Industry's First Intelligent Mobile Hotspot Honored as Best Enabling Technology at CES 2010

SAN DIEGO, CA -- Novatel Wireless (Nasdaq: NVTL), a leading provider of wireless broadband solutions, is pleased to announce that its MiFi(TM) Intelligent Mobile Hotspot has been named the "Best of Innovations" award winner in the "Enabling Technologies" category at the International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2010 in Las Vegas

The MiFi platform represents the industry's first Intelligent Mobile Hotspot, a new category of mobile broadband that lets users put their world of content, services and connectivity in their pocket. Unlike existing router solutions that require an external broadband modem and serve only to provide connectivity, the MiFi platform creates a personal cloud of high-speed Internet connectivity that can be easily shared between multiple users  More

VESTALIFE WINS “BEST OF SHOW” TITLE AT CES 2010 FOR BOA®, BUMBLEBEE® AND SCARAB® EARBUDS

Studio City, CA — Vestalife was honored at CES “2010” with their third consecutive “Best of Show” title from iLounge—the Apple experts. The award came just one day after the multiple award-winning lifestyle electronics company revealed three new earbuds at the CES show in Las Vegas and officially announced their entrance into the earbud category in the consumer electronics market.

iLounge, who this year hosted the CES “iLounge Pavilion” reviewed thousands of products at the show and selected the three new earbuds from Vestalife as the “Best of Show” amongst the biggest names in consumer electronics in one of the industry's hottest product categories.  More

Michigan Based Sharper Image Turns Up the Volume at CES 2010

Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, NV  – SI Products, the largest licensee of the iconic brand The Sharper Image, introduces an exciting line of over 25 new products including portable, wireless, and bedside audio systems at this years Consumer Electronics Show. With a long tradition of innovation, premium performance and unique cutting edge designs, SI products carry on the legend that The Sharper Image brand has come to represent. More

FORD, MICROSOFT TEAM UP TO HELP ELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNERS RECHARGE MORE EFFECTIVELY, AFFORDABLY

NEW YORK, March 31, 2010 – Today, Ford Motor Company and Microsoft Corp. are leading the way toward a more energy-efficient future by announcing a new solution that will make electric vehicle ownership easier and more affordable for consumers.

The two companies are teaming up to implement the Microsoft Hohm™ energy management application for Ford’s electric vehicles. Ford is the first automaker announcing the use of Hohm, starting with the Focus Electric next year. Hohm will help owners determine when and how to most efficiently and affordably recharge battery electric (BEV) and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) vehicles. It also should help utility companies manage the added demands of electric vehicles on the electric grid.  More

States send mixed message on texting and driving

Fiddling with your iPhone behind the wheel can get you fined across much of the nation. But many states are more than happy to tweet you with up-to-the-minute directions on how to steer clear of a traffic jam.

It is a mixed signal that some safety experts and politicians say could be dangerous.

At least 22 states that ban texting while driving offer some type of service that allows motorists to get information about traffic tie-ups, road conditions or emergencies via Twitter.

"You shouldn't be fiddling around with any kind of electronic gadget in your car while driving," said Minnesota state Rep. Frank Hornstein, who helped write his state's no-texting-while-driving law.

Nineteen states and the District of Columbia have banned all texting while driving, and eight others prohibit texting by younger drivers only, according to the Governors Highway Safety Association.  More

The Verbatim Tuneboard and Wireless Laser Mouse is love at first sight, sound and feel

The new Verbatim Tuneboard now makes it possible to play music, listen to news stations or eBooks from your keyboard. With its unique built-in speakers and sound controls you can now reclaim surface space taken up by bulky desktop speakers. More desktop space? Yes! That's a plus in itself. In fact, more usable desktop space is a valuable commodity these days.   More

Stop thief! Software lets stolen laptops speak up

(AP) - Stolen laptop? Now you can tell those thieves exactly what you think of them.

Front Door Software Corp.'s Retriever program displays your contact information as your computer boots up. There's even space for a plea to a Good Samaritan — "$50 for my safe return," maybe.

In most cases, that's enough to help an honest person return the machine, said Carrie Hafeman, chief executive of the five-person company based in Evergreen, Colo.  More

THE DROID INCREDIBLE: TAKING CARE OF PLENTY ENTERPRISE BUSINESS


DROID Incredible by HTC Offers Enterprise-Grade Security, Speed and Features That Businesses Require

BASKING RIDGE, N.J., and BELLEVUE, Wash. – DROID Incredible by HTC, the newest Android device running on the nation’s most reliable wireless 3G network, is well-equipped for the business user with enterprise-grade security, always-on connectivity and much more. More

Microsoft Security Alert: Don't press F1 key in Windows XP

Ignore sites that nag to press the Help key, says zero-day bug advisory

Microsoft told Windows XP users today not to press the F1 key when prompted by a Web site, as part of its reaction to an unpatched vulnerability that hackers could exploit to hijack PCs running Internet Explorer (IE).

In a security advisory issued late Monday, Microsoft confirmed the unpatched bug in VBScript that Polish researcher Maurycy Prodeus had revealed Friday, offered more information on the flaw and provided some advice on how to protect PCs until a patch shipped.   More

Apple introduces new $499 iPad tablet computer


Apple CEO Steve Jobs unveiled the company's much-anticipated iPad tablet computer Wednesday, calling it a new third category of mobile device that is neither smart phone nor laptop, but something in between.

The iPad will start at $499, a price tag far below the $1,000 that some analysts were expecting. But Apple must still persuade recession-weary consumers who already have other devices to open their wallets yet again. Apple plans to begin selling the iPad in two months. More

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