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Point of sale, you potty-mouthed hoodrats. This is actually a new piece of technology in a genre that we rarely hear anything about. This is the uber-PC for people in the retail business. It is the TeamPoS3000 — a computer that runs Windows XP, uses a 1.3Ghz Celeron M, 256MB of ECC Ram, 40GB HDD…
Here’s an odd one for you. If you’re not fond of sour patch kids or bitter lemon, you may want to check out these tablets made from a tropical fruit native to West Africa. A pink-colored tablet, they contain a sweet-inducing protein called miraculin which will make anything sour that you eat taste sweet for…
Unless you’re doing something the US government should be wondering about (and really, not even then), there’s absolutely no reason your call records should be available to anyone. So it’s nice to know that Cingular is trying to make sure we get our privacy straight up, slapping a restraining order on two companies that own…
Asus launched a bunch of laptops at once, so here’s a little preview. The W2J and A7J both come with 17-inch screens and have built-in DVT-T offering wireless digital TV reception, ATI X1600 graphics cards and hard drives up to 100GB. Both start at about $1700. The W5F and A6J both come with webcams. But…
This Kyocera Strobe phone has all the moves. With a candybar design, it opens lengthwise and has an external keypad and color screen as well as a second, larger display next to another keyboard on the inside. Perfect for the younger, text-driven crowd, it only has a 0.3-megapixel camera with flash and a dedicated camera…
That the Xbox 360 can stream video from your PC to your nice, big TV is a well-known feature. Well, at least in video formats that Microsoft approves of. Naturally, that leaves out DivX. Sure, you could convert your files to 360-compatible WMVs, but where s the fun in that? Using mceDivX360, you can now…
Here’s another leap in virtual surround sound. Banshee Audio introduced its all-in-one 5.0 surround sound listening station for portable audio players, claiming to be the first of its kind. Quite decent-looking, it basically gives you surround sound from its one single desktop speaker. And because it’s small (11.5 L x 3 W x 6 D),…
Shure was showing off its flagship earphones at Macworld last week, and we got the lowdown on all of the new features: Triple high-definition drivers (one tweeter and two woofers), PTH (Push-to-Hear) Control Switch, which lets you mute your music and activate a microphone so you can hear external sound and what s going on…
If your iPod integrated Levi’s are about to get up and walk around themselves, chuck them in the wash, jackass, and throw on this nifty little jacket from Kyono. Called the BlackCoat Work, it’s no surprise this lightweight, water-resistant cotton jacket is not only stylish, but yes, includes integrated controls for your iPod, with play,…
Last week we told you how Panasonic was working on a smaller, Direct Methanol Fuel Cell system to power portable electronics, but there’s more going on out there in this category than we thought. Take the fuel cells from Medis Technology, which use borohydride alkaline solutions instead of the Methanol. For under $20, these disposable…
You’ve barely wiped the drool off your lips after checking out the reviews of the Treo 700w when Vaja comes out with its really pretty collection of cases for the smartphone. With 5 different styles, these sleeves can be found in leather and heavy duty plastic, and because of its extremely organic design, are sure…
Due to its unique size (read: really damn small), Apple s iPod nano is a little light in the third-party accessory department. Ignitek hopes to fill a void with its iCheer 212, a portable speaker set designed to dock directly to the nano. The speakers are powered by four AA batteries and can also be…
Hauppage’s latest wireless set-top box for home 802.11G networks is perfect for the media-saturated household and will only set you back about $150. Called the MediaMVP (Music, Video and Pictures), this small gadget will let you access all your PC-based media from any room of your house. So if you keep your nasty computer down…
Better than a PC tower for sure, the Antec Fusion PC case is a nicely-designed product with noise reduction and thermal management capabilities, perfect for those of you ready to add a PC to your living room, but not stoked about the usual form factor. With a vacuum fluorescent display, 430W NeoHE power supply and…
Nokia’s trickling out the phones this month, this time announcing a simple quad band GSM/GPRS clamshell. The 6125 isn’t a 3G phone, but it does have its perks, like a 1.3-megapixel camera, FM Radio and a media player that supports MP3, AAC, WMA and MP4. And along with Bluetooth, infrared, USB and a hot-swappable microSD…
This is the new design for a stripped-down version of the Sony Ericsson P990. The P990 is a Symbian-powered smartphone capable of a lot; the new P970 will have a Blackberry-esque QWERTY keyboard, 1-megapixel camera but no Wi-Fi. This phone is expected to drop in the first quarter of 2006, so keep your eyes open…
We know you people love your Treo 650s probably more than your first born, so here’s more juicy information about the latest toy from Palm, the Treo 700w. Dave over at MobilityToday (formerly Dave’s iPaq) has a video podcast up where he goes through all the interior and exterior characteristics of the next-generation Treo. Wipe…
Don’t get me wrong—postcards can be cool, but the entire concept behind them just grinds my gears. For example, when my Aunt sends me a postcard from Florida, she probably interprets it as “Wish you were here,” while I interpret it as “Aren’t you jealous that I am in sunny Florida while you are stuck…
Even though I have yet to construct my own mame cabinet, I like to consider myself an aficionado. Mame cabinets are a way to relive good memories full of classic gaming. One memory nobody wants to remember is marble shelf paper. I was pretty sure that this stuff was extinct, but some poor soul managed…
The Sharp Zaurus was always a gadget that tickled the little Linux penguin inside of me. This device, which has more or less disappeared from the states, has managed to pop up in Kyoto. When you visit the Water Temple in Kyoto you are given a Zaurus that gives you a nice guided tour throughout…