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One of our favorite review sites, PDA Buyer’s Guide, already has their review of PalmOne’s new Tungsten T5. (Usually we have to wait a little bit longer for their long-form reviews, but not this time). So what do they think? Well, they’ve peppered the whole thing with lots of “excellents” and “lovelies,” although it’s far…
Jesus, people, I don’t understand you sometimes. Intel has in the Pentium M one of the best processors they’ve designed in years and you all pass it over, choosing instead power-sucking Pentium 4s and giant desktop replacement laptops. Granted, the Pentium 4 is a lot cheaper—$400 less when comparing top-end-to-top-end—so maybe that’s the disconnect. I…
The best part about these panda and penguin TVs are the DVD slots—in the mouth for the penguin; in the bamboo for the panda. Panda and Penguin TV [GizmoHighway]
There’s word from Matt Goyer, one of the Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 program managers, that the new edition will not be available as a standalone retail product, although it will be available to OEMs and system builders as before. There’s a lot to like, features-wise, about XP MCE 2005, but that is certainly…
David Pogue tears down the AT&T Wireless Ogo in this week’s Circuits, and if you can brush aside the numerous puns on Ogo (“Ogo figure,” “Ogo in Togo,” “Bring me my gin and my writing hat!”), actually does a fair job of dismantling AT&T’s first foray into the gadget design market. A poor industrial design…
Koscielski’s Guns and Ammo of Minneapolis, Minnesota, is selling a new “shotgun” for self-defense that’s about the size of a credit card. The double-barreled block is a muzzle-loader, meaning instead of using proper shells, users tamp down seven BBs and black powder, as well a bit of paper, then fire each barrel via an electric…
This G6400 5.1-channel surround sound system from Yamada might possibly be the ugliest speakers ever designed by man. The Xbox wasn’t exactly a paragon of industrial design, but it can sort of slip in unobtrusively with the rest of your A/V gear. But these… it’s possible these don’t even output sound, instead shooting a direct…
These clocks in the Cerealart collection have 84 individual pictures inside. Drawn by artist Yoshitomo Nara, there is a new picture one for each hour and minute of the day. Yoshitomo Nara Clock [MoCoLoCo]
Sony’s updating their robot dog AIBO again, this time offering it in a black breed, although with the same body as the previous ERS-7 model. New software updates will allow AIBO to recognize and remember objects and use them as an aide to navigation, “tighten up response times,” and make the AIBOs in general more…
The age of LCD TVs is clearly upon us. At first I thought this said “Western Digital,” (the hard drive manufacturer) had entered into the market, but it’s just Westinghouse Digital—not quite as big of a shocker. Oddly, the 17-inch model, the LTV-17v1 looks as if it could also serve as a perfectly viable PC…
Sony Ericsson announced the Z500a GSM camera phone today, featuring multi-flavor SMS, EMS, and MMS messaging, as well as support for EDGE. The Z500a is Sony Ericsson’s first EDGE-enabled phone, too, which is maybe a wee bit surprising. It’s not a super-phone like some of its higher-numbered brethren, though, with just a VGA camera and…
With biofeedback toys becoming more prevalent, it is little surprise that someone has gone and made a line of biofeedback stress balls. Except they’re not balls—in fact they come in a couple different shapes and sizes. The SqueezeMe’s manufacturer says it is intended for children experiencing stress or anxiety related to an illness or medical…
Product Highlights • T-Mobile Samsung E315 [LivingRoom] • Nikon F6 35mm Camera [NikonUSA] • Ferrari unveils a gym machine [GizmoAU] • Parking Lot Wi-Fi [WiFiNetNews] • Recharging HQ [HerringtonCatalog] Business • AT&T Wireless launching music service [CNN] • Sling Media Getting Startup VC [GigaOm] • Microsoft’s Xbox Live Usage Takes Off in Asia [Reuters] Reviews…
Sprint and Fujifilm have announced a new service that lets users of Sprint’s Picture Mail service get film prints of photos taken with cameraphones. Put in your zip code and select the closest photofinishing retailer, then pick up your pictures in a couple of hours. Not going to blow any mindz, but it’s a decent…
Although it’s a little light on details and a little heavy on pictures, this review of the BlackBerry 7100t from one of the moderators of BlackBerryForums.com is interesting. I always like reading the reviews from fans of the existing product lines—for as often as they can hold a pre-formed bias of the devices, they are…
The older I get, the easier it is to wake up. Granted, my joints are all seized up and my feet don’t work for 30 minutes, but 5 to 10 minutes before the alarm my eyes lever wide and getting back to sleep is impossible. If I had problems getting up, though, I might consider…
Now this is absolutely brilliant. TheReg is reporting of a new service from the makers of the Good Pub Guide, a directory of drinking establishments in the UK. For just 50 pence (about 88 cents) you can text the service with the message “GOODPUB,” and it will immediately respond with the location of the nearest…
As far as flash memory formats go, xD Picture Card is probably one of my least favorite—it kills me to buy flash memory that I can’t use across different devices. If xD weren’t used by companies whose products I generally like (Fujifilm and Olympus, specifically) I’d probably write it off altogether. If you’ve gotten snookered…
Aftermarket navigation vendor TomTom has announced a US model of their TomTom GO system pre-loaded with maps of our great nation. Although I haven’t used a TomTom GO, I think it’s a great idea—the ability to add GPS-based navigation to anything, from automobile to bicycle, is a cool trick, although until the price drops from…
UK researchers are developing smart clothing that will react to moisture, opening up porous outer layer to wick away sweat when the wearer is too warm, then closing up again when the person dries out. Then, somehow, they put another layer of non-porous material underneath to prevent rain from coming in (but not moisture from…