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Sony makes an interesting attempt at pushing their new Hi-MD format (for “High Capacity MiniDisc”), which for those of you that don’t know, has a 1 gigabyte capacity. It’s called the “MCMD-R1,” and for good reason. What reason that is, I do not know. The aptly named device, or whatever, attaches to a Hi-MD recorder…
The Mod Cabinet from glide is a smallish cabinet with a built-in biometric fingerprint sensor that allows you to lock down access to only those pre-approved. Even better (or worse, from a security standpoint) there is a Bluetooth wireless link for configuring the Mod Cabinet from across the room using the customer PC or Pocket…
Kenneth Armstrong writes: Today Altec Lansing announced their bizarrely named iMmini (no that’s not a typo; I checked 8 times) speakers for iPod mini. It is similar in styling to their InMotion Speakers for iPod, but about 40% smaller. “We’re delighted that Altec Lansing is bringing out another breakthrough accessory with the iMmini to provide…
Researchers at University College London have developed a special coating for glass that blocks heat from the sun when temperatures rise over 29 degrees Celsius (about 85 Fahrenheit). The derivative of vanadium dioxide allows buildings to retain valuable heat from the sun when it is cold, but block the infrared light that heats things up…
Whatever you feel about the Republican National Committee coming to New York next month, there’s one thing I think we can all agree on – it’s going to be a serious clusterfuck. And depending on how you look at it, groups like the Bureau of Inverse Technology and Bikes Against Bush will either be adding…
HP’s newest camera in its R-series range, the Photosmart R507, is a fine looking bit of hardware, despite my (admittedly unfair) predisposition against any camera branded with PC vendor’s stamp. The 4.1-megapixel camera has a bead-blasted aluminum front (using beads from real hippies!) and a 3x optical zoom Pentax lens. As suits a consumer camera…
There’s no price or availability information at the moment (even in Japan), but this ZS-Y3 boombox from Sony has a nice look to it. Not quite the mantis-head look of some of the current Sports models, but still a smooth curling line that feels both tightened and expanding at once. Read – Product Page (Japanese)…
Like FunFurde, I too would like to know where to pick up some of these Bulbcaps, little rubber light bulb jimmies that can be used safely on bulbs up to 40 watts of brightness (or heatness, as the case may be). We have a single bare bulb in our apartment that is infuriatingly placed so…
There’s a new film camera by Lomography, the “Colorsplash,” that has a built-in color wheel (tube?) over its flash that will let you tweak the colors of your pictures to add an “abstract edge to Lomography as a whole.” I’m a fan of Lomo work – the technology sucks, but that’s part of what makes…
Want to see cute robots beat the ever-living snot out of each other? Want to see if being autographed by Steven Tyler makes a robot a more effective killing machine? Have a passion for robots with snorkel afros? If you answered yes to any of these questions, you might want to check out this pics…
Sharp has finally released its 3D flat-panel LCD monitor, a 15-inch version creatively dubbed the “LL-151-3D.” Sharp, Sony, and other display manufacturers worked to develop a standard for the 3D monitors, though, which means that investing in the $1,500 unit means it should continue to work with future products for a while. While the technology…
Novac, SoftBank BB, and Mitsui Bussan’s new “ViVaEleca” brand is off to a very, very slow start with one of its two debut products; the “DVD Porter” portable DVD player may cost under $300 USD, but you get what you pay for. While I can’t say much bad about the player, I can’t find much…
JTT’s “iCue” FM transmitter is pretty straightforward. It’s so straightforward, in fact, basically all of the improvements are visible in the image at the right. Yes, it’s here and it’s clear – the headphone cable and batteries are visible inside of the unit through the transparant blue plastic cover. One “feature” that struck me as…
Is this the best case mod ever? It’s pretty damn close to the top if it isn’t. This hollowed out Philco Predicta television set was already a thing of beauty, but when stripped clean and rewired with the latest in PC hardware – including matching peripherals and a monitor with masked, rounded corners – it…
Om Malik passes on a rumor that Sony may be reentering the US PDA market with another Clië – this time running Windows Pocket PC operating system. Although there’s not much to go on at the moment – just the overheard comments of a Sony executive – it would be an interesting turn. The PDA…
Howard Forums’ Bengal Boy reviews the hot new Motorola V3 RaZr, the first new all-metal (and glass) cell phone in the US since the Nokia 8890 (at least that’s what he says, and I’m buying it). The verdict? Well, with the exception of an extraordinarily crappy phonebook application, it looks like a dream. I expect…
What happens when a man and his robot are parted? The answer, according to this short film by Frank Lesser, appears to be “crooning.” Danny Bot is a heartfelt tale of clanking love lost as the world is torn asunder by the inevitable robot uprising. I shed a real human tear. (Thanks, Jon!) Watch –…
LapWorks has released a new UltraLite version of its Laptop Desk, a folding polycarbonate computer platform that keeps gives you a little bit of extra mousing space (and keeps your lap cooler) while on the go, and provides an elevated and inclined surface on a desk. The UltraLite is smaller than the original model, though,…
David Pescovitz has a nice round-up of the current state of ‘smart clothes,’ or “computer couture” as he’s calling it – textiles that do fun or intelligent or useful things, like dispense medicines, keep themselves clean, and display Pac-Man ghosts via Bluetooth. We’ve talked about a lot of this stuff before, but it’s still neat…
MPIO is releasing a pendant-style MP3 player, the FL300, a flash memory player that seemingly takes its visual cues from the iRiver N10. Although some might argue it’s not as good looking as the N10, either, I have to admit a certain affinity for their ad copy on the website, which documents the “FL300 Story”…