Multimedia

Faber Imago+: Now Even Your Cooker Hood Has a Webcam

Faber's Imago+ cooker hood seems like a glimpse into the near future where every available gizmo in your household is some kind of electronics-packed entertainment system. It's first and foremost an extractor fan/filtration system that inhales the fumes from your cooking so you don't have to (at 870 cubic meters per hour). But it's actually loaded up with a multimedia PC too. More »

7:49 AM on Mon Jul 21 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,129 views, 8 comments

Latest by Tony C: It'd get filthy-disgusting ya! And you'd put a crick in your neck looking up at it all the time. I wonder how long high tech microelectronics last in a kitchen environment anyway...? more »

reviews

Lightning Review: Iomega ScreenPlay HD Multimedia Drive

The Gadget: The Iomega ScreenPlay HD upscaling multimedia drive, a 500GB HDD for playing movies, music and slideshows on your TV set. More »

7:30 PM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By Benny Goldman
5,787 views, 19 comments

retromodo

Retromodo: Microsoft Takes a Few Steps Back With "The Veda" Computing System

While The Veda concept is a fairly new idea out of Microsoft's R&D labs, the design itself looks as though it was picked out of a time capsule sealed in the mid '90's. Apparently, the Veda can be used as a phone when the screen is closed, as a multimedia player when the screen is open, and as a normal portable PC by opening the screen and extracting the keyboard. It also looks about the same size as a library dictionary. More »

7:00 PM on Mon Jun 16 2008
By Sean Fallon
6,613 views, 16 comments

Latest by Mike918: @TorrenceBlackbird: Yeah i know, but the fact that other people not involved with apple had to to those aplications is patethic. more »

dock

Asus ROG XG VGA Multimedia Docking Station Gets Revealed

Asus's ROG XG, the "world's first VGA and multimedia docking station" for notebooks has just been revealed in full. The "Republic of Gamer" XG comes bundled with a EN8600GT/HTDP/256M graphics card, has a built-in express card interface, Dolby sound technology which can simulate 5.1 sound through two speakers, and a four-port USB hub. And still looks neat: it's even earned an honorable mention in this years Red Dot design awards. More info in the press release. More »

9:20 AM on Wed May 28 2008
By Kit Eaton
4,685 views, 18 comments

Latest by Spartan1308™: Depending on the price and some independent performance reviews, I'm interested. I have a notebook w/Intel Core Duo 5400 and 3GB of ram but only onboard Intel graphics. It also does in fact have an express card slot. more »

hava

Hava Finally Goes Outside Windows But Only To Symbian

Monsoon Multimedia, makers of Hava the other place shifter, have announced they are bringing Hava Mobile Player to S60 devices. The announcement comes Tomorrow at the S60 Summit in Barcelona, where the free app which gives S60 mobiles the ability to watch and control their Hava boxes will be demonstrated. As of now, Hava players are only available for Windows and Windows Mobile, so it's good to see that Hava is actually working on making their product accessible to other users. Now what about Mac users? [PR Newswire via MobileCrunch]

9:50 AM on Tue May 27 2008
By Christopher Mascari
812 views, 8 comments

Latest by shaunatk: Whodey think gonna beat dem bengals! Whodey! more »

hdr tv

SIM2, Dolby's High Dynamic Range TV: For Quality A-Team Viewing

Hey kids! Mr. T here, tellin' you that watching too much TV is bad for you. But if you're stuck inside, maybe you're sick with a cold or something, then this new TV by Dolby and SIM2 Multimedia might be good. It's got some cool local-dimming LED technology —1,838 of the suckas— that dynamically adjust backlighting for the best picture. They say it's got infinite contrast ratio: no shit! Guess that's the High Dynamic Range part. Has 1920 x 1080 pixels, 46-inch screen and is designed by an Italian-sounding guy. Giorgio Revoldini. Say What? You want to buy it? It's a protoype, sucka. [7 Gadgets]

7:41 AM on Tue Apr 1 2008
By Kit Eaton
1,091 views, 15 comments

Latest by FubarGuy: @drsmith: Wrong! It's funny as hell and I'm loving the shit out of it! more »

gadgets

Multimedia Watch Makes Wrist Mounted Accessories Useful (Almost)

The day when the watch is once again a useful piece of technology is looming over us. For proof, check out Chinavasion's Multimedia Watch, which packs in a 1.8-inch LCD (160 x 128), voice recorder, in-built loudspeaker, 8GB flash, as well as support for pretty much every media codec ever conceived. (AVI, MP4, WMV, MOV, MP3, WMA, JPEG and the list goes on.)
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5:00 AM on Tue Mar 4 2008
By Haroon Malik
4,476 views, 22 comments

multimedia

Celrun TV HD Multimedia Player Supports Almost Every Codec Under the Sun

The Celrun TV multimedia player comes equipped to the back teeth. The HD multimedia player totes Ethernet, WiFi b/g for basic, network accessible storage; digital and analog TV tuners, IPTV support, DVR functionality, 320GB HDD, two USB ports, as well as RGB, S-VIDEO and HDMI outputs. Add to that the ability to playback H.264, WMV, AVI, Xvid, MOV, VOB, MPEG1/2/4 and a whole host of other supported codecs in between, the Celrun TV is certainly a souped up performer on paper. No idea as yet whether we'll see it Stateside, but if it does make an appearance, we'll be sure to let you know. [Akihabara News]

4:25 AM on Tue Feb 26 2008
By Haroon Malik
6,185 views, 16 comments

Latest by Brentis: sweet - i think.. h.264 HD? i.e. I need it to support my m2ts files from my HD HDD Sony camcorder. Will it work??? anyone know? TIA! more »

home entertainment

Waci-Pad Gives You Total Entertainment Control in a Light Switch

The Aurora Multimedia site says that their 6 or 12 button Waci-Pad is "ideal for wall or podium mounting," we know exactly where we're putting this—next to the our front door so we can switch on all our electronics when we enter the house (or off when we leave, but that never happens). More »

6:40 PM on Thu Feb 21 2008
By Jason Chen
6,417 views, 6 comments

multimedia player

iRiver's Multimedia Unit2 has Everything We Could Want, Including Apple-esque UI

We know that iRiver has been working on its all-singing, all-dancing multimedia player-dock-thingie the Unit2 for over a year. The Apple-esque interface, its voice over IP internet telephone (yes, a telephone) and the removable 16:9 touchscreen make it look quite amazing. And expensive. We don't know the price yet, though. Seeing the unit and the telephone in action, which unfolds to show a full QWERTY keyboard, makes it even more attractive. More »

8:32 AM on Mon Feb 18 2008
By Kit Eaton
16,454 views, 27 comments

Latest by n/a: Actually I dislike ipod because:-no drag and drop, ums, or file folder browsing-crappy screen (just like how people say whatever feature is 'soo last year'(buttons, fm radio, mic), I'm going to go ahead and say the 64k screen on the more »

ces 2008

Hands-On Proposal: Euricase Multimedia Ring Box

The Gadget: Euricase Multimedia Ring Box, adds a 2-inch LCD and 60 minutes of video to otherwise meaningless jewelry boxes.

The Catch: Sarah Meyers!

The Verdict...

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7:32 PM on Tue Jan 8 2008
By Mark Wilson
8,682 views, 26 comments

Latest by toyotaboy: 60 minutes of video? shouldn't that perhaps be 60 seconds.. what would you fill up an hour with? "honey, will you marry me? hopefully she said yes and is jumping for joy right now.. hmm, only used up 10 more »

cellphones

Moto ZiNE the Official Name For Upcoming Multimedia Phones?

Gizmos.es has a hot tip on the name for Motorola's upcoming multimedia phones: the Moto ZiNE. They've confirmed two Motorola ZiNE phones for 2008, one of which is an upgrade of the Motorola Z10 with touchscreen, keyboard, Wi-Fi and GPS. The other phone will have an 8-megapixel camera and optical zoom, and will be a slider and have something to do with a Moto/Kodak integration deal. It would be easy to make fun of them for yet another lame four-letter name, but we'll let their 21% to 13% drop in marketshare do our job for us. [Gizmos.es]

1:45 PM on Thu Nov 29 2007
By Jason Chen
2,674 views, 4 comments

Latest by schrosa: Moto makes the SHITTIEST sync software in the ENTIRE industry and then they have the BALLS to charge for it. Could you screw up worse? Oh yeah, make the RAZR your flagship model. Good Strategery. more »

peripherals

USB Multimedia Remote: Like Front Row For Your PC Laptop

If you are a die-hard PC user, but you have always been a little jealous of Front Row on Macs, this USB Media remote can provide a solution. The device allows you to play music, flip through photos, watch movies and control Windows Media Center all from an inexpensive remote that fits neatly into your laptop PCMCIA Slot. Other features include: a range of 30 feet and support for Windows Vista, XP, 2000 and ME. It is not the first time we have come across a device like this, but for only $30 it sounds like a pretty good deal. [Product Page via GeekAlerts]

5:30 PM on Thu Nov 22 2007
By Sean Fallon
4,412 views, 21 comments

Latest by gadgetfanatic: Hello Lawsuit. more »

design concept

Multimedia Player-Projector Built Like a Flashlight

Designer Can-Hong Huang takes a page out of Sony's dildo-shaped music player playbook, coming up with this multimedia player that also takes on a phallic shape. This design concept is not only a cylindrical MP3 player with rotating control knobs on its barrel, but instead of a screen it has a flashlightesque projector on the end that can turn any white wall into a mini movie theater. More »

10:40 AM on Thu Jul 19 2007
By Charlie White
2,714 views, 5 comments

peripherals

Razer Pro|Solutions Pro|Type Multimedia Keyboard: iPod Dock to Finally Ship

We heard of a lot of big talk a year ago about the Razer Pro|Solutions Pro|Type Multimedia Keyboard, but it hasn't actually shipped since then. That's all changing now, where Amazon will offer it for the first time, for $129.99. If you can remember back that far, it has a universal iPod dock at the top of its keys, and also includes a dedicated button to launch iTunes. More »

2:15 PM on Mon Apr 2 2007
By Charlie White
760 views, 11 comments

portable media

Exclusive Hands-On: Wolverine ESP's 160GB PMP Holds Most Media in the World

We've taken a glance at Wolverine ESP Multimedia players before, but none have had the ability to store 160GB of data on an internal hard drive, the largest amount of storage space available on a portable player. We've had a chance to spent some quality time with the Wolverine ESP, and found it to be a bit clunky but impressive nonetheless. More »

2:45 PM on Fri Feb 23 2007
By Charlie White
5,299 views, 9 comments