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Ground FX or whatever you call them do not look good. Listen, you own a Camry. No rims, racing stripes, DVD players, or thumping stereo is going to change that fact. And, if you ride a Honda motorcycle, stick with a cool helmet and leathers. Maybe buy a nice helmet for the ladies who may…
It was no secret that Logitech would eventually generically commercialize the Bluetooth Headphones first released for HP’s iPaqs, but who knew they’d be for the iPod? In some ways, we’re a little disappointed: by working only with iPod, even if seemingly well integrated, with controls on the headphones supporting play/pause functions and more, they’ve limited…
These tiny turtle ‘Walkiebits’ from Takara aren’t much more evolved than the wind-up walking toys Japan loves so well. They do have one new trick, though: you can tap a rhythm out on their shell—up to 15 raps—and the turtles will walk to that beat. Okay, not that impressive, but the 5 centimeter robots are…
Came back from the Philips presser yesterday after my monitor literally burned up. OT: Hey, all you electronics guys out there, could my monitor and my Roomba charger burning—with the smoke, the smelling, and the melting—within the same three or four days be connected? Coincidence? Anyway, came back from the presser and learned a few…
SavitMicro seems to hate computers. In fact, they hate them so much that they’ve created this enclosure to stream media via just about any channel known to man, from S-Video to FM. This thing, called the MediaMan, offers video playback is available using all major codecs, including the popular DivX and XviD. It also supports…
Three new Motorola Bluetooth headsets were announced yesterday, including this ‘RAZR H3,’ designed, obviously, to capitalize on the popularity of the only good looking phone Motorola has managed to actually produce. Two other models, the H700 and H300, look similar to previous designs from Moto. Maybe now they’ll have time to release new phones or…
If Denton caught me talking about something as uncool as printers—budget printers, at that—he’d probably flog me with his Tron slippers, but I’m in the market and I can’t help but think a $99 laser printer from Dell is pretty interesting. Not that I’ll buy the ‘Laser Printer 1100’—Dell printers have a history of iffy…
NASA could have created this demonic space droid to encourage Congress to authorize more funding for their Martian program. Instead, they’re going to waste its manifold talents and set it to orbit around various space shuttles and stations and inspect for damage. It has very few accouterments but it would be so cool if it…
Over at MAKE, PT continues to post easy HOWTOs for upgrading of the $550 devices to support your own text files and operate in English. It’s too expensive for me, but if you’ve already got one, these firmware hacks/upgrades seem very necessary. HOWTO – Sony Librie English GUI Firmware Patch [MAKEZine] Update: Carl Shapiro says…
iPodlounge has an extended preview of the Nyko Movie Player for iPod, which uses Apple’s hard disk-based players as dumb storage from which to play back video on its LCD screen. The idea is neat enough, but there is an implication that the Movie Player will only support ASF format videos, which is far from…
Green House has released some foldable and very portable speakers. It incorporates wings to properly create the acoustics of various environments. Wing positioning will increase or decrease audio quality. Each speaker pumps out a bass rattling 1.5 watts and one of the nicer features is that it can leech power off of other gadgets or…
I’m loving the BrailleNote PK, a PDA for the blind. It has an 18-cell Braille display, Bluetooth, and just about everything you need to handle your appointments, notes, and contacts in a tiny package. Essentially, this is an ActiveSync compatible PIM with stopwatch, e-book reader, word processor, and a lot of amazing stuff. There’s also…
Robert Silva at About.com has reviewed the new InFocus X3 DLP front projector, the third update to the popular low-end line (there was an X1A before the X2). Silva likes it well enough—besides the update to 1,024 by 768 from 800 by 600 resolution, the X3 sounds a lot like the older models—complaining mainly about…
Skyhook is creating a concurrent positioning system that can be used in dense urban areas where GPS may not reach. Designed to use Wi-Fi access points to triangulate position, Skyhook is touting this tech as a system that can work alongside GPS systems in order to maintain constant location information in any situation. Thanks to…
The iPod is a very special thing. It deserves a massive set of speakers with sub-woofer and remote and you shouldn’t, quite obviously just hook your iPod up to your stereo receiver and maybe get one of those less expansive iPod remote control things. Therefore, we will say very little about the iCarrier and let…
OMG! I’m going to have to clear off my bed because the Prince is back! Teddy Ruxpin, that magical bear that sang to me, danced with me, talked to me, slept with me, told me where to put the bodies, and even gave me an alibi for the Bangkok police, is back! Created 20 years…
Pioneer swamped us with a glut of wireless headphones, including the high-end E-DIR2000C which features Dolby surround, DTS and AAC support, and a 48-bit DSP. Why 48-bits, you ask? We don’t know! But numbers sure look good in hardware reviews. The rest of the sets are standard IR headsets that get about 29 hours (!!)…
It’s either feast or famine. New shots of the U10 prove that it is much cooler than originally thought. This little bugger plays video and is about as small as a package of playing cards. It is so cool, in fact, that it might just be my lust item for the next week or so…
American Guardian Inc. is selling the ‘Shield Finger Guard,’ a strip of plastic with adhesive that makes it impossible for children to pinch or sever their delicious fingers in the hinge side of swinging doors. Two models are available, with either a temporary, removable adhesive for homes (your kid will eventually get old enough to…
Toshiba held a bit of event in Australia and talked about their coming line-up including the Hershey’s-Kiss-sized Libretto U10 and the Qosmio U20. They also talked about their sales numbers: 11K sold in 1985, 7 million in 2005. You’ve come a long way, baby! Generally, I like Toshiba’s work. Compared to other well-known Japanese brands—er,…