Thanko NM-Mate USB Hub + Speakers + Fun
Japan’s Thanko is known for releasing some really weird…well, junk, and the NB-Mate, no matter how you look at it, continues this trend. It’s a multi-function USB gadget that does just a little bit of everything (within reason). Once plugged into a USB port, the NM-Mate’s tiny, 1.5 watt speakers turn on, confidently pumping out…
Microboards Portable CD/DVD Producer
While Mac users often get shut out of cool, albeit somewhat useless, accessories, the portable Microboards GX-1 will potentially fill a void felt by pirates and home movie makers alike. (Yes, it works with the PC as well, by not nearly as well.) The GX-1 is a mass CD/DVD duplicator that can accept up to…
Samsung Reveals SCH-B590 to the World, World’s Thinnest DMB-Capabale Cellphone?
Samsung just took the curtain off its latest DMB cellphone, the SCH-B590, which is supposedly the world’s thinnest DMB cellphone. Besides giving rise to the question How thin is too thin?, the cellphone has all the makings of being lost in the shuffle with the myriad other DMB cellphones out there, “there” being Korea, since…
Sony Updates UX-180p UMPC After Only Eight Weeks, Now the UX-280p
Either Sony has adopted an expedited release cycle or they’re tacitly admitting that they rushed the UX-180p to the market since they’ve quietly gone ahead and have updated it to the UX-280p. What can you expect now? Sony has doubled the amount of RAM, from 512MB to 1GB, and now sports a 40GB hard drive.…