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Tech NewsPVR2GO For Brits
Pace is bringing out the PVR2GO in the UK next year, a weird, square personal video player that seems to only let you record PayTV from cable or satellite and play it back on the run. With a 40GB hard drive and a widescreen five-inch display, it looks pretty silly to us on this side … Continued
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Fetch! The New AIBO ERS-7M3
About time! Sony hasn’t given up on good ol’ AIBO at all! This is a huge improvement and upgrade over the original ERS-7 model. This time, AIBO will be able to recognize over 1000 words (or a picture…har har har), a new service called AIBO Photo Diary, and a whole lot more. No release date … Continued
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Notebook Fuel Cells To Go Mass Market
Haven’t we all wanted our own personal fuel cell at one time or another? LG thinks so, and plans on making it a reality by commercializing 25W power supplies based on direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC) technology. The product will have a base unit and a removable fuel cartridge, all weighing less than 1kg. And … Continued
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iPod Your Money
Oh, Paris, you shouldn’t have. $840 for an iPod case is just too much. But if you insist, this Crystal-Trim MP3 Case by Valentino should go perfectly with my $700 cashmere dog blanket and $1000 diamond thong. For those of you with the cash, you can get this silver metal case with clear crystal accents … Continued
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One Finger Mouse Brings on the Pain
Obviously, Japanese manufacturer Green House is trying to kill us. Why else would anyone bring out a mouse that uses only one finger? I guess if you’re training for the finger Olympics, this could be of use, but other than that it actually sounds like a strange sort of torture. Japanese Finger Torture. That’s what … Continued
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New European Fujis
FujiFilm has introduced three new FinePix camera in Europe, all looking very much like the Z1 that came out here earlier in the year. In fact, Other than a small design difference, the F460 has the same amount of megapixels as the Z1 (5.1) as well as 3x optical zoom. The F11 and the F10 … Continued
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Teacher’s Worst Nightmare – Aeronix ZipIt
Forget the cell phone, the Aeronix ZipIt instant messaging handheld is truly the classroom killer teacher’s have been having nightmares about. Just $99, the only good thing is that the ZipIt piggybacks right onto wireless networks, so if there’s none around, you’re out of luck. Connects to 802.11b wireless networks and hot spots and can … Continued
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Kurzweil Foresees “Borgs” By 2045
Ray Kurzweil is a thinker, an inventor, and a Matrix fan. Our man Ray thinks that by 2045 we’ll have cyborgs of some sort around. Kind of like Bishop from Aliens who goes insane and spits acid. We also are apparently going to have a computer equivalent to the human brain by 2030, which is … Continued
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iPod Dress Up
More silly iPod costumes have surfaced. Pixelgirlshop not only sells iPod Sock Monster covers ($30), but a nice array of crocheted animal covers in Froggie, Bunny and Raccoon. And if you want to try something different, try dressing your baby as an iPod with the iPod My Baby onesie. In pink, blue, white and Nano … Continued
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MusicGiants Among Men
At a press conference at the Sony Studios in Manhattan yesterday MusicGiants announced its music download service, the first to use the Windows Media Audio Lossless format. To access the service users must download the free MusicGiants Network software and pay a $50 yearly fee (which is redeemable in credit towards purchasing music) created to … Continued
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$100 Laptop – No Child Left Behind
The Media Lab at MIT has come up with a brilliant way to make sure children all over the world will have access to technology. Specifications for a $100 wind-up powered laptop were announced today through Media Lab cofounder Nicholas Negroponte, though the original proposal was discussed at the Economic Forum in Davos Switzerland. Hoping … Continued
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Easy Bluetooth Coupling
If you’re still trying to get your bluetooth headset to work before your call ends, you’ll be happy to hear about Sony Ericsson’s new Auto pairing, which promises to simplify this process by displaying just one yes/no question if a bluetooth headset is on and in the proximity of a Bluetooth phone. Just say yes … Continued
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An Ode to Mr. Beer
Fall is upon us and it’s time to whip out the old Mr. Beer. Mr. Beer, as many of you may know, is a foolproof brewing system that is just about perfect. The steps: clean the brewing barrel, pour the flavor mixture into some hot water, boil, add a booster packet, drop in some yeast, … Continued
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DAP Delights for September 28
Today’s DAP headlines: It’s Samsung claiming to rule the world by 2007 this time, while LuxPro just keeps on copying familiar designs – business as usual. Creative’s Zen Vision is finally shipping too, and while we’re at it… how about PMPing your ride? There’s some consumer electronics event going on in the Middle East right … Continued
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iTunes on Windows Mobile 5.0…maybe
Now these pictures look pretty good but there’s always the chance that they’re mockups or fake or whatever. Either way, some German dude is saying he’s got iTunes going on Windows Mobile 5.0. It sort of makes sense since I’m sure Apple would love to hop on that bandwagon as well. The interesting part is … Continued
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I, Robot Cradle
You knew it was coming. A robot that could rock your baby to sleep in his crib. And this isn’t a Will Smith movie. The Lullabub has four modules that are placed under each leg of your child’s crib. Each module produces a soft rocking motion—like the suspension of a car—with four settings and an … Continued
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Gigashot V10 in White
We all need a change once in a while, so taking a break from the usual black camera chassis, the Toshiba Gigashot V10 digital camera comes in a lovely Pearl White and includes a 4GB hard drive and a 1/2.5 CCD with 5 million pixels. So you can shoot video at 6.3 million pixels and … Continued
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SanDisk Does Nand Drive
Nothing too exciting from SanDisk on its new iNand memory solution, though from reading the press release you’d think they invented the wheel. The company does claim that it’s really tiny, which makes it a good alternative to micro hard drives. And because it’s SanDisk, I imagine it will be more mainstream. The products range … Continued
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HDTV Question: 1080p – Do the Pixels Get Bigger?
Man, I’m stumped. Reader MSA writes: Question: If I have a 30″ 1080p HDTV and a 50″ 1080p HDTV, would the 50″ TV have larger pixels? Because both tv’s have a 1080 vertical pixels, but the 50 incher’s pixels are spread over more inches. So does that mean the pixels are actually larger? Any of … Continued
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Kodak EasyShare One – WiFi Camera from a Dinosaur
Well, it looks like there’s some life in the old girl yet. Kodak is shipping the EasyShare One, a WiFi enabled camera with touchscreen (!!). Interesting point: Customers will receive a complimentary trial service with Hotspot provider T-Mobile which has more than 12,000 hotspots world-wide. So this is like two Stegosaurii mating! It’s beautiful. Nature … Continued
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