Cheaper, Faster iPhone Announced
Yesterday Apple finally released the much-talked-about and eagerly anticipated follow-up to the first iPhone. This one adds 3G, GPS and cuts the price waaay down. Sounds pretty good, and I'm sure you’ll want ever single detail on the new phone and everything else Steve Jobs announced at the World Developers Conference. You can find it all in the transcript of Gearlog's meta-blog of the Jobs presentation. On the other hand, not everyone is dancing in the streets over Apple’s latest innovations. I worry that this update could annoy the legions of Apple followers that already laid down their $400 for the first iPhone. Reviews chief Dan Costa wonders why anyone wants an iPhone anyway, especially when the RIM BlackBerry curve is so darn good. Samsung obviously does, too. The company sent us the new Instinct—a clear iPhone knockoff. Whatever way your tastes run, you can get every bit of Apple iPhone news and opinion in our reports.
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 | Top Ten Summer Tech Toys
As I write this, the temperature is topping 95 degrees and the heat index is 105. No wonder I’m in a summertime mood and ready to try out every single one of these nifty summer fun gadgets. My current favorites are the Liquid Image Digital Underwater Camera Mask and the Brookstone Mosquito Trap. Read all about these and eight other summertime gadgets in PCMag.com’s special report.
Creative X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Review
Not may consumers go out and upgrade their PC's audio, and if you ask your neighborhood audiophile (we have a couple around here: Audio Analyst Tim Gideon and ExtremeTech Editor Loyd Case), they'll probably say that’s a crying shame. Case, in particular, is probably ready to encourage everyone to consider installing Creative's new X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty, a new PCI Express–based card that's an "audio gem." He has the proof in ET's extensive review. It could be music to your ears.
Sony Announces Cutting-Edge HDTVs
No question about it, Sony makes some of the best HDTVs available today, and now the company is raising it’s game a notch with a collection of new LED-backed, full resolution HDTVs. The company unveiled these and other products at a downtown New York event. Naturally, PCMag.com has the story and photos of these cool-looking new sets (and some other goodies).
Nifty Frankenstein System
ExtremeTech readers are almost as enterprising as the analysts. Here’s a guy who built his own gaming rig for under $560 (he started with a dirt-cheap PC). Read the post and maybe you, too, can build one for yourself.
Stop the Crapware, Please!
Perhaps no one knows better than Desktop Analyst Joel Santo Domingo about all the garbage, bloat, and crapware PC vendors shove onto new PCs. He sees overstuffed desktop systems every day and says getting rid of all that garbage is not easy for him, so imagine what it must be like for mere mortals like you and me. I have to admit, my lovely HP Pavilion is full of bloatware, too—little apps that I have yet to remove. Why do PC makers do this? Santo Domingo simply wants them to stop.
Polaroid's Pocket Photo Printer
I first saw this at Spring DEMO 2007 and fell in love. What a great concept: a pocket-size printer that doesn’t need a drop of ink. Instead, the printer uses heat to bring out colors embedded in the paper. Now we’ve finally got our hands on the ZINK-equipped PoGo from Polaroid. Printer Analyst David Stone appreciates the novelty of the device, but thinks the image quality is only so-so. David’s the expert on print quality, but I still think this little printer that makes photos you can literally stick anywhere could be one of the most popular gadgets of the summer.
Behind China's Great Firewall
Online coverage has become an integral part of the Olympic Games, but this upcoming one in Beijing could be different, or at least more complicated than the past few Games. China's attitude toward the information superhighway has been something less than open. PCMag decided to take a look at what's commonly known as the “Great Firewall.” Will China lower it in time for the games? Read the report to learn more about the Wall and what it might mean for your enjoyment of the Summer Games.
Slideshow: Inside Computex
One of the world's biggest computer trade shows just happened halfway around the world, in Taiwan. I've been to Taipei; it's an 11-hour-plus flight. And as much as I wanted to see all the new gear, I knew that trip simply wasn’t in the cards. Fortunately, we found someone else to cover the show and collect a pretty darn good slideshow. No, it’s not just like being there, but the photos certainly give you the overall flavor of Computex. Enjoy.
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