iHome teaser of first AirPlay compatible portable speaker dock

Here is a teaser from iHome about integration of Apple‘s new AirPlay in their hardware. Not much details beside what can be read in the picture.

Expect a wireless sound system with rechargeable battery to listen to your music anywhere in the house/car/cottage… you get [...]

iPads as in-flight entertainment systems? There’s a market for that

UK-based BlueBox Avionics has announced the bluebox Ai, a portable IFE solution that combines the iPad with the company’s proprietary security technology. This allows BlueBox to protect “early-window” content, such as movies that have been cleared for in-flight showings but not yet for pay-per-view, DVD or digital sales.

The company is impressed with the iPad’s 10 hour [...]

iPad international availability set for May 28

The iPad will finally be available internationally on Mat 28th 2010… with pre-orders starting on may 10th.  Canadians are expected to may 50$ more than their US cousins!

Apple’s iBookstore which is currently only available in the US will also become available the day of the launch.

Apple released the following iPad pricing for Canadians:

WiFi Models:
$549 [...]

iPad Internation Release Delayed by a Month

Image via CrunchBase

The iPad demand in the US is so huge that Apple had to make a difficult decision… delay the international sales of the device.  This is really sad as I was looking forward to get my hands on the device at the end of the month.  The good news is that with great [...]

My 1st Successful Listia Listing

OK, as you have read before I have tried Listia to see how it work.  My 1st listing attempt was one where I clearly stated that I was in to buy Credits with Paypal payment.  That did not went too well as Listia delisted both my listings. Bummer.

Not conceding defeat I decided to try it the [...]

Buying Listia Credits via Listia Listings

Tonight I decided to do an experiment.  I recently joined Listia.com and noticed an interesting trend.  People are listing iTunes, Visa, etc, etc gift cards.  What this amount to is that they are actually buying (knowingly or not) Listia Credits.

In an effort to cut down the silly gift card business out of the equation I have created a [...]

RIMs Lazaridis warns iPhone is prophet of data network doom | 9 to 5 Mac

Oh my god, what a complete bush… this is! RIM‘s Lazaridis proclaims:

“Manufacturers had better start building more efficient applications and more efficient services. There is no real way to get around this,” “If we dont start conserving that bandwidth, in the next few years we are going to run into a capacity crunch. You are already [...]

Possible picture of Apple iPad?

This might be one of the iPad prototype?

Look like iPhone: Check
Has a home button: Check
Look like 10″ diagonal: Check
Announced docking port at the bottom: Might not be visible

Update: Source for original file: http://i985.photobucket.com/albums/ae335/unanimouswow/Prototype352.jpg

Look like the black borders are symmetrical all around.  Could hide the wireless antennas quite well. But there is no docking port… so quite possibly [...]

Samsung notebook with transparent OLED display

Samsung stand at GSMA Barcelona 2008
Image via Wikipedia

Samsung is showing off a notebook prototype with a 14 inch transparent OLED display. When the screen is off, it’s up to 40% transparent. And when it’s on, you can clearly see the display, but you can also see right through it.

It could really come in handy is “head-up” displays for vehicles. Samsung says the tech could also be used for eye-catching advertisements and displays, and notebooks like this prototype.

Short video after the break.

Continue reading Samsung notebook with transparent OLED display

Toshiba Unveils 7 New Consumer Laptops With Tweaked Design, More Luxury Features

Today, Toshiba unveiled seven additions to its consumer-friendly Satellite line, as well as three SKUs for its small business-friendly L300 line. The notebooks, which range in price from $549 to $849 and have screen sizes from 14 to 18.4 inches, boast a tweaked design and, obviously, budget price tags.

The design changes are subtle, but still effective. [...]