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As I was wandering past a group of goth kids playing some violent video game at Digital Life, I noticed an Intel booth with a cool blue Gibson Les Paul. A gentleman was demoing the new Digital Gibson Les Paul with Sonar 5. In addition to a standard 1/4″ guitar jack, the Les Paul features…
Thanks to TheZodiac’s comment on our Juicy Couture Sidekick entry, we were pointed to this service that’ll custom design your Sidekick2 however you want. You could go the all-one-color route, or jazz it up with a rainbow scheme. There’s also a couple of camo themes, and you could go one step further and ask the…
Of all the amazing new technologies unveiled at this weekend’s Digital Life Expo, this JessicaAlbot really takes the cake. Notice how life-like she is—hair in a perfect pouf, the face completely animatronically animated, her hands a riot of hydraulics and wires yet still delicate enough to press the buttons on an XBox controller. This version…
Working in conjunction with Vodafone, Toshiba will be releasing the 903T. This phone features a 2.4″ 240 x 320 screen that can display full color maps for some hot navigation. This phone will used by Vodafone for their new NAVI service. Right now this phone is only available in Japan, but the GPS system does…
iRiver Hong Kong has a hell of a weird promotion going on where you could potentially get the iRiver U10 for free. This promotion is called the U10 Click Play Debut and runs until October 31. There are 10 conditions and for each one that is met, a 10% discount is granted, so if all…
Reader Scott points out that a Nano fits in Misty’s mouth. This knowledge can now be used by NASA to plan the next moon landing, I suspect. Some Page [Spiceplay – WARNING – Here be Hoo has, pee-pees, and worse]
Today’s DAP headlines: Cowon reveals the U3, Sigmatek releases a iAudio A2-lookalike: the PMP-300, Boobtooth and the new Belkin FM tuner: the TuneFM. The new iAudio U3 from Cowon replaces the U2 (duh!). What improvements does it offer? Well, for starters it has a color screen that supports JPG, PNG, BMP & TXT files. Iaudio…
Makers of some of the better sound-isolating earphones on the market, Shure has recently released a special Gaming Edition of their popular E Series. The earphones are black this time, and are made to “reveal the true audio elements of any game” (so you can further immerse yourself in the heart-pounding, foot-stomping, and blood-gushing excitement…
Here are a couple of Belkin iPod accessories that slipped under our radar, what with the whole Apple insanity and us wigging out over at the Digital Life show. First is the Belkin TuneCast Auto for the iPod that lets you listen to your tunes in the car. It’s an FM transmitter and charger (via…
Gizmodo’s former banner robot was able to land a job being a bilingual translating machine for Nintendo and has tipped us on this little diddy. According to the translated Nintendo report, the Gamecube is beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel and Nintendo has decided to allow retailers to set their…
Ever want to pretend you can play a bunch of popular songs on guitar even though you can barely strum along to an A chord? Well now’s your chance to redeem yourself with Guitar Hero for the PS2. Guitar Hero uses an awesome miniature guitar controller to help you rock out to songs like “I…
We got helper monkey Vince to sit in the HotSeat for a minute. Very comfortable except that you really have to bolt down the controller or it falls on your lap and hurts you, apparently. They had a flight simulator, some Indy 500 looking stuff, et al. and it all worked pretty well. We’re assuming…
Interesting little combo—a WiFi VoIP phone and access point—that comes in a handsome leather carrying case. Basically, you hook up to the wired network and create your own access point/SIP point for phone calls. The ZyXEL informed us that it should be plug and play, but they were a little iffy on the specifics. Nice…
Checked out the MP3-tastic goodies at the xtatix booth. Standard fare—mini MP3 players, FM receivers/transmitters, all shiny, all precious. Was especially impressed with the earphone MP3, the Freephone. It’s a light flash player, feels like only a few ounces. It uses a unique USB connector that basically looks like a mini-audio jack which powers the…
T-Mobile swiveled out its Juicy Couture limited edition Sidekick II today in NYC. It’s got all the trappings of a regular Sidekick II—e-mail, IM, organizer, camera—but adds an enhanced browser that lets you express RSVP to evites, manage your Netflix lineup and program the TiVo too. The phone will be accesorized with carrying case, wristlets…
Killing two birds with one stone. Saw two interesting home DVRs, kind of media-center-ish, with some cool features. DigitalDeck is a push/pull media system. Let me explain. You have a central server and little satellite servers, all of which hook up to just about any media device imaginable, from DVD players to FM receivers to…
Here in the beautiful and glamourous Javits Center—brass and glass out the ass, people. (And non-existent wireless to boot). Writer Vince is on the floor, being a good helper monkey, I’m in the press office amusing you folks. The fucking WiFi here in the Javits is failing pretty regularly, so there’s no telling what info…
Finally, a Compact Flash recorder with serious pro cred: Tascam’s upcoming HD-P2 records up to a whopping “high-definition” 192 kHz / 24-bit Broadcast WAVE and connects to your computer via FireWire. It looks and feels like Tascam’s portable DAT recorders, but thanks to CF there’s no transport noise. It’s also the first audio recorder anywhere…
The new iPod has a dandy of a feature that isn’t being too publicized. I’m not too sure if Jobs mentioned it in his keynote the other day (Nicole?) but it was hard as hell to find on the iPod spec page. The new iPod can now record in 44.1khz stereo sound. Team this new…
The one device that probably gets lost or stolen more than any other gadget is the cellphone. And with that misfortune comes the inevitable heartbreak of having lost all your contacts, as well as the potential misfortune of having your personal data misused. Samsung Korea, which appears to be barraging the world with news today…