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Fujitsu announced its LifeBook N6410, with an Intel Core Duo processor inside with Windows MCE (Media Center Edition) on board. Its 17-inch widescreen is driven by a 256MB ATI Mobility Radeon X1400 graphics controller, and the laptop is also equipped with a built-in stereo system and—get this—an integrated subwoofer. A built-in TV tuner with remote…
In an analyst meeting slated for Friday, Intel will be demonstrating a completely functional quad-core processor. This chip, named the Cloverton, isn t expected to be on the market until late 2006—if not 2007. Intel is dead-set on beating AMD in the quad-core race. AMD has already shown off some quad-core processors behind closed doors,…
IBM is crowing about its new chipset that would allow wireless communication at gigabit speeds. Announced at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference, the minuscule component measures just 14mm per side, and includes antennas that will allow data transfers far faster than Bluetooth or WiFi. This announcement, called revolutionary by some, could bring consumer electronics closer…
Suunto’s new series of dry suits are the ultimate in dryness for sailors, fishermen and the like. While individual pants, smocks and jackets are available, when all are worn together the special zippers and articulated hems make the entire suit waterproof. The suit itself is made from Gore-Tex or very breathable X-Tex materials. The suit…
You don’t have to be an expert at reading tea leaves to figure that Apple is working on wireless iPods. Sleuths at Reg Hardware uncovered a little tidbit: PortalPlayer, supplier of the audio logic innards of Apple’s iPod, is going to be adding WiFi and Bluetooth support to its products. It sure would be nice…
This is an old story, and I’m sad we missed it. Lafayette, Louisiana is trying to install and maintain their own fiber-optic network to service their town of 160,000 people. BellSouth, it seems, believes this is wrong. In a claim similar to the old “non-standard telephones will destroy the network” which led to years of…
DCEmu is sponsoring another PSP homebrew coding contest and offering a Previous contests have brought as amazing homebrew wares including a new PSP shell, cool puzzle games, Missle Command, and a Quake 2 port. Coding for the PSP is actually comparatively easy now that all of the latest firmware has been cracked to bits. Get…
Bamford and Son’s, a fancy men’s store in the UK, is offering to paint any iPod you buy from their store with your own favorite colors. The shop is offering to custom-clad your nano or 60GB iPod in your choice of 23 colors, with a veritable riot of shades available including bright yellow, Ferrari red,…
GSM and CDMA are competing standards. WorldMode wants to change that. This working group, bolstered by the CDMA Development Group, hopes to create phones that will work seamlessly on any continent. This might be because CDMA is essentially losing the race against GSM in many developing countries (not to mention Europe). I’m looking for numbers…
Aiming straight at Motorola’s Q smartphone, Nokia has its E-series E61 ready and waiting to launch, hopefully this month in Europe and Asia. Aimed at business users with a QWERTY keyboard and fairly large display, it supports multiple mobile email clients like BlackBerry Connect, GoodLink, Nokia Business Center, Seven Mobile Mail, Seven Always-On Mail, and…
Remove ticks quickly with Tick Twister. Otherwise known as O Tom Hooks, these disposable devices are sold in packs of two including one large and one small hook. They can perform a rather delicate feat: twisting a tick out of your skin without leaving any part of that varmint behind, while at the same time…
The VS700 Mini PC is apparently the first compact barebone with two external Serial ATA (SATA) in Japan. Space saving at just under 8 inches, it supports the Intel Pentium and Celeron M processors with the 915 chipset. Estimated market price is around $500 US, so if you really want it, you’re going to pay…
Ok, so it’s not brand new, but this Black & Decker LP1000 Alligator Lopper Electric Chain Saw caught our eye. We like our power tools hungry. For $100, this electric trimmer can prune trees and bushes, help clean up after any big storm, and cut unmanageable branches into pieces you can easily wield. It’s got…
These tiny Triangia alcohol camp stoves are nothing new, but in the interest of using only the lighest of ultralight materials for backpacking, they’re about the most featherweight version of the venerable quick heater in existence. Because this iteration of the stove, called the Fire-Fly from Mo-Go-Gear, is made out of mostly old recycled aluminum…
Though the RAZR Z slider phone has only been shown in Korea, it seems that folks there aren’t taking to the new phone as wholeheartedly as Motorola would have liked. Though just .6 inches thick, with 2.2-inch screen, mega-pixel digital camera and MP3 player, it looks like it may be just a little too big…
Nineteenth-century computer pioneer Charles Babbage is taken back—via Lego. Andy Carroll, an apparently highly-skilled Lego builder and mathematician, created this functional mechanical computer, modeled after Charles Babbage s Difference Engine, which was a precursor to modern-day computers. Amazingly enough, this machine is able to solve mathematical problems known as second- and third-order polynomials, and is…
This pen, part of the Omas Miku limited edition, is hand-clad in blue enamel and early Japanese Manga-themed designs. Each pen has its own character-engraved nib and sells for $1,750 for a silver model. Omas is also making 40 in gold which will sell for $7,450. Product Page – FLASHY ITALIAN [Omas via Coolhunting]
From our beloved cousins at Jalopnik, a superbly modified lawn mower that can turn up the torque, spinning blades up to 12,000 RPM. If you’re looking for the most powerful dragster/lawnmower in the whole world, this is probably it. For suburbanites whose grass is so thick, so lush, and so perfectly grown that it takes…
Cingular, Verizon, and T-Mobile have all loudly and proudly come out with their very own pink Motorola RAZR phones, but we’ve been confused over the exact shade. It turns out that each carrier’s pink Razr is different—wildly so. T-Mobile has a bright magenta, which is barely pink at all, while Cingular’s model ends up a…
You’ve seen those inflatable yard snowmen for Christmas, and you’ve perhaps stood in the shadow of those huge inflatable beer cans blown up with fans that tower over street festivals, but probably never enjoyed an inflatable home theater screen that’s 20 feet wide and 12 feet tall. The centerpiece of this set is the VersaStretch…