almost ready to sell the console too as the new PS3 Slim has been spotted in Best Buy’s inventory. The picture has been taken in a Best Buy backroom in Houston, not that it matters that much. Most Best Buy stores must have received the console so you’ll probably find the 250GB PS3 Slim in a Best Buy store near you next week. Anyone excited yet?

via Engadget

Tags: 120GB, 250GB, best buy, Playstation 3, Portable Devices, Slim, Sony

For some reason eBook readers are more and more popular these days. After the Kindle we’ve seen Sony’s reader, Barnes & Noble’s Nook and Plastic Logic’s QUE. Asus is also working on a few eReaders and it seems that Creative decided to make one of its own. Dubbed the MediaBook, Creative’s eBook reader might be based on the Zii platform and it’s said to come with some very impressive features like a color touchscreen display ready to let you read all the eBooks you want and support for videos and pictures. Although this MediaBook did get leaked there are no leaked pictures yet. And it’s way too early for pricing details and release dates so we’ll all have to wait for Creative to announce the reader until we get too excited about it.

via epizenter

Tags: Amazon, ASUS, Barnes and Noble, creative, eBook Reader, Kindle, Mobile News, nook, Portable Devices, que, Sony, Zii

Barnes & Noble has just announced its first eBook reader, the Nook and it looks like the company is planning to take its business to the next level. The company is currently looking to hire a “head of their international business.” In other words, if you happen to have a great, ecommerce-oriented and educated mind and have the guts to apply and the job could be yours. Candidates from New York are encouraged to send in their resumes but European-based executives will also be accepted.

There are no details regarding the future of Barnes & Noble’s international branch but we’ll be back with those once the company has a team in place ready for action.

via techcrunch

Tags: barnes noble, international, jobs, Mobile News, nook, Portable Devices