MTV on Zune Marketplace?
Also, another crafty Zune lover was poking through the Zune software code and a couple of lines referring to MTV, VH1 and CMT. Does this mean that the Marketplace is going to be adding new content partners or is this just a relic from it’s WMP11 past? Plus, the video above: This guy cares so…
New Official Nintendo DS Pencil Stylus
Nintendo is giving you another way to play with their pencil-shaped stylus. For stylus aficionados, the design will feel familiar to HORI’s DS Stationery Set released previously. This new stylus, however, comes straight from Nintendo at a slightly lower price. http://kotaku.com/gaming/ds-lite/a-fake-ds-stationary-set-for-a-real-ds-234201.php Only available in Japan (or through an importer), the official NDS Pencil Stylus is…
Hacha PA20 is Yet Another Touchy Multimedia Player
They must have found some kind of secret alien touchscreen factory in Asia, because everybody there keeps releasing products with touch capabilities. Like this Hacha PA20 from Hoi Chang. There are no details about it except that it has a color 3.2-inch touchscreen and that products like these will probably start invading the world by…
Sikorsky X2 Sleek Triple Blade Helicopter
Here’s the Sikorsky X2, a prototype helicopter with three blades that is set to fly at the end of the year at 287mph. That’s 240 knots versus the usual 170kt of conventional choppers. We saw the idea a while ago and, after some cancellations of the program by the military, Sikorsky is now building it…
New Meizu MiniOne Pic Released While World Keeps Watching Mike Matas
Here’s a new picture of the Anti-Jesus Phone just released by Meizu’s CEO Jack Wong in their bulletin board. Looks like the false prophet wants to steal some thunder off the iPhone launch, because he says that there are more to come very soon. In the meantime, the rest of the world keeps watching some…
Spiffy iRiver NV Does GPS, DMB, PMP, FM, Probably Toasts Bagels Too
Here’s the new iRiver NV in all its glorious smoked Korean shininess. With a 7-inch screen and two SD ports, this thing can do anything except calling: it has an integrated Global Positioning System unit, terrestrial digital TV, FM radio and plays back every format under the sun: MP3, WMA, OGG, ASF, WMV, MPG, Xvid…
PillCam ESO 2 Gives a Better View of Your Esophagus (Verdict: Still not Pretty)
The new PillCam ESO 2, a pill that you have to swallow to take images of your digestive system, has just been approved by the FDA. Now it will take 14 images per second during 30 minutes, with a 21% wider view angle and new Automatic Light Control for even more juicy and crispy details.…
R2-D2 Joins the Steampunk Craze
Steampunk this, steampunk that, even steampunk Star Trek and now steampunk Star Wars. This is R2S2, a working steam version of everyone’s favorite astromechanical droid created by I-Wei Huang. It won’t be able to calculate a hyperspace jump, but it will probably be able plot a Nautilus trip across some subterranean sea under Australia. https://gizmodo.com/modding-an-lcd-monitor-the-steampunk-way-266721…
iRiver U:MO Records Satellite TV Everywhere
iRiver keeps releasing nice Japan-only stuff for us to drool over. Like this U:MO, a satellite TV/music receiver/MPEG-4 recorder/multimedia player tiny wonder with 320 x 240 screen and miniSD slot. It uses the same control as the Clix and measures only 3.1 x 0.64 x 1.9 inches and weights 2.6 ounces. https://gizmodo.com/2nd-generation-iriver-clix-now-available-251830 The best thing…
M’s Systems Wood Cylindrical Stereo Speakers are Great for Live Music
It may be its beautiful Japanese simplicity or just our obsession with wood, but M’s System MS0801 and MS1001 cylindrical wood speakers make me drool. A single unit will give you stereo sound and the manufacturer says that they are designed “like a musical instrument” for “amazing reproduction of live performances.” Specs and more pictures…