Archive for October 6th, 2008

Acer Aspire One hacked into a UMPC for reasons unknown

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops We know that there are those of you who have been asking -- quite insistently -- "What does it take to get an Acer Aspire One UMPC around here?" Apparently, it doesn't take much: pop out the screen, replace it with an 8.9-inch touchscreen kit, flip the ...

Nintendo unveils Wii Speak channel for four-way voice chats

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals Remember that Wii Speak microphone that Nintendo announced at E3 for Animal Crossing socialization, and then everyone promptly forgot about? Well, shuffled in with its other announcements yesterday, Nintendo announced the Wii Speak channel, that will allow for up to four people to voice chat directly without ...

Sling Media’s Clip+Sling strides into beta, release looks imminent

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Video Sling Media has a history of not disappointing, and while we were admittedly bummed to see Clip+Sling omitted from SlingPlayer 2.0, it looks like that one gripe is about to be remedied. If you'll recall, said feature was originally announced way back at the front ...

Yamaha introduces four mini audio systems, all with iPod docks

Monday, October 6th, 2008

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video We sure hope you're an iPod owner if you're looking seriously at any one of Yamaha's latest mini audio systems, 'cause every last one of them packs an inbuilt dock front and center. Kicking things off is the MCS-1330, which features 60-watts of amplification, an ...