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No big surprise, but Mossberg and Boehret have given the big thumbs up to the iPod Photo—also, thanks for our review unit, Apple, you cocks—comparing it directly to the iRiver H320. They say that it is way easier to use the iPod, as the H320 relies entirely too much on dumping users out to a…
Wireless cameras might be old hat, but the new S2 from Smartvue looks like it might outclass them all. Running on the not-yet-standardized 802.11n, er, standard, the S2 will capture directly to MPEG using Pixim’s Digital Pixel System technology for high quality images with broad dynamic range. Smartvue claims that the S2 will perform as…
Japanese company Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International makes… robots, and apparently gets paid by the word, too. They’re released a new series of consumer robots, including this Robovie-MS, which can be transformed into a variety of shapes, such as a dinosaur, a dog, and an arm. Most of the robots come as kits, designed for…
Looks like David Buzzini’s interactive wallpaper, which I’m sure we’ve talked about before but can find no reference to, is becoming a commercial product. These wall coverings not only change color and design, but can also be used as alternatives to switches for your lights or appliances, as well as displays from which to read…
Wireless projecting is a prime candidate for that home theatre setup everyone seems to be building. The ability to place the projector anywhere in almost any room (provided there’s an electrical outlet handy and you can get a Wi-Fi signal) certainly expands the possibilities. PC World reviews NEC’s wireless LT265 and has a couple nice…
This 12-inch G.I. Joe doll—Duke, if you must know—not only has buttons to make him shout commands, but also uses “VOICE FX” to cause “realistic facial movements.” Of course, that probably just means he opens his mouth to lip sync, but that’s still pretty impressive for a $15 toy (okay, so there were things like…
Hotel Chatter has a short feature up detailing the “Best Hotels For Wi-Fi” (they mean hotel chains, not specific hotels, mind you). Just to spoil the fun, the number one rated chain is someone called “Kimpton,” who provides some serious Wi-Fi customer service. What really impresses us about Kimpton’s WiFi service is how one particular…
Well, no matter how you feel about the elections this late morning, there’s one thing we can all agree on: drinking beer on a weeknight is awesome. Unfortunately, we can also all agree that working the next day is for suckers. Until my coffee starts to flow, expect the least interesting posts ever to be…
Santy Clause has slipped yet another another FM Transmitter in our collective stockings, this one for the iPod Mini. Despite being from Belkin, who has a spotty history of mediocre products, and being iPod Mini-specific, it’s kind of cool. Apparently it is able to transmit across the entire FM band—at least a broad section of…
I think we can all let out a little sine wave of relief. The Grand Old Prime is with us for four more years. (Thanks, Kirtan!)
Just as the trend toward cheaper LCD displays is reaching a fever pitch, Dell busts out with a 20″ monster for $800. Sure it ain’t cheap, but that’s a pretty good price considering that it was only a few short years ago that 15″ flat panels were $1500, and Apple’s competing 20″ LCD is still…
The best part about skinny dipping is swimming around naked with a bunch of other, sexier people. The worst part is that those sexier people tend to prefer wearing their birthday suits only after a certain hour, particularly once it is dark. Barcelona-based design gurus Metalarte have recently introduced a waterproof pool lamp which might…
Product Highlights • MPx220 Bugs To Be Fixed With ROM Update [Mozongo] • myPower for iPod [Tekkeon] • BMW Announces Bluetooth Availability for the 2005 Model Year [BMWUSA] • Pedometer pitch: Daywalker [YourTech] • Nokia to bring Good push email to business phones [TheRegister] Business • PoweredCom, TEPCO, Toshiba to begin fiber-optic DVD distribution [JapanToday]…
Just a quick bit to note that Qualcomm announced MediaFLO this week, which will apparently feature up to 15 live streaming channels to your EV-DO or WCDMA mobile. Doesn’t look like it will be available until 2006, though. But imagine the possibilities! It’s like digital cable on your phone! Except…no cable. And a lot less…
Here’s an odd duck phone from Motorola Korea, the SPINMOTO MS340, an 800MHz spinner with some nice features, including a 262k-color screen, MP3 support, and dual cameras. Here’s the thing, though: Mobile Mag is reporting that it will ship with 57MB of memory and no ability to expand its storage. Possible, I guess, but that…
Logitech has a new device coming out called the MediaPlay Cordless that is both a mouse and a remote all at once. Although they don’t say for certain, since I can’t see any IR windows on the front, I think it’s safe to assume it uses RF to send its signal. For $50 it’s probably…
The LighTalk pen is pretty great. You can use it like a regular pen to draw a doodle, then ‘scan’ the image to activate a series of LEDs, then flick it back and forth to achieve a persistence-of-vision display of whatever it is you’ve scanned. I can think of dozens of uses for something like…
They have so little color that it’s just barely worth it (not to mention they are still the dreaded earbuds), but Japanese manufacturer Audio-Technica has released a new set of headphones that match the colors of the iPod mini. Product Page (Japanese) [Audio-TechnicaJP via SorobanGeeks]
So hey, I’m kind of flabbergasted at the effort iPodLounge has put into its 2004 Buyer’s Guide. I downloaded the PDF expecting to see a few comparison charts and the like, maybe a silly picture or two, stuff like that. But nope, it’s a full-blown magazine in PDF form, which while not my favorite way…
I know most of you will disagree with me, but I think it’s pretty cool that Sharp is selling this new 3-in-1 A/V deck that has not only a hard drive and a DVD burner, but a built-in VHS recorder as well. The Sharp DV-HRW35 will be able to cross-dub between formats, even from HDD…