http://www.freenancial.com Your Online Sources for Financial Freedom and Health Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:08:55 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Filed under: PeripheralsWe're not really sure if Microsoft is peddling a revolution here or just the mousing tech flavor of the month, but we've got ourselves a much better idea of where things might be going. After that little "Say Goodbye to Laser" teaser turned our pointing device world upside ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/microsofts-new-blue-track-mouse-spotted/ Filed under: DisplaysIt's one thing to take good pictures. It's another to show 'em off on a good display. Epson Imaging Devices has just made official its new 4-inch high-resolution LTPS LCD, which is featured in the forthcoming P-6000 / P-7000 photo viewers. The diminutive display has an 80-degree viewing ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/epson-stirs-pot-conjures-up-4-inch-high-res-ltps-lcd/ Filed under: StorageSanDisk's pushed both Memory Stick PRO-HG Duo and regular SD cards to 30MB/s transfer rates before, and now it's SDHC's turn with the new Extreme III series. Yep, it's a really fast memory card for DSLRs, and it'll cost you: 4GB will be $65, 8GB $110 and 16GB ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/sandisk-extreme-iii-sdhc-cards-hit-30mbs/ Filed under: Digital CamerasSure, the Nikon D90 isn't going to be any huge surprise when it arrives at this point, but it looks like whatever ta-da moment Nikon had planned just got upstaged by USA Today, which is running its piece on the new cam just a little early, complete ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/nikon-d90-outed-by-usa-today-update-now-official/ Filed under: PeripheralsWe'd say the jump from traditional optical mice to laser mice was pretty momentous, and it sounds like Microsoft is getting ready to jump again -- Microsoft Hardware put up a teaser this afternoon for a September 9th announcement featuring the tagline "Say Goodbye to Laser." Yeah, that's ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/microsoft-hints-at-new-mice-say-goodbye-to-laser/ Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsNVIDIA CEO Jen-Hsun Huang just can't resist throwing more jabs at Intel, distracting the inaugural NVISION crowd from Battlestar Galactica star Tricia Helfer with the claim that "Larrabee hasn't shipped so you don't know what it is and I don't know what it is." The fact that ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/ce-oh-no-he-didnt-part-lviii-nvidia-ceo-doesnt-know-what-larrabee-is-doesnt-care/ Filed under: Cellphones, HandheldsSo we might not have a physical device here, but these packaging renderings are pretty solid evidence of exactly what BlackBerry fans on Verizon -- particularly those jealous of the Bold -- can expect in a few weeks' time. It looks like RIM's first foray into the ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/blackberry-storm-9530-for-verizon-gets-boxed/ Filed under: Home Entertainment, PeripheralsOne thing's for sure: DLO's pretty attached to its HomeDock brand, and evidently it could care less about just how confusing these naming schemes are to customers. Let's clear some cobwebs real quick -- this isn't the HomeDock Pro, nor is it the HomeDock HD. Rather, ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/dlo-introduces-homedock-hd-pro-its-latest-upscaling-ipod-dock/ Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, WearablesThe always-imaginative gurus at Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft never cease to amaze, and at this year's IFA, they're delivering once more. The so-called "virtual mirror" gives to-be garb buyers an accurate look at what different outfits look like on their person without requiring them to try a single thing ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/virtual-mirror-destroys-all-the-fun-you-have-trying-on-outfits/ Filed under: DesktopsWhile it likely won't cause the same clamoring for benchmarks that we see around the release of a new high-end NVIDIA card, those on a budget will no doubt nonetheless be pleased to know that the company's just bolstered it's low-end offerings a bit, with a new card ... http://www.freenancial.com/gadget-reviews/nvidia-kicks-out-low-end-geforce-9400-gt-starting-price-59/