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The digital picture frame market is projectedto surpass $42 million by 2011. [tgdaily]
No one should expect 3rd party apps to continue running on the iPhone after the next update. Much like Sony with their PSP, Apple refuses to be as progressive with a portable computer as they are with a clunky, traditional system. Yesterday, a lot of us took some of Apple VP Greg Joswiak’s comments to…
The thing you see on the top of the camcorder was once a $25 Hot Wheels toy radar gun: Not any more, it ain’t. Using a plastic drink bottle and an Altoids tin, among other things, it’s been turned into a full-on radar gun. “Even cops don’t have one of these,” says KipKay, the brains…
Today’s processors have one fundamental weakness: heat. But NASA may have overcome that issue with their new super heat-resistant, silicon carbide chips that can operate in temperatures up to 1,112 degrees Fahrenheit. An early test proved highly successful, as NASA’s chip operated at 932 degrees Fahrenheit for 1,700 hours of continuous operation. And like most…
Microsoft has been granted a patent for “stealthy audio watermarking,” which is just a slick way of saying inaudible digital watermarks directly embedded in the audio of a file, allowing the owner to be traced. Apparently, in their version of the tech, the watermark’s scattered throughout the file so it’s more difficult to pull out…
Get ready for new firmware updates for both the PSP and PS3 in the next few days. Yeah, even though it’s been mere days since the last set. The new ones will bring your PS3 and PSP to 1.93 and 3.71, respectively. [
Industrial designer John Moriarty has come up with the Cocoon, a portable hanging emergency shelter that you sling from a tree and sit in, should you get into difficulties in the great outdoors. It’ll keep you warm and dry, not to mention turn you into a laughing-stock when the park ranger eventually finds you, swinging…
A military clothing company has come up with Warrior Wear, a line of trousers and shirts with I.T.S. &mdash that’s an integrated tourniquet system &mdash attached for those fighting on the front line. If you are hit, you just pull the corresponding tourniquet tight to stem the bleeding from the wound. There are four tourniquets…
Sony took the time at their dealers convention in Japan today to announce the forthcoming arrival of four Bravia Blu-ray recorders. The BDZ-X90, BDZ-L70, BDZ-T70 and BDZ-T50 have anything from 500GB to 250GB of internal memory, are MP4 and AVC/H.264-compatible, and are expensive. Stats and prices are below the gallery. BDZ-X90 Burns Dual layer BD-R…
We originally cast this skinny Nokia clamshell as one of those Europe-only teases, but guess what? The inside word is that it was made for AT&T, for use on the HSDPA network in the US. This edition will have WCDMA 850/1900, specialized AT&T keys and the very American price of $49.99 (with contract, no doubt).…
I don’t care much for the green PC segment, as low power consumption usually equates to low CPU power production, but this one is pretty nifty. First of all, it’s so energy efficient, with its AMD Athlon X2 Dual-core Processor, that it only takes up 45 watts, and can be powered by an optional solar…
Click to viewThe free software iPhone unlock—the only one that counts— has been finally achieved by the iPhone Dev Team and it has been independently tested. Everyone can now unlock their iPhones for free. The unlock was not achieved by GeoHot, who was credited with the first hardware unlocks. [UPDATE 11:01 PM EDT: The iPhone…
Sure, there might not be such a thing as an MP5 file, but that didn’t stop whatever crappy company that makes this cheapo player from calling it an “MP5 Digital Player.” Maybe they’re in on something new and exciting that we have yet to hear about, but somehow, seeing that this is a $60 1GB…
Dr. Whippy, developed by Demitrios Kargotis, is an ice cream machine that will serve you delicious ice-y goodness depending on how unhappy you are. Using voice stress analysis, the machine will ask the user several questions and will use their responses to gauge their level of sadness. The sadder you are, the more ice cream…
The Troja Arc Lamp is so gorgeous it’s practically edible. The huge, arcing lamp is designed by Germany’s hansandfranz studio and uses hundreds of individual LEDs in an adjustable aluminum frame to create a soft, unobtrusive glow. There is no information yet as to whether the Troja Arc will be available anytime soon (or at…
Seriously, do I really need a CD player on top of a mini fridge? Is it that much harder to bring out a boombox or an iPod speaker dock? If I were living in 1998, I might be impressed by the mini plug line out, because I could hook up my shiny new minidisc player…
At first glance, Tokyoflash’s Geomesh watch is an indecipherable mess that looks like a fragmented traffic light. Upon further review, and a glance at the instruction manual, the Geomesh becomes less intimidating and its retro-future awesomeness comes forth. In short, green dots represent the hour, yellow dots represent 5 minute chunks, and each red dot…
If you can’t wait for the official Nintendo Wiimote Light Gun to come out, Brando’s Light Gun looks just as good. It’s the standard “gun up front, nunchuk in back” scheme that Nintendo has, but Brando’s version actually detaches into a pistol-only mode. And if our hands-on time at E3 told us anything. breaking out…
It may look unassuming, but this bike by Shanghai Pearl Hydrogen Power Source Technology Co is pretty revolutionary. Behind the seat is a hydrogen fuel cell. So not only do you get a nice little motor to help propel you 15 mph for up to 60 miles when you’re sick of pedaling, but you can…
It’s been a while since we’ve posted cellphone charms, but these sushi, chocolate and ice cream screen cleaners pass the test for fantastic charms we’d actually buy. They’re exactly what they sound like—soft, felty screen cleaners that hang from your cellphone, ready at a moment’s notice to wipe the acne-causing facial grease from your screen.…