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Medion MD 95200 Reviewed

I’m disappointed by this review of the Medion MD 95200, the German iPod clone that was sold at retail outlet Aldi’s last week. Not the review itself, I mean, but the player, which is clearly an iPod knock-off but had a lot of potential to be a decent emulation of the real thing. Check it…

Tech News Joel Dec 2 '04

Rio Exec Comments on Flash iPod

It’s not thick with information, but this interview of Dan Torress of Rio Audio in Business Week offers some moderately interesting perspective on what it’s like to be a digital audio player manufacturer in the age of iPod. Q: What will happen to the market if Apple comes out with a flash-memory-based player? A: I…

Tech News Joel Dec 2 '04

Man Fined for Cameraphone Snaps

A Sydney, Australia man has been prosecuted for “behaving offensively in a public place” after walking down a beach taking pictures of topless sunbathers with his cameraphone. Peter Mackenzie was fined $500AU for the pictures he surreptitiously snapped while on his stroll, and said he felt he had “blemished 25 years of being a decent…

Tech News Joel Dec 2 '04

Biometric Phone: Pantech GI100

Probably won’t see it in the US anytime soon (if ever), but Pantech’s new GI100 has some pretty hot biometric features. For starters, you can lock out anyone who isn’t you. You can also associate each of your fingers (provided you don’t have more than ten) to speed-dial numbers, so you just have to touch…

Tech News Ryan Dec 1 '04

Portable Media Blunder?

I’ve started writing a column for Laptop called The Portable Pundit (I’m going to be the next Dvorak! Or at least huff ether!) The first column is online, called ‘Portable Media Blunder?’ In it I posit that Microsoft is trying to pull a fast one with its Portable Media Centers, pushing the devices without a…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

Jens of Sweden MP-400 Review

When Jens of Sweden approached me review their latest flash-based MP3 player, the MP-400, I was a little bit confused. They don’t exactly press heavily into the US market, to my knowledge, sticking mainly to their native Finland (I kid. It’s Norway). But I thought what the hell, I haven’t used any of their players…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

Morning Bits

Product Highlights • Liquid lenses for camera phones [TheRegister] Not new, but definitely more details. • Time Warner Cable has finally launched its Digital Phone service [GigaOm] More expensive than Vonage. Business • iTunes now selling Band Aid song [BBC] • Samsung Pips Motorola in Cellphone Ranking [Reuters] • Nokia to Invest in New Plant…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

Creative UK’s MuVo Micro N200 and V200

Creative has announced two new flash-based MP3 players in the UK, called the Micro N200 [right] and V200 [other right]. Both are going to be sold in sizes up to 1GB, but the V200 will allow you to connect it to a PC directly, like a flash drive, while the N200 needs a cable (but…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

Send in Those Gift Guides

Just a quick reminder to encourage you to send in any good Holiday Gift Guides you see so we can add them to our Gadget Guide Round Up. I’ve added three or four suggestons since posting yesterday but we’d love to have more. Gadget Gift Guide Round Up 2004 [Gizmodo] http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/gadgets/index.php#gadget-gift-guide-round-up-2004-026512 Update: Also, because it…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

Saishin Diode

One thing I have in common with the Japanese is their love and respect for the red LED. While every other product these days has a shining blue blinder shining somewhere within, the subtle warmth of the red LED still finds its way into products like this Diode watch from Saishin, which counts down the…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

Alienware DHS 2

I think someone sent this in as a tip yesterday and to whoever you are, I’m sorry, because I totally lost the email. But this new Alienware DHS 2 is pretty hot and bears mentioning. Media Center PCs by definition should fit in with the rest of your A/V hardware, so this component-sized computer is…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

Toshiba Multimedia Center Audio/USB Hub

It took me a second to sort out what, exactly, this Toshiba Multimedia Center Audio/USB Hub does, but it’s really pretty simple once you grok it. It’s just a port expander for laptops, essentially, combining many useful features like 5.1 sound, SPDIF out, and a USB hub into a single $130 unit. There’s even an…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

GoDogGo Automatic Fetch System

I want a puppy. I spend all day cooped up in this apartment—I do it for you, people—and have been thinking the cats and I could use a pal to curse when when we have to take him outside to do his business. And if we get around to dog-proofing the place it’s going to…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

Plextor ConvertX PVR PX-TV402U Reviewed

Everything USB has a very positive review of the Plextor ConvertX PVR PX-TV402U, one of those fancy USB TV tuner things. And it looks like a nice bit of kit and all that—check it out if you’re in the market. But I have a question for you guys: can you play videogames on these things,…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

ESPN Mobile: Sports Cellular

ESPN has announced the launch of ESPN Mobile, a branded reselling of Sprint cellular service that would focus on—wait for it—sports. Set to start sometime in 2005, customers will get streaming sports audio and video in addition to regular news like sports scores and information about the latest murders or rapes committed by pro players.…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

Thanko Frog and Fish USB Hubs

Thanko has a couple of a new USB hubs/pen/telephone holders with the increasingly and mysteriously popular fake floating fish inside. And get this—the pen version even has fake frogs. Why not put real frog eggs inside, using the USB to power a water cleaner, teaching our children the valuable lesson that all of God’s creatures…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

Sharper Image Sound Soother Fifty

The Sharper Image breaks my heart. When I was a child I used to take the catalogs from my grandparents’ home, thumbing through each page as the first flickers of gadget lust ran through my tiny, ham-engorged heart. Used to be, they were simply a collection of the shiniest new gear from a variety of…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

M-Audio Ozonic Keyboard and FireWire Interface

M-Audio announced a new flash looking keyboard that happens to double as a FireWire interface to your PC. The $600 Ozonic features a 37-note keyboard and built-in analog inputs, including a single XLR microphone input with phantom power. Even better, it’s bus powered, so it’s just one cord between you and your PC. Is it…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

Talon Robots to Wield Guns in Iraq

My nigga Noah Shachtman, who I call ‘nigga’ because neither of us is black, drops mechanized science in this story for Wired, talking about a new prototype Talon robots that will be hitting the sunny deserts of Iraq—fully-armed. I won’t say this is a spectacularly bad idea, because 1) it’s awesome, 2) robots are unthinking…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

Plant a Phone, Grow a Sunflower

I saw a bit about flowering phones yesterday, but couldn’t find a picture. I must have been looking in the wrong place, though, because good ol’ Tree Hugger found one with a minimum of fuss. The idea is simple: when you’re done with your phone, shove it into the dirt. The casing is made from…

Tech News Joel Dec 1 '04

Medion MD 95200 Reviewed

Rio Exec Comments on Flash iPod

Man Fined for Cameraphone Snaps

Biometric Phone: Pantech GI100

Portable Media Blunder?

Jens of Sweden MP-400 Review

Morning Bits

Creative UK’s MuVo Micro N200 and V200

Send in Those Gift Guides

Saishin Diode

Alienware DHS 2

Toshiba Multimedia Center Audio/USB Hub

GoDogGo Automatic Fetch System

Plextor ConvertX PVR PX-TV402U Reviewed

ESPN Mobile: Sports Cellular

Thanko Frog and Fish USB Hubs

Sharper Image Sound Soother Fifty

M-Audio Ozonic Keyboard and FireWire Interface

Talon Robots to Wield Guns in Iraq

Plant a Phone, Grow a Sunflower

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