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BlueSLR dongle arrives for BlackBerry and (some) Android phones

shaun — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 19:14:23 +0000

Offering to play matchmaker between your high-end camera and smartphone, XEquals has extended support for its BlueSLR remote control beyond iOS. Yes, Blackberry and Android users can now download their respective app and pair this Bluetooth dongle to their (still Nikon-only) DSLR. The compatible dongle and free app will land later this month, but before you lay down the requisite 9, it’s worth checking that both your camera and phone models are supported. As it stands, compatible Android phones are limited to some HTC or Samsung models. While Android support is likely to expand in the future, there’s no word on a Pre 3 version.

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Card swipe dongle or NFC? Erply chooses both

shaun — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 09:14:20 +0000

Erply, a point of sale and inventory software provider from Estonia, has been growing quickly, racking up 20,000 retail customers including 8,000 who are using iPads hooked into point of sale terminals. Now the company is looking to jump into the ring with Square and Verifone by offering an iPad payment dongle that will process credit card swipes similar to Square but also handle near field communication (NFC) payments.

The NFC angle is a little gimmicky right now considering there are few ways to pay with NFC-enabled phones. But it shows that Erply isn’t just poised to be a me-too product but is looking to the future, when NFC payments become more prevalent. But the real benefit will be in tying a dongle into Erply’s cloud POS and inventory software, which allows merchants to get a real-time view of inventory and payments as they come in from multiple terminals and locations. That will be useful for small and medium sized businesses with more than one location. Employees will be able to process transactions from the sales floor and they’ll be able to check on back-room inventory right from their iPad to help a customer.

“With our mobile credit card reader, we are providing retailers with the full range of technology options they will need to accept and process payments and make real-time decisions that affect their business,” said Erply CEO Kris Hiiemaa.

Another selling point for Erply is its payment processing fees, which will hit about 1.9 percent, lower than Square’s 2.75 percent. Erply is able to do this because the device encrypts the card data and transmits it directly to the POS software to process the transaction and record the sale in inventory. Because there’s less chance for a merchant or a criminal to steal the card data, that allows Erply to lower the risk margin, which means lower fees. Erply doesn’t process the actual payment but works with about 25 payment providers, who are able to process payments in a day.

Erply’s dongle though comes with a price of , compared to Square’s free swiper, and companies can expect to pay or more for Erply’s software. Customers with one iPad can get a free package. IPhone support will come within the next three months. Erply won’t necessarily appeal to a lot of Square’s business customers, who are often small merchants with one location. But it’s another choice for small and medium sized businesses and allows them to go mobile with payments inside their store.

There’s still a lot of room for competition in this mobile payment space and Square is finding that there’s plenty of companies looking to cash in by helping merchants accept payments. Erply’s move to process payments on mobile devices may do more to coax some merchants into mobile payments than siphon away business from Square, which also improved its iOS apps and redesigned its website this week.

And it should keep Erply growing at a fast rate. Erply, which is now processing .5 million in transactions a day, won the Seedcamp funding competition in London in 2009 and has been steadily stealing away customers from larger firms like Microsoft and SAP. It recently just signed its first Fortune 500 customer and about 40 percent of its clients are in the U.S. In March, Erply raised million from Redpoint Ventures, Index Ventures and a bunch of angels including Dave McClure.

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Griffin’s StompBox available to order, virtual guitar shredding now a go

shaun — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 05:14:23 +0000

Remember that Griffin-made StompBox we showed you back in January? Well, it’s finally hit the market, so you can free up those virtuoso hands and get to pedal-pounding wicked sound effects. The four button foot controller works with Frontier Design’s iShred LIVE app for iOS, connecting your instrument via an included GuitarConnect cable to a 1/4-inch jack. The device is “designed to work with… a guitar, bass guitar, electric violin and keyboard,” so your virtual jam band session is all but guaranteed. This musical f/x dongle is available to order now for .99 online, or you can just head to one of Apple’s boutiques to snag it. Sadly, the effects switcher doesn’t come bundled with a copycat of Slash’s hat, but that shouldn’t stop your credit card from indulging in this latest bout of Gear Acquisition Syndrome.

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PhotoFast i-FlashDrive does USB on one end, 30-pin dock connector on the other

shaun — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 13:14:19 +0000

Apple’s iOS devices may lack natively memory expansion, but PhotoFast has now come up with solution that just about bests the official camera connection kit. What you’re looking at here is the i-FlashDrive, a memory dongle that sports both a USB plug and an Apple 30-pin dock connector, and it comes in three flavors starting from 8GB at up to 32GB at 0. What’s more, the drive also works with a free Cupertino-approved app that provides both external and internal file management (for music, photos, movies, and more), contact backup, and native MP3 playback. Want one? Then head over to Taiwan for a mid or late June launch, or watch out for its US debut shortly afterwards. Demo video after the break.

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PlayStation announces official wireless cans for PS3, stereo frags coming September

shaun — Sat, 28 May 2011 11:14:22 +0000

Perhaps Sony deemed the Ultimate Weapon too powerful (or too expensive) for PlayStation 3 owners, but these new wireless cans ought to keep your ears warm, at the very least. The new official PS3 Wireless Stereo Headset features 7.1 virtual surround sound, a retractable, mutable microphone, and standard embedded volume controls. These proprietary sound-muffs connect via USB dongle, and push headset related status updates (that’s your battery status) directly to your TV screen; if you’re into that sort of thing. Sony-approved hearing will set you back 0 starting this September.

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Redpark Console Cable gives iDevices an RJ-45 connector, not Ethernet access

shaun — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 21:14:23 +0000

Ever find yourself wishing your ~~iPad~~ iPad 2 was free from the fickle whims of wireless internet connections? Neither do we — but, if you’re the cable-dependent type, your prayers may not go unanswered for much longer. Redpark (who gave the iPhone an RJ-11 dongle) has created the Console Cable with the ubiquitous 30-pin Apple connector on one end and an RJ-45 plug on the other. The device is used in conjunction with a .99 Get Console app to allow Cisco engineers to use their iDevice of choice to perform maintenance out in the field. Cable and app are exclusively compatible with Cisco devices, however, so no Ethernet on the iPhone… yet. It’s only a matter of time before someone makes it happen — your move, hackers.

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TI-Nspire graphing calcs get full color displays, 3D, WiFi, and new OS

shaun — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 17:14:21 +0000

It’s been a good year or so since the TI-Nspire line of graphing calculators got a refresh, but that was nothing compared to what the company’s planning for this year. Possibly responding to changing times (or the Casio Prizm), the new Nspire devices are getting a WiFi dongle for communication with TI-Navigator workstations, a 16-bit (320 x 240) full color display, and a number of new functions, including the ability to load images and analyze images for such things as curve fitting functions and regressions. Perhaps even more exciting, the new Nspire OS 3.0 features 3D functions — and, yes, the original grayscale TI-Nspire models will be able to upgrade to the new OS when it becomes available this spring. TPM is reporting a mid-April release date, for an MSRP of 5. Totally psyched? We bet you are! See the PR after the break for more info.

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HP 90W Smart Pin Dongle AC Adapter (KG298AA) Reviews

shaun — Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:25:38 +0000

HP 90W Smart Pin Dongle AC Adapter (KG298AA)

Extra AC adapter for your HP or Compaq laptop–great for traveling or having on hand at home
Smart-pin technology reduces power consumption when the maximum adapter rating is reached
Cable neatly coils for storage and transport with the Velcro strap
Built-in surge protector
Compatibility: HP Pavilion dm3, dv2000, dv4000, dv6000/dx6000, dv8000, dv9000 series notebooks; Compaq Presario V4000 series notebooks

The HP Notebook 90W Smart AC Adapter is the ideal companion for your notebook. Enjoy the convenience of having adapters in multiple locations in your home or always having one in your carrying case when on the go. The Smart AC Adapter is a genuine HP product you can trust for the quality, protection, and energy efficiency of your notebook PC. Compatible with the following notebook Series: HP Pavilion: dv4, dv7, dv5, dv2000, dv3000, dv6000, dx6000, dv9000, tx1000, tx2000, dv1000, dv4000, dv5000, dv8000, ze4900HP: G3000, G5000, G6000, G7000 Compaq Presario: CQ40, CQ45, CQ50, V3000, V6000, M2000, V2000, V4000, V5000, 2200, C300, C500, C700, C900, F500, F700 HP Special Edition Notebooks: L2000 HP 510, 530 HP Compaq: nc82xx, nw82xx, nx82xx, nx9000, 2510p, 2710p, 6510b, 6515b, 6710b, 6715b, 6720s, 6820s, 6910p, 8510p, 8510w, 8710p, 8710w, nc2400, nc4010, nc4200, nc4400, nc6120, nc6140, nc6220, nc6230, nc6320, nc6400, nc8230, nc8430, nw8240, nw8440, nw9440, nx6110, nx6115, nx6325, nx7300, n

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EasyCAP USB 2.0 Audio/Video Capture/Surveillance Dongle

shaun — Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:25:39 +0000

EasyCAP USB 2.0 Audio/Video Capture/Surveillance Dongle

Easy CAP WS-U20CAP USB 2.0 Video Adapter with Audio General Features: USB 2.0 interface
USB Bus powered CaptureVideo Audio through USB 2.0 interface Supports NTSC, PAL, Video format
NTSC: 720 x 480 @ 30 fps PAL: 720 x 576 @ 25 fps Indicator LED Plug and Play Video Input:
One (1)Composite in One (1) S-Video in Audio Input: Left and Right Regulatory Approvals: FCC CE

Dimensions: 3.54 in x 1.06 in x 0.55 in

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Bluetooth USB 2.0 Micro Adapter Dongle

shaun — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 13:25:33 +0000

Bluetooth USB 2.0 Micro Adapter Dongle

Compliant with Bluetooth V2.0/V1.2, up to 3 times faster than the old bluetooth V1.2 adapters.
Convert non-bluetooth enabled PCs to bluetooth enabled within seconds.
Great help for wireless connection with other bluetooth devices like mobile phones, PDAs and PCs for data transfer, networking, dial-up/fax functions.
Support WIn98/ME/2000/XP/Vista.
Working distance up to 20 meters with no obstructions.

This mini USB Bluetooth Adapter enables short-range wireless data connectivity between computers and Bluetooth enabled devices. Personal digital assistants, cellular phones, and other devices can connect wirelessly with your computer. It is an open specification for wireless data transmission that operates on the globally available 2.4GHz radio frequency. Bluetooth devices can communicate with each other within a 20M range. Transfer up to three times faster than previous Bluetooth versions! Supports: Windows 2000 / XP / Vista Features Bluetooth Specification V2.0 + EDR Data Transfer rate: 3 Mbps / sec Dongle support the following Bluetooth Profiles DUN (Dial-Up Network), FTP (FAX / File Transfer), GAP (non-OEM Access), GEOP (non-OEM Object Exchange), HCRP (Hardcopy Cable Replacement), HID (Human Interface Device), HSP (Headset), LAP (LAN Access), PP (Object Push), DAP (Service Discovery Application), SPP (Serial Port), SYNC (Synchronization) Interface: USB V1.1 & 2.0 compatible Power S

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