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By now everyone knows that Apple is laying the Mini to rest and replacing it with nano. But have no fear: There’s a new mini on the block. The TVix Mini C2000U is a 3-inch by 5-inch mobile multimedia jukebox that will give copyright lawyers bad dreams. https://gizmodo.com/those-bastards-they-killed-mini-124284 “The new 100GB TVix Mini C-2000U is…
What’s with all the projectors coming out these days? I’m sure this Sanyo LP-Z4, which sports a 7000:1 contrast ratio, has a 1280×720 resolution and supports 1080i/720p with an HDMI plug, will be much sought after on the Guerilla Drive-In scene. I can only hope that the previous generation of home theater projectors are being…
You knew it was going to happen sooner or later. Before you could decide on whether you wanted the black or white iPod Nano, some enterprising folks in Japan decided to lay down some cash for one just to crack it open and take a look at its insides. They discovered, as we have already…
Tired of your kid messing up your $500 camcorder? Well just get your little tyke a video camera of his or her own. Mattel, maker of Barbies, has recently released the Vidster, a camcorder designed to be kid-friendly with its durable plastic housing molded to fit small hands. (And, later, it will be re-discovered by…
What is the deal with all of these doofy internet viral campaigns? First there was ilovebees, then ourcolony.net, and now this. The website is titled Origen (origin in Spanish) Xbox 360. At the time of the writing there was a picture of an odd green tree, with some green fruit and some odd green bunnies…
The latest Honda 1800 Gold Wing motorcycle is really turning out to be more like a two-wheeled car. Not only does it have a 60 liter storage capacity (that’s like 15 gallons or so), an 80 watt sound system (for blasting on the highway and annoying everyone around you), it even has a fully-integrated airbag.…
Some smarty folks at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a backpack that helps you walk while also turning your movement into energy. The backpack’s load plate is mounted to the pack and suspended by springs, which allows the load to echo the hip’s movement. This drives a rack-and-pinion device, which in turn powers a…
Joel Johnson — I am unbelievably frazzled, and we haven’t even really done any hard work. I apologize for a lack of coverage today, but I spent the entire day locating and securing a van, getting some initial self-sufficiency supplies, and picking up the donated 50×15 PCs from AMD. In all the craziness, I actually…
When I told you about Papero back in March, it was to lament the fact that he had no arms—putting him at a severe disadvantage against AIBO in hand-to-hand combat. Well, someone at NEC was reading, and they not only gave Papero arms but made him a “health food advisor” who can tell how much…
Kotaku – Game Developer Creates Convoy Trainer Screenhead – Hummer H3 – Monster Jalopnik – New Gas-Price Widget for Mac OSX Tiger Lifehacker – NerdTV, online television series http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/army/game-developer-creates-convoy-trainer-123959.php
From the ‘while you were out to lunch’ department comes the news from Phonescoop that Motorola has been revising the specs on its most-anticipated handsets. I’m talking about hugely publicized phones such as the PEBL and SLVR, as well as the E895 and A910. What’s changed? These phones will no longer launch with high-speed EDGE…
Basically a graduating student does this project, right? Only she’s really gotta go to the can so she gets her inspiration from it. She makes this device that looks really weird that sits on your stomach. It uses ultrasound and bluetooth to find out when your bladder is full then it lets you know it’s…
Joel Johnson — Not a lot to tell right now, unfortunately. Will Hawkins is still setting up machines at the Astrodome (although he’s told me that he has been told to stay put while the President is marching around). I’ve got a cargo van reserved that we’ll pick up tonight that we should be able…
Chalk this one up as one of those spy gadget toys you’ve always wanted as a kid. The Digital Eye Wrist-watch Camera is a watch with, you guessed it, a built-in camera. Apparently there was a previous iteration of the wrist-watch camera (which we sadly did not know about), and this is a newer updated…
If you’re tired of all the generic-looking plastic and silicone cases for the iPod Shuffle out there, here are some genuinely pretty cases that are actually environmentally-friendly. Made out of bamboo, these Take iPod Shuffle cases by Temas come in yellow, red, and black, thus gaining you some serious style points while earning back some…
Sony announces a new line of Walkman audio players, and it don’t stop: Two new wireless headphones in the MDR series showed up as well. The MDR DS6000 and MDR RF5000K. They use the 2.4ghz band, like everything else in this tech world, which will net you about 30 meters of separation distance from the…
Great idea from NEC to put a water cooling mechanism in its new Valuestar X PC, using a radiator similar to a car’s. What you get from this newly announced computer is a nice, quiet computer powered by a Pentium D820 processor (2.80 GHz). The Valuestar includes three hard drives, a DVD DL burner, seven…
Somehow, the idea of daily showering in already used water doesn’t have huge appeal, but the idea of an eco-friendly shower that re-circulates and cleans used water is, I admit, quite clever. If we can get past the idea of “dirty water,” UK design student Peter Brewin’s shower concept is said to be able to…
There I go again, judging a book by its cover. I see a name like Bluetooth router and I practically wet myself getting excited. Now while this gadget is cool, it isn t that cool. This is a Bluetooth cell/telephone router. A Bluetooth enabled cell phone links up to this device wirelessly and then the…
If you thought there were enough flat panel TVs on the market to choose from, here’s just one more to boggle your mind. Fujitsu is announcing a line of digital cable-ready 50-series HDTV plasma TV, perfect for anyone who wants an all-in-one product and including QAM tuners, Cable CARD slots and external, side-mounted speakers. Comes…