Bergmonch Back Pack Scooter

Going up the mountains on a hike is a hobby that most people enjoy doing. While there is excitement and exhilaration during the journey to the top, the slow journey down afterward usually seem quite anticlimactic for many. Climbers can try and speed up the descent this time by bringing along the Bergmonch Back Pack Scooter. The Bergmonch Back Pack Scooter is a unique scooter that is foldable and can be worn as a back pack when not in use. This is especially convenient when going up the mountains.

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Let's Visit Tokyo – Too HOT!

Sorry folks but it is WAY too hot here in Japan for me to shoot our usual let's Visit Tokyo series, so let's take a break until the weather cool down shall we?

Akihabara News, Let's Visit Tokyo â€" Too HOT!

Samsung Admire (SCH-R720) Android Phone For MetroPCS

Word on the street has is that Samsung is currently working on the mid-range device with Android 2.3 Gingerbread as the Operating System for MetroPCS under the Admire (SCH-R720) model name.  The new device should come with 3.5-inch HVGA screen, 800MHz CPU, TouchWiz UI, 3.2MP camera, Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, GPS, and a 3G support (no LTE). That is  the MetroPCS planned to release the Admire on August or September this year with a price tag of $149.99 after rebate. [ SammyHub ].

Today Gadgets, Samsung Admire (SCH-R720) Android Phone For MetroPCS

RIM to launch BBM Music social platform?

After the outlandish news of RIM rumored to create a media box we reported this week, it looks like RIM has more plans up its sleeve to diversify BlackBerry. According to the folks at BlackBerry Sync, who received a tip from their own sources, RIM is planning to launch a social music platform that will be dubbed BBM Music. BBM Music is said to be a service that will allow BlackBerry users to share music and playlists with their friends.

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Harman to bring Android integration to cars

With Android outselling Apple's iOS devices by a lofty margin, we've been asking every automaker when Android connectivity will finally come to cars. Automotive supplier Harman International has answered the call with its latest infotainment system, which integrates the Android Open Accessory Protocol to allow users to connect their Google-powered smartphone or tablet and control their devices through the head unit, steering wheel buttons or voice commands. By adopting and implementing the Android protocol, Harman's systems have access to user's music, movies and navigation apps, along with SMS and email functionality.

2DayBlog.com, Harman to bring Android integration to cars

64 GB Acer Iconia Tab A501 for AT&T in the works

The 10.1-inch Acer Iconia Tab Android-powered tablet comes in two versions, the A500 which is Wi-Fi-only, and the A501, which also features mobile data connectivity. The most widely spread internal storage capacity for both models is 32 GB, but we recently saw a 16 GB model launch in the UK. And now it looks like Acer is prepping to add yet another storage capacity option, to the A501 at least. An Acer Iconia Tab A501 with 64 GB of storage has recently passed through the FCC.

Unwired View, 64 GB Acer Iconia Tab A501 for AT&T in the works

In Another Dimension, the HP TouchPad Runs Android 3.0 [HUMOR]

And that other dimension would be Canada. Best Buy, Canada to be exact. One of the advertising wizards behind their weekly flyer has the HP TouchPad curiously listed as running Android 3.0 Honeycomb. Right…but the TouchPad actually runs webOS 3.0. We understand getting the 3.0 part confused, but a quick glance at the other side of the page clearly states webOS.

Android Phone, In Another Dimension, the HP TouchPad Runs Android 3.0 [HUMOR]

Apple revamps App Store pricing overseas

It looks like all of our pondering and mulling have proved to be correct, so we need not purchase a new crystal ball just yet. We are talking about Apple's possible revision of overseas App Store pricing – which has been done already, since the American dollar isn't what it used to be. The App Store pricing has been changed to reflect this new reality, translating to more affordable albums in Japan, Switzerland, and Australia, while those living in the UK, Norway, and Mexico will have to fork out more than usual.

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Get More Cash and Fewer Hassles Selling Your Unwanted Electronics with uSell.com

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of uSell for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.

The Gadgeteer, Get More Cash and Fewer Hassles Selling Your Unwanted Electronics with uSell.com

Sony CMT-CX5 Wall-mounted Audio System With iPhone Dock

The Sony CMT-CX5 is a wall-mountable audio system that adopts the Dynamic Sound Generator X-tra (DSGX) that delivers a clear, crisp sound that can be enjoyed via a number of audio inputs. This music player features a DAB/DAB+/FM radio, a CD player, a USB connectivity, and a built-in iPhone dock. Available in black or white, the Sony CMT-CX5 will be launched in August 2011 for £220 ($355).

TechFresh, Sony CMT-CX5 Wall-mounted Audio System With iPhone Dock

Adobe and Sony create contest to put Air apps on Android tablets

It's common to see companies holding contests to promote their new products and to expand their brand. But what we have here is a rather unique contest. It's held by Sony and Adobe, called the Air App Challenge, and it's all about Adobe's latest product Air and Sony's latest product, the S2. For one, Air hasn't exactly taken off quite like the Flash makers had hoped — especially in the mobile space. And two, that new S2 tablet is going to need some apps that are designed to take advantage of its dual screens.

2DayBlog.com, Adobe and Sony create contest to put Air apps on Android tablets

HTC Desire Z Android 2.3 update now arriving in Europe

Good news for owners of HTC's very respectable QWERTY Android phone – the Desire Z is now getting its upgrade to Android 2.3. Many users over on the HTC Facebook page are reporting update Notifications, with Z owners in Finland and Holland now installing the update. HTC has not yet made any official announcement regarding its launch, but this does tie in rather nicely with the news from earlier this week that it'd be launching very soon. Here's confirmation:

As ever, it looks like this update is hitting unbranded, non-network versions of the phone first. Do let us know if you have a Desire Z and are receiving the Android 2.3 update.

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Special J!NS eyewear for heavy computer users

For those of you who slave in front of the computer all day long, being cooped up in your comfortable cubicle, is there some help to alleviate your “suffering” apart from eating and living right. Yes, having the right kind of peripherals go some way as well, and once you have purchased that high quality work chair, ergonomic mouse and keyboard, what else can you do. Enter the J!NS PC and J!NS Moisture (pronounced JINS), where they are two glasses that were specially designed to help ease your eyes' pain and fatigue when facing a computer all day long.

Ubergizmo, Special J!NS eyewear for heavy computer users

Genius SP HF2020 4 Way HiFi Speakers

Clearly, technology has not only made things look better. It has also made them sound better as well. But such senseless mumbo jumbo won't matter if you see a device and get the gist of it immediately. Such statements won't be that way off by looking at something like the new Genius SP HF2020 4Way Hi Fi Speakers.
The Genius SP HF202 Speaker System makes use of good technology and makes better use of it to improve user experience. Since it is a speaker system, it aims to provide better audio with its four acoustic-designed speakers units fixed on each part of set that can provide a total of 60watts RMS.

Gadget.com, Genius SP HF2020 4 Way HiFi Speakers

Nissan and 4R Energy Develop new EV Charging System

Nissan and 4R Energy Corporation announced that the two companies have developed a charging system for electric vehicles that combines a solar power generation system with high-capacity lithium-ion batteries. Testing of this new charging system began today at Nissan's Global Headquarters in Yokohama. With the new charging system, electricity is generated through solar cells installed at Nissan's Global Headquarters, and is stored in lithium-ion batteries which are equivalent to four units of Nissan LEAFs.

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Virgin Mobile Motorola Triumph will be available on July 20 alongside new plans

The Motorola Triumph was announced by Virgin Mobile last month, being one of the top devices to be added to that particular carrier's roster. The Triumph may not exactly be a pure high-end smartphone in this day and age, but it's not underpowered by any stretch of the imagination with its 1 GHz single-core processor and 5-megapixel camera. As is usually the case with new phone announcements, what we didn't find out in June was how much the Triumph will cost or when it will be in stores.

Unwired View, Virgin Mobile Motorola Triumph will be available on July 20 alongside new plans

Pinger brings free texting to Europe

While the tech savvy consumers of the world are making use of data for “free” texting with apps such as Whatsapp or Kik messenger, believe it or not, but a majority of the world still rely on good ol' regular text messaging. Unfortunately in most parts of the world, people don't have “free text” plans, and still need to pay exorbitant fees to send text messages to each other. Well, Pinger has plans to get rid of these fees worldwide, country by country, and wants to begin in Europe with Germany.

Ubergizmo, Pinger brings free texting to Europe

Hermes HigHtechH iPad Leather Work Station

This iPad case from Hermes costs more than even the most expensive iPad.  Heck, it cost more than two 32GB WiFi iPad 2s.  The HigHtecH leather work station covers your iPad when it's not in use, and it allows you to prop it up for comfortable typing or horizontal viewing.  It's available only in ebony calfskin from Hermes for $1400.00.

The Gadgeteer, Hermes HigHtechH iPad Leather Work Station

LG Optimus Net P690 Android Budget-Friendly Smartphone

While folks in the Korea is prepare to get their hands on the 20-inch Cinema 3D DX2000 LCD display, those who living in the Italy will receive the LG Optimus Net P690 Android smartphone. This affordable-phone will features a 3.2 inch HVGA touchscreen display, Android 2.3 Gingerbread, WiFi and Bluetooth 3.0, which it similar with the original LG Optimus One. As an additional features include 12MB of RAM, aGPS and a microSD card slot.

Today Gadgets, LG Optimus Net P690 Android Budget-Friendly Smartphone

Moshi Moonrock Earbuds Review

Earbuds.  The little buggers are all over the place, aren't they?  Hanging out of people's ears everywhere you look.  Because we need ‘em to connect to our portable digital music gizmos, they've become essential gear for many of us.  And there are droves of earbud models, many that look virtually identical.  The Moshi Moonrock stood out a bit to me, and I had the chance to check them out.  Let's get to it. for your viewing pleasure.










The Gadgeteer, Moshi Moonrock Earbuds Review

Real time strategy games brought to a whole new level

If you've ever watched the pros play RTS (real time strategy) games like Starcraft, Warcraft and Command & Conquer, you will see frenzied clicking and typing on the mouse and keyboard, and you should also start hearing terms and phrases like "micro managing" and "APM" (actions per minute). However if playing RTS games on a traditional keyboard and mouse computer setup is not for you, perhaps gaming on a 20-foot-wide multitouch display might be something you could be interested in. The game in question is called Fleet Commander and it is based off the Star Wars universe and is developed by computer science grad student Arthur Nishimoto.



Ubergizmo, Real time strategy games brought to a whole new level

Nikon's 40mm Macro Lens Is Ready For Its Closeup

Nikon's new prime lens is pretty cheap, for a lens. A new Nikon lens is always worth a look. Recently the camera company has been upgrading its most stalwart lenses with internal AF motors to work on the latest, motor-less SLR bodies. Now, it has popped out a new, cheapish specialist model — a macro lens for full-frame bodies.

The lens is the AF-S DX Micro Nikkor 40mm Æ'2.8G. As you can see from the name, it has a 40mm focal length and a reasonable Æ'2.8 maximum aperture. On a crop-sensor body, that becomes 60mm, good for portraits.

The lens focusses down to 16.3 cm (6.4 inches), giving a 1:1 sized image on the sensor.

Gadget Lab, Nikon's 40mm Macro Lens Is Ready For Its Closeup

Nikon launches new AF-S DX Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G Lens

Looking for a new lens to capture in depth details or general portraiture. Nikon has just launched a new lens designed for your needs. Called the AF-S DX Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G lens, it is a lightweight and versatile lens that gives Nikon DX-format shooters macro capabilities without burning a hole in their wallets. It has a natural focal length of 60mm (FX equivalent) and a large f/2.8 aperture that lets photographers shoot both close up shots and as well as flattering portraiture. It is touted to be fast, with whisper quiet autofocus operation, and makes use of Nikon's Silent Wave Motor technology.

Ubergizmo, Nikon launches new AF-S DX Micro-NIKKOR 40mm f/2.8G Lens

LG Optimus Net announced – 3.2″ screen running Android 2.3.3

The new LG Optimus Net seems to being pitched as an upgrade of the popular Optimus One, although there's not a huge amount of difference inside, just a boost to an 800MHz Qualcomm processor – the MSM 7227T. The screen is a 3.2″ capacitive model running at 320×480, plus there's a 3megapixel camera capable of VGA resolution video. What you do get is software updates, with the Optimus Net arriving with Android 2.3.3 onboard and LG's 2.0 user interface tweaks.

Eurodroid, LG Optimus Net announced â€" 3.2″ screen running Android 2.3.3

HTC Desire Z Gingerbread almost here

Great news for HTC Desire Z users (well, for those of you who still haven't rooted your phone for a custom ROM) - according to the Romanian HTC Facebook page, the official Gingerbread update is coming very soon. While it isn't the end of June ETA promised previously, it still falls in summer, which was the estimate for when the Desire family phones would be getting the update anyway. The Gingerbread update for the HTC Desire Z is in its final testing phase right now, and the roll-out should begin at the end of the month, though some carriers will be getting it earlier than others.

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HP Play music syncing service hits beta, almost ready to give AirPlay a pinch

HP clearly feels the need to play a little catch-up if it wants to rival Apple and Android with its WebOS phones and tablets. It's starting yet another connected music service, called HP Play, to cater specifically for owners of the TouchPad, Veer, and potentially other webOS devices like the Pre 3. The beta has just launched and by all measures it's an extremely basic affair — like, iTunes 2001 basic: no OTA syncing, no cloud storage and no store.

2DayBlog.com, HP Play music syncing service hits beta, almost ready to give AirPlay a pinch

Specs of Dell Peju Tablet Leaked

We really do not hear much about Windows-based tablets with all the iPad versus Android war going on. But with the looming release of Windows 8, some companies want to hitch a ride anyway, one of which is Dell and its Peju tablet. Recently, new information about the upcoming device was leaked online. A blog called Dell Peju Insider popped out and its latest (and only) post gave a supposed list of specs for the tablet.

Gadget.com, Specs of Dell Peju Tablet Leaked

Dolce & Gabbana unveils their luxury iPad casing

Fans of luxury brands will be pleased to know that the Dolce & Gabbana fashion house has recently released an iPad case that will definitely put all eyes on you (or your iPad). Made in Italy out of black leather and shimmery sequins, with gold hardware, a chain shoulder strap with star charms, we're guessing that D&G probably had the ladies in mind when they created this. Some fashion experts may argue that being stylish or fashionable does not have to cost a fortune, but in this case they may be wrong.

Ubergizmo, Dolce & Gabbana unveils their luxury iPad casing

HDMI group reportedly putting a stop to Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapters

If you've been thinking about buying a one piece Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI cable to bring vids from your Macbook to an HDTV, you may want to get it now. According to a report, the group behind HDMI has decided they don't meet the requirements and cannot be tested or licensed for compatibility. Now, which part has gone wrong.

2DayBlog.com, HDMI group reportedly putting a stop to Mini DisplayPort-to-HDMI adapters

Deus Ex: Human Revolution – ‘The Year 2027 – Cities' Trailer

A new trailer ‘The Year 2027 – Cities' for Square Enix's upcoming Deus Ex: Human Revolution title has just been released. You could check it out after the break.



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T-Mobile UK finally launches the HTC Sensation

As people all over the world are waiting patiently for the HTC Sensation, it looks like T-Mobile UK users will be able to get their hands on the dual core Android, for No pounds up front on a 40 pound a month 2year contract. Like many other carriers worldwide, we are also going to see the Sensation go directly up against the Samsung Galaxy S II. The Sensation 4G  launched about a month ago on T-Mobile in the states, and there's a lot of hype starting to build locally, for the launch in Australia. As well as a lot of Facebook buzz for the launch on Monday.

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Sprint won't get the HP Pre 3

The HP Pre 3 is the first high-end webOS-powered smartphone to be developed after HP purchased Palm. And while it's still not available in the US, it is coming soon, and, HP hopes, will put webOS back on the map, so to speak. Sprint was the launch partner for the original Pre, a device that was supposed to help Palm become a major player in the smartphone space yet again. We all know how well that turned out for Palm, with the company having to sell itself to HP and all that. And Sprint's relationship with Palm (and webOS products) has been also affected by that original contract, it seems.

Unwired View, Sprint won't get the HP Pre 3

Verizon HTC ThunderBolt and Motorola Droid X2 now only $99.99 with contract at Wirefly

If you're looking for great deals on Android-powered smartphones that can be used on Verizon's network, look no further. Wirefly now has you covered offering two of the latest Android devices at severely cut prices. First up, there's the HTC ThunderBolt. This 4G LTE-capable phone, the first handset released by Verizon with that connectivity option, is selling at Big Red for $249.99 if you're willing to sign a new two-year contract. But this superphone has been available at Amazon for just $99.99 for quite a while, and now Wirefly has joined Amazon in offering the ThunderBolt for just a cent below $100.


Unwired View, Verizon HTC ThunderBolt and Motorola Droid X2 now only $99.99 with contract at Wirefly