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Matshushita’s developed a 1GB version of its Secure Digital line of memory cards that should be out in about a year. They’ve also got plans for a 2GB card by 2004, and a road map for future development that projects a 16GB card within a few years. Read [Via EnvyNews]
With prices dropping, CNET thinks it’s the best time to buy a DVD-RW drive. They survey several of the drives out there, including HP’s new DVD200i drive [pictured at right]. Read Amazon
A new universal remote control from Philips called the iPronto which doesn’t just control your entertainment center – you can also access the Internet with it over an 802.11b connection and use it to control appliances around the house. And for all you Casanovas out there, you can even program the iPronto to dim the…
It’s amazing how much the price of wireless networking gear has dropped in just the past year: SMC’s Wireless 4-Port Cable/DSL Router with Print Server is just $98.95 at Amazon after rebate. Amazon
CNET roundup of the current and future models in Sony Ericsson’s line of cellphones. Their T68i cameraphone (pictured at right) which just came out last month, is expected to be a big hit in the UK, and sells over here for just $49.99 with activation. Read Amazon UPDATE It seems that the T68i isn’t for…
The Luminous Landscape has an extensive review of Canon’s new 11 megapixel digital camera, the EOS 1Ds. Comparing it to 35mm, they conclude that “film has definitively lost the battle”. Read [Via Slashdot]
Sony’s bringing the Vaio W all-in-one desktop PC, which is popular in Japan, to the US. Not sure what the big deal over all-in-one desktops is. If you really just want something unobtrusive, just get a laptop. Still the W looks pretty cool, and if sales of the iMac are any indication, a lot of…
Tom’s Hardware Guide, with a very in-depth on everything you need to know to transfer VHS and 8mm tape to DVD, from the hardware you’re gonna need, to the actual process itself. Read
Nokia has a new satellite digital television receiver with built-in Bluetooth. Why would this be useful? Well the Mediamaster 230 S is designed to work with any Nokia’s new Bluetooth-enabled camera phones, so that you can transer images to the receiver and then look at them on your television. Comes out in Europe by the…
Slashdot reviews the new T-Mobile Sidekick. Cmdr Taco gives it the thumbs up. Read Everything USB reviews Microsoft’s new Wireless Optical Mouse Blue. Read Amazon Tom’s Hardware Guide puts the new iPod for Windows to the test. Read Amazon Kodak and Sanyo are demonstrating a prototype of a 15″ Organic Light Emitting Diode display. OLED…
A first-look at Hitachi’s new color-display P300 cellphone that runs on Sprint PCS’s new high-speed Vision network. What’s really interesting about the P300 is that it has an optical sensor so that the phone can tell when it’s hidden away in a pocket or a bag, and automatically ring just a little but more loudly.…
TechTV on Digital Light Projection, or DLP, which with a resolution of 1280×848, is supposed to be the hottest thing in home theater technology at the moment. Their pick for an “affordable” DLP projector: the Piano HE-3200 from Plus. Read
IDG has a picture of that new Zaurus handheld from Sharp. It looks like it’ll fold up to like a regular handheld, with the screen swivelling to cover up the keyboard. Read [Thanks, Chris!]
Sharp’s Aquos LCD displays are multiplying at a furious pace – there are no less than 25 models available now. The latest: two widescreen 37-inch models. Read [Translated from Japanese via Babelfish]
Apparently there are some endemic problems with Maxtor’s FireWire hard drives. Several readers have written in about their own difficulties with their external hard drives. To Maxtor’s credit, their customer service is pretty good and they seem pretty willing to replace problematic drives without causing a hassle. Steven Frank writes: “I just had one of…
Here’s something you don’t see online that often: a video review of a gadget. JustPPC has one of NextBase’s new portable Multi-Function DVD Player, which they look at along with GMX’s new 6″ digital LCD TV. Read [Thanks, Omar!]
Arthur Etchells writes in to say that it looks like Dell’s new Pocket PC will be called the Cartera, the Spanish word for portfolio. Here’s the US trademark record entry that he found: Word Mark CARTERA Goods and Services IC 009. US 021 023 026 036 038. G & S: Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs); personal and handheld computers; computer…
You probably don’t need progressive scan – yet. Given how few people actually have high-definition televisions doesn’t it seem like there are a disproportionately huge number of high-resolution progressive scan DVD players on the market? It can only lead one to believe that most people who are buying them don’t realize that the only way…
Another solid Circuits piece, this one looking at those two new digital cameras from Kodak and Canon which are so high in resolution now (13.89 and 11.1-megapixels, respectively) that they are actually beginning to rival film cameras in terms of image quality. Eventually we’re gonna reach a maximum number of pixels, since at some point…
HP’s got two new iPAQ’s on the way, a slim low-end model, a high-end model with built-in 802.11b, Bluetooth, and, get this, a fingerprint reader for extra security. Both should be out in time for the holidays, but not many other details available. Read