Archive for April 8th, 2008

Toshiba unveils Satellite X205-SLi5 and X205-SLi6 laptops

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops Back in February, Toshiba saw fit to dish out the Penryn-powered X205-SLi2 and X205-SLi4 laptops; fast forward a couple months, and here we are yet again with two more updates in the X205 series. The latest duo of 17-inchers -- the X205-SLi5 and X205-SLi6 -- each pack the ...

Novint drums up “3D Touch Rights” to sign publishers for its haptic controls

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals It's been the story from day one: the Novint Falcon is great and all, but without games there's just no point. That's about to change, however, as Novint has committed itself to developing Falcon integration for some big-name games, including a sizable number of EA blockbusters. Novint ...

Former professor creates vibrating Braille handset

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Filed under: CellphonesBraille phones in and of themselves aren't all that unique, but a former professor (who just so happens to be completely blind) from Tsukuba University of Technology has crafted a variant that jumps and jives. Dubbed the world's first vibrating Braille cellphone, the device is programmed to emit ...

ASUS X80H237L-SL 14.1-inch laptop goes easy on the Yuan

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops We're not sure if ASUS plans to launch this one outside of China, but there's certainly plenty to like. The 14.1-inch 1280 x 800 laptop runs on an Intel T2370 processor and measures a passable 1.37-inches thick, and yet retails for a mere 5,499 Yuan -- about $784 ...

Downloadable content comes to the NES, sort of

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Filed under: GamingIt's not exactly the most elegant solution, but those looking to bring their still-kickin' NES a little (and we stress little) more in line with current-gen consoles now have a new option at their disposal, with the freshly-made Glider cart now offering downloadable content of sorts. To take ...

IOGEAR’s Portable Media Player skips the whole “portable” part

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008

Filed under: Home Entertainment If you need a handy way to tote around your digital movie collection, and can overlook the aesthetic criminality of this product, IOGEAR's Portable Media Player maybe, just maybe, could be meant for you. The $350 unit can play back standard def videos and upconvert them to ...