Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless
There isn’t necessarily any single morsel of news here, but 3G Americas — the group responsible for keeping GSM on the up and up this side of the pond — just wants everyone to know that it likes AWS’ chances for gaining ground in this part of the world for new HSPA (and eventually, LTE) deployments. Yanks may know AWS better as the weird flavor of bandwidth T-Mobile has gotten stuck with for deploying its desperately overdue 3G services; it utilizes spectrum in both the 1700 and 2100MHz spaces to push bits around, and while it hasn’t yet been commercially deployed on a wide scale, the consortium points out that AWS spectrum auctions are in the pipe for Canada, Chile, and Mexico, among others. Naturally, that’s very good news for anyone who finds themselves shopping for an AWS handset down the road, seeing how broader support across borders leads to broader manufacturer support — a fact that 3G Americas is also quick to note. European and Asian buy-in is another matter altogether, but we’ll take what we can get.
[Via Phone Scoop]
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Filed under: Robots
It looks like the international fraternity of
security robots could soon be about to welcome a new member, as a team of researchers from the Korea Institute of Science and Technology recently announced that its “Securo” bot has passed a test that had it navigating a one kilometer long course by all by itself. That was apparently done with the aid of its built-in GPS and a laser image scanner, which allowed it to motor along at a speed of 5.4 km/h while avoiding obstacles and staying within an error range of 10 cm. That, the researchers say, could also make it suitable for delivering military supplies or performing surveillance, although there’s no indication just yet as to when it might actually see service.
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
It’s been a prolific week for crappy gadget manufacturers, which means it’s been a frighteningly sad week for us, since we have to go over all this stuff whether we like it or not. That’s right, it’s another edition of our newest running series, Crapgadget, in which we round up the worst of the worst. Enjoy the crap out of this, okay? We nearly gouged our eyes out in the making.
Read – USB Santa Boots: because attaching your shoes to your desk is so very practical. [Via Geeksugar]
Read – The Super Mario Brothers USB mushroom lamp: Never has $13 so thoroughly ensured your virginity.
Read – Faux-steampunk webcam: It’s amazing that the designer probably wasn’t trying for steampunk, yet screwed it up so badly. [Via TechDigest]
Read – Slipper Mouse with programmable pedals: Look ma, no hands! Or dignity! [Thanks, Todd]
Read – Luckystar MTV format PMP: Has anyone ever actually seen an MTV format video file? Were they happy about it? [Via PMP Today]
Read – Tongfang Quadro-Platinum PMP: Just when you thought Tongfang was crawling to respectability, it busts this Pat Booned Zune up at you. [Via PMP Today]
Read – Chocolate bar concept hard drive: In case you didn’t have enough drive letters to keep track of. [Via Pocket-lint]
Read – Gas-powered RC Hummer monster truck: Not wasting enough gas in your real Hummer? Why not spend $700 on a toy one? [Via BeSportier]
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Filed under: Cellphones, GPS, Handhelds
True, the tantalizing rumor of a TomTom GPS for the iPhone suffered a rather untimely demise, but not to worry — as a navigation aid, we figure the iPhone’s sizable touchscreen and dock connector just make too much sense for a GPS solution to not get willed into existence. Engineering firm partfoundry is taking a real (as in, confirmed) stab at developing a custom, purpose-built GPS module that slots into the iPhone’s port, delivering 16 channels of satellite reception to the software of your choice. Notice the “of your choice” there — it looks like partfoundry will be requiring jailbreaked phones and relying on the developer community to serve up apps capable of processing the module’s output and making use of it. The current plan is to get these bad boys out of the door in February, though they’re taking orders now for $89. Oh, and don’t worry, there are plans for a “stylish plastic enclosure” to bring the 1337 hax0r appearance down a notch or three.
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Filed under: Storage
The picture says it all, Intel’s going crazy small with its latest SSD chips, but it’s certainly not leaving capacity behind. The new Intel Z-P140 PATA SSD chips come in 2GB and 4GB capacities, are extendable up to 16GB, and weigh less than a drop of water. We’re already impatient for phone manufacturers and DAP makers to start cramming these into their devices, and the RAID opportunities are really sinful. Intel should be showing the chips off at CES in January, no word on when we’ll see ‘em hit the market.
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
