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The Nokia N70 is billed as the ‘world’s most powerful multimedia computer’ or some such claptrap, but they didn’t really make it clear how it would reach that lofty claim. I don’t see a keyboard on it, so I’m skeptical. Plus, Nokia has a tendancy to put really lethargic processors in its smartphones, so even…
Holy moly. The Nokia N91 is the music-oriented Nseries phone from Nokia. Biggest bang is the built-in 4GB hard drive that will work with Windows Media Player (will it support Napster To Go and the like? They haven’t said yet). It’s ugly, but I’m totally fine with 4GB phones. Update 1:05: Nokia has confirmed that…
The Nokia N90 is the first Nseries phone they are describing. They’re giving Carl Zeiss a big hand job, so I’m guessing the N90 has some glass from the German lensmen. But will there be optical zoom? Hard to say. Pictures forthcoming. The N90 flips around like a camcorder.
I’ve always longed for a small legion of plush toys, vying for my attention and conspiring to off their more popular brethren—Needies are just that. Soft and huggable, Needies are created by Amos Bloomberg, Daniel Perlin and Brett Schultz and will beg you for your attention, carefully making note of when you give hugs and…
Nokia flew me and a few (hundred) other journalists to Amsterdam to cover the launch of their new multimedia product line, the ‘N Series (really swanky hotel, too). I’m sitting the auditorium and they’re showing three new devices they are calling the ‘Nseries,’ all of which will support music download, video, pictures, and lots of…
Danny over at Mavromatic has a piece outlining his do-it-yourself wireless waterproof outdoor camera rig. He set his up to take pictures of his house being built over the course of 18 months and soon plans to show off a timelapse movie comprised of the results. Using an Axis camera, a heated camera enclosure and…
Do Mac gear manufacturers cut up the Apple catalog and just pick a few choice words out of a hat? This thing, like the Minimate, adds a extra ports to your Spartan Mini. One thing it doesn’t include is a hard drive, making the Mac Mini Pod a little bit chintzy. [UPDATE – But it…
Aimed at mid-level photo fanatics, the Evolt E-300 isn’t horribly difficult to use and sits squarely between the average Joe and Joe Prosumer markets. At about $999, this 8-megapixel SLR-style camera has some cool features for the cash. One interesting addition is the Supersonic Wave Filter which knocks dust off the CCD before shooting. The…
Real/Rhapsody is not dead yet. They’ve announced three new products—Rhapsody 24, Rhapsody To Go, and Rhapsody Unlimited. Rhapsody 25 is open to all comers—25 free listens, a-la-carte pricing to keep the tunes—while the other two riff on Napster’s all-you-can-eat model. Rhapsody To Go dumps DRMed music to a portable device while Unlimited offers just about…
The MG-25 is a very cool little 60 GB media player from AL Tech. It supports up to 1080i/surround-sound DivX/XviD, MPEG4, MP3 and comes with just about every connector known to man. It is, in short, a heavy-duty pirate’s dream. Also looks like it has Linux under the hood. MG-25 MediaGate The DivX BOX [AkihabaraNews]
This one goes out to Joel, who should be rolling in the darkened streets of Amsterdam right now. This is a solar powered crystal that spins and makes beautiful colors all over the walls. Kind of like me when I drank fifteen mint juleps and spent the day at the Ohio State Fair. Product Page…
Those of you who haven’t left VHS behind will be pleased to know Pioneer is introducing their first VHS/Hard Drive/DVD-R/RW 3-in-1 recorder, the “DVD-RT7H.” In an effort to help you make the switch, Pioneer includes the “Leave It Auto Dub” feature for single-button VHS to DVD transfers. In fact, Pioneer is trying extra hard to…
Waterproof and hand-cranked should be a feature of all modern electronics. Such is the case with Panasonic’s new “RF-G77” AM/FM radio, which will still provide 213 hours of battery life with two AAs if you don’t feel like cranking. For those of you that do, a good 1 minute crank will give about 30 minutes…
“Ubiquitous Entertainment” of Japan is offering a free beta version of their “Site Sneaker” full browser for iMode phones. They claim is a “full browser” with support for PC web sites. I wouldn’t really call it “full” given it has no support for JavaScript, Flash or SSL, but it does support CSS. HTML data isn’t…
Continuing with the Clarion news, we have the “MAX950HD/850HD” navigation systems, both of which Clarion Japan call the “first in the industry” to have touchscreen iPod operation. We already know that’s sort of not true (given Clarion’s announcement of the stateside release of the VRX755VD), but we’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and…
Clarion Japan announced two car audio products today, the “DXZ955MC” and “DMZ655MP” headunits. One is single-DIN, the other double-DIN; both will be stolen in a matter of minutes in America. More details after the jump. Here is the “DXZ955MC” from Clarion Japan, a single-DIN car audio unit equipped with 4.2″ touchscreen TFT LCD (that’s why…
Panasonic announced the summer model of their Let’snote line of notebooks, the “Let’snote T4.” Though the “single spindle” part of this notebook would mean it contains only a hard drive (and no optical drive), you end up benefiting from this in the end; Panasonic was able to up the battery life to a nice 12…
The iVDR Consortium simply refuses to give up in Japan, this time introducing SAFIA copyright protection, or “Security Architecture For Intelligent Attachment (device).” They are integrating this technology into existing iVDR components, which are essentially removable hard drives jammed in plastic and called disks. “iVDR Secure” standards have been created for 1″, 1.8″, and 2.5″…
The “HDC-302SLIM” is a new digital camera in the “i.mega” series from Hitachi Living Supply, a name we’re not used to hearing around these parts. Set to be released on May 13th, the HDC-302SLIM doesn’t offer many surprises in the specifications, but I will mention it has some severe interpolation, getting 8MP images from a…
I have an old iPaq MC-1 Jukebox that’s as big as a VCR, holds 20 GB of ripped CDs, and sounds like a jet taking off. I love it, but it’s just so loud. That is exactly what is keeping the PC out of the den. Networking and UI are secondary. It’s the fans. Your…