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lightning review

Lightning Review: Microsoft SideWinder X6 Gaming Keyboard

The Gadget: Microsoft's SideWinder X6, their first ever bona fide SideWinder gaming keyboard, designed especially for Sith Lords with red adjustable backlighting, a pisston of macros and a hot swappable number/macro keypad. More »

3:00 PM on Fri Sep 5 2008
By matt buchanan
11,241 views, 36 comments

Latest by thesum: Love the Color scheme Darth Bane pwns j00 @l1!!!shift+1!!11 more »

cedia 2008

CEDIA 2008 Infiltrated: Booths Under Construction, A Few Tidbits Already Powered Up

We snuck in (or casually moseyed in, actually) to CEDIA's main show floor, which is still being set up for tomorrow's opening, and we've learned a few things in advance of any announcements. More »

3:55 PM on Wed Sep 3 2008
By John Mahoney
3,017 views, 6 comments

Latest by gotcheeze5793: @Noobs-R-Us: lol, do you want to take them? more »

aerospace

Sikorsky X2 Helicopter Tested, Even Cooler than Expected

Sikorsky, makers of the Blackhawk and other sleek helicopters, have successfully tested their X2 Technology Demonstrator, a prototype designed to showcase new propulsion systems that will allow their helicopters to fly at twice the speed of conventional ones. And it looks sci-fi pretty too, even more so from the front: More »

8:15 AM on Wed Sep 3 2008
By Jesus Diaz
30,655 views, 50 comments

Latest by fosin: Why is Devo in that first picture? more »

sony

SDK for Sony xPeria X1 Phone Launched, Doesn't Cost a Penny

Sony's just come up with the software development kit for the xPeria X1, designed to let programmers create new "panel" apps for the phone's funky one-touch panel interface that sits on top of its Windows Mobile 6.1 OS. The idea is to create stuff that will "meet the consumer’s demand for a rich, individualized multimedia experience on their phone"—everything from search engines to social networking apps, all easy-access through the panels, or so says Sony anyway. If you're keen to get to grips with making software for this phone, you'll be able to get hold of the SDK for free here. Otherwise, check out a video of the panel interface at the Sony link. Press release below. [Sony] More »

5:36 AM on Wed Sep 3 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,645 views, 26 comments

Latest by Ambiguous Blob 2.0: Poor Lam, I apologize... more »

blu-ray

Sony Has Blu-ray Recorder Frenzy: Six New Models, with HDD Recording Too

Sony has had a little splurge of Blu-ray action, and come up with six new models of BDR-recorders/players that also sport hard drives which can record HD video. The T-series, BDZ-T55 and BDZ-T75 are the basic models, with 320GB hard drives, BD Live and memory-card ports and DLNA (on the T75). The L-series models BDZ-L55 and BDZ-L95 have 320GB and 500GB drives respectively, and a HDV 1080i/DV input, and 2 USB sockets for connecting digital cams to. The top-end X-series BDZ-X95 and BDZ-X100 models have 500GB and 1TB of drive room, Sony's Cross Media bar GUI and the new Digital Reality Creation - Multi Function version 3 chip. Full specs below. More »

4:47 AM on Wed Sep 3 2008
By Kit Eaton
3,812 views, 15 comments

Latest by reddingofish: Sorry I meant PS3 2000. more »

cellphones

7 Prisoners Have Surgery To Remove Cellphones Stuck "Up There"

37 prisoners in a Pakistan jail were caught hiding cellphones inside their bodies—presumably their rectums. And for 30 of said prisoners, life continued as normal once the phones were removed. But for an unlucky 7, those stuffing themselves with smartphones, nature couldn't take its course. So they underwent surgery. More »

1:43 PM on Tue Sep 2 2008
By Mark Wilson
13,263 views, 100 comments

Latest by sgagnon3: @axiomatic: Got an aunt that works in the state prison in maine..... she was just telling me of a prisoner more »

kaboom

The Deadly Aftermath of a Rocket Explosion Seconds After Launch

While space travel is safe for the most part, sometimes things go really wrong. Like last week's NASA's rocket explosion on the Wallops Island, where an ATK Launch Vehicle X-1 exploded only seconds after liftoff, with hazardous debris falling on land and sea. We are used to seeing the fireworks in the air, but what happens when that flaming debris hits the ground is much more spectacular and scary, as you can see in this video. More »

8:30 AM on Tue Sep 2 2008
By Jesus Diaz
16,272 views, 61 comments

Latest by JEmlay: So....they saw a 17 foot crack after the explosion but not BEFORE the explosion? Yeah.... that's it! more »

IFA 2008 Hands-On

LG X110 Feels Solid, Fast, Is Netbook with Capital N

I groped and used the LG X110 netbook for some time here at IFA. As Mark pointed out, this is the first netbook where "net" actually means something else: direct 3G network access without additions. More »

3:12 PM on Sun Aug 31 2008
By Jesus Diaz
30,198 views, 31 comments

IFA 2008

Video Hands-on: Samsung X360 is an Air Killer

I got my dirty paws all over the 2.79-pound Samsung X360 and I've got to say I'm impressed with everything except for the piano black finish. Its size and weight—very light and thin—is comparable to the MacBook Air, the 13.3-inch,1,200 x 800 pixel screen looks very good, and it comes with more ports and features than Apple's notebook: direct HDMI out, three USB ports, Express Card slot, 7-in-1 flash card reader, external optical unit included, and fingerprint reader for security. Definitely, the Samsung X360 bests the MacBook Air in features hands down... although yes, you guessed it, there's a big hairy but lurking around the corner. More »

10:20 AM on Fri Aug 29 2008
By Jesus Diaz
33,627 views, 96 comments

Latest by AlternateEarth: At first I was excited but then I watched the video,,, The finish is ridiculous and shows a flaw that most more »

ifa 2008

Samsung X360 Laptop is Super Skinny

It's pretty clear where Samsung is going with the X360 laptop when you notice it's branded it as "lighter than air" and say it's the "lightest notebook in its 13.3 inch class" since it weighs just 1.27 kg. Inside there's a 45nm Core 2 Duo mobile processor, mated to a 1280 x 800 pixel LED-backlit screen, and the machine has no internal DVD drive: instead it comes with an external one. Sounds a little familiar, no? But the battery life is claimed to be 10 hours, by Samsung, and it's got a full array of ports, including an RJ45 socket for wired LAN, a mic-in, three USB 2.0 sockets, a PCI express card slot and a HDMI socket. Somewhat strangely it's also been "sprinkled" with nano silver ion powder to keep the keyboard bacteria-free. It'll be available in September in some European countries, and Russia, China and Hong Kong, but there's no info on the US release or pricing. Extensive press release below. More »

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5:09 AM on Fri Aug 29 2008
By Kit Eaton
6,902 views, 18 comments

Latest by Leonard Nimrod: The 10 hour battery life is the typical Samsung exaggeration based on non-real world usage, so by my TDP calculations more »

mini-notebooks

LG X110, A Netbook That's Actually Ready for the Net

While Wi-Fi is nice, what mini-notebooks need to reach their potential (and be more functional than the average smartphone) is 3G data. The LG X110 appears to be a pretty standard 8.9" mini-note, but it's packing HSDPA so you can browse [fill in crude meme of choice] almost anywhere. In addition to the wireless data, it's got the 1.6GHz Atom, 1GB of RAM and integrated webcam that we know so well, along with a 160GB hard drive. The LG X110 arrives in Europe this October for a pretty reasonable €399/$589. [Register Hardware]

9:25 AM on Thu Aug 28 2008
By Mark Wilson
4,767 views, 13 comments

Latest by Daniel: This netbook has a larger hard drive than my notebook =/ more »

gps

Garmin 785T GPS and Friends: Free Lifetime Traffic, Lane Assist, 3D Transparent View and Bluetooth

Garmin'sdropping four new models to the higher-end 7x5 lineup with the nüvi 755T, 765T, 775T and the 785T. All models will include lifetime traffic alerts via NAVTEQ Traffic and Bluetooth connectivity, but the updated 7x5 series will include the most exciting new features: a 4.3" touchscreen, a 3-D transparent view of buildings, and lane assist. Garmin is also dropping their budget friendly 2x5 series with three new models: the nüvi 265T, 265WT and 275T. I'd probably opt for the high end line with lane suggestions, but take the 765T with Bluetooth and skip the fancier models. Parsing Garmin's huge lineup is always challenging, but the differences are detailed here: More »

Feature

12:20 PM on Wed Aug 27 2008
By Sean Fallon
7,735 views, 16 comments

Latest by nffcnnr: Cool. That's the ramp i take if/when i drive to work. more »

helicopter

Draganfly X6 UAV: UFO Thingy Packed With Carbon Fiber, HD/Night Cameras and GPS

The Draganfly series of heli cams have been impressive, but the just announced X6 is freaking amazing. The triple-tipped carbon fiber body has two carbon rotors on each end. The design allows it to move in all directions rapidly, provide enough control to zip around indoors yet resist up to 18 miles per hour of wind. More »

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10:09 PM on Tue Aug 26 2008
By Brian Lam
26,132 views, 43 comments

Latest by tamoko: @FinalValgas: Hot-swappable batteries perhaps? more »

legal warfare

Psystar to Countersue Apple, Take No Guff

Psystar, prominent makers of "Hackintosh" PCs running Mac OS X, is set to respond to Apple's copyright infringement suit on Tuesday and file a countersuit of their own, just like we thought. Psystar owner Rudy Pedraza insists that his OpenComputer hardware is merely "providing an alternative, an option" to Apple's pricey hardware. Pedraza plans to countersue Apple under two federal antitrust laws, hoping to prove that Apple's fierce tethering of OS to hardware represents an "anticompetitive restraint of trade." It'll be an uphill battle to fight Apple's legal team, but I kind of hope they win: it's like David versus Goliath, if David and Goliath were both big nerds. [CNET]

7:30 PM on Tue Aug 26 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
5,342 views, 131 comments

Latest by DisposableInterloper: An army of lawyers in no match against a solid case, which usually ends in a settlement out of court. more »

open tech

Open Tech Mac Clone Company Wants To Sell Itself For $50,000

It's only been three weeks since the Mac "clone" company Open Tech made its debut, but it's already putting itself up for sale for $50,000. In an email on July 20, their Vice President Elijah Samaroo said that they were going to "beat Psystar and not make the mistake they did." By this we took it to mean not distribute a hacked copy of Leopard, which is already available on the internet and is what people have been installing OS X on non-Apple machines for quite a while. That's not what they were doing, unfortunately. More »

2:00 PM on Mon Aug 25 2008
By Jason Chen
4,357 views, 16 comments

Latest by drwedge: @CEOself: That was my first thought too... I just don't have the balls to up against Apple, I guess. more »

BDR

Panasonic's DMR-BR630V Blu-ray Disc Recorder Does VHS Tapes Too

A Blu-ray disc recorder and a VHS video tape machine may seem unlikely bedfellows, but that hasn't stopped Panasonic from wrapping them up together in the same box for the DMR-BR630V. The 630V can write BDRs at six times speed, has digital and analog tuners, new second-gen MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 encoder chips as well as all the standard HDMI and analog connections and Panasonic's Viera link for device interconnectivity. It also records to DVD. There's even a 320GB hard drive inside, capable of recording video and later letting you dub it onto BDR or VHS. You'll have to wait until October 1st for its Japanese release, though, if you're absolutely desperate to get your collection of low-res, blurry Friends VHS tapes safely transferred onto spiffy high-res BDRs. And it'll cost you around $1,450 for the privilege. [AVWatch]

4:26 AM on Mon Aug 25 2008
By Kit Eaton
2,201 views, 7 comments

Latest by Mmmm...bacon: @hu_hu_cool: Better: one with Betamax and HD-DVD! more »

tablets

Lenovo ThinkPad X200t Photographed in the Wild

The tablet version of Lenovo's ThinkPad X200 laptop, sensibly named the X200t, was photographed in the wild, looking pretty much like an X200 with a swiveling screen. (That means it's also awfully similar to Lenovo's last tablet, the X61t.) Tablets don't really rock our world, but the X200's form factor and build quality should mean the X200t is also a solid machine. [GottaBeMobile via Engadget]

2:45 PM on Sun Aug 24 2008
By Dan Nosowitz
3,325 views, 12 comments

Latest by Reilaos~: Tablets may not rock your world, but they rock mine! I don't think I'll ever buy a non-tablet laptop for my more »

intel

Intel Opens Door for Army of MacBook Air Clones

Muffled by the cacophony of like a million netbooks and the wireless power that'll power our cyborg brains at the Intel Developer Forum was the low-key introduction of Intel's next-gen 45nm dual core chips for ultra-thin notebooks—i.e., the dwarven chips that made the MacBook Air possible. Now that everybody can snag them, expect a surge of similarly limber notebooks that can suck in their gut to fit into narrow pockets of ugly paper. More »

1:30 PM on Fri Aug 22 2008
By matt buchanan
5,570 views, 24 comments

Latest by Crash Override 777: There maybe a lot of thin notebooks coming out but the question remains the same will it have a OS more »

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