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Click to view[Depreciated since iTunes 7.4.2] Purchasable iPhone Ringtones are officially here. However, with the discovery of free iPhone ringtones from inside iTunes 7.4 (and the rediscovery of them in iTunes 7.4.1), most of you won’t want to pay $0.99 for the privilege of using a 30-second version of a song you’ve already purchased. Here…
Curious how your new iPod nano can withstand Jack Bauer-like torture? PC World put the nano through a series of tests to see if they could either break it and/or get it to tell them where Marwan is. Here are the results… Test 1: The Key Scratch The nano is put into a bag with…
Although it’s a super- early beta and doesn’t really work all that well, this iSaber app actually turns your iPhone into a lightsaber. The developer, who made the MacSaber and the WiiSaber, has tapped into the iPhone’s accelerometer and designed the app to have your phone make lightsaber noises when you swing it around like…
This week at TreeHugger: Gasoline-powered cars are probably the most inefficient devices we all use almost every day, but no electric cars that actually resemble conventional cars exist yet. What to do? Convert your ride to electric power; we’ll show you how. Solar powered lights at your house: you know you want some. Volvo dances…
All sorts of things happened yesterday &mdash and not just to Apple, although The New Microsoft ( all non Apple Fanboys) had so much stuff going on, you could be exused for thinking that yesterday was the Feast of Saint Steve or something. Anyways, all you N.A.F.s, we’ve got Hello Kitty, solar planes, Bluetooth and…
SE2 Labs’ ITC One theater-in-a-box is a slightly unattractive $20k orgy of convergence. Crammed inside of its dull, 18 x 21 x 19-inch plastic shell is over 100 pounds of brand name home theater goodness: Xbox 360 w/ HD-DVD player, video iPod dock, a DVR, AMX automation, cable and satellite TV tuners, surround-sound receiver, preamp,…
Nintendo’s handing out four 4th-gen Wiimote straps (the ones with the strap locks) per Wii serial number. For free. Freeee. All you’ve gotta do is ask and give them your info. [Nintendo via Kotaku] http://kotaku.com/gaming/free-stuff/get-yer-new-new-new-new-wii+straps-for-free-298458.php
HP has figured out a way to make their inkjet technology a bit more versatile: by getting it to inject drugs into humans. Yep, HP is looking to replace hypodermic needles with their inkjet technology in a method reminiscent of nicotine patches. HP is licensing a patch with up to 90,000 microneedles per square inch…
The Philips Prestigo SR-M8015 remote control is so big you need two hands to use it — but at least there’s more to love. The needlessly large remote control features up to 15 components, includes a configurable color LCD screen and even has a his/her option that allows users to quickly switch from Football to…
Even though Sony probably had the technology lined up fifteen years ago, they’ve just announced that hard drives will be added in an update to their NETJUKE product line (Japan only). Running $529, $705 and $1,058 the D55HD, M75HD, and M95HD will support MP3 ripping to a hard drive starting ranging from 80-250GB. Each model…
NEC’s Accusync 24-inch LCD24WMCX monitors with an HDMI input has 1920 x 1200 set for 1080p support, 400 nits of brightness, 5ms refresh, and 1000:1 contrast ratios. Not a bad monitor for the dorm room or studio apartment, at least until Dell comes out with a cheap, high performance HDMI equivalent. Electronista has more info…
Reports are bubbling up that some of the first batch of the new 20-inch iMacs are plagued by dark, washed out screens because Apple went with cheapo LCD screens. Any of you guys get a bum model? [Apple 2.0]
Sprint’s Q4 lineup looks to have leaked to the public. They’ll be offering the LG Rumor, HTC Touch, Palm Centro and Blackberry Pearl 8130. You may remember the 8130 on Sprint from when it was still called the Pearl 2, and it’s on track to be released at the same time as original intel reported.…
According to Piper Jaffray’s Gene Munster, before Sept. 5, iPhone sales had leveled off at around 9,000 per day, mostly at $600 a pop. Now, following the iPhone price cut, Apple is moving 27,000 per day at $400 each. But is this growth sustainable? No. Munster says he thinks that after this initial 200% sales…
Some low-end Canon cameras actually share more than just the name and some internals with their high-end Canon DSLR brothers. They share DIGIC II image processing chips, which can support RAW format and some various other advanced features, and can be unlocked by getting a CHDK firmware onto the camera. The suite shouldn’t destroy you…
IBM has developed a new printing technique that can achieve 100,000 dpi in a world dominated by 1,500 dpi printers. Creating 60-nanometer dots 100 times smaller than a red blood cell, the exact process will be detailed in an upcoming journal article. What we know at the moment is that these printers use “direct assembly,”…
Looks like a massive walkout on iTunes by the networks isn’t happening: News Corp. President Peter Chernin has stated that they will not pull their content from the store. News Corp. seemed to be the most likely to follow NBC’s defection if anyone, given their own reported unhappiness with iTunes’ pricing and 50/50 split ownership…
Surely the London Harrods didn’t intend to hire a simple snake to stand guard over $120,000 ruby- sapphire- and diamond-encrusted designer sandals. Clearly, it was a miscommunication: We think they meant COBRA, not A cobra. Lasers and "a fearful cry" are much better deterrents than a teensy snake bite. [AP]
While it’s still a teaser at the moment, John Nack (senior product manager for Photoshop) has confirmed the development of Photoshop Express. It’s a free online photo editor that’s not meant to replace Adobe’s current offerings, but “make Adobe imaging technology immediately accessible to large numbers of people.” And from the screenshot here you can…
A literary tech site has spotted an alleged update to Sony’s not-terribly-popular Reader. The PRS-505 doubles the memory capacity of the original PRS-500—it can now hold 160 books rather than 80. The new Reader also has an improved E-Ink screen, comes in a choice of colors and has a much smarter button layout and interface.…