Archive for September, 2009

Verizon bubs flub, hawk their last Hub

No, we didn’t accidentally link to the wrong page — that “page not available” you’re getting over on Verizon’s site is where the Hub’s product site used to reside. The whole thing’s been unceremoniously yanked and the product sunsetted, suggesting that the carrier’s functionality-rich VoIP base station wasn’t getting the love it needed to justify [...]


Sharp’s PC-Z1 NetWalker takes the inevitable unboxing journey

Sharp’s PC-Z1 NetWalker conjured up all sorts of love and hate-filled emotions when we toyed with it earlier this month, but for fans of unorthodox handhelds, minor details like a wonky optical pad and frail keys aren’t apt to put a damper on the excitement found in this moment. The cool kids over at Pocketables [...]


Sony Ericsson vs Nokia

At present people’s mobile phones have become increasingly demanding, and many users would no longer like a single phone call, send text messages, and other functions, and since the advent of music phones, so a lot of favorite music, a friend had been met. Today, cell phone music playback is one of the functions necessary [...]


Motorola VE440

Motorola VE440 main music feature so natural is not the key performance parameters, cell phones equipped with 65,000-color 1.9-inch TFT display screen, the screen resolution of 176 × 220 pixels. Built-in 1.3 million pixel camera, support ChatLINK chat software, supports up to 8GB MicroSD card expansion. Mobile phone is equipped with 940 milliamperes battery, support [...]


LG’s BL20 Chocolate gets official with €269 price tag

LG’s BL20 Chocolate — the younger sibling of the insane BL40 Chocolate Touch — has recently been making a real splash around these parts. Ever since we got our hands on it, we’ve been wondering when we’d hear some official pricing and launch information, and the wait seems to be coming to an end. It [...]


Robonica Roboni-i rolling robot takes aim at WowWee, holiday shoppers

Upstart toymaker Robonica has been making promises about its Robini-i programmable robot for a little while now, but it looks like it’s now not only managed to get the bot out the door, but land it on the cover of the new Hammacher Schlemmer holiday catalog as well. Headed up by a former Hasbro exec, [...]