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Neuros II Reviewed

The Register has a properly in-depth review of the Neuros II 20GB HDD music player, a bulky and sort of awkward device whose main claim to fame is swappable ‘backpacks’ that allow additional hard drives to be added without the need for buying a whole different unit. Sadly, it seems that the implementation is less…

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Fossil Fool Down Low Glow

Oh good, rice for bikes! While ostensibly the Down Low Glow from Fossil Fool is for safety, I think we all know what the real purpose of these kits are – to siphon money away from filthy Burning Man participants and/or gangbangers. But whether you’re caked in dried mud or just the shame of your…

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Pria Element: Male Home Fertility Test

Pria Diagnostics has developed the Element, the world’s smartest sperm cup. Designed as a home fertility test for men, the $40 kit can tell with 95 percent accuracy whether or not your little sailors are fit for creating life. Currently, lab testing costs around $350 and many times isn’t covered by health insurance. For just…

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Science Types Embed Anti-Seizure Device In Skulls

Researchers at MCG Medical Center (First Hollywood, then Science!? That man is amazing!) are testing a new implantable device that is designed to stop seizures in patients whose fits – can you say fits? – are not otherwise well controlled by drugs. By pre-recording a patient’s seizures, they establish a pattern that can be used…

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$45k Akira PK-8401 Plasma Screen

Oh hey, awesome! I had just gotten my weekly bonus check from Gawker, and I was thinking about buying one of these 84-inch Akira PK-8401 Plasma televisions, but at $44,900, I was about $400 short. But they just lowered the price! Maybe I’ll just wait until next week and buy two. Read – Catalog Page…

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Yet Another PMP: Arlink PMP-400

Okay, Portable Video Players are so over. Sure, we’ve barely had any released here in the US, but they are just pouring out of Asia. Here’s another one, this time from Taiwanese manufacturer Arlink. It’s called the PMP 400, has a 5.8-inch screen, CF-card slot, and a 20GB hard drive. What the article on Digital…

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XM Radio SKYBOX

XM Satellite Radio has announced the Audiophase SKYBOX, and all-in-one boom box that includes the XM service (duh), AM/FM tuner, and CD/MP3 player. In addition to all the standard features, the SKYBOX will also come with a remote control and the usual two-line XM radio display. There’s no word if the SKYBOX has an audio…

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Motorola Develops Dual-Core G4

Ars Technica mentions that Motorola is working on a dual-core version of the G4 chip that currently powers Apple’s iBooks and Powerbooks. Although it’s possible that Apple might release a final tweaked version of the Powerbook that utilizes the chips before the expected G5 upgrade, Ars’ Hannibal postulates that because a major overhaul would be…

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MYMO Phone for Kids

The MYMO phone is a pretty fun idea for parents who want to provide their young children with the safety and convenience of a mobile, but don’t want them making calls to just anyone. The MYMOs are locked down to just five numbers, all controlled by just three buttons. MYMO knows their market, and knows…

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Panasonic VDR M70 with DVD-RAM Burner

Panasonic’s new VDR M70 is another DVD-burner on-board digital camcorder, although in addition to DVD-R it also supports the DVD-RAM format (in 3-inch disc varieties, of course). In addition, the VDR M70 has an anemic 1.2-megapixel still camera, 10x optical zoom, and a 2.5-inch LCD monitor. Altogether sort of pedestrian, really, although it does have…

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Insight StrikeFinder Digital Weather Avoidance

By detecting and processing electrical activity from lightning strikes, the Insight StrikeFinder helps pilots to avoid dangerous weather that can turn a small aircraft into a aluminum coffin. Compiling and interpolating data from thousands of strikes “gleaned from the background noise,” the StrikeFinder lets pilots determine if that impending storm cloud is really as dangerous…

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Sharp LL-171A-B LCD Monitor Reviewed

Trusted Reviews takes a look at the Sharp LL-171A-B, a 17-inch LCD flat panel monitor that forgoes some of the extras (like a DVI input) but still keeps a few pleasant oddities like built-in speakers (which I’ve never been a huge fan of, but they do at least give Sharp an excuse to add a…

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Sling Media SlingBox: Television Place Shifting

Forbes has a short write-up about an interesting upcoming product from startup Sling Media, called the “SlingBox Personal Broadcaster.” If it works as advertised, we’ll probably be hearing a lot about it. The idea is simple: hook up the little $200 box to your TiVo or your cable box and connect it to your home…

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Canon EOS 20D Officially Announced, Previewed

Okay! Here’s that proper announcement from Canon we were expecting about the EOS 20D. The 8-megapixel digital SLR definitely ups the ante in the whole Canon/Nikon game. I can’t wait to see some proper reviews. The EOS 20D wasn’t the only Canon announced, though, with the seven-megapixel G6, five-megapixel A95, and three-megapixel A400 all showing…

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Griffin Microphone Cable for iMic

Griffin has added an XLR-to-miniJack version to it’s “GarageBand Cables” lineup. I’m sort of torn on these products (the other one is an 1/8th-inch-to-miniJack cord designed for guitars), as they don’t do anything you couldn’t do with just a regular audio cable and a converter plug, but they are white, and that has to count…

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Tavelland River Table

You know that Frank Lloyd Wright house that has the creek running through it? Think of this as the Brooklyn version of that, except instead of building a house over the sewer drain you just get a fancy table. Plus it’s not designed by FLW, but Oliver Beckert, and it’s not exactly a one-of-a-kind. If…

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Rumor: Nextel Working With Motorola on “Service Master” Bluetooth Phone

One of our more reliable tipsters had this little nugget to drop. Take it for what it’s worth: I was talking to guy in a waiting room while we were both getting our cars serviced. Turns out he is some sort of higher up corporate level Nextel employee and he’s impressed that my dad’s business…

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Sumajin Smartwrap

Now I’m sure that I’ve seen the Sumajin Smartwrap Cord Manager before – right here on this site, I thought – but apparently not, so here it is. There’s not much too it, really – it’s just a smart, simple way to take the extra length out of any thin cord, especially those that are…

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Denon ARC-8000 AV Rack

When size matters, Denon’s new AV rack with a deployable 80-inch screen should suit your fancy. Weighing in at 319 pounds, the “ARC-8000″ is completely integrated – there is no need for hanging hardware. I’m not entirely sure how you get a 80” screen to go up in the air on its own, but I…

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Coke Via Cellphone

So to encourage Japanese people to actually spend 120 yen (about $1.09) on a single can of soda, Coca-Cola today announced the “Cmode 2” vending machine, which allows customers with cellular phones to purchase drinks “cashlessly” one of three ways – two-dimensional barcodes, infrared, and the FeliCa contactless IC system. Though cashless “Cmode” vending machines…

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Neuros II Reviewed

Fossil Fool Down Low Glow

Pria Element: Male Home Fertility Test

Science Types Embed Anti-Seizure Device In Skulls

$45k Akira PK-8401 Plasma Screen

Yet Another PMP: Arlink PMP-400

XM Radio SKYBOX

Motorola Develops Dual-Core G4

MYMO Phone for Kids

Panasonic VDR M70 with DVD-RAM Burner

Insight StrikeFinder Digital Weather Avoidance

Sharp LL-171A-B LCD Monitor Reviewed

Sling Media SlingBox: Television Place Shifting

Canon EOS 20D Officially Announced, Previewed

Griffin Microphone Cable for iMic

Tavelland River Table

Rumor: Nextel Working With Motorola on “Service Master” Bluetooth Phone

Sumajin Smartwrap

Denon ARC-8000 AV Rack

Coke Via Cellphone

Mamdani Lifts NYC TikTok Ban for City Employees, but with Some Unusual Restrictions

Tesla Goes Ahead and Admits Its Robotaxis Are Sometimes Fully Human-Controlled

School Forced to Replace Toilets After Kids Flush Vapes

‘Scream 7’ Just Won’t Stop Making Money as ‘Scream 8’ Gets Started

The Curtain Has Closed on Meta’s Movie Rating-Inspired Content Filters

Good News! You Can Finally Change That Ridiculous Gmail Address

ExpressVPN Just Launched ExpressAI: Your Prompts Are Now Invisible

VR Just Took Another Massive Body Blow

The Best Gadgets of March 2026

‘Supergirl’ Will Feature David Corenswet’s Superman in a Sort of Big Brother Role

AirPods Max 2 Review: Still Ridiculously Expensive and Ridiculously Nice

DJI Osmo 360 Review: The Best 360 Camera for the DJI-Pilled

Aqara Smart Lock U400 Review: Hands-free Unlocking at Its Best

MSI Prestige 14 Flip AI+ Review: A Solid 2-in-1 Laptop With Some Glaring Flaws

Sonos Play Review: Call It a Comeback

Sonos Era 100 SL Review: The Cheapest Way Into Wired Sonos Sound

Asus ROG’s Massive Swift OLED Gaming Monitor Epitomizes Excess in the Best Way

The Ikea Varmblixt Smart Lamp Fills a Donut Hole in My Life

Nothing Headphone A vs. Headphone 1: Which Pair of ANC Wireless Headphones Wins?

Asus ROG’s Cetra Open Wireless Gaming Earbuds Might Be Better Than Wearing a Headset