SD Card Association: flash card speeds to triple by 2012

The SD Card Association (truth be told, one of our favorite card-related associations) has a new spec in the works that will almost triple the speed of its SDHC and SDXC cards, according to CNET . The specification, which should be complete Q1 next year, will achieve 300MB per second by adding a second row of electrical contacts on the bottom face of the card, and will be backward compatible with older, slower devices

Philips unveils new PicoPix pico projectors

Our friends at Engadget en Español have turned us on to some pico projecters that recently popped up on Philips’ Flickr account. We don’t have too much info, other than they are designated (in no particular order): PPX-1430, PPX-1230 and PPX-1030

Samsung’s HMX-T10 HD camcorder features a new perspective

Samsung’s oddly angled camcorders have gotten plenty of love around these parts for their design and specs, and the new HMX-T10 series is no different. Separating itself from last year’s HMX-R10 with a revised design and lens angled 20-degrees (instead of 25), these camcorders can still capture video at up to 1920×1080/60i and stills at up to 4.7 megapixels, while you frame the action on the 2.7-inch touchscreen LCD. Add in optical image stabilization, 10x zoom and the aforementioned full HD capture with a $299 pricetag and you have a healthy competitor to the alternative of the shakycam footage your cellphone probably spits out when these reach the shelves in September

Zotac’s Zboxes are small, Ion-fueled, and cheap

If you’re like us, you’re constantly on the hunt for the perfect small computer. Now, we’re not saying we’ve found it in this new set of Zotac Zboxes… but we do like where they’re coming from.

LG’s 3D office projectors are ready to entertain the staff

If we can distract your sympathies from that rather unfortunately bespectacled product waif for a second, we’d like to tell you about LG’s latest 3D projectors for the office. The LG BX327 pumps 3,200 lumens for 1,300,000KRW (about $1,090) while the BX327 scales things back to 2,700 lumens for 1,000,000KRW (about $837).

Samsung’s Q3-bound tablet to boast 7-inch display, Android OS

Slowly but surely, Samsung’s future as a tablet PC provider is taking shape.

Validas study finds Verizon smartphones consuming more data than iPhones

You know how we’ve good reason to believe that Verizon Wireless is at least mulling the switch to capped / tiered data plans?

Nintendo issues a 3DS release date date

Find the headline confusing?

Nokia N8 up for official €469 preorder in Italy, available in September

Nokia’s Symbian^3 flagship — the 3.5-inch N8 with 12 megapixel camera — just went up for preorder on Espoo’s Italian storefront showing an end of September availabilty. Now before you get up in arms about the €469 price tag (about $610), remember, the €370 estimated retail price announced was pre tax and pre carrier subsidy.

Sprint reports $760 million net loss for Q2, slightly less than expected

Well, it looks like Verizon has a bit of company at the negative end of the earnings spectrum — Sprint has now also reported a loss for the second quarter, although it’s a slightly smaller one than expected.

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