http://tech.peekbase.com Peek technology in one base Thu, 09 Sep 2010 01:20:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 http://tech.peekbase.com/viliv-n5-mid-set-to-debut-at-ces http://tech.peekbase.com/viliv-n5-mid-set-to-debut-at-ces#comments Wed, 23 Dec 2009 20:20:06 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/viliv-n5-mid-set-to-debut-at-ces December 23rd, 2009 We’ve already gotten up close with the S10 Blade that Viliv is promising to show off at CES, but this invitation is the first we’ve heard of the company’s N5 mobile internet device, which is also slated to debut at the show. As you can see above, this one is a clamshell ... 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Read More]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/iphone-app-helps-tasmanian-cops-nab-crooks/feed 0 http://tech.peekbase.com/nokias-kamppi-trial-succeeds-at-indoor-positioning-gets-shelved-anyway-video http://tech.peekbase.com/nokias-kamppi-trial-succeeds-at-indoor-positioning-gets-shelved-anyway-video#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 15:20:05 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/nokias-kamppi-trial-succeeds-at-indoor-positioning-gets-shelved-anyway-video December 22nd, 2009 Sure, GPS can get you to the mall, but can it route you from the Bon Ton down to Penney’s? Not so much. Indoor navigation is still generally a paper map reliant affair, something Nokia attempted to do away with at the Kamppi Shopping Center in Helsinki. The service, also called Kamppi, ... Read More]]> http://tech.peekbase.com/nokias-kamppi-trial-succeeds-at-indoor-positioning-gets-shelved-anyway-video/feed 0 http://tech.peekbase.com/samsung-n150-brings-3g-and-gps-to-pine-trail-party-spotted-at-fcc-and-retail-sites http://tech.peekbase.com/samsung-n150-brings-3g-and-gps-to-pine-trail-party-spotted-at-fcc-and-retail-sites#comments Tue, 22 Dec 2009 12:20:08 +0000 admin http://tech.peekbase.com/samsung-n150-brings-3g-and-gps-to-pine-trail-party-spotted-at-fcc-and-retail-sites December 22nd, 2009 “The Atom is dead, long live the Atom.” The long awaited upgrade of Intel’s netbook platform is gathering pace, and latest to join the ranks is Samsung with its 3G and GPS-equipped N150. Powered by Qualcomm’s Gobi 2000 chip, the connectivity on this lite laptop will not go lacking, though Sammy disappoints ... 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