Logitech ChillStream Controller for PS3: No More Sweaty Hands
The PlayStation 3 (or is it PLAYSTATION 3?) isn’t even out yet, but that hasn’t stopped Logitech from announcing the upcoming availability of its ChillStream controller for the increasingly divisive gaming console. Making use of “exclusive, patented technology” (a tiny fan), the ChillStream is able to pump up to 3.41 cubic feet of air around…
Transcend Jetflash V60 USB Flash Drives: Look At All The Colors, Man
USB flash drives are no longer mired in the dull grays thanks to Transcend’s Jetflash V60. The drives are available in four colors, with each color corresponding to a different storage capacity: orange is 512MB, blue is 1GB, red is 2GB and green is 4GB. As is becoming common nowadays, the drives come with basic…
First Pictures of the Cowon P5: Male Model Hotness
The first pictures of Cowon’s upcoming P5 portable media player have hit the Web. (For some reason, Cowon has decided to go with a male model to market its player. I guess that makes sense since girls just love to play with electronics, right?) The P5 will sport a five-inch touch screen and will feature…
On-the-Hoof Grooming for Japan’s Sweating, Stinking Salaryman Armies
Although it has a deserved reputation for being an effortlessly clean place, Japan sometimes stinks to high heaven, especially in those packed commuter trains clich d movies like Lost in Translation go to town on (metaphorically, y’know?). The problem, you see, is the working-himself-to-death salaryman and his delicate morning fragrance of bitter coffee, cheap aftershave,…
Napster Serves Up Japan’s First Music Subscription Service
As gig 4,632 on its comeback world tour, Napster hit Japan late last night when the company opened the first subscription music download service ever seen by those under-privileged Japanese people. Napster has teamed up with local music retailer Tower Records to bring the all-you-can-eat deal in two flavors. Napster Basic for ¥1,280 (US$10.80) a…