Radiomann Anniversary kit
Despite what the young whippersnappers around here will tell you, I’m not quite old enough to remember vacuum tubes. The Radiomann Kit does make me a little nostalgic for the hands-on electronics kits of my youth, though. The $119 kit includes all of the components needed to build an old-school analog radio. None of that…
VMagi X1 Head Mounted Display: Low Price, Low Resolution
The vMagi X1 is a Geordi LaForge-esque cheap head mounted display that claims to give the illusion of a 35-inch TV at 6.5 feet. But, given the fact that it has a resolution of just 320 by 240 pixels, it must be a particularly nasty 35-inch TV; that’s the same resolution as a video iPod…
Domi Arigato, Mr Roboto: The Mother of all Gundams
Kotaku reports that, in the Land of the Rising Tentacle Porn, they’ve built a 7-meter tall Gundam. And it only took them 10 months to construct, complete with hydraulic pistons. One of them supposedly located in its crotch (which i hear needs lots of lube.) The controls are naturally tucked away in a cockpit, which…
Toshiba Dynabook SS S30 Has Epic Battery Life
It’s small, but it keeps on going… The Toshiba Dynabook SS S30 may not be the fastest laptop on the planet (with a 1GHz Core Solo processor), but it has great battery life: Toshiba claims it will run for 9 hours on the standard battery, or 13 hours on the optional extended one. But while…
Marware Laptop Protection Pack
If you’re concerned about your nice, shiny new MacBook loosing its glossy good looks, the Marware protection pack can help: it includes a handrest to avoid the discoloration that you get from your sweaty paws, a screen cleaner that helps keep your screen shinier than a new pin and a keyboard cover to keep grunge…
Sharp LC-32D40U, A Sweet 32-Inch LCD HDTV
If you value quality over price, the LC-32D40U might be the 32-inch LCD for you: PC Magazine raves about the quality of this $1200 HDTV which they found to be much better than a number of similarly-priced models: With a great picture, good-sounding speakers, and a stylish design, the LC-32D40U is a treat for the…
European Wii Price: 250
Heads up, European gamers: A senior executive in Nintendo Germany has confirmed that the European price for the forthcoming gaming console will be 250 Euros, which is in line with the $170 we’ve already reported. Update: D’oh! 250 Euros actually equals about $320. So the Europeans will, once again, be paying more than the Americans.…
Apple & Creative Kiss & Make Friends
Apple and Creative have settled their ongoing lawsuit over patent infringement: Apple will pay Creative $100 million, and get access to the patents. Apart from the cash, Creative will also get to make accessories for the iPod under the Made for IPod program. Now can’t we all just get along in future? https://gizmodo.com/creative-set-to-sue-apple-your-mom-142104 Apple &…
Windows Vista 32-Bit Version Won’t Play HD Movies
Looking forward to watching HD movies when you upgrade to Windows Vista next year? Tough luck: unless you’re running the 64-bit version of Vista on a 64-bit processor (like the Core 2 Duo or recent Athlons), it looks like it won’t play back copy protected HD video. The culprit? Windows itself: the 32-bit version of…
Canon Unveils New Photo Printers
To go with all of the shiny new cameras we’ve covered today, Canon has announced a slew of new printers. There’s the $200 PIXMA Mini260, a small portable model that can print a 4 by 6 photo in under a minute and the $150 SELPHY CP730 and $100 CP720, both of which are dye sublimation…