Bedside Phone Center Has iPod Dock, Groovy Design
Right next to your bed there’s room for just one more gadget, and if you play your cards right, maybe Santa will make sure it’s the Bedside Phone Center,a combination radio/alarm clock/phone with an integrated iPod dock. The 2.4GHz cordless phone comes with two handsets, and includes all the normal POTS features, like a speakerphone,…
Mini Cooper to Get iDrive Car System
Usually found in BMWs, it looks like the Mini Cooper will be getting a simplified version of the hate-it-or-love-it iDrive driver assistance system. Starting with the 2007 model year, Mini Cooper drivers will get to control some of their car’s different system—like climate control, audio system and navigation—with the help of iDrive. One of the…
Sony PSP2 to Debut in 2007 Says PSM
The October issue of PlayStation Magazine cited unnamed sources in a report stating that Sony will launch the next generation PSP in 2007. Right now, however, it doesn’t look like this will be quite what we were looking for: rather than a “proper” PSP2, Sony is apparently going to follow in Apple’s footsteps and gradually…
Elmo SUV-Cam Micro Video Camera System
If you ever wanted to snoop on your unsuspecting neighbors before but didn’t think there was a small enough camera out there to get the job done, Elmo has a surprise for you with its SUV-cam. This micro video camera—micro being 2.2×4.0x1.1-inches—system is able to capture MPEG-4 video with a resolution of 704×480 pixels. Better…
USRobotics Dual-Purpose USR9630 Cordless Skype Phone
Just because US Robotics introduced a couple of Skype phones a few weeks ago doesn’t mean they can’t introduce another one, this time, the cordless USR9630. Its base station (can’t use the word “dock” lest you think we’re talking about the ubiquitous iPod) plugs into a standard phone line as well as into a PC…
Samsung’s Ultra Edition 8.4 Unveiled as World’s Thinnest 3G Cellphone
Samsung used Paris’s Louvre Museum as its own corporate theme park recently when it showed off more additions to its Ultra Edition line of 3G cellphones, specifically the Ultra Edition 8.4. In order to prove that 3G cellphones aren’t destined to remain bulky and generally unattractive for the duration of the standard, Samsung’s Ultra Edition…