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Adobe sent us one of its limited-edition leather messenger bags ($250) we told you about a couple of weeks ago for testing, and we tried fitting a variety of laptops inside. The 17-inch MacBook Pro barely fits (almost needs to be lubed up), a 15-inch MacBook Pro fits pretty well, a 15.2-inch Dell Mobile Precision…
Remember all of the Sony music rootkit nonsense from last year? Well, Sony BMG has settled. Hooray! The final approval was granted by judge Naomi Reice Buchwald. Consumers will be able to exchange their rootkit’d CD’s with replacements minus the bad software and will receive other compensation depending on the version of the rootkit on…
Sony has recently launched these behemoths, the HPM-65 earphones. In an effort to be more like its trendy half-sister twice related, Apple, these earbuds have a stylish design that’s color-coordinated with the Sony Ericsson phones. Awww, just think how cute you will look. They have been optimized to deliver the best possible sound and voice…
We’re always on the lookout for a good deal for you, dear readers, and here’s the best price we’ve seen yet on Dell’s 24-inch 2405FPW 1920×1200 widescreen display: $759 with free shipping. The regular price for this baby is $949. This is not the Dell monitor that ran into all that trouble which we reported…
Water cooling your PC isn’t just for geeks any more, not with the Water Cowboy DC-WCP450, which brings on the coolness by teaming up the power supply with the radiator, pump and water tank. It’s reportedly the first water cooling system built into a power supply. The 12cm fan keeps the power supply from getting…
The iPod Concerto Table is for those rich but untalented folk who like pianos but have no idea how to play them. This design concept by Lovegrove and Respucci, displayed at one of the Apple stores in New York (not The One on Fifth Avenue) last weekend, is shaped like a piano and has a…
The feds aren’t going to like it when you hook up your Vectrotel X8, a normal-looking GSM cellphone that has some serious 128-bit encryption inside. It has the usual features of a run-of-the-mill handset, such as a Bluetooth and USB connectivity, 1.3-megapixel camera, a 320×240 display, and it works like an everyday cellphone, too. Things…
Pentax rolled out its K100D series of digital SLRs, aimed at the entry-level user who wants to have interchangeable lenses and that sweet through-the-lens shooting. Both the K100D and the K110D are 6.1-megapixel cameras, where the K100D ($699) has image stabilization and the K110D lacks that feature but costs $100 less. Even though these are…
Samsung rolled out its Digimax i6 camera at CES, and now it’s added to that line with the swank-looking Digimax i6 Titanium Limited Edition it showed at the Korean Photo & Imaging 2006 event. Even without its titanium skin, the camera brings a lot to the table with its music player on board and ability…
Sony Ericsson claims they are the first company to release a charger that plugs into the wall socket, eliminating cords. We don’t think this is true, but the CMT-60 is small and easy to pack into your suitcase nonetheless. What’s even better about this is if you don’t have a socket available, you can put…
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Great news for all the phonephiles who have been suffering with substandard phones that providers eventually decide to expel onto the US market: Japan’s DoCoMo is transitioning its entire line of phones to the GSM standard, which is used by Cingular and T-Mobile in the US. Right now, only a limited number of Japanese phones…
Hurray! My master’s putting on his coat, getting ready to take me outside! Wait, what’s this? What are you putting on me? Oh god, I can’t breathe. Why am I being lifted off the ground!? You bastard! I will eat your child. Intimsport [via Swissmiss]
Amazon has the Griffin iPod Firewire dock cable for $9.99. Compare with the Apple store, which has the official cable for $19.00. Only works for iPod 1G through 4G. The 5Gs don’t support firewire. Griffin Technology Dock400 FireWire Cable for iPod
Pocket-lint in the UK took the time to review the Sweex 5.1 Home Theater Headphones, putting them though the paces, only to come away with a bewildered look on their faces. It seems that the headphones suffer from a bit of an identity crisis: they’re a little too cheap for serious home theater buffs, but…
We have to hand it to Netgear. When they say they’re going to support something, say the 802.11n draft, they really support it. Never mind the bollocks difficulties, they’re releasing the first draft 802.11n-compliant ADSL2+ Modem Router whether people ratify the standard or not. https://gizmodo.com/802-11n-delayed-even-further-175496 With an ADSL 2+ mode, a router, a four-port 10/100…
Similar to the Nimzy Vibro Blaster, Fostex Japan’s eA speakers can be placed on any flat surface and turn it into a speaker. With a blue glow on the bottom reminiscent of the Griffin Powermate, the eA looks a lot classier. https://gizmodo.com/nimzy-vibro-blaster-173822 The 3.5mm mini jack can be used with anything that has that sized…
Plug in the speaker pillow and fall asleep to the soothing sounds of Michael Bolton. Black, pink, blue, purple and green makes this hard to fit into your existing decor, but if you’re one to buy this kind of tacky furniture, decorating is probably not high on your list of priorities. Available for $14.99. Cozy…
With a thickness of only 9.9mm, compared to the 11.5mm of a Motorola SLVR L7, this LG is thinner than Nicole Richie after a three-day hobo-killing, dog-strangling, Herbie-the-Love-Bug-stealing coke binge. LG doesn’t skimp on the features either, with a 1.3-megapixel camera, 128 megs of flash memory, MP3/MPEG/AAC support and USB connectivity. No doubt this will…
Believe it or not, this radio is marketed to be built by you, but still purchased. Not only do you have to spend money to be trendy, you have to put some work into it, also. This radio was designed by the wouter Geense Design Studio. The idea behind this radio is simple and surprisingly…