Isaiah's Tech

It kind of sucks if you don't live in Germany this Summer. The Toshiba TG01 smartphone with the infamous 4.1-inch touchscreen will be hitting Germany exclusively through O2 this Summer. The TG01 has a 1GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon CPU inside its small 9.9mm body. It runs on a customized Windows Mobile Pro and we will see if it receives any complaints. Like i said, the TG01 will be hitting Germany through O2 this Summer, but i forgot to mention that they will be selling the white model. There is no word on the price or the exact release date. Oh yeah, also no word on when the black model will be sold.

The Dell Studio 15 laptop will have its very own special edition model. It will rock a so-called "Black Vapor" paintjob and has a 1,440 x 900 resolution on its gorgeous LED-backlit display. You have a couple of options here, including: Pentium Dual Core or Core 2 Duo processors and Intel's integrated GMA 4500MHD or an ATI Mobility Radeon HD 3450 graphics card. You also get a 320GB HDD with up to 4GB of RAM. These special editions will range in price from $799 USD - $949 USD which isn't too expensive.

At CeBIT, a new gaming laptop was found utilizing Intel's Core i7. It is the Clevo D900F and it's a massive laptop. The screen is a 17.1-inch WUXGA display with a 1,920 x 1,200 resolution. It will also have an integrated 2.0 megapixel webcam, a TV tuner and an HDMI slot. You can view Engadget's gallery on this laptop here . If you bother to look at them, you will notice that this thing must be pretty darn heavy. It is really thick, so i don't think it's too "portable."

If you're used to using Google Gears for some of your Google Offline needs, here is another one to add to the list. If you have Google Gears installed on your computer, you will be able to use Google Calendar Offline. It is still in beta, but i don't think it really matters since Gmail is still in beta.

As you may know, Microsoft Office 14 is not being released this year, but you could have your chance to try it out before this year ends. Microsoft could be releasing a public beta for Office 14 by the end of this year. The new Office will have online access (similar to Google Documents) meaning it will be able to function in a browser. You will possibly be able to share stuff on Office 14 with others, by using its online capabilities.

Toshiba TG01 (and picture): http://www.gsmarena.com/toshiba_tg01_will_hit_germany_exclusively_through_o2-news-818.php
Dell Studio 15 Special Edition (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/dell-rolls-out-studio-15-special-edition-laptop/
Clevo D900F (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/03/03/hands-off-with-core-i7-packin-clevo-d900f/
Google Calendar Goes Offline: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/03/offline-google-calendar-available-for.html
Microsoft Office 14: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13860_3-10187360-56.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5

These are only United States statistics. After passing Myspace in December 2008, Facebook is now an estimated 20% larger than Myspace. Facebook now earns 10 million more visitors a month than Myspace does. Another notable is Twitter, which is the thin green line at the bottom of the graph. You can only see it when you enlarge the graph. They're growth is expanding and it should hit the 10 million mark soon. The chances of it catching up to Facebook anytime soon (or ever) is unlikely.

You can now attach files or pictures to your Google Calendar events. This includes files from Google Documents and pictures from Picasa. The next subject that should be brought up is Google Eye-Tracking. Somehow Google's team is able to tell exactly where you are looking at on your monitor screen. Is that scary or what? All of this news about Google lately is really starting to scare me. First Google Health, now Google Eye-Tracking. I still love Google, but this is kind of weird. This information could be useful in a way, by detecting what people read and how they read it, stuff like that. Let's move along.

A couple of photos have leaked of a Samsung M7600. It has a design very similar to the Helio Ocean and will, reportedly, have a DJ scratching app. Yes, a DJ scratching app. It has a 3MP camera and a 2.8 inch AMOLED touchscreen. I'll dub it the DJ / rapper phone. Original, am i right?

Just hours after my post about the Kindle 2, the price and availability were leaked to the web. These aren't from the Amazon camp, so there is a possibility that this may not be true. Anyways, the Kindle 2 has a 'rumoured' price of $359 USD and will be available on February 24. The Kindle 2 looks much thinner and sleeker than the first Kindle.

Facebook 20% Bigger Than Myspace (and chart): http://mashable.com/2009/02/06/facebook-myspace-twitter-traffic/
Attaching Files to Google Calendar: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/02/attach-files-to-google-calendar-events.html
Google Eye-Tracking: http://www.pcworld.com/article/159117/google_eye_tracking.html?tk=rss_news
Samsung M7600 (and picture): http://www.engadget.com/2009/02/06/leaked-samsung-m7600-phone-sports-bang-and-olufsen-sound-helio-lo/
Kindle 2 Information (and picture): http://i.gizmodo.com/5148568/kindle-2-official-images-and-price-leak-359-on-february-24

European gamers should stop what they are doing right now. The Killzone 2 demo is now available on PSN Europe. Speaking of Killzone 2 it has, to date, 1.1 million pre-orders. This game better live up to the hype and so far it sounds like it is, except for some minor issues. Sony also mentions that by March, the Playstation 3 will be making profit for the first time in its existence. Could he also be hinting at a price cut? Possibly, but we won't know for sure because it's Sony we're talking about here. They always stay on the down-low. Oh, what was that? A rumour? We'll just throw your hopes and dreams out the window by denying them.

A grandmother in South Korea has failed the written portion of the driving test 771 times. I don't know if she'll ever realize that she'll never pass, but i guess it's really that fun to fail. Is this further proof that Asians can't drive? If they can't pass a drivers test, how effective would they be on the road? Anyways, she's spent an estimated 5 million won on these written driving tests. I'm not sure the conversion rate, but let me Google it. 5 million won is almost $4,500 CAD. Here i am thinking that failing the driving test 5 times was embarrassing (Hi, Daryl).

You have to love Google. If you use their browser, Google Chrome, you will notice that there is a lack of depth. Especially, in the extensions field. Chrome does not have extensions or the expandability that Firefox currently has. Google Chrome will slowly push their way in that direction and it looks like extensions are coming soon. I say soon because they are expected to hit us by May. May is pretty far away from now. Keep in mind that it is by May, so we could even get them in February or March or April. But, we won't know until Google comments on this. Why May? Because on May 27, Google will be talking about writing extensions at a developer conference. That's why.

Google wants to know just about everything about you. They want to know where you are (Google Latitude); they want to know what's in your e-mail (G-mail). But, they also want to know how your health is. After dropping about half a dozen applications a couple of weeks ago (and launching Latitude just yesterday), Google has launched another new application with the creative name, Health. Google Health. "The service will now be able to pull data directly from various medical devices: heart rate monitors, scales, blood-sugar measurement meters and so on." I don't see the point of this, but you can always read the article, on your own, if you want. All of the links are below.

Like Gmail last week, Google Calendar followed suit, today, by offering offline access. With the use of Google Gears, you will be able to access your Google Calendar offline. It comes with a catch. It only works if you are using it with Google Apps. To be registered to Google Apps, you must pay $50 a year. Unfortunately, for me, i am not a Google Apps person, so offline Google Calendar will not be available to me.

You've heard about the Kindle, am i correct? The first time i heard about the Kindle was actually from my librarian. She told me that she wanted to get one, but they were sold out everywhere. By the way, congratulations to the Kindle for selling 500,000 units. The Kindle 2 is also on the way soon. Anyways, Google, of course, may have an answer to the Kindle. Using Google Book Search on your phone, you will have access to "1.5 million public domain books, which have all been optimized to fit a mobile screen." So, far it is only accessible by iPhone and Android users. There is no word on whether it is making its way to Blackberry and non-Android users, as of yet.

Killzone 2 Demo (and picture): http://ps3.qj.net/Killzone-2-demo-now-live-in-Europe-PSN/pg/49/aid/128687
Playstation 3 and Killzone 2 Pre-Orders: http://ps3.qj.net/SCEE-PlayStation-3-has-to-suffer-Killzone-2-has-1-1-million-pre-orders/pg/49/aid/128686
Driving Test Fail: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/southkorea/4523250/Woman-fails-driving-test-771-times.html
Google Chrome Extensions: http://googlesystem.blogspot.com/2009/02/google-chrome-will-have-extensions-by.html
Google Health (and picture): http://mashable.com/2009/02/05/google-heart-rate-health/
Offline Google Calendar: http://www.ginside.com/2009/2807/google-calendar-offline/
Google Book Search (and picture): http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/02/05/googles-answer-to-the-kindle/