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ExtremeTech Crazy Case Mod Contest

We’ve shown you some of these case mods before, but there are some new ones in ExtremeTech’s Crazy Case Mod Contest, like this Art Nouveau-inspired computer that is actually integrated right into a desk, topped off by a back-lit piece of custom stained glass. Read – Crazy Case Mod Contest: Meet the Contenders [Extremetech]

Tech News Joel Jul 30

Commander V Binoculars with Compass

The new Steiner Commander V Binoculars are not night-vision equipment, despite claims that nighttime images are “so brilliant, it’s almost like turning on a spotlight.” Instead, the “Nighthunter” optics deliver a high rate of peak light transmission (96%; a record, they say) that means these military-spec binocs transmit as much available light as possible into…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

MIB MP-308 In-Car Cigarette Light USB Flash Drive FM Transmitter (Whew!)

I sent the intern out for ice, and he decided to go to college. Fortunately, he goofs off in class, too, and found me this really swank in-car cigarette-lighter USB flash drive MP3 adapter thingy. The idea is this: you plug in the MP-308 to your lighter, for power. You plug your USB flash drive…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

Briva: In-Sink Dishwasher from KitchenAid

Let me just go ahead and get this clunker out of the way: the KitchenAid Briva Dishwasher is everything and the kitchen sink. That’s right, I said it. But for real, this thing is awesome. It functions as a regular sink when not in use (or a cutting board if you fold it down), or…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

Digital Dirt Bike

The Bronze medalist in the “Business & Industrial Products” category of the IDEA 2004 awards, the Digital Dirt bike is an all-in-one communications station, driven by a single technician from village to village to deliver news, weather forecasts, school lessons, and needed treatments for common diseases. It’s currently being put to use throughout Andra Pradesh,…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

Sidekick Vs. Treo 600

I’m a fan of both the Sidekick and the Treo 600, so when Levi Wallach wrote to tell me about his in-depth comparison article featuring the two keyboarded messenger devices, I immediately did what any sane person would do and read it and then forgot to post about it. Fortunately for you, that was only…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

New HP Compaq Budget Laptops

New HP laptops it would seem, the $800 Compaq nx9020, a $1200 nx9020, and a nx9040 with a to-be-announced price. The entire line is aimed at small-business users that need something to perform basic office duties with long battery life, even when using the built-in 802.11b/g Wi-Fi. All models can be equipped with the Celeron…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

The A5: Prototype Sub-Tablet

Gadget Madness brings to our attention a prototype sub-tablet PC called the A5 that is reminiscent of the Sony U50/U70, although not quite as nice looking. While the prototype “runs RISC OS under Windows XP,” for most people the “Windows XP” part is all that is going to matter. An integrated 8.4-inch 800 by 600…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

This Week In Mobiles: Take One

What’s happening in the mobile world this week? Something! I use arrows because they are neat. In coming weeks they might have meaning! ↑ Samsung – About to beat Motorola for the Number Two spot in global phone sales. [Reuters] ↑ Sony Ericsson – Second quarter profits were higher than expected and new phones with…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

Homespun $42 Wheelchairs

The Free Wheelchair Mission is an organization that aims to provide free wheelchairs to those in countries too poor to afford proper medical equipment. Inspired by the sight of a crippled Moroccan woman dragging herself across a dirt road (and a little old timey religion) inspired the mission’s founder Don Schoendorfer to develop a simply-designed…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

Pentax Optio S4 Reviewed

Pocket-Lint has a short take on the Pentax Optio S40, a pared-down (feature-wise) but swollen (size-wise) version of the Pentax S4 that forgoes a rechargeable battery for two AAs but kept the 4-megapixel sensor, 3x optical zoom, and aluminum casing. All in all, Stu seems fairly happy with the product, despite some image noise problems…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

One Out of Ten Cellphone Users Want Music

I can’t decide how to interpret these numbers: 11.4% of cellphone users surveyed are interested in buying music and other audio services (endlessly looping, ear-tearing sine waves, strangely enough) for use on their mobile handset. The question is, did the other 89% of people not really think it was practical yet, but will come around,…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

Would That Be Internal or External, Technically?

I have nothing to say; I just love this picture. Someday I will have one of these old-school hard drives on my wall and I will be a happy man. (Thanks, O2!) Look – New Hard Drive [Gizmodo] Update: Daniel V. Klein offers up some insight on this drive (and a hilarious anecdote about moving…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

TooDis MPal 400F Flash Memory Video Player

Well, you can say one thing about the TooDis MPal 400F flash memory video player: your hand isn’t going to get tired watching movies on it. Well, not the hand holding it, anyway. The flash player has a 12-hour playback time on a single AA battery, although it must first convert all your movie files…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

Video Without Boundries’ MediaREADY 4000 Still Kicking

Threebase is reporting that Video Without Boundries is still planning on releasing the MediaREADY 4000, a set-top media hub and networked DVD player with a variety of flash memory card slots, a built-in hard drive, and Ethernet (but no wireless?) It certainly looks full-featured enough, with FireWire and USB slots right up front (and hopefully…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

Automotive Bloggers and Writers, Ahoy!

So hey, we’ve got a couple of interesting opportunities coming up around here for bloggers, and I thought I’d pass along word. The first is that we’re looking for someone who is an absolute car nut — someone like me, but who actually follows the whole industry, not just the part where you crash them…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

Win a Custom Rip Curl GBA SP (If You’re an Aussie Kid, That Is)

Just because I’m a sucker for customized Game Boy Advances (even if it’s just a sticker), I thought I’d pass along this competition to win one of five Rip Curl GBA SPs on this Australian kid’s site, K-Zone. Presumably, you have to be a kid to win, and probably an Ozlander, as well, but let…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

NHJ VHD-1500 1.5GB Music Player

When I4U mentioned this new 1.5GB hard disk music player from NHJ Japan, they wondered why NHJ isn’t released a 4GB version to compete with the Apple iPod mini, musing that perhaps Apple bought all the 4GB drives available. Last I heard, that’s pretty much the case, actually. This VHD-1500 player, while still the same…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

MacMice GarageKey USB MIDI Keyboard

Jack Campbell of MacMice (not pictured: that’s Chuck Leonard) has announced a new 37-key USB MIDI keyboard called ‘GarageKey,’ designed specifically for use with Apple iLife ’04’s GarageBand software. For $130, there are probably more full-featured Casios or Yahamas with MIDI output — and really, MIDI output is pretty much MIDI output on something like…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

iPaq rz1715 Reviewed; Not Pretty

iPaqHQ has one of the first reviews of the new HP iPAQ rz1715 “Mobile Media Companion” Pocket PC, and let’s just say that they aren’t terribly impressed. It’s not that it’s bad so much as it’s not any better than previous generations (like the h1945, say), and in a few objective ways (it’s larger; it…

Tech News Joel Jul 30

ExtremeTech Crazy Case Mod Contest

Commander V Binoculars with Compass

MIB MP-308 In-Car Cigarette Light USB Flash Drive FM Transmitter (Whew!)

Briva: In-Sink Dishwasher from KitchenAid

Digital Dirt Bike

Sidekick Vs. Treo 600

New HP Compaq Budget Laptops

The A5: Prototype Sub-Tablet

This Week In Mobiles: Take One

Homespun $42 Wheelchairs

Pentax Optio S4 Reviewed

One Out of Ten Cellphone Users Want Music

Would That Be Internal or External, Technically?

TooDis MPal 400F Flash Memory Video Player

Video Without Boundries’ MediaREADY 4000 Still Kicking

Automotive Bloggers and Writers, Ahoy!

Win a Custom Rip Curl GBA SP (If You’re an Aussie Kid, That Is)

NHJ VHD-1500 1.5GB Music Player

MacMice GarageKey USB MIDI Keyboard

iPaq rz1715 Reviewed; Not Pretty

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