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XM comes to Porsche 911
2008-06-10 02:28:00 Porsche is planning a nice little tech update for its 2009 911 models. One of the ones grabbing our eye the most is the integration of XM. XM Satellite Radio said it will make available as a factory-installed option XM radio and its associated over 170 channels of music and information. It will also offer up ... More About: Porsche , Porsche 911
Microsoft, HoMedics, others bring HealthVault to devices
2008-06-10 02:18:00 Microsoft is teaming with select health hardware partners to tie consumer health products into the software company’s HealthVault online health service. One particular partner is HoMedics and the product in question is its Thera-P Blood Pressure Monitors. HoMedics said that, beginning in August, one will be able to download a driver from the HealthVault Web site ... More About: Microsoft , Devices
New HP Blackbird 002 configuration ready for retail
2008-06-10 01:45:00 Hewlett Packard is bringing its extreme Blackbird 002 PC rig to retail this summer in an exclusive configuration. It will price around $3,300. The Blackbird 002 will include nice touches like isolated thermal chambers, tool-free accessibility, and cable-free hard drive installation. Key features will include an Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q9450, ... More About: Hewlett-Packard , Retail , Configuration , Ready
Marantz promotes new A/V components
2008-06-10 01:21:00 Marantz America is out with a few new home theater components designed to add a little extra pop to your personal entertainment options. These are the AV8003 and MM8003, priced at around $2,600 and $2,400, respectively. The AV8003 preamplifier is, according to Marantz, a multi-zone processor and controller offering streaming A/V capability, while the MM8003 ... More About: Components , Marantz
Apple iPhone 3G official specs
2008-06-09 21:43:00 Steve Jobs and Apple officially announced the new iPhone 3G today set to ship July 11, Shortly after the 2nd version of the popular mobile handset appeared on the Apple Store giving some long-awaited answers and putting many rumors to bed about the changes to the iPhone. Lots of applications and lots of games were highlights ... More About: Iphone , Apple iphone , Official
3G iPhone officially announced, rolling out July 11
2008-06-09 21:02:00 Today at WWDC Steve Jobs made the official announcement we’ve been waiting for - the 3G iPhone . For the most part the new model looks very similar to the original, but along with the high speed connection Apple did add in some other improvements. Some of the new features highlighted today include a full plastic back, ... More About: Iphone , July , Rolling
iPhone app store in July, tons of apps
2008-06-09 20:52:00 The Application Store is coming in July . It’s chock full of applications too. Here’s a brief rundown. eBay has an auction application for the iPhone?available from the store for free. Loopt is an application that uses CoreLocation services to find people near you, you stalker. A dedicated TypePad client will be available for free. How ... More About: Iphone
$9.99 iPhone games from Sega, Pangea & Digital Legends
2008-06-09 20:33:00 Good news for those who want more games on the iPhone . Super Monkey Ball has 110 stages and your choice of four monkeys. They showed a quick run-through during the keynote, and it looks like the graphics are superior to anything else on the phone. Pangea also demoed some games, like Enigmo and Cro-Mag Rally, ... More About: Games , Iphone , Sega , Digital
Make your own paper R2-D2
2008-06-09 17:09:00 A long time ago in a galaxy far away…someone used the Death Star plans to build a paper droid and messed up the whole rebel plan. And so can you, if you have an ink jet printer, some scissors and glue. It’s pretty accurate for paper, looks pretty awesome, plus it’s articulated. And if you ... More About: Star Wars , Paper , Make
Fallout 3 Survival Edition only at Amazon.com
2008-06-09 14:33:00 Few things get fans of video games salivating like the words exclusive limited edition. The idea of a limited edition game gets even more impressive when you add in a popular game title and some very cool extras that you won?t get anywhere else. That is exactly what Amazon .com is offering fans of the Fallout game ... More About: Games , Fallout 3 , Survival , Edition
iSkin lights the Fuze on a new iPhone case
2008-06-09 14:16:00 Love it or hate it there is no denying that the Apple iPhone has made a big impact in the mobile phone market. Since the introduction of the iPhone most every major cell phone maker has come to market with touch enabled phones and devices. Some of the devices are good and some of them ... More About: Iphone , Case , Lights
Lil? Guppie multitool, versatile as any big fish
2008-06-09 06:43:00 Seems like the new generation of multi-tools have some odd designs. Much like the Spyderco Byrdwrench, the Lil’ Guppie (doesn’t that sound like what the skipper would call Gilligan in an underwater Gilligan’s Island show?) has an odd look. The Lil’ Guppie is tiny enough to fit on your keychain, but super versatile still. The ... More About: Fish
Holy Triforce: SNES Zelda mod is awesome
2008-06-09 06:08:00 As far as I can tell from this guy’s French converted into my bad english, he was inspired by the Japanese version of the console. And of course, inspired by the Zelda games. Notice the beautiful blue light coming out from beneath making it look like it’s on some alien pedestool, the nicely rounded edges ... More About: Awesome , Holy , Snes
Refillable keyboard lighter
2008-06-09 05:51:00 How do you light a fire under a geek? With a nicely detailed computer keyboard lighter of course. Ask any geek if he smokes and he’ll probably say something witty like, “Only when I overclock my Xbox and fry the mainboard.”, followed by an asthma tinged laugh and a puff on his inhaler. Well, for ... More About: Keyboard , Lighter
Mask Of Emotion: Never trust a robot head
2008-06-09 05:29:00 In some sort of apocalyptic robot future, we may all be required to wear one of these to hide our identities. I call the name Mr. Robot o. It’s kind of like the emoticon version of the Micheal Myers mask, whether your just cold chillin’ at the park with your dog or stabbing somebody senselessly, it’s ... More About: Trust , Head , Mask , Emotion
Bow and Mallow shooter looks like sticky fun
2008-06-09 04:55:00 Upgrading the bow and arrow aint no walk in the park. The thing is perfected already. It’s lethal, efficient, fairly portable too. It’s been around for awhile. Somehow, the folks over at Thinkgeek have managed to make the weapon even cooler. Messier too. The Bow and Mallow shooter at long last combines archery with marshmallows. ... More About: Shooter
Big block Chevy USB flash drive
2008-06-09 04:33:00 Check out this awesome USB drive. It’s from jasonscreations over at etsy. He makes all kinds of cool stuff, including USB drives from old toys. He’s got several different cars and trucks available, all very cool. If you’re looking for an unusual USB drive, this is it. Or maybe you just love muscle cars. I ... More About: Flash , Flash Drive , Drive , Block , Chevy
Money Phone for shady business calls
2008-06-09 04:13:00 Here’s the perfect phone for that dark smoky back room, by the cash counting machine and crates full of contriband. It says “I want my money now, or else…”. It also says, I make so much money I don’t even care that I look like an idiot holding a stack of fake dough to my ... More About: Business , Phone , Money , Calls
BlackBerry Thunder touchscreen live shot
2008-06-09 02:07:00 This might make you stop and think if you’re after a 3G iPhone. Here’s a live shot of the upcoming Black Berry Thunder , sporting a touchscreen. Not a ton of info from the image, but it sure has a ton of buttons, some of which include send, end, back, menu, dual convenience keys, volume, lock, ... More About: Blackberry , Live , Shot
T-Shirt wired for iPods runs on sucker power
2008-06-08 18:41:00 I don’t know about you, but some iPod accessories just rub me the wrong way, are just plain annoying, not mention overpriced. Example: These iPod T-Shirt s. They come in a variety of designs to appeal to both males and females of the species, but that really doesn’t help. I have no desire to part with ... More About: Power , Wired , T-Shirt , Runs
LED CPR flashlight: Never leave home without it
2008-06-08 18:22:00 In an emergency situation, you want to be prepared. But not everyone has life-saving knowledge. Let’s say someone has drowned, but you never learned CPR so you can’t raise the dead. That’s where this product combo could really come in handy. It’s an LED flashlight that walks, or rather talks you through the basic steps ... More About: Health , Home , Leave , Flashlight
Build your own Wall-E robot with storage compartment
2008-06-07 18:48:00 All of you lonely nerds whose robots have committed boticide because they couldn’t handle another MST3K marathon (or maybe they are just plain sexed out) can now take heart. You can now build Wall -E, the ultimate in robot cuteness. That’s right, you can have a friend once again. Someone to More About: Robot , Storage , Wall-E , Build
Intuit concept phone loves the Sun
2008-06-07 18:30:00 Here’s another great concept phone. Aside from being a slider, the Intuit is a new approach as far as design. It takes after the iPhone as far as having a touch screen and even has a second screen for user input. It also sports a 5 megapixel camera with built in editing software, a touch ... More About: Concept
Soyo adds new two LCD displays to retail shelves
2008-06-06 20:28:00 Soyo, in addition to sending to market its 22-inch LCD TV, also said this week it was releasing 19- and 22-inch displays under its Honeywell Arius line. These displays will cost around $350 and $400, respectively. The 22-inch wide LCD Monitor, said Soyo, features three USB ports as well as a built-in 1.3 mega pixel webcam ... More About: Retail , Displays , Shelves , Soyo
Westinghouse busts out three new LCD displays
2008-06-06 20:05:00 Westinghouse recently began shipping some new LCD monitors it has first announced at the Consumer Electronics Show. This new displays include the L2610NW, L2210NW and L1916HW, priced at around $500, $300 and $270 respectively. There’s nothing too outstanding about these displays when you look at the specs. The L2160NW is a 26-inch model which does typical ... More About: Displays , Westinghouse
Sony brings YouTube to its Internet video device
2008-06-06 19:45:00 Sony topped off its announcements yesterday with word it was bringing new content to its BRAVIA Internet Video Link service. Chief among these is a partnership with popular video Web site YouTube . Sony said its BRAVIA Internet Video Link device will now let people have access to millions of YouTube videos through connected BRAVIA LCD flat-panels ... More About: Youtube , Web 2
Salamander Designs offers rear A/V cabinet cooling
2008-06-06 18:50:00 When we saw a press release from Salamander Designs announcing new A/V cabinet configurations, we yawned and moved to click to another page. Our click was stopped through when we read an interesting line about the company’s Extended Rear Panel with Active Cooling Kit. That looked pretty cool to us given the hot rat’s nest ... More About: Furniture , Offers , Cabinet
Cat clock wakes you with big eyes, glowing head
2008-06-06 18:10:00 Cat owners are probably used to waking up in the dead of night to a pair of large cat eyes staring at them evilly. It keeps you on your toes and makes you wonder when he will make his move, so it’s best to sleep with one eye open. For the rest of us, ... More About: Eyes , Clock , Clocks , Head
Keyboard calculator is expensive, loud
2008-06-06 17:44:00 Most devices already have a calculator app built in, including your computer. That’s why most people have no use for a stand-alone calculator. But if you do want or need a number cruncher that’s free and untethered and all independent like, this is the one to get. The 10-key calculator. It’s what a calculator would ... More About: Calculator , Keyboard , Loud
Sony shows off Bravia Theater Micro System
More articles from this author:2008-06-06 15:03:00 One of the worst things about a home theater aside from the wires is that the speakers tend to be big and bulky. Larger speakers often sound better, but they are hard to hide and can really mess up the looks of a room (so says my wife). To go along with the new line of ... More About: System , Theater , Sony , Home Theater , Micro 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
