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After the great success of the Airstockings a couple of years back, Nissin Medico has come with yet another literally cool product: the “Chilled for Skin” series. These refrigerated cosmetics are made from raw materials such as collagen and fresh plants that are packed immediately after they’re harvested, and kept cold to keep them fresh.…
The Fujitsu Hitachi Plasma Display Corporation today announced the development of a 42V-type full HDTV plasma panel with a resolution of 1920 1080 that’s optimized for digital broadcast and next-generation optical disks. Mass production will start in Spring, 2007. The company claims that it is the first of its kind in the world. Also, that…
We won’t see it until January at CES, but Samsung is planning to bring out the YM-P1 portable media player for the US market. The company says this is the first pocket-sized satellite TV reception-enabled portable media player, but I have doubts if this thing is really going to happen. Samsung also says the device…
This Jasco GE Portable 2.1 Digital Speaker System is small and easy to carry around, and provides really nice digital surround sound through just a subwoofer and two satellite speakers. Power is provided by a USB connection, so you don’t have to lug around AC power adapters and it comes with bundled software for preset…
Again, not all that much to go on here except that the Philips HTS9800W Home Theater System has also taken a Best of Innovations 2006 award for CES. As you can see, like a whippet, it’s very sleek and looks like it takes up a minimal amount of space. And of course, we do know…
NEC announced an exciting foray into the world of bendy things today, with the revelation of their development of a 0.3mm thick flexible battery technology, that can also (allegedly) recharge in about 30 seconds. NEC sees it being used in the future for self-powered IC cards and powering electronic paper in as discreet a manner…
We’ve seen Dell’s foray into MP3/Satellite radio territory, now Samsung is getting into the groove by announcing its neXus XM Satellite Radio/MP3 Player using XM’s Connect & Play technology. Look for a 512MB and a 1GB product—each includes a XM Satellite Radio home docking kit which lets you get XM Satellite Radio in your living…
Looking a bit like something from Bose, the Polk I-Sonic entertainment system is supposedly the first of its kind to include HD Radio, a DVD/CD player and XM-Ready technology in one compact audio product. With dimensions of about 14.5″ x 9.75″ x 4.75″, it’s wired up with XM’s Connect-and-Play technology, so all you have to…
Here’s an odd little innovation from a small Long Beach, California-based company called Tavi. It’s a tad bit cryptic if the company is just an OEM or making its own product, but it looks like it should be introducing the TAVI 030, calling it the world’s smallest portable multimedia center. With a 3.5-inch screen, you…
This is one of the best little gadgets out there. This USB dongle plugs in to your laptop (or desktop) and instantly gives you 5.1 surround and microphone-in jacks. Got an iBook? Add line-in support with this baby. It all comes wrapped up in a beautiful green plastic shell, too. The price for adding 5.1…
Don’t know why it’s called OtterBox, really. Maybe because it has a hard outer skin? Like an… Otter? Erm. It allows you to shell mollusks on your stomach? Eh, whatever they were thinking, the OtterBox 1910 is a protective PDA case specifically made for the HP 6500. The water-tight seal should help if you’re heading…
Consumer shows like IREX are supposed to be where a company shows off a product to really get some attention. Most of the time they do this with big fancy signs and lights and sexy booth babes—you know who you are, Alan Alda. This company got all the attention they needed when their robot decided…
You never know when you’ll want your computer keyboard to glow. So, in case of emergencies, i-rocks has introduced its Mac illuminated keyboard, the X-Slim KR-6810M. Nothing too exciting here except the EL Light on/off switch and LED indicators for numbers lock, caps lock and scroll lock. The keyboard does look all white and pretty…
What better way to celebrate the birth of Jesus than a little bit of artificial intelligent design toys. Gadgetspy is featuring a roundup of the latest and greatest robot toys just waiting to be positioned in sexually explicit ways on a drunken Christmas night. Check it out for a full rundown of the five top…
Music Shower by Takara Toys is the latest musical device targeting elementary school children in Japan. It can record around 120 minutes of music directly from CD players or TV sets without using a computer. The appearance of the Music Shower and accompanying Sound Carrier can be changed by replacing the covers. It does not…
I’ve been staring at these fancy Maloo laptop cases for the better part of a day. In my usual snotty way, I instantly blew this off as just another contemporary laptop design that lacks functions for the modern techie. After a pot of coffee and nearly a pack of cigarettes later, I think I’ve found…
The LG 50-inch Wireless Plasma Display (50PB2DW) has already won a Best of Innovations 2006 award for the upcoming CES, according to the Consumer Electronics Association’s website. A huge 50-inch TV, this display uses wireless technology to cut all your cords, which seems almost too good to be true. It actually includes a separate transmitter…
Maybe I’m a little bit too Midwestern, but I don t know any reason why someone would be using an iPod on a bike for more than seven hours a day, but it seems Mark Hoekstra thinks he will and he is going to be prepared for his iPod battery depletion by designing a charger…
Two micro Linux servers enter, one micro Linux server leaves. Arstechnica is featuring a good ole’ thunderdome battle royale between two micro Linux servers. The two contenders are the Gumstix Waysmall 200BT and the Blackdog Pocket Linux Server. Looking for the perfect micro server to control your fully-automatic Real Doll conversion? Have no idea what…
All About Symbian is featuring a full hands-on preview of the Nokia E61 smartphone. This is rocking all of the standard bells and whistles of smartphones: Wi-Fi, SPRS, 3G connectivity, mini-SD expansion, and IR. The screen is an average 240×320 and the keyboard is a bit on the small side. Best of all this runs…