Just as guaranteed, the all new Acer Iconia Tab A501 will be entering AT&T. In their recent announcement the carrier proclaimed that they’ll start marketing the 16 GB model starting from coming Sunday, that is the 18th of September. The Acer Iconia Tab A501 is expected to be priced somewhere from $480 to $330, and will come with carrier’s 2-year agreement. When we first found out of the Acer Iconia Tab A501 back in the March, we came to knew that it will be a “4G” handset, and now AT&T clears that this is HSPA+ and not LTE, so sorry to rupture anyone's fizz. Nonetheless, even 5 months after the arrival of Acer Iconia Tab A501, the tablet will be one of the very selected ones to have a complete-sized USB interface, so that’s something that needs to be considered if you still are considering of buying the tablet. As we heard, the Acer Iconia Tab A501 will run Android 3.0, and as per one of Acer’s representative we’ve heard that Android  [...]

Nintendo’s successor to the Wii is going to come in to the market in 2012. Official channels have refused to give any other details about the new gaming console. But there have been rumors going around on the Web about everything right from the price of the console to the hardware inside. A lot of people say that there is a need for better hardware inside the console. The current console is too weak and doesn’t have HD functionality. There is not even one gigabyte of flash space inside. HDTVs are more popular now as compared to what they were in 2006 and it has become a pre-requisite of every gamer now. Nintendo has always been putting codename on their console products. Gamecube was called ‘Project Dolphin’ till it came out in the market and Nintendo Wii was dubbed as ‘Project Revolution’. Rumors say that the name of the new console is ‘Project Cafe’. Of course, this is not the original name. The final name is likely to be ‘Stream’ but the manufacturer hasn’t made  [...]

Samsung BD-C5500 is an entry level Blu-ray player without Wi-Fi but you buy a dongle for it separately for $80. The image quality is excellent and there is just one reason why I am hesitating to recommend you this player – the sluggish speed. The slow speed might not bother you but it will certainly frustrate people who lack patience. The remote has been redesigned by the manufacturer here, it now has flatter and wider shape and there is no glossy surface. The layout of the clicker is much better than the predecessor and the important buttons like playback controls and directional pad are now located directly under the thumb. I found that the number pad was too oversized for my tastes but that it not a problem since no one uses the number pad frequently. Eject button could have been more prominent here but this too is a minor problem. You can use this clicker for controlling a TV. The user interface on the Samsung BD-C5500 has been  [...]

Aston Martin has paired up with Mobiado, a luxury phone maker from Canada for a sexy looking high tech Android cell phone. It will be debuting at the BaselWorld which is a big jewellery and watch show and the device is called CPT002 Aston Martin Concept Phone. Made for the fans of Aston Martin, this gadget is expected to go on sale from May this year. The biggest attraction of this phone is that it has a transparent capacitive touch screen. It is made from solid sapphire crystal and displays the standard Android icons when you are using it. When you are not using it, the phone will be completely see through. The electronics, SIM card and the battery of the phone are located in platinum sides. Mobiado says that this phone will easily integrate with the different functions on Aston Martin car from power door locks and GPS navigation system to safety hardware. CPT002 is made for providing wireless connectivity in the vehicle to plenty of  [...]

Apple has debuted their iPhones traditionally at their conference of annual software developers but the event for this year, in June will be all software related news, says a report. According to our sources, there will be no iPad, Mac hardware or iPhone announced at the Apple Worldwide Developers Conference at San Francisco on June 6. Apple also gave a press release but didn’t reveal much details about any new hardware announcements. Apple's senior vice president for Worldwide Product Marketing, Philip Schiller said that they are going to unveil future of Mac OS and iOS. He also added that the event should not be missed by any Mac OS X or iOS software developer. It is believed that Apple will be giving details about the next generation Mac operating system which is OS X Lion and next version of the mobile OS which is iOS 5. We also believe that Apple  [...]

Sony XNV-770BT has a huge touch screen with a really big resolution for watching videos. The quality is awesome and it will keep you entertained for hours in your car. Sony has been known for its prowess in graphics but I was still surprised since such high resolutions are rare in car video devices. For GPS, there is a TomTom GPS module bundled along with cradle and it goes in a user accessible location in your car. This GPS module can be removed from the cradle for connecting to computers for updating through TomTom’s Home application. Once you complete the update process, just pop the GPS module back in to the cradle and then resume your navigation tasks. The Sony XNV-770BT works even if you don’t have the GPS unit in place but for navigation, the module needs to be there. Depending on your installation methods, the external magnetic GPS antenna will give you enhanced positioning sensitivity and the vehicle speed sensor connection will help in tracking vehicles when the satellite  [...]

Samsung Galaxy Tab is here and it is the biggest competitor to the Apple’s iPad. When Tab first came out, Steve Jobs said that seven inches is too small for a tablet device. However, travelers welcome the small size as it is easy to carry in the pocket. Also, the small size lets you type comfortably with thumbs and the accuracy is much better. You can easily hold the device in one hand and use it without any wrist strain. There is a dedicated client for managing files for PC users but Mac users will have to drag and drop content. There is a microSD card slot next to the SIM card slot. Other features on the device worth mentioning here are three megapixel camera, good quality speakers, and a VGA camera on the front. There is also a volume controls. As compared to this, Apple iPad doesn’t have a single camera. The Samsung Galaxy Tab is based on Android  [...]

Apple iPad is something between the iMac and the iPhone. Media is describing this gadget as the iPod Touch on steriods. In my opinion, the Apple iPad is a fun device to play games, surf the Web, watch videos and photos and also check emails while on the move. It may seem like a device made just for luxuries but if you buy it, trust me, you won't be disappointed. Apple iPad is available in three storage sizes. 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB which costs  £429, £499 and £599 respectively. If you want 3G too, you will have to pay another £100 for it. This means the most expensive Apple iPad costs £699. 3G will need some extra money for the data plan as well. The features of this device are the same as iPhone except for the cellular features. The size is the same as an A4 paper. It is bigger but certainly easier to carry than a Netbook. The only problem with this device is that it isn't targetted towards any specific audience. It can deliver your e-mails and it may be also  [...]

Alpine INA-W900 is a pretty cool all in one dash receiver which gives you digital audio integration DVD playback, and navigation in a small user friendly seven inch screen. The only thing missing here is Bluetooth hands-free. The navigation mode on this system contrasts sharply with the video/audio mode. The nav screens graphics are less crisp and the resolution too is lower as compared to the music selection screens. The navigation portion text is quite good to read but when you view it side by side with AV screens, it looks low-quality. On the navigation main menu, you have three big icons for home, go to and info. You also have a smaller button here which leads to the map screen. It is always present irrespective of what is displayed on the menu screen. Pressing the Info button on the Alpine INA-W900 will give you a GPS, Dashboard, System, and Route. In the Dashboard option, you have a digital speedometer with assortment of the trip timers and historic average speed data. The GPS  [...]

This is the first time that Apple has revised the Apple TV and it has been a couple of years since the manufacturer released the original product. The company has done plenty of changes in design, functionality and price of the product. The device is very small and this can be attributed to the absence of hard disk drive inside. You cannot buy and download the videos now and the new Apple TV is limited to just video streaming now. Instead of Apple’s big iTunes store, you can choose from rental only subset of streaming content from Fox, BBC, ABC and Disney. You can rent an HD episode for 99 cents but I was disappointed to see that a lot of popular TV shows like Modern Family and House were not available for streaming when I reviewed the product. This holds true for CBS, NBC and most cable networks too. On the bright side, there are two options on the Apple TV. One is that you can buy content from Apple iTunes on the computer and then stream the video content from to the Apple TV  [...]