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Dell announced two Precision Mobile Workstations, the M90 and M65, both aimed at video editors and animators, or anybody else who might want a screamin’ fast high-end laptop. Both are packing Intel Core Duo processors inside, starting with the 1.66GHz T2300 and moving up to the fastest Core Duo available yet, the T2600 at 2.16GHz.…
News EcoModo – The Best of Treehugger Bluetooth Named Next Wi-Fi Media Solution Spam Cube Stops Spam, Go Figure DISH HDTV Dinner Giveaway: Update No Global Launch for the Revolution? Belkin Flip, a Stylish KVM Switch SmokeSignals Cigarette Quitting System Royal EZVue Vista SD Card Reader Happy Tenth Anniversary, Pilot 80,000-Volt Shocking Suitcase Microsoft Office…
This week at TreeHugger: We bring news of the maiden flight of the Zephyr, an aircraft that can fly nearly continuously thanks to a combination of solar power and low drag aerodynamics. Just when you thought the iPod accessory market might be saturated, we found this iPod nano case by Jimi, a 100% recycled plastic…
A meeting between the top electronic firms in the world has resulted in a nice and happy conclusion: Bluetooth is the future. Bluetooth will be used to stream high quality video throughout the household and home entertainment devices and these products and technology is expected to make a debut in 2008 with prototypes showing up…
The Spam Cube is a $150, 4-inch box that can filter spam, phising and virus-laden emails with upwards of a 98-percent success rate. There is no subscription fee for the service, but Spam Cube does offer option Security OnDemand service for $52 per year. The small box plugs in between your cable or DSL modem…
Just another quick reminder, we have our DISH Network HDTV Dinner Giveaway still going on. There is a 19-inch Sony LCD Wega HDTV up for grabs this time. For more details on what you have to do to win this TV, follow the linkage here. So far our entries are a little light, so Michael…
Unconfirmed sources are saying that Nintendo President, Satoru Iwata has canned the worldwide launch of the Nintendo Revolution, Go, or whatever its new name is this week. Iwata did say that the Revolution is set to launch, in 2006, but there is no confirmed date. Sorry, Europe. This probably means you are getting the short…
Belkin has announced a new switch that allows users to share a monitor, keyboard, mouse, audio and one USB device between two computers easily. The Belkin Flip features a small remote that can switch between two computers seamlessly and easily. There are three models that will begin shipping next month. The base model features just…
If you’re trying to quit smoking by tapering off instead of going cold turkey, you might want to check out the SmokeSignals personalized system. The main draw is the smart cigarette case, which tracks when and how often you take a cigarette out of it. After a week of normal smoking, you stick a phone…
We saw the original Royal EZVue Vista flash drive earlier this year, but now Royal has taken another step by adding a SD card reader to their design. If you recall, the EZVue features a small 2-line LCD screen that scrolls the contents of the USB flash drive. The same concept applies except with SD…
Did you know yesterday was the tenth anniversary of the Pilot, Palm’s very first device? Hard to believe it’s only been a decade since humanity’s nerdiest members were instantly divided into three distinct clans: those who must alway upgrade to the newest Palm at the first opportunity those who will use anything but a Palm—the…
If for some reason you decide that it would be a good idea to walk around with 80,000 volts, here’s the thing for you. For the low price of $1,080 this security-minded European suitcase could be yours. Controlled via a remote control, the suitcase will first emit a 107 db sound to ward off would-be…
“This is something we call… the ribbon.” As a fan of OS X, I’m really impressed that MS has suceeded in mimicking the Aqua interface wholesale. However, as we see from this video, you’ll now be able to… write documents. Quicker. With Microsoft Office. And like, do animation. And be Results Oriented, which is actually…
Lord, this boy just doesn’t know when to quit. After folding his Enzo into origami, Stefan Eriksson, former Gizmondo exec, has lost his Mercedes SLR McLaren. The car, which wasn’t registered in the U.S., was impounded by Beverly Hills police because Eriksson’s wife was driving without a license. https://gizmodo.com/gizmondo-exec-crashes-ferrari-creates-crappy-handheld-156252 The SLR, as we all know,…
While these Nun Lamps don’t fly, they certainly look aerodynamic. Designed to mimic a nun’s habit, complete with Rosary pull-chain, these things poke fun at organized religion and cast a pleasing, heavenly glow. Verily, you doth kill two birdes with one stone! MUTHA SUPERIOR! [TheCoolHunter]
Looks like more than one manufacturer can play the big honking DMB antenna game. This UMPC by Daewoo’s computer arm, Lucoms, looks pretty standard and will be available in Korea in May. https://gizmodo.com/cebit-06-samsung-q1-hands-on-video-159356 It’s got a 7-inch screen, 900MHz CPU, 1.3 megapixel camera, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and WiBro. Suspecting this won’t be available over here and…
The rise of cheap, good audio gear has made it harder and harder to figure out where consumer gear ends and the pro stuff begins. Take this wee recorder, for example. It has a 44.1- or 48kHz sample rate, 24-bit resolution, a stereo mic, and records MP3s and WAVs. There’s even gain and filters on…
This is older news but important—apparently the U.S. entering the 21st Century! Whereas everyone and their Mom already has cellphone-enabled payments, this new Paypal system will allow you to send and receive money via SMS. Like the inimitable CueCat and other devices that came before it, the system will also allow you to purchase items…
Universal says it won’t use that obnoxious ICT (Image Constraint Token) for any of its offerings, at least not yet. This could sound the death knell of the scheme where monitors that don’t support HDCP (copy protection) would only receive a standard-definition image from Blu-ray or HD DVD playback. This follows the lead of Sony,…
There are lots of schools and businesses who are getting sick and damn tired of projectors walking off on their own, so Hitachi offers the ED-X10 projector that looks like it’s wearing a jailhouse jumpsuit. Not only is it colored a garish signal orange, it has a host of security features built in to keep…