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You can always count on Samsung to have a crazed-looking model holding up the latest in high technology. These phones, SPH-S3900 and SPH-S3950, are sliders with 1.3-megapixel digital cameras, dictionary, and mobile printing ability (?? I think it’s just Bluetooth) come in several frosty colors and are aimed at the more fashion conscious among us.…
Following the same aesthetic as their wireless speakers is Saitek’s new A-350 wireless headphones. It has neodymium in-ear speakers and looks pretty kick-ass with its soft-molded over-ear design. The wireless transmitter has a standard 3.5mm audio jack input and can be connected to any player or stereo, and will transmit up to 10m in range.…
The NSA put out an RFP for a secure cell phone/smartphone and L-3 won with this Treo-esque smartphone called the Secure Mobile Environment Portable Electronic Device or SME-PED. Most of the specs are top top top top secret, but we suspect that it will probably run a super secure version of Solitaire and I seriously…
GMI Medical Instrumentation put out these new shades dubbed TechXtreme sunglasses right? Well they did come up with something Xtremely useful, but unfortunately the design rivals an 80-year old blind woman’s sunglasses. Oh well. Anyways, the glasses monitor your brain’s temperature and beam the information to a watch on your wrist. If it feels you’re…
Even though I hate HTC and their over-hyped Universal, Davesipaq got their hands on one and says that it’s great. This Windows Mobile 5 smartphone has a full keyboard that allows for two thumb typing as well as nice 3.6″ LCD and 1.3-megapixel camera. The unique landscape clamshell design is a little disconcerting, but apparently…
Altoids needs to take a hint from the electronics industry and drop the mint idea completely. If they just sold their tins, in the exact same physical form as they are now, but as cases, they could make kajillions. Since the Apple website is back-ordered for weeks on nano cases, some people have taken the…
This is a nifty robot named Maru that comes from the far-off land of of Korea. This bugger can currently deliver beverages and apparently uses the Internet hive-mind to process visual and audio stimuli, thereby offloading most of the heavy processing out of the robot and into a wireless network. As we see from this…
$299.00 will net you the new Palm Tungsten X PDA when it drops on the 11th of October. The features are pretty sexy, although makes me a little sad that this handheld is better than the brand new computer I bought back in 2000. It’ll feature a 312Mhz XScale CPU, 128MB on-board memory, 802.11b WiFi,…
The keytar revolution is among us. Soon every band in the world will have a dedicated keytar player. The guys behind this amazing musical device just got the Keytar Inc website going and they also purchased a factory in Arkansas to manufacturer these keytars. Oh, I forgot to mention what the hell a keytar is…
It appears Satoru Iwata got his hands on the DIY Potential Nintendo Revolution Controller and was able to design this gem. The controller was unveiled at the Tokyo Game Show in Iwata’s keynote at roughly 10:45 EST last night. https://gizmodo.com/diy-potential-nintendo-revolution-controller-116243 Check out more details and pictures after the jump. Here is the lowdown, get ready…
Our friends at DefenseTech take a look at the Buffalo, a massive bomb disposal truck with a claw that can grab and destroy IEDs in the field. The best part? It’s air conditioned. However, even though it is heavily armored, it is still not 100% safe. I talked to several soldiers who had Buffalo-riding buddies…
A500-Series Sony is upgrading three different lines of their notebooks. They are sounding pretty damn sexy so far. These updates are slated to be available in the coming months. Full dirt after the jump. This A500 series laptop is a powerhouse machine, good for people doing high-end computer work and wanting a desktop replacement. Highlighting…
Lifehacker – Web-based IM with Meebo Kotaku – Microsoft Bites the Hand that Feeds Screenhead – Everybody needs as 303 Jalopnik – Katrina Saves Auto Lobbyist’s Soul? https://lifehacker.com/web-based-im-with-meebo-125798
Today’s DAP headlines: JVC wants to join the game – their 6GB Alneo XA-HD500 doesn’t really make too much of an impression, though. A bit more baffling are the final specifications for Digital Cube’s i-Station V.43, which seems capable of doing anything but recording videos. Sony is up to something with their new Walkman series…
Gateway, darling of the 1990s with its beautiful cow boxes and unstoppable market share, is ripe for the picking say TheDeal wonks. Expect the company, like IBM, to fold itself into a ball and wait for a Chinese investor to take over in the next few months. While it still has some nice market share,…
So the much-desired Nokia 6682 went live this week, with Cingular selling it for about $299 for a two-year contract. But then we got news that if you go to Nokiausa.com product page directly, you can buy the phone for as low as $99 if you agree to a two-year $39-a-month contract with Cingular. We…
Shelf-Rockin’ Beats for Skinflints By Brendan I. Koerner There are really two types of stereo users in this world: those who will settle for nothing less than all-tube pre-amps with speakers bigger than a fat man’s coffin, and those who make do with all-in-one shelf systems. The latter group is by far the larger, as…
Leave it to the Japanese to finally promise a 100% hybrid lineup in the near future. By 2006, Toyota is aiming to produce 400,000 gasoline-electric cars, including the beloved Prius, Camry sedans, Highlander SUVs and Coaster buses. It seems the whole, oil-equals-high-prices-at-the-pump thing is finally starting to make some sense, so I look forward to…
Fine reader Mike sent us news that WOOT is selling the Sierra Wireless Voq for $159+$5 shipping. While we hated the Voq when it came out—I appreciate the effort, but the execution was a bit odd and a bit pricey—we love unlocked GSM smartphones that cost less than dinner and a movie. I suspect these…
Joel Johnson — We’ve got a computer center set up in a house here in Algiers and are trying to gather the information we’ll need to get people from the community register for FEMA’s assistance. Not only does FEMA’s web site not work in anything but IE, the god damn thing is down right now.…