Author Archives: Darren Murph

Onkyo blesses 10.1-inch TA117 Android tablet with NVIDIA’s Tegra 250

Lookin’ to get a jump on the rest of the folks, eh Onkyo? Rather than waiting for CES to kick off next week, the aforementioned firm has just let loose its TA117, proving that it’s totally kosher with supporting both Microsoft and Google in the tablet…

Posted in android, android 2.2, android tablet, Android2.2, AndroidTablet, froyo, google, google android, GoogleAndroid, japan, nvidia, onkyo, slate, TA117, tegra, tegra 2, Tegra 250, Tegra2, Tegra250 | Tagged | Comments closed

eLocity A7 tablet finally shipping, $399 still buys you Froyo and Tegra 2

Looking for a bargain bin tablet without the bargain bin stigma? We told you around three months ago to look Stream TV’s way, but it seems that the same message could be applied today. For whatever reason, the 7-inch eLocity A7 tablet actually didn’t …

Posted in a7, android 2.2, Android 2.2 (Froyo), android froyo, android froyo 2.2, android tablet, Android2.2, Android2.2Froyo, AndroidFroyo, AndroidFroyo2.2, AndroidTablet, Compal, Compal NAZ-10, CompalNaz-10, eLocity, eLocity A7, ElocityA7, hands-on, now Available, now shipping, NowAvailable, NowShipping, ship, Shipping, ships, slate, stream tv, StreamTv, StreamTV Elocity, streamtvElocity, tablet, tablet pc, TabletPc, tegra 2, Tegra2 | Tagged | Comments closed

OnStar’s MyLink smartphone apps now available on Android and iOS

Looking to spend a little quality time with your ride this weekend? If you just plunked down for a 2011 Chevrolet or Cadillac, and you just so happen to own an Android or iOS-based phone, you can now download the myChevrolet, myCadillac, and OnStar My…

Posted in Audio Facebook Updates, AudioFacebookUpdates, Facebook, Ford, general motors, GeneralMotors, gm, in-car, in-car communications, In-carCommunications, infotainment, MyLink, Onstar, OnStar MyLink, OnstarMylink, roadside assistance, RoadsideAssistance, social | Tagged | Comments closed

Ality’s backlit WeeBoard: yet another bantam RF HTPC keyboard

Quite frankly, you’ve probably got more mini keyboard options than you need, but given that Ality decided to throw backlighting into its latest, we’re giving it the edge over the other guys. The aptly named WeeBoard is an RF-based wireless keyboard th…

Posted in accessory, Ality, backlit, keyboard, mini keyboard, MiniKeyboard, peripheral, rf, weeboard, wireless keyboard, WirelessKeyboard | Tagged | Comments closed

Sony brings TomTom to US-bound XNV-770BT and XNV-660BT in-dash head units

We heard back at IFA that Sony was making the absolutely brilliant move of incorporating a market leading navigational system into its Xplod line of in-dash A/V units, and now that love is being shipped across the Atlantic (or the Pacific, if you’re t…

Posted in Automotive, business, car audio, car stereo, CarAudio, CarStereo, deck, GPS, head unit, HeadUnit, ifa, ifa 2010, Ifa2010, in-car, in-dash, in-dash navigation, In-dashNavigation, Industry, nav, navi, navigation, partner, partnership, sony, Sony XNV, SonyXnv, stereo, tomtom, XNV, XNV-660BT, XNV-770BT, XNV-L66BT, XNV-L77BT, xplod | Tagged | Comments closed

Panasonic’s RP-HC700 headphones cancel a whole lotta noise

We can’t say they’re the most stylish noise cancelling headphones we’ve ever seen (far from it, actually), but Panasonic’s RP-HC700 sure do cancel out an awful lot of unwanted sine waves. In fact, these retro-inspired cans nix 95 percent of surrounding…

Posted in Audio, headphone, headphones, Noise-Canceling, Noise-Canceling headphones, Noise-cancelingHeadphones, Panasonic, panasonic RP-HC700, PanasonicRp-hc700, RP-HC700 | Tagged | Comments closed

2011 Subaru Outback gains in-car WiFi option, strange Maine birds not included

Slowly but surely, the future is creeping up on us. In-flight WiFi is getting there, and in-car WiFi is following suit. Autonet Mobile already sunk its teeth in at General Motors, and now it’s doing likewise over at Subaru. The automaker that insists …

Posted in 3G, autonet mobile, AutonetMobile, car, internet, mobile internet, MobileInternet, outback, Subaru, WiFi, wwan | Tagged | Comments closed

HP’s 11.6-inch Pavilion dm1 goes on sale

HP’s Pavilion dm1 has done an awfully great job of living in the shadows, but it’s just about time this 11.6-inch ultranote finally peek its head out to do battle with Gateway’s LT32 and the host of others slotted between netbook and ultraportable. At …

Posted in amd, dm1, dm1z, hewlett packard, HewlettPackard, hp, HP Pavilion dm1, HpPavilionDm1, laptop, pavilion, pavilion dm1z, PavilionDm1z, ultraportable | Tagged | Comments closed

ARM, Samsung, IBM, Freescale, TI and more join to form Linaro, speed rollout of Linux-based devices

My, my — what have we here? No, seriously, what is this hodgepodge of (rival) companies, and why have they suddenly decided to high five each other here at Computex? Frankly, we’re still trying to piece it all together, but after sitting through a Li…

Posted in ARM, computex, computex 2010, Computex2010, ecosystem, freescale, hp, intel, LiMo, linaro, Linux, linux foundation, LinuxFoundation, meego, palm, samsung, SoC, Software, st ericsson, system-on-chip, texas instruments, TexasInstruments, ti, Ubuntu, webos | Tagged | Comments closed

Aigo’s surprisingly sexy 7-inch N700 tablet packs Android 2.1 and Tegra 2

Go ‘head Aigo! Get down with your bad self. Quite frankly, we never anticipated Aigo / Patriot to come through with a me-too tablet that actually made us take a second glance, but darn if this one isn’t quite the looker. And that’s before you’ve even …

Posted in aigo, AigoPad, android, android 2.1, Android2.1, ARM, china, chinese, Compal, Compal NAZ-10, CompalNaz-10, google android, GoogleAndroid, multitouch, N700, NAZ-10, nvidia, patriot, slate, tablet, tablet pc, TabletPc, tegra, tegra 2, Tegra2 | Tagged | Comments closed