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We want to give a big thanks to everyone who entered our HDTV Dinner Giveaway. We have narrowed down the 10 best entries and leave the rest on to you, the readers, to decide who should win a 19-inch Sony LCD HDTV. Thanks also goes out to DISH Network for sponsoring this contest. Onward to…
Antec has released their latest case, the Minuet 300, to cater to those micro-computer lovers. This case supports both AMD and Intel CPUs in a micro ATX form factor motherboard. It is able to stand vertically or lay horizontally and even includes 300W ATX power supply. There is also an upgraded cooling system to accommodate…
Shicoh Engineering has designed the world’s tiniest compact linear motor. What does a compact linear motor do? It regulates the autofocus function of cell phone cameras. A better focused nude celebrity spy photo is always a good thing, right? It is less than half of an inch square and just over a tenth of an…
Here comes the HTC Muse AKA the Qtek S300 Media PDA. This cute little fellow will have Windows Mobile built-in. This is more media player than phone, but the tri-band GSM with EDGE isn’t too shabby along with 4GB built-in memory, a 2.1-megapixel camera, and Wi-Fi/Bluetooth. FM tuner and stereo speakers round out the package…
We’ll be reviewing the AeroGrow Kitchen Garden in a couple weeks, after we’ve given it a chance to work its horticultural magic. Until then, enjoy this short Clip detailing the assembly of one of the more interesting kitchen gizmos we’ve run across in a while.
We love travelling a lot except for, you know, the part where you actually travel—airports and airplanes are two of the most uncomfortable places to be ever. Trying to fall asleep on a plane is an experience that has always sucked and alas, will always suck unless you’re rich enough to be flying in a…
This is mostly a camera phone for the kids. It has a 1.3-megapixel camera and MP3 built-in and uses a fairly unimpressive slide-em-out design that is sure to excite the wee ones. Korea-only, right now, obviously, but it’ll cost about $300. Pantech Curitel PT-S210 [PhoneyWorld]
The Israeli settlement of Ariel just got a Nortel wireless mesh network. Big deal? Sure. Wireless municipal meshes will soon be commonplace and I we’d bet $5 that Europe and Asia—and now the Middle East—get them before us. Whereas carrier lobbyists quash public Wi-Fi here in the states, everyone else will be kicking our unmeshed…
Motorola and Sprint have joined forces to release the first PCS Vision phone from Motorola. The C290 is a entry-level clamshell phone. It has average features: 65k color screen, internet browser, java supports, speakerphone, voice recorder, etc. This phone is estimated to be $29.99 with a contract from Sprint. Motorola’s first Sprint PCS Vision-enabled phone…
Now USB peripherals get even more advanced with the DancinDogg Personal Golf Simulator, letting you unleash your game with its 24MHz USB processor that measures every parameter of your stroke with an infrared beam. Its sophisticated sensors can calculate the speed of the clubhead, face angle, club path, ball carried distance, distance off-line and tempo.…
What does XSDT stand for, you ask? Well the marketing geniuses at Lectosonics decided to be cute and call it the ‘eXtra-Super-Damn-Tiny’ microphone. I guess they are one-step up on the market by giving their products extremely stupid acronyms. From the picture you can see exactly how super damn tiny this wireless microphone actually it.…
Lance Ulanoff with PCMag is embarking on an experiment that will pit him versus the world, without any kind of technology. He is being dumped off in a cabin with a flashlight, food rations for a week, 60 notebook and 40 pens to survive and document the experience. After the trip he will piece together…
A keytar AND a wooden sword combined in one? Are my eyes deceiving me? This eBay oddity is an instrument that combines a small MIDI keyboard with a carved wooden Kung Fu sword. Bidding begins at $249 and this beauty is well worth it. eBay [Via Music Thing]
The Columbus V-700 GPS receiver is scarcely bigger than a box of matches and weighs slightly more than an ounce, but even so, it’s accurate to within 1.5 meters and connects with up to 20 satellites. We’re just hoping it will be released in the United States someday. Looks like a pretty good deal for…
If, as a young impressionable child, you always wanted to grow up to be just like Michael Knight, only to find years later that fate had dealt you a cruel hand and you were unable to croon in German or grow luxurious chest hair, perhaps you will find some solace in the fact that while…
Mitsubishi tipped its hand to the New York Times, talking about a rear-projection HDTV that works with red, green and blue lasers using DLP technology. The company said it will reveal a prototype of the rear projector this Friday, and said it will be in stores late next year. Conspicuously missing was the price of…
Here are the highlights from the past seven days at sister site Kotaku. Gaming news get! Almost anyone with $400 in their pocket and the desire for Microsoft console gaming goodness should have their hands on an Xbox 360 at this point. Supplies were plentiful for the first time in many weeks, with Microsoft getting…
Taking Sides by Brian L. Clark This week I was enjoying a tasty red-meat dinner with an executive from a major tech manufacturer when I learned the real reason for Microsoft’s sudden change of heart regarding Blu-Ray and HD DVD. It wasn’t that HD DVD has Mandatory Managed Copy, which is supposed to allow users…
Scoot is an electric scooter concept by Dutch firm GRO design, and it costs less than two cents per mile to get you where you want to go. It’s powered by a lithium battery that takes about six hours to charge up. Even though this is just a design concept so far, someday it might…
Some might think this LED lamp is scary-looking, but we think it might go well in our mad scientist-themed living room. It was designed a few years ago, and its bill of materials ran upwards of $3700 (which would probably cost much less today), but still. Look at it. It has 504 LEDs, it weighs…