There have been a few rumors that the next generation Apple iPhone may contain a built in RFID tag reader, I guess we wont know until next year when apple release a new iPhone.
In the meantime a company called Wireless Dynamics has developed an accessory for the iPhone and iPod touch along with an app that can read RFID tags and near field communications, called the iCarte.
AMD has launched their latest graphics card in their ATI Radeon range, which they are calling the worlds fastest graphics card, the AMD ATi Radeon HD 5970.
The AMD ATi Radeon HD 5970 features Dual GPUs with a total of 4.3 billion 40nm transistors, Direct X 11 support, Open GL 3.2 support, 2GB of 1000MHZ GDDR5 RAM, ATI CrossFireX multi-GPU technology and ATI Stream acceleration technology.
The latest company to launch a satellite navigation application for the iPhone is Magellan with the launch of their RoadMate iPhone App, together with that they have also launched a car kit accessory.
The Magellan RoadMate is similarly priced to the previous sat nav iPhone apps we have seen, it is available for $79.99 from iTunes.
NEC Electronics and Japanese company Soundpower have developed a TV remote control that works without the need for batteries.
When a user presses a button on the remote, to change the channel or turn the volume up or down a small amount of electricity is generated through vibrations, the energy is then used to power the remote and complete the desired function.
We have seen a couple of new digital cameras from Casio this week, like the Casio Exilim EX-FH25, now Casio has launched a new compact digital camera which is designed to take a beating, the Casio Exilim EX-G1.
The Casio Exilim EX-G1 is the first compact camera in Casio’s new G-series range, and it is designed to be able to withstand bumps and knocks, as well as water, dust and cold temperatures.
Microsoft are obviously looking to increase subscribers to their Xbox Live Gold service, as they are giving it away free to Xbox Live Silver members, this weekend in the US.
To celebrate the launch of a host of new services this week, which include Twitter and Facebook, as well as their Zune service for the Xbox in the UK.
MSI has added another all in one PC to their range with the launch of the new MSI Wind Top AE2220.
The MSI Wind Top AE2220 features a 21.5 inch multitouch LCD display that is capable of full HD at a resolution of 1,920 x 1080, processing comes in the form of either an Intel 2.2GHz Core 2 Duo processor, or an Intel 2.1GHz Pentium Dual Core processor.
The Dell Adamo, which was officially announced by Dell earlier this month has finally gone one sale, and it is now available from Dell, with prices starting at $1,799.
The Dell Adamo XPS is an ultra thin laptop, measuring just 9.9mm thick, making it considerably thinner than the 16.4mm of the previous Adamo, and it weighs just 1.44kg and measured 340 x 273.9mm.
We mentioned last week that Google [GOOG] were planning to launch their Google Chrome OS within a week, it turns out that Google are holding a special event at their headquarters in Mountain View, CA tomorrow.
Google will be providing more information on their Chrome OS, including technical information, and some demos of the operating system.
We have seen quite a few of these ION powered nettops here ate Geeky Gadgets, the latest one is from Chinese company Giada, the Giada Slim N10 ION Nettop.
The Giada Slim N10 ION Nettop features an Intel Atom N330 dual cores processor, NVIDIA ION graphics, up to 4GB of DDR2 RAM and a 2.5 inch SATA II hard drive.
Other specifications include 5 x USB 2.0 ports, and E-SATA port, 100/100M LAN, an SD/SDHC card reader, DVI-I and HDMI, plus Stereo Audio In/Out and S/PDIF.
The Giada Slim N10 ION Nettop will be available in a range of colors, which include, white, pink, blue and black, there is no word on pricing or availability as yet.
If your PC chokes a little when streaming HD content you will be pleased to know that Adobe has just released the beta version of Flash Player 10.1 designed to allow slower netbooks and lower specification devices stream Flash content without any lag or stuttering and conserving battery life at the same time. Win Win for all..
Google had just added a number of new refinements to its translation service which include the ability to translate words written with unique character sets together with their phonetic spelling. Also allowing you to type and receive a translation instantly for words without any further button pressing. Check out the video after the jump for full details.
