2 Apr, 2008
Despite being a highly anticipated competitor to the Asus Eee, the Cloudbook ended up being a disappointment. The $400 sub-ultraportable notebook was widely panned by critics for its slow hard drive, overheating issues, and poorly designed cursor controls. Even though it largely followed in the footsteps of the Eee these issues, plus added in DVI and 30GB of storage, but lackluster overall performance and the gOS operating system quickly caused it to be tagged as a step down from the Eee PC. Taking the problems with the Cloudbook into consideration and the fact that a new crop of Eee PCs are on the way Everex has announced the Cloudbook MAX. (Read the full post about ‘Everex issues Cloudbook mea culpa: Cloudbook MAX’…)
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2 Apr, 2008
Even though cassette tapes are a better reflection of my childhood than vinyl records, I did have a Cyndi Lauper 45 of “The Goonies ‘R’ Good Enough” that I played whenever I could gain control of the record player. I remember the single because 1) it was my first and only record and 2) my 7-year-old mind wasn’t too keen on the scary screaming skull on the cover.
Since my dad probably still has the record somewhere at his house (he’s a bit of a hoarder), I think I may have to pick up this Soundwagon Portable Record Player from Turntable Lab.
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2 Apr, 2008
The INFO Live concept actually crams in a computing device into the form factor of a wristband/bracelet. I suppose with current technology, it could function as a cell phone but woe to you if you want to use this to compose emails - the tiny display would be a pain to use when typing in letters using an extremely small stylus, but ought to be just fine for checking GMail wherever you are. Also, as with most watches on your wrist, the INFO Live will be extremely prone to scratches - hopefully the material used will be scratch resistant.
Tags: ipod, dvr, speaker, cameras
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2 Apr, 2008
Having trouble telling the difference between this and a garden-variety N810? Yeah, don’t worry about it — that’s okay, and it’s actually by design. We had an opportunity to tool around with Nokia’s just-announced N810 WiMAX Edition today, and it stays very true to the original N810’s formula, substituting a darker case and keyboard (both of which look very handsome, by the way), and physically, that’s about it. The real magic happens deep within this thing’s innards, where the addition of a WiMAX radio keeps things speedy when WiFi hotspots are out of reach and Bluetooth tethering to a 3G phone is too much of a hassle. (Read the full post about ‘Hands-on with the Nokia N810 WiMAX Edition’…)
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2 Apr, 2008
Not too long ago, we gave you loyal Cloudbook owners a chance to voice your opinion on how you’d change things. Fast forward a few weeks, and take a gander at what Everex has put together. Debuting today at CTIA 2008, the Cloudbook MAX not only boasts an 8.9-inch WVGA (1,024 x 600) display, Windows Vista, 802.11b/g WiFi, Bluetooth, integrated GPS receiver, 2-megapixel webcam and a battery good for four hours, but it also features an 80GB HDD, 2GB of DDR2 RAM, audio in / out and an S-Video output. Beyond all that, this thing gets energized by a 1.6GHz VIA C7-M ULV processor coupled with the VX800 digital media IGP chipset, which touts full DirectX 9 support and video acceleration for MPEG-2, MPEG-4, WMV9, VC1 and DivX video formats (plus a VMR-capable HD video processor, among other things). (Read the full post about ‘Everex Cloudbook MAX plays on Sprint’s XOHM WiMAX network’…)
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2 Apr, 2008
Posted Apr 1st 2008 4:53PM by Donald MelansonFiled under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Buffalo let loose a pair of LinkTheater HD media streamers in Japan late last year, and it looks like it’s now finally decided to bring a little of that HD-streaming ’round here. Unfortunately, for some reason, it’s only decided to bring over the wired-only LT-H90LAN model, and not the WiFi-packin’ LT-H90WN model that our Japanese friends get to enjoy. If that’s not too much of a trade-off for you, however, you can expect the same 720p and 1080i output as before, along with support for streaming of a wide variety of content from both Macs and PCs, as well as USB hard drives and DLNA-compliant media servers. (Read the full post about ‘Buffalo brings LinkTheater HD media streamer to these shores’…)
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2 Apr, 2008
People that are more used to the traditional route won’t enjoy artificial candles, but the 21st century generation is suppose to like them. What makes these candles unique is having a LED light bulb, instead of being a normal candle. Thanks to a microchip located inside the bulb, the flickering light effect is easily reproduced by the LED. With a full charge you get 12 hours of light in a form of a fake candle, what more can you ask for? The Rechargeable Outdoor Candles cost 45. The four candle recharging base is included. (Read the full post about ‘Artificial (and rechargeable) Candles’…)
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2 Apr, 2008
Rhythm Sticks If you've ever played air drums (that's everybody, isn't it?) then these are just the best things ever - really, ever. You can have this for ?9.95 Tags: digital, M4A, design, gaming (Read the full post about ‘Rhythm Sticks’…)
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2 Apr, 2008
Art Lebedev gave the world the first keyboard full of customizable displays, as well as a multitude of shipping-delay headaches. After the Optimus Maximus was released to mostly favorable reviews, we all wondered what came next. Would it be a mouse with display screens or a touch monitor for Photoshop enthusiasts? Alas, no. A door chain lock was the next step. Really, we all should have seen this coming. Design firms like Lebedev are playful, contrarian, and terrible teases. They come up with a beautifully designed piece of hardware and the next time, they’ll make you play in an abusive labyrinth of time mismanagement. But despite our disappointment with the lack of a Photoshop screen, we can appreciate the simple madness to come up with this thing. (Read the full post about ‘Art Lebedev Redesigns the Door Chain Lock For Security Fetishists’…)
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2 Apr, 2008
We just ducked into a closed booth with some Sony Ericsson folk and got a hands-all-over tour of the Xperia X1. Xperia is basically Sony’s product line for multimedia devices — kind of like what its Walkman brand is to music. (Whatever that’s worth.) The X1 is apparently the first of many Xperia devices slated to hit this year. Here are some specs of the thing: Runs Win-Mo version 6.1 3.5 mm jack Triple Band Spec: 850, 1900, 2100 Supports HSDPA and HSUPA Micro SD support Face Recognition Technology The touchscreen itself is interesting. Sony decided not to go fully iClone and integrated a fully physical QWERTY keypad that slides neatly underneath. (Read the full post about ‘Hands On With Sony’s Xperia X1′…)
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