Follow Ontarians Unify4Life have officially launched two of their products – one, a software-based home entertainment controller for your BlackBerry that communicates via Bluetooth to a hub called AV|Shadow, had been seen a couple of months ago, but their separate garage door controller dubbed Garage|Shadow is brand-spanking new. I remember when I first saw these…
Slacker Announces Music App for BlackBerry
Over CES, online music service provider Slacker announced their application for BlackBerry, first spotted at CTIA and highlighted during the BBDC keynote in the fall. I had tried out nuTsie, and although it was completely wireless, there were some reliability issues. I wonder if sideloading through Slacker would be any better… Time to give it…
Bluetooth Car Visor from BlackBerry Spotted
Although there wasn’t much in the way of earthshattering BlackBerry news for CES 2009, we did get a chance to see another couple of accessories surface: a handsfree car system and some new earbuds. The new “executive” headphones are pretty ho-hum – extra volume controls and swappable colour plates, but the car visor attachment actually…
Up close and personal with the Motorola AURA
The Motorola bunch were on hand at the Las Vegas Convention Center to showcase their current mobile lineup at CES 2009 Las Vegas, but the real gem of Motorola’s show was their Motorola AURA luxury phone. The Motorola AURA isn’t for everyone, what with its $2,000 price tag and all. But, you do get what…
Samsung Mobile honored with 15 CES Innovations Design and Engineering awards
Samsung Mobile has been honored with 15 International CES Innovations Design and Engineering Awards. Among wireless distributors, the Korean company has won the most innovation honoree awards at the 2009 International CES. In the wireless handset accessories category, the Samsung MBP200 Pico Projector was named the “Best of Innovations.” In addition, six of Samsung’s Bluetooth…
iHome shows new portable speakers for iPhone and iPod at CES 2009
We’re still coping with the CES news. One that we missed is about the company called iHome, which makes accessories for the iPhone and iPod users. During the event, they showcased the latest additions to their offering: iP29 Portable Speaker Case for iPhone/iPod – housed in a fabric wrapped protective shell, these speakers both protect…
CES: Day 4 Wrap-Up
The Palm Pre remained the elephant in the room for most of our CES 2009, but we did manage to catch up on everything else happening on our last day. The morning kicked off with an extensive tour of the Nokia booth (Will had a looksee too). I got some playtime with the very nice…
Palm Pre honored with two CNET’s Best of CES awards – “Best in Show” and “People’s Voice”
There’s no doubt, the Palm Pre smartphone was the star of this year’s CES. Hence, we are not surprised CNET honored Palm’s latest baby with the “Best in Show” award. At the same time, thousands of CNET’s vistors awarded the Pre with “People’s Voice” award using an online voting system on CNET’s website. In addition…
Video: Palm’s Keynote at CES 2009
Palm’s 2009 CES Keynote from DevilsRejection on Vimeo. So, you’ve heard all about the Palm Pre and the brand-spanking new WebOS. You’ve even seen a few hands-on videos with the Palm Pre… But you haven’t watched the actual keynote yet, right? Well, take a few moments (OK, over an hour actually 🙂 ) and watch…
Sony Ericsson C905 Cyber-shot to get a software update in February
Aside from announcing three new mobile phones, Sony Ericsson also announced that it will be rolling out a software update for its flagship 8.1 megapixel camera-equipped C905 Cyber-shot handset. The upgrade will include additional functionalities as well as new mobile apps. Here’s what the upcoming C905 update features: Smile Shutter YouTube WayFinder 8 – new…