Posted Feb 7th 2008 1:48AM by Ryan BlockFiled under: HDTV You want to know — nay, you deserve to know — which service provides the most HD content. Engadget HD’s got the answer, see how your HD provider stacks up.Tags: camera, gprs, cool gear, wi-fi (Read the full post about ‘Engadget HD definitively answers: does cable, satellite, or fiber provide more HD?’…)
Posted Feb 7th 2008 2:09AM by Thomas RickerFiled under: Misc. Gadgets The achilles heel of RC racers has always been the battery. A few minutes of play after hours of charging is no way to waste the sacred years of youth — we have video games for that. Now this race fans, the H2GO racer fueled by hydrogen cartridges from Horizon Fuel Cell. Produced by Corgi International, the clean running H2GO is designed by the slightly mad, Red White Barron of design — Luigi Colani — and ships with a water refueling station, solar panel, and remote control. Details are otherwise frustratingly scarce. Though we can assume that the car features water-activated HydroPak Mini prototype cells and will easily cost a couple of Benjamins by the time it goes production. (Read the full post about ‘The H2GO RC racer with fuel-cell power plant — a panacea?’…)
Posted Feb 7th 2008 2:46AM by Ryan BlockFiled under: Misc. GadgetsWe hear this new phase-change memory stuff is awful special, which is why we’re hoping to get our hands on some now that Numonyx (the “pospective” company founded last year by Intel and STMicroelectronics to make the stuff), is apparently shipping “Alverstone”-codenamed prototypes. Of course, with progress comes hype: according to Ed Doller, Numonyx’s “prospective” CTO, “This is the most significant non-volatile memory advancement in 40 years.” Show us the memory!Tags: home cinema, PDA, cellphone, digital (Read the full post about ‘Numonyx (Intel and STMicroelectronics) already shipping phase-change memory samples’…)
Radio and TV network CBS will be running an experiment about cellphone advertising based on a person’s location or what it commonly known as location-based advertising. However, CBS did not specify the exact date and duration of this trial. The network giant hopes this will help arrest the aversion of many consumers to traditional ads seen on newspapers, TV and Websites. Thanks to its tie-up with major mobile operators and social networking site Loopt, it can take advantage of the GPS-based technology to accurately serve geographically relevant ads the minute a customer steps in a particular establishment like restaurants or stores. These ads will appear on the company’s mobile sites, CBS Mobile and CBS Mobile Sports. (Read the full post about ‘CBS to test location-based ads’…)
Posted Feb 6th 2008 9:57PM by Ryan BlockFiled under: Home EntertainmentAccording to a recent NPD Group study, apparently seven out of ten HDTV owners don’t see the need to go Blu-ray or HD DVD, because, well, DVD suits their needs well enough. We’ve yet to dig up the original report, but the point still begs the question — and be honest with yourself now, this is an anonymous poll, after all — are you still happy enough with the humble DVD?[Thanks, Sean] Are you still happy with DVD?Yes, totally, DVD will last me until we’ve got pervasive HD downloads.DVD has served me well, but I’m waiting for a clear victor between Blu-ray and HD DVD.Seriously, you still use that crap? (Read the full post about ‘Poll: Be honest with yourself, are you still happy with DVD?’…)
Geek reviews the Nokia N95 8GB and writes, “The N95 has become a leader for use as a content creator. While most phones can playback content, an area where the N95 also does well, this one really ups the ante. The primary 5 megapixel camera can shoot at up to 2582×1944 and record 30fps video at up to 640×480. The secondary camera, on the front of the device, is designed for video conferencing (176×144 at 15fps) and the like. The phone makes it easy to shoot video as well as to watch video and get it to its final destination, though the MicroSD slot was dropped in this model.” Read more about the Nokia N95 8GB. (Read the full post about ‘Nokia N95 8GB Review - Geek’…)
Beer lovers like myself, have a tendency to try to count the number of beer bottles consumed per night. or per day. But as you can imagine, that isn’t an easy task…
Thanks to the BeerTracker, the act of counting while drinking is simplified. Basically, every time you open a bottle, it is counted and displayed on the small screen.
If I’m not mistaken, the limit of this tracker is up to 99,999 bottles, and that makes me wonder if there is a reset button. Anyway, it only costs $10, what a bargain!
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Sony and a bunch of other TV manufacturers has pulled out of the DLP (Digital light projection) HDTV market recently, but Samsung is standing strong with the technology and have announced two new series. Their latest DLPs look great and offer great specifications and features, such as being “3D ready” and support full 1080p HD screens along with bigger screen sizes. Samsung are offering both the Series 6 and Series 7 DLP HDTVs at great prices for such large screen sizes. The Series 6 DLP is avaliable in 50-inch to 72-inches, while the Series 7 offers 61-inch and 67-inch screen sizes. Samsung Series 6 DLP The Samsung Series 6 DLP HDTVs have a very slim cabinet and thin bezel, along with six hidden speakers and a full 1080p HD screen. (Read the full post about ‘Samsung Series 6 & 7 DLP’…)
These days people seem to be taking more notice of the amount of energy their gadgets use. I’m not talking about how long their batteries last, but rather they are being more conscious about their impact on the environment. The easiest “green” power source that can be incorporated into many gadgets is from our sun. I’ve seen few practical solar designs for recharging phones, however, this latest product from Strap-Ya may be something worth looking into. While the solar panel won’t directly charge your cell phone, it juices up a small battery booster that can give your phone up to 25 minutes of extra life. (Read the full post about ‘Utilize the power of the sun for extra talk time’…)
Posted Feb 6th 2008 6:30PM by Paul MillerFiled under: Gaming, Handhelds A Michigan Middle School student learned the hard way about bringing video games to school when his PSP battery overheated in his pocket during band practice, sending him to the hospital with leg burns. Apparently students are allowed to bring the systems to school as long as they don’t play them during school hours — a policy which we’re sure the children follow to the letter. (Read the full post about ‘Sony PSP sends kid to hospital with leg burns — that’ll teach him to play it in school’…)
