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Synology DS209+II NAS review
Posted on 15-Oct-2009 16:04 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by M Freitas

So what's not to like on this unit? Hard to say: it's small, quiet, offers a lot of features that help users enjoy their content from home or the Internet, and with up to 4TB of storage available it is an interesting proposition.

Wikipedia jumps to hands with WikiReader
Posted on 14-Oct-2009 09:10 News, Consumer Electronics

New OpenMoko project is a palm-sized electronic version of Wikipedia, with a simple user-interface that includes three buttons and a touch-screen.

Amazon ships Kindle electronic reader worldwide but excludes New Zealand
Posted on 7-Oct-2009 22:18 News, Consumer Electronics

Amazon is making waves about the release of its wireless electronic book reader to an worldwide market - including Zimbabwe and Fiji, but New Zealand is left out.

NETGEAR Stora brings easy-to-use, Internet-connected storage
Posted on 22-Sep-2009 16:14 News, Consumer Electronics

Compatible with Mac, PC and Linux systems, NETGEAR’s Stora puts music, movies, photos, and files at the heart of the home network, centralised in a single, safe location.

Logitech brings digital music together with new Squeezebox products
Posted on 4-Sep-2009 11:42 News, Consumer Electronics

New Logitech Squeezebox Radio, Logitech Squeezebox Touch streams music from your computers, Internet radio with streamlined interface and Facebook application support.

Sony introduces Reader Daily Edition with 3G
Posted on 26-Aug-2009 09:36 News, Consumer Electronics

New Sony Reader model gives users mobile access to electronic library. In portrait mode, about 30-35 lines of text are visible, making the experience very similar to that of a printed paperback book, with ink on paper text and images feeling.

Sony launches high-power, long-life Lithium Ion secondary batter
Posted on 17-Aug-2009 08:39 News, Consumer Electronics

New battery can be charged to 99% of its full capacity in 30 minutes, which represents approximately half the charge time of Sony's current lithium ion battery line-up.

USAA Deposit@Mobile uses iPhone app for cheque deposits
Posted on 15-Aug-2009 10:20 News, Consumer Electronics

Bank launches first mobile deposit capability for the iPhone. Approximately 14% of USAA's 7.2 million members interact seamlessly with USAA via their mobile devices.

Intel introduces 34-nanometer NAND flash Solid-State Drives
Posted on 22-Jul-2009 11:00 News, Consumer Electronics

New advancements lower prices by up to 60 percent.

GE Energy and Orion New Zealand kick off Smart Grid project
Posted on 17-Jul-2009 11:50 News, Consumer Electronics

The system of smart grid technologies will significantly improve the network company’s ability to manage big network emergencies and help it to restore power faster when outages occur.

Orange brings LG Watch Phone to market
Posted on 7-Jul-2009 08:26 News, Consumer Electronics

Mobile telco Orange to launch Watch Phone exclusively in the UK this summer.

New Weet-bix collector cards bring All Blacks to life
Posted on 7-Jul-2009 08:04 News, Consumer Electronics

Weet-Bix has launched a range of high-tech collector cards which give All Blacks fans the opportunity to see their favourite players come to life before their eyes.

SKY TV now available on Vodafone home phone bill
Posted on 17-Jun-2009 09:57 News, Consumer Electronics

Vodafone to leverage its exclusive SKY mobile TV relationship to be the first fixed line provider in NZ to offer customers full SKY TV services on their Vodafone home phone and internet account.

Dell 2130cn - an affordable and networkable workgroup colour laser
Posted on 8-Jun-2009 11:12 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by Juha

The Dell 2130cn colour laser is capable and cheap, but has pricey addons and consumables.

Fusion-io releases ioXtreme Solid State Storage device
Posted on 8-Jun-2009 09:51 News, Consumer Electronics

The ioXtreme eliminates application latency, delivering the kind of storage performance once limited to the world’s fastest supercomputers.

Wicked Lasers Spyder II GX review
Posted on 24-Apr-2009 16:33 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by M Freitas

What does a US$1,699 green laser pointer looks like?

Adobe Flash coming to a TV near you
Posted on 21-Apr-2009 08:07 News, Consumer Electronics

Silicon, OEM, cable and content partners to adopt Adobe Flash Platform for televisions, set-top boxes and Blu-Ray players.

The Sumo Lounge Omni review
Posted on 17-Apr-2009 15:44 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by M Freitas

How many geeks dream of a giant bean bag for your lounge or home office? Sumo Lounge has all the answers.

Powershop review (with video)
Posted on 14-Apr-2009 16:28 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by M Freitas

How you buy electricity is about to change. Here is how Powershop brings power and Internet together.

Cisco to acquire Flip Video manufacturer Pure Digital Technologies
Posted on 20-Mar-2009 10:25 News, Consumer Electronics

Consumer portfolio will increase with Flip video solutions.

Unboxing the Nintendo DSi
Posted on 19-Mar-2009 18:53 Reviews, Consumer Electronics, by M Freitas

Earlier today I attended the Nintendo DSi New Zealand launch and being one of the first to RSVP the invitation I also won one of three units there.

Microsoft launches series of new laptop accessories
Posted on 11-Mar-2009 07:36 News, Consumer Electronics

Company says growing notebook market pushed their Hardware Group to introduce new products.

Barnes & Noble acquires Fictionwise
Posted on 6-Mar-2009 14:29 News, Consumer Electronics

Acquisition is part its overall digital strategy, which includes the launch of an e-Bookstore later this year.

Steve Wozniak joins Fusion-io as Chief Scientist
Posted on 10-Feb-2009 12:45 News, Consumer Electronics

Apple co-founder will work to formulate corporate strategy and act as technical advisor for the company's research and development group.

Amazon introduces Kindle 2 eBook reader (with video)
Posted on 10-Feb-2009 08:23 News, Consumer Electronics

New version bring more storage, longer battery life - but still not available outside the U.S.


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