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Home cinema means high-def projector, surround-sound speakers, a booming subwoofer, and putting some custom installer’s kid through college. Epson knows projector setup is a pain, so it has developed the Premiere Ensemble a system that’s supposed to get you from in-the-box to in-the-couch in four hours. It’s not cheap: the kit that includes a 1080p…
A decade ago, your average tree wanted to grow up to be a great novel. These days, trees are going high tech by offering their branches up as fodder to be transformed into USB flash drives. Oooms‘ creatively named Wooden Memory Sticks are crafted from hand-picked wood from the forests of the Netherlands. Match one…
[Update] Living up to Amazon Unbox’s name and TiVo’s reputation, the two finally ditched the requirement of a PC to browse and select titles, and introduced a video-download service that exists entirely on the TiVo itself, allowing you to rent and buy movies and television shows. Movie rentals will range from $1.99 to $3.99, movie…
Belkin’s see-through Acrylic Case is leaving iPhones with dings and nicks, as the iPhone sits loose enough inside that small rocks or hard bits can get inside. [tnkgrl Mobile]
Belkin’s three new USB hub designs actually do something useful on top of hubbin’. From left to right, there’s the Swivel Hub and the Clip-On Hub, both with a planned price tag of $30, and then the Hub-To-Go at $50. The Swivel Hub has 4-ports and, well, swivels, allowing you to position as you please.…
We liked the design and convenience factor of the Xbox 360 Chatpad Messenger keyboard the very first time we scooped it back in early April, now there’s a price and release date attached to it. Microsoft will offer the typing accessory that fits right onto Xbox controllers for $29.99 in a bundle that also includes…
Not only was the iPhone Nano prediction obvious, now they’re taking it back as “unlikely anytime soon”. Told you. [TUAW] https://gizmodo.com/cheaper-iphone-nano-speculated-on-276545
Still haven’t entered our trivia contest to win a TiVo Series 3? Skip work and do it today, because this is your last chance to win. Hit the link below to see the questions. Questions [Gizmodo] https://gizmodo.com/trivia-contest-win-a-tivo-series-3-274358
Ars Technica’s iPhone review is long and touches upon some great things we missed, like activation itself, as well as a few hacks, and tons of videos. But it gets a full post for its full-on destruction derby stress test including lots of keys, gravel, knives, boots, concrete, and a toilet. This isn’t a malicious…
There’s a big keynote coming up tonight at E3, and snoops from the Gamerscore Blog caught a shot of the rehearsals for that presentation. Well, well, looky there: There’s a fourth Xbox on stage. Wait a minute, we thought there were only three configurations on sale. Let’s see, we have the Core, the Premium, and…
If you’ve wondered what the Sidekick Slide looks like, now we have more than just that render we showed you last month. Boy Genius has somehow uncovered a real photo of it, with little other info but this single pic. So go ahead, behold the beauty, the majesty of Danger’s T-Mobile-bound Sidekick Slide, otherwise known…
For those worried about no Skype support on the iPhone, fear not anymore. Hollywood-based SoonR has created an AJAX application that enables Skype usage on mobile devices. By installing their application on your computer and logging into the SoonR site with thier iPhones, users have a VoIP-capable device that helps cut down on monthly minutes.…
MacScoop’s “trusted sources” claim that Apple’s upcoming ultra-portable is due out by the end of 2007, have a 12-inch screen, be 0.6-0.7 inches thick, and weigh 3 pounds. None of that is hard to believe, but we’re still asking, what about an optical drive? [MacScoop] https://gizmodo.com/macbook-mini-pushed-back-to-2008-256430
Today’s the last day for entries in our Made in Eureka iPhone contest. If you haven’t entered yet, you’d better do it soon. [Giz Contests] https://gizmodo.com/were-giving-away-an-iphone-270738
There’s a fantasy wish list for the next iPhone floating around, and we’re not buying it. It’s just a fanboy trying to get some page views. If only Apple were that loose-lipped. [HowardForums]
Though the Solar Laptop Charger & Portable Power Kit is billed as a great way to charge your laptop in a pinch, its honking 300-watt power pack features a standard plug that will have everything from power tools to blenders operating portably. If you can find about six square feet of space, just unfold the…
In another obvious ploy for publicity, page views and notoriety, the Blendtec Corporation this time puts the Transformers to the test in its (figuratively) fire-breathing and (literally) nail-chewing blender. What will happen? Will Bumblebee suddenly transform into the formidable beast he really is, fighting his way out of that spinning cauldron of certain death? What…
If you like famed designer Philippe Starck, you won’t be able to resist his latest creation, the Veiled Watch. Its electroplated crystal looks so much like the band that it’s hard to tell where one stops and the other begins. First appearing to be merely a stainless steel bracelet, if you look carefully you can…
Ladies, you’re perfect just the way you are. Don’t let society get you down and ruin your body image. You’re beautiful. Not convinced? Do you think you need a bigger chest to get that promotion or to snag a quality man? Well, it’s your life. A new procedure can take fat cells from your belly…
You’ll barely have to do anything yourself with so many programmable keys on this keyboard. The Warboard gives you 10 assignable macro keys physically—five at either end of the keyboard—and an additional 10 by way of the toggled “macro mode.” That’s a total of 20 buttons you can play with, each macro allowing you to…