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Retro: WW2 Foxhole Radio

I don’t know enough about electronics to make any sort of informed guess about how well this “foxhole radio” would work, but anything that uses paper clips, razor blades, and pencil lead to pick up radio waves is worth a second glance, to me. (Thanks, BentPenguin!) Full Image (Note: Sort of Huge, 300K) [Gizmodo]

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iPod Photo Dock Has S-Video Out

Check out this image of the iPod Photo Dock. That looks a lot like an S-Video out to me. Presumably you can just use a regular cable out. It does also note that the image out is composite, not component, so that’s a bit of a drag. I’d like some high-rez progressive scan out with…

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Apple Launches 9 Euro iTunes Music Stores

Forgive me, international friends! In all the excitement about the new iPods, I almost forgot to mention: Austria, Belgium, Finland, Greece, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal and Spain all got their own iTunes Music Stores, too. Still €.99. I’m sorry you’re getting ripped off, Euro Friends. It’s not our fault the dollar is so weak. Press…

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iPod Photo Connects to TVs

Looks like the iPod Photo Dock and AV Cable will dump not only video but sound directly via a three-plug RCA connection. Hats optional. Get Brownie Points for Sharing If you d like everyone else to smile right along with you, iPod Photo makes it easy. Sure, you could let them take the Click Wheel…

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iPod Photo: First Details

Okay, here’s the shortbread: it’s a 65k-color screen, 220 by 176 pixel resolution. Same click wheel as before. 15-hour battery life (rock!), iTunes is bumping up to version 4.7, iTunes will auto-sync album art so you can see that whiel playing. Store up to 25,000 photos transfered through iTunes (dunno about iPhoto support for Mac…

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Black iPod U2 Edition

Here’s the iPod U2 Edition. It’s black. Somebody punched it. God damn Irish. Update: The U2 Box Set is not included with this 20GB iPod. Check it out: Apple has created the online music industry s first-of-its-kind Digital Box Set. The first digital box set, The Complete U2, will contain over 400 tracks including all…

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iPod Photo is Alive

It lives: iPod Photo. Back in a minute with details. Lots of tasty details in this post, if you’re coming in from a direct link.

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HOT: iPod Photo Announced!

Hot, hot rumor that is unconfirmed. The Apple Store is down and we’ve just received word from technology analyst Brian Blair that the new color iPods are launching today, capable of holding 25,000 photos. Update: We’re hearing a a 60GB color version for $600 and a 40GB version for $500. Also, the U2-edition iPod will…

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XM MyFi by Delphi

That portable XM radio is here: the Delphi XM MyFi, a $350 portable designed to be used when either out and about or in your car. Notable features include an entirely-internal antenna, a “Memory Mode” than can store up to 5 hours of content right on the device (flash or hard drive, I’m not sure;…

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Samsung’s Fashion Clamshell: DVF Mobile

Samsung is teaming up with wrap-dress maven Diane von Furstenburg to develop yet another line of ‘fashionable’ products, starting with this sort of wretched limited-edition DVF Mobile phone. While the clamshell has all the usual bits, its most unique feature is an accessory called the “CityBand,” which allows lip gloss, credit card, and phone to…

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Motorola Razr V3 In Cingular Stores?

Motorola just sent out a spam that said “Be the first to get one. The Moto Razr V3 is coming soon!” Motorola’s customer service reps have confirmed that the (for now) exclusive Cingular phone should be in stores, like, now. Has anyone actually seen them in Cingular yet? It’s not on their site. Related Razr…

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AC Propulsion tZero: 200mph Electric

200 mile per hour electric car? We’re okay with that. AC Propulsion’s tZero is an electron-powered supercar, whirring up from zero to 60 in just 3.6 seconds. Unfortunately, because our battery technology still sort of sucks, it only has a 300 mile range—probably way less when you’re pedal to the plastic. On the upside, it’s…

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Afternoon Bits

Product Highlights • PalmOne Tungsten T5 In Stock in UK [PDA247] • Gas-Powered Blender [GadgetryBlog] • PalmOne Issues Bug Fix For T5 Calendar Glitch [PocketFactory] • RoboNexus Robotics Show Report [EverydayRobots] • House-Bots Becoming a Reality [eHomeUpgrade] • SanDisk announces higher capacities of digital media [MacMinute] (Again) Business • Intel drops LCOS TV idea [TheInquirer]…

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Dvorak Opposite Day: Podcasting is Dead

John C. Dvorak, you old crusty battleship, it’s time to head back to port for decommissioning. His latest wobbling shot is fired across the bow of Podcasting, the RSS and MP3 combo that lots of people are using to broadcast music and talk shows to portable audio device—not just iPods, as Dvorak blubbers. Not only…

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Lapinator Review

Since the Powerbook is notoriously a hot-running machine, I thought I’d try out The Lapintor, the painfully-named laptop heat shield made from foam and Thinsulate, designed to not only keep your legs from getting too warm when using your machine, but keep the machine running cooler overall, as well. At $25, it really wouldn’t have…

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FCC Approves Cingular Bid for AT&T Wireless

We are go for juggernaut. The Powell-run FCC has approved the 41 billion dollar Cingular bid for AT&T Wireless. There are lots of repercussions from this decision, most of which I am too retarded to understand, I’m sure, but here’s an immediate one that springs to mind: what’s going to happen to the EDGE and…

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LexisNexis on BlackBerry

It probably won’t do much for you unless you’re an attorney or a journalist, but LexisNexis has announced the availability of its information super-database via BlackBerry wireless devices. Even better, if you’ve already payed the arm and leg for the Lexis account, you can access the information for free—no additional subscription fee required. Of course,…

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Aaton Cantor-X

This Aaton Cantar-X portable field recorder is so beautiful I don’t know what to say, exactly. I think I want it inside of me. The ruggedized recorder is built around a 120GB hard drive with an 10 to 15 hour battery life, 18 simultaneous inputs, water- and dust-proof linear sliders and rotary faders designed to…

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Nimbus Cloud Light

Take a few polystyrene balls and some PETG plastic, wrap it around a light, and call it art—that’s the recipe that makes the little, fluffy cloud called “Nimbus,” from Mosley Meets Wilcox design haus (I don’t know if they’re technically a ‘haus,’ but it’s better than ‘design hoss,’ I think). And this is the kind…

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JVC DLA-HD2K HD Projector

The first thing I look for when I see a product like this JVC DLA-HD2K is the price, because then I can estimate exactly how long the product reps will laugh in my face when I request a review unit. And let me tell you, an MSRP just short of $30,000 is a lot of…

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Retro: WW2 Foxhole Radio

iPod Photo Dock Has S-Video Out

Apple Launches 9 Euro iTunes Music Stores

iPod Photo Connects to TVs

iPod Photo: First Details

Black iPod U2 Edition

iPod Photo is Alive

HOT: iPod Photo Announced!

XM MyFi by Delphi

Samsung’s Fashion Clamshell: DVF Mobile

Motorola Razr V3 In Cingular Stores?

AC Propulsion tZero: 200mph Electric

Afternoon Bits

Dvorak Opposite Day: Podcasting is Dead

Lapinator Review

FCC Approves Cingular Bid for AT&T Wireless

LexisNexis on BlackBerry

Aaton Cantor-X

Nimbus Cloud Light

JVC DLA-HD2K HD Projector

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