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Monday September 27th, 2004 Toshiba Announces 60GB Gigabeat with Color Screen Bose SoundDock for iPod AT&T Wireless OGO Officially Announced Mad Catz Announces First DS Accessories Olympus Evolt E-300 DSLR and More HP iPod Content Week Two https://gizmodo.com/toshiba-announces-60gb-gigabeat-with-color-screen-22075 Tuesday September 28th, 2004 Pollsters Ignore Cell Phones Epson P-2000 Photo Fine Player Kenwood Fineline VRS-N8100 Ships…
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We heard noise about this earlier this morning and couldn’t confirm anything, but rumors abound that Apple has inked a deal with chipset vendor SigmaTel to provide a flash-based music player to launch this Christmas. I have serious doubts about this one for two reasons: Apple already has a low-capacity player in the mini and…
Product Highlights • Monday Night Football Remote [JohnsonSmith] • Panasonic Develops Industry’s First SD Memory Card With Contactless Smart Card Capabilities [JapanCorp] • 4 New Brother Printers [LivingRoom] • DVD+RW 8X Disc Specification Ready [DesignTechnica] • $10,000 Shark Pen from Pilot [Namiki] • KTF Provides the First Caption Service for MP3 Phones [TechnologyFuturist] • Neiman…
From Excalibur, the same people who bring you the Coffee Master we mentioned earlier today, comes the sure-to-be-bestselling wisecracking comedy calculator. But the jokes are not just any old jokes, no! This calculator features the world-class schtick of none other than Jackie “The Joke Man” Martling, known for his roles in such comedy classics as…
Alright, I really want Nokia to tell us whether this is a leftover prototype from their 7700 days or if we should start expecting this Series 90 Nokia 7710 soon. This one is clearly a prototype, but it sort of has that swoopy line styling of the newer Nokias—a style newer than the 7700 of…
It is unknown why anyone would ever have need to transform their 17-inch LCD monitor into a stylish, if overly large handbag, but BenQ decided to showcase a concept at the Milan Fashion week. Could impromptu supermodel LAN parties be the next “doing cocaine?” LCD Monitor that turns into a handbag [ShinyShiny]
Top ten best-selling mobile phones according to accessories manufacturer Krusell: 1. (1) Sony Ericsson T630/628/610/637 2. (3) Sony Ericsson K700i 3. (4) Nokia 6230 4. (-) Nokia 5140 5. (8) Nokia 7610 6. (7) PalmOne Treo 600 7. (10) Siemens M65 8. (9) Nokia 6610i/7250/7250i 9. (5) Nokia 3510 10. (-) Nokia 6620/6600 ( )=…
I don’t have much to add to this except to say that of all the legislation that Arnold has put into effect in California, like banning sex with corpses and making it illegal to smoke unless you smoke expensive cigars, this law that requires cell phone companies to recycle all returned handsets is a step…
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Won’t do us much good here in the States, but this CD Player/Recorder from Taiwanese vendor Afreey Inc. has a built-in DAB radio, as well as an S/PDIF optical out. And to answer the question you really want to know: yes, the ADR-605R can record directly from DAB to CD. Pretty hot—if I could get…
If you’ve ever tried to take your old VHS home movies and get them on DVD, you probably know what a pain in the ass it can be to hook up that ancient, possibly-functioning VCR to a PC-based video capture device. Once you get it capturing correctly, the fun begins: press play and wait. And…
We know you want the PSP to be a movie player, too, Sony, but seriously… Also, has the PSP always said “PS2” on the bottom of it (even in giant comedy mockup form)? (Thanks, Marco!) Related PSP Archives [Gizmodo]
Sure, it’s potentially a recipe for disaster—especially if you’re being a jackass and watching a DVD or something—but these dual 4-inch LCDs imbedded inside this rear view mirror could be really useful for setting up a rear- or side-view camera system. And they’ve got 4 inputs, so you can switch between different cameras, presuming you…
Unlike those popular but non-functional syringe pens popular with health care workers, these thermometer pens actually function. Accidental internal tattooing aside, they look like they could be pretty handy, as long as you always use a sanitary covering. Otherwise, I can’t imagine how difficult santizing the inside of a pen would be. Product Page [PenKingTW]
Another “you probably don’t need it, but it’s nice to know somebody makes one,” product, the Prosilica FB1394B Fiber Optic Bridge lets you effectively extend the distance of FireWire devices from the standard 4.5 meters to up to 500 meters. It’s pretty simple, really—two powered boxes on either end have FireWire ports and play translator.…
What do you get when you cross a passion for coffee with a passion for being a big nerd? The Excalibur 467 Coffee Master wouldn’t have been the first thing to come to mind—I was thinking something more needley—but it looks pretty cool regardless. With 250 coffee-drink recipes and 250 coffee-compatible dessert recipes, it’ll take…
Somebody was asking me the other day what the best portable DVD player was and I wasn’t able to give them a definite answer. They need to ask me again—this no-brand 4-in-1 model is clearly the best one available, at least judged by features. Not only can it do all the regular DVD player stuff…
A company called Ecast is showing off a really smart upgrade to their jukebox products. They already have an existing installed base of jukeboxes that connect to the internet to download new music content—now they’re going to offer Wi-Fi service out of the jukeboxes, as well. Okay, sure, it’s not super innovative, but it piggybacks…