Archive for June 26th, 2008

NHRA to test ButtKicker remote-butt-shaking device this weekend

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Filed under: Home Entertainment We played around with the home version of the ButtKicker rumpwoofer at CES back in January, but this weekend the NHRA is going to test out the other part of the signal chain: driver Jeg Coughlin Jr. will have a special Bluetooth vibration sensor installed in his ...

First region free Blu-ray players available

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Look no further for the follow-up to last year's multi-region Blu-ray players, with Bluraymods.com advertising a completely region free Panasonic DMP-BD30, available in either pre-modified or DIY kit formats. That's all 6 DVD regions and three Blu-ray regions for those keeping count, and it claims to ...

Garmin DC 30 GPS dog collar turns hunting into a videogame

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Filed under: GPS Here's one for the hunters. Strap the Garmin DC 30 collar onto your hunting dog, fire up your Astro 220 receiver, and you'll not only know where your dog is, but you'll also know if he is running, pointing, or treeing, even in dense cover. Range is good ...

Seagate rolls out 1TB Maxtor Central Axis NAS

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Filed under: Storage There may be bigger NASs out there, but there are few more impressively named than Seagate's new Maxtor Central Axis -- a name that's all the more imposing when combined with the drive's monolithic appearance. If that's not enough to sell you on it, however, you may be ...

Samsung Instinct flies off Sprint’s shelves at record pace

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones Looks like Sprint's gargantuan marketing blitz for the Instinct is in the process of paying off, because the carrier has announced that the Samsung device has become its best-selling EV-DO device ever in the first week of availability. Long-term popularity will depend largely on word of mouth as ...