Archive for April, 2008

JayBird JB-200 Bluetooth headphones build on top of its predecessor JB-100

The JB-200 supersedes the JB-100 model, which “boldly presented a new design in bluetooth stereo headsets and headphones.”
The new/improved headphones bring complete AVRCP music and call controls, 25% narrower ear-tip, better sound isolation (50% longer sound isolating ear-tips), greater comfort thanks to the softer silicon ear-tips, enhanced audio experience (25% more volume and improved bass [...]

Microsoft: XP may get extension!

LOUVAIN-LA-NEUVE, Belgium: Microsoft Corp CEO Steve Ballmer offered a glimmer of hope this week to fans of the company’s Windows XP operating system, saying the company may reconsider its decision to stop selling it soon. But Ballmer was adamant that most people who buy PCs today buy them with XP’s successor, Vista.
“That’s the statistical truth,” [...]

Red Zune 80 on its way to retail

Not unlike the early colorized versions of the original Zune before it, the red zune looks like it should finally be ready to make its un-tattooed retail sales debut . If you’ve been considering getting loud and/or proud with your next Zune, call ahead to your local gadget stock keeper and see if they’re in.

Honda navigation system warns drivers of high crime areas

Navigation systems are really becoming a driver’s must have accessory, so manufacturers are adding some really sophisticated features to keep people interested. In Japan, for example, Honda has developed a crime rate detecting GPS that will search through local police records to alert drivers in real-time if they ever happen to drive by high crime [...]

2010: D-day for the Internet as it hits “full capacity”?

Doom-filled warnings arrive from AT&T this week. The company says that without substantial investment in network infrastructure, the Internet will essentially run out of bandwidth in just two short years.
Blame broadband, says AT&T. Decades of dealing with the trickle of bandwidth consumed by voice and dialup modems left AT&T twiddling its thumbs. The massive rise [...]