Month: May 2010

The Kindle is among tablet devices set to take off when prices come down. Consumers worlwide are very interested in tablet computers like Apple’s iPad and electronic readers such as Amazon’s Kindle, and sales of the devices could take off when prices drop, according to a new survey. Read the original post by The Sydney…

Children’s music, with a few exceptions, is typically dreadful. If it’s not cutesy Raffi-style pandering, it’s pop singers past their heydays banking on the goodwill of old fans. Read the original post by Hartford Courant

Samsung Electronics on Monday unveiled a record Won26,000bn investment plan for this year as the worlda s largest technology company by sales looks to cement its leadership in semiconductors and flat panel displays. Read the original post by Financial Times

The Motion Picture Association of America spent $370,000 in the first quarter to lobby the federal government on the ability to block recording devices when new-release movies are sent to homes and other issues, according to a disclosure report. Read the original post by Hampton Roads Daily Press

And the Tony Award goes to … the New York Police Department? Two New York City police precincts will be joining the casts of show like “American Idiot” and “Lend Me A Tenor” at this year’s Tony Awards. Read the original post by KSWB-TV San Diego

Coldplay.com again offers downloads of Coldplay’s Left Right Left Right Left for free when you enter your email address. This is a 9-track, DRM-free album featuring live recordings of Coldplay standards. Read the original post by dealmac.com

Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster believes early sales numbers from market analysis firm NPD spell very good news for Mac sales in the fiscal third quarter of 2010. Read the original post by Ars Technica

Today only, 13deals.com offers this WiFi Signal Finder for free plus $4.75 for shipping. That’s the lowest total price we could find by $5, although it was a buck less last week (since expired). It features LED lights to indicate signal strength and it comes with two CR2032 batteries. Read the original post by dealmac.com

For its “M” Club members only, mwave.com offers the ASUS 802.11n Wireless PCI Express Adapter, model no. PCE-N13, for $19.99. (“M” Club membership is free; click here to sign up.) With free shipping, that ties last month’s mention as the lowest total price we could find, this time by $10. Read the original post by…

More grist for the Google-powered TV speculation that tips a new collaboration between the search giant and Intel this coming week, as the FT jumps on board with talk of a “Smart TV” platform. Read the original post by SlashGear.com

Want an ultra energy-efficient OLED television? You’ll have to pay – LG’s 15-inch display, for example, will cost a scathing $2,725 when it is released later this year. Read the original post by Inhabitat

Today only, PC Connection Express offers the EQD Widescreen 23.6″ LCD Monitor model no. EQ236, for $159.99. With free shipping, that ties our October mention as the lowest total price we could find, this time by $45. It features a 1920×1080 resolution, 1,000:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m² brightness, 5ms response time, and HDMI, DVI, and…

The Asus EeePC 1005PR combines a high resolution with a Broadcom HD chip, for good high definition experience in a small package. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com

Adorama.com offers the refurbished Canon EOS Digital Rebel XS 10.1-Megapixel Digital SLR Camera in Silver, model no. 2763B014AB, with the Canon EFS 18-55mm IS Lens for $389.95 with free shipping. That’s $48 under the lowest total price we could find for a new one. This SLR features an SD/SDHC card slot (rather than CompactFlash), optical…

One cable network is about to get a little bit more power. Executives from children?s cable network Nickelodeon and SCG Power Rangers LLC, an affiliate of Saban Brands, have announced plans to bring the 18th season of the high energy franchise ?Power Rangers? to the Nick airwaves. Besides giving Nickelodeon and its affiliate Nicktoons the…