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To commemorate the third year of their “Chousensha” brand (a play on words for “SUPERTANK”), IO Data Device is currently displaying the “Shirobako” Network Attached Storage (NAS) kit. The interesting thing here is the iTunes support and price point (under 20,000 yen). iTunes will recognize the iTunes folders containing audio files on the Shirobako (“white…
JVC has announced they have finally gotten around to developing dual layered DVD-RW discs (DVD-RW DL). Dual layered, for those of you that missed it, is slapping two data layers on a DVD — in the recordable disc world, this allows for 8.5GB of space versus the conventional 4.7GB. Anyway, I could get all technical…
These people have access to your bank records. (Thanks, Nathan!)
Oh, what regret a weekend makes! Home Page [ExtremeTech]
You would have been so proud of me. For two weeks or slightly more last month, I got up out of this chair and started running. And despite the fact that I can’t always be arsed to even go check the mail, I was ridiculously pleased with myself—until my knees decided to travel forward through…
I can’t pretend to know the inner workings of young girls, except for knowing there is a desire to wear shiny bangles and a surprising amount of blood. Ruth kikin-Gil probably has a better idea of what sort of glowing, wirelessly communicative tchotckes the young women would go for and has built her master’s thesis…
Except for the daily thoughts of suicide and irreparable liver and lung damage, I’ve had a great time as editor of Gizmodo over the last year. But if I keep up on this schedule—no vacation, ridiculous hours, no sick days—I’m going to have to find something more substantial to suck the life out of than…
I have no idea if this water-proof case for the Sony PSP will actually ever be mass-produced, but it’s not entirely as stupid as it might at first seem. There’s something to be said for a hard case that lets you fire up and play for a few minutes without ever taking it out. That…
Samsung has new models of their Yepp flash-based MP3 players out, the YPC-C1 and the YP-F1. Neither models are terribly inspiring, but then again, what flash players are these days? Both models support WMA (and the bulbous YP-F1 will do OGG Vorbis, too) and are available in sizes up to 2GB, as well as all…
Initial sales data from the PSP is in, according to Money, and while it’s a solid start, it’s far from the blow-out Sony was hoping for (and I was expecting, if I may hide my misestimates behind Sony’s). Consumer sales research firm AmTech estimates somewhere in the neighborhood of 475k to 575k units sold, which…
Take a ride with the Verizon man, he who travels the mean streets in his trusty Ford Taurus, sporting a mohawk of antennas on the roof and a quarter million dollars worth of equipment inside. Hear him speak a scientifically-derived mumbo-jumbo of phonemes! Ask yourself, “What sort of name is Rippy?” All this excitement and…
Here is Sharp’s new silicon audio player, sporting an integrated FM transmitter and 9.4mm (0.37 inch) thickness. Available in 256MB and 512MB capacities, the MP-A100/A200 supports both MP3 and WMA playback as well as your standard gamut of recording features. If only Sharp could slap a 20GB hard drive in there, give it a color…
You should see the flash version! It’s so good! Zach Morris, baby, yeah! Shagalicious booty! I want to die so bad right now! Seriously just let me die! WORLD EXCLUSIVE! FIRST LOOK AT iTUNES PHONE [MobileMusicBlog] Bonus link: This is awesome. My Blog [NarcDenton]
As though to compete with Thanko’s “Butterfly 2” offering, RWC has announced the “itan EGOISTE” headphones with integrated MP3/WMA player. There’s a number of differences: the EGOISTE headphones are “studio style” for better bass, have a 256MB capacity, and can act as conventional headphones (for your iPod or whatever). Moreoever, the cable has a microphone…
Continuing with the USB memory news today is MIB and their “Wakeup+” alarm clock. The Wakeup+ really isn’t the first time we’ve seen an alarm clock that supports playback of MP3, but it may be the first time we’ve seen it done right. It supports the USB On-The-Go standard, so you can plug USB memory…
The “Swipe” is Teac’s new USB memory with fingerprint verification, available up to 1GB capacities. They’ll really want to give a second thought to that name if they ever decide to release this anywhere outside of Japan, but it does seem to have a range of protection features — access to secure areas, data encryption,…
SolidAlliance has announced the “world’s first USB memory with ghost detection.” The “GhostRadar USB Memory,” in addition to having a capacity of up to 512MB, features a magnetic field sensor, people-detecting sensors, and a biological clock. When the unit detects a ghost, a certain pattern will shine on the LED display. Not that ghosts and…
Not exactly our bag, but since you’ll all keep sending it in until I post it, here you go: Google is upgrading Gmail to 2GB of storage—no joke. They’ve also introduced Google gulp!, a beta version of their invite-only drink system. Taking a shot at themselves is classy, you see. Google Gulp [Google]
Oh look, it’s an electric razer attachment for your iPod. I’m not looking for iCrap, seriously, but that seems to be the theme (again) this year. Product Page [PodGear]
MAKE refers us to the best use of a Marlboro pack since, well, its intended one. For under $30, you can build your very own amp, complete with input and headphone jacks, right into your old box of Pall Malls. The guide by Guillermito is very in depth and has some great pictures to get…