Chinese site WeiPhone.com reports [Google translation, via Unwired View] that Apple will make a significant change to the display of the iPhone 5S, doubling the number of pixels to roughly 1.5 million. The device will reportedly also see a narrower bezel, although it is unclear exactly how that would be […] Read the original post…
Month: May 2013
Deal of the Day: 55% off the Ballistic Hard Core (HC) Series Case for iPhone 5
Today Only: Purchase the Ballistic Hard Core (HC) Series Case for iPhone 5 and save $32.99! The Ballistic Hard Core (HC) Series Case is engineered with five layers of protection for your iPhone 5, including a built in screen protector, water resistant mesh over the speakers and an extremely durable […] Read the original post…
Tiffany first-quarter sales rise more than expected
Tiffany & Co on Tuesday reported higher-than-expected sales for the first quarter that included Valentine’s Day, helped by gains in all regions and promotions around the jeweler’s 175th anniversary and “The Great Gatsby’ movie tie-in. Overall revenue rose 9.3 percent to $895.4 million, handily beating Wall Street expectations for $855.1 […] Read the original post…
foc.us headset zaps your brain to improve your game
The foc.us gaming headset claims to improve a gamer’s abilities by stimulating specific areas of the brain with a low electric current What would you do if you wanted to improve your video game skills? Practice more often? Study game maps? Maybe get some tips from pro gamers? But why […] Read the original post…
JVC HA-MR77X
The budget-priced JVC HA-MR77X headphone pair delivers deep bass paired with highly tweaked, sometimes harsh mids and highs. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Logitech Ultimate Ears In-Ear Reference Monitors
The Logitech Ultimate Ears In-Ear Reference Monitor earphones deliver an honest, highly-defined depiction of the mix—an invaluable tool for sound engineers and musicians alike. Read the original post by james_melzer@sra.com
Samsung 256GB SATA 2.5″ Internal SSD w/ $9 credit for $188 + free shipping
Beach Camera via Rakuten Shopping offers the Samsung 256GB 840 Pro Series Serial ATA 6Gb/s 2.5″ MLC Internal SSD, model no. MZ-7PD256BW, for a final checkout price of $187.99 with free shipping ($0.73/GB). Plus, get 940 Rakuten Super Points with your order. (They convert to $9.40 Rakuten Shopping credit.) Assuming […] Read the original post…
What About Dell’s $1 Billion Cloud Buildout?
Dell’s use of modular data centers – like this unit deployed for eBay – was a key part of its plans to expand its data center network to host its own public cloud offering, an initiative which was discontinued last week. Read the original post by Data Center Knowledge
Earth, as seen by Raspberry Pi camera attached to weather balloon
The Raspberry Pi camera has been out for less than two weeks , and it’s already skirted the final frontier. Read the original post by Engadget
Apple patents a speaker that changes volume based on how close you are
You know how the screen on your iPhone turns off when you put it up to your head to take a phone call? Well, that same technology could potentially come to speakers. According to AppleInsider, a new patent reveals that the Cupertino company is interested in “adjustment of acoustic properties […] Read the original post…
LG Debuts Nexus 4 Smartphone in White
The Nexus 4 White will roll out globally in select markets in Asia, North America, Europe and the Middle East over the next several weeks. Read the original post by Rounak Jain
Video: Here’s a book that can tell your iPad you’ve turned to a new page
Getting kids to read isn’t very fun. They’d rather be outside playing with their friends or inside playing videogames, anything to not be in front of a book. But what if you could give them a book that interacts with an iPad? That’s what the “Bridging Book” aims to do. […] Read the original post…
TP-LINK 802.11n Gigabit Wireless Router for $60 after rebate + free shipping
For its newsletter subscribers only, newegg offers the TP-LINK N750 802.11n Wireless Gigabit Ethernet Router, model no. TL-WDR4300, for $74.99. This $15 mail-in rebate cuts it to $59.99. With free shipping, that’s tied with last month’s mention (which didn’t require a mail-in rebate) and the lowest total price we could […] Read the original post…
Review: Pad & Quill’s Graduate Edition for iPad mini is another book-style case for the shelf
If you’re looking to disguise your iPad mini as a book (and really, who isn’t? The market is flooded with book-style folio cases) Pad & Quill’s $55 Graduate Edition Case for iPad mini should do the trick. This sturdy folio case features a wooden interior frame and is covered in cloth […] Read the original post…
BIOS Bummer: New Malware Can Bypass BIOS Security
As more hardware vendors seek to implement the new NIST 800-155 specification that was designed to make the start-up BIOS firmware on our PCs and laptops more secure, they may need to rethink the security assumptions upon which the standard depends. A trio of researchers from The MITRE Corp. say […] Read the original post…