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Viper Security launches SmartStart iPhone

Jealous of the way those hipper-than-thou ZipCar people are always unlocking the doors to their rented Minis with an iPhone? We aren't either. But if you are looking to recreate that scenario with your Dodge Dart, have we got a gadget for you! If you already own a compatible Viper security system, the SmartStart module will let lock and unlock your car, arm and disarm your car alarm, pop the trunk, or fire off that panic alarm all from your cherished handset. There are two modules available,...

Nokia Booklet 3G hands-on

That $599 non-subsidized price still sounds silly and $299 with a 2-year $60 monthly contract seems almost more extreme but there's no denying that the Booklet 3G is a truly premium netbook. It's light, strong and very elegant, with an aluminum chassis, wonderful keyboard and spacious two-finger-scroll touchpad. Unfortunately, those netbook innards deliver about what you'd expect in the performance arena (almost too slow for web browsing), and NY's AT&T 3G coverage certainly doesn't serve...

Sony Ericsson Satio out in the UK

Folks in the UK will now be able to get their hands on the Sony Ericsson Satio courtesy of Vodafone, although Orange will also be offering the handset in due time down the road alongside good buddies T-Mobile and O2. Well, it will be interesting to see how this handset with a 12.1-megapixel camera with Xenon and LED flash will fare in the market when available, where it runs on the Symbian S60 5th edition OS. Vodafone looks set to offer the phone for £35 or £40 per month contract for two...

CEATEC, its Smartbook Combo

Sharp has cleverly walked into the as-yet-unnoticed space between two electronic giants - the smartphone and the netbook - by introducing NetWalker PC-Z1, a mini netbook with a 5-inch WSVGA touchscreen interface, developed for the Japanese market. The NetWalker showed up at CEATEC Japan and promises to cater to those ambiguous minds which are eternally undecided between using a chic touchscreen or sticking to the old-fashioned convenience of a tactile keyboard. The device comes bundled with...

QNAP brightens up

QNAP now offerings with new TS-210 model, What's this? A QNAP NAS that doesn't stick to the company's traditional dark industrial look? Amazing but true, and yet another sign that the company is increasingly looking to bring the NAS out of the office and into the home a move that could only be further bolstered by a certain celebrity endorsement. Effectively replacing the company's previous TS-209 model, this one sticks to the same two-bay setup (for up to 4TB of storage), but steps things up...