5 Mar, 2008
Posted Mar 5th 2008 12:29PM by Darren MurphFiled under: Laptops Believe it or not, it wasn’t even two months ago that we laid hands on the up and coming Fujitsu LifeBook P8010 at CES, and shortly after becoming available to the masses, PC Magazine has rounded one up for review. Right out of the box, the unit was praised for feeling oh-so-light (2.8-pounds, for those counting) and including a built-in optical drive. Unfortunately, such a small footprint left little room for a full-fledged keyboard, and besides feeling “cramped,” performance was nothing to write home about either. (Read the full post about ‘Fujitsu’s LifeBook P8010 gets reviewed’…)
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5 Mar, 2008
19th Hole Puzzle Designed to tax even the most connected of neural pathways, this genius device has a simple motive: to lure one into setting out on a seemingly simple course, only to entrap the hapless victim in its many loops, coils and strategic challenges. See price Tags: players, buyers guides, games, sat-nav (Read the full post about ‘19th Hole Puzzle’…)
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5 Mar, 2008
Posted Mar 5th 2008 2:49PM by Nilay PatelFiled under: Gaming, Portable Audio, Portable Video It’s been a while since the PSP Slim got all up on your TV, but Sony wasn’t going to leave you hanging forever without a slick docking solution — say hola to the new PSP Cradle. Apart from some of that old-time Sony design flair, there’s not much else to it: you dock your PSP, images show up on your TV, and you control things with the included remote. On sale April 24th in Japan for ¥4,800 ($46), or ¥6,500 ($62) bundled with a D Terminal AV cable.Tags: Hi-fi, gadgets, speakers, TV (Read the full post about ‘Sony announces the creatively-named PSP Cradle’…)
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5 Mar, 2008
After months of speculation and a week of “release is imminent” warnings, Microsoft has released Beta 1 of Internet Explorer 8 to coincide with the Mix 2008 conference. IE8 has a number of new and interesting features, some of which are actually pretty original and innovative.
Chief among these additions are Activities and WebSlices. Activities are “contextual services [that] quickly access a service from any webpage.” The feature essentially streamlines dual multiple function activities like copying text to search.
(Read the full post about ‘Internet Explorer 8 Beta 1 available’…)
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5 Mar, 2008
The Pleo did not really take off as intended during the holiday season last year, but if you’re one of the few who picked it up, here’s some news for you. Its Life OS has just gotten an update, bringing the version number up to 1.0.2 that enables your robotic dinosaur to explore its surroundings even more, being more alert of its surroundings, and singing whenever it is in a presence of a group of people. You can download the Pleo 1.0.2 Life OS update here. Tags: lcd, video, hdtv, sat-nav (Read the full post about ‘Pleo Gets Update’…)
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5 Mar, 2008
Everybody loves the SATA HDD Stage Rack, the cradle for hard drive that connects a SATA drive to a computer via USB. This new version can connect to a computer via USB, E-SATA, Firewire 800 and Firewire 400. Right now, it is only available in Japan, but we hope that it will ship worldwide soon. Tags: audio, DAB, wireless, digital (Read the full post about ‘Stage Rack Super Combo’…)
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5 Mar, 2008
Posted Mar 5th 2008 7:20AM by Darren MurphFiled under: Misc. gadgets We’re not exactly sure what’s up with using sodas to celebrate the launch of something, but apparently, the folks in Redmond just totally dig it. For (at least) the second time in as many years, Microsoft has selected a lemon-lime beverage to create buzz (and fizz, we suppose) about a particular product launch. C’mon Microsoft, we know you like to stick to your guns, but what’s a fellow got to do to get some rebadged NuGrape?Tags: mobile devices, mobiles, mobile phone, gaming (Read the full post about ‘Microsoft stocks up on Heroes soda, clearly has a thing for lemon-lime’…)
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5 Mar, 2008
Olympus has unveiled the world’s lightest and smallest digital SLR named E-420 to integrate the simplicity of point-and-shoot digital cameras with high quality images associated with professional cameras. More than that, this new product marks the entry of more affordable digital SLR with its estimated street price of $499. But you have to shell out an extra hundred bucks to get a 14-42mm digital zoom lens or $200 more for 25mm lens. The Olympus E-420 is expected to hit the market this coming May 2008. Hopefully this will encourage other players to come out with their own line of affordable DSLR’s for trigger-happy consumers. (Read the full post about ‘Olympus unveils world’s lightest, smallest digital SLR’…)
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5 Mar, 2008
Even though we know that creating backup files is a very important task, most of us do not actually do it regularly for a lot of reasons. Some simply forget about it but others find it very tedious. Now, there is a new and easy-to-use device called SanDisk Flashback Adapter which aims to streamline this process. Developed for Windows-based laptops with an ExpressCard slot, this adapter instantly copy and encrypts your important files to any SD or SDHC memory card. No need to schedule your backups, burn your files to CD/DVDs or save to your external hard drive. A simple yet effective solution since we really don’t know when our laptop will crash or petty accidents will happen. (Read the full post about ‘Automatic data backup with Sandisk Flashback Adapter’…)
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5 Mar, 2008
Posted Mar 5th 2008 2:04AM by Ryan BlockFiled under: Digital Cameras There’s certainly something to be said for the Olympus E-420, which only takes up 5.1 x 3.6 x 2.1-inches and 13.4 ounces in your bag — but that totally 80s body style is getting tired. Would it really have killed them to update the look from the E-410 and the rest of the line? Still, it’s not the most expensive DSLR you’ve ever met, and it does have a 10 megapixel sensor with live view, 2.7-inch display, and ISO up to 1600 (meh). (Read the full post about ‘Olympus Evolt E-420: smallest, lightest, possibly most retro DSLR’…)
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