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Special ULTRAMAN Edition Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z55

Bandai and Casio have teamed up to release a version of the 5-megapixel Exilim Zoom EX-Z55 branded with the logo of the seminal Japanese superhero ULTRAMAN. Although externally the changes aren’t much more than an aluminum logo plate and a special wallet, the start up graphics will now display a couple of seconds of footage…

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Fujitsu Ups HandyDrives

Fujitsu has upgraded its bus-powered HandyDrive portable hard drives to include storage options as capacious as 100GB. The largest version comes in at about $200, which isn’t an awful price for something so potentially convenient. The FAT32-formatted drives will work with pretty much any modern operating system, although the bus-powered nature suggests you will want…

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Sony PSP Hardware Problems

Some early adopters of Sony’s PSP are claiming serious build-quality issues with the portable game player, including buttons that can’t be fully depressed due to their position over the LCD screen, and discs that will eject themselves when the player itself is twisted. NFG Games has a surprisingly enjoyable write-up about some of the problems…

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Belkin TuneStage

What if you put a snake in a bong? You would get so high. You might even think that designing a Bluetooth audio bridge for the iPod, like the upcoming (and mysteriously not-pictured) Belkin TuneStage, is a good idea. And maybe you’d be right—it’d be like an AirPort Express with iTunes, except all your songs…

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T-Mobile Sharp TM200

T-Mobile Deutschland has announced the Sharp TM200, billed as Europe’s first 2-megapixel cameraphone. The tri-band GSM clam shell also has an LED flash and a built-in, SD-reading MP3 player, as well as a good-sized 262k color screen. And it has autofocus—I still can’t get my head around how that works with no moving parts. It’s…

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Apple and Motorola On Track for iTunes Phone

This article in Forbes about the work between Apple and Motorola to produce what has (inevitably) become referred to as an ‘iPhone’ has re-ignited speculation about the degree to which the team-up will be just a simple outlet for iTunes music or a full-fledged move by Apple into the mobile phone market. Nothing in the…

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Wireless Heart Monitor

University of Ulster researchers have developed a wireless cardiac monitoring device that allows patients at high risk of cardiac arrest—those who traditionally would be monitored by in-hospital instruments—to wirelessly monitor their hearts with a tiny electrocardiogram. It doesn’t say exactly what technology they’re using to communicate with the hospitals (hopefully something with a good range…

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Play-Asia PSP Back in Stock

Don’t all go at once, but it looks like Play-Asia has a few more Sony PSPs in for sale, starting at $580 bundle with Ridge Racer. Compare this with around, say, $250 when the PSP launches here early next year. I’ve been informed that my audience consists mainly of millionaires flush with cash, so I…

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TomTomGo Contest: You Have Until Tomorrow

A few of you have asked about the TomTomGo contest. It’s going to be open for entries until tomorrow and then we’ll announce the winner on Monday. There aren’t as many entries as I would have suspected, but they’re all pretty close. I wouldn’t be surprised if somebody hits the total mileage spot on. TomTomGo…

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iRiver H10 Official

iRiver officially unveiled the H10 today in Korea, the 5GB hard disk-based player that looks a lot like a mini Creative Zen Touch (or Zen Micro, even). It’s got pretty much the same specs as everything else in this segment, except notably the 1.5-inch screen. It’ll be available on the 22nd in Korea for around…

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iPod Flash Mockups Galore

I hope you like iPod Flash mockups, because that’s what you’re getting. iPodLounge must have solicited a bunch of fan mockups or something, because they have a gallery three pages wide full of every sort of pen-like, pendant-like, and scroll-wheel-centric iPod ideas you could think of, ranging in quality from awful to amazing. Almost everyone…

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Morning Bits

Product Highlights • Mechanical Lego Logic Gates [IkarugaUK] • Recording Software and XM Do a Dance [Circuits] Time Trax. U.S.B. • PowerBooks burn dual-layer DVDs with new MCE drive [MacCentral] Next Powerbooks with DL-DVD Superdrives? Business • Companies ask SBC to block T-Mobile calls [STLToday] The little LECs that could. • Ipod shortage hits Christmas…

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Dunk Mug

I’m not a dunker. Occasionally, I’ll get crazy and maybe swig some milk with cookies, but I try to keep my fingers out of the mix, especially when its steaming hot coffee. Apparently there are enough of you finger-licking freaks out there to warrant a Dunk Mug, however, and designer Dominic Skinner has created this…

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Free TiVo for Bay Area Cable Subscribers

TiVo will be giving away 40GB Series 2 units at its Alviso, California, offices tomorrow between 11 am and 1 pm to anyone who brings in their cable bill and a gift for charity. It’s not exactly charity work, however, as its generally being taken as a snipe at Comcast, who was supposed to have…

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DoCoMo Releases NEC 900iG, GSM FOMA Phone

NTT DoCoMo has released the NEC 900iG, a dual-mode FOMA W-CDMA 3G and standard GSM phone. Not means not only will the phone be able to take advantage of all the high-speed infrastructure in Japan, but will be able to roam throughout the rest of the world with relative compatibility. Engadget said it might be…

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Dreamcast Guitar Amp

It’s sort of a cut-and-paste job, but Vince Veneziani took a non-functional Sega Dreamcast and turned it into a guitar amp. The 1/4-inch jacks come out of the B and C controller ports, and the speaker (must be a small practice amp) is stuck where the fan used to be. Ah Dreamcast, we will keep…

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DIY Nintendo DS Smint Case

Hooray for literal hacks! Jim Younkin used his years of experience in Smint-eating and box-cutting to craft this homemade carrying case for up to three Nintendo DS games. Then he posted pictures on his site to show you how you can do the same (if you can get Smints in your area—I don’t know that…

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Rio Japan Wireless Speakers

I think we can all get with wireless connections to our speakers from our portable music players—it’s mostly pointless, but potentially handy, what with the ability to switch songs around from your pocket (I tried this for a while with an iPod and an iTrip, until I found myself virtually tethered, always turning to get…

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Mobiado Professional

The last thing “crafted on a CNC machine” I had next to my face was a pair of hand-made brass knuckles outside of my 10th grade “bowling education” class. The Mobiado Professional looks a lot less stitchy, although it still has plenty of hard edges in its aircraft aluminum body to be used as a…

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Unofficial Treo 650 Wi-Fi Card Drivers

Oh ho! Looks like Shadowmite from Treo Central has done it: Wi-Fi drivers for the wireless PalmOne SD card have been ported to the Treo 650. They’re being hosted at Uneasy Silence, but I didn’t get a chance to try them. My 650 is all boxed up to go back to Sprint, and I don’t…

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Special ULTRAMAN Edition Casio Exilim Zoom EX-Z55

Fujitsu Ups HandyDrives

Sony PSP Hardware Problems

Belkin TuneStage

T-Mobile Sharp TM200

Apple and Motorola On Track for iTunes Phone

Wireless Heart Monitor

Play-Asia PSP Back in Stock

TomTomGo Contest: You Have Until Tomorrow

iRiver H10 Official

iPod Flash Mockups Galore

Morning Bits

Dunk Mug

Free TiVo for Bay Area Cable Subscribers

DoCoMo Releases NEC 900iG, GSM FOMA Phone

Dreamcast Guitar Amp

DIY Nintendo DS Smint Case

Rio Japan Wireless Speakers

Mobiado Professional

Unofficial Treo 650 Wi-Fi Card Drivers

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