Endless Ideas launching next-gen WiFi BeBook at CeBIT (Engadget)
February 28, 2009
Endless Ideas’ original BeBook wasn’t precisely the same smash hit as, say, Amazon’s Kindle , but the company’s hoping to refocus some of the spotlight back on itself next week in Germany. According to a succulent teaser page on the company’s website, it has proudly announced that the next-gen e-reader will be on display at CeBIT, bringing with it WiFi and 3G capabilities, touchscreen …
Woodlands to have Wifi in four TWA parks (The Conroe Courier)
February 28, 2009
THE WOODLANDS – Four Woodlands parks will be equipped with wireless technology, and the public will be able to use it on a limited basis.
Pantech Matrix Pro (AT&T) (CNET)
February 28, 2009
The Pantech Matrix Pro is a decent Windows Mobile smart phone, but its clunky design and lack of WiFi are disappointing.
Onyx worldly to unveil the Boox e-reader at CeBIT (Engadget)
February 28, 2009
Look out, Amazon — Onyx universal has your number. Among the electronic bounty we’ll be checking out at CeBIT will be the Boox e-reader. The device boasts a 6-inch e-ink touchscreen with 16 shades of gray, 512MB storage, WiFi, support for various formats (including EPUB / PDF / HTML / TXT / CHM / MOBI / JPG / BMP / PNG / GIF / TIFF / MP3), and text to speech (but sadly, no Tom ). …
Alaska Airlines offering in-flight WiFi — but not in Alaska (Engadget)
February 28, 2009
It’s a sad, sad state of affairs. After nearly four years worth of announcements you’re still more likely to get a good night’s rest on a flight than find wireless Net, leaving us to wonder whether any airline will survive expanded suitable to roll-out the system-wide access they’ve nearly all pledged. Another player is now crawling tardily into the ring, Alaska Airlines fulfilling its …
Dell’s Inspiron Mini 9 drops to a delicious $199 (Engadget)
February 28, 2009
Been brushing the concept of a netbook off for months now? Let’s see you disregard that. Hot on the heels of the Inspiron Mini 10 going on sale, Dell has lowered the barrier to entry on its marginally smaller Mini 9 to a rather amazing $199. For under two bills, you can now grab yourself an Obsidian Black 8.9-inch netbook with a 1.6GHz Atom CPU, WiFi, a 4-cell battery, GMA950 graphics, …
Central Berlin to get free wifi (The Inquirer)
February 28, 2009
Nick Farrell the inquirer Nibble Public project