According to Tech Crunch, three independent sources “close to Apple” have confirmed that a large screen, (7 or 9 inch) iPod Touch will be released in the fall of 2009.
The “sources” have seen the prototypes and Apple is currently in talks with OEMs in Asia over mass production.
One of the sources says Apple has been experimenting with large form media devices for at least a year but concerns were that it would not sell well. Now however, with the App Store in full swing and iTunes selling movies at a fast clip, a large screen media device should sell well, especially branded by Apple.
There was no word on pricing but expect it to be around $500 USD at launch, if this rumor is true.
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Even Dick Tracy would be amazed at a normal-sized watch that can actually record up to eight hours of color video with sound. Just plug the watch into your computer using your USB port and download your recordings. It’s on sale for only $199.95.
Some other features include One Touch Recording, doubles as an Ordinary Watch and it will give you over 2 hours of battery life. Now you can be the super cool spy that you’ve always wanted to be and no one will ever know that your watch is anything special.
Just don’t get all freaky and do pervy stuff, ya know.
[Brickhousesecurity]
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Before the dawn of the netbook age, there were several tiny, ultraportable machines on the market like the OQO Model 2. These devices were much smaller than the notebooks of the day, but offered too many compromises in usefulness and performance so they never really caught on.
Today the netbook has shown many consumers that a lower performance computer can be very useful and netbooks are leading the computer market in growth. To grab some of this action OQO is getting a new Model 2+ of its little machine ready for a CES 2009 debut.
The limited info on the machine came from a strange place, a press invitation to an event at the show. What we know is that the new Model 2+ will feature an Intel Atom 1.86GHz CPU, 2GB of RAM, and an embedded OLED touchscreen. That sounds pretty interesting and I can’t wait to see it at CES next week.
GottaBeMobile
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There are a few common threads in the SSD market no matter the maker of the device. These threads include price premiums and better performance. For some markets, the high price of SSDs has kept them from being popular despite the performance benefits.
RunCore has announced a new line of SSDs that are 1.8-inch PATA drop in replacements for many portable notebooks that use standard 1.8-inch HDDs. The SSDs come in 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, and 128GB capacities retailing for $69.99, $119.99, $199.99, and $389.99 respectively.
The firm also announced a 2.5-inch SATA SSD offering 256GB of storage called the Pro III Hyper Speed 2.5-inch SATA. The drive retails for a not so cheap $699.99, but offers fast speeds. The read speed is 230MB/sec and the write speed in 150MB/sec for teh 2.5-inch SSD.
RunCore
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