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If you’re in Buenos Aires and you want to buy an iPod, don’t head down to your local store. Instead, find someone in New York to buy one for you and mail it. BusinessWeek’s did a comparison on various costs in various countries. You may have thought that Apple’s iPod Nano costs the same around…
Are fingerprint readers old hat for you now? Try the Jiris JCP1000 from Jiristech, which uses your iris as authentication. Program in your eye—either one is fine, unless you’re a pirate—and the Jiris will pick up your eye signature in a second. The included software also encrypts and decrypts your files. This works fine as…
Microsoft has finally released the official system requirements for its much anticipated (by some, anyway) next version of Windows, Vista. Surprisingly, the requirements aren’t as steep as was previously rumored. Firstly, it’s important to note that Microsoft announced two distinct levels of Vista support, Vista-Capable PCs and Premium-Ready PCs. The two levels differ in their…
The greatest minds in robotics are gathering in Orlando, Florida to exchange information and hear themselves talk hear talks given on humanoid robots. A central topic: lifelike robots. One of the purposes of building these lifelike robots is to increase understanding of the human body, such as the dynamic robot-face shown above. Scientists formulate theories…
Apple’s MacBook’s not the only one releasing a $1000 laptop with a Core Duo processor this week. Toshiba provides an alternative to our favorite fruity fellows with the Tecra M6. Starting at $1059, you’ll get a 40 GB hard drive and 256 MB of ram. However, it doesn’t come with Bluetooth or Wifi, so you’ll…
The next time we go out with our wives to stargaze, we’ll definitely take along the Night Navigator Star finder. The handheld device will tell you where your favorite constellation or your zodiac sign in almost instantly. Other features: Locates and identifies constellations, stars and planets in just seconds Automatically shows you where to look…
Most if not all of our outdoor exploring this summer will probably be done in the wilds of Central Park and Prospect Park, so for us ACR Electronics’ TerraFix 406 GPS I/O Personal Beacon Locator is total overkill, but in the event that we city folk ever spend anytime in backcountry, a device that can…
Let’s assume for a minute that you own a webcam but have always wanted to be able to use it in the dark for some noble reason. With a little elbow grease, you can turn that run of the mill webcam into a nighttime fun generator by making it work in the dark. It’s a…
What happens when one day, all the portable devices in the world—PDAs, cellphones, mp3 players, video players, cameras—converge into one uber-device? We’re picturing a scene out of Captain Planet where a big blue guy comes down and lectures you about conservation and the environment. Korean made Tinnos is making great strides toward that day with…
Measuring at 50″ and 60″, the two PY2R and 42PC1D series screens incorporate LG’s “Clear Filter” technology that uses a film filter instead of the traditional glass filter to reduce reflection, glare, and double imaging. The 42PC1d is a 1024×768 screen with two HDMI ports, and the PY2R has 1366×768 resolution. Both plasmas have LG’s…
We love gadgets but we hate buying bags to put them in, because most only come in boring colors and yet manage to be wildly unattractive. Tom Bihn announced a new laptop case today that seems to be neither: each Archetype costs $95, is made to order in Seattle and is initially available in one…
Now that everyone knows the Sony VGN-UX50 is officially official, and not just a mockup, it’s time to play with it. Martyn over at Digital World Tokyo got his chance at a news conference in Tokyo, and found that the device is good but not without flaws. https://gizmodo.com/sony-vaio-vgn-ux50-its-official-174013 The bad: Size. It’s the size of…
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These 55-gallon drum sinks wouldn’t fit in your standard suburban home, but it’s perfect for the urban-industrial look that we hear is so popular nowadays. The base costs $1,790 and the sink basin is $840, for a total of $2630. At that price, we’d suggest you go down to the dump, grab a drum, and…
Here’s a novel idea to protect your belongings. It’s called DataDot and it consists of a sand-like dots that are each encoded with a unique serial number belonging only to you. Smear the dots all over your stuff and if they’re stolen and recovered, police can access the DataDot database and reunite you with your…
Have you ever had to change your socks in the middle of the day because your feet were too sweaty? Nerds often have this problem—ourselves included—so Geox developed a type of shoe with perforated soles that lets air in the bottom. The high-tech membrane allows sweat to trickle away while blocking any water from getting…
Those amongst you who spend all your waking time on Second Life: rejoice! Simon Spartalian and Mike Beradino of Recursive Instruments are launching a milling service for SL users on June 1, so you can have actual physical representations of your avatar, builds or favorite SL objects made out of anything from foam to wax…
Those silly Japanese, always dunking their cellphones into toilets and hot tubs. Luckily for them, Sony Ericsson just released the SO902WP+, which is about the same as the SO902i, but waterproof. The only major difference is the camera, which is 1.3 megapixels instead of the original’s 3.2. Bummer. The phone can last up to 30…
They teased us with it at CES a few months ago, and now it’s putting out at Tiger Direct: the Pioneer BDR-101A Blu-ray burner is now on sale for $999. That’s right, it’s prom night for the Blu-ray drive that can dance with BD-R and BD-RE discs, as well as DVD+R and DVD-R discs. So…
As mentioned the other day on sister site Kotaku, it seems that making portable versions of yesterday’s favorite video game consoles is the newest fad to sweep the Internet. http://kotaku.com/gaming/nintendo/nes-mated-with-apple-173994.php What we have here is just the latest in a long line of such mods. Dubbed the nPod (watch out for Apple’s lawyers), it’s a…