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Like the Linksys leaked today, all the new extender hardware is coming out of the woodwork, and aside from the updated MCE interface, it’s interesting to see what each manufacturer is bringing to the table. On top of dual channel N support, this box has an HDMI and component output, ethernet, and a USB port…
We got a chance to see Nickelodeon’s new Npower line of consumer electronics at ShowStoppers at DigitalLife. The clear winners in my mind were the Flash Micro Digital Camera, complete with de-pantsing ability, the all-eyes Digital Music Player, and the fist-friendly Clock-it alarm clock. Sorry, Dora the Explorer just wasn’t cutting it for me. Check…
We knew it was just a matter of time before the HSDPA-enabled Nokia N95 would score itself a Series60 friendly Sling Player, and lo, here it is. As you can see in the gallery, you initially access commands through menus, but the trick is to set your favorite commands along with your favorite channels. In…
Eleeno’s Radar Watch is awesome because at first glance, you’d never expect it to function as a watch. But the interface is quite simple; minute hand on the outside, hour hand on the inside, and the radar grid conveniently divides the circle into twelve sections. Eye grabbing and easy to use sounds like a winning…
Remember that D-Link Wireless USB Hub that can reach a screaming 480Mbps at 10 paces? We caught a glimpse of it at ShowStoppers tonight; nice, sleek and white. (Not that there’s much coming out in glossy white these days.) It wasn’t yet operational, but once is, sometime towards the end of October, we’ll give it…
We got a chance to play around with D-Link’s recently leaked DGL 4500 gaming router today in NYC at ShowStoppers, a warmup to this week’s DigitalLife expo. The goal is a more interactive interface on the face of the router, a recent trend shown by Belkin and others. The router is N based, like any…
Parrot’s known for bluetooth gear, not car audio. That’s likely why there’s no CD player in this headset, nor is there XM receiver, or tape deck. The faceplate’s internals house a bluetooth receiver with A2DP stereo streaming, a USB slot, and space for 300 mp3s, which is probably a GB or two of memory. The…
When Sprint’s WiMax “Xohm” group starts selling WiMax gear next year, it won’t be subsidized, but it also won’t have an associated contract. This makes sense, considering the Xohm website’s puffy manifesto to WiMax-ify more than just computers and handsets, but MP3 players and other gadgets that wouldn’t feel right with service contracts. He also…
Not only is this LaCie Ethernet Disk Mini capable of streaming fast video over its Gigabit Ethernet to a UPnP media player, it’s got file backup, file synchronization, and iTunes server capabilities. It’s an update to the Ethernet Disk Mini from two years ago, but offers 500GB of storage plus all those networking functions for…
I just want to gauge reader reaction to this idea. Who would be interested in seeing a Halo 3 tourney between Gizmodo and Kotaku? Anyone? I mean, it wouldn’t be much of a contest seeing as Crecente only has one good eye, Ashcraft has the network latency of someone living in Japan, and McWhertor doesn’t…
HotHardware says they just got word of a new Dell SP2008WFP 20-inch monitor coming tomorrow that has 1680×1050 resolution, a built-in 2.0-megapixel webcam, 2ms response time, DVI with HDCP connectivity, and a 2000:1 contrast ratio. Not much else is known about this, but since the 24-inch Dell is around $600, we’re guessing this will be…
LaCie’s revived their old Silverscreen brand to bring you a 1080i, 500GB capacity media player that handles DivX files. It plus directly into your TV via component, and can even support 5.1 Dolby Digital via its optical out. MP3 audio files and JPG picture viewing is also included, but unfortunately the Silverscreen still doesn’t include…
If you’re going to get a case for your iPhone, please don’t get this case. It’s pink, it’s tacky, and worst of all it has a “Lady Mirror” when you flip it open. We’re not women (obviously, but it would be awesome if we were), but we’re even offended by the fact that the manufacturer…
Click to viewFollowing the new iMac, Apple’s portable platform is probably next for a redesign, with 9to5mac pointing at the long-fabled ultra-slim MacBooks and now AppleInsider mumbling about the Son-of-Newton. According to them, it will be a 720×480-screen PDA 1.5 times the size of the iPhone, running an embedded version of Mac OS X. With…
With most of the Giz staff being apartment dwellers, we try to have as many dual function devices as possible, hence our love of gadgets. But we draw the line with Beat Blinds musical window covers. Surely there can’t be anything more annoying than being woken up by someone banging out a xylophone rendition of…
We’re not sure who would really have a use for this other than paranoid sysadmins trying to lock down everyone’s computer, but this USB Security Lock inserts a USB stub into a port so nothing else can go in. Sure, it’s good for corporate security, but if you don’t trust your own family members enough…
We last saw Gondry working his craft for HP’s money, but now he’s taken his weirdly fluid visuals and made a 60-second spot for the Moto RAZR 2 as well. If you’re a Gondry fan, you’ll be sure to enjoy the fact that he takes a boring spec sheet and turns it into a subtle,…
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On first glance, you might guess the photo above is of a gen one Xbox with rear mounted antenna. But actually, Linksys’s DMA 2200 is one of those new fangled v2.0 Media Center Extenders. And true to their promise of integrating the extender tech inside of other gadgets, this one has a built in DVD…
We all know that the Halo 3 launch yesterday was THE BIGGEST EVENT IN HISTORY, according to Microsoft. Above, you can see a photo of Billy Gates during the launch, looking like he just rolled out of bed. Your challenge, if you choose to accept it, is this: put Bill in other historic situations. I…