Kindle Most Popular Amazon Gift, Ever
December 27, 2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - The Amazon Kindle is the most popular gift item purchased from the online store this year.
The Kindle is a reading device that allows users to download books online from the Amazon store for a fee, and read them at their own leisure. Read more
B&N Nook E-Book Reader Sold Out Before Christmas
December 21, 2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - This holiday season is in full swing, but it appears that Barnes & Noble may not have been totally prepared.
Their Nook ebook reder has been very popular amongst consumers but the company has failed to keep up with customer demand, meaning that those who pre-ordered their Nooks in time for Christmas may not receive them. Read more
LaCie Stark Desktop Hard Drive Review
November 29, 2009
LaCie Stark Desktop Hard Drive
Hard Drive Review
Manufacturer: LaCie
Price: $130
LaCie, a company known for their high-profile designs when it comes to computer hardware, has teamed up with Phillippe Starck to come up with the Starck Desktop Hard Drive line.
This line features USB drives that range in size from 1TB up to 2TB, with prices starting at just $130 for the 1TB model, making them extremely affordable.
For that price point, don’t expect anything but great either, as this drive does some pretty cool stuff.
Starting with the design, the drive is enclosed in a nice-looking 3mm aluminum exterior with a cool status LED that will change colors depending on the activity taking place.
On top of that, there is also an extremely stylish touch-sensitive front panel. This touch-sensitive panel acts as buttons which you can program to open any application as you please.
This means that you can program the touch-sensitive button to recognize certain presses to launch certain applications.
How practical this is will depend on the user, as personally I do not see it as something you will use all that often.
The best practical use I found was to program it to open certain programs or folders that you would typically like to back data up for.
These can be easily programmed with the LaCie Desktop Manager software that comes included.
Backing up is also quite easy with the included software for either Windows or the Mac. Once you hook up the drive, you will immediately format it and then be able to backup away automatically right to the drive.
This is one fast USB 2.0 drive, faster than anything we have been able to test in the past year or so in the dbTechno.com office for sure. Transferring files to and from the USB drive was done in a flash and with great ease.
The specis come in at a capacity that ranges from 1TB to 2TB, a speed of 7,200 RPM, and a connection of USB 2.0.
When you factor in the price point of $130, you will see that there is immense value in this desktop hard drive for sure. Our only complaint in the design is that it is a bit too bulky to pull off that true stylish look.
The truth of the matter is that this is a high-quality desktop hard drive that looks cool, works great, and has enough features to make it well worth its affordable price tag. Definitely worth a look!
Final Score: 8.9 dbTechno Recommended!
Aquapod Bottle Launcher Review
November 29, 2009
Aquapod Bottle Launcher
Gadget Review
Manufacturer: Great American Projects
Price: $24.99
Available Online www.TheAquaPod.com
Let’s face it, no matter how young or old we are, science is always cool. For those of you out there looking for a fun little science gadget to check out and play around with, take a look at this one, the Aquapod Bottle Launcher from Great American Projects.
The Aquapod is a one-piece plastic bottle launcher that will take a 2-liter plastic bottle and launch it up to 100-feet in the air, with minimal work required.
All you need to get this thing to work is to have the Aquapod, which retails for the reasonable price point of $24.99, and have a plastic bottle laying around, which almost everyone will have. Read more
Able Planet PS500MM True Fidelity Stereo Headset Review
October 23, 2009
Able Planet PS500MM True Fidelity Stereo Headset
Hardware Review
Manufacturer: Able Planet
Able Planet is back with a new set of headphones for the gamers out there, or someone who just wants a great stereo headset for their PC and/or laptop.
The Able Planet PS500MM Multimedia Stereo Headphones come with the patented LINX Audio technology, and are impressive to say the very least.
Their design is small enough that they make for a very comfortable and great looking set of headphones. Read more
H2O Audio Surge Pro Headphones & Amphibx Waterproof Armband Review
October 23, 2009
H2O Audio Surge Pro Headphones
Hardware Review
Manufacturer: H2O Audio
H2O Audio has come out with a great package for iPod owners in the form of the Amphix Waterproof Armband and Surge Pro headphones combo.
The new Surge Pro headphones from H2O Audio are absolutely fantastic to say the very least, as they incorporate their patented waterproof technology.
These are high-performance headphones as they pump out some very impressive sound whether you are out for a job or swimming in the ocean. Read more
Barnes & Noble Introduce Nook Ebook Reader
October 20, 2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - Rumors of an e-book reader from Barnes & Noble have been confirmed as the company has unveiled their nook.
The nook will have some stiff competition, as Amazon currently is the leader in the electronic e-book reader market with their Kindle. Read more
Black Berry Storm 2 Should Give Apple some Competition
October 15, 2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - Research in Motion have just announced the Blackberry Storm 2 is soon to be released, a smartphone to rival Apple and their iPhone.
The Storm is a touchscreen smartphone that can do just about anything that the iPhone can do, and comes with faster typing capabilities and allows for users to type on multiple parts of the screen at the same time. Read more
Amazon Kindle may soon have Noble Company
October 14, 2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - It appears that book sellers Barnes & Noble are indeed planning on coming out with their own version of a digital book reader.
Currently Amazon’s Kindle is the only digital book reader on the market, a fact that will be changing in the very near future. Read more
Viper Smart Start Replacing Car Keys for iPhone Users
October 13, 2009
Boston (DbTechNo) - It is being reported that security company Directed Electronics has developed a remote car starter for iPhone users.
The Viper Smart Start app is a downloadable application that will allow iPhone users with a data connection to control their car from wherever they are, thus replacing the key ring for a lot of iPhone users. Read more
