Cool ToolsKeeping you updated cool new gadgets you just gotta see.Verizon launches latest 'must have' cell phone- July 14, 2005 Verizon Wireless today announced availability of the LG VX8100 phone, a handset designed for the service provider's CDMA EV-DO (Evolution-Data Optimized) wireless network. The VX8100 is optimized for the company's VCast video-on-demand service, and also includes Bluetooth wireless technology (v1.1). The VX8100 will be available on Friday, July 15, for...http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/cool/2005/009503.html USB Wi-Fi adapter for $40- July 12, 2005 PRISMIQ Inc. today announced availability of its Mini-Fi device, a USB 2.0 wireless 802.11bg adapter. The Mini-Fi costs $39.95 and can be ordered through PRISMIQ's Web site. The MiniFi device plugs into a USB 2.0 or 1.1 port to provide wireless Internet access to a PC or notebook. PRISMIQ...http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/cool/2005/009489.html Optoma ships dual DVD playerprojector- July 11, 2005 Optoma Technology today said it was shipping its MovieTime digital DVD home theater projector, a combination built-in DVD player, projector and integrated speaker system. The device is now available through retail and online retailers for $1,499. Features include a native 16:9 widescreen aspect ratio, digital light processing technology from Texas...http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/cool/2005/009482.html HP: New printing technology means faster prints- July 11, 2005 HP today launched a new printing platform it says will deliver "record-breaking print speeds" in home and office environments. The new Photosmart 8250 photo printer was one of our new printers the company launched today. The ink-based printing platform was the result of five years and $1.4 billion spent in...http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/cool/2005/009475.html Alienware adds Media Center to notebook- July 8, 2005 High-performance PC maker Alienware this week said its Area-51m 7700 notebook now includes the Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 operating system as an option. Systems with the Media Center OS start at $2,283 at the Alienware Web site. The system includes dual-tuner support and includes the features of a...http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/cool/2005/009441.html IOMagic combines floppy drive with media card reader- July 8, 2005 Storage vendor IOMagic today launched its DataStation 2 device, a USB 2.0 external floppy drive that also includes a 7-in-1 media card reader. The DataStation 2 is now available for $59.99 at IOMagic's Web site. The device can read floppy disks of 720K-byte, 1.2M-byte and 1.44M-byte capacity, as well as...http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/cool/2005/009440.html Archos upgrades pocket music player- July 7, 2005 Archos this week upgraded its 20G-byte pocket-sized music player by adding Microsoft PlaysForSure and Windows Media Player 9 and 10 support. The new Gmini XS 202 can store more than 10,000 songs and fits into a pocket. The device is now available for $249.95 and is available at retailers and...http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/cool/2005/009435.html Motion shrinks a Tablet PC- July 7, 2005 Tablet maker Motion Computing today launched the LS800, a tablet that is about half the size of a normal Tablet PC but packed with the latest high-performance technologies. The slate-style LS800 runs Windows XP Tablet Edition 2005 and measures about the size of a large paperback book. The company says...http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/cool/2005/009434.html HP does the iPod Shuffle- July 5, 2005 HP recently announced the addition of the iPod Shuffle to its lineup of HPApple-branded digital audio players. The HP version of the Shuffle will come in a 512M-byte version for $99.99, and a 1G-byte version available for $129.99. Other HP versions of the iPod include a 20G- and 60G-byte version...http://www.networkworld.com/weblogs/cool/2005/009398.html |