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First word of an alliance between Samsung and XM crossed our desktop in July. And after a brief gestation the neXus is born. This is Samsung’s first MP3 player with XM Satellite Radio readiness. It comes in 512MB and 1GB capacities and includes a home docking kit for listening live while at home. That’s right:…
We’re getting close to electronic paper here, people. Get your panties in a bunch. Come on. We’re waiting. OK. Good. Polymer Vision, a subsidiary of Philips, reports that they will present a portable consumer device with a “rollable display” at the Internationale Funkausstellung (IFA) in Berlin, Germany, September 2-7. The prototype, called Readius, has a…
Today’s DAP Headlines: Philips is emerging from the digital audio grave with two hard drive models, including a high capacity 30 GB player. Another review popped up of Creative’s Zen Sleek, and it’s not as favorable as one might expect. The iAudio A2 video player models for a few snapshots, and Apple and Creative are…
LG and Cingular made nice today, and released two new lightweight and affordable phones, the C2000 and the C1500. Pretty standard feature phones, though the C2000 has the edge with a VGA camera (up to 4x zoom). Both of the phones have a color external display with caller ID, polyphonic sound, speakerphone, 65k color internal…
Samsung dropped two new cameras, the 8-megapixel Pro 815 with massive zoom and the i50 MP3 aka the “#1 MP3”. The i50 has a 5.1-megapixel resoution and plays MP3s and MPEG-4s. The Pro will cost about $800 and the i50 will be about $400. Also, as we see, they in-store displays for these will be…
This watch, part of the Seiko Brightz line, can synchronize with most of the atomic time server around the world—hence the “worldwide” moniker. It also shows world time, runs on solar power, and apparently can fix its own hands if they are thrown off kilter. Available in Asia this month, expect to see them here…
As we mentioned before, Nikon dropped five cameras today. We liked the P2 but the S3, an update of the ultra-slim S-line and the flippy S4 are both winning our hearts as well. Then you’ve got the Coolpix P1 with wireless connectivity (!!) and the L1 and L101, two standard shooters. Very nice line-up. http://www.gizmodo.com/gadgets/nikon/index.php#coolpix-takes-5-123375…
Consider this: The United Nations says South Africa has the world’s highest per capita rate of reported rapes – 119 per 100,000 people. Analysts say the total, including unreported rapes, could be nine times higher. Then consider the device in question: an internal “trap” designed by a South African medical technician to thwart rapists by…
Not sure what you all are up to this fine afternoon, but I’m peeing my pants. GoogleOS? True? False? Wha? Why didn’t I see this in July? I mean this is probably just a KDE-based Linux hack/proof-of-concept thing, but it is quite hawt. [Thanks, Daniel] Primi screenshot per GoogleOS [Grooan] UPDATE – Simone offers a…
Designed to help communication in refugee camps, Mareike Gast, a Berlin-based-designer, has invented a Refugee Radio that is powered by radiowaves—better to conserve energy. Other than the fully functional complete radio, a DIY kit is also available for long term camps.But best of all, these radios are simple, easy-to-set up and the packaging serves as…
I don’t know how much more I can take after the Toshiba Gigabeat, but Philips has tossed two new HDD jukeboxes into the ring, and I can only hope the interface is a bit easier to figure out that some of its predecessors. The HDD1630 ($199), with 6GB of storage and the HDD6330 ($299), with…
That the Bush administration diverted funds from the rebuilding of the New Orleans levees to Iraq is by now well-known. What you might not have heard is that the people cleaning up the mess are really pissed about it. A tipster informs us that down in New Orleans, they have a name for the flood…
Last Saturday, semi-buzzed on a few Red Stripes, I went for an afternoon stroll in my local park. There, per the usual, I was gently accosted by a guy slanging homebrew DVDs. I paid his sales pitch no mind until he offered up Carlito’s Way: Rise to Power. The straight-to-DVD prequel is scheduled for a…
First, we discover that Motorola will hold an iTunes phone after-party at Webster Hall: Exclusive — Motorola has sent invitations to analysts and members of the media, inviting them to an “evening of fun” in New York City on Sept 7th, the same day the company is expected to unveil its ROKR iTunes phones alongside…
Sony’s been dropping VAIOs left and right lately. There’s two more VAIO desktop PCs that Sony Japan is set to launch on September 10th, the VAIO type H and the VAIO type M (How do they come up with these names? Randomly draw a letter out of a hat?). The VAIO Type H looks like…
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Sure it’s badly named, but the EV5203-C could be fantastic news for VoIP fans. This is a Linux VoIP DECT phone released by Thomson recently at the IFA show in Berlin, and it does not require a computer to operate; simply plug this thing into a DSL or cable line via ethernet, and you’re good…
Just when Mr. Vaio V thought he was the big shot, Panasonic’s Diga comes walking into town. Basically, it’s got it all. Even VHS. Check the specs on this bad boy: https://gizmodo.com/sony-vaio-v-tv-or-pc-122986 The DMR-EX200V is a VHS recorder with a 250Gb HDD, a DVD burner and a 4-in-1 memory card reader. Important to remember here…
Just got a preproduction LG9800 Verizon uni itn hand and so far, I’m likin’ it. A flip phone with a full QWERTY keyboard, this new mobile reminds me of the Motorola A630 I sported for a while, but the larger keyboard really does make a difference with messaging and the general button mashing. Though I…
The ultra-thin DTM-300 has a built-in MP3 CD player, an RDS FM tuner and even supports Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) audio. It stores up to nine DAB stations, has integrated speakers for easy portability, auxiliary inputs for any other audio device, sleep timer, alarm, digital display, remote and it can even make a perfectly broasted…