Archive for September, 2007
Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Filed under: Displays, Portable Video
Just in case you were worried during "The Beat Goes On" that the new iPods wouldn't work with the current generation of head-mounted displays (which they apparently won't), myvu has come to the rescue with a new model that -- besides a shared distaste for capitalization ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Filed under: Storage
Don't say Iomega is the only bunch using the Apple Expo to unveil a new hard drive, as Western Digital is expanding its (recently expanded) My Book lineup once more with the Studio Edition. This unit comes formatted for Macs, is available in sizes ranging from 320GB to ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Filed under: Gaming
If merely looking at the oh-so-elaborate Xbox 360 Halo 3 Legendary Edition just isn't enough to satisfy you, Joystiq's got your fix. Those kindhearted folks are giving away a massive, massive prize that includes a Halo 3 Xbox 360 console, Halo 3 Legendary Edition game, a Halo 3 ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Filed under: Gaming, Laptops
Toshiba looks to be doing its best to make it's high-end X200 series laptops even more attractive to gamers, with its latest X205 models sporting SLI graphics courtesy of NVIDIA, among other upgrades. That desirable option is available in both the X205-SLI1 and X205-SLI3 models, each of ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Filed under: CellphonesShortly after Apple released a brief statement yesterday regarding iPhone modifications and their impacts on warranties, the firm's senior vice president of worldwide product marketing has stepped up to clarify a few issues. In a recent interview, Phil Schiller was quoted as saying that the upcoming software update ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Filed under: Transportation
Researchers from the University of Iowa Public Policy Center have developed a system for charging drivers federal taxes by the distance traveled rather than on gallons of gas purchased. The study is being conducted with 2,700 drivers from states like Maryland, Texas, Iowa and California to gauge public ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
If you were considering picking up one of Apple's capacious new iPod classics whilst casually snickering at those poor saps dealing with faulty screens on the iPod touch, you could be in for problems of your own. According to a number of reports around the ...
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Tuesday, September 25th, 2007
Filed under: Laptops
Sony sure got the price right with its new NR Series VAIO laptops, and the folks at Laptop Magazine seem to think the company got quite a bit else right as well, with them bestowing their Editors' Choice award on the VGN-NR160E model. Winning the laptop the most ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, Wireless
RIM decided (and we tend to agree) that it could improve upon the already solid BlackBerry 8300 Curve by adding GPS or WiFi -- carrier's choice -- in the form of the 8310 and 8320, respectively. T-Mobile has announced today the release of the 8320 variant, ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
Filed under: Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video
So you all remember that not-so-conclusive iFixit teardown of the iPod touch right? The one we all hoped would bring an end to those Bluetooth rumors once and for all. Well, they've updated their findings at our request with more information about the WiFi ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
Filed under: Robots
Apparently, not only will our robotic overlords be capable of crushing and / or dismembering us with their razor-like talons and arm-mounted machine guns, but they will also be able to perfectly mimic our oral movements when speaking. According to reports, researchers from the Tokyo University of Science ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable VideoIf you like generic names, you'll love Jinxing Digital's "MP4 Player," a 320x240 2.5-inch screen PMP that, unsurprisingly, plays MPEG-4 files. It also features a gimmicky 2-Megapixel camera that can swivel horizontally up to 180 degrees, A/V Out, and an SD/MMC slot. No mention of ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
Filed under: DisplaysWhile Planar was all about snazzy projectors and enviable plasmas at CEDIA, the firm is branching out a bit with its latest displays. The transparent and segment electroluminescent (TASEL) displays join the firm's family of EL displays and offer up the "added benefits of transparency and the ability ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
Filed under: DesktopsEarlier this year, Dell announced that it was readying an uber-cheap desktop for the Chinese market, but now the Round Rock powerhouse is hoping to claim a bit more of the growing space by selling "computers through the country's biggest chain of electronics stores." Reportedly, sales of its ...
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Monday, September 24th, 2007
Filed under: HouseholdWe've been inching closer to low(er) cost solar panels (for the mainstream public to enjoy) for some time now, and apparently, AVA Solar Inc. is just about ready to start cranking out units that "will cost less than $1-per watt by the end of next year." The technology ...
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