27 May, 2008
With summer coming around, it makes perfect sense to kick it off with a party, or even parties if your budget permits it. Apart from good food and drinks, it is essential to get everyone into the party mood, and this USB DJ Plasma Tube will definitely come in handy! Using the latest plasma technology, the light emitted will groove along with the rhythm, so picking up just one won’t be enough for your resident DJ. Available in blue, green and red colors, each $15 purchase comes with a sonic switch as well as an adjustable tube lamp lighting strength level that can be adjusted via a knob. From afar, people will probably think it is some sort of Jedi party.
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27 May, 2008
Sony has a new range of USB flash drives that will definitely appeal to those who love colors and absolutely adore the idea of merging both form and functionality in whatever device they use. Dubbed the new MicroVault Click, this spanking new range will come in a wide range of colors that will put a rainbow to shame, featuring storage space of up to 16GB along with a maximum read transfer speed of 31MB/s which ought to be more than enough for casual, everyday use at the office. Performance buffs can move aside, since there are always other speedier solutions which you can rely on such as a high end portable hard drive if you happen to want to store and carry your important information wherever you go. (Read the full post about ‘Sony unveils new MicroVault Click range’…)
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27 May, 2008
by Paul Miller, posted May 27th 2008 at 7:14AM VIA’s trying its hand once again at the “mini-note” form factor, with a new OpenBook reference design. Its first go round, the NanoBook, was generally panned in light of the ultra-successful Eee PC, but certainly wasn’t ignored. The new design is right in line with the new wave of subnotebooks, with an 8.9-inch 1024 x 600 screen, connection options including WiMAX, HSDPA and EV-DA, three USB 2.0 ports, VGA out, a 4-in-1 card reader and front and back 2 megapixel webcams. There’s also room for 2GB of RAM and a 2.5-inch HDD, and you can run Vista, XP or your Linux flavor of choice. (Read the full post about ‘VIA unveils OpenBook subnotebook reference design’…)
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27 May, 2008
It seems like Japan is always on the bleeding edge of technology. They always tend to get many of the best games and gadgets well before the rest of the world. Despite the fact that the Xbox 360 isn’t doing very well in Japan, they have a new way to buy points for the console; via cell phone. If you live in Japan and use DoCoMo as your phone provider, you can purchase additional points or Gold Membership service by simply using an application on their mobile phone. The charges are added to your monthly bill, allowing you to bypass going to the store for a card, or handing over your credit card info to Microsoft. I would definitely go for this option if it were made available in the US. (Read the full post about ‘Japanese gamers can buy MS Points via cell phone now’…)
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27 May, 2008
Jakob Nielsen is a web usability consultant who has worked at Sun Microsystems, the IBM User Interface Institute, Bell Communications Research and the Technical University of Denmark. Every year he produces a web habits report that summarises our current state of using the Internet.
This year he has found we are becoming a lot more selfish in our browsing habits. We no longer take our time viewing a single site, instead, we want to get to the information we are after as quickly as possible. Nielsen says users now have a 75% success rate doing what they want to do online compared to just 60% in 1999.
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27 May, 2008
by Darren Murph, posted May 27th 2008 at 5:24AMJust in case you felt there wasn’t quite enough screen real estate on the ultra-sleek V8, RAmos is giving the display even more attention on the Blue Magic T8. The player features a 4.3-inch display, 10-millimeter thick enclosure, built-in FM radio tuner and the potential to play nice with a not-yet-developed dock that would enable video output. (Read the full post about ‘RAmos reveals Blue Magic T8 PMP’…)
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27 May, 2008
by Thomas Ricker, posted May 27th 2008 at 4:39AM We’ll get into more detail later, but we thought it was appropriate to share the moment when the Japanese showed the world just how pathetic your 3G iphone fantasies really are. Announced today are 19 new handsets from NTT DoCoMo’s 906i and 706i series. All 8 of the 906i feature 3G / GSM international roaming, GPS, HSDPA, 1-seg mobile TV, full browser with Flash 8 support, DCMX mobile credit card and iD mobile credit payment tech, VGA LCD screens, and voice to text translation of Chinese, English, and Japanese. Some even support direct transfer of Blu-ray video. (Read the full post about ‘NTT DoCoMo’s 906i and 706i handsets answer “who’s your daddy?”’…)
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27 May, 2008
by Donald Melanson, posted May 26th 2008 at 5:18PM We’ve seen plenty of unique implementations for solar panels, but none quite like these so-called VEIL Solar Shades from designer Büro North, which block out the sun’s rays just as well as they capture it. In addition to being light enough for a child to turn on a swivel (they’re designed specifically for schools), the shades would apparently also boast a pattern of LED lights on their undersides, which would indicate if they’re in the optimal position to gather the maximum amount of solar energy. (Read the full post about ‘Designer proposes VEIL Solar Shades to help power schools’…)
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27 May, 2008
by Ryan Block, posted May 26th 2008 at 10:46PM Remember the Inspiron 1535 that was due any day now? Unfortunately, it’s still MIA, but if you’ve got to get in on the action early you can apparently buy Dell part #310-9760, an AC adapter listing compatibility with two laptops the company hasn’t yet announced. (Read the full post about ‘Dell fesses to Studio 1535 laptop with adapter listing’…)
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27 May, 2008
by Thomas Ricker, posted May 27th 2008 at 3:19AMdigital camera 101: As manufacturers continue pushing the Megapixel Myth by stuffing more and more pixels onto rapidly shrinking sensors, the outcome is poor performance on top of poorly lit images of increasingly low quality. Now OmniVision, the largest CMOS image sensor manufacturer today, says they’ve solved the pixel size problem though backside illumination (BSI) technology. In essence, BSI helps maximize photon collection by circumventing obstructive metal and dielectric layers on the top-side of the sensor die. The result is improved light absorption, thinner overall camera modules, and increased sensitivity and F stops with reduced crosstalk. (Read the full post about ‘OmniVision claims 8 megapixel OmniBSI sensor turns cellphone imaging world “upside down”’…)
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