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Yamaha EC-02: Cheap Electric Motorcycle

Yamaha’s tiny new EC-02 is all-electric, capable of 30km-an-hour speeds with a 40km range between six hour charges. The whole thing is just four-and-a-half feet from front to back and will cost just a hair under $2,000. EC-02, the little electric motorcycle by Yamaha [AkihabaraNews]

Tech News Joel Apr 11 '05

Sony PSP Cake

That took longer than it needed to, people. Really, we should be getting these cakes before launch, to ease the pain. I’ll be waiting come E3, my baking friends. PSP Cake [HardwareGeeks via Kotaku] More Cake: Playstation, A Sacred Institution [Gizmodo] iPod mini Wedding Cake [Gizmodo] More iPod Wedding Cake [Gizmodo] https://gizmodo.com/playstation-a-sacred-institution-9078

Tech News Joel Apr 11 '05

LG Flatron 1980Q Flat-Panel Reviewed (Verdict: One Trick Pony)

The technical specs of the LG Flatron 1980Q flat-panel monitor aren’t that impressive, especially when considering the $800 price, but it does have one neat trick: the ability to be flipped over 150 degrees, automatically switching the image to show correctly past the apex. While that sounds perfectly useless at home, it could be useful…

Tech News Joel Apr 11 '05

XM and AOL Announce Partnership

AOL and XM have announced a strategic deal to swap content, as well as offer premium XM content to AOL users. Web surfers will be able to access 20 XM channels on AOL’s radio section, along with its current roster of about 130 stations, for free. A new version of AOL’s “premium” radio service will…

Tech News Joel Apr 11 '05

Synesso Cyncra Espresso Machine

My pal Tony, barista americano or some other coffee joke it’s criminal to try to execute before I’ve actually had any, details the Synesso Cyncra, the “holy grail of espresso machines” recently installed in his home base, Victrola Coffee. Victrola actually ordered a testing prototype last year and has been upgrading its Synesso with field…

Tech News Joel Apr 11 '05

Mobile Cartoon Visuals of Real Baseball

It’s probably not to hard to infer from the lack of mobile software coverage that most applications, on the whole, don’t interest me a bit. That said, I think this new ‘Digital Stadium’ application on DoCoMo’s phones is sort of brilliant, leveraging the graphical abilities of the phone to display a cartoon representation of a…

Tech News Joel Apr 11 '05

Plantronics L510S Bluetooth Office Headset: First Details

PhoneMag has some initial shots and details of the Plantronics L510S Bluetooth Office Headset that were leaked/shown on the FCC web site. While the ‘Office’ appellation might lead you to believe this is just for your PC, there’s no reason it shouldn’t work with most cellular phones. The ‘Office’ part just means that it has…

Tech News Joel Apr 11 '05

QuickerTek 27dBm Transceiver for Mac mini

QuickerTek is showing off a new hardcore Wi-Fi-boosting antenna for the MacMini that they claim will give the little box a networking range of over a mile. The 27dBm Transceiver is a 500 milliwatt unit (the Mac mini standard Airport Extreme is around 30) and is available for $180. Sure, that’s over a third of…

Tech News Joel Apr 11 '05

Archos AV402, AV700, and Gmini XS 100

Could it be that Archos is going to release some products that aren’t ugly? We’re already pretty big fans of the work they do, but it’s been hard to press the recommendations to people who flinch at their knobby designs. These three upcoming products in this roundup, however, look slick—and they have a lot of…

Tech News Joel Apr 10 '05

Panasonic Oxyride Batteries Review (Verdict: Buy These From Now On)

Panasonic’s new disposable batteries, called ‘Oxyride,’ look fantastic. PC World tested some and got over twice as battery life over a set of Duracell Ultras, which coincidentally enough cost exactly the same. It sounds like we’ve got a new favorite battery. (Thanks, Gordon!) New Batteries: Twice the Life [PCWorld] Update: Come on, hippies, I’m not…

Tech News Joel Apr 8 '05

Economy of Scales: iControl for GarageBand

M-Audio’s new iControl (info in German at M-Audio; English analysis at createdigitalmusic) is hardware for controlling Apple’s GarageBand music software. It’s designed just for GarageBand, down to the fake wood-paneled sides of Apple’s interface. Buttons let you set up playback and recording, a big jog wheel and transport controls lets you move around your song…

Tech News Joel Apr 8 '05

Sony Patents Imaginary Brainwave Broadcasting

Good morning, internet friends. I’ve come to enjoy waking up to Gawker Media’s server being hosed—it’s like a cyber-space snooze button. Now, sadly, they live again, and news we must. If I wanted to sleep in all the time, I might consider working for Sony, who has patented the concept of beaming ultrasonic signals into…

Tech News Joel Apr 8 '05

iRobot’s Non-Vacuum Robot

Roomba is making something that isn’t a vacuum, to be introduced this year: “It’s going to happen this year. You’ll see something new from iRobot that’s not a vacuum,” said Colin Angle, chief executive and co-founder of iRobot. “We’re pretty excited about it.” The new robot likely will leverage technology from the Roomba for a…

Tech News Joel Apr 7 '05

MSSMP Flying Saucer

Although sadly never making it to full service, the Multipurpose Security and Surveillance Mission Platform (MSSMP) clearly had a lot to offer. In addition to a cruising speed of 80 knots, a three hour operation time, and an 8,000-foot ceiling, it was also shaped like a flying saucer, scientifically proven to be the shape most…

Tech News Joel Apr 7 '05

Best Buy Has Customer Arrested For Using $2 Bills

A Baltimore man tried to pay for a Best Buy car stereo installation with $2 bills—and was arrested. Apparently the man was already upset with the Best Buy’s service, so thought he’d stage a minor protest by using the uncommon currency: “I’m just here to pay the bill,” Bolesta says he told a cashier. “She…

Tech News Joel Apr 7 '05

Nokia 8800/8801

Nokia is launching this pretty new phone, the 8801, to be available in markets by the third quarter. The metal and reinforced glass handset has decent, but not groundbreaking technical features, including Bluetooth and an MP3/AAC music player (it’s pretty much the typical Nokia spread). The phone will also been known as the 8801 is…

Tech News Joel Apr 7 '05

Post It Lamp

The Post It Lamp is great. Why ship a lamp in bulky packaging when you can make a lamp from the packaging itself? Pop open the tube, flip out clip and roll-out shade, and unfurl the cord. The lamp base will still have the stamps and your address on it, but that’s even better. It’s…

Tech News Joel Apr 7 '05

Wigobyte Mvolt-200 USB Drive with Cellphone Charger

This isn’t so useful for most of us, since it uses a Korean-standard phone plug, but it’s a neat idea all the same. The Mvolt-200 isn’t just a USB memory stick—it doubles as a emergancy cell phone recharger. Manufacturer Wigobyte isn’t making the Mvolt-200 yet, anyway, but is currently looking for distributers for which it…

Tech News Joel Apr 7 '05

Archos Pocket Media Assistant PMA430 Reviewed (Verdict: Awesome, Mostly)

The Sharp Zaurus may no longer be with us, but that might not be all bad, since the hack-ready Archos PMA 430 is getting very decent reviews. It’s a portable video device first like the AV420 before, but adding in a touch-screen interface and the same Qtopia Linux-based environment of the Zaurus. That means it’s…

Tech News Joel Apr 7 '05

ECS RS480-M Motherboard with On-Board ATi Radeon 9600

We don’t normally get down to motherboards around here, mostly because there are dozens of web sites who live for that sort of thing and could tell you the difference between a resistor and a capacitor (hint: both respond poorly to gunfire). The new ECS RS480-M is an exception, packing the new ATI RS480 chipset,…

Tech News Joel Apr 7 '05

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Yamaha EC-02: Cheap Electric Motorcycle

Sony PSP Cake

LG Flatron 1980Q Flat-Panel Reviewed (Verdict: One Trick Pony)

XM and AOL Announce Partnership

Synesso Cyncra Espresso Machine

Mobile Cartoon Visuals of Real Baseball

Plantronics L510S Bluetooth Office Headset: First Details

QuickerTek 27dBm Transceiver for Mac mini

Archos AV402, AV700, and Gmini XS 100

Panasonic Oxyride Batteries Review (Verdict: Buy These From Now On)

Economy of Scales: iControl for GarageBand

Sony Patents Imaginary Brainwave Broadcasting

iRobot’s Non-Vacuum Robot

MSSMP Flying Saucer

Best Buy Has Customer Arrested For Using $2 Bills

Nokia 8800/8801

Post It Lamp

Wigobyte Mvolt-200 USB Drive with Cellphone Charger

Archos Pocket Media Assistant PMA430 Reviewed (Verdict: Awesome, Mostly)

ECS RS480-M Motherboard with On-Board ATi Radeon 9600

Last Day to Get 4 Free Months of ExpressVPN: 78% Off Deal (Ends on April 21st)

What a John Ternus Era Means for Apple

What Footage Could Possibly Be Added to ‘Endgame’ to Make it ‘Critical’ for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’?

Spirit Airlines Wants a Trump Bailout as Jet Fuel Prices Skyrocket

California Accuses Amazon of Price Fixing

Even Team Avatar Wants ‘Legend of Aang’ Back in Theaters, Leaks Be Damned

Egyptian Archaeologists Find Perfectly Circular Temple Tied to Ancient Water Cult

House Candidate Unveils Plan to Pay Americans Who Face AI Job Displacement

NASA Shut Down Voyager 1 Science Instrument After Unexpected Power Drop

Tim Cook Is Done as CEO of Apple

I’ve Tested a Lot of Bad Smart Glasses and These Are the Worst Yet

Roborock’s Qrevo Curv 2 Flow Is the Ultimate Robot Mop—If You Don’t Have Corners or Walls

Alienware’s $350 QD-OLED Gaming Monitor Nixes Everything for a Pretty Screen

Sony Inzone H6 Air Review: A Perfect Case for Open-Back Gaming Headsets

Anker’s EufyMake E1 Finally Brings Printers Out of the Dark Ages

The Soundboks Mix Is Going to Make You the Most Popular Guy at the Park

Asus Zenbook A16 Review: Start Considering Snapdragon on PC, for Real

Aqara Thermostat Hub W200 Review: Almost Better than My Ecobee

HP Omen Max 45L Review: 4K60 Gaming Has Never Been So Easy

Ecovacs Winbot W3 Omni Review: Window Cleaning Robots Have a Long Way to Go