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iPod Shuffle Broken, Beaten, Reviewed

The iPod shuffle is such a simple device you’d almost think you could do without a review, but MacCentral’s write up had a few new bits of information all the same, including how the battery testing works and how the playlist works with iTunes. I still haven’t bought one yet, although I probably will (in…

Tech News Joel Jan 19 '05

Xbox 2 Confirmed for Late 2005

Looking for legitimate news on gaming site Spong is like getting your stock market tips from the World Weekly News, but sometimes even Bat Boy gets a good inside tip. Case in point: Spong has discovered, among the details of a press release for an upcoming Need for Speed game, a mention of “simultaneous ship,…

Tech News Joel Jan 19 '05

Sprint Samsung RL-A760 Reviewed

MobileBurn reviews the Samsung RL-A760, a relatively uninteresting phone that is most notable for being Sprint’s ‘next generation Push-to-Talk’ devices. Although they seem fairly accepting of its flaws, it certainly doesn’t sound like a perfect phone. Most frustratingly (or would be to me) is error messages while using the Ready Link push-to-talk service forces you…

Tech News Joel Jan 19 '05

Toshiba Ubiquitous Viewer: Control PC from Cellphone

Toshiba has developed a bit of software for Japan’s KDDI cellular network that will allow users to control their PCs via their cell phones. Like VNC or Windows’ Remote Desktop functionality, the ‘Ubiquitous Viewer’ will pass the screen displayed on the users’ PCs to the cell phone, where it can be interacted with and controlled…

Tech News Joel Jan 19 '05

Vonage Pushing Viseon Videophone to Subscribers

Vonage is pushing their videophone service to their customers this morning, showing off this new all-in-one unit from Viseon. The copy of the email I received doesn’t have pricing information, but I can only hope that if Vonage is asking their customers to drop money on new hardware that the prices for the video calls…

Tech News Joel Jan 19 '05

dmp3 CD Ripping Service Reviewed

LiveDigitally reviews the dmp3 CD ripping service, which stands out from mail-in services like RipDigital by also providing the option of a live technician to pick up your and deliver your CDs, as well as help you set up iTunes and your iPod and the like. It’s cheaper to just mail the CDs in, of…

Tech News Joel Jan 19 '05

Abandoned Kuwaiti Apple Store

Mark writes: I passed by an old Apple Store today. I used to pass by this store back when I was still in highschool. I used to admire the macs they had on display and always beg my parents to buy me one.. which they never did. Surprisingly the store hasn’t changed much. It was…

Tech News Joel Jan 19 '05

Water-Powered Calculator

Like a groggy, hung-over writer, this calculator operates entirely powered by just a few sips of water. I’m not sure exactly what the trick is or why more gadgets don’t use the very same technique, but it’s particularly cool (not quite as cool as a potato-powered clock, but then what is?) RealGoods.com has the calculator…

Tech News Joel Jan 19 '05

Funhaler

InfaMed totally wins the best gadget prize today. The Funhaler is a newly FDA-approved device that encourages young asthma sufferers to use their inhalers (a normally uncomfortable and somewhat shocking procedure) by attaching brightly colored whistles and spinning wheels that make noise as the child takes in a lungful of medicine. Simple and effective and…

Tech News Joel Jan 18 '05

NFL on iPod

In what is certain to be a coup for both Apple and Audible, the National Football League has announced a plan to provide this season’s playoff games in downloadable, purchasable form for use on the iPod. Each game isn’t cheap—$10 a pop—but customers will be able to select games hosted by local sportscasters to provide…

Tech News Joel Jan 18 '05

Self-Destruct Button DX

The Self-Destruct Button DX is a handy bit of kit to have around, especially if you access your living space through any manner of airlock. Noted as the “luxurious edition” on the product page (only the best for your last milliseconds in corporeal form), it’s made perfectly clear that ” Installing in the reception table,…

Tech News Joel Jan 18 '05

iPod shuffle Jewelry

Now I can’t be faulted for accusing Elizabeth Hitchcock of smoking smack. When I first saw her ‘iPodJewelry’ design, I thought it was a full-sized “iPodesque” bit of artistry, about the size and heft of a sturdy two-by-four. But after I sent my professional journalistic inquiry (“Subject: OMG CRACK !?!?LOL!?!?”) she patiently explained I was looking…

Tech News Joel Jan 18 '05

Jenna Jameson for iRiver

Jenna Jameson has been hawking gear for iRiver and nobody told me. This means one of two things: either I am not watching nearly enough porn (unlikely); there has been a multi-national conspiracy to rub out fake breasts from my editorial missive (possible); I saw the ad, blacked out for a solid 90 seconds, and…

Tech News Joel Jan 18 '05

Gracenote to Develop Voice Recognition System for Vehicle Audio

Although it doesn’t seem much more than a “gee we’d sure like to be in the news again” move, Gracenote has declared their intention to build a voice-recognition system tailed specifically for navigating through thousands of songs while driving. The idea is to develop a system that can recognize idiosyncrasies in artists’ names (‘AC/DC,’ ‘311,’…

Tech News Joel Jan 18 '05

BYODKM.net: Mac mini Enthusiast Site

A new enthusiast site has opened for fans of the new Apple Mac mini: BYODKM.net (Bring Your Own Display, Keyboard, and Mouse). While they don’t have a lot of news you haven’t seen spread all over the net already, they are launching the site in style by holding a contest to give away a free…

Tech News Joel Jan 18 '05

Treonauts Scores First GSM/GPRS Treo 650

Andrew Carton over at Treonauts got his hands on what is, as far as I know, the very first generic GSM/GPRS PalmOne Treo 650 to hit the web. This is different slightly different than the Cingular EDGE Treo we’ve been talking about, but no less welcome—this is the unbranded model that will be used around…

Tech News Joel Jan 18 '05

Keychain Plants

SorobanGeeks has pictures of what they say is the latest fad in Japan: keychain plants. Each one sells for around $10 and features real, live plants that grow in a tiny arboretum until they become too large to be contained, after which they can be transplanted to a larger pot. I wanted to find a…

Tech News Joel Jan 18 '05

Cingular Treo 650: End of January

From a purported internal Cingular memo last week: As you might expect, both Blue and Orange [AT&T Wireless and Cingular – ed.] were engaged in beta testing the Treo 650 prior to the merger. We have moved these two efforts in parallel and Blue and Orange are now on parallel tracks regarding tech. acceptance. Unlike…

Tech News Joel Jan 18 '05

Sony PSP Update is Real

In a bit of a shocker, it seems that Sony has confirmed the PSP Updater we first reported Friday as a legitimate piece of software, although prematurely (and potentially harmfully) leaked to the web. What makes it interesting is that among other things, the update will add word processing and spreadsheet software to the PSP,…

Tech News Joel Jan 18 '05

Fridgy

Fridgy is a prototype piece from Israeli design Yonatan Sadowsky which aims to “break the ‘refrigeratorness’ of the common refrigerator,” most obviously by making use of a polyester fabric for its shell. Fridgy, which uses a Peltier-like cooling mechanism, is covered in a non-absorbent fabric, and can even be folded up when not in use.…

Tech News Joel Jan 18 '05

iPod Shuffle Broken, Beaten, Reviewed

Xbox 2 Confirmed for Late 2005

Sprint Samsung RL-A760 Reviewed

Toshiba Ubiquitous Viewer: Control PC from Cellphone

Vonage Pushing Viseon Videophone to Subscribers

dmp3 CD Ripping Service Reviewed

Abandoned Kuwaiti Apple Store

Water-Powered Calculator

Funhaler

NFL on iPod

Self-Destruct Button DX

iPod shuffle Jewelry

Jenna Jameson for iRiver

Gracenote to Develop Voice Recognition System for Vehicle Audio

BYODKM.net: Mac mini Enthusiast Site

Treonauts Scores First GSM/GPRS Treo 650

Keychain Plants

Cingular Treo 650: End of January

Sony PSP Update is Real

Fridgy

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