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I-O Data Joins Blu-Ray Burner Party, Only $712

I know I can’t be the only one looking to blow a handsome sum of money ($712) on something as useful as a Blu-ray burner. Good thing I-O Data will have just what I need once February rolls around. Granted, its burner doesn’t do anything that other such burners don’t already do (its 2X BD-R/BD-RE…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jan 19

Olfactory Gadgets: Play-Doh Hits The Perfume Bottle

The fragrance world has evolved into unexplored areas, and now Play-Doh has gotten into the act. Celebrating its 50th birthday, Hasbro decided to release Play-Doh Cologne Spray in a limited edition for $18.99, reminding you of that time in kindergarten when you decided to see what Play-Doh tasted like. That, a side of paste and…

Gadgets Charlie White Jan 19

Sony Ericsson SO903iTV Bravia: Cellphone with TV in Mind

Sony’s pumping up its Bravia line with some fine-looking HDTVs we saw at CES, and now the Sony Ericsson SO903iTV Bravia phone takes that name to the streets, rocking a 3-inch 16:9 display at 240×432 pixels. Also keeping up the Bravia mystique is its ability to record video on its microSD card and then view…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 19

Sprint WiMax: 2-4Mbps, $55/month, Open Access? Yes, Please.

Here’s yet another reason to hold off on buying that iPhone this year: Sprint’s 4G WiMax wireless broadband is coming along nicely, and by next year should be available to 100 million customers. https://gizmodo.com/analyst-says-iphone-backlash-around-the-corner-229002 Rather than lock yourself into two years with 2G web access, why not wait for WiMax? When it’s unrolled in DC…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 19

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Hey you! Yeah, I’m talking to you Blackberry Pearl, Casio, Dell, Don Julio, Fox Soccer Channel, Genji, Intel, Logitech, Mio, Old Spice, PC Richard & Son, Parrot, Pioneer, Randomhouse, Playstation, Shure, Sprint, Urge, VW, Verizon and Zune. Thanks. Thanks, for not beating me up for my milk money everyday. You are the yin to my…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jan 19

NYC and DC Get $4k Bomb-Stopping Trash Cans

So it appears that the latest weapon against the war on terror is a 2,000-pound, steel bin of….trash. Dubbed the BlastGard 101, the new trash can is being rolled out in parts of NYC and DC for its bomb-stopping capabilities. So aside from its massive weight, the steel trash bin can quench fireballs and stifle…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Jan 19

Apple Déjà Vu: Mac Name Was Taken, Too

Apple CEO Steve Jobs is probably not too worried about this latest dustup with Cisco over that iPhone trademark. Heck, he’s been through this before with the original Macintosh. According to Wired, the original owner of the Macintosh trademark was Management and Computer Services Inc., a tiny Philadelphia software developer. Perhaps the relatively painless $2…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 19

iBoy: Classic Gameboy iPod Case

This mod takes away a key feature of the iPod—being small—but makes up for it with a coolness factor. A Gameboy was hacked apart to accommodate an iPod video. It even includes an internal dock connector and the buttons on the Gameboy were wired up to control the iPod. Check out the entire Flickr set…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jan 19

Scooba-Doo is a Dork-Propelled Personal Sub

Want to scuba dive but are just too damned lazy to actually swim? Scooba-doo to the rescue! It’s an underwater moped, letting you sit down and enjoy the underwater depths without annoying stuff like swimming, masks, and tanks. Sure, you’ll look like you stepped off the short bus and into the ocean, but fish won’t…

Gadgets Adam Frucci Jan 19

Futuremark/Dell Giving Away 30-inch LCD

Wanna win a 30-inch LCD? Futuremark and Dell are sponsoring a Performance Shootout contest where the highest-ranking 3DMark scorer gets to take home Dell’s 3007WFP-HC LCD. Second and third place get 27- and 24-inch screens and 5 random participants will get a GeForce 7900 GT video card (though chances are if you participate you’re already…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Jan 19

Philips Readying its First LED-based 1080p Display

Even though they’re a little late to the party, we’re glad to hear that LG Philips will be rolling out its first LED backlit TV next quarter. The 47-inch display will have a progressive 1,920 x 1,080 resolution and because it’s LED-based, it’ll have an abnormally high dynamic contrast ratio of 1,000,000:1. There’s still no…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Jan 19

BreezeGuard for Petrified Pups

If your doggie is a fraidy-cat, strap this BreezeGuard outside your car window and the mutt can let it all hang out without fear. Too bad it makes the poor pooch look like he’s doing time in solitary confinement. Yeah, the thing is doggone ugly, but it might be worth $250 to keep your mini…

Gadgets Charlie White Jan 19

Experimental Touchscreen Makes iPhone Look Like a Toy

The main draw of Apple’s iPhone is its touchscreen interface, which can respond to two points of contact. What if you could have a touchscreen with an infinite number of points of contact? What would that do for computing as we know it? How would that change life as we know it? These are but…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jan 19

Dealzmodo: You. Wii. Circuit City. $209

In addition to Best Buy, the birdies are saying that Circuit City will also have Wii’s in stock this Sunday, but the fun doesn’t end there. Print out this awesome coupon to receive $40 off your purchase of $199 or more bringing the Wii down to $209. If you don’t get a Wii, don’t fret,…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jan 19

Vista-based UMPC Caught on Video

We’ve already shown you some screen grabs of what Vista will look like on Microsoft’s UMPCs, but this is the first time one is caught on video. The maker of this UMPC remains a mystery, but we do know that its dubbed the US700W and from the looks of the video, the OS runs very…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Jan 19

Mercedes C-Class 2008: It’s More Gadget-y

This new Mercedes C-Class has some tricky tech on board, such as its adaptive brakes with “hill assist,” helping you out when you’re on a steep hill by maintaining brake pressure after you take your foot off the brake pedal, keeping you from rolling backward. It also has Agility Control in its steering, suspension and…

Gadgets Charlie White Jan 19

Hitachi W51H Cellphone’s Hi-Rez Screen Kicks iPhone Arse

Here’s a handset that’ll only be available in Japan but we show it here to give you some perspective: the Hitachi W51H features a kick-ass screen with higher resolution than any other cellphone, putting together 480×800 pixels on its 2.9-inch display. Hey, that’s 16:9, the aspect ratio of HDTV. Sure, you’ll need a microscope to…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 19

Gates: Sony Didn’t Know What They Were Doing

When Mercury news reporter Dean Takahashi spoke with Bill Gates at CES, the wide-ranging conversation turned to gaming, and Bill had a few harsh words for Sony and its cluelessness. When asked if any of Sony’s next-generation PS3 games would look better than the Xbox 360’s Halo 3, Gates replied: “No. They were going to…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 19

EMI Considering Dropping DRM From Its CDs

British record label EMI is investigating getting rid of DRM-laden compact discs as per the requests of many of its customers. Even though the company hasn’t made a disc with DRM “for the last few months,” it’s still quick to point out that no decisions have been made thus far. One of the main reasons…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jan 19

Zune 58% Welcomes You to the Social

Microsoft Zune propaganda welcomes you to the social, but that’s only about a 58% welcome, because sites around the blogosphere are noticing that around 42% of the songs they’re trying to share Zune-to-Zune are on the “Zune sharing prohibited” list. Even that three days/3 plays DRM slapped on every shared song is not enough for…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 19

I-O Data Joins Blu-Ray Burner Party, Only $712

Olfactory Gadgets: Play-Doh Hits The Perfume Bottle

Sony Ericsson SO903iTV Bravia: Cellphone with TV in Mind

Sprint WiMax: 2-4Mbps, $55/month, Open Access? Yes, Please.

Sponsors Thanks

NYC and DC Get $4k Bomb-Stopping Trash Cans

Apple Déjà Vu: Mac Name Was Taken, Too

iBoy: Classic Gameboy iPod Case

Scooba-Doo is a Dork-Propelled Personal Sub

Futuremark/Dell Giving Away 30-inch LCD

Philips Readying its First LED-based 1080p Display

BreezeGuard for Petrified Pups

Experimental Touchscreen Makes iPhone Look Like a Toy

Dealzmodo: You. Wii. Circuit City. $209

Vista-based UMPC Caught on Video

Mercedes C-Class 2008: It’s More Gadget-y

Hitachi W51H Cellphone’s Hi-Rez Screen Kicks iPhone Arse

Gates: Sony Didn’t Know What They Were Doing

EMI Considering Dropping DRM From Its CDs

Zune 58% Welcomes You to the Social

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