Banokia Banana-Shaped Cellphone Handsfree: Why Is This Real?
Nearest I can tell, this banana-shaped handsfree handset is real. Dubbed the Banokia (!) by creator Mockia, it works with different brands of cellphones using one of four connectors. Now then, what does it do other than hook up to your cellphone? Well, it makes you look like a total ass for starters. Imagine the…
Reviewed: Sony Cradle Audio iPod Speakers (Verdict: Performance Doesn’t Justify Price)
We found it somewhat surprising that Sony was working on an iPod speaker system. Too bad it generally sucks. Such is the opinion of the overlords over at iLounge, which has the first review of the CPF-iP001 Cradle Audio. That’s not to say that it’s a total waste of money. The 2.1-channel speakers produce “acceptable”…
Mobile Fragfest: Gamers Safely Cram Xbox Live into Their Ride?
You love late night trips to the drive-thru at In and Out. You love your Xbox 360 with all the peripherals. And you most certainly love your online 16-man sessions of Lost Planet. Why not safely unsafely combine these three for pure gamer euphoria? These guys over in Google’s hometown of Mountain View use the…
Google Teaches Us Five Things About Hard Drive Death
Robin over at StorageMojo waded thought Google’s “Failure Trends in a Large Disk Population,” a document that details the search engine’s first hand experience with hard drive failure rates by way of polling 100,000 of their own drives. •First of all, Mean Time Between Failure rates mean nothing. •Secondly, SMART hardware monitoring missed 36% of…