http://www.techxpro.com gadgets, gizmos and more... Fri, 06 Nov 2009 04:34:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en techxprohttp://feedburner.google.com Move over Google translator and Pomegranate NS08 Global Voice Translator (yes I know the latter's a fake) as Japan's NEC just came up with a new gadget that will surely sharpen up linguistic skills and cut out language barriers with the Tele Scouter. The Tele Scouter, shaped like a pair of ... http://www.techxpro.com/tele-scouter-necs-eyewear-translator/ The newest Kindle is about 1/3 of an inch, just like an old school magazine and weighs 10.2 ounces, lighter than your typical paperback. Other feature includes: Get books delivered wirelessly in less than 60 seconds; no PC required 3G wireless lets you download books right from your Kindle; no annual ... http://www.techxpro.com/the-new-kindle/ A mono Bluetooth headset and a stereo Bluetooth headset in one - that's what Samsung WEP870 offers. The mono part is a stick-like headset with an earloop; if you'd like to convert the piece into a stereo device, you need to attach the earbud lanyard and then place both earbuds ... http://www.techxpro.com/samsung-wep870/ Nokia recently announced that it will begin selling its new netbook in the US on October 22nd when Windows 7 launches. The 10.1 inch Booklet 3G runs Windows 7, is two centimeters thick and weighs 1.25kg. Its 16 cell battery will give 12 hours lifetime and the built-in SIM will allow ... http://www.techxpro.com/nokia-booklet-will-come-out-at-windows-7-launch/ To attract new customers and be competitive against Google, Microsoft, Inc. will offer a free version of its popular Office software on some personal computers next year. Funded by advertising, Office Starter 2010 will offer basic functions for creating and viewing documents. Microsoft aims to get at least some users to ... http://www.techxpro.com/microsoft-to-offer-free-office-software/ A hydrogen powered mobile phone charger was announced last Friday by Taiwanese researchers that might boost their efforts as a player in green technologies. The device was said to recharge a mobile phone battery in 2 hours without being plugged, according to scientists from Industrial Technology Research Institute in north Taiwan's ... http://www.techxpro.com/taiwan-announces-hydrogen-powered-mobile-phone-charger/ Apple announced the latest iPhone software update iPhone 3.1. I'm downloading it at the moment but you can read the list of changes as provided by Apple below. * Genius recommendations for Applications * Support for iTunes 9 (Mac and Windows downloads), which offers Genius Mixes, app organization in iTunes, improved syncing ... http://www.techxpro.com/iphone-3-1-with-genius-changes/ A new service letting users of Twitter make a short voice call to another user rolls out into its beta stage today. Jajah, Inc. , an IP communications company based in Mountain View, Calif., launched the free service, called Jajah@call today. It will allow twitter users to make a two-minute, two-way ... http://www.techxpro.com/twitter-voice-feature/ Toshiba introduced its first ever Blu-ray player last Thursday with an astonishing built-in Ethernet connection to support interactive features such as downloadable bonus content. [caption id="attachment_269" align="alignright" width="150" caption="Toshiba BDX2000"][/caption]Toshiba's BDX2000 provides 1080p digital output and supports Blu-ray Disc Profile 2.0 giving one an experience of interactive features through an ... http://www.techxpro.com/toshiba-bdx2000-blu-ray-player-unveiled/ Apple will start shipping its new operating system this Friday - Mac OS X Snow Leopard. Apple made the announcement Monday morning and has started taking pre-orders for the new system on their website. According to Apple, it is "redefined not reinvented" OS as not as much about adding new features but ... http://www.techxpro.com/apples-snow-leopard/