TIME Magazine’s Top 8 Gadgets
TIME released a list of its top 8 favourite gadgets (why not ten, I wonder?) of 2006. Some of these gadgets would make great gifts for the holiday season, in the Christmas rush. Currently, with 44% of the public vote, the most popular of these gadgets is Apple’s Macbook Pro.
Without further ado, the Top 8 Gadgets, according to TIME:
Logitech VX Revolution Mouse
Logitech Wireless DJ Music System
Sanyo HD1 Digital Media Camera
Nike + iPod Sport Kit
Apple MacBook Pro
Garmin StreetPilot c550
Nintendo DS Lite
Palm Treo 700w
Verizon LG enV Launches
In a move to attract more Christmas shoppers looking for a holiday cell phone, Verizon launched the LG enV smartphone yesterday.
The LG VX9900 (the enV) has a QWERTY keyboard, 2 megapixel camera, EVDO, dual stereo speakers, Video Recording, Bluetooth 1.2, a microSD slot, WMA support, and V Cast support. It can be yours now for the price of $150, with a 2 year contract, of course.
Apple Orders 12 Million iPhones
According to some sources, Apple has recently placed an order for over 12 million iPhones.
“Apple has placed an order for 12 million iPhones to be built by a Taiwanese contract manufacturer, according to an analyst citing reports from Asia. The Chinese-language Commercial Times on Wednesday cited Taiwan-based sources within Apple’s iPod component supply chain as saying the phone is due to arrive during the first half of next year.” The iPhone will be a phone that doubles as an mp3 player, and will likely be compatible with iTunes. The design of the iPhone will be similar to the iPod nano (a candybar phone) and will come in three colours–black, white, and silver.
LG Chocolate in Lime and Cherry
In an attempt to boost holiday sales, Verizon released the popular LG Chocolate VX8500 Slider in Lime Green and Cherry Red today. Same specs as the usual chocolate phone (1.3 megapixel camera, bluetooth, microSD expansion), the Lime Green or Cherry LG Chocolate Phone will cost you $129.99 after a 2 year agreement to Verizon wireless.
Nintendo’s MP3 Player Confirmed
Nintendo’s MP3 Player is confirmed, with a release date of December 8th, 2006 in Europe.
With this, the Nintendo DS Lite will be able to play music. This is a SD card based player, which will be powered and controlled by the Nintendo DS Lite. Sound will be routed through the DS Lite’s speakers, or can be listened to from the DS Lite’s headphone jack. This adaptor can also work with the Gameboy Advance, and Gameboy Micro. The MP3 Player is estimated to cost around 30 Euros, not including the actual SD card. As of now, the player has an incredibly cheesy interface.
