Gizmodo
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The Dream Is Alive
DVR/BitTorrent Combo BlobBox Appears, Pirates and Studio Execs Shudder
One of Chen's deepest, darkest fantasies is a set-top box that records shows and pulls in torrents at the same time. Italian hardware firm Telsey and software maker TVBlob just made it—the BlobBox—a reality. More »
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Comment by HeartBurnKid: Agent of R.O.A.C.H.: I already have a box that does this. It's called a living room PC. 3 Responses | Other threads
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motherboards
Asus Marine Cool Motherboard Fights Heat with Ceramic Plates
Ceramic isn't just for pottery. It's used in military armor to stop bullets and the Space Shuttle to thwart heat. Now, Asus is reintroducing the material in its sci-fi-tastic Marine Cool motherboard. More »
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By Mark WilsonComment by Dave Lindsay: Uhh... the ceramic materials used in military armor and the space shuttle are made to protect things from heat. They're... 13 Responses | Other threads
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pcs
Delicious (and Not So Delicious) GMC PC Case Designs
Although we think CeBIT is largely a waste of convention center, one standout was Korean PC-case master GMC (no relation to America's own troubled automotive titan). Its sexiest case concept was by far the disc-shaped red-and-black beauty captured by Aving above. Even its simple name, "Pot," evokes a feeling of peace and ease, tinged with faint pangs of hunger. The other designs below are innovative and practical, though some suffered from designer overkill, not to mention an overwhelming reliance on the color green. [Aving USA; GMC] More »
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Comment by Takato: Where can I get GMC cases in the USA? They're totally cool. more » | Other threads
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cebit
CeBIT, SCHMeBIT
CeBITended yesterday, and I can't say I miss it.[Ed note: It's still going on, I just didn't notice, sorry.] Most importantly, the product lines were thin. Secondly, there was a transport strike on the fair's first day. And, there is, apparently, a shortage of prostitutes in Hannover, a definite problem for the whore-mongering tech press corps. (You know who you are.) The last time it was important enough to attend was several years ago, and I'm not sure we're ever going to this show again. More »
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By AddyDugdaleComment by Headfoot: I like the lack of 9800 GX2. They had them there. No big deal ya know, just the fastest discrete... more » | Other threads
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bad business
Cops Shut Down Meizu's CeBIT Booth
It looks like we weren't the only ones not impressed with Meizu's M8 iPhone ripoff — its booth at CeBIT was shut down by the local police and all products and promotional materials were removed. Yikes! Apparently some other booths were shut down as well, as this was part of a wider initiative to protect patent and copyright owners. What does this mean for the fate of our favorite junk copycat Chinese ripoff phone? Time will tell. Stay strong, my friends. More »for Ripping Off Apple -
amd
AMD Finally Shows Off Its 45nm Processors
At CeBit today AMD finally showed off the fruits of its 45nm labors—one server and one desktop chip, a far cry from the 16 Intel launched with Penryn's debut back in January. But, given AMD's woes lately, on the technical and biznass fronts, we're just glad to see 'em. More »
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peripherals
Sony/NEC's Optiarc Busts Out Five Blu-ray Burners at CeBIT, No HD DVDs in Sight
When Sony announced its joint venture with NEC over a year ago (resulting in a company called Optiarc), the company said it would be creating Blu-ray and DVD drives, and may produce HD DVD drives. CeBIT was another story, where the company rolled out no less than five Blu-ray burners at the big euro-show. Will the company also offer HD DVD burners, or, heaven forbid, combo devices that can handle both HD DVD and Blu-ray? Maybe. More » -
cellphones
Chinese Concept Phones: At Last, a Useful Place for a USB Connector
No idea whether these will ever make it into production, but Chinese phone company Huawei showed off three pretty spanky ideas at CeBit 2007. First up is a phone with a built-in USB connector that doesn't need any additional cables to function. Made of flexible rubber, the connector bends any which way you want to connect it to your computer to transfer data or recharge your phone. More crazy ideas and pics after the jump. More » -
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Samsung Ultra Music Phone: Colors Revealed, Probably Match Beyoncé's Underwear
We all knew Beyoncé was fronting Samsung's Ultra Phone, and we all guessed that the dual-screen cell would probably come in red, white, and black (we were so thankful they nixed it in pink), but did we have a clue that it would come in juicy orange and fabulous electric blue? Nope, we'll freely admit that we didn't see that coming and we LOVE it. And yes, we are that shallow. More » -
gadgets
Sony Ericsson Virtually Floundering at CeBIT
For those who enjoy the almost-game Second Life, Sony set up a virtual CeBIT area for the Sony Ericcson line. But apparently it isn't going very well...Ok, so our USBCELL bunny tried to find some folk at the Sony CEBIT 2007 event to chat. Sadly Kinda of empty. So thats a several hundred thousand dollar spend by Sony Ericcson in SL, but it's kinda off empty. Shame. Might as well go to the real Cebit show Sony Ericsson...
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Bathroom Mirror TV: No, That Sexy Guy Is Not You
Fresh from CeBIT: here is a mirror that doubles as a television display (or the other way around) that's been designed for the moist, stenchy environment of your bathroom. More » -
peripherals
Art.Lebedev Releases Pics of Newly-Named Optimus Maximus Vaporware Keyboard
It turns out that picture we showed you last week of the Optimus keyboard from Art.Lebedev Studio was not a fake, but was a picture of an actual model of a keyboard that may someday actually ship. The company rolled out its official portraits of the OLED-lit keyboard just before CeBIT opened in Germany, and the gallery includes pictures of the company's trade show booth which is proudly emblazoned with the new name, Optimus Keyboards. More » -
home entertainment
Awesome TIE Fighter Speakers Flew Out of Star Wars and Into Your Living Room
These TIE Fighter speakers are from Question Mark EntertainmentNikko Home Electronics, and we have no idea what sort of drivers are in these two, dare we say, satellite speakers and their accompanying subwoofer, but if looks could kill, our Death Star would be completely exploding just about now. More » -
peripherals
Optimus 103 Loses a Little Vapor, to Debut at CeBIT
As first reported on Gizmodo, the Optimus 103 is a joke, or so we thought. After more than a year of speculation, mockups and rumors the Optimus keyboard will actually be a reality when it debuts at CeBIT in the coming weeks. CeBIT is a consumer electronics tradeshow held in Germany. The Art.Lebedev guys are hard at work prepping the key sizes and whatnot, but from what it sounds like there will actually be a working model live at CeBIT beginning on March 21. More »
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pcs
One More UMPC: Founder MiniNote
More fallout from CeBIT as we see one more UMPC, this one the Founder MiniNote from China. It pretty much sticks to the script with a 7-inch display, an Intel ultra low voltage (ULV) Pentium M 1GHz processor and an Intel 915 GMS chipset. It does skimp on the RAM a bit, though, with 256MB when most of the UMPCs on display at CeBIT had 512MB. Like the others, it's nice and light at slightly less than 2 pounds, and we like the idea of using that portable folding keyboard rather than using the touchscreen for text entry. More » -
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CeBIT Trade Rag Reveals More Origami Details
The online version of CeBIT's tradeshow newspaper is already online, revealing a bit more information about Microsoft and Intel's Origami platform. More » -
pdas
CeBIT '06: Asus Origami Prototype
Reader M Milach sends us this image of an Asus Origami device, presumably from the showfloor of CeBIT, since we're told the image is from this German gaming site. More » -
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CeBIT '06: We Went There
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cellphones
BenQ-Siemens EL71 Slider Phone
If you like your phones super skinny and encased in metal, Motorola's RAZR and SLVR have just gotten themselves some serious new competition in the BenQ-Siemens EL71 slider phone, announced today at CeBIT. Brushed aluminum and magnesium! Only 16.mm thick! A keypad that glides out gently! You'd probably be going out on the town more if you had this phone, the better to show it off. More » -
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BenQ-Siemens Announces Six New Handsets
BenQ Mobile's just announced six new phones at CeBIT '06, including the P51 smartphone at left. It runs Windows Mobile 5.0 OS, has a 2.83" QVGA TFT color touchscreen (240x320 pixels), Bluetooth, Push email (like the Blackberry), a 1.3 megapixel camera, USB and an integrated GPS receiver.
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pcs
CeBIT 06: Samsung Jumps on the Origami Bandwagon
Here's another Origami-compatible computer; this one is the Samsung Q1 which was shown in a preview at CeBIT. It has a 900MHz Intel Celeron chip inside with 500MB of RAM. It s also packing Bluetooth, WLAN, and WiFi 802.11a/g. More information is forthcoming from our intrepid reporters now on the ground (but not yet in the gutter, we hope) at CeBIT, where Intel and Microsoft will have a press conference on Thursday. More »
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Comment by exodus: Okay what is taking so long for the super MP3 player. I want my iPod, Blackberry, 4 or 5... more » | Other threads
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gadgets
Mental Typewriter? Really?
No kidding, this brain-to-computer interface will be shown at CeBIT this week, and it uses 128 electrodes placed on the scalp to translate thoughts into cursor movements on a computer screen. The project is being run by the Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Architecture and Software Technology in Berlin. More »
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Comment by bugloaf: Correction: It's Vernor Vinge's singularity, and you obviously don't know what it is. more » | Other threads
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pcs
Intel's UMPC Teaser Site is Live
This image from above comes from the ultra-mobile PC teaser page put up from Intel. Coincidentally the planned UMPC announcement comes on the eve of CEbit 2006. More »
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Comment by Leoport (digerati emergent): That is some crappy Flash animation. You would think they could spend, i dunno, a hundred bucks or so, and... more » | Other threads
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laptops
Antig's Fuel Cells For Laptops Showing At CeBIT Next Week
Taiwan's Antig Technology and AVC Corp will be showing off a fuel cell for laptops at next week's CeBIT Trade Show. They're saying their fuel cell is production-ready and can go into laptops by the second half of this year. More » -
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No Origami Today
It looks like there won
t be any news today about Microsoft
s Origami, the rumored ultra-mobile PC that had everybody guessing. Going to the device
s website brings up a new date amidst all the Flash: March 9, 2006. This coincides with the start of CeBit, the world
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Aigo MP-335 - Linux-based Media Player
Generation MP3 has a piece up (warning: FRENCH) about the Aigo MP-335,which is going to debut at CeBit in March. According to the translation, they claim it uses USB 2.0 and has compatibility with WMA,MPEG-1/2/4, AVI, Divx and text files. The tiny handheld runs off a
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peripherals
Creative to Launch Wi-Fi Speakers?
The Inquirer is reporting that Creative Labs will be releasing a set of surround sound wireless speakers that will be announced and maybe even demoed at CeBIT early next month. The rumored speakers will either be 5.1 or 7.1.
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