Typing Break
Updated: 2010-08-31 18:12:33
Are you looking to amp up your TPM (texts per minute)? Typing Break is an app that helps you work on your texting speed by providing you with typing exercises. It was developed by Appspia Studio and has been marked down 50% for a limited time, so it currently costs $0.99. You

Grace Digital Audio introduces three new weatherproof speakers, the Rock Speaker, Schooner II and Mini-Bullets II. All of them are weatherproof, the Rock is IPX7 approved while the other two meets IPX3 standard. They all comes with a universal wireless transmitter offering up to 150-feet range. The Rock Speaker ($149.99) features a 1-inch tweeter and [...]
Apricorn launches the EZ Writer II external dual layer DVD burner with integrated USB cable. This portable DVD writer burns DVD+/-R at 8x, DVD+/-R DL at 6x, DVD+RW at 8X, DVD-RW at 6x and DVD-RAM at 5x. It also does CD-R/RW burning at up to 24x. The Apricorn EZ Writer II has 2MB of buffer [...]
LG introduces at the IFA its LEX8, a new line of 3D LCD HDTV with NANO Lighting Technology to offer “brightest, clearest and smoothest picture yet”. An extremely thin film printed with minuscule dots positioned in front of a full array of LEDs disperses light more evenly and effectively across the screen, creating pictures that [...]
ViewSonic has announced its 7-inch Anndroid tablet, called the ViewPad 7, which is the first 7-inch Android 2.2 tablet with phone functionality. This device has multi-tasking capabilities and is equipped with front and back-facing cameras. The ViewPad 7 is good for almost everything including computing, web browsing, video chatting and even phone calling – something [...]
LG will show off its prototype of 3D OLED TV at IFA 2010 this week. The LG OLED TV is the world’s thinnest which measures only 2.9 mm in thinness and it’s a 31-incher. Currently, no much details about the LG OLED TV but LG will also be showing a super large plasma display that [...]
Sony has rolled out two new DSLRs, known as the SLT-A55V and SLT-A33, which are powered by something new called translucent mirror technology.
Motorola introduces three new MING series Android smartphones, the MT810 (Beihai) for China Mobile’s TD-SCDMA network, the XT806 (Qilin) for China Telecom’s CDMA-2000 network, and the A1680 (Lucky 3G) for China Unicom’s WCDMA network. All three models have the iconic MING flip design and the signature transparent flip cover. First of all, the MT810 runs [...]
Over at Chinese Android forum HiAPK.com, a posted shows us a bunch of photos of Motorola’s XT300 Android slider with QWERTY keyboard. As you can see, the XT300 has a similar design as the Palm Pre/Pre Plus, having a rounded design and a vertical sliding QWERTY keyboard. Boosted by Qualcomm’s MSM7X25 chip, the XT300 runs [...]
Polish site android.com.pl posted several shots and a video of LG’s upcoming Android smartphone, the E720. The phone is a mid-range device with a 3.2-inch touchscreen, a 5 Megapixel camera, and Qualcomm’s MSM7227 chip. The LG E720 runs Android 2.2. No words on launch date. Watch the video after the break: Related PostsDell Android Phone [...]
Berkeley Varitronics Systems offers this Wolfhound cellphone detector, a handheld, wireless sniffer that allows security personnel to locate all nearby cell phones in either standby mode or actively using voice, text (SMS) or data transmissions. The detector is available in US and Euro models supporting PCS (1850-1910 MHz), CDMA (824-849 MHz), GSM (896-901 MHz), and [...]
Thanko launches a new Full HD camcorder, the HDDV-506 with a swivel 2.5-inch LCD screen and swivel lens. It is capable of recording 1920×1080 Full HD video at 30fps and up to 12 Megapixel still images, using its 5 Megapixel CMOS sensor. The Thanko HDDV-506 has 32MB internal memory and supports SD/SDHC up to 32GB. [...]
Clearwire launches the new Rover brand, the first pay-as-you-go 4G mobile broadband service in the US for tech-savvy Gen Y customers. Along side with the introduction of the new service, Clearwire also unveils the Rover Puck portable WiFi hotspot and the Rover Stick 4G USB modem. Rover is priced at $5/day, $20/week, or $50/month for [...]
Nintendo is going to lower the prices of the DSi and DSi XL portable gaming system on 12 September 2010. The new price will be $149.99 for DSi and $169.99 for DSi XL. The DS Lite will remain at $129.99. The Nintendo DSi XL system, which features a screen that is 93 percent larger than [...]
Kodak releases the new ESP 9250 all-in-one printer with built-in WiFi connectivity and easy WiFI setup for wireless printing. The ESP 9250 features a 30-page auto document feeder, built-in automatic duplexer, and two paper trays – auto-engaging photo tray and general purpose tray. Kodak’s new printer offers 9600 DPI print resolution, 2400 dpi scanning and [...]
Samsung introduces in Korea the new Wave 723 (model GT-S7230E) smartphone based on the company’s own bada platform. This mainstream Wave features a 3.2-inch touchscreen, 5 Megapixel camera with flash, Bluetooth 3.0, A-GPS support and WiFi 802.11b/g/n connectivity. The Wave 723 is just 11.8mm thick and comes with a metallic back cover. It offers easy [...]
Other than two new ZBOX nettops, Zotac also brings ION-ITX N and ION-ITX P series mini-ITX motherboards. Like the new ZBOXs, the ION-ITX PCs are powered by Intel CULV Celeron processor and ION graphics. The ION-ITX N packs Celeton 743 while the ION-ITX P gets Celeron SU2300. These mini-ITX boards have two DDR3 DIMM slots [...]
Finis introduces the new Swimsense Performance Monitor an intuitive device worn around the wrist while swimming. Powerd by SportSense technology and using motion sensing technology, the Swimsense automatically detects and distinguishes stroke types, records the number of laps swum, total distance, calories burned, lap time, pace and stroke count. It’s automatic stroke recognition can automatically [...]
Japanese firm Princeton launches the Xiao Turn 2 PFU-XT2 USB flash drive with a rotating design. The Xiao Turn is available in capacities ranging from 2GB to 32GB and comes in black, green and white. It supports USB 2.0 interface. The drive measures 52.5 x 17.7 x 10.7mm. [princeton] Related PostsTEAM Color Turn USB Flash [...]
Sanyo introduces a new pocket-sized dual camera, the VPC-PD2BK that is capable of Full HD 1920x1080p video recording at 30fps and 10 Megapixel still shooting. The new Xacti has a portrait, compact, candy-bar type form factor, just like Kodak PlayTouch, Samsung E10 and Panasonic TA1. The Xacti VPC-PD2BK features 3x optical zoom, stereo sound recording, [...]
Toshiba is also prepping an Android tablet in its line. Called the Toshiba Folio 100 Tablet, the device has now more details about its specs. It’s a tablet that packs a 10.1-inch 1024×600 multi-touch display, and is powered by the NVIDIA Tegra 2 chip for better graphics. The Folio 100 has an internal storage of [...]
Digital Cowboy has announced its latest network attached storage device, called the Xtreamer Pro NAS. The device packs the capabilities of streaming a massive list of media types in SD or HD format, including Mpeg, DivX, Xvid, MKV, DVD, DAT, ASF, Mov, RMVB, FLV, WMV9 etc. The Xtreamer Pro NAS has HDMI port, allows direct [...]
Ricoh launches its all-new G700 rugged digital camera, created for demanding professionals, that is IPX8 water-, dust-, and shock- resistant and is also chemical resistant. The 12.1 Megapixel G700 features a 5x optical zoom lens with 28mm wide angle, 1cm macro, 3-inch LCD display and a SD/SDHC card slot with SD WORM (write once read [...]
The Sony Ericssion Xperia X8 will soon hit stores in the US for a price less than $300. It’s worth your consideration as an affordable unlocked choice, if you do not mind it runs an outdated OS, Android 1.6 The Xperia X8 feels little chunky instead of slim. It has a 3-inch screen, a 3.2 [...]
Samsung have recently produced lots of Android smart phones but they’re little slack when coming to produce smart phones based on their home-grown OS Bada. Up to now, they’ve just rolled out the 4th handset based on Bada, which is known as Samsung Wave 723. The Samsung Wave 723 is different from the original Samsung [...]
You want 3D capability for your existing Panasonic camcorders? If you own any of the Panasonic SDT700 or 650 camcorders, you’re lucky, as Panasonic has got its 3D converter lens ready for the mentioned models of Panasonic camcorders. The Panasonic 3D conversion lens, VW-CLT1, is now available on Amazon for a pretty expensive price tag [...]
PDP would seem not a stranger for some, but for many others, they are. Some might think that they are somewhat related to PDF files, but they’re more hippy than that. PDP develops accessories for your game consoles, and it’s obvious that they do not wish to fall back into dinosaur age if they don’t [...]
GMail has been added with a new feature which allows you to make phone calls within your GMail to a physical phone. The service is free for now for calls made within the US and Canada. And within the first 24 hours after the service has been launched, Google has confirmed (via its Twitter account) [...]
You might have been affected by the recent job cuts in the US, but if you’re an iPhone owner, you’ll have the chance of getting a new type of job i.e. to become a Independent Sales Rep (ISR) that is required by AdXplore. AdXplore, the company that is known for its mobile adverts, mobile advertising [...]
Dual-SIM phone has a number of advantages, such as you can have one SIM card that has a better rate for text messaging and have another SIM card that has cheaper rate for calls. Or you can anytime switch to a network with better signal reception, if you’re a frequent traveler across many states or [...]