iCharge And Square Both Vying For Your Credit Card
February 12, 2010
You might have heard of Square, which is a prototype payment device that plugs into your iPhone’s headphone jack, allowing it to be turned into a credit card terminal. Now it seems that Square is going to have some competition on its hands from the Berlin and London-based iCharge. On paper, they seem to operate in a similar manner, with iCharge allowing any small trader to receive payments via credit card using that device, and an iPhone or a phone running Google’s Android. Users will be able to swipe their credit cards on the little device attached to the phone, and sign their signature directly on the phone’s touchscreen. A receipt can be emailed to the customer, and the location of the transaction will plus be noted down via GPS. iCharge will be running a limited trial run with choose retailers that summer, with a wider launch scheduled for Q3 of 2010. It certain sounds a lot like Square, so it’ll be interesting to see which device is released to the public earlier, and how they will perform.
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MSI CR720 notebook
February 1, 2010
MSI has rolled out its latest CR720 notebook which will utilize the latest Intel processors while running on the Intel HM55 chipset. Based on the Arrandale platform complete with integrated graphics, you get a rather massive 17.3" LED-backlit LCD display with a movie-friendly 16:9 aspect ratio, where a 6-cell battery helps to keep things moving. It won't weigh more than 3kgs, making that more suitable for a desktop replacement unit instead of toting one around the showfloor as your shoulder would probably go first. Other signature MSI aesthetics include a chiclet keyboard and seamless touchpad, where you will get Windows 7 Home Premium as the operating system of choice, up to 4GB RAM, a maximum of 500GB of hard drive space and Wi-Fi N with Bluetooth connectivity. No word on pricing though, so we'll have to wait a wee bit longer before something official is announced.
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LaCie announces Enterprise Class range
January 29, 2010
LaCie knows that there is a market for enterprise users, hence announcing the Enterprise Class range that will comprise of the 4big, d2 and the 2big Quadra Enterprise Class drives. All of them come in different scheme factors, but they will each hold SATA hard drives while boasting 128-bit AES hardware encryption to keep your info within safe and secure. Apart from that, you will additionally benefit from hardware RAID support, hot-swap capabilities, 32MB of cache for speedier goods transfer and a 1.2 million hour mean day within failure (MTBF) rate. All of these new products bear designer Neil Poulton's signature styling cues. Prices range from $300 for the 1TB LaCie d2 Quadra Enterprise Class all the way to $1,350 for the 4TB LaCie 4big Quadra Enterprise Class.
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REYN luxury cellphone
January 26, 2010
French jewelry company Ryan has unveiled its REYN handset that will target the high-end cellphone market in China, being shaped out of 925 pure silver and sapphire. whether you happen to have a whole lot of dough sitting in the bank, thereupon there is additionally the option to customize the rear end with laser artwork according to your taste, and these can range from a logo, motto or signature that will be commissioned by Ryan’s artisans. No view on its specifications, pricing and availability as at press moment, but we're looking at something which will be out of reach for the average man on the street.
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Video Of Square For Your iPhone In Action
January 18, 2010
By now you’ve probably read an commentary about Square, which is a prototype payment device that plugs directly into the iPhone’s headphone jack. One of the reason’s that device is rather high profile at the moment is plus due to the fact that the brains behind it is Jack Dorsey, the co-founder of Twitter. whether you need an additional tech celebrity to further boost the credentials of that device, Kevin Rose (founder of Digg) is currently additionally on board as an investor. A video of it in action has now surfaced, and it’s pretty cool. You’ll be able to swipe your card on the device, sign your signature into the iPhone, and have the receipt emailed to you. The cool thing about the receipt is that it’ll plus contain the GPS details of the location where you signed the receipt, which is certainly very cool.
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iGuide Another Possible Name For The Apple Tablet?
December 29, 2009
We’ve been hearing plenty of rumors regarding Apple naming its upcoming tablet the “iSlate”, which certainly seems to sound plausible. Now it seems that another name has surfaced the iGuide. The trademark was registered under iGuide Media, LLC, which purpose seems to be obtaining the trademark on behalf of Apple. The application was filed with Apple’s Senior Trademark Specialist, Regina Porter’s signature on the documents linking iGuide Media to Apple. While many folks think that iGuide may not sound too much like a Tablet, it certainly wouldn’t be too smart to couple it out of the list of possible names, right? That being said, whether rumors are anything to go by, it seems like iSlate is in a better position to be the name of the Apple Tablet.
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Inoki Matsuri GPS navigation system
December 23, 2009
To each his own, and while folks Stateside might think that rapper Snoop Dogg's voice on a GPS is cool, those in Japan would find that the equivalent is an Inoki Matsuri GPS. that Japanese pro wrestler is the idol for most 50+ years old salary men, where that GPS navigation system will not only feature his photo but signature as well among others. Not too certain whether we would want to have a Hulk Hogan edition for a TomTom GPS here, but guess the culture across the Pacific is very different.
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