Archive for September 4th, 2008

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We pretty much gathered that the 6650 was real from that page on Nokia’s domain that has since been pulled, but if there was any lingering doubt, this should take care of it. The specs here confirm what Nokia had spilled — most importantly, that the radio is rocking HSDPA on the 850 and 1900MHz bands, just what the physician ordered to get some action on AT&T. A swift perusal of the manual shows that it’s N-Gage compatible, though we were a bit surprised to see mentions of video calling; our guess is that they just haven’t updated it for AT&T’s inexplicable aversion to that particular feature yet. It’ll also feature S60 3.2, so if you’re in the Says and S60 is how you roll, this puppy’s got to be on your short list. Our money is on it getting official at CTIA next week.

[Via Phone Scoop]

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JBL announced these quarter-toroid speakers a while ago, but seeing them in person really shows how versatile the speakers are. The Control NOW loudspeaker can sit alone, be hung on the wall, wrap around a corner, but when their powers combine, they form a round speaker thingie. I could absolutely see these speaker donuts hanging at an outdoor bistro or […]

JBL announced these quarter-toroid speakers a while ago, but seeing them in person really shows how versatile the speakers are. The Control NOW loudspeaker can sit alone, be hung on the wall, wrap around a corner, but when their powers combine, they form a round speaker thingie. I could completely see these speaker donuts hanging at an outdoor bistro or inside an upscale bar. They’re kind of costly at $279 so that hangout spot isn’t going to have cheap drinks though - oh, and they sound great in the huge venue that is CEDIA.

Pics after the link. 

Via [crunchgear]

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The USB to VGA Adapter Kit from CablesToGo uses Ultra-Wide Band technology to transmit VGA video over wirelessly over USB to a VGA out port to a television. You can connect a Personal computer to one end and then transmit the 720p video to a television up to 30 feet away. No pricing, it seems, but makes […]

The USB to VGA Adapter Kit from CablesToGo uses Ultra-Wide Band technology to transmit VGA video over wirelessly over USB to a VGA out port to a TV. You can connect a Computer to one end and then transmit the 720p video to a TV up to 30 feet away.

No pricing, it seems, but makes a nice addition to the wireless USB to VGA Pantheon currently populated by IOGEAR.

Cables To Go Announces Wireless USB to VGA Kit

Connect a computer to a remote display up to 30 feet away for easy connectivity in conference rooms and classrooms

CEDIA EXPO 2008
Booth 255

DENVER–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cables To Go™, a leading provider of high-performance cabling and connectivity solutions, today announced a wireless VGA solution for connecting a computer to a monitor or projector. The TruLink™ Wireless USB to VGA Adapter Kit, certified by the USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF), enables users to wirelessly display video content from a personal to a remote monitor, projector or TV up to 30 feet away.

The Wireless USB to VGA Adapter Kit utilizes Ultra-Wide Band (UWB) technology, which provides a highly secure wireless connection best for classroom or conference room presentations or to display content from a laptop to a home entertainment system. It is based on the Wireless USB industry standard for compatibility with other Wireless USB products.

“We have seen a significant demand for a wireless VGA solution in training, classroom and conference room settings where customers want simple connectivity from anywhere in the room that easily supports multiple users,” stated Bill Diederich, president of Lastar, parent company of Cables To Go. “The Wireless USB to VGA Adapter is a demonstration of Cables To Go’s capability to provide quality connectivity solutions that are both wired and wireless.”

Additional features of the Wireless USB to VGA Adapter Kit from Cables To Go include:

* Transmit high-resolution UXGA and WSXGA video up to 30 feet
* Wireless display connection can be shared by up to six computers
* Video streaming up to 720p resolution
* Supports extended desktop and dual monitor screen modes
* Supports native mode for playback of high-resolution video

The Wireless USB to VGA Adapter kit is based on chipsets from Realtek and DisplayLink, which provide premium performance and reliability.

“Cables To Go’s Wireless VGA Adapter is an innovative and very promising product that brings exciting new functionality, performance and ease of use to consumers,” said Frederic Battaglia, director of marketing at Realtek. “The Wireless VGA application showcases the many strengths of Wireless USB and the underlying ultra-wideband radio technology, leveraging the wired USB ecosystem and providing high wireless data rates.”

The TruLink Wireless USB to VGA Adapter Kit will be available through Cables To Go partners in November 2008 and will be demonstrated at CEDIA 2008 in Booth 255 at the Colorado Convention Center.

Via [crunchgear]

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From the looks of it, Sprint has gone and gotten a decent chunk of its playbook leaked all over the interblogs, and it’s chock-full of titillating information. Thanks to slippery fingers and loose lips, we already knew that the Touch Diamond and Touch Pro were headed to the carrier, but now we have some solid dates (mid-September for the Diamond, October 19th for the Pro), and pricing ($549.99 and $579.99 unsubsidized, $249.99 and $320 with contract). Of course, this is all according to the above document, which admittedly could be the work of an extremely bored Photoshopper — but this jibes pretty tightly with a lot of other chatter we’ve been hearing.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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IFA typically isn’t considered the strongest show in the mobile world, which Samsung apparently saw as an chance to grab just a tiny more spotlight than it’d normally have. Okay, maybe “a little more spotlight” is an understatement, seeing how it trotted out no fewer than a dozen handsets at the show — and allowed, none of them are groundbreaking taken alone, but the collective ends up making for a mighty showing. Highlights include the S7330 slider, featuring a Soul-like display in the d-pad; the rumored D980 DUOS which adds an extra SIM slot to the F480’s design language; the music-centric M3510 Beat; and this here beast of a phone, the B2700, looking like it’s more than ready to take a lickin’ and keep on tickin’. Overall, we would’ve liked to have seen a little more high-end fare in the mix, but we’ll take it.

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