Archive for December 27th, 2007

Xbox 360 Devil May Cry 4 bundle hitting Japan in January

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming For all you Devil May Cry fanatics out there (wait -- are there Devil May Cry fanatics out there?) you're about to get a super-special, unicorn explosion from Microsoft. That's right, babies, it's the Devil May Cry special edition Xbox 360. Actually, it's more like a bundle of ...

Shiro readies trio of ho hum PMPs

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable VideoWe'll spare you the obvious here -- we're quite aware that Shiro's VJ (pictured) looks an awful lot like something else -- but nevertheless, the outfit is hoping that its forthcoming trio of portable media players can somehow get traction in the overly saturated market. ...

Sony’s 1080p VPL-VW40 projector set for January release

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment Feeling a bit bummed that Santa didn't deliver that swank new front projector you'd been asking pleading for? Trust us, it's for the best. Apparently, Sony is looking to release its VPL-VW40 to the masses at the end of January, and judging by the ...

Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S730 compact shooter pre-announced for CES

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras Sony's got a new basic camera in the works to flesh out its line of compacts. The Cyber-shot DSC-S730 brings 7.2 megapixels of resolution, a 2.4-inch LCD, ISO 1250 and 3x zoom. The high-ish ISO is ostensibly there to fight camera shake, but we'd rather Sony sprang ...

TG’s LLUON Crystal reminds us that mini PCs can be sexy, too

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Filed under: Desktops Sure, manufacturers are stuffing all sorts of great components into inconceivably small cases these days, but all that cramming has still left plenty of room for ugly of late. TG has been honing its skinny desktop form factor for a few years now, and seems to have it ...

Cowon’s N3 player packs DMB, GPS, 7-inch touchscreen

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Filed under: GPS, Portable Audio, Portable Video Cowon has really been tossing out a lot of winners of late, and if this N3 is any indication, there seems to be no stopping the DAP manufacturer at this point. While the N3 doesn't look to be headed for US shores in the ...

Angry drivers torching traffic cameras in England

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Filed under: Robots, Transportation Apparently, the Luddite tradition of machine breaking is alive and well in its country of origin. According to a report, a group calling itself MAD -- or Motorists Against Detection -- have taken to setting autonomous traffic cameras ablaze across the United Kingdom, and are detailing their ...

FBI rolling out digital billboards in 20 cities

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Filed under: Displays Employing public signage in the pursuit of suspects is probably about as old as criminology itself, so it's no surprise to see the FBI leveraging the latest technology to erect some of the largest, most versatile wanted posters in history. Thanks to a partnership with advertising giant Clear ...