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Hanvon suffers the tablet curse, delays multitouch B10, talks up cheaper F10 model
Manufacturers just can't seem to figure out this whole tablet deal. The poor things get delayed, canceled, or just make you fear that you've been ripped off. Hanvon's TouchPad B10 hasn't suffered the worst of those fates, but it is going to be a little later than planned. The last we heard they were due to ship on March 25, but according to jkkmobile the devices have just entered volume production and will instead ship to Chinese buyers sometime toward the end of May, while Europeans (and maybe lowly Americans) won't see theirs until June. Meanwhile, Hanvon is also talking about its H10 model, which uses a 1.6GHz Atom Z530 processor and lacks the multitouch of the B10, instead offering a stylus-based electromagnetic panel like the WISEreader. Cost is said to be "much less" than the B10, which is estimated to cost around $877 -- a figure that hopefully won't get any larger in the coming weeks.
Live from Samsung's CES 2010 press conference
We're here at Samsung's CES press event -- they're playing some funky smooth jams, and we're being told it's due to start in just a few minutes.
projectiondesign ships WUXGA F10 and F30 DLP projectors
projectiondesign is a name synonymous with high-end, high-definition projection, and just in case your lofty expectations were somehow not met with the well-spec'd M25, feast your eyes on the now-shipping F10 and F30. Both DLP-equipped units are capable of beaming out images natively at 1,920 x 1,200 (WUXGA) in a 16:10 aspect ratio, and while the F10 possess 3,500 lumens, the F30 ups the ante with 4,100. Granted, neither PJ is for those with tight budgets, as the former will ring up just north of $10,000, while the latter demands upwards of $14,000. If you managed to laugh those figures off, check out the pair in detail below. %Gallery-20263% Read - projectiondesign F10Read - projectiondesign F30Read - F10 and F30 now shipping
The first MP3 player celebrates its 10th birthday
Odds are, you take your iPod or Zune for granted. You probably don't think about the crazy technological advancements we've made, but take a ten-year look back at the world's first MP3 player -- the MPMan F10 -- and you'll get a sense of just how far we've come. Manufactured by Korea's Saehan Information Systems, the device was launched in March of 1998 at CeBIT, and went on sale in the Summer through Eiger Labs for $250. The player featured 32MB of flash memory (which could be upgraded to 64MB via mail-in scheme), connected to PCs via parallel port, and had a miniscule LCD for playback info -- but it laid the groundwork for the tech we have today. Following the MPMan's release, Rio unleashed its PMP300, which received a warmer reception and all-but eclipsed the F10's status as "first" amongst players, likely due to the company's well-known (and groundbreaking) legal battle against the RIAA. Still, first is first, so help keep the MPMan's rich history alive, and celebrate its ten-year anniversary this month with campfire songs and story-telling. Check out the archived read link of the original Eiger Labs site for a wild and wacky trip through time.[Via Register Hardware]
Pasen F10 PMP rips off both the iTunes and WMP icons
Normally we'd let run-of-the-mill PMPs like Pasen's F10 pass on by, but we just had to stop and call out the blatant use of both the iTunes and WMP icons here -- even given Pasen's history, that's just a little much. Come on guys, the F10 looks like a solid little player -- 2.6-inch 400 x 240 display, MP3 / AAC / FLAC / DivX / XviD / RMVB support, just 0.2 inches thick -- why not actually try and let it compete, instead of saddling it with the trappings of irrelevant KIRFdom? Ugh, we have to go lie down.[Via PMP Today]
Navman rolls out bare-bones F10 GPS unit
Navman looks to be keeping all of its bases covered these days, with the company now following up its recently-introduced S-series devices with the even lower-end F10 unit. This one keeps things about as basic as can be, with nothing but a 3.5-inch touchscreen on the face of the unit, an SD card slot on the side, and a standard SiRF Star III GPS chipset on the inside -- even the software is apparently a light version of Navman's SmartST 2008 package. According to GPSAndCo, at least France will be getting the device, where it'll set you back €149 (or just over $200) , although we assume it'll also be making its way to other parts of the world at a similarly budget-minded price.[Via NaviGadget]
