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Sonnet has only been offering DIY CPU-upgrade kits for mac users up until now. If you’ve got an old 550mhz or 667mhz TiBook around and $500 to blow, you’re set. Sonnet will now offer a 1.2ghz upgrade for the TiBook with 512k of L2 onboard cache. Sonnet insists they do the upgrade though do the…
Oy, another robot with a kinky name. Yes, that’s right, welcome Nursebot, a not-so-advanced personal service robot that was made to assist old people. I know, you had some ideas of your own, but as you can see from the pic, it’s just not that exciting. Basically, the Nursebot is meant to follow your grandma…
So no, it wasn’t a crazy russian ex-marine who hacked into her cell phone from the frozen tundra. Turns out it was a 17-year-old kid from Massachusetts. He’s lucky he gets his name hidden because he’s a minor, otherwise I’m sure people would kill him for bringing them awesome Paris girl on girl action and…
Sadly, I’m going to have to preface this review of the O2 XDA Exec with the words you all hate to hear:Don’t start looking for this product in the US anytime soon. Per usual, the coolest stuff is only available in Asia and Europe, and this 3G device is certainly no exception. The XDA Exec…
No, “Screw ou” is not a new primetime FOX TV series, it’s actually what TiVo recently said to their loyal customers when releasing OS 7.2. Seems certain shows now get red flags next to their name when it doesn’t want to be stored for more than a certain date. Yikes. Could it be that this…
IBM used to make a pretty nice machine and it’s nice to see Lenovo is adding a bit of color to the dedicated workhorses that still bear the red, green, and blue. The new Z-series, the 14-inch Z60t and the 15.4-inch Z60m WXGA wide screens, include a wealth of interesting tweaks above and beyond the…
When I think pillow I think soft, fluffy, comfort. When I see this MPillow I am reminded of being spanked by the faculty of the Texas school district (when it was still legal—and fun!). This looks like an oversized paddle. The MPillow uses lights and sounds to lull the person into a serene state of…
I don’t know about you, but until my cellphone comes with a 5-megapixel camera, printing mobile photos isn’t on the top of my list. But it seems that some people don’t understand that their 1.2 megapixel cameraphone (or worse, VGA) takes crap images, and a new study shows that 44.6 percent of cameraphone owners want…
This shall now be known as the “SuperGPSDA.” Garmin has decided to spring out from their cage and go for the PDA market. This nuvi has: GPS (who-da thunk it), language translator, travel guide, MP3 player, audio book player, currency and measure calculator, clock (!!), photo viewer and an organizer. The initial photos are showing…
Radica has released a new line of peripherals for the Sony PSP. All-in-all there are six items in this new collection: a hard case, silicone sleeve, UMD holder, car station, home station and comfort grips. The car station definitely seems the coolest, cigarette outlet charger and allows for the PSP to be mounted on the…
Every time I mention some sort of surveillance/spying gadgets it reminds me of my youth. No, not my youth impersonating James Bond spying on people, but my youth spent in front of the television watching Porky’s over and over until my eyes bled. If only those kids had the kind of technology we have today.…
Yamaha’s RX-V4600 with XM receiving and High Definition Radio (there were 14 stations in Indianapolis) Oh no! It’s our final installment of CEDIA photo goodness! Savor it while it lasts! Escient’s Cheaper Fireball SE series Philips Pronto TSU7500 CEDIA Dome CEDIA Hall Special shout-out goes to Jonathan Schalliol, our man on the CEDIA floor, for…
Mac Mini mounted in a ceLAN structured wiring system from UStec What’s that? More CEDIA pr0n? Why yes, yes it is! UStec proprietarily networked tecStream system for distributed video and audio to and from any room over a proprietary 1.6Gbps CAT5e connection Is this an Earthquake Sub-driver or a jet engine? Mark Levinson No51 Media…
Today’s DAP Headlines: “Odd” is more than adequate at describing the new odd-i P10 media player, with built-in camera and USB Host capabilities. There are a couple of product updates from German-based Frontier Labs. Hey, how about a user-review of the Archos XS202, the pumped up version of the XS200 that ups its predecessor in…
NEW Sony’s 1080P SXRD Projector that is very similar to the Qualia 004 (w/ the new 1080P upgrade) More CEDIA Photo Madness! NEW Sony LocationFree wireless TVs that can stream across the net too. They controlled a TiVo from San Diego to Indy on one. This one only has power provided. Creston iPod integration JL…
New York City Parks will become hot-spotted by mid-October—now that summer is over. The heat of the laptop battery will just have to keep me alive while updating Gizmodo from the Central Park zoo, the Delacorte Theater and the Boathouse Cafe in the dead of winter. The free online access, supplied by WiFi Salon, was…
Lifehacker – How to re-use a Disposable Kodak Camera Kotaku – Forget Hacking Xbox 360, Why Not Just Break It? Screenhead – Whip it, as performed by fifth graders Jalopnik – Live from Frankfurt Auto Show: Day Two https://lifehacker.com/how-to-re-use-a-disposable-kodak-camera-125330
There was way too much stuff on the CEDIA floor this year that we were getting a serious case of sensory overload. So we decided to share the experience with you! Here you will find the first batch of 20 photos of what we thought was cool at CEDIA this year, plus a couple of…
Nintendo fanboys, you may now rejoice. After four or so months since their E3 debut, Nintendo has finally released the miniature successor to its Gameboy line in Japan. The Gameboy Micro, so small that you can stuff it down your pants (4 x 2 x 0.68), will also be available stateside come September 19 for…
Embracing The Mobile Hacker Ethic By Carlo Longino As mobile phones become more powerful and pervasive, it was inevitable that they’d spawn the same kind of homebrew hacking culture as computers and the Internet. While the locked-down nature of cell phones and the closemindedness of wireless carriers has stunted that culture’s growth, a few developments…