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Gadgetell review: cases for folks that despise cases

When it comes to my phones, I rarely leave a case on for more than a week. I despise, and to a point, resent the added weight, thickness and altered feel of the case. Today, I’ll look at two solutions that make the Apple bumper look like the before shot on a weight loss programs more »

BenQ launches world’s slimmest LED monitor

BenQ’s V2220 21.5″ LED LCD monitor seems to have bagged many world titles, from the “world’s slimmest” to the “world’s highest dynamic contrast ratio.” Boasting a thinness of only 15mm, the monitor is also very green. Power consumption is reduced by 28.6% compared to traditional CCFL models. When you switch to Eco mode, it further more »

JVC intro’s the $199.95 XV-BP11 Blu-ray player

I am still happily sporting a regular old DVD player, not to mention I am not sure I even want to go the Blu-ray route at all, personally I think the future is heading towards devices like the Roku set-top box. Granted we still have a ways before we get there and maybe before that more »

Gadgetell visits with TechVi to talk about the PS3 Slim and PS3 price drop

There was a ton of Sony PlayStation 3 news today. The PS3′s price is now on par with the XBox 360 at $299 and a new slim model of the PS3 is due out next month, September 2009. Randall Bennett invited Brad Linder from Liliputing and myself to talk about the latest PS3 news over at TechVi.

TeleNav goes beyond the phone: intros new Shotgun stand alone GPS

TeleNav, the on-phone GPS provider that I rely on, announced this morning they are in the connected GPS game. This news comes on the heels of Dash GPS announcing they were done making their stand along connected GPS device. Let’s get to it: how good is this GPS device?

From the looks of it, pretty good. A connected GPS device is the way to go. Static data trapped in a box isn’t helpful. What is helpful is a device that reaches out to get new info, expand its searches. And that is what the TeleNav Shotgun is.

Check the connected features of this GPS device.

Hot: build your own SSD storage drive

I really like simple things. I got this press release today about a DIY (do it yourself) flash hard drive using little more than six SDHC cards. SDHC cards are simple things. This tech comes straight out of Germany and almost as good as that is, it sells for just $102 US (SDHC cards not more »

Acer to compete in the UMPC market

Modu receives record for world’s lightest cellphone

While Samsung remains happy enough with its 5.9mm Samsung U100 cellphone, a little known device called the Modu stole the world record for the lightest cellphone in the world. It stands at 2.8 inches x 1.4 inches x 0.3 inch and weighs just 1.5 ounces. Obviously, there’s isn’t much technology you can pack in a more »

Lluon Ultra Slim PC

As a huge Mac fan I actually really like to see PC manufacturers making strides away from the old grey box image of the PC and the Lluon from Korean based TG is a very attractive looking ultra slim PC. As well as boasting a great design and an amazing 6.61 pounds, this Mac mini more »