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This iPod video projector box reminds me of my non-existent Boy Scout days. There’s no soldering, wires or any real "hax," just a cardboard box of mirrors and lenses. Since it’s just reflecting off the actual iPod screen, as you can imagine it looks like total ass, though if you’re out camping, it could have…
This LEGO Batman trailer has everything we love: LEGO, Batman, video games and moving pictures. We didn’t think the goofiness of a LEGO game (LEGO Star Wars was quite fun) would carry well over the darkness and gravitas of the recent Batman flicks, but this works quite well as something completely separate. It’s campy, but…
Asus has confirmed the Eee PC 900, which features a larger 8.9-inch screen with 1024×600 resolution, 1GB RAM and up to 12GB storage. Other than this, and a larger touchpad, it looks almost the same as the original. [DailyTech] https://gizmodo.com/new-asus-eee-pc-900-revealed-362965
Everex just got photo-friendly in a strangely retro way: PhotoFair is a clear plastic plate that clamps on to the CloudBook‘s top, allowing you to “store and display photos, documents and other printed materials.” As in, physically stash printed-out documents. It’s a bit unusual in the LCD age, but unlike the digital alternative—Windows SideShow, for…
This is pure speculation, but I can’t help liking this laptop mockup with an Optimus-Maximus-style OLED keyboard. Sure, it’d be a $1000+ option that wouldn’t do much substantive good in the long run, but hey, people are paying the same amount for SSDs, so you know this would sell. Heck, you could even combine the…
Because this Invisio G5 Bluetooth headset is the world’s smallest Bluetooth headset, there’s probably only one big reason why you’re buying it. You don’t need a test to tell you that it’s the smallest headset. But you do need a test to tell you how well it feels in your ear and how well it…
Click to viewAfter 280 millions tubes sold, Trinitron will be officially dead this month. Few Sony inventions have had the same gravitational pull as their Trinitron display technology, perhaps only second to the Walkman. Trinitron became a synonym of the best quality TV sets and computer monitors on the planet, despite the thin cables that…
Sony Computer Entertainment UK Boss Ray Maguire just let this bit slip about a future firmware update, which Sony usually doesn’t comment on. Our momentum will continue with the introduction of in-game communication in the summer, firmware update 2.4 and the strongest line-up of games through our third party partners and our own studios. I’d…
If you’ve ever seen any Japanese porn at all, you know that the good stuff is usually censored. The man in charge of censoring these hairy body parts, Katsumi Ono, plus four other adult business colleagues, were just arrested for allowing 13,000 copies of movies into the marketplace that weren’t completely mosaicked. The “two DVDs…
Whether or not Monster Cables are worth it is a war that has raged since home theater immemorial. A poster at Audioholics was put in a room with five fellow audiophiles, and a Martin Logan SL-3 speaker set at 75Db at 1000KHz playing a mix of “smooth, trio, easy listening jazz” that no one had…
Amazon’s MP3 store got officially Linux-friendly last week, adding support for Debian 4 Etch, Fedora 8, Open SUSE 10.3, and Unbuntu 7.10 Gutsy. So who’s still locked out of the store? [Amazon]
Good news for Blu-ray-adopting Netflix subscribers: the movies-by-mail service is quadrupling its Blu-ray library, increasing the number of titles from 400 to 1,500. Bad news for Netflix subscribers: this’ll probably jack up the price. It’s not clear whether or not the price increase would be for everybody or just for people who have selected Blu-ray…
Best Buy just announced that it would pay a portion of customers’ DirecTV bills each month for a year. That is, if you spend $999 or more on a high-def TV and switch to DirecTV’s high-def package, Best Buy says it will credit you $30 per month on your bill for 12 months. If you…
Here’s a confession: I’ve always kind of hated the Etch-a-Sketch. Those knobs are pretty much impossible to draw with, so it always felt like the “fun” of using it was just making a simple task needlessly harder. But I guess I’m in the minority there, because it’s hugely popular. But this mod for the “toy”…
The one technical advantage Blu-ray held over HD DVD is that Blu-ray discs hold more stuff, 50GB on a dual-layer disc. But that’s still not enough for Metal Gear Solid 4 in all its glory, according to creator Hideo Kojima: Kojima: For us, we’re not still not satisfied with the quality we can do. You…
While this weekend we reported on a rumor that Sony Ericsson’s upcoming Xperia X1 was delayed until late 2009, it turns out that isn’t the case. Sony came out and confirmed that they’re still on for a late 2008 release. Now you can sleep easier, I’m sure. You’re welcome. [Unofficial Sony Ericsson Blog via Mobility…
So, you missed the weekend action—here’s your chance to catch up: • Time Capsule was stripped to the bone. • WiiMax gave us a Wii sniper gun, finally. •AT&T was rumored to be offering cheap, refurb iPhones. • Optimus Prime danced the robot. • Apple Store proved to be the best place to get laid.…
Apparently, the MacBook Air is selling well enough to be unavailable in many stores and require a 5-7 day wait for online orders. Despite the high price, the super-thin laptop is often selling out the day a shipment arrives at an Apple Store, according to research done by Ars Technica. Of course, without knowing just…
Useful if you have a really really small apartment, or you just appreciate bookshelf-cum-furniture design, the plywood Bookseat stores your TV Guide copy of War and Peace handily within reach. Alternatively, if you think books are old hat, you could store your DVDs and computer mags in it. Some might think Bookseat is design convergence…
The updated Iogear Mobile Scribe captures 50 pages of your handwriting and doodles on any surface, using normal ink, and without the need to be connected to a computer like the previous Digital Scribe GPEN100C. This storage capability is more than enough for a full day of classes and meetings, but short of the 250…