Boxee Box Ready To Pre-order at Amazon

It was about time; after the unveiling at CES, the Boxee Box, is finally ready to come to our living rooms! ...Well, it can be pre-order at Amazon with an expected November 2010 release date. Anyways, in case you where living under a rock, Boxee is a home theater, cross-platform, PC software that let you enjoy media, from your computer or internet connection, on you regular TV using a very nice 10' user interface, the one that lets you be a couch potato. To run Boxee, also an off-shoot of XBMC, you needed a HTPC (or a regular PC) connected to your media system in order to enjoy the wonders of IPTV or other internet delivered content gathered by the software. With this new device, manufactured by D-Link and more in the lines of the Roku box, Apple TV and others; the power of the Boxee software can be enjoy without the troubles, if any, of attaching a PC to your big screen TV this November.

Nintendo 3DS Hardware Specs Leaked

By the looks of it, it seems that the next incarnation of the Nintendo handheld is going to be pretty powerful. If IGN's whistle-blower is correct, the Nintendo 3DS will have two 266MHz ARM11 CPUs, a 133MHz GPU, 4MB of VRAM (dedicated), 64MB of RAM and 1.5 GB of flash memory for storage (a 1.5GB SSD?).  As Scott Lowe, of IGN, points out, the ARM11 has been used in the ZuneHD, Apple iPhone and iPod Touch (not the 4Gs) as well in some Android-based smartphones. The fact that it has two of then, at that clock speeds plus the 133MHz GPU, makes this new Gameboy a quite mighty little gadget.


Via: Gizmodo
Source: IGN

Got your new pc, now what? The Laptop Bag.

Now that you got that shinny PC, in this case a laptop computer, you are going to feel the need to buy a laptop bag/case to protect it. First of all, you don't really need a laptop bag if you already have a bag big enough to carry books or documents; like a briefcase, messenger bag or backpack. If you have one of those, quite often; they already have available space for your machine.  If a little bit of paranoia is creeping; a laptop sleeve (portable DVD player sleeve) can solve the problem really easy and on the cheap. Like this one that I got for my EeePC 1000HD a couple of years ago.

These days, most bags can accommodate most laptops PCs up to 15.4 inches;  like the really cheap American Eagle messenger bag. When I got this bag (model no longer on sale), I didn't even think I will be using it to carry my books and notebook PC; it was though as a EDC pack to when I have to run some errants in the city. It doesn't have any good features besides a small zippered pocket inside and another front pocket; but it does the job of carry your stuff plus a computer really well. In the picture, you can see how a 15.4" Sony Vaio  fits quite nicely, with a little room to play.

Review: Verizon DROID X by Motorola

Here is an in-depth review of the Verizon DROID X by Motorola from the great folks at MobileBurn. Sadly, Verizon is not longer operating in PR but for the US consumers, it's a great choice. Enjoy the three-part video review after the break and please subscribe to MobileBurn YouTube channel.

Another WP7 Leak: The LG W910

Here are some pics from one of the upcoming Windows Phone 7 launch handsets, the LG W910 (code named BEJGW910 on the FCC papers). According with the FCC documents; this phone has AT&T banding (which means it's going to be an exclusive device) and also, the necessary specs, specified by Microsoft, to run their new mobile OS. Pics after the break.

PS3 Hacked At Last!

After the Linux ban from Sony a few months ago, everyone of the PlayStation purists had been waiting for this: a PS3 modchip. A USB modchip has come out from the darkside promising the ability to let you backup your games to internal or external storage and, of course; to play then from there. The following are two videos from the guys at OzModChips demonstrating it (videos after the break).

Another Windows Phone 7 handset: HTC Schubert.

Just in time went some people are deciding what phone to get; iPhone with iOS4 or some Android super-phone. Here you have it, Windows Phone 7 on a gorgeous HTC device.



Here you have it, Windows Phone 7 on a gorgeous HTC device. Are you drooling yet?

Via Engadget, solopalmiri on Youtube.

Apple Magic Trackpad and Battery Charger Unboxing

Here's another Apple toy (essential device that will save the world) that came out last week. More info to come, maybe a full review if I can get my hands on it. For now, enjoy the SlashGear unboxing.





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Cover your iPod with a 3G peel!

At last, companies are awakening to the fact that lot of people buy the iPhone because it's connected to the Internet all the time. How about having a device that did most of the stuff that the iPhone does but without the commitment of a two year contract with AT&T or some other voice and data provider? That would be great, right? Well, we already have the iPod Touch. Yes, it has Wi-Fi, but if you are not covered by a "hotspot" 24/7, 100% of the time, you're out of luck. How about a case, that you could put on your iPod Touch in, that had a 3G router or the capability to attach one to it? That would solve the problem; right? Well, it has been done. It's called the Apple Peel 520 by Yosion. It is on sale right now in China for a price between ¥300 ($44) and ¥500 ($74). For a couple of days, it has been a rumor, vaporware; but now, the idea has been validated by non-other than Sprint.

Got your new pc, now what? Setting It All Up.

After all the hard work getting rid of all the junk that usually comes with new PCs, it's time to populate that hard drive. Obviously, you'll want to install the latest and greatest software on the market to fully enjoy the wonders of personal computing. So were do we begin?

OK. Now that you have your new shiny PC it's time for the setup. When you turn on your computer for the first time; their is a couple of thing that needs to be done in order get the best service from your piece of hardware. Depending of your necessities, now its the time to choose the suite of programs that is going to make your life a little easier.

It doesn't matter what OS you are running; the first time you turn on your computer, you'll need to setup some basic parameters. This step is really easy; at least on Windows, Macs, or the user friendly versions of Linux (Ubuntu anyone?). You just need to answer a few questions in order to establish the user, password, network settings, etc. After that, the really important decisions have to be made.

At this time; you'll need to decide for what are you be using this machine. if you are a hardcore gamer or a programmer, first of all, this is not for you. You already know (or should know) what you need and how are you going to set this new PC of yours. Now, if you are planing to use this machine as your primary machine, to do everything, their are certain software programs that are essentials.

Windows Phone 7 preview

iOS4, WebOS and Androids of the world, are you ready?!

Via engadget.

Trailer for the Facebook movie "The Social Network"