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First Else hands-on: ‘still alive and kicking’
We caught up with Else at CES to check on how they’re doing with the First Else since we last saw them back in November. According to CTO Eldad Eilam, the basic functions of the ALP -based phone are finally done and dusted, so now Else will mainly focus on fine-tuning its snazzy visual effects until beta around the end of March.
Industrial robot arm pretends to do chores in Dyson’s London pop-up shop
As Mariah Carey ‘s song goes: “all I want for Christmas is a loyal house-cleaning robot.” Okay, not quite, but we did become hopeful when we saw this photo taken inside Dyson’s first London pop-up shop.
Piixl EdgeCenter 3770 media PC slides behind your flat panel, doesn’t get the attention it deserves
Unorthodox media center PCs aren’t anything new ; if you can dream it up, there’s most likely an option out there with your name on it . Piixl’s newest entry, however, has a fairly decent shot at appealing to more than just the home theater junkies, but only time will tell if the London-based startup can convince consumers that they really need another slab of machinery behind their flat-panel. The EdgeCenter 3770 is essentially an ultraslim HTPC with an enclosure that’s engineered to mount directly behind flat-panel HDTVs through their VESA mounting interface.
Nokia taking Ovi Store criticism to heart, planning revamped version to rival App Store
Not quite sure if you’ve noticed, but some pretty significant shifting is going on in the heart of Espoo. Just days after Nokia announced that it would be closing up its flagship shops in London, New York and Chicago, in flies this: a new Ovi Store is already in the works, and if all goes well, it’ll be available for public use as early as next Spring.
Peek teams up with FON to liberate Europe… from roaming charges
Although the bright and cheerful Peek (and its somewhat ill-advised Twitter-centric brother ) has long been a source of fascination for us, we realize that for most Americans a dedicated email device doesn’t make too much sense.
Nokia confirms New York and Chicago flagship stores are closing in early 2010
No surprises here, but Nokia has confirmed a Nokia Experts report today that the company will be shutting down its North American flagship stores in New York and Chicago, leaning on big boxes and carriers to handle the in-store experiences going forward. Considering the fractional market presence Nokia has in the States compared to the UK — where it’s closing its Regent Street location — the move comes as no shock, but it’s still a shame to see these really attractive, high-tech hero locations close down. The way we saw it, these stores were never about sales; they were about exposing Nokia to the public and vice versa in a cool, hip environment, and regardless of how you feel about the company’s handsets, they’d effectively accomplished that with the flagship strategy.
