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The Mio 269, which we will probably never see on these shores, is a cool little device. It’s a portable 2.5GB device with GPS mapping and an MP3 player for rocking out to the tunes while you get lost in New Jersey. It also includes 32MB flash ROM, a 3.5-inch LCD, and 300MHz processor. Best…
JVC just announced 4 Everio camcorders with all the advantages of an iPod, not to mention it includes a similar 20GB and 30GB 1.8 in. Hard Drive instead of MiniDV tapes or DVDs. They ve also (finally) added Mac support and might be partnering with some 3rd party to make a DVD burner for the…
I know I’m harping on this, but I will soon be vindicated, fear not, you VNC-loving freaks. Reader Dennis, among others, sent me a torrent file that appears to be legit. My assistant, Nhoj Sggib, who lives in Sweden where torrents are very legal, is downloading it for educational purposes only and we shall soon…
I like everything about this funky case mod except for the little action figure floating around inside of it it. I suppose you can’t have everything. Part of ExtremeTech’s Sci Fi case mod contest, this mini-HAL has liquid-cooled innards and uses a cube server unit to recreate the murderous computer from such films as 2001:…
There’s nothing like a coaster shaped like a man with a big flat head to get the conversation started at a stilted dinner party. For example: “Hey, Clara,” you’ll say, “Look at these charming coasters.” Then Clara will look at the coaster, nod slowly, and say, “I’m sleeping with your sister.” Anyway, like those dopey…
I know this kind of sounds like turning kittens into cats, but hear us out. According to this charming DIY, you can turn your old, ratty t-shirts into new, ratty underwear. As I understand it, the t-shirt/underwear probability theory states that underwear and an t-shirts are at once the same and different. Therefore, by turning…
Sirius has signed with Sprint to supply hot rocking audio via Sprint’s radio service, MSpot. Everyone expects that this content contract will allow Sprint to stream more than just the Cool Alternative and Twistin’ to the 50s-type programming they’re currently offering. When they can fit a satellite radio into a cell-phone-sized portable package, then maybe…
Ok, you filthy petards, explain this with your Pear OS X/QuickTime full-screening hoax-busting. Look at the above image and then pop past the jump for what Pear looks like in the wild. Either OS X-Intel, codename Revolver Ocelot, has been leaked and pirated or somebody is shooting snaps of Beta developer’s copies or whatever, but…
Next time you get some really great colors out of your inkjet, you may want to check the cartridges. According to anti-drug people aka The Man, drug people who do and sell drugs are now shipping their drugs in refurbished printer cartridges aka drug holders. Now HP and Lexmark are going to have to add…
We all know that Tamagotchi are strange and wonderful pets. They are fun, pleasantly addictive, and can pass through the digestive system of a 30-year-old man unharmed and, in fact, a little better for the trip. Well, Make magazine now teaches us the magical language of the Tamagotchi, encouraging to finally wash and sanitize our…
Nokia’s 6060, which we reported on earlier, is actually KITT from Knight Rider. “You won’t know whether you have an incoming call or incoming email, but the light tells you ‘something’ happened.” I could certainly use a “something happened” light on all my electronics. A picture taken by ITmedia at Nokia’s press event confirms this.…
To no one’s surprise, Korean handsets haven’t really been offered in Japan. Samsung and LG Electronics would be the first two names that come to my mind when it comes to Korean handsets. Apparently that’s what DoCoMo thought, too, as they announced today that they’re jointly developing a FOMA handset with LG Electronics. According to…
The link between the PDA and the notebook is getting even closer with the Flybook. Dialogue presented its fully-functional 9 x 6 laptop at Computex. The Flybook weighs in at 2.6 pounds, will have a 1.1-GHz Pentium M Dothan chipset and up to 512MB of RAM. Bluetooth, SM card slot, and built in WiFi capabilities…
AU’s new “A1404S II” is understandably the sequel to their “A1404S” released in January of this year. And that means you still get the same integrated FM tuner, integrated TV recording scheduling, BREW, Flash, 0.32MP camera, and oh hey it’s a Sony Ericsson handset. Like the A1404S, the A1404S II will have compatibility with the…
Another 7710 review, this one a little harsher. Generally, what s the deal with Nokia designing phones for a specific genre that are extremely awkward to actually use as a phone? First the N-Gage, commonly described as holding a taco while actually using as a phone, now they have the 7710, like talking into a…
Laptop owners tune in. Compro has released a USB TV Stick to allow for analog and HD television viewing via only a USB port. It is a little bulky, but allows for easy viewing and even recording. The Stick support NTSC, PAL, and SECAM and allows for recording in MPEG 2 and 4. Best of…
SolidAlliance busts out a new series of iPod Shuffle skins available in 48 different designs. The designs are sorted into four different categories: “For Us Guys,” “For You Girls,” “Parody,” and “Unisex.” Each package for 3,500 yen includes 12 different designs. Some of the designs are interesting (like the pack of smokes in “Parody”), but…
Dave sent us this cool link to some QuickTime showing a Dell laptop running OS X. Now, is this important? Probably not. It’s probably just somebody’s reskinned Powerbook. However, if this is what we think it is, it means that Intel-tasticness is even now leaking into the wild. UPDATE – Getting all kinds of moodiness…
Another nice application of USB memory devices comes from “Any User Global,” who slapped IP phone software in one, added a earphone-mic jack, and called it a day (and the “World’s Smallest IP Phone”). Called the “ImPhone,” this USB key contains IP phone software (which appears to be pretty standard) that will automatically be installed…
Maxtor has announced today of a release of the OneTouch II external drive harnessing the FireWire 800 technology to be released later this month. FireWire 800 transfers at 800Mbit per second. These kinds of speeds are ideal for video editing, server uses and even backing up your rips of every episode of Star Trek in…