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Verizon Wireless has been slow to catch up with the smartphone data access plans offered by competing carriers, with premium prices and some confusing options, but things are taking a real turn for the better. The new “E-mail and Web for Smartphone” plan goes for a mere $30 a month when paired with a qualifying voice plan, and is available with the SMT5800, XV6800 and the MOTO Q9m, with other devices to hop on board in the coming months. Verizon’s press release is very careful to tout unlimited email and web browsing, not data, and we have a feeling Verizon will be clamping down pretty hard on anybody trying to tether with this plan.

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The wireless Rock Band guitar’s in the FCC (again), this time supposedly for the Wii. Oddly, the images depict it running on a PS3 (which we’ve already seen). Bring it on, Harmonix, it’s hella difficult to do power slides when plugged in via USB.

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Although Nyko’s wireless FrontMan axe is slated to land for Xbox 360 this June, it seems as though it has been beaten to the proverbial punch by some random rival from who knows where. Known only as “3rd Party,” the aforementioned company has seemingly crafted a wireless Flying V that plays nice with the Xbox 360, and better still, it looks to be available right now. Still, considering the fact that it’s labeled “Guitar for Games” and designed to function with the “X 360,” we’re not entirely sure we’d be willing to risk our $41.94. But hey, if you see “quality” written all over that image pictured above, we certainly aren’t going to stop you from pulling the trigger and hoping for the best.
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The introduction of the Sprint Novatel Wireless Ovation U727 makes connection to the Internet more easily and the access of email, photos and the World Wide Web anywhere: inside or outside home where there is a decent signal. This hardware connects to the computer via USB and it also has an integrated microSD slot for storage.

U727, which weighs 1.1 oz, may not be the fastest USB modem, but it presents a compelling overall package. It’s unusually small and light for a USB modem. It has a dimension of 3.5 inches long and has a narrow width of just 1 inch and less 0.8 inch deep. It also has a flip-up loop antenna folds neatly into the end for travel, which works well at capturing signals.

The U727 is compatible with Windows Vista, XP, 2000; Mac OS and Linux OS. It plugs in to your computer’s USB port and is ready to go. It also has a monitor clip and extended USB cable, so you can clip the antenna to the notebook’s monitor to have better signal.

The USB727 has an average download speed of 691 kilobits per second and peaks of 1.35 megabits per second but has a low upload speed. The USB727 averaged 377 Kbps up, with peaks at 675 Kbps. In perspective, it was only 10 percent slower on uploads and downloads than the leaders in both of those categories.

Although this piece of wonder does give the users the satisfaction of connecting to the Internet no matter where they go, it is still advisable to stick with the home DSL for downloading big files because it is still faster.

The Ovation U727 by Novatel Wireless can be purchased from Sprint’s website for $79.99 after instant savings, mail-in-rebate and a two year agreement. Although, retail pricing on it is $279.99.

Monster first started talking this one up way back in August of last year, but the company just now seems to have gotten its act together, with it finally starting to ship its iPod Wireless Audio Bridge out the door. Now dubbed the iSoniCast, the device relies on “proprietary 2.5GHz technology” to wirelessly stream music from your iPod to the home audio system of your choice and, like many other similar products, includes a dock conncetor-attached transmitter to let you use the iPod itself as a wireless remote. As you can see above, the device has also gotten a bit of a facelift since its initial debut, but it’s hung onto the same price tag, with it setting you back $100 even.

source:engadget.com