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Om Malik, ever on point to spot the hot new chips that will power next year’s devices, takes a look at the new MINO (Multiple In, Multiple Out) wireless networking offerings from Israeli firm Metalink. Metalink’s MIMO networking claims to provide 240 megabit per second transfer rates, over twice as the first MIMO from companies…
In an interesting, if panicky, move by investors, shares of Apple, Creative, and key peripheral/supply chain suppliers have been hit by worries that the MP3-player phone market might be taking a huge bite out of the standalone portable media world. While MP3-playing phones have been around for quite a while, their sales potential is yet…
House favorite Dan’s Data has reviewed the Razer Diamondback mouse, the ultra-high 1600 DPI optimal mouse designed specifically for gamers who need per-pixel precision when randomly launching bouncing grenades into darkened hallways. The Diamondback uses the same imaging chipset as the Logitech MX518 gaming mouse, and due to its overly sloped shape which makes it…
We’ll keep this one short, because there’s really nothing fun about telling you that the Supreme Court just ruled unanimously against Grokster, opening up the door to let the RIAA et al to launch lawsuits against companies that produce file-sharing software that might be used for copyright infringement. Grokster, StreamCast Lose [SCOTUSBlog]
Once I can hook a catheter up to this thing, then maybe we can talk. However, for those wishing to sit up straighter and ride around with an old skool Mac right now, without a catheter, the ScooterDesk is for you. Made of a few pieces of pipe, a flat surface, and a saddle, the…
I really wish there were some pictures on this eBay auction, but sadly all we have is the description: Up for auction is a collection of games and ass. that took 15+ years to collect. First off 776 nintendo nes games.. THAT is only 10 games from having the complete set of usa released nes…
Matty Sallin’s Bacon Alarm Clock, which I believe was a 60s anti-police jam band, has entered the 21st century with this amazing new porkish update. Part art project, part electronics experiment, and part delicious way to greet the day, the Wake ‘n’ Bacon is essentially an alarm clock wired to a heat lamp. At the…
Motorola has announced a new phone called the ‘E895,’ a nice-enough looking clamshell that is probably most notable for its new ‘JUIX’ operating system. JUIX, which Moto says is based on a merging of Linux and Java and Fruit Juice and Pointless New Names, is designed to be ‘easier to use’ than most modern smartphone…
It’s been the worst kept secret in smartphones: Motorola has plans to make a Pocket PC RAZR-like phone, dubbed the ‘Franklin,’ to fight the Blackberry. Folks have been calling it the ‘RAZRberry,’ which if you take a look at this prototype picture, it’s not too hard to figure out why. As pretty as it is,…
We keep getting burned on this, but it’s interesting to watch the slow evolution of the phantom “amateur designers” who create these mock-ups. Therefore, please consider this as a form of ‘Tenda fan fiction which is in no direct correlation with the formal design studios in Japan but offers an interesting look at a concurrent…
Clever, clever, FlashPoint. These ShareDrives are standard USB keys with a bit of Share-on-the-Go technology which allows you to swap data sans PC. The possible uses are myriad—perhaps a flash drive relay race in grade schools in which each team passes a bit of data to each other while running the President’s Physical Fitness Test…
Now I consider myself fairly well versed in penis lengthening—a skill introduced to me, inadvertently, by my 6th grade math teacher—but I did not realize one could become a medical doctor and specialize in the topic. Jorn Ege Siana, M.D., combined penises, addition, and a little bit of good ol’ Danish elbow grease to develop…
Although the inventor seems a little stressed out (“Please do not email me”) he’s made a pretty fantastic thing, so we’re going to cut him some slack. The ‘Hydro-Foam’ R/C vehicles are currently prototypes, powered by a brushless motor and lithium-polymer batteries. What makes them so special is their ability to travel not only on…
The sky is the limit when it comes to televisions. Thanks to shows like Pimp My Ride, the adolescent understands that televisions of any size and shape can be placed anywhere. Hannspree has decided to take the idea and run with it by manufacturing LCD televisions into various shapes and locations. Over 100 different designs…
Messianic hairstylist Kotaku has a poster showing information about Nintendo’s Revolution console. There’s jack squat as far as information goes, but it does confirm the launch date: March 2006. Maybe the Revolution will be that they’ll actually show us some new games. Revolution Ad Shows March 2006 Launch [Kotaku] http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/nintendo-revolution/index.php#revolution-ad-shows-march-2006-launch-109925
So you like TV and you like telling time. How can you, as a freaky weirdo, meld these two disparate things? Consider the Midas Remote Control Watch. Yes, friends, this is a watch with a fully-functional remote control. It supports almost model of TV and cable receiver imaginable. Unfortunately, there’s only a set of volume…
It’s so slow today that we’re reduced to writing about printers. The Samsung SPP-2040 and SPP-2020 are thermal transfer printers that firmly place the Korean giant among such greats as Lexmark and HP. These 1-photo-per-minute printers don’t use inkjets. Instead, the heads burn a thin film of color for waterproof and age-proof—call me in 50…
My wife has been eyeing strollers with an intensity that I’ve only seen in gadget freaks. Therefore, this one is for you pregnant ladies out there. Wave your hands in the air. But not too quickly, because you don’t want to strain anything. Here, just sit down. Did you take your vitamins today? The GoGoBabyz…
It’s going to be 95 degrees—Fahrenheit, you Euro-hippies lovely Europeans [Joel pointed out I’m mean to Europe. It’s because I want to go back there so badly. And we always strike out at the things we love, don’t we – John]—this weekend so here’s a bit of fun for you and your dirty friends. The…
The nearly-flat camera is the hottest new form factor, for certain (think FujiFilm Z1, Sony DSC-T7, Casio Whatever), and Samsung is not staying out of the game, this time upgrading their older model to produce the i50 MP3. As you can guess, this five-megapixel sidearm is not only a pocket-ready camera, but also will support…