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Hands On with Novint’s 3D Game Controller

We saw a lot of controllers at CES, but Novint’s Falcon stood out from the pack. It’s a force feedback 3D controller designed for PC games. Users hold the grip handshake style and can then move it up/down, left/right, or backwards/forwards. https://gizmodo.com/e306-clips-novint-falcon-172967 The cool thing about the Falcon is… that it reacts depending on the…

Gadgets Louis Ramirez Jan 15

Sony Vaio WA1 Wireless Music Streamer: Expensive for What it Does

Somehow last week we missed the Sony Vaio WA1 Wireless Digital Music Streamer. It’s a simple (and not necessarily new) concept: the device taps into your pre-existing Wi-Fi connection and streams the music that’s directed toward it. For example, you’ve got a PC loaded with music in your bedroom but you want to hear Sleater-Kinney…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Jan 15

Person Dies Trying to Win Nintendo Wii?

It’s the first day back from the glitz and glamor of CES and what do we have to report? Well, it looks like a woman died in a radio contest trying to win a Nintendo Wii. The contest, called “Hold you wee for a Nintendo Wii,” had contestants drink large amounts of water without being…

Tech News Nicholas Deleon Jan 15

Format War Over, Says Mechanical Bull Riding Nymph

Still deciding whether to make the jump for Blu-ray or HD DVD? We asked this bull-riding nymph for her advice on which format to support. – Louis Ramirez with Video By Richard Blakeley

Tech News Louis Ramirez with Video By Richard Blakeley Jan 13

Cisco Taking on Apple TV with Secret Competitor

Ever since the whole iPhone trademark scandal, Apple and Cisco have been clashing like two old archrivals. Now word has it that Cisco is working on a product that will directly take on Apple TV. According to Daily Tech, the new set-top box will be able to “serve and sync to content much in the…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Jan 12

LG Hybrid HD DVD/Blu-ray Player Getting Canned?

Anyone who was planning on buying LG’s hybrid high-def player may wanna sit down for this one. As we reported from CES, the BH100 fully supports Blu-ray discs, but since it lacks support for HD DVD‘s iHD, you can’t access an HD DVD’s interactive menus, you can only see the movie straight through. https://gizmodo.com/lg-press-event-super-multi-blue-blu-ray-hd-dvd-player-226710 So…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Jan 12

Canon Buys Toshiba’s Stake in SED

Canon and Toshiba are going their separate ways in what was their joint SED-based venture. The reason? It seems that Nano-Proprietary, a Texas-based company which licensed technology to Canon, is crying foul over the fact that Canon is sharing Nano’s technology with Toshiba. As a result, Canon is telling Toshiba to fork over their 50%…

Tech News Louis Ramirez Jan 12

Dealzmodo: $400 off 42-inch Philips Plasma

After spending a week in Vegas I am in dire need to save some money, so welcome back Dealzmodo. Today Radio Shack has the 42PF7321D 42-inch Plasma HDTV for $1299 after instant savings of $400. This 720p HDTV has an integrated HDTV tuner and HDMI outputs. Shipping is also free to the continental United States.…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jan 12

Toshiba Stainless Steel TV

I’ve always dreamt of having one of those stainless steel kitchens seen in celebrity homes, and when I make my first million and make it happen, this will be the first addition to it. Actually, screw the kitchen I think I’ll get this for my small apartment. It won’t match anything, but it will look…

Tech News Travis Hudson Jan 12

Self-Cleaning Underwear: A Bloggers Dream Come True

The US Air Force has developed self-cleaning underwear that kills bacteria and forces liquids to bead and roll off. They might have had people who don’t have easy access to laundry facilities in mind when they developed this, but something tells me it’ll be more popular with people who have access to laundry machines but…

Tech News Adam Frucci Jan 11

Lasonic “Ghetto Blaster”

Lasonic showed off their prototype old school boombox that has been updated for the new millennium of hipsters. As Justin Timberlake’s Sexy Back put the group into hypnotic pop Nirvana, we admired the 5 band equalizer, USB/SD/MP3 support, DVD drive with display and sweet analog tuner. Hopefully Lasonic will actually bring this to market for…

Gadgets Mark Wilson Jan 11

Blu-ray: Betamaxxx 2?

Digital Playground, an adult movie producer (for those of you pretending not to know), claims that they can only release their features on HD DVD discs since Sony will not allow XXX content on Blu-ray. I’ve tried my best to avoid making cheap Betamax/Blue-ray comparisons, because I thought it pigeonholed a new technology that had…

Tech News Mark Wilson Jan 11

Audiovox DV7600XM Dock Says Radio Is Serious Business

Believe it or not, some people don’t actually own an iPod (yet; they’re secretly holding out for iPhone). For the audiophile with an XM addiction the DV7600XM home theater system from Audovox provides ample sound blanketing at an affordable price. $160 delivers five speakers and a subwoofer to your entertainment room. With the ridiculous amount…

Tech News Karson Thompson Jan 11

Nyko Goes Wild, Releases Entirely Too Many Next Gen Console Accessories

Nyko used CES this year to show off (in a swank Hilton suite, no less) a host of accessories for the PS3, Wii and Xbox 360. Lucky me, I got to touch and play around with them until they finally kicked me out. Charging controllers is the name of the game on the PS3 front,…

Gadgets Nicholas Deleon Jan 11

AVN: A Manual Revolution

Sometimes the simplest explanations are the best.

Gadgets Mark Wilson Jan 11

Creative Xdock Wireless: An iPod Dock Worth Your $$$?

But another in a sea of iPod docks, the Creative Xdock Wireless looks to make them obsolete with the “X factor.” What the hell is the X factor? Find out after the jump… It takes stereo audio from the docked iPod or Zen and upconverts it through “Xtreme Fidelity” to quality that they claim is…

Tech News Matt Buchanan, Photo gallery by Teru Kawayama Jan 11

Virtual Communications POD: Best Invention of CES 2007?

I would be lying if I claimed that I knew exactly what this invention is about, or how it worked. But here is what I do know: A friendly Japanese model greets you on a floating 2D display, the “POD”. You are unhappy with her conservative outfit, so you place a card labeled with a…

Gadgets Mark Wilson, with photos by Jason "she totally wants me" Chen Jan 11

iRiver Unit 2: Media Player Piggybacking on a Mini Boombox

iRiver has outdone itself with the Unit 2, a minisystem whose 7-inch 800×480 16:9 screen pops off, giving you the choice of a stationary boombox or porto-player. It’s also a polyglot of content, playing all types of digital video and audio files from its 30GB onboard disk or SD slot, plus you can pop in…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 11

Wii, You’re Killing Me

We heard the Nintendo Wii could be dangerous, but this is ridiculous. Show how much you [heart] the Wii with this $26 Wii Death T-shirt from Orange Alexander, sized for men or women. Wii Death [Orange Alexander, via boingboing]

Tech News Charlie White Jan 11

YouTube Considering Conventional TV Shows, Channel

YouTube is sniffing around the possibility of producing its own TV shows, and its VP of content Kevin Donahue said at CES that the company is even thinking of creating a TV channel with selected clips chosen from the millions that are hosted by YouTube on line. “We’re noodling on it. We haven’t gone down…

Tech News Charlie White Jan 11

Hands On with Novint’s 3D Game Controller

Sony Vaio WA1 Wireless Music Streamer: Expensive for What it Does

Person Dies Trying to Win Nintendo Wii?

Format War Over, Says Mechanical Bull Riding Nymph

Cisco Taking on Apple TV with Secret Competitor

LG Hybrid HD DVD/Blu-ray Player Getting Canned?

Canon Buys Toshiba’s Stake in SED

Dealzmodo: $400 off 42-inch Philips Plasma

Toshiba Stainless Steel TV

Self-Cleaning Underwear: A Bloggers Dream Come True

Lasonic “Ghetto Blaster”

Blu-ray: Betamaxxx 2?

Audiovox DV7600XM Dock Says Radio Is Serious Business

Nyko Goes Wild, Releases Entirely Too Many Next Gen Console Accessories

AVN: A Manual Revolution

Creative Xdock Wireless: An iPod Dock Worth Your $$$?

Virtual Communications POD: Best Invention of CES 2007?

iRiver Unit 2: Media Player Piggybacking on a Mini Boombox

Wii, You’re Killing Me

YouTube Considering Conventional TV Shows, Channel

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