Pocket LOOX N100 GPS Receiver From Fujitsu Siemens
I guess you can say it looks like there’s another member of the LOOX family of GPS devices on the way. Unlike previous LOOX models, which were full-fledged PDAs with GPS built-in, the N100 is being positioned as a portable music player that also GPS built-in. The N100 plays MP3, WMA and AAC digital audio…
Kurzweil-National Federation of the Blind Reader
Ray Kurzweil is going to make big money from the blind—up to $3,500 a pop for his ‘K-NFB,’ a device that scans printed text and repeats it audibly. “This has probably taken something like three years’ effort by some fairly diligent scientists,” explained Mervin Robertson, managing director of Sight & Sound Technology, who will be…
European iPod Filings Confirm Apple Still Swiping Ideas
Apple Insider’s lede is a bit daft: “A recent series of design filings made by Apple Computer suggests the company may have intentions of abandoning its Click-Wheel interface in future versions of its iPod digital music players.” Taken collectively, the interface designs are clearly a work of inscrutable Apple skullduggery, slapping up iPods with control…
ClearSounds CLC50 Freedom Phone: Loud
There’s much to be said of gadgets designed for the elderly: they’re usually simple to use, sturdy, and stand up to accidental application of Brylcreem. That’s why Mike Elgan of the forcefully-named Personal Tech Pipeline loves his ClearSounds CLC50 Freedom Phone, proclaiming it ‘the best phone ever.’ Actually, nevermind—those are qualities I am transposing to…
Maxfield Max-Movie Portable Media Player
Maxfield is advertising the Max-Movie as having 1,024 MB of flash memory, and not the consumer-friendly 1GB, so you know they’re gunning for an advancedd user audience. Officially compatible with Windows and Mac (thank you!), the Max-Movie supports the codecs that all the kids are using nowadays, including AVI, MP3, WMA and JPEG. It’s supposed…