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Sony’s NW-A910 Series Video Walkman Smallest and Lightest for TV

Sony’s latest Video Walkman series, the NW-A910, is to be released next month in Japan. Available in 16GB, 8GB and 4GB models, Sony claim it’s the smallest and lightest device to watch and record digital TV on. And that’s not all: The 16GB model can record up to 100 hours of digital terrestrial TV, programmable…

Ceramic Paper Speakers Look Better than they Sound

Singaporean Yong Jieyu’s ceramic paper speakers (actually, they’re less speaker than amplifier) are made from clay &mdash one of the best materials for sound amplification thanks to its low sound absorbent coefficiency &mdash and recycled music scores. Place your an earphone inside each “speaker” and voila! your tunes can be heard by all and sundry.…

If you wanted a 4GB iPhone on the cheap, then it’s too late, mate. The Apple store is now back up without the smaller version. Clicking on the old 4GB link just gives you a “This product is no longer available” blurb.

Scientists Hack CD Player, Transform It into Lab Scanner

When researchers at the Universidad Polit cnica de Valencia needed a lab scanner, but didn’t have the cash to pay for it, they didn’t panic. Instead, Angel Maqueira and his colleagues bought a bog-standard CD player &mdash and hacked it, saving themselves a potential $70,000 in the process. By soldering two additional light sensors inside…

Medion GoPal P4425 SatNav has Fingerprint Recognition

Given that SatNav systems are one of the hottest items to steal these days, Medion’s latest GoPal might go some way in redressing the balance. Its P4425 model boasts fingerprint recognition for extra security, meaning that not only will thieves be unable to use it, but might find it that little bit harder to find…

Arrow Bookshelf a Must-Have for Tetris Mongs

Furniture designer Timothy Ben’s Arrow bookshelf modules are made from MDF and come in 20 different colors, with either a lacquered or laminated finish. Although they’re probably meant to be stacked in that delightful chevron effect, I’m sure you can play a basic form of Tetris with them if you’re really bored. [Timothy Ben Furniture…

New Au Infobars Shave Corners, Just Need Lube

Au’s Infobar 2 is hitting the streets in Japan in November. Impress describes it as “Square it was and the form like whether the candy dissolved in the mouth and had roundness of,” which makes me certain that it was designed by Yoda (another clue is that it comes in Yoda Green.) The 2.6-inch OLED…

New AQUOS Blu-Ray Recorders from Sharp Have Up to 1TB Storage

Sharp has announced new Blu-ray recorders in Japan, with the 1TB hard drive-equipped BD-HDW20 as the new flagship. The player can start recording from its two digital or one analog tuners in under one second. The $2,620 recorder is followed by the BD-HDW15, which packs a 500GB HD for $1,750. The other models are the…

Adobe Photoshop for iPhone Is as Stupid as It Sounds

Not the best use for an iPhone SDK but, for some reason, we find this funny. Beware, installing Adobe Photoshop in your iPhone will void your warranty, aspazzarently. [YouTube] https://gizmodo.com/no-iphone-sdk-means-no-killer-iphone-apps-267899

Amazon Non-DRM MP3 Store now in Public Beta, Easy to Use

Amazon’s MP3 store is now in public beta, so you can all have a fiddle around with the DRM-free service &mdash like I just did. First observations: https://gizmodo.com/amazons-drm-free-mp3-store-likely-to-launch-mid-septemb-295555 There are two million tunes available, from 180,000 artists, including tracks from EMI and Universal. Over half of the songs are priced at 89 cents, including the…

Gigashot A100 Series is Small, Full HD Camcorder from Toshiba

Here’s a full-frontal of one of Toshiba’s Gigashot A100 Full HD camcorders. The A100F has a 1.8-inch HDD with capacity of 100GB, while her younger sister, the A40F has, yep, 40GB on hers. But they both give you 1920 1080 resolution in MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format. They’re out in Japan mid-November, a month after the less…

Sony Gives its Super-Mini Vaio U Series an Upgrade

Sony’s pocket-sized U series Vaio has been updated, replacing the previous CPU, an Intel Core 2 Solo U2100 at 1.06 GHz with a Core Solo U1400 at 1.2 GHz. What else? Oh yeah, they’ve boosted the HD: That’s now up to 40GB from 30GB, and there’s also a port extender. Unchanged is the screen, still…

Lightweight Sony Vaio G2 Has Drip-Proof Keyboard and SSD

The next-generation Vaio G is out in Japan next month, boasting a Core 2 Duo CPU, SSD and a drip-proof keyboard, which shuts down the system if it detects a spillage, while diverting the water away from the important stuff. You can see how that works in the gallery below, while the gen on the…

Official Launch of Samsung’s ArmaniPhone in Milan

It’s not the first time we’ve seen Samsung’s Armani phone, but its official unveiling happened in Milan yesterday, following Giorgio’s runway show. The credit-card-sized phone is 10.5 mm wide, has haptic feedback and will be on sale in Europe from November. An Armani-Samsung Casa LCD TV is to follow in January. Stats, pricing and more…

Sony’s L-Type Vaios Bring Three Kinds of Sexiness to your Home

Sony’s latest range of Vaio PCs, the L-Type, look to be a pretty sexy proposition. Top dog is the LT, with a 22-inch screen that you can wall mount and watch digital and analog TV on. The LM is 19 inches and does digital TV, while the LJ is a 15.4-inch desktop model with a…

Sling Media to be Acquired by EchoStar for $380 Million

Sling Media, the company that brought you the Slingbox and SlingPlayer software, has been bought by EchoStar. The corporation, which owns the DISH pay-TV network, has valued Sling Media at $380 million, and the sale should take place before the end of the year. Full press release is below. EchoStar Announces Agreement to Acquire Sling…

How to Make a Human Flipbook from 150 T-Shirts

Sub company Erbert & Gerbert was looking for a cheaper way to advertise its food than the usual $365,000 that’s usually needed to film a commercial. And this is what they came up with. Cool and clever. [Human Flipbook via Fresh Creation]

The Ultimate Gadget Lover Takes Pics of Same Vending Machine Daily for Two Years

If you ever wake up in the morning and think: “Every day is just the same old same old,” then maybe you need to look at Ryuuichi Terada’s blog. Entitled “I Take a Picture of the Same Vending Machine Every Day (or so). I’m Very Sorry,” the Sapporo-based man has spent the past two years…

Bugstepper for Kids Heralds Computer Games that Gauge Boredom

This is Bugstepper, a kids’ electronic game that Danish scientists are hoping is the first step in developing computer games that can detect a player’s boredom and up the ante accordingly. Researchers at the University of Southern Denmark in Odense tried out the active electronic game on 56 eight- to ten-year-olds to create a program…

This is What 1GB of Storage Looks Like Now and 20 Years Ago

How times change, eh? Clicky for bigger. [Best Pic Ever via Spluch]