FairUse4WM Removes DRM From WMA Files
There’s a new program on the loose that removes the digital rights management (DRM) from Windows Media files. Called FairUse4WM, the Windows program strips the DRM’d from the targeted Windows Media file. There’s a number of checks in the program designed to prevent it from being used to abet piracy (kind of like what hymn…
Desktop volcano
Looking for all the thrill of a volcanic eruption on your desk? The Nature’s Fire Volcano is a $30 desktop mountain of doom that uses multi-colored beads to simulate flaming blobs of lava and LED lights to illuminate the chaotic scene. Enjoy all of the joy of a volcanic eruption without your house and family…
Canon LV-7575 Projector: Blinded by the Light
It may be a bit much for your living room, but the Canon LV-7575 may hit the spot if you’re looking to fit out your full size home cinema or to set up your own mobile movie drive-in. The $8999 projector pumps out an eyeball-singing 5500 ANSI lumens (while a typical projector produces 2000 or…
Samsung Demos a PMP With AMOLED Screen Technology
Samsung showed off a portable media player at an expo in Korea recently that uses an active matrix on LED screen. The AMOLED screen is better at replicating the NTSC gamut (100 percent of it vs. the usual 68 percent with conventional TFT-LCDs). Bottom line? The screen will look better, that is, better brightness and…
Marantz SA-7S1 SACD Player: People Use SACDs?
Marantz is launching the SA-7S1, which promises to be the Dreadnought of Super Audio CD players. The gold-colored player’s main claim to fame is the built-in anti-vibration electronics (or so says the machine translation). Otherwise, it plays Super Audio CDs, “regular” CDs and burned CD-R/RWs; no MP3 support here, I’m afraid. The Super Audio CD…
Mac Mini Changes on the Way?
Steve Jobs ain’t talking, but it looks like the Mac Mini may be up for some changes soon: one blogger wrote about how he wanted to order a large quantity of Mac minis, but wasn’t able to. That may indicate that they are going to announce a new model soon. Of course, it might also…
Iomega eSATA External Hard Drive
External hard drives don’t tend to be the most exciting things in the world: they just sit there and store stuff. But the new Iomega Desktop Hard Drive eSATA/USB 2.0 320 GB adds something new to the mix :an eSATA port, which connects to the external SATA port that’s appearing on many new desktop and laptop PCs.…
Vertu Constellation Luxury Cellphone, Supposedly More Affordable
Vertu is going to launch a line of slightly more affordable “luxury” cellphones sometime this fall, giving them the name Constellation. Three different cellphones will be released under the Constellation moniker, one covered in 18 karat gold (pictured here), and the other two in polished and satin steel. Luxury, baby! The GSM/EDGE cellphones, aside from…
Samsung SCH-a870 Family-Friendly Cellphone With VibeTonz
Samsung and Verizon Wireless just unleashed the SCH-a870 onto the mobile phone market in the US. The clamshell is being marketed as a family-friendly cellphone, so don’t expect too many whizz-bang features here. What you will find on the SCH-a870 are some of the little nickel-and-dime services that Verizon Wireless is in love with nowadays,…
Asus R2H Officially Unveiled: Final Specs Underwhelming
We’ve spoken of the R2H before but now that’s it’s officially been unveiled, let’s the bubbly fly! Running on Windows XP Tablet PC Edition with Touch Pack software and centered around a 7-inch touch screen, the R2H boasts a couple of features that are appreciated, save for the paltry 256MB of RAM built-in. The UMPC…