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The September 9, 1939 Syracuse Herald Journal (Syracuse, NY) ran a short piece about the shift from railways to buses as a form of mass transit in New York City. The piece ended on an optimistic note about buses and alternative energy of the future. An excerpt appears below. Doubtless some day the operators will…
Polaroid’s CES lineup is a little on the underwhelming side, but there are a few products that are worth a quick mention. These products include the Freescape Media Exchange, the Freescape mobile player, a full-HD widescreen LCD TV, a Wi-Fi digital frame and an 8.0 megapixel camera. More details after the break. •Freescape Digital Media…
The Pitch:We got the jump on the InPerson back in December thanks to the FCC, but now we have learned that the product is actually being positioned as a portable wireless videoconferencing device as opposed to a phone, as was reported previously. Creative hopes that the inPerson will become an affordable replacement for the extremely…
Two things you should know about the Sanyo PLC-XF47: 1. It’s big, really big, reminding us of a home real theater projector. 2. It is really freaking bright. Our impressions: Sanyo’s PLC-XF47 pushes 15,000 lumens—that’s double many top-rated home projectors on the market. And you can see the brightness. Our comparison shots next to one…
Click to viewYesterday, Casio announced it’s new EXILIM Pro EX-F1, a new digital camera that can shoot up to 60 shots in one second in burst mode and a whopping 1,200 frames-per-second of video. Of course, how useful these features will be is all reliant on the quality of the media it produces, so let…
The Pitch: Creative’s Xdock has gotten a significant upgrade that allows users to upconvert their video to 720p or 1080i resolution and your music to X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity. That means that the Xdock HD can play video on an HDTV in full DTS surround sound and wirelessly play music through X-Fi Wireless Receivers connected to…
Click to viewLive from the Panasonic keynote, the 150-Inch plasma’s first details are here, along with blurry shots: •2k x 4k res, 4x the res of 1080p •50% less power use via double luminance efficiency — big deal on a set this big. •You can’t afford this. More details from an interview with Panasonic: https://gizmodo.com/video-150-inch-panasonic-plasma-looks-even-bigger-up-c-341676…
•The keynote highlight was the monster TV you see above, but those details came out today too. •There’s a portable DVR and DVD player that can hook into the Comcast content as well. •Youtube partnership, Steve Chen is here. The UI looks as clean as Apple TVs. But blurry YouTube on a giant plasma is…
In addition to the phones Motorola showed off yesterday, they announced a bunch of headsets for your music listening needs. Here is a roundup of the lot: • Motorola EQ5 and EQ7. These are Motorola’s first entry into the wireless speaker market. The speakers will allow the user to take phone calls in speakerphone mode,…
The new FPS10 subwoofer from Audiovox/Acoustic Research features a flat design that stands in stark opposition to the big and bulky subwoofers we are used to. At 31.5″w x 4.5″h x 15.2″d, the FPS10 is lean enough to be hidden under a couch or behind an entertainment cabinet. It also features 225WRMS, a 900W dynamic…
The Pitch: Get a backup camera in your car without buying a new car with the feature built-in. Avoid backing over children and dogs by seeing a whole lot more than your mirrors show. It’s waterproof and won’t block your license plate. The Catch:While they say it stays hidden behind the license plate, sticking a…
Audiovox’s Digital Picture Frame/Message Board that we showed you recently has just been made official. In fact, it announced two different versions of it. One allows you to record video messages, the other just audio messages. The video version, the DPF711K, will sell for $200 which the DPF710k audio-only version will run $160. Hit the…
The Pitch: RCA is releasing four new models its super-simple Small Wonder video cameras, including one that shoots in 720p HD. Other models include smaller and more rugged versions designed for YouTube uploaders on the go, all for pretty reasonably prices. The Catch: Just because a camera can shoot HD resolution doesn’t mean it’ll look…
Other than Panasonic’s 150-inch plasma, you mean? • Casio’s 60FPS , 1,200 fps still/video camera • Laser TV • More super-slim, ultra-slim and anorexic HDTVs • Sizemodo galore • Xbox 360 guitars from Nyko • Sony Ericsson phones • more and moreUltra-Mobile PCs • Motorola’s wireless speakers and other accessories • Massage chairs, always the…
Behold, here is CES 2008 in all its glory. The Las Vegas Convention Center, a short monorail ride from our digs at Wynn Imperial Palace, train riders are beckoned by a giant Samsung ad. Who has second place real estate with a billboard on another hall? Sony. Is that the XMB (cross media bar) from…
Targus’ SonicPak is a backpack with front panel speakers so you can annoy impress everyone you walk by with your cool choice in music. It has a 15.4″ padded laptop compartment and a secure pocket for an MP3 player, which hooks up via headphone cable to the front panel. The panel then amplifies your tunes…
OMG, I can hear the fanboys battling already. Here’s a video from last night’s CES 2008 keynote, Bill Gates’ last for the foreseeable future. And I know its scripted, edited and contrived, but I’m sold: The man is a cool geek. He’s not cool in a fonzie/Jobs kind of way in this video. But very…
The Pitch: The 15.4-inch M50S is supposed to be a mobile entertainment rig, with HDMI out and a hybrid TV tuner, plus an auto-dimmer on the screen’s backlight. The Catch: The chips (CPU and GFX) are pretty old hat.
The Gear: Ah, convergence at its best. Asus cross-bred a GPS navigator that does 3D maps and real-time traffic info with a typical Taiwanese PMP that handles MP3s, videos and photos in a 1.3-cm thick unit. The touchscreener also uses Bluetooth to verbalize incoming text messages (probably poorly) and dial calls. It’s $400 when it…
The Pitch: The G70 is a gaming notebook with NVIDIA 8700M GTs running in SLi, 17-inch 1920×1200 screen, embedded TV tuner and integrated HDMI. The Catch: The 8700M GT is practically ancient as far as graphics card go. Photos courtesy of Curtis Walker. https://gizmodo.com/new-nvidia-8700m-gt-rendering-looks-better-than-xbox-36-268357