Archive for December, 2007
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 ...
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Filed under: Household
Let's face it: there's a myriad ways to open one's garage door, but you won't find us kvetching over a new, relatively affordable alternative to the tried and true numeric keypad. Master Lock's smartTouch GDO is a universal add-on device that ditches the numbers and relies instead on ...
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWe already knew that select scientists were working up an advanced electronic nose, but now a team at Rockefeller University has apparently figured out a way to actually see smells. Supposedly, these gurus closely investigated fly larvae and found that sensing odors "in stereo" enabled flies to ...
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Filed under: Peripherals
We've been waiting this long, what's a couple more months? Art Lebedev has announced that the Optimus Maximus keyboard isn't quite ready for prime time yet, and will be delayed until late February. Lucky for you reckless early adopters out there, if you pre-ordered the Maximus you can ...
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/iPhone_marriage_proposal'; Maybe we just turn a bit sentimental during the holiday season, but damn it, we'll admit to getting a little choked up over reader Claude M's well-planned, uber-geeky proposal to his girlfriend -- even if his method of choice did happen to employ ...
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Filed under: Displays, Gaming
DisplayPort is the most fun when you snag it on the cheap, and according to some leaked specs over on Madbox PC, AMD has a $50 Radeon in the works that'll have you running that 30-incher off of USB for a pittance. The Radeon HD 3450 card ...
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Filed under: Peripherals, Portable Audio
So you like wooden headphones, and you're down with JVC's offerings, but you don't have a thousand bucks to spend on the company's swanky HP-DX1000 over-the-ear cans. Before, you might have had a problem. However thanks to the new HP-FX500s earbuds, you can proudly sport the ...
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Filed under: Displays, Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment
It looks like we're going to have to postpone our move to South Korea momentarily as we jet over to Australia and clean 'em out of PS3s. Sony Australia is giving away a free 40GB PS3 with every 1080p TV purchase in the XBR, ...
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2007
Filed under: GPSRussia has announced the successful launch of three additional GLONASS navigation satellites on Christmas Day, bringing the total number of functional units to 18, and reportedly scaring the beejezus out of Santa and his reindeer during liftoff. The GPS competitor -- first begun in the Soviet era and ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones, Gaming
We suppose it was just too good to be true, having a solid release window and target device for N-Gage, even if it was going to be merely in the form of a "First Access" test service. Nokia has been going over the service internally with about ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones, TransportationWe already knew that UK motorists caught driving while texting (or vice-versa) could face a penalty of two whole years in the slammer, but now it seems that merely talking while controlling a motor vehicle could land you in the exact same predicament. Reportedly, British drivers caught ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio
We're beginning to wonder if the madness will ever end, but considering just how enjoyable it is to sit around and poke fun at the zany attempts to crank out "unique" iPod stereo systems, we suppose we won't mount any kind of offensive to stop guys like ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
Filed under: Displays, Portable Audio
Granted, you may have assumed that an iPod wouldn't be caught dead snuggling with a digital photo frame, but strange though it may be, that assumption has just been proven wrong. Mustek's PF-i700 inelegantly combines Apple's darling with a 7-inch digiframe, giving house guests a perfect ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds, Laptops
We suppose it was always inevitable, but things are about to get quite interesting at the intersection of cellphone and laptop processors. According to Intel, Apple has apparently committed to using the company's 45nm Silverthorne chip in multiple products slated for 2008. The chip offers the ...
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Friday, December 21st, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable VideoRemember that MG300 we peeked at IFA way back in September? Yeah, that little bugger is finally getting official, and there's even a price and release date to go along with it. Just to bring you back up to speed, this one offers a 320 ...
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