Archive for the ‘WoW’ Category

Coca-Cola readying 100-flavor soda fountains

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgetsdigg_url = \\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'http://digg.com/food_drink/Coca_Cola_readying_100_flavor_soda_fountains\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\'; Your typical soda fountain in a fast-food joint features eight boring choices, usually offering nothing more exotic than "Orange." It's been that way for decades, but one of the oldest players in the market is finally shattering that paradigm. Coca-Cola is introducing a machine ...

Samsung YP-Q1 and YP-U4 get an infuriating hands-on

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video In a stunning attempt at making us afraid to pick up another Samsung DAP ever again, Samsung's set-up for its new YP-Q1 and YP-U4 players was in the ass end of the huge Samsung hall at IFA, with lights enough to cook a chicken and ...

Toshiba’s Cambridge Research Lab shows off gesture-controlled TVs, image recognition

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays Toshiba is pulling an EyeToy, minus a diabolical plan to actually sell the thing and make a killing off of collectable elemental decks. The company's Cambridge-based Research Lab has some new video camera-based feature they're prototyping for possible eventual TV implementation. The real highlight is a ...

Panasonic’s 150-inch Life Wall TV going production in 2009

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Filed under: Displays Although it's impossible to tell without another object in the display box, that's Panasonic's 150-inch TV up there -- here at IFA, intimidating its neighbors. Now get this: this massive plasma sporting a 2,160 X 4,096-pixel (4 times 1080p) Advanced HD display will hit the assembly lines ...

Fujitsu announces M1010 netbook for Q4 launch

Friday, August 29th, 2008

Filed under: LaptopsFujitsu finally got official with its Amilo Mini netbook yesterday after not exactly keeping it a secret these past few months, and it's now gone out and announced another curiously similar netbook, the M1010, which may or may not actually just be slight variation of the Amilo Mini. ...

iLuv intros the iMM173 dual-dock iPod / iPhone alarm clock

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Filed under: Home Entertainment Putting two iPhone / iPod docks in an alarm clock is a simple and clever idea that's so far only shown up in the JVC NX-PN7 (which we have and love), but it looks like iLuv's getting in the game as well with the new iMM137. Apart ...

Microsoft hints at new mice: “Say Goodbye to Laser”

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Filed under: Peripherals We'd say the jump from traditional optical mice to laser mice was pretty momentous, and it sounds like Microsoft is getting ready to jump again -- Microsoft Hardware put up a teaser this afternoon for a September 9th announcement featuring the tagline "Say Goodbye to Laser." Yeah, that's ...

Epson releases MovieMate 55 projector with built-in DVD player

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment We're not at all pleased by Epson's refusal to reveal the native resolution of its MovieMate 55, but judging by the $699 estimated street price, we'd bet it's no better than 1,024 x 768. At any rate, the 8.4-pound unit is designed more for sleepovers ...

Dell’s new Vostro A860 and A840 laptops do Ubuntu, headed for emerging markets

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops While the Vostro 2510 might be Dell's primary bid for dual-use small business computers, that doesn't mean they have to keep beating the rest of the Vostros with the ugly stick. The new Vostro A860 and A840 feature spiffed up looks and aggressive prices for emerging markets. ...

Nikon’s new D90 in full, gory detail

Thursday, August 28th, 2008

Filed under: Digital Cameras So, Nikon finally fessed up to its new D90 prosumer DSLR, which means all that's left for us is to do is to pick through the spec sheets, drool on the product shots and imagine ourselves taking the film industry by storm with that D90-shot indie flick ...

DLO introduces HomeDock HD Pro: its latest upscaling iPod dock

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Filed under: Home Entertainment, PeripheralsOne thing's for sure: DLO's pretty attached to its HomeDock brand, and evidently it could care less about just how confusing these naming schemes are to customers. Let's clear some cobwebs real quick -- this isn't the HomeDock Pro, nor is it the HomeDock HD. Rather, ...

Dell’s Inspiron 13 already reviewed: basic, but capable

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops Look, we know you've spent the last three or so hours toying around on Dell's build-to-order page, but be honest with yourself -- are you really willing to pull the trigger on an Inspiron 13 without taking one tiny peek at a review first? NotebookReview has snagged one ...

Epson stirs pot, conjures up 4-inch high-res LTPS LCD

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Filed under: DisplaysIt's one thing to take good pictures. It's another to show 'em off on a good display. Epson Imaging Devices has just made official its new 4-inch high-resolution LTPS LCD, which is featured in the forthcoming P-6000 / P-7000 photo viewers. The diminutive display has an 80-degree viewing ...

Gigabyte shows off robust Core i7 prototype motherboard

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops Surely you've been wondering what types of motherboards would be surfacing to support Intel's Core i7, no? Regardless of your answer, we're pretty sure the gamers and performance mavens in the house will appreciate Gigabyte's latest effort. The prototype mobo, coined Extreme Edition, was recently displayed at NVIDIA's ...

Garmin releases a handful of underwhelming nüvi GPS units

Wednesday, August 27th, 2008

Filed under: GPS Garmin continued its contribution to the general, incremental advancement of technology today by spitting out a handful of new satnavs destined to be suctioned to your windshield in the very near future. The company introduced updates to its low-end 2x5 series, including the 265T, 265WT and 275T. The ...