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CDRLabs reviews of the DRU-500A, that new “universal” DVD burner from Sony that supports both competing formats, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW. Read
The second cellphone to use Microsoft’s Smartphone OS, Sendo’s Z100, is coming out, hot on the heels of Orange’s SPV. The Z100 has a 2.2-inche, 176×220 pixel, 16-bit colour screen and an add-on digital camera module. ZDnet has a an early review. Comes out in Europe next month; don’t hold your breath waiting for it…
A new DVD player from Danish company KiSS Technology that can play video files encoded in the DivX format. Why is this a big deal, you might ask? First of all the DivX codec can compress video up to ten times smaller than MPEG-2 (which is used for DVD), with no loss in quality. That…
MSNBC review of the first sub-$200 portable DVD player, the Initial DVD-9510. Tiny little 4-inch screen, but it does the job. These will be $100 by Christmas 2003. Read
The Treo 300 color mobile communicator is just $249 with activation at Amazon, which is a big drop from its list price of $499. Works on Sprint’s new high-speed PCS Vision network, which just switched to an all-you-can-eat, unlimited data plan for just an extra $10 a month. Amazon
Review of that $199 Lindows PC, the Microtel Sysmar 710. Sounds like a solid computer, but the Linux factor will probably keep most people from buying anything that doesn’t run Windows. But why not have an inexpensive, barebones version of Windows to run on these barebones machines? Not everyone needs all of the extra features…
New PowerBooks coming from Apple on November 5th. A new 19″ LCD monitor is due out from Apple that same day. Read
CNET guide to installing a second monitor on your PC. Read
Excellent BrightHand preview of all the new handhelds that are coming out over the next few months. Read
PC Magazine has a first look at that new widescreen vpr Matrix 200A5 laptop that I’ve been drooling over lately. Read
Bjorn3D.com review of Frontier Labs’ NEX IIE MP3 player. Uses Type I and II Compact Flash cards, and can double as portable storage drive. Read
Kiosks for charging cellphones while on the run are being installed in London’s Waterloo Station and Heathrow Airport. One pound buys you ten minutes of charging time. Read [Thanks, Gabe!]
It’s taken ages, but someone has finally ripped off Apple’s Titanium PowerBook G4. Who knew it’d be BestBuy? Technically it’s the work of Porsche Design, who have been styling a line of computers for them. This latest model, the vpr Matrix 200A5 is hot, it has a 15.2-inch widescreen display (like the PowerBook), and has…
A reader writes in to point out the Garmin Rino 120, a two-way radio with GPS. You can even beam your exact location to another person with a Rino 120 as long as they’re within range. Read [Thanks, Robert!]
John Dvorak, PC Magazine’s curmudgeonly columnist, on why it’s going to take a while for the Tablet PC to catch on. His biggest reason: price, and he predicts that they won’t really start to sell until the cost just $500. Read
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Samsung’s new dual-band A460 cellphone is free with Sprint PCS activation. Comes with built-in GPS too. Amazon
Awesome side-by-side comparison over at Digital Photography Review of the 11-megapixel Canon EOS-1DS and the 6-megapixel Canon D60. Is there really that much of a difference to merit shelling out the extra cash? Apparently there sure is. Read
ZDnet on what went wrong with SmartDisplay. Read OverClock Intelligence Agency review of the KDS RAD5-c 15″ LCD display. Read Pocket PC magazine announces the winners of its Best Software Awards for 2002. Isn’t it still only October? What if some really great software comes out between now and the end of the year? Read
New wireless Ethernet bridge from D-Link that, like the Linksys WET11, can add 802.11b to any device with an Ethernet port. Perfect for hooking up your Xbox, PS2, or ReplayTV to the Internet. Read Amazon