Wires can be pretty annoying, although they have the merit of conveying signals in a better way than many wireless solutions - and it’s cheap! So, if headphones wires do annoy you, the Onkyo MHP-UW2 might be part of the solution. It’s a pair of Bluetooth headphones that comes with a emitter that attaches to the iPod to broadcast music for up to 8 hours before the battery runs out of juice. I like the headphones, but the emitter blows it - it’s too big and too ugly. The real solution to this is to have Apple add Bluetooth into the next-gen iPods.

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Motorola has rolled out a new model of the industrial CPC VC6096 Personal Digital Assistant that is powered by Microsoft Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional, making this one hardcore PDA device. It is insulated to stand up against external shocks and doubles up as a mobile computer that can be used in virtually any industrial situation without suffering wear and tear that normal handsets would after a short while. Some of the features and specifications include :-

• External 65-key QWERTY keyboard
• 6.5″ color touch screen display at VGA resolution


• Two USB 1.1 ports


• 10/100 Base-T Ethernet


• SD memory card slot


• XScale PXA270 624MHz processor


• 128 MB SDRAM


• 256 MB flash memory


• GSM/HSDPA networks


• Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity


• SiRF Star III GPS chipset

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Solyndra has developed cylindrical solar panels that are touted to generate more energy and is much easier to install on roofs and big buildings. What makes the form factor all the more desirable is the fact that you can have an array of solar cylinders within a smaller built-up area, increasing the energy output considerably compared to using traditional flat solar panels. This is made possible using curved solar panels constructed from thin semiconductor sheets fixed to a glass tube.

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We’ve been holding off on running this until we got confirmation from Samsung on just what was going on, and now we have it; it’s official, folks — the Instinct’s latest firmware update is all about the browser. To quote Sammy, “most of the traits of this upgrade focus on improving the Web browser experience,” and the word on the street seems to be in line with that with faster page loading and generally fewer crashes being reported across the board. As best we can tell, it doesn’t solve every last issue in the book, but it’s awesome to see that Sprint and Samsung seem to be staying on top of this stuff. Have an Instinct? Sound off on comments with your update experiences.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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RIM’s BlackBerry Storm 9500 / 9530, which is more affectionately known ’round these parts as the Thunder, is definitely within striking distance. Still, just because you don’t have too much longer to wait doesn’t mean you aren’t anxious to get your hands on as many details as possible beforehand, right? The Boy Genius has managed to procure a few mundane stacks of PowerPoint slides that just so happen to contain some pretty scrumptious information on the touchscreen-based BlackBerry, and while there aren’t any mind-melting surprises in there (like, confirmation that it can indeed read and reply correctly to each e-mail automatically), it’s not the kind of data any real RIM fan would want to overlook. Go on and hit the read link, what exactly are you waiting for?

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[CEATEC 2008] It has been reported that the video-on-demand (VOD) service for Wii will start in December (in Japan) and will feature about 500 shows (all genres). Videos will cost between 100 and 400 Wii points. Fujisoft would like to launch the service outside of Japan as well, but they are only at the “discussion” stage for the U.S and Europe. With a bit of luck, the license deals should be worked out soon, but we think that it would be unreasonable to expect something to launch outside of Japan before 2009. If you wonder, this VOD service supports popular formats like H.264, MPEG4, WMV and MPEG2. I suspect that most videos will be in H.264. [video shot by Giiks]

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Sega will be making a comeback in the hardware business, but video game fans all over shouldn’t jump for joy just yet - the Japanese company won’t be rolling out a home console in order to ignite its classic rivalry with Nintendo nor newcomers Sony and Microsoft, but will be releasing a portable media player (PMP) instead. This PMP will of course, include games as a bonus function in addition to keeping you entertained with audio and video files. No word on specifications as at press time, but it will be interesting to see what Sega can cobble together assuming they’ve studied the market thoroughly and know just what they have to do to break the iPod’s iron dominance.

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Yeah, the wait for October 22 (or after) is absolutely excruciating; trust us, we know. We’ll take every scrap of information and imagery we can to hold us over until G1s start showing up on doorsteps in a few weeks, but T-Mobile’s really gone above and beyond the call of duty here by setting up a surprisingly functional and feature-complete emulator to satisfy our urges to touch icons and click buttons. Obviously, you’re not going to get a GPS lock, so don’t get your hopes up that you’re going to be playing around with Street View or anything wild like that — in fact, most apps lead you to a “this screen is not fully functional” message — but it’s got more goodies than the Android SDK’s emulator, and it’s just enough to get you acquainted with the phone’s personality by the time it’s actually in your paws.

[Via Cell Phone Signal]

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Microsoft is still working on bringing the Zune interface to Windows Mobile devices, according to company chief Steve Ballmer. Do you think this move could help turn Windows Mobile devices (especially touch screen versions) into a pseudo iPod touch? After all, current Windows-powered smartphones aren’t exactly user friendly when it comes to multimedia playback, and it does take some sort of technical know how to get things up and running. Perhaps this Zune interface update will accompany the Windows Mobile 7 release - who knows? My crystal ball is currently broken, so I can’t shed much light on the situation at the moment.

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Now that Sony Ericsson’s mighty X1 has earned the FCC’s love and affection, you won’t be an outlaw for using one in the States — but unfortunately, you won’t be a speed demon everywhere, either. The version that just nabbed approval here is the X1i, and anyone familiar with Sony Ericsson’s naming scheme can tell you that an “i” means a phone’s not really meant for North American consumption; in this case, we’re lucky to squeak by with UMTS Band II support, which means we’ll theoretically be able to pick up some of AT&T’s 1900MHz signal. On 850, though, you’ll be stuck with EDGE. Of course, a true global launch has been in the cards for the X1 from day one, and we’re not worried that we won’t see a more 3G-rife model getting torn down by the feds — this just ain’t it.

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