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The Nike robotic hand
2007-06-22 15:02:00 Gulp. Meet the 5-finger, robotic hand. We don’t know much about it, and quite honestly, we’re resisting our every urge to cower in the darkness of our thumb-sucking fear. The flimsy premise seems to be that robotic hands will one day be required to replace the aging work force since so many ... More About: Robots , Robotic , Nike , Hand , Robo
TEAC?s CD-X10i makes your CDs and iPods erect
2007-06-22 15:01:00 Nothing too special here, just a nice looking piece of kit from Teac . Of course those NXT flat panel speakers aren’t exactly ordinary, but they’ve been around for years now in everything from boom boxes to portables to laptop LCDs, projectionscreens, and even singing picture frames. The 2.1-channel (5W ... More About: Ipods , Rect
Is This the LG?Google Phone?
2007-06-22 14:58:00 Right. Europe got this Googl e infused LG KU580 yesterday, loaded with utilities like GMail, Google Maps, and search. Outlets like The Register are calling this The Google Phone , perhaps in jesting reference to the previous rumors. We doubt a phone preloaded with apps you can download free is The One. But the ... More About: Phones , Google Phone
Cult Of Microsoft?
2007-06-22 14:56:00 Idolator, our sister site that likes music (on iPods or not), had a visit in the comments from none other than Zune Tattoo Fan #1, who explained: I am the Zune tattoo guy, Steven Smith, I would like to be able to put my 2 cents in an explain my 1st and 2nd ... More About: Microsoft , Cult
Microsoft flip-flops again
2007-06-22 14:55:00 director of corporate communications, noted that he was “obviously disappointed” in Microsoft ’s change of heart, but if the two-faced We’ve seen our fair share of flip-flopping in the past, and Microsoft is yet again adding its name to the frowned upon list by retracting previous intentions to allow ... More About: Windows , Flip , Flip-flops
New York Public Library gets first Espresso Book Machine
2007-06-22 14:53:00 While it looks like it’s still a ways from setting up shop next to more traditional vending machines, those in New York CIty can now get their instant-book fix from the very first (non-beta) Espresso Book Machine , which has found a home in the New York Public Library ’s Science, Industry ...
iPhone data plans to surface before launch day
2007-06-22 14:51:00 Another day, another rash of iPhone rumblings for the fanatics. As we sit just over a week away from the launch, a piece in USA Today gave way to the fact that Apple’s forthcoming handset is to thank for “2,000 extra sales people” joining AT&T’s force — some of which will ... More About: Iphone , Phones , Data , Plans , Launch
IRENE seeks to digitize, preserve fragile recordings
2007-06-19 15:55:00 Granted, it’s no Commodore 64, but the Library of Congress is yet again warming up to modern technology in order to save some of its most precious at-risk recordings from decades (or longer) ago. Dubbed IRENE (Image, Reconstruct, Erase, Noise, Etc.), the system was created by scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley ... More About: Record , Irene , Seek , Reserve , Fragile
Venezuelans set new WiFi distance record: 237 miles
2007-06-19 15:54:00 It’s been a while since we’ve seen people muck around with long-distance WiFi — not only are DIY solutions like cantennas possibly illegal, sexier technologies like WiMAX have emerged to better serve those long-distance IP needs. WiFi’s flame burns on in Latin America, however, where researcher Ermanno Pietrosemoli has managed ... More About: Miles , Wifi , Record , Elan , Cord
Wireless Tech: Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000 Uses 2.4GHz Tech
2007-06-19 15:52:00 Take the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Keyboard 4000, cut the cable, throw in a Wireless Laser Mouse 6000 and then add 2.4GHz wireless connectivity to both, and you have the Microsoft Natural Ergonomic Desktop 7000. If you like that gullwing design of the keyboard, this might just be a perfect fit for ... More About: Tech
Panasonic begins production of world?s first 45nm circuits
2007-06-19 15:51:00 While some vendors are out there blowharding their 45nm processes, Panasonic is actually doing something about it. Today, Panasonic started mass production of the world’s first 45nm system LSIs. More specifically, they’ve started manufacturing a 45nm-based UniPhier (Universal Platform for High-quality Image Enhancing Revolution) at their new semicoductor factory ... More About: World , Circuits , Production , Prod
Loud And Furious: Meccano RC Car with Integrated Sound System (Verdict: Abs
2007-06-19 15:51:00 For some people there’s Lego. For macho men, there’s Meccano. And for ghetto Mad Max wannabes, there’s Meccano’s RC Tuning Sound System . This remote controlled car, which you have to build yourself following their plans or using your own, comes with speakers and a connector for your MP3 player. ... More About: Loud , Integra , Integrated
Top 5 Water-resistant Phones
2007-06-19 15:50:00 The summer is here and InfoSync has reviewed the Top 5 best water-resistant, ruggerized phones. They tested the Verizon Wireless G’zOne Type-V and Type-S and Nextel’s Motorola i880, ic502 and ic402. They are all good and do their job reasonably well. After reading their report, we know exactly what cell ... More About: Phones , Water , Water Resistant
Pop Mech Pulpbite: JetPacks You Can Buy Now, Reviewed Head-to-Head
2007-06-19 15:48:00 Did you know that not one but two jetpacks are for sale right now? Pop Mech anics puts em to the test in the July issue. The Tam Rocket Belt costs $250k, flies for 30 seconds and has a top speed of over 60MPH. The Jetpack H202 goes 70MPH, flies 33 seconds and ... More About: Head , Pack , Packs , Bite
Samsung and Seagate finally match Hitachi with 1TB SATA disks
2007-06-19 15:47:00 Months after Hitachi announced their big 3.5-inch, 1TB drive, Samsung and Seagate have finally matched that capacity by sheepishly launching their own 3Gbps SATA disks. Sammy does it all with efficiency boy, by spinning 3x 334GB platters to Hitachi’s 5x 200GB platters (10 heads) or Seagate’s 4 platters (8 heads) of ... More About: Match , Finally
Get a Jawbone with your iPhone
2007-06-19 15:47:00 One of our Weblogs, Inc. designers sent a Twitter the other day bragging that his new Aliph Jawbone had appeared on his doorstep. After a quick Google search, I realized he wasn’t talking about a new part of his anatomy, but rather a hot little Bluetooth headset. They don’t get slicker ... More About: Iphone , Phones , Bone , With You
Luxury Calling: New Samsung Fashion Phones With Touch Sensitive Keypads
2007-06-19 15:46:00 Here’s more Samsung cellphone porn for us to drool over. Three Korean-only-for-now luxury models just released today, the SGH-E950, E840 and J600. The SGH-E840 in the image is allegedly the thinnest slider in the world at 0.41 inches (10.6mm), even thinner and shinier than Posh Spice. They come loaded with features ... More About: Fashion , Luxury , Phones , Calling
Evergreen?s network TV tuner streams content to your web browser
2007-06-15 17:54:00 While it’s not apt to replace Sling anytime soon, Evergreen is hoping to give the Japanese market a taste of network TV tuning with its JTV-100-F-PJ. The device — which happens to resemble an external modem circa 1998 — accepts both coaxial cable inputs and composite video sources and converts them to ... More About: Network , Content , Browser , Tuner , Tune
Sprint explores options for WiMAX, ponders Clearwire deal
2007-06-15 17:53:00 Looks like Sprint ’s feverish approach to WiMAX just swallowed a chill pill, as the firm is reportedly “exploring new options for financing its ambitious plan.” In a presumed effort to “soothe investor concerns about the cost of the WiMAX plan,” the company is actually investigating a partnership or joint ... More About: Options , Wimax , Deal , Opti
Keepin? it real fake, part LX: Nokia N800 gets ripped
2007-06-15 17:49:00 At this point the knockoff wizards in China will copy pretty much anything, so we’re not going to claim to be surprised at this blatant rip of Nokia ’s N800 “Internet Tablet.” The GPS unit runs Windows CE 5.0 and features a 4.3-inch touchscreen with handwriting recognition, WiFi, Skype, email and MSN ... More About: Fake , Real , Part
Montreal to get WiMAX services soon
2007-06-15 15:23:00 Our neighbor to the north will soon boast its own WiMAX-based WiFi rollout, as Montreal is already set to become the “first Canadian city to deliver wireless Internet and mobile IP telephony to residents.” Apparently, Radioactif and Nomad Telecom are joining forcing to deploy the network across the metropolitan area, ... More About: Services , Wimax , Vice , IMAX
Sony mulling production of mylo 2 handheld?
2007-06-15 15:23:00 expected,” which possibly means that there’s more where that came from. Although surveyed retailers expressed mixed results in regard to sales, Sony “considers the mylo the forerunner to a new category of devices that cater to kids who want to replicate their PC online experience in a portable,” and reportedly ... More About: Handheld , Production , Hand , Prod
Sharp?s uber-white 14.1-inch Mebius PC-CW50T laptop
2007-06-15 15:21:00 With all the Santa Rosa lovin’ that’s been going on of late, it’s easy to overlook the AMD-powered bunch, but Sharp ’s latest Mebius shuns the more popular Intel chip and relies on a 1.6GHz Sempron 3400+ CPU instead. Additionally, this 14.1-inch machine sports a WXGA panel, up to 2GB of DDR2 ... More About: Laptop , White , Inch , Sharp S
Hands On: Mini Blu II Bluetooth Headset Gets Even More Outlandishly Small
2007-06-15 15:21:00 FoneGear has shrunk its Mini Blu Bluetooth headset, making it even smaller and lighter, and now it’s called the Mini Blu II that’ll be shipping in September. No question about it, this is one of the smallest Bluetooth headsets we’ve seen. It’ll run for about eight hours on a battery charge, and if ... More About: Headset , Bluetooth Headset , Small
Oral-B Triumph intelligent toothbrush makes sure you brush correctly
2007-06-15 15:20:00 Proving that adding an LCD screen and a radio transmitter are sure-fire ways to improve even the lowliest of products, Oral -B has unveiled the latest in its Triumph line of intelligent toothbrushes. The multi-head brush, which has 4 programmable cleaning patterns, communicates with a mirror-mounted LCD display that instructs you on ... More About: Intelligent , Brush , Sure
Student creates 3D Aztec suspended-flythrough for master?s thesis
2007-06-15 15:18:00 California State University multimedia student Tommy Lothian has come up with quite the master’s thesis: a virtual flythrough of an imaginative Aztec world wherein players don 3D goggles and strap themselves into a harness that suspends them horizontally, enabling them to interact with objects and complete tasks, including stabbing a monster ... More About: Student , Master , Create , Mast
Amazon presells Leopard, says release 10/07
2007-06-15 15:17:00 Reader Elizabeth D sends a note that Amazon .com’s Leopard page has been updated (from the sparse set of details that we first saw there). It’s now available for presale, as well, and buyers haven’t wasted any time– as of this writing, it is the number one bestseller on the Software ... More About: Release , Lease , Ease
When good toys go bad VI: baby monitor swipes NASA shuttle feed
2007-06-15 15:17:00 Looks like Summer Infant has a whole lot of explaining to do after one of its baby monitors has reportedly been able to “pick up black-and-white video from inside the space shuttle Atlantis.” A Chicago-based mother probably had uncomfortable flashbacks to Signs after her newly purchased monitoring system chose to broadcast ... More About: Baby , Toys , Monitor , Feed , Good
Microsoft partners with Linspire for increased interoperability
2007-06-15 15:16:00 Microsoft’s announced a new partnership with Linspire that’ll see the two companies work together to ensure greater interoperability between the two operating systems, as well provide some all-important intellectual property assurance. Among other things, that’ll apparently see various measures put in place to increase document compatibility between Microsoft Office and ... More About: Microsoft , Partners , Interoperability , Ease
Compal showcases prototype UMPC running Windows CE
More articles from this author:2007-06-15 15:13:00 Although it’s still proudly donning the proverbial prototype badge, a nifty machine from Compal was spotted at Computex running Windows CE 5.0 in favor of the battery-draining XP or Vista. Simply dubbed the UMD (Ultra Mobile Device), this ultraportable supposedly pulled double duty as a smartphone and even played nice ... More About: Running , Prototype , Showcase , Cases 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
