7-inches isn’t enough to get me excited (that sounds so wrong), but the Camangi WebStation ain’t looking to shabby.  The touchscreen, which has an 800×480 resolution, looks to be capacitive based on how sensitive it is, and according to the presenter in the video that’s a glass surface (hello fingerprints).   Currently the tablet like computer is running Android OS 1.5, while the remaining specs include WiFi b/g, 2 megapixel camera, microSD card slot, a second VGA webcam and a USB port.

There’s no official word on the release date, but word on the street is that it’ll carry a price tag of about $400.  For now, I’ll hold off on purchasing anything Android, but based on my limited experience with Motorola’s Droid it’s a super solid OS.  And as previously mentioned, 7-inches is still a bit small for my taste, but for those of you looking for an oversized media player, here you go.

Video after the ‘leap’

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See you later Apple and Michael Arrington, hellos ICD.  IC who?  Innovative Converged Devices.  Don’t worry, if you haven’t heard of them before I think you’re with the majority, such as myself.  Today they announced something called the Vega and it looks bad ass to say the least.

Inside the 7, 11 and 15-inch touchscreen device (no word on resistive or capacitive; hoping for the latter) is a Tegra powered graphics processor which should make for some explosively fantastic visuals.  Other wonderful features include an Android OS, 3G connectivity, 512MB of RAM, 1.3MP webcam, microSD, Bluetooth 2.1, WiFi b/g, USB 2.0, 3.5mm headphone jack, magnetic dock, accelerometer, ambient light sensor and dual digital microphones.

When the Vega goes on sale in the first half of next year, they’ll be available from a variety of “Tier 1 carriers across North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East” and should be subsidized by a wireless plan signup.

ICD plans to be at next year’s CES so we’ll be sure to score a hands on.

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If you’re still pining after a touchscreen Mac and can’t hold out any longer for the long rumored Apple Tablet computer, well, you’re in luck, kind of.  More like in debt considering the prices I’m about to tell you about.

Troll Touch, whose apparently been outfitting Macs with touch resistive screens for sometime now, just announced the availability of their latest batch of touchscreen units for the newest iMacs and the Macbook White Unibody.  For the iMac you can do it yourself for just $1,099, but that will only score you the smallest size.  Or you can drop $3,699 for the largest iMac complete with touchscreen already installed.  The Macbook version goes for $1,699 and that includes the machine.

At these prices I might concede and buy a Windows based machine.  Also, it’s touch resistive, which we all know can be bit arduous to say the least, though the video above seems to prove otherwise.

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The Microsoft Surface is super old news at this point, but that hasn’t stopped Sony from teaming up with a company called Atracsys to build their own version of a multitouch table.  Unlike Microsoft’s version, though, Sony’s uses some sort of camera that can be used for not only measuring hand placement but can see faces as well.

Hit the video above.  You’ll notice that their seems to be some lag time on the touchscreen.

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And there’s yet another competitor throwing its hat into the steadily crowding e-reader arena (we get any more hats in there and we could open up a millenery shop!), but it’s not exactly from a source you’d expect.

Creative Labs is taking a run at the market, with a unit they’re calling the Zii MediaBook.  Now, this actually has some pretty choice add-ons with it, like a touchscreen, text to speech functionality (it will READ you a book) and an SD slot, plus, it will be “Internet-enabled”, though no one’s sure if it means 3G or WiFi.

Also on the unsure list are the Zii’s release date, its price structure and any content delivery methods, (pictures of the device were also in short supply) though word is Creative’s in talks with several different providers, and not just for books, either.  This could be one to watch…or Creative Labs could think better of it and stay out altogether.

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So remember just yesterday, when I was getting all poingy happy about the half e-reader / half netbook hybrid?  Well, I think I may have just beat that level of awesome but in a totally different direction.  Today I’m talking about the Kohjinsha PA, a combination netbook and tablet PC.

No, seriously–this sucker has a 4.8″ WSVGA touchscreen, 1.33GHz Atom CPU, 512 meg of RAM and a 32 GB SDD.  The battery is slated to run for 7.5 hours, and it even comes with an SD slot and a 1.3 MP webcam, all in a netsurfing portable tablet PC.

I am profoundly impressed by this, even though my chances of ever using such a device are so slim as to approach zero.  I draw like a cat with a pen in its mouth after ingesting large quantities of peyote, so a tablet PC to me is almost less than useless. But still, I’m impressed–and the price is pretty impressive too.

If you want one of these bad boys, you’ll have to shell out a whopping $758 in Japan.  Preorders are going on, and the prices range between $867 and $921.

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With winter fast approaching and the cold weather coming to match, you may well start to wonder how you’re going to keep your hands warm and still manage to work your iPod and whatnot.  Clearly you can’t hold a stylus in your mitten, and gloves are nice, but their fingers are way too big for a touchscreen.

Enter the Etre Touchy line of gloves, themselves a gadget, because they’re simultaneously fingered and fingerless.  More specifically, they’re missing their thumb and index finger.

You may wonder why you’d want to pay $33 for a pair of gloves that are missing a finger and a thumb.  I don’t much like to bandy around the phrase “doomed for failure”, because you never really know what’ll take off.

But I really can’t see this working, especially when you could crack out the scissors and make your own pair for much, MUCH, less money. Are they preparing for a slew of patent infringement lawsuits for anyone who makes their own at home?

In all honesty, I’m not sure why the makers of the Etre Touchy didn’t think of that either, but I guess it just doesn’t make for as entertaining a story.

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Sometimes, you wish you could get access to shaky, variable quality information about just about any topic.  it’s times like these that we usually turn to the internet–but what if we’re away from the wireless internet or what have you?

That’s where the WikiReader device comes in.  It’s powered by two AAA batteries that are estimated to last a full year in this device, and comes with a monochrome touchscreen so you can scroll and track things.

I admit, it’s probably pretty cool to have access to three million articles worth of Wikipedia, especially wherever you happen to be at the time.  Updates are delivered on a quarterly basis, and you can also get a microSD card option added to your WikiReader for just an extra $29 a year.  It will probably do horrible things to barroom trivia contests–NTN is probably freaking out and wetting itself as we speak–but the idea is still plenty cool.

The base unit itself costs $99, and will be available on Amazon on the order of Real Soon Now.

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The more I can touch something without having to press it is the way I want to deal with everything.  Being touchscreen is obviously going to make something cooler. But what about when it comes to a Rubik’s Cube, whose traditional experience was some good old fashioned twisting and turning?

An expensive upgrade at $150, I can see this being cool for a couple minutes and fun to pass around at a party or amongst friends.  The touchscreen Rubik’s Cube is expected to ship by the 15th of this month but you can pre-order one now.

This is the touchscreen version of the Rubik’s cube that first challenged puzzle-solvers nearly 30 years ago. Instead of turning each face of the cube to line up colors, modern-day players need only lightly swipe a section of lights with a finger in the same manner as the original.
Touch sensors on all sides detect your finger and a motion detecting accelerometer determines which face is active; the colors change according to the direction of your finger’s swipe. Its built-in memory saves your puzzle so you can pick up where you left off. It can offer hints, or if you are truly exasperated, it can solve itself. The cube recharges in eight hours using its display stand, allowing one hour of play.

[via RandomGoodStuff]

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There are days when we’d all love nothing more than to do some serious damage to those devices that we all know and love.  That mysterious whatever it is that led Elvis Presley to shoot his television has happened to all of us, and it just reared its ugly head again.

For Donald Goodrich, he just couldn’t take his iPhone’s antics one second longer.  He stormed into his local Apple Store and insisted that the gadget had made him “so mad, (he) could pop a 9mm at it”.  That’s a quote, except he used “I” where I have he.  This by itself may not have been any big deal–if Apple Store employees haven’t heard people threaten their devices before then they’re clearly in the wrong line of business–but where Donald Goodrich went too far was in showing the 9mm handgun he was carrying at the time TO said Apple Store employee.

Goodrich was charged with “aggravated menacing and causing fear of harm” to the Apple Store worker, though I don’t think he ever actually threatened the worker, just the iPhone.  Plus there was a concealed weapons issue, but puzzling your way through a state’s concealed weapon law is almost as tough as multivariable calculus.

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Flynn believes that it has one primary symptom, to spread virulently through your life and force you to filter all your experiences in life through it.  The sheer number of applications, Flynn posits, allow you to do just about everything with your iPhone.  For instance, Flynn planned to take his wife to a movie.  His first thought was to check his Moviefone app, which he did, and the results it gave altered his plans.  An iPhone app changes his reading habits from magazines to books, since the iPhone doesn’t allow for magazine reading.  An iPhone app changed his music listening habits, his workout habits, and plenty else.

Flynn traces back the common cause of all this to one key point–the iPhone.  Without its many apps and sheer ubiquity, he wouldn’t have these problems, he claims, especially since he’s used Blackberries and similar devices without trouble, nor does he recall other people having these same issues with any other device.

So is the iPhone a kind of parasite?  The idea’s worthy of a horror movie, but whether or not it’s true likely depends on the user.  I personally wonder if he’s describing not so much a disease as an addiction (which are admittedly very close in nature, though addiction really isn’t caused by bacteria or viruses but rather at the genetic level), but that’s a fairly fine point on its own.  These things are here to stay, so we’re going to have to learn to live with them.

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So there’s been an announcement that Best Buy means to sell the iRex book reader to compete with Amazon’s Kindle, among numerous others.  It’ll cost a whopping four hundred bucks, but come with an eight inch touchscreen (8.1, actually), connect to Verizon Wireless networks, but while Verizon itself is open to connecting other e-readers through its networks, it’s not willing to sell the iRex in its own stores, at least for the time being.

This is probably the best move Verizon can make, even if it isn’t exactly good news for Best Buy.  However, even Best Buy can get away with a little piggyback advertising with “Verizon’s network”, and of course, the first mover advantage will be a big help for the iRex.

Keep your eyes front, folks–this could be a real donnybrook, with plenty of new players moving for the Kindle market.

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Now available in the United States is the Viliv X70EX, a mobile internet device weighing in at just under one and a half pounds with a seven inch touch screen.

The basic model starts in with an Atom Z515 CPU and a hundred and sixty gig hard drive, while the upgraded model has an Atom z520 processor and a three hundred twenty gig hard drive.  A final version boosts the upgraded model to include a gig of DDR2 ram, wireless internet and Bluetooth, plus a web camera, a mike and speakers.

The idea of a really tiny netbook is actually kind of interesting, though I’m not really sure any of these will ever truly replace the laptop.  Especially when you consider the price–the entry level model retails for six hundred bucks whilst the next two are seven hundred thirty and eight hundred eighty respectively.  That’s pretty salty for a tiny little webcrawler.

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All right, folks, if you’ve been waiting anxiously to get your hands on the Motorola Cliq, you should be happy to know that they’re looking to start taking orders October 19th.

Seems the company actually released this date in a brochure, which was then photographed and began making the rounds.  This handset will feature a touchscreen, and assures connectivity with your devices by both GPS and WiFi radio, and rumors suggest that Android 2.0 will come with the Cliq, so if you weren’t interested before, you might be now.

T-Mobile further threw some confirmation in by saying that they would start delivering product to their stores starting November 2nd.  Add this all up and it means, chances are, you’ll be able to get a Cliq right soon.

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Normally you think of a mouse as precious little more than a device used to point at things, but now, Philips is looking to expand the humble mouse’s role with the Bluetooth Notebook Mouse.

Granted, the name isn’t exactly inspiriting but there’s loads of time to fix that.  Anyway, the big question is how does it work.  In this case, by the sounds of it, pretty well.  It can alternate between being a normal corded mouse and a cordless mouse, with the cord also serving as a USB recharge cable for the cordlessness. Even better, it can become a presentation controller with its built-in 360-degree touch control.  Thus, it’s extremely versatile and almost two mouses in one.

Or is it mice?  Anyway–it’s good to see an invention work, for a change.

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MSI upped the anty today with the introduction of a larger, more powerful Wind Top touchscreen machine, the AE2010.   Not only does it sport a larger, higher resolution (1600×900) 20-inch touchscreen, but includes a more powerful AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core processor and ATI Radeon 3200 graphics card with DDR3 128MB VRAM.  MSI has also managed to bump the RAM a two fold to 4GB, add 4 more USB ports (a total of 6) and increase the Wind Top’s hard drive capacity to 320GB.

The Wind Top AE2010 should go on sale this week for $649.99.

Full release after the ‘leap’

MSI US Launches WIND TOP AE2010 20-inch All-in-One Desktop

New touch-enabled MSI All-in-one PC features an upgraded processor, 20-inch widescreen and
powerful graphic performance

CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA – August 26, 2009 – MSI, a world-wide leading manufacturer of computer components and
systems, is excited to announce the next-generation all-in-one desktop PC, the Wind Top AE2010.  The AE2010 is
upgraded with an AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core processor for increased computing power and features an efficient touch-
enabled All-in-One PC with a crystal clear 20-inch widescreen.  The improved performance and beautiful form factor
combined with EPA ENERGY STAR Version 5.0 efficiency rating provides users with a PC powerful enough for everyday
computing and aesthetically pleasing enough to have as a design centerpiece.
The new AE2010 also includes a VGA input and output allowing the user to utilize the All-in-One PC as a monitor or
transfer video data to another television or computer screen.  Additionally, graphics capabilities have been improved via
the onboard ATI Radeon 3200 graphics card with DDR3 128MB VRAM.  Users will now experience brighter colors,
sharper contract and significantly improved picture clarity.  Lastly, design functionality has been improved with the addition
of a VESA standard wall mount.  Whether you choose to set on a countertop or mount on the wall, the AE2010 is poised
to change in-home computing.
System Front View:

System Rear View:

The MSI Wind Top AE2010 features touch-enabled applications, wireless connectivity, SuperMulti DVD Rewriter and a
built-in webcam and microphone for maximum personal computing.  Whether you are sharing and editing photos,
videoconferencing, browsing the web or completing school or work products, the AE2010 provides the tools to get the job
done efficiently and in style. Starting at $649.99, the AE2010 offers a tremendous value proposition for any computing
scenario.
The AE2010 also features a 320 GB hard drive, 6 USB ports, 4-1 card reader and a color-matched multimedia keyboard
and mouse.  The ultra-silent, state-of-the-art cooling system eliminates traditional cooling fan noises and keeps the noise
level no more than 26 decibels. As with all MSI All-in-One PCs, the AE2010 is engineered to consume up to 75% less
energy then traditional desktop PCs.
System Specifications:

MSI Wind Top AE2010-02SUS
CPU AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core 3250e Processor
Operating System Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium
(with Free Window® 7 Upgrade coupon)
Chipset AMD RS780G and SB710
Graphics  ATI Radeon HD 3200 Graphics Core (Side Port DDR3 128MB memory)
Memory 4GB DDRII 533MHz SDRAM on board
Display 20-inch Touch Widescreen (16:9) 1600 x 900 High Definition
HDD 320GB SATA Hard Drive/5400RPM
ODD Tray-load DVD Super Multi rewriter drive, support dual-layer burning
Card Reader 4 in 1 (SD/MMC/MS/XD)
I/O 1 x DC-in jack, 6 x USB 2.0, 1 x E-SATA, 1 x LAN jack (RJ45), 1 x Mic.-in, 1 x
Headphone-out, VGA-in and VGA-out
Wireless 802.11 b/g/n
LAN 10/100/1000 Gigabit LAN
Webcam 1.3MP Webcam with Microphone
Sound 3W x 2 SRS Premium Sound Technology
Dimension 15.46” x 20.07” x 2.15”

Keyboard / Mouse Color-matched multimedia keyboard and mouse
Support  VESA Wall Mount, VGA-in (monitor mode) / VGA out (dual display)

Software
Microsoft® Office 2007 (trial version), MSI Wind Touch, MSI Easy Viewer, MSI Burn
Recovery, MSI Controller, MSI Q-Face, MSI Easy Face, WinRAR (trial version),
SoftStylus™, Adobe® Reader, BurnNow, Cyberlink® PowerProducer, Cyberlink®
PowerDVD8, Cyberlink® PowerDirector, Cyberlink® Power2Go, Cyberlink® DVD
Suite, Cyberlink® PhotoNow, Gimp2, Dia, Ganttproject, FreeMind, GeoGebra, Java 6,
Microsoft® DirectX, Microsoft® .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft® MSN
Power Supply External 90W Power Adapter with Active PFC

Please visit http://us.msi.com/WindTop for a user-friendly and dedicated webpage designed specifically for the All-in-One
PC.

Founded in 1986, MSI strives to design and manufacture superior technology and innovative products, while offering
outstanding customer service. MSI has continued to uphold a business philosophy that stresses “Award-winning product
quality and outstanding customer service.” MSI specializes in the design and manufacture of Mainboards, Graphics cards,
Desktop PCs, All-in-one PCs, and Notebook PCs. To learn more about MSI’s complete product lines, please visit:
http://us.msi.com

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With hundreds of iPod docks to choose from this new one from Revo looks mildly innovative.  Brandishing a 3.5″ color touch screen with icon controls, the aptly titled IKON also docks an iPod or iPhone.  I honestly have never heard of this company before but I like the design as it kind of reminds me of a sleeker EOS Wireless System.  According to the European designer, the IKON is capable of receiving the full array of digital radio standards including: Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB), DAB+, Internet radio, and conventional FM radio.  If radio connectivity isn’t enough to satisfy your audio needs, they’ve also tossed in a WiFi connection that will provide you access to Last.FM (30 day trial included), Pandora and DLNA supported devices.  The IKON is set to go on sale this October for about $460.

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Of note, an Engadget commenter noticed that the exact same screen image, which is the intro for Leopard OS X, can easily be pulled off Google Image, which doesn’t exactly lend a whole lot of credence to the leak.

Believable, but not entirely sold.

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