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10 Highly Anticipated Gadgets for 2011

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2011 should be a great year for gadget lovers. From new “iPad killers” to 3D handheld gaming, we expect new innovations and improvements on perfection. Below are our picks for the 10 most highly anticipated gadgets in 2011.

1. Blackberry PlayBook

From what we know about Blackberry phones, RIM’s Blackberry PlayBook may very well be the most impressive non-iPad tablet to hit the market. Like Blackberry phones, the Playbook will be catered to the business market and will have a Dual-core 1GHz processor, 1GB of RAM, and the ability to output 1080p video. Blackberry’s tablet also boasts what RIM calls “true multitasking” and Adobe Flash and Air support.

2. Nintendo 3DS

The device that rocked 2010’s E3 and 2011’s CES will finally hit the shelves this year. The Nintendo 3DS will give gamers the ability to play 3D games without requiring 3D glasses. Boasting graphical performance enhancements over early DS versions , the 3DS will have backward compatibility with their games.
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CES 2011: Razer Switchblade Gaming Netbook (Almost) Makes Hardcore Gaming Portable

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Razer Switchblade Gaming NetbookThe iPad was set to add a new dimension to portable gaming. Did it succeed? Yes and no. It supported casual gaming to a degree but it was never meant to be a serious competitor for those seeking hardcore gaming. Could the Razer Switchblade Gaming Netbook change this? Again it’s yes and no.

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Doxie’s Portable Scanner Encourages a Digital Life

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One of the biggest thing stopping us from transferring our lives fully into the digital world is that some things still reach us via paper. Scanning them all in individually is a hassle when you’re using a bulky printer too.

The solution? Doxie – a small, portable scanner that allows you to scan various documents no matter where you are (almost) and upload them to your computer or online document service (such as Google Docs) via USB cable. …

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CES 2011: Motorola Xoom Tablet Best CES Gadget

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Motorola Xoom Android Tablet
The Motorola Xoom tablet won the coveted top honors at the Best of CES awards in Las Vegas and leads the crowded tablet market introduced at CES as the front-runner to compete against the juggernaut Apple iPad.

Motorola Mobility’s hotly awaited tablet computer, the “Xoom,” will be available in the first quarter of the year with a 10.1-inch (25.6-centimeter) screen, which is about the same size as Apple’s iPad, which hit stores in April and has other leading technology companies around the world scrambling to catch up.

Google built their “Honeycomb” software specifically to power tablet computers and Motorola believes that helps enable the Xoom as the next generation of tablets.

CES 2011: Barnes & Noble NOOKcolor Wins “People’s Choice Award”

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Barnes & Noble's NOOKcolor Barnes & Noble’s NOOKcolor won the “People’s Choice Award” at the Last Gadget Standing competition in Las Vegas at CES 2011. With over 60% of total votes and 5,000 votes by consumers and technology lovers online, the NOOKcolor won in a landslide.

In addition to winning the “People’s Choice Award”, the gadget was selected as a top ten finalist in the Last Gadget Standing competition from over 200 consumer electronics products and was nominated by leading technology media representatives.

“We’re thrilled and honored that the people have spoken and chosen NOOKcolor as the Last Gadget Standing “People’s Choice Award” winner. This recognition is further testament to the innovative product we’ve created that delivers the ultimate reading experience,” said Jamie Iannone, President of Digital Products, Barnes & Noble. “It’s clear that people are excited to read everything they love – books, magazines, newspapers, kids books and more – in rich beautiful color as NOOKcolor has quickly become our bestseller. We’re grateful to all the employees and partners who worked tirelessly on the product in order to bring NOOKcolor to our valued customers.”

To see what the Geeks think about Barnes and Noble’s NOOKcolor, sign-up for our free eReader comparison report.

[Barnes and Noble Press Release]

CES 2011: Dell shows off 7″ Streak tablet. Could be a 10″ later too

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Dell Streak 7 Android tabletYup, we’re featuring yet another tablet, but let’s face it – that’s the hot product this year kicked off of course by the iPad last year. This time it’s the Dell Streak 7, a 4G tablet that will run T-Mobile’s 4G network.

As the name implies, the Streak 7 is a 7″ tablet with a multi-touch 800×480 screen, Android (of course), Adobe Flash Player (suck on that Apple), WiFi, and front- and rear-facing cameras. Runs on the now very popular Nvidia Tegra 2 dual-core processor, and has 16GB of storage expandable via SD cards.

There’s a Streak 10 (a 10″ version) that may make an appearance later this year. And of course, you can get the 5″ Dell Streak mini (on AT&T) for $99 with a 2-year contract.

[Dell press release]

CES 2011: Verizon getting 10 new 4G LTE devices

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So far, this seems like a very smartphone- and 4G-heavy CES. For example, Verizon announced 10 new 4G LTE devices including smartphones, notebooks and tablets.

Smartphones include the LG Revolution, the HTC Thunderbolt, one from Samsung , and the Motorola Droid Bionic (when are they going to run out of relevant names for that line eh?).

Motorola has the smart-looking Xoom Android 3.0 tablet (which we’ll cover later). And Samsung has the Galaxy Tab (Android 2.2). By the way, what tablet today besides the iPad isn’t running Android?

HP/Compaq has 2 4G notebooks and Samsung has a tiny 4G LTE mobile hot spot.

These 4G devices will show up on Verizon as early as March.

[Verizon press release]

Apple Mac App Store now open

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Mac OSX 10.6.6 - Apple Mac App Store Apple launched the Mac App Store today with the latest OSX release (10.6.6). The Mac App Store looks and feels the same as the familiar App Store for the iPhone, iPod touch and iPad. Now Mac users can browse the Mac App Store to find new Mac apps by categories mimicking the App Store turning installation into a simple process of entering your iTunes password you use to buy apps or music and you download and install the new app instantly. The feature most people that use the service will enjoy is that you keep your apps up to date the same way you do for your iOS devices in that the Mac App Store will keep track of your apps and lets you know when the update is available.
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