Hitachi 2.9" WVGA LCD

Just found this via jkOnTheRun: Hitachi announced a 2.9" WVGA LCD for handheld devices. Can´t wait to get one in my next mobile phone.

Tables MacOSX spreadsheet software

Daniel Schwill just relased an update to his MacOSX compatible spreadsheet Tables. The newest release imports and exports Microsoft Excel. Cost is less than 40 Euros.

Walk The Line on DVD

Walk The Line, the movie about the life of Johnny Cash is available on DVD.

MoGo credit card sized Bluetooth mouse

Newton Peripherals introduced the MoGo, a credit card sized Bluetooth mouse that can be stored and recharged in a standard PCcard slot. BTW: they licensed their design to HP for use in the HP Bluetooth PCcard mouse.

Jugendstil exhibition in Vienna, Austria

From 8/22 to 2/2 the exhibition Der Wiener Jugendstil takes place at the exhibition room of the Austrian Mint at Heumarkt 1, 1030 Wien.

Parallels Desktop for Mac with USB 2.0 support

Parallels shipped a new beta of their Parallels Desktop for Mac, which adds USB 2.0 support, launches Windows apps from the Mac dock, and improves Boot Camp support.

Menufela hides MacOSX menu bar

NinjaKitten just brought Menufela to version 1.5. It allows you to hide the menu bar in MacOSX and gain valuable screen real estate.

Fon, the worlds largest WiFi community

Install the Fon La Fonera 54 Mbps wireless router and get free WiFi access wherever you find FON.

Pioneer PDP 5000 EX display 1080i signal from computer

Yesterday I took my 15" PowerBook and some cables (VGA, DVI and HDMI), went to the nearest Media Markt, a huge electronics retailer and tried to connect to some high definition (1080) TVs. To make a long story very short. Of all the exhibited LCD and Plasma displays, only the Pioneer PDP 5000 EX was able to display 1920*1080 directly via DVI2HDMI cable without any scaling, cropping or other visual errors. Even TVs costing nearly 20000 Euros did not accept the 1920*1080i signal from my PowerBook. Any experiences with other displays?

Sharkoon TwinDrive with USB2

The Sharkoon TwinDrive is an external case for two PATA hard drives with USB2 interface and external power supply. Very small and stylish and due to no fan very silent, too. Available through Alternate for less than 40 Euros.

T-mobile HSDPA modems with Mac software

T-mobile finally supports HSDPA connectivity on Macs and offers free MacOSX drivers.

TypeIt4Me 3 replaces clipboard content

As the new version 3 of TypeIt4Me replaces the clipboard content, whenever it is invoked, I just downgraded to the old 2.3 version, which keeps the clipboard intact.

Option 7.2Mbps HSDPA ExpressCard/34 for MacOSX

Option announced their first 7.2Mbps HSDPA ExpressCard/34. An optional ExpressCard adapter ensures compatibility with legacy PCs having the Type II PCcard format slots. It supports 3 band HSDPA/UMTS (850/1900/2100 MHz) and Quad band EDGE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz).

Option 7.2Mbps HSDPA USB modem for MacOSX

Option announced their first 7.2Mbps HSDPA USB modem. It support 3 band HSDPA/UMTS (850/1900/2100 MHz) and Quad band EDGE/GPRS/GSM (850/900/1800/1900 MHz).

Proporta solar Bluetooth GPS receiver

Proporta has a solar Bluetooth GPS receiver for roughly 100 Euros. Unfortunately, it seems to contain no SirfIII chipset and the USB charging port is not a standard one.

Alsoft DiskWarrior 4 finally available

Alsoft just brought out the universal binary edition of DiskWarrior, now in version 4 for 99$. IMHO this is one of the most important recovery tools for any MacOS based system, second to none. Now it finally runs on Intel based Macs, too.

HP LP2465 24 inch pivot monitor

For a few days I had the opportunity to test the HP LP2465, a 24" LCD monitor with WUXGA (1920*1200) native resolution. The built in stand lets you pivot the screen and fortunately my ATI based Powerbook supports screen rotation on external monitors. Great for reading PDFs!

BBC NEWS: UK 'plot' terror charge dropped

As reported by BBC NEWS on 12/13:UK 'plot' terror charge dropped.

One brings 7.2Mbps HSDPA in Austria beginning of 2007

The Austrian mobile phone provider One announced, that they will introduce HSDPA data services with up to 7.2 Mbps downlink rate in the first quarter of 2007. They will sell the Sierra Wireless 875 and Option GTmax7.2ready datacards, as well as the brand new HSDPA 1.8 ready Samsung WM5 phone. Right now all their HSDPA modems support MacOSX, too.

MAKE volume 8 available

The newest issue of MAKE (volume 08) is available right now.

Berlin & Beyond German film festival at the Castro in San Francisco

From 1/11 to 1/17 the 12th Berlin & Beyond German film festival takes place at the Castro theatre in San Francisco.

Perian, the swiss army knife for QuickTime

With Perian installed, any OS X application that uses QuickTime can now use these additional media types: Divx, XviD, FLV, AVI MS-MPEG4 v1, MS-MPEG4 v2, MS-MPEG4 v3, DivX 3.11 alpha, 3ivX, Sorenson H.263, Flash Screen Video, Truemotion VP6. These formats when they are inside an AVI: h.264, mpeg4, AAC, AC3 Audio, and VBR MP3.

Getting Paid: Sites that Help Video Producers Make Money

Scott Kirsner, editor of CinemaTech compiled a list called Getting Paid: Sites that Help Video Producers Make Money.

Radio Tyrus, german/phoenician radio station from 2000 years ago

Radio Tyrus is sending live from the time of Roman Emperor Augustus. No need to speak phoenician, but you need to understand modern German to fully enjoy it.

Gtech G-RAID mini

Gtech announced the G-RAID mini, a bus powered case with two 2.5" S-ATA drives with USB2, FireWire400 and two FireWire800 ports. Unfortunately they don´t offer an empty case without hard drives right now.

3 "roam like home" data roaming

The HongKong based mobile phone provider Hutchison announced their roam like home data roaming, where you pay the same for data transfers, no matter which Hutchison 3G mobile phone network worldwide you are using. Right now it works in Australia, Austria, Danmark, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy and Sweden.

Chanel auctions off three bearbricks

On 12/04 Chanel Austria at their Kohlmarkt flagship store in Vienna auctioned off three Karl Lagerfeld designed bearbricks dressed in Chanel. The proceeds of more than 13000 Euros went to the Kinderhilfswerk.

100 years of Gutruf

On 12/04 the German language book Das Gutruf was presented in Vienna, Austria. If you know Vienna, you know the "Gutruf", if you don´t know the "Gutruf", you definitively don´t know Vienna. The atmosphere there is more Sicilian than anything I have seen north of Sicily ;-)

International Luxury Travel Market in Cannes

From 12/4 to 12/7 the International Luxury Travel Market takes place at the Martinez Hotel in Cannes, France.

Artemy Lebedev announces Optimus Upravlator

Artemy Lebedev announced the Optimus Upravlator, a 12 button touch-screen keyboard with tactile feedback. Within the case, a 10.8″ LCD screen with a resolution of 800×600 pixels is enclosed. Over the screen, there is a board with 12 transparent buttons. Every button features four contacts (at the top, bottom, on the left and on the right). Pressing the button in the middle is possible, too (“fifth contact”). Availability in second half of 2007. Pricing unknown.

Nokia N93i with mini USB instead of pop-port?

According to this article on slashrumors.com, the upcoming Nokia N93i will feature a real mini USB instead of the useless pop-port.