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DVD-4100 Touchscreen LCD In-Car TV/DVD/MP3 Player Head Unit ? Watch The Lat
2008-05-15 13:24:00
Whilst these days it?s illegal in many countries to use a cell phone whilst driving, unless via a handsfree unit, how about throwing caution to the wind an watching the latest Hollywood/Bollywood blockbuster whilst hurtling along safe in the knowledge that, whilst you may well run head on into people or other traffic, at least you were feeling suitably entertained at the time ? indeed, if you?re watching a comedy, you may even die with a smile on your face.
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OCZ Technology Intro DIY Gaming Notebooks ? ?Dream it, Configure it, Create
2008-05-15 12:23:00
OCZ Technology have announced a new ?pioneering? Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Gaming Notebook Program allowing users to purchase unconfigured notebooks and pick and choose components ? from CPUs to memory, to HDD/SSD options, etc ? in a bid to create the gaming notebook of their dreams (or as close as budget constraints will allow) which OCZ Technology will then subsequently professionally assemble on the user?s behalf prior to shipping.
More About: Computers , Notebooks , Dream

Dell Refutes WSJ Report Concerning XPS Gaming Systems Facing the Axe [XPS G
2008-05-14 20:15:00
Only yesterday we posted concerning a report in the WSJ that claimed that Dell ?s XPS performance gaming range of PCs were to be discontinued but, in a statement released today, a Dell spokeswoman has acted to reassure those with XPS gaming rigs that Dell not only has absolutely no intention of axing the range but will also ?continue to refresh them to keep them on the front edge of gaming?.
More About: Gaming , Computers , Report , Notebooks

Microsoft Intros LifeCam VX-500 & LifeCam VX-5000 ?Fun & Flexible? Webcams
2008-05-14 16:24:00
Microsoft have announced their new LifeCam VX-500 and LifeCam VX-5000 webcams which, according to their press release, will change our perception of webcams as being ?boring and bulky? to that of being ?fun and flexible? and which feature a ?unique bendable attachment base’ though, with descriptions such as this, one could almost be forgiven for concluding that MS were launching a series of sex aids.
More About: Computers , Microsoft , Devices , Cameras , Webcams

Hanns-G Release Budget 28? HG281DJ 1080p HD LCD Monitor [Low Price HD TFT M
2008-05-14 13:57:00
If you?re in the market for a new monitor that?s capable of displaying 1080p HD quality imagery but will prove easy on the pocket, you may be interested in Hanns-G?s new 28? HG281DJ TFT LCD which, apart from offering 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution also comes with HDMI as well as VGA connectivity and integrated stereo speakers.
More About: Computers , Audio , Gadgets , Devices , Visual

MSI Wind Atom Powered Mini Notebook ? Unashamedly Designed to Steal Asus Ee
2008-05-14 13:07:00
Following on from the phenomenal success of Asus ?s Eee series of mini notebooks we?ve seen a host of contenders vie for a slice of the (extremely lucrative) action and, of them all, whilst we have developed a particular soft spot for Hewlett-Packard?s Mini -Note, it looks like MSI?s up and coming Wind mini notebook, apart from sporting a somewhat curious name, is going to prove hard to ignore.
More About: Computers , Notebook

Sony Unveil New Xplod In-Car CD Players with Emphasis on Digital Media Supp
2008-05-14 11:27:00
Sony has unveiled two new Xplod in-car CD audio systems in the form of the Xplod CDX-GT920U and the Xplod CDX-GT620U in-dash units, both of which have been designed from the ground up very much with digital media in mind in offering a host of digital audio file format support as well as sporting integrated USB ports.
More About: Media , Audio , Players , Sony , Devices

Cannon Selphy CP760 & Selphy CP770 ?Basket-Style? Compact Photo Printers Hi
2008-05-13 21:25:00
Cannon?s new Selphy compact photo printers, namely the Selphy CP760 and Selphy CP770 - billed by Cannon themselves as sporting a ?basket-style? design - both of which feature a proprietary lamination process to help reduce image bleeding and blurring ? as well as offering resistance to fingerprint marks and smudging ? are at last available to US based consumers.
More About: Photo , Computers , Devices , Style , Basket

Kodak Offer Easyshare Digital Picture Frames with Preloaded Content Via Kod
2008-05-13 20:21:00
Kodak have announced that the members of its Kodak Gallery online photo service ? which presently boasts a worldwide user base of around 70 million ? can now order its range of Easyshare digital picture frames via the online application which can be preloaded with content, selected via users Gallery accounts, to the tune of some 100 images at the point of purchase.
More About: Audio , Kodak , Household Tech , Picture , Visual

Creative Announce 4GB MoVo T200 MP3 Player [MV-T24G-BK USB Flash Based MP3
2008-05-13 18:20:00
Having only just posted about Creative ?s new Vado Camcorder and, just prior to that, Creative?s USB Sound Blaster X-Fi Surround 5.1 now - on what is rapidly very much becoming ?Creative?s week? here on TFTS ? we also have news of a new MP3 player from Creative known as the MoVo T200.
More About: Audio , Flash , Player , Devices

Creative Launch Vado YouTube Pocket Budget Video Camcorder [Flip Video Insp
2008-05-13 17:25:00
Creative have, at last, officially launched their new VF0570-P Vado Pocket Video Camcorder following the Vado having been listed by an online retailer some weeks ago and, very much as expected ? just like Pure Video?s Flip camcorder - the device appears to be aimed squarely at those looking to produce and upload video content to both YouTube and blogs as well as those looking for a decidedly budget-priced video capture device.
More About: Youtube , Creative , Audio

Dell To Drop XPS Gaming PC Range ? Alienware Assumes Responsibility For All
2008-05-13 14:15:00
It was only back on May 1st that we reported that Dell had updated its XPS 730 premier gaming towers but now, only twelve days after Dell touted their new, updated XPS 730 performance gaming PCs as offering ?a truly kick-ass gaming experience? it seems that their days are numbered as, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal, Dell is purportedly set to drop its entire XPS gaming PC range.
More About: Gaming , Computers , Notebooks , Computer Gaming

Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi External USB - 5.1 Channel eXtreme Fidelity Sur
2008-05-12 22:34:00
Creative have announced their latest Sound Blaster X-Fi (eXtreme Fidelity) based sound solution for notebooks in the form of the Sound Blaster X-Fi External USB sound card which brings full multi-channel surround sound capabilities, as well as Creative?s X-Fi 24-bit Crystalizer technology, to any notebook sporting a USB connection.
More About: Creative , Computers , Audio , Extreme , Devices

Sharp Intros New TL-M4600 & TL-M5200 Professional HD LCD Monitors [Which Ar
2008-05-12 19:26:00
The first rule of Fight Club posting on TFTS is never to post about something unless we have decent imagery so, without further ado, we?ll now act to show scant regard for that rule in offering a heads up concerning Sharp ?s new TL-M4600 and TL-M5200 professional HD LCD monitors regardless of the fact that Sharp have supplied no imagery of said monitors in any shape or form (an oversight on their part, we?re sure, as opposed to being any kind of an indication as to how they may actually look).
More About: Computers , Audio , Devices , Visual

David Chacon?s Universal Remote Concept ? Uber Sexy Touchscreen Home Automa
2008-05-12 17:25:00
Invariably there will be those that will argue that, in ?merely? being a concept, this touchscreen universal remote conceived of by David Chacon has the luxury of being as desirable as it pleases in being wholly fictitious and constrained only by the designer?s scope of imagination, but to do so would negate the fact that it?s the concepts of today lead to the products of tomorrow and so are as valid a focus of our attention as any product that has successfully made the truncated path through from concept to commercially available product.
More About: Home , Sexy , Universal , Remote

Sarotech Intro Book Styled SATA HDD Enclosures With Passive ?Fake Pages? He
2008-05-12 14:28:00
These novel, portable SATA I/II HDD enclosures from Sarotech, known simply as the Sarotech Wizplat W-31UA HDD Enclosures (a title that, we think you?ll agree, positively rolls off the tongue), apart from having been designed to resemble hardback books, also come with passive cooling courtesy of a series of fake page edge details and integral LED status light housed within their spines.
More About: Computers , Devices , Book , Fake , Intro

Eye-Fi Release New Wireless SD Memory Cards (Eye-Fi Explore, Eye-Fi Share &
2008-05-12 13:37:00
Eye-Fi, who?s innovative WiFi enabled SD memory cards we featured previously here on TFTS, has announced three new variants of its wireless SD cards in the form of the new Eye-Fi Explore, the Eye-Fi Share and the Eye-Fi Home.
More About: Wireless , Computers , Memory , Devices

Aigo Patriot MV5920 MP5 PMP Sports 720p HD Quality Video & WiFi
2008-05-12 12:03:00
Aigo have announced what they term as being a ?breakthrough device? in the form of their new Patriot MV5920 MP5 PMP which, apart from offering 720p HD quality video playback also sports WiFi, mobile TV and 160GB of integrated storage capacity and which, like Newman?s M8000 PMP, also just posted, has all the aesthetic charm of a house brick.
More About: Video , Sports , Audio , Devices

Newman M8000 PMP Offers Substance Over Style - Undoubtedly Capable Yet Deci
2008-05-12 00:43:00
A certain saying tells us that we must never judge a book by its cover whilst another serves to remind us that beauty is more than just skin deep and, whilst we subscribe to the sentiments of both, the plain fact of the matter is that, when it comes to Newman?s new M8000 PMP, we simply cannot ignore its wholly uninspiring (some would say ugly) design though, underneath that brash exterior undoubtedly lies a decidedly capable and not unimpressive PMP.
More About: Audio , Devices , Style , Visual , Cameras

Nyko Announce Wii Balance Board Energy Pack Offering Simultaneous Play & Ch
2008-05-09 15:16:00
Today (09/05/08) just happens to be the event of my wife?s birthday ? (Happy Birthday, Sam) ? and it also just so happens that she got to unbox her new Wii Fit this very morning, so it seems apt that, in an all too transparent bid to all to chisel in my best birthday wishes, we offer a heads up concerning Nyko?s up and coming Wii Balance Board Energy Pack.
More About: Household Tech , Play , Computer Gaming

Samsung Launch VM-HMX20 1080p HD Camcorder Featuring 300FPS Slow Motion Sho
2008-05-09 14:34:00
Samsung?s VM-HMX20 1080p HD camcorder, which was showcased in prototype form at this years CES event in Las Vegas, and is capable of not only capturing 1080p HD video footage but doing so at up to an astounding 300fps, has had its South Korean launch announced.
More About: Gadgets , Samsung , Camcorder , Cameras , Launch

Iomega Camo eGo 250MB Portable Hard Drive [Field Ops Durable External HDD]
2008-05-08 18:30:00
Just when you think you?ve seen it all as far as external hard drive colour schemes are concerned along comes this camouflaged portable hard drive from Iomega, known as the Camo eGo, which, apart from sporting a somewhat distinctive colour scheme offers Drop Guard protection and 250MB of storage capacity.
More About: Computers , Portable , Drive , Devices , Hard

Onda VX777 Portable Media Player Sports Internet Radio, WiFi & (Possible) T
2008-05-08 16:13:00
Onda have taken the wraps off their new VX777 Portable Media Player which appears to be a revision of their VX767 PMP that, whilst aesthetically indistinguishable from its stable mate ? which, when a PMP looks this good, is no bad thing ? is billed as offering integrated WiFi and internet radio capabilities and which may (or may not) also sport touchscreen functionality.
More About: Radio , Sports , Internet

Pioneer Announces New Elite HD A/V Receivers For Home Theatres [SC-07, SC-0
2008-05-08 02:33:00
Having just unveiled its new range of 2008 Elite KURO Plasma HDTVs and Elite Signature Series HD monitors, Pioneer obviously decided that we could use a little more HD goodness in also announcing four new Elite A/V Receivers which, apart from complimenting the aforementioned HDTV and monitors beautifully, offer HD quality surround sound and a plethora of connectivity options which naturally includes networking capabilities.
More About: Audio , Gadgets , Home , Visual

Pioneer Unveils New 2008 Elite KURO Plasma HDTV Units & Elite Signature Ser
2008-05-07 22:57:00
Pioneer have officially announced their new, second generation of KURO displays, known as the 2008 KURO range, which, apart from sporting black levels five times deeper than achieved by KURO models, also feature Optimum Mode technology serving to dynamically adjust screen brightness according to ambient lighting conditions so as to ensure the ultimate in viewing experiences.
More About: Audio , Gadgets , Plasma , Visual , Pioneer

Five New TomTom Flagship GO x30 Series SatNavs Get UK Release [GO 930 Traff
2008-05-07 17:50:00
TomTom has announced that five models from its new flagship Go Series x30 range of satnavs, successors to TomTom?s GO x20 range, have just been made available in the UK - namely the GO 930 Traffic, GO 730, GO 730 Traffic, GO 530 and Go 530 Traffic - boasting features such as an improved interface, IQ Routes technology and advanced lane guidance.
More About: Devices , Release , Flagship

IO-DATA DVRP-U8XLE External USB CD/DVD Burner [Portable DVD Burning Solutio
2008-05-07 16:42:00
Whilst the price of hard disk drives, whether internal or external, is getting ever cheaper, there are those who may wish to burn data ? such as presentations, for example - directly onto optical disks to allow for ease of dissemination, hence the need for highly portable optical disc burners such as IO-DATA?s new DVRP-U8XLE external USB CD/DVD burner.
More About: Computers , Portable , Devices , Data , Notebooks

Hitachi Ship New 4th Gen TravelStar 7K320 Notebook Hard Disk [2.5? 7K320 HD
2008-05-07 14:17:00
Hitachi Global Storage Technologies have now begun to ship their new ?4th Generation? 7,200rpm TravelStar 7K320 notebook hard disk which, apart from offering up 60% higher capacity than previous models and optional Bulk Data Encryption, also uses 22% less power (thus draining your battery less) and, according to Hitachi?s press release, is capable of improving application performance by up to 12%.
More About: Computers , Notebook , Disk , Devices , Hard

Dell Offers Designer Graffiti Special Artwork on Dell Inspiration 1525 Lapt
2008-05-07 12:04:00
Dell have announced that, thanks to a collaboration with Brooklyn based artist Mike Ming, their Inspiration 1525 laptops are now available with exclusive artwork adorning the laptop covers resulting in what Dell describe as ‘a fluid, graffiti-inspired tattoo effect that lets style pioneers add another level of individuality to everyday life?.
More About: Computers , Graffiti , Artwork , Dell

Low Tech Pedal Power Gadget Charger Comes With LED, Gives You A Workout [Lo
2008-05-07 02:44:00
We?ve featured a fair few gadget chargers and portable emergency power supplies here on TFTS but few have been quite as distinctive or as low tech as this wholly unpretentious (read as ?naff?) contraption from China that, rather than harnessing the sun?s rays or wind power for a free juice top-up, relies on simple pedal power (i.e., you working your nuts off) in order to charge up your gadgetry.
More About: Power , Workout , Tech , Gadget , Charger