Jul 01
Roberts releases solarDAB: world’s first solar-powered DAB radio
Filed under: Portable Audio
Roberts may get ridiculed for its design cues, but one thing’s for sure: it sticks to its guns. The latest patently ugly (but sort of cute) DAB radio to emerge from its lair is the solarDAB, which predictably gets energized by the sun. The unit packs a top-mounted solar panel along with a “level indicator on the display screen that shows the strength of the solar level being absorbed.” Once the rechargeable batteries are fully juiced, said radio will blast out tunes for a whopping 27 hours. You should be able to secure one in a variety of colors here soon for £79.99 ($158).
[Via TechDigest]
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The rising cost of texting
If you thought gas prices were rising too quickly, check out what’s been happening to text messaging.
Since 2005, rates to send and receive text messages on all four major carrier networks have doubled from 10 cents to 20 cents per message. This percentage of increase is on par …
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Jul 01
The Eee PC 903, 904, and 905 make their unofficial debut
Filed under: Laptops
The non-stop barrage of Eee-branded gear from ASUS continues on today, with the first appearance of the Eee PC 903, 904 (above), and 905. It’s not clear exactly what the differences between the three models are, but as we’ve heard, they’re all basically the Eee PC 901’s Atom-based guts shoved into the Eee PC 1000’s case — which means you’re getting a larger keyboard, but the 8.9-inch display will have a pretty significant bezel around it. As before, final specs and pricing aren’t available, but since these are destined to replace the 900 and 901, we’d expect pricing to remain in the $600 range.
[Thanks, Sascha]
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Warner Music joins Nokia’s Comes With Music download program
Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio
The latest label
following BMG to join Nokia’s Comes With Music service bandwagon is none other than Warner Music Group. The third-largest label joins the powerful cadre of labels on the service, which as of this posting lacks only EMI for a full major label lineup. As a reminder, the service allows you to download music for 12 months and then keep it as long as you own the device or transfer to a PC. Now, of course, we just need to wait for the devices to roll out.
[Via Yahoo News]
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Jul 01
Solar eclipse coming to ‘Second Life’
In the wee hours of August 1, the moon and the sun will pass each other for a breathtaking full solar eclipse, but U.S. residents won’t be able to catch a glimpse of the phenomenon because of their location on the planet.
San Francisco’s Exploratorium science museum …
Take your tunes on the run with 8GB Zune player, $119.99 shipped
(Credit: Microsoft)Sure, you can still pick up a 4GB refurbished iPod nano for around $99. But for just $20 more, you can get a brand spankin’ new 8GB Zune from OfficeMax. They’ll even pick up the shipping (though you’ll probably have to pay sales tax). Here’s …
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