Gizmodo: mako

Nokia Mako Side-Slider and Oh-So-Shiny Thresher for AT&T

matt buchanan — Sun, 24 May 2009 20:00:43 EDT

Rounding out the AT&T leaks is this batch from Nokia. Two are actually interesting: The odd-in-a-good-way Mako side-slider, which is an S60 phone with full QWERTY and somewhat snoozy specs. And the Thresher, which is probably the shiniest slider Nokia's ever pooped out.

[Engadget]

Razer THX Mako 2.1 Speakers Reviewed (Verdict: Gorgeous, Best 2.1 System Ever)

matt buchanan — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 19:00:30 EST

Razer is (justifiably) known for their gaming peripherals, particularly their keyboards and mice (which you love or hate, depending on what kind of games you play). On the audio front, they're slightly less battle hardened, and, by and by, most 2.1 systems are dreck. (I'll totally vouch for Logitech's ZX-2300 setup, though.) And the Mako 2.1 Advanced Desktop Audio's' premise sounds a little gimicky: rounded satellites with 360-degree, omni-directional sound. Yet Gadget Lab says "there's nary another 2.1 system that can match the Mako's performance."

The omni-directional business actually works and you can actually hear grenades chucked your from "virtually any direction." The 300W RMS of THX-certified power probably help, pushing the audio everywhere it needs to go. Highs and mids are "especially clear and resonant," though low fidelity is the where system hits a patch of weak sauce—at 400 bucks, that's a bit troubling. The only other bit of blah is the slightly unresponsive touch controls, but they system looks hot, so we can forgive it being a little cold to the touch. Maybe that's a little too much insight into our personal life. [Gadget Lab]

Mako Desktop Speakers Actually Worked Today, Sounded Just Fine

Gizloco — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:38:31 EST

Remember yesterday when I had a one-on-one with the 2.1-channel Razer Mako desktop speakers and they didn't work? Magic must have happened overnight and they worked just fine today. The speakers sounded great from all over the demo room with no "dead spots" to speaker of. Audioslave bellowed from the tiny satellites and as we cranked up the volume to 11 you can tell we were upsetting the other nearby companies. – Nicholas Deleon

Press Release [Razer]

Razer's Mako Desktop Speakers Look Like Spaceship, May Actually Sound Good

Gizloco — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 03:12:05 EST

Razer, known for its high end PC gaming peripherals, is trying to break into the more general home entertainment market. The first step? The Mako desktop speakers, designed in conjunction with THX's mad scientists to sound, you know, better than the average piece of junk PC desktop speakers. There was only one small catch in today's presentation: the speakers didn't work. So we'll have to wait until tomorrow to find out how they actually sounds.

The Subwoofer

I had a brief interview with one of THHX's head engineers who used all sort of Space Age words that I didn't understand to describe just why the speakers rock so much. Look for the Mako speakers sometime in the second quarter of this year for $299. Come back tomorrow when I can report on how they actually sound. And yeah, the speakers kinda look like a spaceship. – Nicholas Deleon

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