If wireless bluetooth isn’t your thing and you are more old school, then the Yubz Talk Mobile is for you. Considered as a new great way of using your mobile phone at home and at the office, the Yubz Talk Mobile merges the benefits of mobile communications with the traditional phone handle. When some calls, just push the One-Touch Button and answer you call.

The Yubz Talk Mobile digitally enhances sound quality and reduces background noise for a much better conversation. Worried about mobile phone radiation? No worries. This product is tested and founded to reduce 95% mobile phone radiaiton based on the findings of Worldwide recognized laboratories. Its dimensions are 2.4″ x 2.4″ x 8.3″ (L x W x H) and weights only 0.5 lbs.

The YUBZ TALK MOBILE handset is ready to use. Just plug it in and it is ready for use. Although, some mobile phones may require an adaptor to work properly. You can check the Yubz website to easily find the adaptor you need.

This mobile phone add-on will truly make you stand out.

The Yubz Talk Mobile comes in nine colors namely hot red, green and black and is sold at US$ 44.95.

SOURCES: YUBZ

The Pulse PC may be the greenest PC in the whole today. But it doesn’t mean it is lackluster in its features.

The Pulse includes 802.11b/g wireless for your internet surfing and online gaming. It comes with standard 7.1 LPCM over HDMI, Optical S/PDIF and 5.1 Analog for audio. It has eSata support for maximum expandability. You can connect Blu-ray and TV Tuners to make The Pulse PC a digital multimedia center. Of course, The Pulse has much room for upgrades to make it the ultimate gaming computer.

According to Wallace Santos, Founder and CEO of MAINGEAR, “NVIDIA’s ION platform has opened up a new realm of possibility for small form factor PCs. By delivering a GeForce-upgradeable product, we are maximizing ION’s potential with high performance, energy efficient CPUs and GPUs to deliver a powerful and balanced computing solution in a sleek, inconspicuous design. It’s a tremendous option for the living room, a dorm, or for the kids.”

The base price for the Pulse is $799.

For more info, visit www.maingear.com.

SOURCES: MAINGEAR

Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Kazuo Hirai introduced to the public their next generation portable video game console aptly entitled PSP Go during the Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, California. The Sony PSP Go is smaller than the predecessor PSP (apparently less than half the size), has a slide-up screen, will come with Wi-Fi and an internal 16G of flash memory. What’s missing is the U

MD (Universal Media Disc) drive which is now consider obsolete. Still not in the new console are such anticipated upgrades as a touch screen and second analog stick.

Here’s some fact about the highly anticipated PSP Go.

• The PSP Go has a 3.8-inch wide screen.
• Has 16GB of built-in flash memory and an expandable Memory S tick Micro (M2) slot.
• Controls: Four-way d-pad on the left, the standard quartet of geometrically coded Sony controls (circle, square, cross, triangle) on the right, select/start buttons in the cen ter, and the PlayStation “home” button to the left of the screen.
• Wi-fi Support which could allow standard Bluetooth headsets and A2DP headphones and speakers to link up with the PSP Go.
• Support for music, video, and photo files. Movies can be downloaded from Playstation Store via Wi-fi.
• Apparent existing interoperability between the PS3 and the PSP line.
• PSP games will be available for download directly from the PlayStation Store via Wi-Fi.

The new PSP Go will be available in stores in North America on October 1. Priced at $249.

SOURCES: CNET, CNN, PCMAG

The franchise that resurrected and reintroduced the bands and the music they have played to have whole new generation has hit the jackpot. The dream has come true – The Beatles is now in Rock Band. The band that history considers to be the ones who revolutionized the music industry as we know it will continue to do so using technology. You can now jam with The Beatles with their hit such as “I Saw Her Standing There,” “Day Tripper,” “I Am The Walrus” and “Back In The U.S.S.R.” with “The Beatles: Rock Band.”

The two surviving members of the iconic group were onstage during the launch of the new game at the E3 video-game and entertainment conference in Los Angeles. Yoko Ono (widow of John Lennon) and Olivia Harrison (George Harrison’s widow) and Dhani Harrison (George’s son) were also at the event but did not speak.

Here are some quotes from the two remaining Beatles:

“We love the game, it’s fantastic! Whoever thought we’d end up like androids?”, said McCartney.

“Well, the game is good, the graphics are very good, and we were great,” said Ringo Starr.

“The Beatles: Rock Band” was developed by Harmonix and published by MTV Games. The game will take let you become anyone of The Beatles (John, Paul, George and Ringo) and take the band from their Liverpool beginnings to worldwide superstardom.

“The Beatles: Rock Band” will be available on Microsoft’s Xbox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii on September 9, 2009.

SOURCES: CNN, NEW YORK TIMES, LA TIMES

Nope. It is not natal as in embryo. It is pronounced “nuh-TALL” and it could be in your living rooms in the nearest future.

Microsoft has announced that it will go head-to-head with the Nintendo Wii with its Xbox without any controllers. Instead, it will use a camera to capture the movements of players in a 3-dimensional space. Your entire body becomes your controller. It aims to immerse the player inside the game. It’s a literal “Look Ma! No hands.” deal. Not only that. It recognizes faces and voice commands – technology that is already present today.

“Before, there was a barrier separating video-game players from everyone else. Now, with Natal, everyone can join in using the best controller ever invented: you.” said Don Mattrick, senior vice president for Interactive Entertainment Business at Microsoft.

The Microsoft Xbox Natal was demonstrated to an audience recently. During the demonstration, players interacted with a soccer/football game using their legs, hand and, practically, their entire body.

None other than acclaimed director Steven Spielberg was in attendance. He even mentioned that this new technology will reach a new audience who are afraid of holding a controller or a joystick.

Microsoft has not announced when the Xbox Natal will be available nor its pricing. However, much anticipation was generated and it seems that the console wars are not yet over.

SOURCES: CNN, INFORMATION WEEK, DEVIN’S ADVOCATE

There has been rumors that Palm’s latest phone gadget called the Palm Pre can actually synchronize with iTunes. The treatment will be the same. The Palm Pre will be recognized a any iPod or iPhone gadget by iTune. Thus, linking the Palm Pre to iTunes and enabling it to receive music and videos. Unfortunately, should you have DRM-clasped music files, you cannot transfer these to the Palm Pre.

Should this be the case, we can expect some lawyers throwing lawsuits at Palm Pre for violating their sole use of their intellectual property. This could be a treat against their iPods and iPhones because users can just purchase the music via iTunes and transfer them to their Palm Pres.

Let us just wait and see if this is true. But there is no denying the buzz the Palm Pre is creating especially with their WebOS operating system that is reported to be very stable.

SOURCES: Engadget

Facebook is now valued at $10 billion thanks to a $200 million investment from Russian investment group Digital Sky Technologies. The news broke out these past few weeks and it is only now that Facebook has confirmed this rumour. Digital Sky Technologies is a hugely aggressive Internet investor in Russia and Europe. Mark E. Zuckerberg said, “The financing will serve as a cash buffer to support our continued growth, allowing us to scale.”

What will Facebook users expect from this latest development? Will there be better service or restricted access? Will there be changes that can affect the number one social networking site in a positive or negative way? Do the users find this news disturbing or is it acceptable?

While we ponder on these questions, here are some points from the recent teleconference by Facebook (taken from Techcrunch.com)

Mark Zuckerberg:
Despite a pretty tough economic environment, our revenue is up and growth continues. Removing barriers to communication across the web.

Advertising products performing strongly. Now have tens of thousands of advertisers. On track to create a nice self sustaining business. Lots of firms have approached us. DST approached us with an investment background demonstrating advanced background in the power of social networks. Getting this money gives us a cash cushion. Not going to talk about how it’s going to be used, but nice to have the flexibility.

Yuri Milner (DST Chief Executive):
Giving some background on DST. Largest internet investor in Russian and European markets. One of largest groups involved in exclusively internet companies. Organized as a holding company, not a fund. Since 2005, have raised and invested over $1 billion. Investment in Facebook underscores belief that social networks change the way people communicate. We’re convinced Facebook has potential to be one of the most valuable internet companies globally.

Q: How does this affect Facebook’s approach with regard to an IPO.
Zuckerberg: We want to take money that will help us realize the long term vision of the company. For lots of startups the IPO is the end goal. That’s not the case for us, it’s a milestone along the way. It’s not something we see happening on the immediate horizon.

Q: About Facebook valuation with common stock.
Zuckerberg: Nothing to report there at this time, we’ve structured a few different transactions. Over the next few months (over the summer) we’ll have more to announce.

Question about the Microsoft valuation
Zuckerberg: It’s important to note that the Microsoft deal was part of a larger partnership with the company. That was a strategic partnership with a lot of different components. That was a year and a half ago when the market was at its peak. This is only taking the form of an investment right now with DST, we’re hoping it can work into other things over time.

Q: How are you going to monetize international audience?
Zuckerberg: I want to let Yuri speak about this, because of his experience with other social networks.
Milner: Advertising and micropayments generated by users themselves. (seems to imply that Facebook will be doing payments soon, which has been long rumored)
Zuckerberg: The different models are advertising, a number of things we’ve experimented with. The bottom line with the other social networks abroad is that they’re doing well, each with a different model.

Q: Idea about projected advertising revenues going forward? What do you see your role as?
Zuckerberg: As a private company we don’t share revenue numbers. I can tell you what we’ve shared so far. A couple of months ago everyone outside the company was underestimating our performance. We expect our rev growth to be greater than 70% year over year. We know that with our current rate of growth we’ll be cash flow positive some time in 2010. This relationship is purely cash buffer.
Milner: *joke about joining management of Facebook* Says that he has his own business to run.

Q: Can you talk about why Facebook is not interested in larger brand ads?
Zuckerberg; We’re actually very interested in it. We’ve got a dedicated team, building out international offices.
Sandberg: We’re working with the largest brands around the world. Our ads are specially designed for the Facebook environment, so they look and behave differently.

Q: Quick question about the preference shares you’re issuing to DST. How similar are these to the ones Microsoft got in 2007?
Zuckerberg; We’re not going to discuss the preference structure of the stock. I’m going to duck that one.

Q: I was wondering if the $10 billion valuation includes any debt, and if the company carries any debt at all.
Zuckerberg: This is an equity investment. There is some information that has been public about debt from equipment, but this is equity.

Q: To be clear on this valuation. The $10 billion doesn’t refer to common stock. So how should we think of the valuation of Facebook itself.
Zuckerberg: That’s really up to you. As a private company there’s not really a market for the shares. One of the reasons we haven’t been as focused on that. The common stock valuation would be different from this.

Q: How many other suitors did you have? Did you line them up and pick from the highest bidder?
Zuckerberg: There were multiple discussions, we were comfortable with DST, felt like I really learned a lot from my conversations with Yuri.

Q: Is this the largest foreign investment in Facebook?
Zuckerberg: There has been other information that has been available, but the size of those things haven’t been public.

Q: There was buzz about Facebook working on a video chat feature, does this investment give you a little breathing room to focus on that kind of feature.
Zuckerberg: We’re testing that currently. Don’t think the investment has much bearing on that.

SOURCES: TECHCRUNCH, NEW YORK TIMES, CNN

When you type mogulus.com in your browser, don’t be surprised that you will be transported to livestream.com because that was Mogulus. It was recently announced that Mogulus is now known as Livestream.com to prepare for the expected boom in live-video streaming on the web.

Livestream CEO and co-founder Max Haot says, “While we didn’t invent live streaming, we’re removing the barriers — making live video production and streaming easy and affordable for anybody to use and experience.” Furthermore, he said “It’s easy to see that live video streaming is well positioned to become a key force moving us toward richer, more immersive content experiences and communication.”

The Livestream service is available in two variants: A Free version and a Paid version. The Free version comes with advertising-supported services while the Pro version ($350/month) provides users with professional advance tools to produce their video streams such as multiple screen formats (4:3, 16:9, 2.39:1 and custom), advertising removal and/or control, white labeling, ad-network monetization, analytics, HD streaming, increased storage and professional terms & support.

Livestream also boasted being host to more than 1,000 producers and media companies ranging from C-Span, the World Economic Forum and USA Today.

Livestream enables you to stream live using its simple Podcaster tool. With one click of the “Broadcast” button, you are basically ON AIR!  Because it is completely browser based, there is no downloading of any software. Thankfull, Livestream still carries the old accounts of Mogulus so there is no need to re-register.

“We realized early on that live streaming is more than just talking heads and a web cam,” said Haot. “Users are demanding higher production value along with more powerful, yet easy-to-use tools — enabling them to deliver a studio-like experience that offers something more to the viewer than what they can see on broadcast TV. That’s where Livestream is headed.”

According to Domain Name Wire, it is believed that Mogulus bought the Livestream.com domain name for $100,000.

Founded in 2007, Mogulus (as in Mogul-us or “Media Mogul in all of us”) is based in New York and has $12.7 million in funding from angel investors and Gannett Co. Its primary competitors are Justin.tv and Ustream.

Sources:
PR NEWSWIRE, TECHCRUNCH, MULTICHANNEL, STREAMINGMEDIA

The Instructions

If you do everything they say, you will have something like this:

Now, think better. If you had been paying 30 euros for the internet monthly, you can be saving 30*12=360 euros, without doing any real crime, or something like that.

The company has announced that its pocket-sized SDR-S7 will be arriving in Japan later this month. Weighing only 182grams with its battery and SD card, the camera can record 16:9 or 4:3 video at VGA (640 x 480) resolution in MPEG-2 format. The camcorder can shoot in three video modes: XP (10 Mbps), SP (5 Mbps), and LP (2.5 Mbps). Video recordings are stored via SD cards, with up to 16GB support—allowing up to 13 hours of recorded video in LP mode.  The featherweight SDR-S7 is equipped with a 2.7-inch widescreen display, 10x optical zoom, stereo microphone, 0.6 seconds Quick Start, and USB 2.0 for fast file transferring. Panasonic is touting the camcorder’s 3.8 seconds boot up time and battery life of 70 minutes. Unfortunately, no HD capability is included, which is a bummer.

The price isn’t too much high, it is predicted to 440$. The release date is at 25th April.

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