31Aug

Verbatim’s Nano Wireless Notebook Mouse – Tiny Receiver, Reasonable Price

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Nano Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse (Image courtesy Verbatim)
By Andrew Liszewski

Like with any technology, the smaller it is, the more it costs. So if you’re looking for a non-Bluetooth wireless mouse and don’t want to spend a lot of money, you’re going to have to settle for a wireless USB receiver the size of a flash drive. Case in point, the Logitech VX Nano. It’s a great little mouse with a tiny USB receiver I reviewed almost 3 years ago that still sells for upwards of $90. And while Verbatim’s travel-friendly wireless mouse of the almost same-name might be lacking the additional fancy buttons the Logitech has, its 2.4GHz USB receiver is just as small, letting you leave it plugged into your laptop all the time without the worry of it accidentally breaking off when placed inside a case.

It’s also got a 1600dpi sensor (you’ll probably want to limit the mouse’s speed in your OS) and 3 levels of ’sleep’ to conserve battery life (2 x AAAs) instead of it just turning off every few minutes. And while it lists with an MSRP of $34.99, you can usually find it for even less if you’re the deal hunting type.

[ Verbatim Nano Wireless Notebook Laser Mouse ]



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31Aug

Here We Go Again, Sprint And T-Mobile Rumors Persist

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Hey guess what? Another T-Mobile and Sprint merger/acquisition/partnership/holding hands while skipping in the park rumor. This time the Wall Street Journal has stated that Sprint, or more specifically their board of directors is debating whether or not to let rival T-Mobile USA invest in Clearwire. For the record this isn’t the first time Clearwire has popped up in the T-Mobile world as outgoing CEO Robert Dotson has publicly stated that discussions with Clearwire have taken place.

Clearwire, needing funding to continue its expansion from a current base of 49 cities to a nationwide outlay would require significant investment to move forward. The Wall Street Journal states that Sprint’s board is relatively Sprint with some directors supporting the idea of allowing T-Mobile to invest in operations and others “adamantly opposing the idea.” T-Mobile has yet to lay out a 4G strategy and given todays announcement of a doubling in HSPA+ speeds throughout 2011 one has to wonder just what kind of an investment T-Mobile would be willing to make given their own resources being pumped into HSPA+ services. Given the current wireless landscape however, a partnership between Sprint and T-Mobile makes sense on a number of levels in order to combat the increasing subscriber difference AT&T and Verizon are establishing. T-Mobile also has its own set of options aside from Sprint and Clearwire with Harbinger Capital Partners. The Harbinger group is looking to build their own 4G network from scratch and partnering with T-Mobile could accelerate their plans while providing T-Mobile with significant access to wireless broadband.

For starters, this is all of course, subject to rumor and merely comes from “sources familiar with the matter” but these things tend to be true on at least some level. A partnership with Sprint as stated, does make sense on a number of levels. However, to what end does that partnership grow and just how much can T-Mobile and Sprint get together on Clearwire while remaining direct competitors?

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31Aug

T-mobile’s “almost 4G” HSPA+ 3G now live in 9 more cities

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T-mobile continues to bring the latest update to their 3G network to more cities today, with the “4G-like” HSPA+ speeds now available in:

  • Boston, Mass.
  • Erie, Penn.
  • Fresno, Palm Springs and San Diego, Calif.
  • Miami, Fla.
  • Richmond, Va.
  • Spokane, Wash.
  • Topeka, Kan.

This brings the total number of HSPA+ cities up to 55, with 100 million lucky Americans now basking in the warmth that only high-speed 3G radio waves can bring*.

While the up-and-coming T-mobile G2 will be T-mobile’s first HSPA+ phone, the network maintains that you will see a speed boost on their other (plain ol’) HSPA phones.

So, are you in one of the 55 cities that now enjoy HSPA+ ? Have you seen a difference in speeds on your phone? Let us know in the comments. I’m curious.

*3G radio waves are no replacement for a good jacket or scarf. No responsibility taken if you catch a cold come winter.

Full PR, below.

Today, T-Mobile USA, Inc. announced the continued expansion of its super-fast mobile broadband network to 100 million Americans in more than 55 major metropolitan areas.

T-Mobile’s HSPA+ network – which offers theoretical peak throughput speeds of 21Mbps – is now available in Boston, Mass.; Erie, Penn.; Fresno, Palm Springs and San Diego, Calif.; Miami, Fla.; Richmond, Va.; Spokane, Wash.; and Topeka, Kan.

“Our new network offers today’s available 4G speeds to more people than any other wireless network in the country and we’re not done yet. We are now on pace to more than double our HSPA+ footprint – reaching more than 200 million people by this year – with plans to offer 42Mbps theoretical speeds in 2011,” said Neville Ray, chief network officer for T-Mobile USA.

For more information, please visit http://t-mobile-coverage.t-mobile.com/coverage.



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31Aug

Canon XF-Series Professional Camcorders XF100 and XF105 are almost perfect.

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Yes almost since the only thing that will stop me from purchasing any one of them is there incapability to swap lenses. Once you tasted the pleasure to shoot with a DSLR there are NO turning back!
Now this said, and if you are interested on such, old fashioned Camcorder, the XF100 (Without HD-SDI) and the XF105 (With HD-SDI) offers stunning performances. Both are tape Less and you will have to rely on 2 CF slot, both are capable to record video in 50Mbps Max (CBR 4:2:2) in either …



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31Aug

First Ever Deal Of The Day: Lenovo IdeaPad Z560 for $519

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By David Ponce

It’s nice to talk about gadgets all day. But now and then, you guys actually make purchases. And there’s really nothing better than getting a good deal on stuff. So we’ve decided to partner with LogicBuy to bring you a new feature: Daily Deals on a wide range of consumer electronics.

Here’s today’s: Lenovo’s IdeaPad Z560 for $519 ($849 – $200 off – $130 stackable coupon). And that’s with free shipping. It’s available directly from Lenovo, but you have to get the coupon code from LogicBuy first. This is the lowest price they’ve seen for a Core i3 model yet.

Some features on the Z560:

    Core i3-350M 2.26GHz
    3GB DDR3
    500GB Hard Drive
    6-cell Battery
    DVD+/-RW
    15.6″ LED-backlit LCD
    Intel HD graphics
    Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
    802.11n WiFi
    Windows 7

[ Lenovo Ideapad Z560 Core i3 Laptop ] VIA [ LogicBuy ]



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