When I received an (oopdoo)â„¢ hug wrap for a product review, the first thing I thought of, before I had even looked at the product website, was how perfect it would be to send along with a child going to preschool. The (oopdoo)â„¢ is a piece of the softest fleece, shaped like a giant bandaid. It has a pocket in the inside middle that could hold a cold pack or one of those microwavable rice pillows, and it wraps around the child’s shoulders or arm, or leg, wherever the “boo boo” is.

What made me think of preschool is I remember when my boys went, and they would collide with another kid and get a bump, and want a bandaid even though they weren’t bleeding. There’s something about bandaids that makes kids feel comforted. Well, being able to wrap a soft fleece “bandaid” around the bumped arm or leg is sure to feel comforting too, it’s like combining the bandaid with their favorite soft blanket! My daughter has been carrying her (oopdoo)â„¢ around this week because her brothers are up North at a friend’s grandparents’ house, so she’s been a little sad.

The (oopdoo)â„¢ comes in a variety of prints, colors, and textures, and costs between $19.99 and $24.99 plus a flat rate of $5.95 for US shipping. Call 1-877-608-5631 to get info on having one shipped outside the US. It would make a great get-well gift, too!

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Over in Canada, after all the moans and groans about the Apple iPhone 3G rate plans and high costs, it seems that those same Canadians just aren’t bothered about using the Apple iPhone 3G to its full potential but preferring to use it mostly as a voice call machine.

According to Rogers Wireless on Thursday, 1.2 percent of Canadian iPhone 3G users devoured more than one gig of data in the first four weeks after the iPhone 3G went libe on July 11th.

One gig of data equates to roughly downloading a movie or 240 songs to the iPhone 3G.

Rogers say that 95 percent of their Apple iPhone 3G customers use less than 500MB of data which equates to about 110 songs, while 91 percent use 200MB.

Spokeswoman Liz Hamilton said: “They’re learning how it can be used. The folks who were first to buy, those are the early adopters, those are the tech savvy ones and what it says is that big data buckets actually let you do a lot of stuff.”

Source – mytelus via macdailynews

This is the Point of View GeForce 9500 GT graphics card and its been given a hands on review by Tweak Town. In their final thoughts they had this to say “It wasn’t looking good for Point of View when the sample arrived, but the bottom line is pulling the card out of the box and seeing that HDMI port brought a whole new perspective to the card.

The native HDMI port really gives us the ability to use the card in a HTPC. And the fact that it runs cooler than the Leadtek option while also being 10dBs quieter makes it an excellent choice for people.

Performance really isn’t there; it’s a little bit faster than the Leadtek option for the most part, but nothing to get excited about. The inclusion of the HDMI port also makes it a little easier to accept the cost of the card when compared to the 9600 GSO.

Sure it’s not a speed demon, but it was never going to be. Point of View have made sure the card offers a bit more value for money, making it stand out from the competition. There isn’t a whole lot more you could ask for when you look for a graphics card under the $100 mark.

While I would still personally recommend spending the extra money on a 9600 GSO or 9600 GT so that you could really do a bit of serious gaming, the bottom line is if you’re looking for something that’s cheap and is just going to put a good picture on your TV, then the POV 9500 GT is a hard card to pass up”.

Read the 18 page hands-on review.

Oh dear, looks like Qualcomm has been a bad boy! Last year Qualcomm was banned from selling various 3G chips which infringed on Broadcom patents if you recall.

Well apparently Qualcomm obviously didn’t see the ban as an actual ban because they continued right on selling, actually they continued right up to the point where a judge decided Qualcomm were in contempt for violation the injunction.

The resulting decision means Qualcomm has been ordered to fork over gross profits from the sales of their QChat push-to-talk to Broadcom…ouch!

The court gave Qualcomm 30 days grace to work out just how much they own Broadcom; Sprint forked over $93 million to use the technology since last December.

So one can assume quite safely that this little episode is going to cost Qualcomm more than a few peanuts. However, Qualcomm is planning on staging an appeal, so this could be yet another long drawn out battle.

Source – Reuters via Engadget

After negotiations it appears that China Mobile and Apple have decided to rely on the price subsidisation system to bring the Apple iPhone 3G to the people of China according to an insider at China Mobile.

Apple and China Mobile are now close to finalising talks that should avoid passing on relatively high costs of the iPhone 3G to Chinese consumers by using the same type of system adopted by AT&T.

This new plan agreement is intended to replace the revenue sharing system which came to a stalemate during earlier talks between Apple and China Mobile.

So it looks as if the Apple iPhone 3G will soon be on its way to the Chinese market, and then maybe some of these iPhone rip-offs we have been seeing will eventually fade into history; that is until the next hyped mobile phone hits the net waves.

Source – pacificepoch via macdailynews

The Motorola Z10, billed as a “pocket-sized mobile studio,” that sports an innovative design which bends when opened, simple hardware that breaks on purpose!

The Z10 from Motorola is a 4 ounce platinum trimmed that sports a stylish bendy design, but in reality doesn’t actually offer the user a great deal else.

One would have thought if someone like Motorola is going to come up with a flashy design, they would at least put in a few tempting features to make the phone every more desirable, but no.

What does the Motorola Z10 have to offer? Well, a 5 megapixel camera with intuitive editing suite, 2.2 inch screen which isn’t ideal for viewing videos really, Symbian UIQ, lowly 1GB microsSD.

Had Motorola actually spent a quarter of the time on making the software features for the Z10 as innovative as this break-away hardware then maybe the Motorola Z10 could have been quite a wow factor. Unfortunately they didn’t, and at $500.00, the Z10 doesn’t really come up to scratch.

Source – Wired

We have today heard from LG announcing a first look at their latest mobile phone; the LG KC910, a sleek and sexy looking 8 megapixel camera phone with touch-screen; the replacement to last year’s LG success the Viewty.

LG has taken the huge success of their Viewty and evolved it further to bring the mobile arena the LG KC910, boasting a top-of-the-range camera along with the most advanced multimedia features available.

The prefect successor to the highly successful Viewty, the LG KC910 offers the mobile user a handsome 3 inch WQVGA TFT touch-screen which brings the user a multi-sensorial experience that even outshines that of the Viewty.

LG’s latest superior offering brings the user the slimmest 8 megapixel cameraphone available in the market, along with a multitude of camera features that will allow the user to capture a more professional looking image.

Size wise the LG KC910 measures 107.8 x 55.9 x 13.95 and encompasses a design that is sure to catch the eye. A stunning mobile handset that weighs only 114 grams, and will no doubt be as popular and successful at its forerunner; the LG KC910 totally in a stylish and sophisticated class of its own.

Source – LG

Below is an update with this weeks highlights from eXpansys that we think you will be interested in, this includes the new HTC S740, Palm Treo Pro and GPS updates.

HTC S740 announced - The latest HTC Windows Mobile 6.1 Smartphone was announced by HTC this week. Called the S740 it features two keypads and the stylish design of the famous Touch Diamond and Touch Pro. The S740 boasts a 2.4-inch TFT-LCD screen, 7.2 Mbps HSDPA on 900/2100 MHz bands, GSM/GPRS/EDGE Quad-band, GPS, Wi-Fi and a 3.2 megapixel colour camera with fixed focus. News on pricing and stock will be shared as soon as we have it.

Palm Treo Pro announced - The Palm Treo Pro has been announced and it looks like a step-up for Palm. This Windows Mobile 6.1 Professional device has a touch screen and supports wireless HSDPA data connections (as well as WiFi). It is the most feature-filled device from Palm to date - more news on pricing and stock soon.

GPS Offers:
TomTom ONE v3 UK & Ireland edition (£99.99) with free leather case, combining even greater ease of use with quality navigation at a very affordable price.

TomTom GO 520 Music Bundle UK and Ireland version (£166.99), great TomTom Music Pack which includes TomTom iPod Cable and £10 iTunes Voucher.

TomTom NAVIGATOR 6 Software & Maps of Western Europe DVD (£77.99), easy to use and easy to install with the simple installation with TomTom HOME will get you on the road in minute.

Find out more about all the above products on expansys.com

This is LG’s new Slimline Scarlet LG6100 LCD TV that’s just 45mm thick, it is the successor to the world’s slimmest LCD TV and LG Scarlet.

The LG LG6100 features an integrated digital tuner, Intelligent Sensor brightness control, invisible speakers with Clear Voice, a full HD 1080p LCD screen that also sports 100 MHz TruMotion.

You will find a USB 2.0 port for JPEG and MP3 playback, 4 x HDMI ports which are great for the latest high definition devices, the XD Engine, a 50,000:1 contrast ratio and 1920 x 1080 resolution.

Visit LG’s dedicated YouTube area for Slimline Scarlet videos; also see LG’s blog for news of the launch event last night in London. You can read more LG news on PR here.

It is called the Folderix flash drive, has 4GB capacity, a design of the folder icon in Windows and read speed of 8 MB/sec and write at 7 MB/sec. The Folderix has an aluminum shell with laser engraved logo. It is available in purple, blue, and yellow colors at $55.47. One more shot after the break.

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