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The next Nokia concept, the Aki, is a wristband design that uses “programmed” self-expression to remember certain specific moves or postures. It then attaches those vogue moves to your cellphone to cue certain actions. An example: shaking your arms could be attached to your mood of hanging out with your buddies, that could essentially trigger…
Nokia’s SURV1 concept is simple compared to some of the other more complex and bizare ideas they’ve been showing. It’s just a ruggedized cellphone, both water- and shock-proof, that can be worn as a belt clip or a pendant (thank God fashion doesn’t count in the woods). And of course, there are no buttons to…
Remember that badass Sonic T-Amp from earlier this week? It was that $30 amp that was supposedly the cat’s pajamas according to the blogosphere? Well, heaven forbid Sonic actually lets the public enjoy a quality cheap amp, so they are going to be releasing the T-Amp 2 real soon. It feature the same Tripath TA2024…
Well good morning, my lovelies. Big news next week here in the Windy Apple and all parts unknown. First and foremost, we have the big XBox announcement(s) next Tuesday, October 11. What can we expect from the dreaded Borg/jolly game manufacturer, Microsoft. What wonders do they have in store for us? Well, after looking at…
Panasonic realizes that the 1990s were the pinnacle of all things fun. So it should come as no suprise that they still embrace the media format of the time, the Compact Disc. These portable CD players are, um, portable, and features the catchy names SL-CT830 and CT730. They play CDs and MP3-encoded CDs, and the…
Another day, another pocket-sized, do-it-all multimedia player. This one is from Archos—longtime pioneers in the multimedia portable space—and has a slew of features: 20GB of storage; a camcorder, video player, music player, photo viewer; a jack of some sort that connects to anything; and it even plays games! Wowz0r! The form factor is pretty nice,…
BenQ has just announced that its new E510 and E520 cameras will feature Pentax’s SMC (Super-Multi-Coating) lenses to buck up their line this year. Obviously, BenQ is hoping Pentax’s high-end name and technology will bring them a bit of clout, and the new cameras will also include Senseye Technology that it claims enhances color and…
A product with a name that includes the powerful adjective ultimate must be a great product, right? Damn straight! These earphones are pretty solid. They sit comfortably inside the ear while providing good isolation and sound quality. For those straight thugs who like it thumpin’, you may want to spend your Benjamins elsewhere because the…
The Gizmondo—a portable gaming, phone and multimedia player made by Tiger Telematics—has received plenty of press over the past century that it has been in the works. But there is light at the end of the tunnel: Yahoo! Finance is reporting that the Gizmondo finally has a confirmed U.S. ship date of October 22, 2005.…
Like many large consumer electronics companies these days, Canon has decided to expand its business from cameras and copiers to flat panel TVs, betting that this burgeoning market will bring them more opportunities for interesting products—as well as a lot more cash. By next year, Canon hopes to be selling 40-50-inch surface conduction emitter (SED)…
I don t know who this is appealing to the most. In some ways I would think the super nerds who hold Super Mario and Zelda close to their heart (and pocket protector). Or this could be appealing to that angsty teenage goth/punk/whatever that holds vintage Super Mario close to their heart because it is…
Without any further investigation this product already gains my full support. Having a product named dream’eo is just asking to be awesome. Well, actually after further investigation this doesn t look like a bad device. Yeah, it is just another PMP, but it operates on Windows Media Center edition and supposedly can sync up with…
You know a virus or piece of malware is bad when Symantec starts giving a shit. Well they’ve dubbed the first piece of trojan software for the PlayStation Portable “PSPBrick.” The key thing about PSPBrick though is that it can only work if you’ve got your PSP patched to run homebrew software. Otherwise, no worries.…
LEDs and slippers. The perfect match? Um, if you still use an outhouse maybe. But I would have to think that at this point, people are pretty familiar with where things are situated in their own home, at least enough not to need slippers that light up. However, if this appeals to you for any…
You’d think cufflinks would have to be sacred—beyond the fray of technology and our geeky kind. But no. That bastion of conservative Britishness has now been dubbed high-tech with new iKuffs, the very first light-up cufflinks using different color LEDs to make a statement. I just dare you to walk into an interview at JP…
Okay, as an Asian, I really don’t know if I should be offended by this. Steven Seagal, martial arts expert and star of action movies like Under Siege and Under Siege 2: Dark Territory, recently launched a new energy drink line called Lightning Bolt. And one of the flavors is entitled, you guessed it, the…
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We’ve got an international mix of items today: an Englishized (read: translated) review of the iAudio A2 movie player, a large Woodi gallery from Korea, and a music phone from Japan that brings Sony and Apple together. Plus, a quick review of the Gmini 402 DAP/PMP from France-based Archos. So, what good is a iAudio…
You knew it was coming didn’t you? 3D LCD displays for your mobile phone? All without those nasty plastic glasses. Though Casio showed its HAST (Hyper Amorphous TFT Display) displays in 2004, this year’s CTIA brought 2.4-in and 2.9-in displays. But don’t expect to enjoy this new technology in commercial products until 2006 (on cellphones…
Yet another sign that the Japanese are a really… uh… creative yet lonely sort. This here is a dinnerware set for one made to look like a laptop. The design is loosely based on the bento box: the keyboard is a container, the display is a plate, the CD is a smaller plate, the mouse…