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Kleinhenz, a German electronics company, is shipping their new network-enabled Linux system in a unit just about the size of a standard RJ-45 Ethernet jack. The “Picotux,”barely big enough to print its MAC address on, is based on the NetSilicon DigiConnect ME, a fully functional Linux-based OS, with up to 8 MB of Flash memory…
Onkyo is the latest company to pledge allegiance to the HD DVD army, joining the ranks of all the other companies who have said they’ll be releasing content. But just like a lot of other companies who have joined one group or the other, they’re still sort of on the fence about things. We haven’t…
KDDI and Hitachi Systems and Services have teamed up to offer a new software/service called “micro-VNC” for KDDI’s au phones. VNC is synonymous with remote desktop control for many, and micro-VNC brings the concept to mobile phones in a way I haven’t seen before. Compatible with Windows, Mac and Linux, micro-VNC is currently compatible with…
INAX has come up with some tiles that are “not cool.” The “Thermo Tiles” feature bazillions of microscopic air bubbles inside, reducing their heat conductivity. It seemed to me that reducing heat conductivity would be a bad thing when you wanted something to be warm, but the problem apparently isn’t in the tiles themselves. It’s…
Toto’s new “Intelligence Toilet” system brings health measurements only a bathroom away. For mere thousands of dollars, the Intelligence Toilet system will measure urine sugar, blood pressure, body fat and weight on a daily basis. Since there is very little human intervention required, it’s almost lazy enough for me to use. The data can be…
Continuing with the Tec product announcements, the company has also introduced the “USB Hub Wheel W” and “USB Senpuuki Mist W.” The USB Hub Wheel W brings a somewhat innovative development to the USB hub market by equipping the hub with a “wheel” mechanism; the cable that connects to the PC (or Mac) can be…
A Japanese company called Tec has introduced a number of interesting products, and the first two we’ll be covering are the “USB Speaker Tower W” and “USB Speaker Cube W.” The former is a spiffy looking USB speaker/tower thingy with — get ready — integrated light. Something like this would look quite nice on a…
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Amazon has a pre-order page for Apple’s next revision of OS X, 10.4, or ‘Tiger.’ While there’s no release date, the $35 mail-in rebate shows a ‘postmark by’ date of May 31st, so I would expect it to arrive reasonably soon before then. There have been rumors that Tiger would be released on April 1st,…
Samsung is showing off two new Korea-only phones, the SPH-V6500 and the SCH-V650, billed as ‘file-viewing’ mobile handsets. While the ability to peruse Excel files on the go is nice, and the built-in remote control function for appliances is even nicer, I think the most unique bit might be the anti-bacterial silver coating that covers…
Product Highlights • TE2 and Zire73 Accessories features on pocketsolution.com [PalmAddict] More hints of the next low-end PalmOne devices. Business • BusinessWeek: iTunes phone on the rocks [MobileTracker] Last week’s news, but a good read. • Cell Phone Songs Prompt Control Questions [AP] More iTunes Phone. Reviews • Ultrasone HFI-650 headphones [DansData] Culture • FAQ:…
Teac will be releasing a portable DVD recorder on April 20th in Japan, with a thickness of 26.7mm (about an inch). Pretty slim if you ask me — according to Teac, it is “in the smallest class of consumer DVD recorders.” It also has a DV port for connecting directly to digital video cameras. Sadly,…
Medgadget brings news of the accuDEXA, an osteoporosis assessment system by Schick Technologies. Simply stick your hand into the unit, follow the on-screen directions, and you’ll have your bone density results in less than 30 seconds—a far less invasive procedure than the usual test. Assuming the temptation to put whatever body part is handy in…
From Nissho Electronics comes the “WinSafe VETM v.4.0” series of PC security systems, the more interesting of which is the “WinSafe VETM 4.0 for FeliCa/Edy.” You may remember that late last year NTT DoCoMo introduced their line of mobile phones with integrated FeliCa chips; here is where things come together. By putting your FeliCa compatible…
Audiotronic throws us a curveball with their iCool MP3 Player—quite possibly the first MP3 player with a Marijuana faceplate and scent. Featuring other captivating scented faceplates, including “Coffee” and “Casino”, the iCool also features an “Expansionary [sic] Memory Slot” which accepts SD/MMC memory cards and a hologram lens faceplate, much like those $3 stickers you…
System Talks Corporation has introduced the “SUGOI DISK,” a series of five external Serial ATA hard drives. Ranging from 160GB to 400GB capacities, the SUGOI DISKs are housed in aluminum. The drives also include a “port bracket” for connecting to both serial ATA interface and power. Otherwise, you’re stuck using an AC adapter. Press Release…
Soldam has released the “Alphia” series of PC cases with support for Socket 479M. The “Mars” has a 5″ bay, and the “Venus” includes a slot loading optical drive, and both are available in silver and black colorings. The point of interest with these cases is their thickness; at only 78.1mm thick (just a hair…
Dorky brother Kotaku explains how Sony Computer Entertainment company can still sell PS2s and controllers, despite an initial $90 million court order and injunction in favor of Immersion, who claims to have invented vibrating controllers. Until the appeals process is finished, Sony can continue to sell Playstations. I have a funny feeling that deep-pocketed Sony…
A researcher from NTT Cyberspace Laboratories has developed technology that could be used for a “3D mouse.” The setup consists of ping pong balls with circles drawn on them and a normal web camera. Movement or rotation of the balls will be recognized by the web camera, somehow translating into six degrees of freedom. “3D…
NTT DoCoMo is showing off a set of binoculars equipped with object-recognition capability. The binocs identify certain objects and uses image acquisition to display pertinent details about whatever you’re staring at. The examples they offer include looking at a passing plane and seeing the flight number and destination displayed in the eyepiece, or looking at…