Tabletop Fireplace is Wussiest Campfire Ever
There’s just nothing like a roaring fire in the middle of winter to warm your bones. Unfortunately, for those of us living in big cities fireplaces are rarely a viable option. Personally, I’ve found the flaming trash can to be a decent replacement, but if you don’t happen to live in a hobo-cluttered alleyway that…
New Memory is Faster, More Efficient Than Flash
Researchers have developed a new type of memory called “phase-change” that is 500 to 1,000 times faster than flash memory while using half the power. The implications are for instant-on computers with longer battery lives, instant-access to photos on your digital camera with longer battery life, and, you know, a fast and long-lasting MP3 player.…
iRiver S7 Possibly Spotted But Could Just Be Altoids Tins
Fans have been awaiting iRiver S7 news ever since a leaked spec sheet documented the digital audio player’s possible existence a few weeks back. Now a series of pictures are making their way around the giant interconnected tubes, but color us skeptical. The specs themselves seem more than believable (1GB of flash storage, plays MP3,…
Qstarz BT-Q920 Hand-Held GPS Receiver and MP3 Transmitter
Combine a GPS receiver with an FM radio transmitter for your MP3s and what do you get? As of now, you get the Qstarz BT-Q920. We probably wouldn’t care as much if it weren’t as small as it is, somewhere around two square inches (or 2.1 x 1.7 x 0.8 inches to be exact). That…
Sony Intros Memory Stick Pro-HG Storage Format: 3X Faster, 32GB Capacity
Sony and SanDisk are unleashing unto the world yet another card storage format, the Memory Stick Pro-HG. Compared to the now-outdated Memory Stick Pro format, the Pro-HG can transfer data three times faster, or around 60MB/s. While it’s a pain to have to deal with another card format, you can’t argue with faster transfer speeds,…
CNET Finds Only One Person To Be Zune Social With in San Fran.
Welcome to the social. That’s Microsoft’s slogan to describe the kind of social interaction you can expect when fooling around with your Zune. Too bad CNET found all of one person to squirt at in its travels in San Francisco. Yes, one person. https://gizmodo.com/steve-jobs-on-zune-wifi-getting-you-laid-207754 It’s a similar story here in New York as a friend…