Archive for December, 2007
Friday, December 21st, 2007
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCsWindows Media Center fans have been dreaming of having access to DirecTV's programming for at least two years, and just when we think both companies have let the idea fade away, we get new clues that it might actually happen. According to a recent ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Home Entertainment
It looks like Clarion is about to get some considerable new bragging rights (shared only by the likes of Tang), as some of its automotive A/V gear has recently been approved by NASA and is now awaiting deployment into space. That includes the company's RX935VD ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Filed under: Laptops
Looks like Samsung has gone and whipped up a 17-inch laptop of its own to appease the multimedia lovers out there, but for folks lookin' to get their game on, we doubt you'll find much to love here. The 7-pound R700 sports an all-black motif that's oh-so-Samsung, and ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Filed under: GPSSure, those Mr. T / Dennis Hopper navtones were pretty humorous for a trip around the block or two, but seriously, how many times can you stand to hear "fool!" on a trip from Tuscaloosa to Fargo? That being said, we're not confident we'd want to listen to ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones
That, friends, is an N96. Or, at least we're led to believe so. Judging by five mysterious images that surfaced over at Mobile-Review, it appears that Nokia's N96 (which looks like a jazzed-up version of the the N81, actually) has leaked out, and while no specifications are ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Transportation
Usually you can't tell that there's a problem with one of your tires until you've already swerved off the road and crashed into something stationary, but thanks to a group of scientists from Purdue University, the next generation of wheel wraps may be able to detect ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Filed under: Home Entertainment
We can't say we're really feeling that design, but Evergreen's DN-MRC200T makes up for it with a good bit of functionality. This device not only features an area for a 2.5-inch hard drive of your choice along with Memory Stick Pro / SD / MMC flash card ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Though we haven't seen anything notable from Gemei in quite some time, the X590 is a solid choice to hit back with. Equipped with a 2.5-inch LCD, this portable media player supports MP3, AVI, DAT, WMA, APE, FLAC and FLV formats (among others), and ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Filed under: Desktops
Calling that thing pictured above a "case mod" is a near travesty, but we're at a loss for words outside of that. This box is almost devoid of specifications entirely, but judging by the artwork on the "chassis," it's powered by a totally rare Intel Pentium 3 CPU, ...
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Thursday, December 20th, 2007
Filed under: Laptops, Tablet PCs
It looks like that batch of laptops HP trotted out yesterday wasn't all it had in store, as the folks at Notebook Italia are now reporting that the company is set to update its Pavilion tx1300 line of convertible tablet PCs with all new tx1400 series ...
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Remember that VoIP hack for the iPod touch. Right, the one that requires an external mic. Well, mark your calendars Jailbreakers, the software will be available for download on New Year's Day. SIP-VoIP is free, but your donations will gladly (and rightfully) be accepted.
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio, Wireless
Granted, you've got some options out there when scouting a new set of Bluetooth earbuds, but you won't find us kvetching over a little competition in the totally unsaturated market. JayBird is stepping up to the plate with its stylish JB-100, which boasts a built-in microphone ...
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Filed under: Laptops
We've gotten some more info on the little Dell Vostro 1200 we mentioned earlier this month sans specs and price, and we thought we'd share our good fortune with you. The 12.1-inch laptop appears to be outfitted with the popular (some might say ubiquitous) Santa Rosa GM965 chipset, ...
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones, WirelessWith falling subscriber numbers and some difficult Xohm decisions to be made in the coming months, Sprint wanted a new man at the helm, and has picked Dan Hesse for the job. Dan's replacing Gary Forsee, who held the job since 2003 and was pegged for replacement ...
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Tuesday, December 18th, 2007
Filed under: Robots
In a shocking tale of totally expected events, iRobot has been awarded a tidy $286 million army contract to produce a merciless, bone-crushing battalion of 3,000 peaceful, loving, bomb-disarming robots (and their spare parts). This comes hot on the heels of Robotic FX getting its walking papers (as ...
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