Archive for May, 2007

Spanning Sync Contest Update #2

The contest has been extended to Friday, June 1st. This is your final chance to enter. Leave us a comment at our original post telling us what you use Google Calendar for!

YouTube now on AppleTV, plus a new 160GB option

Apple just announced at the D5 conference (well, Steve did), that YouTube will be added to the AppleTV and will be available for a free download sometime soon. Wanna see? Check this video out. Unannounced was the new 160GB build-to-order option that will be available in June for $399. Sweet duuude.

Palm’s Foleo mobile companion unfolds at D5

Just a few hours ago, Jeff Hawkins at the D5 Conference in Carlsbad, California unveiled Palm’s Foleo mobile companion. It isn’t a UMPC - but rather takes the data off your smartphone (most likely a Treo), and allows you to see it in a larger display, along with a full size QWERTY keyboard.
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Microsoft Surface hands-on video surfaces.


Microsoft’s new touch display computer: “Surface”

Microsoft has taken the wraps off what looks like will be a competitor to Apple’s Multi-Touch technology used on the iPhone, it’s what they call Microsoft Surface.

Spanning Sync Contest Update

Thanks to everyone who entered into the Spanning Sync giveaway contest. The comments will close on Thursday at 4PM Pacific Standard Time, and a winner will be announced later that day (note: you will be notified). You still have a chance to enter - just leave a comment at the original post telling us what [...]

Spanning Sync: Google Calendar’s best friend.

This is a great utility for all Mac folks out there, it’s called Spanning Sync and it allows you to sync your Google Calendar account with your Mac through iCal. I’ve been using it for the past 2 months and I can’t live without it! It’s a godsend for people using Google Apps like us [...]

Backup on the go: Seagate FreeAgent Go

Seagate has always been a major leader in the storage industry, and particularly in my book due to their excellent warranty on hard drives. Depending on when you purchased your particular Seagate product, they offer 1 to 5 years of support coverage. Today, we take a look at a backup solution for on the go: [...]

Navigation…where is it?

I’ve had a few people tell me that they’ve had a hard time navigating between pages - the reason is, by the time you scroll to the bottom of the page, you have to scroll back to the top to be able to switch pages. For the time being, I’ve moved back to the manual [...]

Zonbu arrives at Connect!

The $99 Linux PC, also known as Zonbu, has arrived at the Connect HQ in all it’s “green” glory. The Zonbu has a 1.2GHz VIA processor, 512MB of RAM plus a 4GB of CompactFlash-based local storage. What’s interesting about the device is that it backs up all of your data, documents, and everything else on [...]