Wi-Fi

There's a new Wi-Fi digital photo frame hitting the marketplace, with this one said to be the world's first 802.11n touchscreen connected picture frame.

The newest generation of the eStarling digital frame from PF Digital not only has 802.11n Wi-Fi, but features touchscreen navigation on the 10.2-inch screen and widgets that gather information from Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, and more. This frame also comes with personalized Gmail e-mail addresses for each frame so you can send pictures and videos directly to other frames belonging to your friends. You can even access your Twitter stream and Tweet and ReTweet directly from the frame!Read more

Today Eye-Fi announced their Wi-Fi enabled digital camera memory cards will now send videos directly to Facebook. Eye-Fi users can now alert Facebook friends via newsfeed updates anytime they upload photos or videos to more than 25 sharing sites, including Flickr, Snapfish and Picasa... all without even turning on a computer.

To celebrate, the company just launched "The Eye-Fi Haunted Video Contest" for a chance to win an Eye-Fi Share Video card and an Eye-Fi Connected Casio camera. Starting today, upload your favorite Halloween video memory through Eye-Fi's Facebook page. Contestants can then invite members of their social network to vote for the best video and on Friday, November 13 the winner will be announced. For more information and the full rules, visit www.eye.fi/halloweencontest. Read more

Samsung today announced the new CL65, a 12.2 megapixel digital camera that features built-in geotagging, Bluetooth, DLNA compatibility and Wi-Fi.

With built-in geotagging, the CL65 displays the city on the camera's LCD screen, showing the location where you're taking a photo, as well as a reference for when you are reviewing the images. It also includes embedded PC software package 'intelli-studio', so you can view, edit and manage pictures on the camera before uploading them.

Thanks to Bluetooth 2.0, you can wirelessly send your photos to other compatible devices. And with a Wi-Fi connection, you can email photos directly from your camera and upload them to social networking sites. The CL65 also has DLNA connectivity, so you can wirelessly connect to other DLNA devices in your networked home, such as an HDTV, to view images.Read more

US Airways just announced that they are partnering with Aircell to provide Gogo Inflight Internet service beginning in early 2010. Full Internet access including Web, Instant Messaging, email and VPN access will be available for purchase to passengers with laptops, smartphones and other Wi-Fi enabled devices.

Gogo will first be installed on US Airways A321 aircraft, flying select domestic routes. A map of routes can be found at www.usairways.com. Later next year, customers will be able to see if Wi-Fi is available on a specific flight by looking for the Wi-Fi icon when booking a flight on usairways.com.

The pricing for Gogo Inflight Internet will be announced closer to the launch date.

More information about US Airways' new Gogo Inflight Internet service can be found online at usairways.com and gogoinflight.com.

The Samsung Mondi is now available for commercial use. It is the most advanced Mobile WiMAX-enabled handheld device in the U.S. The touch screen Mondi, which is Latin for "world," is designed for use with the Clear Mobile WiMAX service from Clearwire in the activated markets of Atlanta, Las Vegas, Portland, OR and future WiMAX markets.

The Samsung Mondi can harness upload and download speeds that double comparable devices running on 3G networks while taking advantage of the widespread connectivity of Mobile WiMAX. The Mondi is also equipped with WiFi.

The Mondi is available in a solid black finish. This device slides open horizontally to reveal a full QWERTY keyboard. The device also supports various services including Fring, Gypsii, and Windows Live Messenger, and comes equipped for GPS Navigation through Route 66, providing turn-by-turn directions.Read more

I know it can be intolerable after about 600 times. Well, Autonet Mobile, the first internet entertainment system for cars, is eliminating "Are we there yet?" from kids' vocabulary this summer by turning the family car into a rolling WiFi hotspot. Now, everyone in the car can bring their own computer or WiFi device and be part of "getting there" with the ability to track points of interest on Google Earth; research the history of towns they are passing through on Wikipedia; or post pictures of the trip in real-time on Facebook, flickr or blog pages.

This summer, as Americans take to the roadways, families are replacing the DVD player with the hottest accessory for the car – internet access from Autonet Mobile. I so wish I had this when my family went on long road trips. I had to make do with relics like the Game Boy and Game Gear to keep me entertained. Yes, I had a Game Gear (still have it) and love it!Read more

Mio announced 2 new TV PNDs, GPS Phones and 2 Litepad Series Netbooks at this year's Computex.

First, the winner of "Best Choice Award of Computex 2009," the Explora K75. This device is a PND and Smartphone combined, with an ultra-slim body, 3.5-inch touch screen and Mio Spirit mobile edition GPS. It will also operate on Windows Mobile 6.1 OS.

Next, the Mio Moov V500 and V700 range of PNDs. These will feature a built-in TV, making Mio the first major GPS company to launch a comprehensive line of digital TV PNDs. The Moov V Series is designed to be the ultimate in-mobile entertainment and navigation on the road.Read more

Yes, it's real. After months of speculation and rumors, Microsoft finally comes out and announces a new Zune. Equipped with a 3.3-inch (16:9, 480 x 272 resolution) OLED touchscreen with multitouch functions, the Zune HD will be the world's first portable media player to feature HD radio. The Zune HD will also feature HD (720P) video-out, via an optional docking station.

Microsoft is planning on pairing the Zune HD more effectively with the Xbox environment by occupying the first slot within the Xbox user interface in the Xbox LIVE Video Marketplace to help promote the brand and bring more videos to the Xbox 360. The Zune HD will also include an Internet Explorer-based web browser, since it will be Wi-Fi enabled.

More info will become available after E3, but you can grab the full press release here.

LG Electronics announced this week that their latest Blu-ray player, the BD390, not only has Wi-Fi, but is also the first Blu-ray player to support DivX HD video.

We all know that HD video uses a huge amount of digital storage space. What's good about the player supporting DivX is it allows you to keep the HD quality of the video while reducing the file size. Approximately two hours of DivX HD video can fit on an 8GB media card. With the BD390, you can play DivX video up to HD 1080p burned to DVDs or stored on USB flash drives. DivX HD 1080p content can also be streamed directly from a network with a DLNA server.

The BD390 has 1GB of built-in memory so you can view BD-Live content from your Blu-ray movies without the need for an external flash drive. You can also stream movies, videos etc. to your TV using Netflix and YouTube by connecting it to your home network through its WiFi connection or ethernet port. Other features include 7.1 channel audio outputs, NetCast Entertainment Access, LG SimpLink Connectivity and Standard DVD Up-Scaling via HDMI output.

The LG BD390 is available now for $399.99.