Nexxion Curve, Combination TV+DVD Player
The Nexxion Curve will no doubt draw comparisons to Apple’s old iMac, given the striking resemblance. The Curve isn’t a computer, though, but merely a TV that features an integrated DVD player. The 15″ LCD has an decent contrast ratio of 500:1, but with combination players like this, style may take precedence over substance, as…
CucumberLab Sound Machine Vinyl/MP3/CD Player + Wine Rack
We’ve all been patiently waiting for a combination record player, MP3 player, CD player and wine/liquor rack and now CucumberLab, a design firm that specializes in making avant-garde designs for all sorts of quirky things, has delivered one unto us with its Sound Machine. The speaker is clearly inspired by the old gramophone, from which…
Wii Not Wii (??)
Our stump-brained cousins over at Kotaku finally pulled one over on us. They had a very small piece about Nintendo thinking about maybe possibly not naming their new console after pee-pee. According to an apocryphal marketing guy named Mike, they’ve gotten over “200,000 e-mails with complaints about the Wii” and that they may or may…
BenQ PB8263 DLP Projector
For a true home theater experience, lots of folks insist on using a projector-based video system. Offering up to 1080i, just shy of “true” high definition (knowing full well that many people’s definition of “true” HD varies), the BenQ PB8263 is an impressive DLP projector currently making the rounds in Korea. With a brightness of…
Netflix Box Coming Soon (??)
Hear that? That’s Blockbuster soiling itself. Netflix is hard at work on a downloadable movie set-top box that will allows users to download and watch movies without DVDs. Like the standard Netflix service, you will pay a flat fee to watch a certain number of movies per period. Add a new movie to your queue…