Logitech S715i Speaker For iPod And MP3 Player

The Logitech S715i portable speaker for iPod and MP3 player is now available for $99.99 via Best Buy. The gadget comprises of a couple of three-inch neodymium drivers, a couple of half-inch neodymium tweeters, and four passive bass radiators. The Logitech S715i draws its power from a rechargeable battery that offers enough juice for up to 8-hour. Each purchase comes equipped with a carrying case and a remote controller.

TechFresh, Logitech S715i Speaker For iPod And MP3 Player

Nokia Lumia 800 will be available at O2 UK on December 9

The Nokia Lumia 800 is supposed to be the Finnish company's Windows Phone Mango-powered knight in shining armor for this holiday season, at least in the (very) limited number of countries it's available in. The goal of selling a whole lot of units can only be achieved if the device is being carried by as many operators as possible. Which is why it came as a bit of a surprise that O2 UK hasn't been stocking the Lumia 800 since its launch a couple of weeks ago.

Unwired View, Nokia Lumia 800 will be available at O2 UK on December 9

Hands on with Spotify's brand new app platform [video]

. Spotify's New York City press conference just wrapped up and we spent some time checking out several of the popular music service's new apps. There's a new section on the left sidebar that lets you quickly access applications from LastFM, Rolling Stone, The Guardian and more. Rolling Stone and other publications will release playlists, some as frequently as each day, with bands the publications think Spotify users should take note of. The applications are seamless and are so tightly integrated with Spotify that they launch almost immediately.







Boy Genius Report, Hands on with Spotify's brand new app platform [video]

It's official: Asus Transformer Prime out in the US on December 8 (Taiwan tomorrow, Europe in January)

After a lot of speculation, the world's first quad-core tablet is about to finally hit the streets. In fact the Android-powered Asus Eee Pad Transformer Prime will do just that tomorrow, in the company's native Taiwan. But if you're in the US, fret not for it's coming your way too. Just like the latest bit of speculative info had us believe yesterday, the Transformer Prime will become available in the US on December 8, which is a week from tomorrow.

So you'll obviously have all the time in the world to get it as a holiday gift for someone. Unfortunately though, that won't be the case if you're in Europe.

Unwired View, It's official: Asus Transformer Prime out in the US on December 8 (Taiwan tomorrow, Europe in January)

Consumerisation of IT has improved productivity by up to 20%, say 1 in 3 IT decision makers

66% say the ‘magic balance’ of user benefits and business integrity will be achieved within five yearsUNITED KINGDOM, LONDON, 30 November 2011: Block Solutions today announces the results of research demonstrating that over a third (35%) of IT decision makers have seen staff productivity improvements of up to 20% when using consumer technology in the workplace. The study of 110 IT decision makers at IP Expo shows that the consumerisation of IT is already having a significant and positive effect on employee productivity in the UK today.

Press Release Distribution, Consumerisation of IT has improved productivity by up to 20%, say 1 in 3 IT decision makers

Deal of the Day - 55' Samsung 3D LED HDTV (2011 model) with $400 eGift Card and 2 Pairs of 3D Glasses

Today's LogicBUY Deal is the 55" Samsung (model UN55D6500) 3D-ready LED-LCD HDTV bundle with $400 Deal eGift Card and 2 pairs of 3D glasses for $1897.99.  Features:  1080p, 1.4 HDMI (4 inputs), 120Hz refresh rate, 3 USB ports,  0.2" bezel panel. $2399.99  -$502 instant savings  =  $1897.99 with free shipping.  This TV/glasses/$400 gift card is the lowest price seen by LogicBUY for this HDTV.
This deal expires December 1, 2011 or sooner.

The Gadgeteer, Deal of the Day - 55' Samsung 3D LED HDTV (2011 model) with $400 eGift Card and 2 Pairs of 3D Glasses

Android Overload: Galaxy Nexus Hitting Japan Dec 2nd, AT&T Is Not Happy With FCC's Released Report and More

Happy Tuesday, everyone. We had a lot of big Android news filling our day and no matter how hard we try, there are always some stories that manage to slip through the cracks — or just plain don’t make the cut. The ones we deem worthy of another look, we place here, in the Android Overload. This is the one place you can turn to (either before you go to bed, or when you wake up) when you don’t want to miss a beat on the wonderful world of Android. Have at it.

ZTE Blade S hits the Bluetooth SIG.Time Warner Cable TV app now available for Android. [Market Link]Acer Liquid is NFC equipped and free with a contract in the UK.

Android Phone, Android Overload: Galaxy Nexus Hitting Japan Dec 2nd, AT&T Is Not Happy With FCC's Released Report and More

YouTube videos viewed 21 billion times in October

. YouTube served up more than 20 billion video views during the month of October - 49.1% of all 42.6 billion video views on the web during the month. The research was recently published by comScore, which also found that Google and YouTube had a total unique audience of 161 million viewers, nearly three times that of Facebook, which served up the second most video views during the month. Facebook had 59 million unique viewers and 346 million video views. VEVO, the popular music video website, was the No.3 site with 56.9 million unique viewers but a greater 827 million video views.

Boy Genius Report, YouTube videos viewed 21 billion times in October

Ninja Gaiden Sigma To Hit PlayStation Vita This February In Japan

According to Famitsu, Team Ninja's action-adventure video game ‘Ninja Gaiden Sigma' will hit PlayStation Vita this February in Japan. Sadly, there's no word yet when the game will become available outside of Japan. Stay tuned for more info.

TechFresh, Ninja Gaiden Sigma To Hit PlayStation Vita This February In Japan

ARM-powered Windows 8 notebooks from Lenovo, ASUS may debut in mid-2013

. Laptops running Microsoft's Windows operating system currently utilize x86 processors, but that's all about to change in mid-2013 when Windows 8 notebooks powered by ARM processors may hit the market. It could happen sooner, of course; Qualcomm's CEO Paul Jacobs recently said that Windows 8 devices powered by his company's ARM-based Snapdragon processors would hit the market in 2012. The Qualcomm Snapdragon-powered devices may only be tablets at first, however, and DigiTimes said Tuesday the first ARM-based notebooks from ASUS and Lenovo will begin to hit the market in June of 2013.

Boy Genius Report, ARM-powered Windows 8 notebooks from Lenovo, ASUS may debut in mid-2013

Kindle Fire gets Cyanogen Mod 7

Cyanogen Mod 7 (CM) is one of the most popular Android custom ROMs around and it's available on a large number of devices - both phones and tablets. Well, if you own an Amazon Kindle Fire we've got some good news for you - the device has recently been added to the list of devices that support CM7. As usual, the CM7 build is still in its early stages, but if you're not a fan of the Amazon UI that's plastered over the Kindle Fire and you want an enhanced version of regular Android Gingerbread - this custom ROM is for you. At the moment, quite a number of features aren't working properly i.e.

Ubergizmo, Kindle Fire gets Cyanogen Mod 7

New Version of Google Maps Brings Indoor Floor plans to Your Phone

The new Maps lets airport patrons navigate sites like San Francisco International from the inside. Photo courtesy of Google. Google's Maps team has made fantastic advances in surveying and mapping seemingly every square inch of navigable ground on the planet. But for mobile users, those maps have always stopped just short of indoor spaces — until now.

Google Maps 6.0 for Android launched Tuesday with a bold initiative: indoor mapping.


Gadget Lab, New Version of Google Maps Brings Indoor Floor plans to Your Phone

Keep Your Feet Warm This Winter with ThermaCELL

Do you spend a lot of time outdoors in the cold, or perhaps you're just cold-natured with cold hands and feet.  These Heated Insoles Foot Warmers from ThermaCELL may be your remedy.  There are no wires with these insoles. Each insole has a built-in rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery that can be recharged 500 times with the included charger.  The wireless remote gives you two temperature choices:  medium (about 100 degrees) or high (111 degrees).  The insoles are unisex, and they come in sizes to fit men's shoes (sizes 4.5 – 13) or women's shoes (sizes 6-14).  The Heated Insoles Foot Warmers are $129.99 from ThermaCELL.

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itband, Keep Your Feet Warm This Winter with ThermaCELL

Origami baby stroller gets high tech, unfolds at a touch of a button

While the rest of the world has started becoming more and more advanced and high tech, there are some things that have remained more or less unchanged, baby strollers for instance at least until 4moms got their hands on it and created the Origami baby stroller that combines technology with an otherwise ordinary everyday product. Instead of wasting your time trying to pry open your folded baby stroller, with a tap of a button, the Origami baby stroller will fold/unfold itself which you can check out in the video below.



Ubergizmo, Origami baby stroller gets high tech, unfolds at a touch of a button

Orange San Francisco II to be also sold as ZTE Blade S

Since the first Orange San Francisco smartphone was also sold by ZTE under its own brand (as the ZTE Blade), it makes sense for the new San Francisco II to be offered under the Chinese company's brand as well. According to this Bluetooth SIG page, the new handset will keep the Blade name, but adding an S to it. So, yeah, we should see the phone hitting the market as the ZTE Blade S sometime soon.

Unwired View, Orange San Francisco II to be also sold as ZTE Blade S

HP LaserJet printers are open to hacker attacks according to researchers

So as far as the general public is concerned, our printers pretty much do one thing which is to print our documents, so it would never really occur to the layman that hackers could actually hack into our printers for malicious purposes, at least until now thanks to a group of researchers at Columbia University who discovered that a security flaw that affected printers. This flaw was discovered in HP's LaserJet printer series and could possibly be present in other brands as well. It seems that this flaw will allow hackers to steal personal information, destroy information and even cause physical harm and damage to those nearby.

Ubergizmo, HP LaserJet printers are open to hacker attacks according to researchers

Lenovo launches LePad S2005, a 5-inch Gingerbread tabletphone for China

You may recall that last week we had a cheeky peek at Lenovo's upcoming tabletphone, and now our brethren at Engadget Chinese are actually touching one in Beijing. Dubbed the LePad S2005 in China (and to be branded under the IdeaTab series elsewhere), this Android 2.3.5 slate packs a 5-inch 800 x 480 LTPS display with 178-degree viewing angle (but same resolution as the Dell Streak 5's LCD, sadly), a Qualcomm dual-core 1.2GHz chip, 1GB RAM, a five megapixel 1080p imager on the back, a 1.3 megapixel front-facing camera and a 1,680mAh battery.

Engadget

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trendygadgets, Lenovo launches LePad S2005, a 5-inch Gingerbread tabletphone for China

SteelSeries ventures into Racing World with Simraceway SRW-S1

SteelSeries are well-known for their gaming mice, keyboards, headsets and mouse pads but now, they have ventured into the world of racing with the release of the new Simraceway SRW-S1 Steering Wheel. The new steering wheel is the result of their collaboration with the developer of Simraceway - an online simulation racing game – Ignite Game Technologies. The SRW-S1 is rather an unusual release though compared to the usual racing wheel that are available in the market as the SRW-S1's doesn't actually floor pedals but instead, its throttle and brake paddle system are integrated directly to the steering wheel.


2DayBlog.com, SteelSeries ventures into Racing World with Simraceway SRW-S1

Kindle Fire just $123 from some Walmart, Target locations

. Amazon's Kindle Fire tablet has been a big seller for the online retailer so far, maintaining the top spot on the Amazon.com best-sellers list for eight weeks running. Despite the slate's already low price tag, at least two retailers are offering deep discounts on the new tablet at a number of physical locations. Both Walmart and Target have been selling the Kindle Fire for just $123 over the holiday weekend, and some stores may have extended the sale pricing into Monday. Several forum users on Slickdeals also say they have been able to get their local Best Buy and Staples retailer stores to match the sale pricing.

Boy Genius Report, Kindle Fire just $123 from some Walmart, Target locations

AMD Radeon Memory should be an easy choice

Yes you read that right, AMD Radeon is now a memory brand as well… When it comes to PC memory, things usually come down to reading the specs of your motherboard and head to an online retailer, except in two cases: first, when you want to absolute best performance via overclocking. This is tricky because not all memory module will withstand being run to the limit of today's silicon. Secondly, when you don't want to spend any time at all checking the specs. For those two extreme types of users, AMD has introduced their own brand of DRAM.

Ubergizmo, AMD Radeon Memory should be an easy choice

LG Nitro HD announced by AT&T - its first HD Android phone

AT&T has finally announced the launch date of the LG Nitro HD - which is a rebranded LG Optimus LTE (already available in South Korea and Canada). The Nitro is AT&T's first handset to come with a Tue HD display (4.5 inches, 1280 x 720 pixels). Its other features include: Android 2.3 Gingerbread (upgradeable to Ice Cream Sandwich), LTE and HSPA+ connectivity, Wi-Fi Direct, 8MP rear camera with 1080p video recording, 1.3MP front-facing camera, 1.5GHz dual-core processor, 4GB of on-board memory, and a 16GB MicroSD card pre-installed.


Unwired View, LG Nitro HD announced by AT&T - its first HD Android phone

Save 10% on Quiver Moleskine Pen Holders

Our friends at Quiver are offering gadgeteer readers a special 10% discount on their popular leather pen holders for Moleskine and other notebooks. Just head on over to their site and use the code gadgeteer2011 upon checkout.

The Gadgeteer, Save 10% on Quiver Moleskine Pen Holders

Samsung S8600 Wave 3 with Bada 2.0 available starting today

Samsung S8600 Wave 3, the company's latest Bada flagship smartphone, is hitting the market starting today - first in France, then in Germany, Italy, Russia, and other countries around the world. Initially, the Wave 3 was supposed to be released in October, but, well, it's only now that Samsung has announced its availability.

Unwired View, Samsung S8600 Wave 3 with Bada 2.0 available starting today

CyanogenMod 9 Gets Early Preview on Nexus S, Galaxy S

It didn’t take long for the guys responsible for CyanogenMod to swirl the Android 4.0 source code into their popular custom ROM. Early builds of CyanogenMod 9 for the Nexus S and Samsung Galaxy S are already picking up some polish, according to Koushik Dutta, the developer of CM9 for the Nexus S, and others. Currently tagged as an alpha build, Dutta reported via his Google+ page that the Nexus S CM9 alpha is performing well as a stable daily driver-type ROM, video playback and MMS issues not withstanding. For the Galaxy S, a beta version of CM9 has found its way to xda for users to download and take for a spin.

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hitech, CyanogenMod 9 Gets Early Preview on Nexus S, Galaxy S

LG announces Android 4.0 ICS upgrade plans

LG might be slow on the actual upgrades, but at least itÂ' on time with the announcements. While most of the latest Optimus siblings are getting their first Gingerbread bite just now, LG announces they are all going to taste Ice Cream Sandwich too. The lucky devices are LG Optimus 3D, Optimus 2X, Optimus Black and Optimus LTE. The upgrade roadmap will be announced in December on the official LG Facebook page.

LG also promises it is exploring its options for bringing the Android 4.0 to some older Optimus smartphones too.

GSM Arena, LG announces Android 4.0 ICS upgrade plans

Blu-ray video encryption cracked using $260 kit

When a master key for HDCP encryption surfaced last year, Intel hardly broke a sweat. It declared that nobody could use the key to unlock Blu-rays or other protected sources unless they got into the semiconductor business and "made a computer chip" of their own. Oh Mann,didn't they realize. That sort of language is like a red rag to a German post-grad, and now Ruhr University's Secure Hardware Group has produced the ultimate rebuttal: a custom board that uses a field programmable gate array (FPGA) board to sit between a Blu-ray player and TV and decode the passing traffic.

Engadget, Blu-ray video encryption cracked using $260 kit

Lenovo 1068AFU – B570 Series Laptop

Best Buy has launched the Lenovo 1068AFU 15.6-inch laptop for only $319.99. Aimed at budget-minded business customers, the laptop is powered by an Intel Pentium B950 processor with a 500GB hard disk drive, a 4GB of RAM, a DVD burner, a 1366x768 screen resolution, an HDMI output, a webcam and a fingerprint reader. The Lenovo 1068AFU – B570 Series laptop runs on the Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition OS. Its battery offers up to 4.5-hour of operation time.

TechFresh, Lenovo 1068AFU â€" B570 Series Laptop

Gameloft bringing a dozen iPad games to Jetstar flights, curbing in-flight boredom with UNO

What's better than playing a nice round of kick the seat of the guy in front of you. Most things, really, including the dozen iPad titles that Gameloft is bringing to Australian air carrier Jetstar's rentable iPads. Real Football, Shrek Kart, Avatar, UNO and N.O.V.A.: Near Orbit Vanguard Alliance will be coming to the carrier's Apple tablets in December, with seven more games arriving in the first quarter of next year. All games will be followed by a bonus round of make sure your tray table is stored for landing.

Engadget, Gameloft bringing a dozen iPad games to Jetstar flights, curbing in-flight boredom with UNO

IPCom seeking to ban sales of HTC 3G devices in Germany

Things are surely now going well for HTC at the moment. First we saw that HTC lost the S3 patent leverage and then came the news that their Q4 revenue actually fell. Now we are hearing that patent firm IPCom, who had sued HTC back in 2009 and managed to get an injunction against them could end up banning the sales of HTC 3G devices in Germany. As it happens, HTC was found guilty of infringing on some of IPCom's patents on UMTS 3G technology, which is how IPCom managed to get an injunction against HTC in the German court. HTC tried to get the injunction suspended but the court declined to do so.

GSM Arena, IPCom seeking to ban sales of HTC 3G devices in Germany

The FCC Has Approved Blackberry Curve 9380

The almighty FCC has recently approved the Blackberry Curve 9380, which is known as the first keyboard-less Blackberry Curve. FYI, the BlackBerry Curve 9380 features a 3.2-inch (480 x 360) display, a 512MB of internal storage, a 800MHz processor, GPS, Blackberry 7 OS, NFC support and a 5-megapixel camera.

TechFresh, The FCC Has Approved Blackberry Curve 9380

Officine Autodromo places the spirit of vintage Italian racing on your wrist

Some watchmakers seek out automotive associations - typically in the form of licensing agreements with automakers or racing series. But some just have octane just dripping from their cogs. Like this latest collection from Officine Autodromo.

2DayBlog.com, Officine Autodromo places the spirit of vintage Italian racing on your wrist

Emotional state recognition system help automated telephone services work better

Some folks over at Spain's Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and Universidad de Granada have come up with a new computer system that is capable of recognizing the emotional state of a person talking on a telephone. Now if you're wondering why anybody would want to do that, the system is touted to make such conversations with automated devices shorter and less stressful. The system analyzes the voice of the person speaking into the other line, and according to their emotional state it responds accordingly.

Ubergizmo, Emotional state recognition system help automated telephone services work better

Dooney & Bourke Multi Function Zip Around Wallet Review

Julie has used a WaterField Design Wallet (see related posts at the bottom) for a few years now that she says is big enough to carry her ID and cards, some cash, and even her phone.  She says it's her go-to-lunch bag that she can just stick in her pocket.  I wanted a wallet like that, but I don't always have pockets.  I didn't want to have to carry a wallet in my hand; I preferred a wallet with a wrist strap.





The Gadgeteer, Dooney & Bourke Multi Function Zip Around Wallet Review

Diablo 3 rune effects shown off in new videos

One of the new features of Blizzard's upcoming Diablo 3 would be the Runestones. For those unfamiliar with the game or have not been following its progress, Runestones basically augment your character's skills and abilities. This could range from more damage to a wider area of effect to a completely different skill all together.















Ubergizmo, Diablo 3 rune effects shown off in new videos

Nokia promises software updates to fix Lumia 800 battery woes

We experienced occasional battery and charging problems when reviewing the Lumia 800, and it looks like others have had issues too. In fact, it's become a sufficiently (un)popular topic on Nokia's support forums to encourage the company to post up a reply, confirming that two software fixes are in the works. The first will target power efficiency and arrive in early December, while the second will follow in January and hopefully improve charging.

Engadget, Nokia promises software updates to fix Lumia 800 battery woes

Google adds more words to its list of piracy related terms

Earlier this year it was reported that Google was censoring various piracy-related keywords from its autocomplete and instant services, with quite a number of file sharing websites being affected by the move. Well now, it looks like the search engine has added even more websites to its list of “piracy related terms”. According to reports online, Google has now added uTorrent, Bitorrent, combinations of the word torrent, and more. While users can still search for the terms, they need to enter the whole word as opposed to just entering the first few letters and letting autocomplete/instant search finish the job.

Ubergizmo, Google adds more words to its list of piracy related terms

DROID 4 arriving the same day as the Galaxy Nexus?

The Motorola DROID 4 has yet to be officially announced by Verizon, but it looks like the phone already has a release date. Thanks to a leaked internal document showing the release date of the phone, we'll be seeing the Motorola DROID 4 in stores on December 8th. However it looks like the DROID 4 won't be the only phone being released on that day because if the document turns out to be the real deal, we'll be seeing the long awaited Samsung Galaxy Nexus put up for sale as well. In addition to the release date of the phone, specs have been leaked as well.

Ubergizmo, DROID 4 arriving the same day as the Galaxy Nexus?

Samsung DROID Charge Gingerbread update confirmed

It's almost been a year since Gingerbread was officially released and you'd be amazed at the number of Android devices that don't have it yet. Well, it's good to know that we can cross one more off the list of “yet to receive Android 2.3″. The Samsung DROID Charge, one of Verizon's first 4G LTE phones will be receiving the update next week. According to the folks at Droid-Life who were informed by Verizon, the carrier will be pushing out the Gingerbread update for the Samsung DROID Charge on November 29th. So for those of you who haven't rooted your device and loaded it with a custom ROM, it's time to rejoice.

Ubergizmo, Samsung DROID Charge Gingerbread update confirmed

Personal Audio strikes again, has the Kindle Fire in its patent trolling sights

'Tis the season for reflecting upon our many gifts in life and giving thanks for them. If you're Personal Audio, however, once you've thanked your lucky stars that you own a patent on musical playlists, you then file an infringement suit against Amazon. That's right folks, Personal Audio is up to its old tricks again in the Eastern District of Texas, but instead of alleging iPods are infringing its IP, the Kindle Fire is squarely in the company's sites. The patents in question are number 6,199,076 that generally claims an audio player, and number 7,509,178 which claims the aforementioned downloadable playlists.

Engadget, Personal Audio strikes again, has the Kindle Fire in its patent trolling sights

Diablo III could be released 17th February 2012

Diablo III was originally slated to be released by the end of 2011, however due to numerous bugs and the game not meeting the high standards imposed by Blizzard, the release of the game has been pushed to 2012. In a way we are disappointed by the delay, but on the other hand we do appreciate Blizzard's attention to detail and QC which will hopefully result in yet another stunning game. So when in 2012 can we expect to get our hands on the much anticipated Diablo III. Well, it seems that Amazon France has outed the 17th of February 2012 as the release date of the game.

Ubergizmo, Diablo III could be released 17th February 2012