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At CES, we got to check out the cases for both Blu-Ray and HD-DVD for feature films being released on each format. However, we only admired them from behind a glass case. The Inquirer points out that though Blu-Ray has a smaller and odd shaped design, HD-DVD is even worse. Better throw away those shelves…
Our drunk brother-in-law, Kotaku, picked up this wee Sega Dreamcast. No, it doesn’t work, but it’s so cute. It’s actually a little collector’s thing that comes in a little bag and you can PRETEND you own a very small obsolete console. Tacohead over at lowdown411.com sent word of a teeny tiny Dreamcast he bought via…
Amp’d Mobile, that odd high-speed wireless service aimed at the younger folk, have teamed up with giant video game purveyor Electronic Arts. Looks like you’ll soon be able to download 15 games, including Madden NFL 06, Need for Speed Underground 2 and The Sims 2 which could be more than mildly addicting on a cellphone.…
Yup, even a staid brand like Levi’s has decided to partner up with Apple. Announced at MacWorld, the two companies are bringing us Levi’s Redwire DLX Jeans, which they claim will integrate iPod plug and play technology. Basically, this means that there will be an iPod docking cradle built into the side pocket—which the company…
Toyota is going over the top with its 2007 FJ Cruiser SUV, which will be using NXT SurfaceSound flat panel speaker technology in its roof liner speaker system. Announced by NXT at CES, the SUV is powered by a 4.0L V6 24-valve engine and comes with a choice of six-speed manual or five-speed automatic transmission.…
Matias jumped the first hurdle on earning consumer acceptance of their Half Keyboard. The Half Keyboard x2 contains two half-keyboards (I hear they spent weeks on the name), each containing the other hand’s keys in mirror image. Type in normal mode all you want, then hit a button over to the right once or twice…
Intelliscanner’s Wine Collector is its most clever product, not because of world-changing usefulness so much as exploitation of a consumer niche of high-spending control freaks with cabinets full of categorized and labeled wines. Wine Collector IDs wine by name, varietal, winery, country, type, color, and region. You can rate your wine, “calculate optimal maturity periods,”…
Reader Sally sent us this EXCELLENT video she and her cousin did. Amazing work.
MicroOptical reasoned that when you watch extended-play video, you’ll get tired holding an iPod video at crooked-arm’s length for a full episode of The Office. So they designed this VR-looking headset, the MyVu. You plug this in, stow your iPod, and the screen projects as if it were six feet away. When I tried it,…
Want the ultimate hipster accessory for cruising the Lower East Side or Rittenhouse Square? Check out these bracelets made from old cans. For $80 you can experience the joy of repping a Tab bracelet, showing your dedication to diet soda from the 1970s. Or maybe you’re a hipster beer drinker? Elsewares has you covered with…
Just finished a 20-minute tour of iWeb with a friendly Apple demo dude. Impressive product. First, the basics. iWeb is a website creation program. It’s much easier to use than FrontPage or Homesite, and its pages are much prettier and more sophisticated than the freebie website programs you get from web hosting company. And it…
Before you start yammering about how this is “yet another iPod belt” and what not, let me bring this to your attention: It actually looks like a real belt. Yes, TuneBuckle is made of fine quality leather that comes in black and real metal buckles so you don’t look like a total ass. The iPod…
Now here’s an art installation that would make Gene Kelly proud. Peter William Holden created an installation called “AutoGene” (get it?), which consists of eight umbrellas that dance around to the song, “Singin’ in the Rain”. Never heard that tune? Then you’re uncool. Using a programmable logic controller from Siemens, pneumatic pumps quickly open and…
We’re not sure exactly what’s going on here, other than that it has something to do with a book. We think these children were forcefully ripped from their beds in rural Sweden, shoved into posterboard boxes and raised until they outgrew their little homes, and are now paraded at conferences and carnivals around the world,…
Came across the booth of this colocation and web host company that will host your Mac Mini starting at $29.99. They let you have full control of your machine through remote-control software, including rebooting. They also let you run whatever application you want. You don’t get that in the Unix and Windows hosting world without…
After the Jobs keynote, the Gizmodo team hit the MacWorld show floor as soon as it could to scope out the potential newsworthy items. By far, the coolest product on display so far is the MacBook, judging by the 10-person crush of people waiting to touch the thing. Even the Intel-based iMac doesn’t compete. Getting…
Here is the lowdown on Apple’s Intel-powered iMacs that were announced earlier today. These iMacs will be powered by the Intel Core Duo processor. There will be two different versions initially. The lower-end unit will be a 17-inch model with a 1.83 GHz processor, 160GB SATA hard drive and 512MB of RAM and go for…
Is that a kilt? And look at that t-shirt—the Bearded Jobs! MacBooks ATTACK!
Hrm. Taking a closer look at this thing makes me kind of dizzy. Looks like a cool little add-on for $49. Basically, you plug it in and you get a nice FM screen for your radio listening pleasure. Was it absolutely necessary? Probably not, but it’s a useful addition. Product Page [Apple] Best prices for…
So let’s recap – We’ve got a new iMac that is two to three times faster than the iMac G5. Nice stuff. It will come in 17- and 20-inch versions. Now, on to this MacBook. The MacBook comes with remote and Front Row, which makes it quite the little home media machine. What’s this about…