From the monthly archives: August 2007
div>There is lots of buzz surrounding a special event Apple will be hosting next Wednesday. The general consensus is that Apple is introducing an iPod with more features. Forbes seems to think iPhone-like features are likely, such as a large, touch-sensitive display. Another possibility is that of a Wi-Fi receiver which [...]
Canon has always made good subcompact digital cameras. And now that they have produced a couple models in their IS (image stabilization) line, the SD800IS has taken things to a whole new level. With a 28-105 zoom lens, you start at a wider angle that almost every other camera in its class. If you’ve ever [...]
div>TechConsumer News is a feature we started out of a hobby of tracking the latest happenings within the consumer related technology sphere. The goal is to provide a concise, compiled overview of the most intriguing stories from the last few days. Feel free to give us [...]
div>The Economist (subscription required) has an interesting article out on how epidemiologists (those who study epidemic diseases) would like to use World of Warcraft (for the unofficiated: an extremely popular MMORPG or Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game) as part of research to see how people will [...]
div>It’s official. The iPhone has been unlocked. Less than two hours ago, Engadget broke the story, including posting a video of the process. The group that came up with the software unlock is iPhoneSIMfree.com. The currently have a text-only website up with now, as they will certainly be pounded with traffic for the [...]
div>TechConsumer News is a feature we started out of a hobby of tracking the latest happenings within the consumer related technology sphere. The goal is to provide a concise, compiled overview of the most intriguing stories from the last few days. Feel free to give us [...]
div>Sharp unveiled a new ultra-thin LCD TV today in Tokyo. Unfortunately, this next-gen TV won’t be ready for mass-production until 2010 when Sharp plans to have its new $3.2 billion plant in western Japan operational. Here are some of the basic specs:
The 52-inch model will be just 29 millimeters thick (1.1 inches), which [...]
div>I must say, I love this day and age where information flows freely. I remember back (what, ten years ago?) when I took magazine and/or newspaper subscriptions seriously. There were (are) so many, and they all cost money. Which ones should I subscribe to? Which are worth the time of sifting through pages to find [...]
div>Wal-Mart is trying to step up its competition with Apple iTunes. The retail giant, which is already the No. 1 seller of recorded music because of CD sales, will now sell digital downloads of songs without any copy protection (DRM) [...]
div>A new feature we are experimenting with here at TechConsumer is providing a couple posts per week which follow interesting news specific to our sphere of consumer technology. Some of these stories may be a day or two old, heaven forbid. But the idea is to provide a concise, compiled overview of the most intriguing. [...]
