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Module Records cobbled together a short but useful roundup of MP3 recording devices. Most digital audio players record in huge .wav files that take forever to convert into MP3. Although these devices won’t help me with recording interviews much, they look perfect for higher-end audio needs. Portable Audio Recorders Review [Module Records]
Watch out Golden Arches, Nokia is selling mobile phones as fast as you can fry up burgers. In a bold, yet not-so-startling release today, Nokia announced a milestone in the cellular world. “The continued rapid growth in mobile subscriptions has exceeded even the mobile industry’s own estimates. Since the early 1990’s we have seen voice…
The LG-CL400 is the first dual-mode phone offering WiFi and GSM/GPRS networks. LG partnered with US-based Kineto Wireless to make the tri-band GSM phone, which will still have a camera and MP3 player, but will also come loaded with Unlicensed Mobile Access (UMA) technology—the illegal-sounding 3Gpp standard for Cellular/WiFi convergence that will let you roam…
It is only a matter of time before everything around you has sensing capabilities. Thanks to Squid Labs, rope is the next material to get feelings. This group of ex-MIT grads has created electronically sensed rope that can be monitored via computer. With built in wear and load sensing, the rope will be able to…
Now you can get RSI while you simultaneously try to combat it with the Wrist PC Keyboard from L3 Systems. Available in four colors (green, blue, black, and smokey-gray), this regular size QWERTY keyboard simply straps to your forearm and is ready for the road. Since it is designed with a completely sealed surface, it…
In yet another cross-platform product announcement, computer-pro Acer is joining the CE masses with the PD113P Home Cinema Center, a wide-screen DLP projector bundled with a Philips Home Theatre System that includes 5.1 surround sound speakers with amps and a DVD player. Of course, you can also use the projector with other inputs, such as…
Hitting us early with heavy HD DVD news, Toshiba is promising a 30-gigabyte dual-layer HD DVD recordable disc, which will double the storage of the single layer disc of the same sort it came up with earlier this year. And to make this an actual piece of news, Toshiba has also promised an HD DVD…
I’m not a big fan of the hard shell PSP cases—too much work to remove and replace after every crowded subway ride. So I like these garish custom-colored PSP faceplates from E-linksoft. The faceplate package includes button covers and a lens to protect that screen from scratches. Comes in Ferrari Red, Chrysalis Blue, Liquid Silver,…
As soon as the Motorola ROKR hit stores, you knew there’d be a ton of crap to buy around it—so don’t look so surprised. The new Jabra C220s stereo headset includes an in-line microphone so you can press a button on the headset, take your call and press the button again to keep listening to…
At some point we all have to accept the fact that this holiday season Apple might run short on its supply of nanos. Then what will you do? In case of emergency, there are options such as the Sanyo HDP-M3000, which, unfortunately, we can only seem to find on UK websites for 100 Pounds. It’s…
Dell introduced a new MP3 player yesterday, but did it to The Sound Of Silence. The Dell DJ Ditty is about the size of a Bic lighter, holds 220 songs (at 64kbps), has an FM tuner and costs $99. Daring Fireball’s got a cheeky take on Dell’s lack of enthusiasm for the product. Although it…
Either the Treo really stinks, or Palm pissed off the wrong law firm. A class action lawsuit filed in California today claims that Palm Treos: “suffered from extremely poor sound quality and buzzing, choppiness, speakerphone problems, poor and broken screens, phone crashes, software crashes and electrical surges. When Palm replaced phones in response to these…
It’s been a long time coming, but finally someone had the sense to make a keyboard with an integrated USB 2.0 dock. Matias debuted this at the Apple Expo in Paris, and it looks to be another winner for the maker of the Tactile Pro Keyboard. It features a two-port USB 2.0 hub on the…
Our pals at Kotaku are just recovering from the Tokyo Game Show and have some snarky updates worth reading. Among them, a bit of a looksee at an Xbox 360 development prototype that has a huge brick of a power adapter in the back. I noticed the same thing on the nearly-final versions of the…
Toshiba announced today a new upgrade to its Gigabeat line of MP3 players. Hold the phone, maybe I missed the notice, but I guess the Gigabeat is big news nowadays. Anyway, this is an upgrade to the previous lines of Gigabeat players. It’s a 30 GB model that also features a large 240 x 320…
Sony Japan has released several new SACD/DVD players with integrated amplifiers, and a couple of them are the DVP-NS9100ES and the TA-DA9100ES. The DVP-NS9100ES is a SACD/DVD Audio/2x260W Multichannel 32bit S-Master Pro amplifier combo (try saying all that in one breath without gasping for air). It’ll also do DVD movies, and is HDMI compliant. The…
Italian company Movetech has finally designed a racing cockpit worthy of mention. Throw away your cheap Logitech set and get ready for some “full-blown racing.” This cockpit will work with PS2 and your PC, as well as other various hookups. But it’s designed for playing Gran Turismo, as the name implies. It comes with a…
I took one look at this and started to weep. I weep because this Athens five-screen Bluetooth-enabled monitor is so beautiful, so stunning, and would be so awesome with Doom 3. The resolution is a jaw-dropping 19200 x 2400 pixels with 16.7 million colors. And the whole thing has a depth of only 2.5 inches.…
That is correct kids, the Dell Axim x51v is now being featured on the Dell website. So in celebration we have a slew of mostly fabulous reviews across the web. The general consensus is saying that this new x51v is a lot like its predecessor, but it does feature the new Windows Mobile 5 operating…
If a glowing bathtub isn’t enough to give your bathroom that sexy glow, Whitehaus Collection and Lotus Aquatech now have a new glowing objet to illuminate your loo. The Nymphaea (please try saying that silently a few times first, ok?) is a glass basin that changes color with the temperature of the water using LED…