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Samsung A837 Mil-Spec Cellphone Has a Tough Box Too

We brought you leaked photos and some basic specs on Samsung's upcoming toughened A837 cellphone last week, but the enterprising chaps over at Por Homme have somehow got hold of one and unboxed it. They also revealed more detail on the toughness of the device: it's hardened to meet MIL-STD-810F standards for dust, shock, vibration, rain, altitude, solar radiation and temperature. Sounds like it'll be good for most work environments then, especially since the case is hardened to resist physical damage too. Check out the gallery and see the "cute" tough toolbox the phone came in. More »

7:31 AM on Fri Sep 5 2008
By Kit Eaton
4,695 views, 7 comments

Latest by smcallah: @DestroyerMTL: I'm no French speaker, but this is from their site: Oh, and just in case you guys didn't google more »

sony

Sony A900 Ad Leaked, Actual Camera Coming September 10th?

Here's the first print ad for the Sony A900, spotted in a Danish photography magazine, enjoying bubbles like an 8-year-old girl. But if that's still not enough to convince you that this 25 megapixel SLR is just days from release, Sony has confirmed an SLR announcement during a Tokyo event next Wednesday. Short of bribing Mr. Sony knocking on your door with an A900 in-hand, this is pretty much the best we can nail things down for the time being. [DPReview and PCWorld via Photography Bay]

9:33 AM on Thu Sep 4 2008
By Mark Wilson
4,809 views, 25 comments

Latest by pcypert: I'm a working photographer and would take the D90 over this mostly because this is such a departure from the more »

sony

Sony ES A/V Receivers Stream From Your PC, Share With Others

Sony's DA6400ES and DA5400ES hi-def A/V receivers won't exactly get your nerd juices (it's a thing) flowing, but if you're in the market for a high-end unit for your home entertainment system, they might be worth considering. Merging a relatively predictable feature set with newer DLNA streaming technology and an array of connection and input options, the receivers are intended to help integrate your central home entertainment system with the rest of your household media hardware, streaming files from your DLNA-compliant PC as well as sending out a second HD signal via CAT5e (Ethernet cabling) so that you can distribute the system's output over your home network. Also thanks to that Ethernet port, the 6400ES can access Rhapsody and other online services straight from the menu. Update: Photo walkthrough below. More »

7:00 PM on Wed Sep 3 2008
By John Herrman
1,513 views, 3 comments

Latest by groovyone: @hindsight2020: You do realize this is a RECEIVER, right? more »

cellphones

Samsung A837 Details Hit: Tough to Military Specs, Star Trek-Alike Grill

Over at BoyGeniusReports they've got hold of images and specs of Samsung's upcoming A837 cellphone, due on AT&T, and it's a gruff one indeed. It's a quad-band, HSDPA-enabled phone, with push-to-talk, aGPS, MP3 player, Bluetooth and a 1.3-megapixel cam. Its military-spec design and toughness make it stand out from similar phones, but not as much as that pierced gold-color grill on the face. Does it seem a little original Star Trek communicator to you? Due around September 15 for between $99 and $150. [BGR]

10:20 AM on Wed Aug 27 2008
By Kit Eaton
4,207 views, 17 comments

Latest by N/A: I love a good gadget as much as the next guy, but I'm stickin to my old school nokia canybar more »

nokia

Nokia N79 and N85 Roll Out Officially, With US 3G Aboard

After yesterday's dribble of info, Nokia's upcoming N79 and N85 are official now, and do indeed carry WCDMA support for US 3G goodness. The N79 has a 2.4-inch screen, 5-megapixel camera and comes with a 4GB microSD card in the box for storage, while the N85 has a 2.6-inch OLED screen, 5-megapixel cam and 8GB of microSD card storage shipped with it. Both also come preloaded with "10 made-for-mobile N-Gage" games and have FM transmitters aboard, for streaming your music over a nearby radio. Full specs below. Update: the N79 is due to cost around $515 and the N85 will be around $660, both expecting to ship in October. More »

4:00 AM on Tue Aug 26 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,789 views, 14 comments

Latest by N/A: It's because ATT wants to disable Nokia's GPS, and Nokia is like "nuh uh no you wont" and like ATT is more »

mini pc

Celrun's Lluon A1 Mini-PC is Half-Notebook, Half-iMac-Alike, Atom-Powered

This upcoming mini-PC from Cellrun is something a bit like the old iLamp-style iMac, a bit notebooky, a bit low-cost desktop Eee PC... but actually not like any of them too much: It seems to be it's own low-power, neat design desktop genre. It's got an 18.4-inch widescreen LCD, has built-in stereo speakers and microphone and has an Intel Atom purring away inside. Mainly the Lluon A1 is intended to be a multimedia PC since it's got an IPTV function which requires it to be dual boot—Linux for the IPTV, and Windows for standard PC functions. It's intriguing, and though there's no info on pricing, we know it'll be hitting the shops mid-September in Korea, Europe and North America. [Aving]

5:00 AM on Fri Aug 22 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,982 views, 13 comments

Latest by curses: They shopped for a photo..?? But why? more »

it's a conspiracy

Mythbusters Will "Prove" Moon Landing Wasn't a Hoax

A week from today the Mythbusters say they're going to tackle "one of the biggest myths of all": that the moon landing was a hoax. Um, isn't it the other way around? Waaay more people seem to think we took a tin can, loaded it up with rocket fuel and successfully shot ourselves to the moon and back. I'm not sure how showing how crappy your own fake moon landing looks proves anything, nor does going to NASA centers (the hoaxers themsleves!) for "evidence." Verdict: They're totally in on it. I mean, just look at Buzz Aldrin. [Wired via Dirty Laundry - Thanks Richard!]

5:50 PM on Wed Aug 20 2008
By matt buchanan
9,264 views, 95 comments

Latest by N/A: Seems more like a Penn & Teller: Bullshit (ShowTime) topic to tackle, rather than Mythbusters... more »

etch-a-sketch

Etch-A-Sketch Laptop Case Is More Fun Than the Computer Inside

While most of us have acquired too many responsibilities to waste the day away with a good, marathon Etch-A-Sketch session, every time we pull out the laptop to get more work done we can at least dream of less productive times with this Etch-A-Sketch laptop case. More »

5:20 PM on Tue Aug 19 2008
By Mark Wilson
4,750 views, 13 comments

Latest by N/A: now, if only it worked. more »

Asus EeePC 900A

Older Asus Eee PC Batteries Are Incompatible With 900A

There's a slight issue for Asus Eee PC owners who want to use their older batteries with the Atom-based Eee PC 900A revealed earlier this month—they won't work. That's because the tiny laptop uses a different connector (4400mAh, cheap) than its predecessors the 701 and 900. There's some good news, however, as jkkmobile notes the 900A's 8GB SSD implements a single pci-e card, not a split one; and the SLF flash should give you speeds comparable to the 900/901 4GB SSD. [HKPug via jkkmobile]

8:52 PM on Sun Aug 17 2008
By Jack Loftus
2,085 views, 2 comments

Latest by shenanigans61: Oh come on! All you need to do is a little soldering. Buncha pussies... ...kidding of course... more »

beijing olympics

Quarter Million Dollars of Digital Photo Gear in a Single Photo

Here's a common scene—but still impressive—at the Beijing Olympics: dozens of photographers firing the most expensive digital photography gear available on the planet at full speed. The sound of all those shutters re-clacky-clicketing alone must give goosebumps to any photo aficionado, but the total price of all this machinery would actually make anyone faint. How much does this all cost? More »

8:00 AM on Fri Aug 15 2008
By Jesus Diaz
72,956 views, 67 comments

Latest by dabitch: The photographer who took this shot got paid for I hope? ;) more »

t-shirts

A/V Receiver Tee Declares Your Back THX Certified, Ready to Blast

Aahhggg hooking up new A/V gear: the beautifully colored plug porn, just ready to accept fresh, pure cable connections. So satisfying, so fulfilling. Now you can spread that love all around with this new tee from Threadless—"A/V" designed by fellow hookup enthusiast Olly Moss. Olly, I don't know you, but I think we would get along very, very well. My back has been needing a few additional HDMI outs, and now it has them. Thank you sir. Take a detailed look after the jump, and then order it: [Threadless - Thanks, Graham!] More »

7:40 PM on Mon Aug 11 2008
By John Mahoney
13,614 views, 33 comments

Latest by N/A: @remps: I have friends who have the tuxedo t-shirts. They're pretty awesome. more »

rumor

Sony Ericsson W760a Coming to AT&T, Says Rumor

We raved about the Sony Ericsson W760's whizzy Walkman interface when we first talked about this phone in January, and now over at Cellphone Signal they've got information suggesting the cellphone is coming to the US with AT&T. The confirmation comes from this leaked photo of a W760 bearing a teeny tiny little AT&T Deathstar logo. The guys at Cellphone Signal think that means you'll be able to buy this 3.2-megapixel cam, GPS-enabled phone "within weeks," though that sounds a little too like speculation. [Cellphone Signal]

6:18 AM on Mon Aug 11 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,667 views, 4 comments

Latest by N/A: I suppose the phone is similar to W760i sold in Europe. It has several annoying flaws in user interface. For more »

cry me a river

Former Apple Employee Says They Are Slaves, Sues

David Walsh, a network engineer who worked at Apple from 1995 to 2007, is currently suing them for making him work a little too hard. Specifically, he says they made him work more than 40 hours a week without overtime (because he was a "senior" engineer, a pseudo-management position he says was created to skirt paying overtime) and required him to be on call for seven days straight every six weeks. In other words, a pretty standard schedule in the Valley. Besides, if anything, MobileMe's launch made it clear Apple's network engineers should be working more, not less. I keeeeeed. Kind of. [Macworld via Valleywag]

9:20 PM on Thu Aug 7 2008
By matt buchanan
10,333 views, 85 comments

Latest by N/A: @xaflatoonx: agreed. more »

icon a5

Fold-Up Plane Finally Shown Folding Up

At last week's EAA AirVenture show in Oshkosh, aircraft startup ICON showed up with their folding-winged A5. On display, one setup showed it being towed, propped on a standard trailer and pulled by a standard vehicle. The company hopes to appeal to those who've always been interested in flying but have felt intimidated by all of its attached responsibilities including licensing (you don't need a full-out pilot's license to operate this) and storage (it really can fit in a large garage). And yes, their cockpit resembles a car's dash in a completely scary/awesome way. Here's our full gallery from the event: More »

1:45 PM on Wed Aug 6 2008
By Mark Wilson
18,216 views, 49 comments

Latest by Purple Dave: So instead of having to deal with the unpleasant hassle of getting a pilot's license, you can instead have to more »

birds eye view

Tailcam Video Shows Awesome Plane's-Eye-View of A380 in Flight

This video is a feed from the Tailcam in an A380 as the aircraft takes-off. The cam feed can be shown on the seat-back displays and gives you an almost Superman-like view of the aircraft from 79-feet up at the top of the tail. It's pretty amazing watching the behemoth aircraft surge slowly down the runway and into the air... and there's another vid, showing it landing in to SFO as part of the recent Emirates tour. More »

10:00 AM on Wed Aug 6 2008
By Kit Eaton
14,573 views, 70 comments

Latest by adamgetsawesome: Weird... They had the same setup on an Iberia flight i was on last year but it was on the more »

size matters

Biggest Airplane Model in the World Eaten by Biggest Cargo Aircraft

This is an Airbus A380—the largest passenger aircraft in the world—eaten alive by an Antonov AN-124—the largest mass-produced cargo airplane in the world (which I filmed inside at Dubai's airport). Before you exclaim "Photoshop!", this is a real photo by Dmitry Avdeev. However, it's not a real A380: it's a 1/3 scale model, which makes it the biggest aircraft replica in the world. So big, in fact, that its 87-feet wingspan is 3 feet and 4 inches wider than a real Concorde. Seeing it completely built in video gives you an idea of its gigantic scale. More »

8:00 AM on Wed Aug 6 2008
By Jesus Diaz
28,749 views, 24 comments

Latest by N/A: @Stang70Fastback: The caption said that the AN124 was the largest mass produced cargo aircraft. There is only 1 AN-225 in existence. more »

Japanese TV show not really

I Survived a Japanese Game Show: Dizzy Weddings and Chastity Belts

This week's bewildering I Survived... challenge dressed contestants as bride and groom before sending them across narrow bridges to meet and consummate their union like it's 1499. The catch(es)? They're surround by a sea of powder and the floor is spinning, both literally and figuratively. Before the challenge starts contestants are spun until they can barely stand, and during the (chastity belt?) unlocking are stumbled atop separate rotating platforms, making their simple task almost impossible. More »

7:40 PM on Wed Jul 30 2008
By John Herrman
8,240 views, 11 comments

Latest by N/A: HA! love the Japs more »

showers

Photos Emerge of Emirates A380 Showers: Tiny, But Luxurious

See that happy-looking lady in the pic? She's standing in an Emirates A380 in-flight shower room, details of which have emerged after we first alerted you to this airborne luxury. The "shower spas" are pretty decently kitted-out, and the aircraft carries an extra 1,100-pounds of water to allow every one of the 14 first-class passengers to have a splash. As a result, the shower only runs for five minutes, and there's a traffic-light system to let you know how the time's going. And if you're planning on trying to form a new "mile-high, in the shower" club, you'd better forget it: the showers are small, "designed for single usage." More »

7:44 AM on Wed Jul 30 2008
By Kit Eaton
19,491 views, 72 comments

Latest by N/A: I have to agree about Emirates... In the last month I have flown Emirates RT BKK-DUBAI-NYC and also RT HKG more »

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