There isn't a review out there that has not covered every aspect of the Xoom hardware and software. Comparing the iPad and Xoom from every possible angle. The Xoom has many short comings, lack of apps, flash and working SD slot just to name a few. These issues will all be addressed soon and should be a non issue. After powering up the Xoom and playing around with the Xoom for an hour its easy to see how some would simply say, ok, now what? I did. The more I got a chance to play with the Xoom…

If you've got a working Gmail account, you might want to back it up every so often -- as many as 500,000 Gmail users lost access to their inboxes this morn, and some of them are reporting (via Twitter and support forums) that years worth of…

Apple on Thursday surprised no one when it launched its new line of MacBook Pro computers. Despite ongoing rumors that have been swirling for weeks now, anxious Apple fans in need of new rigs can finally breathe a sigh of relief as they open their wallets nice and wide. Here’s the breakdown:

QNAP Systems, Inc., a manufacturer of Network Attached Storage (NAS) and Network Video Recorder (NVR) solution, and Network-based Media Players, launched its new V3.4 NAS management software. 

In a…

InfiNet Wireless, a leading global manufacturer and provider of carrier-grade wireless infrastructure solutions for Fixed Broadband Wireless Access (FBWA) and wireless connectivity, today announced details of a new product range specifically developed to minimise the cost of deploying video-based public safety and transportation networks.

The new range of video-optimised wireless subscriber terminals, available as a part of the InfiMAN 2x2 and InfiMAN…

Skattertech.com put up an interesting article this morning about a guy used Google Tracks to evade a speeding ticket.  In short, the app showed that his maximum speed for the journey was less than the speed for which the officer cited him.  He…

IP security vendor, Mobotix, wants to more than double its business in Australia.

At the Mobotix National Partner Conference, the German-based company noted its 130 per cent growth in Japan and wanted to replicate the same success in Australia as well as other parts of the world.

The vendor has been in Australia for six…

IQinVision has established a new product warranty programme with standard 5-year "bumper-to-bumper" warranty

IQinVision has established a standard 5-year "bumper-to-bumper" warranty on the IQeye Alliance-mini dome camera line and a 3-year warranty on all other IQeye cameras. Unlike…

Luxury goods maker Dunhill has designed a "virtually indestructible" wallet that uses a biometric fingerprint scanner to deter muggers and pickpockets; the wallet will only open when the owner's fingerprint is verified using a scanner similar to those currently on many laptops; additional security features include a Bluetooth sensor that can be synced to any Bluetooth enabled mobile device; when the wallet is more than fifteen feet…



Will all these new Tablets coming in 2011 be more trouble than they are worth? This time last year we all pushed iPad apps with remote viewing capabilities. Most native iPhone apps ran fine on the iPad even if they were scaled down. Making a natural app to work with the iPad was not…

An Arizona bill that would put a stop to automatic U.S. citizenship for children of illegal immigrants could come to a vote next week; the state's legislation would define a U.S. citizen as someone who has been naturalized, or someone born in this country who has at least one parent who has no allegiance to a foreign country; a group of state legislators known as the State Legislators for Legal Immigration (SLLI) is proposing legislation which would allow a state to issue two…

The number of ONVIF-conformant IP devices and platforms has reached over 600, which means that the number of ONVIF-compatible products has doubled in the last three months.

ONVIF (Open Network Video Interface Forum) is an open industry forum engaged in developing and advancing an international interface standard for video surveillance systems. Founded in 2008, ONVIF is dedicated to facilitating the widespread deployment of IP video equipment in the security market by developing an…