Logitech updates iOS apps for Logitech Alert

If you use Logitech Alert as a security system for your house, Logitech has released new versions of its iOS apps for the iPad and iPhone. The updated apps feature improvements such as iOS 5 compatibility,  live audio and H.264 video streaming, thumbnails of recent camera footage when you run the app, the ability to save recorded videos to your device's Photos app, the ability to watch videos in landscape or portrait mode, and the ability to receive automatic app updates. The iPad version only gets the save recorded videos and automatic app updates.

Ubergizmo, Logitech updates iOS apps for Logitech Alert

Beats by Dr. Dre Studio headphones get colorful for the holidays

Thinking of picking up a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones this holiday season. Well, we've got some good news for you. The company has announced the launch of the new Beats by Dr. Dre Studio Color headphones. These are basically the same Studio headphones you already know just that they will be available in a spectrum of candy colors to suit your taste and personality. This is not the first time the Beats Studio headphones have been given limited edition colors, but I guess there's always an excuse to splash new colors onto something.

Check out the new commercial for the Studio Color headphones after the break.



Ubergizmo, Beats by Dr. Dre Studio headphones get colorful for the holidays

Phottix Flash Triggers, Now Available for Sony Alpha

At last, Sony users can get in on the wireless flash-triggering game. That Sony Alpha camera seemed like a good idea when you bought it, but then you discovered that you entered a world of Memory Sticks and weirdly-sized flash hotshoes. We can't help you with the first (although at least you have an alternative SD/CF slot), but Phottix can certainly help with the second, bringing remote off-camera flash triggers to the Sony system. Better still, they're at the less expensive end of flash-triggering gear.

The Phottix Strato II consists of two parts.

Gadget Lab, Phottix Flash Triggers, Now Available for Sony Alpha

Sonos Controler for Android gets an update

Sonos System Software 3.6 has just been launched and it is accompanied by an updated Android app: Sonos Controller for Android supports Android tablets and smartphones. Many devices are supported, but Sonos has mentioned the following hardware: the Kindle Fire, HTC Flyer, Motorola Xoom, Samsung Galaxy Tab and Sony Tablet S. Besides that, Sonos now works with Slacker Radio – at least in the USA and Canada. If you don't know Slacker, it is a popular (and free) Internet radio service.

Ubergizmo, Sonos Controler for Android gets an update

Lenovo LePhone K2 to arrive with 4.3-inch IPS display, 1.5GHz dual-core chip

Frankly speaking, the phones that Lenovo have announced so far this week haven't been all that exciting (unless, of course, you're somehow aroused by its 5-inch tabletphone), but it turned out the folks had a little surprise for us: the LePhone K2. What we got here is a 4.3-inch IPS display (resolution of which not yet announced), a powerful dual-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm MSM8260 chip, 1GB RAM, 1GB ROM and an eight megapixel 1080p camera.





Engadget, Lenovo LePhone K2 to arrive with 4.3-inch IPS display, 1.5GHz dual-core chip

Nikon launches $550 Speedlight SB-910 flash: light-up controls and thermal cut-out protection

You know what $549.95 gets you in the camera world. About 90 percent of a T3i. Or, you know, a flash. Nikon has just outed the proper successor to the Speedlight SB-900 (pictured), and at over half a grand, it best be packin' more than just bright lights. The Speedlight SB-910 touts an enhanced operating system and graphic user interface, and comes equipped with a wide zoom range as well as FX / DX-format identification that optimizes zoom settings based on the camera body.

Engadget, Nikon launches $550 Speedlight SB-910 flash: light-up controls and thermal cut-out protection

Microsoft enables Android and iOS users to experience Windows Phone 7... via the web

Still tempted by the fruit of another. If you're looking Microsoft's way, but aren't quite ready to toss your adoration for iOS or Android aside, the coders in Redmond are giving you an alternative to quitting cold turkey. By visiting http://aka.ms/wpdemo on one's iOS or Android browser, you'll be immediately tunneled into a emulation of Windows Phone 7. We gave it a test run here at Engadget HQ, and it seems that every tile and swipe save for Apps runs properly. Can't say the fonts and such looked as smooth on our Galaxy S II as they do on the Radar, but it's a solid effort that'll definitely serve you well if you're considering the switch.






Engadget, Microsoft enables Android and iOS users to experience Windows Phone 7... via the web

CyanogenMod 7 Makes its Way to the Amazon Kindle Fire

Now that the Amazon Kindle Fire has been rooted it’s time to start booting up some custom ROMs. Standard choice CyanogenMod has made its Amazon debut, as xda member JackpotClavin has the first shots of CM7 running on the new media slate. All is not cherry, though. While many features seem to be working properly (including WiFi), touchscreen input problems are slowing the roll of those working feverishly to get a working build out to the public.

Android Phone, CyanogenMod 7 Makes its Way to the Amazon Kindle Fire

Researchers expose printer vulnerability, turn LaserJets into literal time bombs

Your precious printer might seem innocuous but, in reality, it could be a ticking time bomb just waiting for some hacker to trigger it. Oh, and we mean that not just figuratively, but literally as well - they could actually be caused to burst into flames by some ne'er-do-well half-way around the globe. Of course, the potential doesn't end and remote arson, an attacker could easily gain access to a network or steal documents, and hijacking the lowly device would require little more than printing an infected file.

Engadget, Researchers expose printer vulnerability, turn LaserJets into literal time bombs

Crypteks: Encrypted, Combo-Locked USB Stick For the Seriously Paranoid

The Crypteks USB stick was inspired by Dan Brown's well-written book, The Da Vinci Code. If you need an 8GB USB stick that is both hardware encrypted and physically locked then you probably have a secret worth paying $130 to protect. If this is the case, I suggest you either confess your porn habit (really — you'll feel a lot better) or buy the Crypteks USB.
Don't believe me? Then listen to the pitch from honey-voiced Crypteks boss Fahad Koumaiha, who could easily make an alternative living reading bedtime stories.

The Crypteks USB was inspired by the Cryptex from Dan Brown's literary masterpiece The Da Vinci Code.

Gadget Lab, Crypteks: Encrypted, Combo-Locked USB Stick For the Seriously Paranoid

Gumby-like robot moves around in style

We would have thought of robots to be hard and unyielding, but here is an interesting “soft” robot that was inspired by squid and starfish – allowing it to crawl, undulate, and even squeeze under obstacles. A team over at Harvard University has come up with this particular robot, allowing it to gain several advantages over other kinds of robots that have treads, wheels and rigid parts. Inspired by creatures under the sea, it was specially manufactured using soft materials, where its motion is driven by compressed air. The pneumatically-driven robot was constructed using flexible materials called “elastomers”.

Ubergizmo, Gumby-like robot moves around in style

These days, even a truck gets aerodynamics for the lulz... I mean, better fuel economy

Every time you drive by a semi and feel your car get pushed away from the rig, it reinforces the reality that tractor trailers punch a big, ragged hole in the atmosphere. It takes a lot of power to force those big boxes through the wind, and Mercedes Benz is working to please both fleet operators and the environmentally conscious by taking some of these heavy haulers for a spin in the wind tunnel for a much-needed aerodynamic tuneup.




2DayBlog.com, These days, even a truck gets aerodynamics for the lulz... I mean, better fuel economy

Lord Of Apocalypse – Mercenary Make of Apocalypse Trailer

Here we have a new trailer ‘Mercenary Make of Apocalypse' for Square Enix's upcoming Lord of Apocalypse title. For your info, this action RPG video game will hit both PSP and PlayStation Vita on December 17th in Japan.



TechFresh, Lord Of Apocalypse â€" Mercenary Make of Apocalypse Trailer

Presto tablet for greater security when dining out

There is nothing quite like having a decent dinner – or even to celebrate a special moment in your life with a loved one right opposite you, but you still ought to be careful on your part as well. After all, there is cause for real concern that you do not fall victim to restaurant credit card fraud, and with the hectic holiday season being upon us, the likelihood of something like this happening is very real, so it pays to be more careful. If you as an establishment owner wants to avoid such misunderstandings from happening, then you too, can do your part with E la Carte's ‘Presto' tablet.

Ubergizmo, Presto tablet for greater security when dining out

LG Ice Cream Sandwich plans announced

If you've bought a high-end LG Android phone this year - you won't have to worry about Ice Cream Sandwich, at least according to LG's recently posted statement on its Facebook page. The company announced that the Optimus 2X, the Optimus Black, the Optimus 3D and the Optimus LTE will be receiving the highly anticipated update to Ice Cream Sandwich. Other phones are being considered, and the company plans to bring Ice Cream Sandwich to as many of their phones as possible.

Ubergizmo, LG Ice Cream Sandwich plans announced

Black Friday 2011 spending sets new record

. Early reports from three separate firms suggest that Black Friday retail sales set a new record in 2011. Online sales growth was massive according to estimates from both IBM and comScore; the former reported on Saturday that online Black Friday sales grew 24.3% over 2010 and total Black Friday spending rose 39.3% over last year. Meanwhile, comScore's data shows that online spending this past Friday grew 26% from Black Friday 2010 to $816 million. Offline, market research firm ShopperTrak said retail foot traffic rose 5.1% year-over-year on Black Friday 2011, and spending was up 6.6% to a record $11.4 billion.

Boy Genius Report, Black Friday 2011 spending sets new record

CalypsoCase for iPhone 4x4S Review

 . If you are the proud owner of an iPhone 4 or the newer - and cooler - iPhone 4S, you either have figured out that you need or want a protective case or have made the conscience decision that cases are clumsy, intrusive, ugly or all three and therefore, not for you. Well, what if we could remove one of those obstacles to you using a case. Let's face it; as beautiful as the iPhone is, it is made of glass and it's slippery. Guess what happens to glass when it's dropped?  Right, and a cracked iPhone is far uglier than any protective case. Which brings us to the CalypsoCase from CalypsoCrystal.





The Gadgeteer, CalypsoCase for iPhone 4x4S Review

Sony 4K home cinema projector coming in January for £18,000

You were so happy with that 1080p projection spread across your garage wall. But then you got up to fetch a beer and noticed horrible fingernail-sized pixels all over Johnny Depp's mustache. The illusion promptly shattered and you realized it was time for an upgrade. An £18,000 ($28,000) upgrade, no less, which will render your Blu-rays bearable again by upscaling them to four times the resolution of Full HD and blasting them out at 2,000 lumens.

Engadget, Sony 4K home cinema projector coming in January for £18,000

South Korea To Test Robot Prison Guards

South Korea's Ministry of Justice has announced that it is testing robot guards in prisons. The one-month trial will be conducted at a prison in the city of Pohang, located southeast of capital Seoul, starting March 2012. The project is expected to cost one billion won (about $863,000). The robot guards are designed to patrol prison corridors and monitor conditions inside the cells. If the robots detect signs of sudden or unusual activity, they alert the human guards.

Gadget.com, South Korea To Test Robot Prison Guards

Eclipse DECT phone looks stunning

Sebastien Sauvage is the designer behind the Eclipse DECT phone, where the moment you lay your eyes on it, it does resemble a piece of decorative art. Of course, upon realization that this is a gadget, that does not mean you are able to use it right away as there is still a certain degree of learning curve for you to study. Sleekly produced, this is actually a regular phone with a base unit and handset which have been embedded together, all crammed into a shape that is different as well as unusual, enough to make it one futuristic piece that would not look out of place in the Jetsons' living room.

Ubergizmo, Eclipse DECT phone looks stunning

Deal of the Day – Planar PX2710MW 27-in 1080p 2ms LCD Monitor

Today's LogicBUY Deal is the 27" Planar PX2710MW LCD monitor for $209.99.  Features:  1080p, 2ms response time, 1200:1 contrast ratio, think black bezel, HDMI, built-in stereo speakers. $469.99  -$260 off   =  $209.99 with free shipping.  .
This deal expires November 29, 2011 or sooner.

The Gadgeteer, Deal of the Day â€" Planar PX2710MW 27-in 1080p 2ms LCD Monitor

Samsung GT-S7500 caught in the wild

While Samsung is known for its hard hitting devices like the Galaxy S2, the company also pushes out devices for the mid-range market, and it looks like it has a new one in the works. Mr. Blurrycam managed to snap some photographs of a new Samsung device with the model number GT-S7500 (as evident by the photograph). Not many details about the phone were released, but it does look like a smaller version of the Galaxy S with a smaller and lower res screen, and a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash. No word on whether the GT-S7500 will be the phone's final name or if it will be given the Galaxy branding as well.

Ubergizmo, Samsung GT-S7500 caught in the wild

Samsung's Killing Those Good Little Machines: Netbooks!

The Korean giant plans to fill that void with the company's ultra-portable offerings which include notebooks of 11.6" and 12-inch displays and ultra-sleek form factor. This apparently means that Samsung won't produce any devices with around 10" displays but tablets. Netbooks are devices which usually have a 10″ display with a small low-power processor and most often without an optical drive.


Technology Nerd, Samsung's Killing Those Good Little Machines: Netbooks!

ASUS Transformer Prime Preorders Open Up at Best Buy

The ASUS Transformer Prime will be one of the first quad core tablets to hit the market and you can now stake your claim to one for pickup once it releases. Best Buy, one of ASUS's biggest retail partners, is now offering the device for preorder. For $500 (32GB of storage) you can get either the Gray or Champagne models, both identical save for color. Specs are pretty impressive, otherwise, as it has a 10.1 inch 1280×800 display, Android 3.2 (which we estimate will be upgraded to 4.0 in due time), NVIDIA's quad-core Tegra 3 processor, 1GB of RAM and a lot more.

Android Phone, ASUS Transformer Prime Preorders Open Up at Best Buy

Happy Holidroid Contest: November 26th!

We're giving away a Kindle Fire every single day from now through December 25th, along with a ton of other great stuff, so make sure you check Phandroid every day for the chance to win. Check out the complete rules here. Today is our 3rd straight day of the contest. And heads up: you'll DEFINITELY want to tune in Monday morning… it'll be our biggest prize pack yet. That's not to say today's prize pack isn't pretty darn nice, too.



Android Phone, Happy Holidroid Contest: November 26th!

Samsung Galaxy S II LTE arrives in Japan, NTT DoCoMo offers up its first course of 4G phones

Japan has got its first taste of an LTE smartphone, and this one's Galaxy-flavored. Oh yes, Samsung's Galaxy S II LTE has made an appearance on NTT DoCoMo, running on the Japanese carrier's next-generation Xi network and promising top download speeds of around 37.5Mbps. The latest member to the carrier's top-drawer Next series will set you back around $260 (¥20,000) on a two-year contract. DoCoMo is aiming to reach the hands of 30 million customers by 2015, with another as-yet unnamed several more 4G devices already penned for release before the end of the year.

Engadget, Samsung Galaxy S II LTE arrives in Japan, NTT DoCoMo offers up its first course of 4G phones

Researchers put smartphones on a power diet, drastically improve battery life

Nokia's Asha handsets already use browser compression to reduce data costs and power consumption for customers in the developing world, but the company's Finnish neighbours over at Aalto University have taken a totally different approach. By using a network proxy to squash traffic into bursts rather than a constant bit rate, and by forcing a smartphone's modem into idle mode between each burst, the researchers claim they can cut 3G power consumption by 74 percent.

2DayBlog.com, Researchers put smartphones on a power diet, drastically improve battery life

Porsche Design Tower opening in Miami complete with car elevators

While Porsche styles its own sports cars, SUVs and sedans, its consumer goods division, Porsche Design, styles all manner of goods: watches, phones, yachts, bars, appliances, tools, toys, clothing and accessories… even condominium buildings. At least it does now as a new project on Miami Beach prepares for construction. Called Porsche Design Tower, the project is a joint effort between the design studio and real estate developer Gil Dezer. The 57-story block on 2.2 acres of prime Collins Avenue real estate is set to incorporate 132 housing units, each with its own parking spaces.

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cherryapple, Porsche Design Tower opening in Miami complete with car elevators

PURE Contour iPhone/iPod Dock and Internet Radio Review

If you store your music on an iPhone or iPod and also enjoy internet radio, the PURE Contour is a one of the nicer speaker systems that I've had the opportunity to review. It offers a dock for playing the music on an iPhone/iPod while also charging its batteries, Internet streaming radio, FM radio and network streaming audio. This is all contained in an attractive compact package. Let's take a closer look.










The Gadgeteer, PURE Contour iPhone/iPod Dock and Internet Radio Review