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A new addition to DoCoMo’s 902i series went on sale today in Japan — the F902i, by Fujitsu. With this generation of phones DoCoMo is really pushing security — not because of any kind of recent increase in crime (I mean this is Japan, people are so polite they ask before stealing something) — but…
Done looking at the pic? Ok good. Say you’re walking down frat row at some college when a bunch of the Delta Sigs wave you toward their house. They want you to start drinking tons of cold beers with them but they have to get to their volunteering activity in half an hour. What to…
Apparently in Russia, you can have the dopest borsch in town but you won’t be a real player without a dope cellphone. So Nokia has taken notice of the rising fashion-phone market in Russia and has released a black Nokia 8800. Basically, it’s the same as the 8801 here in the states—sexy slider phone BUT…
This is a USB TV tuner from MobiX. It definitely has its advantages and disadvantages. Here are the goods: it’s ultra-portable, USB-compatible, has DVR capabilities and records in a common MPEG2 format. And the bad: It looks stupid as hell and it is expensive, nearly $200 dollars expensive, and it has to be shipped from…
Sharp launched three DVD HDD recorders: the DV-TR14, DV-TR12 and DV-TR11 with 400GB, 250GB and 160GB hard-drives respectively. Sharp claims the products start up within one second but also says they have the lowest stand-by power consumption in the CE industry at 0.4W. And to be all retro, the players also include a VHS deck…
Digital camera manufacturer DXG announced a new hybrid digital camcorder that should be available sometime later this month. This thing combines five different media gadgets into one VOLTRON-ESQUE SUPER GADGET. It has a 5.1-megapixel digital still camera, MPEG-4 video camcorder, PC camera (webcam I assume), voice recorder, and an MP3 player to boot. Expect this…
Here is the latest version of the four letter word mobile phone from Motorola. It’s a pretty average phone, not too many features, works on the GSM network from T-Mobile, has an average camera, Bluetooth, etc. But the big kicker with this phone is the design. The PEBL has a very round, sexy, organic shape…
This one is real cute, a table that clears itself off. The Katazukue table is a basic table with two powerful conveyor belts built-in. Throughout the day, the table will get sick of you being such a slob and piling your cereal bowls, porn mags, and panties on top, so it will clear itself off…
Nobody can argue the genius of Skype. Free Skype calls over the Internet has become so popular that China is actually thinking of banning it. But thank goodness the US has no such plans and to prove it, Actiontec has brought out the Chatterbox, a hands-free product that includes a speakerphone, perfect for conference and…
Parents everywhere, brace yourselves: the Tamagotchi is back. Well, sort of. Sega Toys has just released a cute little “Sound Carrier” that incorporates a Tamagotchi-esque pet mode, along with a music player, a voice recorder, and games—so it’s basically Tamagotchi on speed. You can also get fancy interchangable faceplates for them. It’ll sell for 3,990…
It’s amazing. The hard drive just keeps getting smaller and smaller. Soon I’ll be finding hard drives in my stool. Take this new Micro Mini Hard Drive by Iomega. It’s smaller than a credit card and comes in both 4GB and 8GB storage capacities. Each hard drive weighs less than 1.75 ounces, and each has…
This is the phouse&mash;it is a phone and a mouse, get it? Essentially, this AP-100 mouse phone is probably one of the worst ideas to come from our crazy Asian neighbors. You would think with today’s technology and all of the Bluetooth, mobile phone, wireless, teleconferencing, speaker phone headsets out there you wouldn t need…
Back in early August we began our celebration of Doom on the iPod. Thanks to a kind reader, Joo, we were able to give out the official certification a few times. Well now we have the latest recipient of the cert, the iPod nano. This time the iDoom Project guys were behind it. They were…
With the recent class action lawsuit still looming regarding the issue of scratches on the nano, Apple has decided to actually listen to your concerns and start including a carrying case. Apple is a respectable company, right? They produce fine products that just scream “sophisticated.” The best designers and engineers put together Apple products to…
Well, this is certainly news. Looks like a professor at the Kyoto University Primate Research Institute has accused Japanese teenagers of acting like monkeys—all because of their overuse of mobile phones. Basically, younger folk are mocking the behavior of chimpanzees by losing the ability to discern between public and private space. “They don’t eat meals…
From our friends at DoCoMo Japan, here’s a sunny 3G FOMA phone with much better features than we’ll see here for the next few years. The lemon yellow D902i slider phone has a 4 megapixel camera with anti-blurring control, 2.8-inch screen, miniSD card slot and of course, a music player. Lovin’ the whole 4 megapixel…
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It appears that NZXT is getting more popular in the custom PC building communities by designing these “distinctive looking” cases. One man’s distinctive looking case is another man’s regurgitated transformer, but who cares, you kids love these crazy looking cases. As a case, it is pretty cut and dry: side window, lots of fans, front…
This is the Wacom Intuos3 A5 Wide writing tablet. The active writing area measures a little over six inches by ten inches to properly replicate a widescreen or dual-monitor setup. “With as much as 50 per cent of the creative community soon using either widescreen or dual monitors, we’re confident that the Intuos3 A5 Wide…
Today’s DAP Headlines: Take a breath of fresh air with the C&C Air from SK. The newest version of Napster is out, clearly aiming for Yahoo’s market share in the online music subscription business. Sony brings out Mr. Bean (no, not Rowan Atkinson) to promote their new flash player, and Olympus exits the DAP business.…