Archive for October 10th, 2007

Vocal Joystick lets your voice do the browsing

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets There's a multitude of options out there for handicapped individuals who want to surf the 'net, but a team at the University of Washington is adding one more by developing software that can convert one's voice into cursor commands. Notably, the Vocal Joystick doesn't rely on any ...

CE-Oh no he didn’t! Part XLVI: Ballmer still wants compensation from Red Hat users

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsIf you'll recall, it was around this time last year when ole Steve Ballmer fessed up and stated that Linux users probably owed him a nickle or two, and apparently, he's yet to get over it. Reportedly, Mr. Ballmer was speaking out last week "at a company ...

Comcast customers to get TiVo any day now?

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment We know, it's been a long (long) time coming, but for Comcast users in New England waiting intently for their TiVo, the wait "could be" almost up. Okay, so maybe you will be forced to exercise your patience for yet another undisclosed amount of time, but ...

Eintrasse Industrial’s L05D PMP does its own thing

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable VideoAlthough we've seen entirely too many knockoff PMPs of late, Eintrasse Industrial is somehow keepin' things fresh with the L05D. Granted, it's ranks fairly low on the beauty scale, but at least it features a smidgen of originality, no? The unit boasts a two-inch display, ...

All I want for Christmas is my HDTV… and an Apple

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones, Desktops, Displays, Gaming, GPS, HDTV, Laptops A national survey of 1,200 consumers conducted by Solutions Research Group found that 3 out of 4 surveyed Americans wanted a new gadget this holiday season. The rankings went a little something like this: HDTV (35%) ...

Samsung’s SPH-9200 gets specs, leaked manual

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops You may remember our old friend -- the Samsung SPH-9200 UMPC -- from way back in the hot and humid days of August, when we first laid eyes on the contraption (a re-up of the SPH-9000). Well, the little flip-out, fold-up has gone and gotten its manual ...

Ubiquiti creates the first commercial 700MHz WiFi card

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Filed under: Networking Talk about wishful thinking. Ubiquiti -- a maker of wireless broadband gear we last saw breaking world records -- has announced the "world's first" 700MHz WiFi card, clearly hoping to get a head start on the feeding frenzy we all expect. The XR7, as it's called, is a ...

Artist’s Game Boy concerts get machine-based visuals

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets A gentleman who goes by the name Gieskes has created an interesting conflation of seemingly opposing mediums. The DIY'er / artist in question has combined Game Boy-based music with a low-fi, mechanical system of lights and motors, which create kinetic-art visuals that are synced to the sound. ...

Scientists show off self-sufficient space habitat design

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets While there's no shortage of habitat designs out there for potential lunar or Martian missions, a team of Australian scientists seem to think theirs has what it takes to stand out, with it promising to be 90 to 95 percent self-sufficient. According to Cosmos Magazine, the habitat, ...

Brando brings iriver’s S7 “choat” DAP to the States at last

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio It's all suddenly so clear. We've never been able to find true satisfaction in a domestic DAP due to the dearth of choat-based interfaces. Scroll wheels and touch screens are all well and good, but where's the magic? Well our problem has finally been solved by Brando, ...

Optiarc rolls out Blu-ray drive for “mid-range” laptops

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Filed under: Laptops, Storage Optiarc (the joint venture between Sony and NEC) has already pumped out quite a few Blu-ray drives for both desktops and laptops, and it's now let loose yet another model, with this one promising to make Blu-ray accessible to "mid-range" laptop models. That accessibility comes at the ...

Palm Centro unboxed at Engadget Mobile

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones, Features Love Palm? Love the Centro? Love unboxings? Well, it's your lucky day, because we've got a lean, mean, eye-shattering gallery going on over at Engadget Mobile, featuring a full-on unboxing of the new Palm / Sprint entry. Direct your browsers this way, and prepare to have an ...