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Laptops
Dell XPS 700 and XPS M1210
In addition to the M2010 LapDeskTop that confused us to no end, Dell's released two new products in their XPS line. More »
Gadgets
USB Car & Computer Air Purifier
We love a nice USB gadget as much as the next guy, but we have to draw the line when it comes to USB gadgets for the car. Understood, it can "[circulate] millions of negative ions inside your car or open area", and it can "remove many types of particles & pollutant [sic]", but where the hell are you going to plug this into? Are you going to take your laptop into your car just for this? Well, maybe you can make yourself a portable USB charger. More »
Gadgets
Micro Kettle
Perfect for college students and the single guy, the Micro Kettle lets you microwave water or other liquids safely. We always thought we could use whatever glass was marked "microwave safe", but what do we know? More »
Digital Cameras
HP Photosmart R967
Though camera manufacturers are fond of saying these days that it's not about megapixels any more, don't believe them. HP refreshed its digital camera and printer lineup today with a slew of new offerings but what will likely grab most of the headlines is the Palo Alto-based company's new flagship compact digital camera — the 10-megapixel HP Photosmart R967. The 10MP R967 follows on the heels of the 10MP Casio EX-Z1000, released in April, which was the first compact digital camera to crack the 8MP barrier. Where the HP model eclipses the Casio is in LCD screen size — 3-inches versus 2.8. The HP Photosmart R967 also has a new feature called HP Steady Photo Anti-Shake mode that combines high-sensitivity ISOs with HP imaging technology to help prevent blurred photos. This isn't exactly new though with several other manufacturers offering similar technology with just mixed results. More »
Portable Media
Longhorn M16 and M18
Don't let the Longhorn monicker fool you—this has nothing to do with Windows Vista. It's yet another flash based PMP from Asia. The Longhorn M16 has a 16:9 image ratio on a 3.5 inch TFT screen. It supports up to 2 GB of SD card memory, and enjoys long walks on the beach with the MP3, WMA, MPEG4, JPEG, BMP, and GIF formats. More »
Wireless
Kyocera KR1 EVDO Portable Router
Great for getting a group of people online from a job site, or perhaps at E3, the Kyocera EVDO router has four 10/100 ports and one slot for an EVDO PC card. It supports up to 2.4 Mbps download, which pretty much as fast as you can go right now. More »
Gadgets
English Beer Hats
We thought these dumb beer hats were property of us idiots here in her Majesty's colonies, but apparently the Brits have their own problems with drunken 2AM purchases on the home shopping network. More »
Portable Media
Analyst Group Says Microsoft Portable Game Console Coming In 18 Months
Take this with a grain of salt, a saltine, and the Bonneville Salt Flats, but the Diffusion Group says Microsoft is preparing to be thinking about getting poised to enter the portable gaming market. More »
Portable Media
M-Cody M-20 MP3 Player
Similar in design to the LG Chocolate Phone, the M-20 is thin like an iPod Nano and has features Apple wouldn't think of putting in their player. Among them, FM radio, voice & line in recording, and WMA & OGG support. More »
Gadgets
Quadski ATV That Turns Into A Jetski
You're running from the KGB in an ATV, and all of a sudden you hit Lake Titicaca—what do you do? If you were Bond you'd turn around and shoot them all, but unfortunately your wife forgot to renew your license to kill (blast you woman!). Good thing you have this Gibbs Technology Quadski that turns from an ATV into a Jetski in five seconds flat. More »
Gadgets
Flexible Electric Curtain With Adjustable Visibility
College boys will no longer be able to sneak a peek of roommate sideboob through the $5 living room divider with the new flexible electronic curtain from Micro Reactor System Co. More »
Robots
Researchers Make Robot Hand Controlled By Human Thought
Using functional magnetic resonance imaging to scan a person's brain when they thought about making a "rock", "paper", and "scissors" shape with their hands, then mapping the scans to robot hand actions, researchers could effectively control the metal grabber just by their mind alone. More »
Wireless
Voicecom Hospital Badges
A hospital in the UK is introducing a communication system that is integrated into the ID badges of employees. The entire system is hands-free and voice activated. Think of it as a walkie-talkie integrated into the ID badge. It functions with a VoIP network over a Wi-Fi connection throughout the hospital. Simply say the person's name or department and you will be connected with them. I bet this might cause some problems with inter-
Portable Media
Packard Bell Store & Play
Packard Bell? They're still around? Apparently they are and they've just made something called the Store & Play, which is just a 50GB hard drive with card reader and multiple video and audio outs. It will cost about $120 and will be available next month. More »
Home Entertainment
IOData LCD-TV241XBR 24-Inch LCD TV
We've never known IOData for making TVs—mostly peripherals such as the USB USB and the EasyDisk. But the their new LCD-TV241XBR has full HD resolution at 1920x1200, so who are we to say what they can't do? More »
Gadgets
Reviewed: Belkin Tunesync (Verdict: Good All Around)
Apple charges $40 for an iPod dock, using up a precious USB port on your computer in the process. Belkin's Tunesync iPod USB hub aims to tackle the tasks of being an iPod dock and a USB hub (go figure). The chaps at Everything USB gave it a thorough overview and came away, for the most part, satisfied. More »
Digital Cameras
