30 May, 2008
T-Mobile will be offering the Samsung T339 to the masses, bringing the following specifications to the table :- WiFi connectivity Quad-band EDGE antenna Bluetooth 2.0 with A2DP microSD memory card slotThis clamshell handset was specially designed to function with T-Mobile’s Hotspot@Home service, and thankfully it doesn’t look as though it is stuck in a time warp from the last century. I wonder ho w much it will cost when it is finally released. Tags: pvp, robots, speaker, buyers guides (Read the full post about ‘Samsung T339 from T-Mobile’…)
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30 May, 2008
Wondering what the Sidekick will be able to record and playback as far as video is concerned? We’ll we’ve got the 411 straight from the manual: Note! The SonicBOOM Media Player will play 3GP and MP4 (simple profile) video files, and MP3, WAV, MIDI, WMA, AAC (MP4), XMF, RMF, AIFC, IMY, AMR music files. It will not play RAM, M4P, FLAC, RA, AVI, or any other file that is not listed above. Sorry gang, no YouTube support this time around. Maybe when a 3G device comes out in the distant future. As for the format the Camera will record videos in, it looks like that’s going to be .3gp files using the H.263 video codec. Should be nice and small for sending to your friends. (Read the full post about ‘Sidekick LX Video details’…)
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30 May, 2008
JC Hyun Systems from Korea has just rolled out its new RunZ CI-7100 In-car Navigation system which features a 7″ widescreen LCD display (now a standard for most in-car navigation systems), making it suitable for both T-DMB and DVD playback without straining your eyes. It will be powered by a MMSPII+ processor for enhanced video playback, supporting both CMSS-3D and 24-bit Crystalizer function of ‘X-Fi Audio Processor’ courtesy of a collaboration with Creative from Singapore. Dual SD memory card slots, USB 2.0 and Bluetooth 2.0 connectivity, and a rear camera among others round off the list of features. (Read the full post about ‘RunZ CI-7100 In-car Navigation’…)
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30 May, 2008
Apple Core is a company which sells Apple TVs with upgraded hard drives and, until yesterday, a very handy little USB stick called aTV Flash. The thumb drive was a plug and play solution to hack your Apple TV, bringing a slew of extra features for just $60. After restoring your Apple TV to factory defaults, you slip in the aTV. It goes to work and installs all the extra software needed. Because the process is reversible (just do another factory restore) and it doesn’t involve physically opening the Apple TV, it doesn’t void your warranty Here are the features, as listed by MacMerc: Play most video formats (DivX, Xvid, AVI, WMV, RMVB + more) Play DVD files WITHOUT converting them [ripped VOB files] Sync, organize and watch non-iTunes video files Browse the web with a Safari b ased web browser Rent & watch Hi-Def movies from Jaman.com Stream media from UPnP(v1) media servers View local weather forecasts View RSS Feeds Enable SSH access As you can see, a pretty significant upgrade. (Read the full post about ‘Apple Core Stops Selling Apple TV Hacking Dongle’…)
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30 May, 2008
by Nilay Patel, posted May 30th 2008 at 6:24AM People have been stuffing PCs in all kinds of things they don’t belong in for a while now, but this Linux cluster creatively packed into an Ikea Helmer filing cabinet might be the first time we’ve seen furniture actually modded into a useful case. Sure, it looks like an ordinary filing cabinet, but it’s packing six machines with Intel Core 2 Quad processors on Gigabyte S-series mobos with 8GB of RAM each, allowing it pump out 186 Gflops — enough to complete a render job that takes a 2.66Ghz quad-core Mac Pro nine hours in just 64 minutes. Yeah, that’s quite a filing cabinet. Hit the read links for tech specs, instructions, and updates on Helmer II.[Via Make]Read Permalin (Read the full post about ‘Linux cluster stuffed in an Ikea filing cabinet’…)
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30 May, 2008
With gas prices spiralling to all time highs with no sign of it abating, what’s ordinary folk like you and I supposed to do? Mowing the lawn won’t be as cheap as before, and doing it manually is sheer suicide. Why not check out this DIY tutorial and convert your existing gas-powered lawn mower into one that relies on the sun’s rays instead? Alternatively, you can always cement the entire yard, but that would just make your home a whole lot hotter instead. Tags: lcd, design, cameras, amps (Read the full post about ‘DIY Solar Powered Mower’…)
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30 May, 2008
Sony Japan has revealed a new speaker this week at its Tokyo headquarters. The speaker is not your typical black box with a mesh front, but instead looks more like an upright transparent light. The speaker is called Sountina and represents a fusion of sound and a fountain. It’s tube-like design allows it to pump out sound around a full 360 degrees and has been created to be used in large, open spaces. Sountina is meant for natural sound and may not be suited to the playback of all musical tastes. Noriyasu Kawaguchi, a Sony senior manager commented: Maybe it doesn’t work in the way some American consumers are expecting their speakers to work . (Read the full post about ‘Sony gets tubular with speaker design’…)
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30 May, 2008
by Tim Stevens, posted May 29th 2008 at 8:37PMStellar photography seems like a wonderous thing: you and a loved one on a starry night taking beautiful images of the heavens — before making out. Unfortunately, anyone who has tried it knows it’s more often a frustrating exercise of fiddling with exposure and aperture settings on your SLR while it hangs precariously off the side of your telescope, held in place only by a flimsy adapter ring. The Imaging Source has a simpler option, a series of digital cameras designed for slotting into your scope like an eye piece, capturing the night sky at up to 60-minute exposures over USB or FireWire. (Read the full post about ‘Imaging Source Astronomy Cameras for gazing at the heavens’…)
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30 May, 2008
The iPhone is one stunning device to use, as you surely cannot argue against the sales numbers which doesn’t seem to abate even after being out in the market for approximately one year now? With news of an impending 3G iPhone ready to roll out this summer, the hype train is even going to pick up more speed. With Steve Jobs being the control freak that he is, it is no surprise the iPhone is a pretty locked down device and will take some jailbreaking before it can be unlocked, leaving many people being stuck in iTunes jail. Forget about being in iTunes jail - Orb Networks has a “Get out of jail free” card with their new OrbLive iPhone application. What does this do, exactly? (Read the full post about ‘Orb pries iPhones open’…)
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30 May, 2008
by Donald Melanson, posted May 29th 2008 at 1:22PM Microsoft may have only offered a glimpse of its promised multi-touch support in Windows 7 at D6 earlier this week, but the company apparently already has some of its longer term plans lined up, with it reportedly on track to release its multi-touch SDK at its Professional Developers’ Conference in October of this year. (Read the full post about ‘Microsoft on track to release Windows 7 multi-touch SDK in October’…)
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