Archive for October 5th, 2007
Friday, October 5th, 2007
Filed under: Peripherals
At this point we're pretty firmly on the seeing-is-believing bandwagon with the Optimus Maximus, but this picture on user optimus_project's LiveJournal pretty clearly shows the Ultimate Keyboard with a white frame as opposed to the silver one we've previously seen. Oh, also it's titled "Optimus Maximus to be ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
It actually makes us a wee bit nauseous to see all these low-end Siren devices come from iriver's team of design slayers. Nevertheless, we'll hold down our angst-kebab long enough to tell you about their new DP350 media player. Your ¥17,800 (about $153) takes home ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
Here's a human-interface challenge for you: what's quicker, typing in a three-digit channel number on a traditional 0-9 keypad, or locating a physical button for that channel in a 20-inch long rainbow gradient of 102 identically-sized buttons? Art Lebedev is apparently hoping to solve that age-old dilemma with the Pultius ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
Filed under: Desktops
Although this doesn't seem to relate to the janky LCDs that some users were seeing on their 20-inch iMacs, Apple has admitted that at least some of the newest machines do have an issue. Reportedly, an Apple spokesperson stated that a "small number of iMac users have made ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
Filed under: Transportation
If you ditched your Segway and snapped up an E300 electric scooter due to the former's reverse-minded tendencies, it looks like trouble just follows you around. Turns out, Razor USA has found that "a weld can break [on its E300] causing the handlebar to detach," which consequently can ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
Filed under: Laptops, Peripherals, Portable Audio
Asus is busting out a new line of vivid external audio processors, presumably designed with laptopers in mind, that purportedly "eliminates electromagnetic interference (EMI) and noisy DC circuits inside the PC chassis." This USB device supports EAX and DirectSound HW acceleration, includes a built-in headphone ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
Filed under: NetworkingWhile a great many individuals have an (understandable) beef with North Korea's polarizing leader, there's a decent chance that even more people would scoff at his latest comment. During summit talks this week with South Korean President Roh Moo-hyun, Kim Jong Il called himself an "internet expert," after ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio
Joining all those other guys who have unveiled new earbuds recently is Pioneer, which has introduced two new sets that actually rely on different nozzles to adjust the sound. Granted, you could just use that built-in equalizer on your DAP to accomplish the same goal, but nevertheless, ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
Filed under: Transportation
Apparently, one Pivo just isn't enough, as Nissan today unveiled the Pivo 2 concept car at the Tokyo Motor Show. The fully electric vehicle boasts a 360-degree turning cabin, 90-degree turning wheels and "employs by-wire technologies for braking and steering." Yes, that means that this thing can "drive ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
Filed under: Gaming
Right on cue, the 40GB PlayStation 3 is indeed being confirmed by Sony. Announced today in London, the system that's been clamored over for what seems like ages now will "launch throughout the SCEE territories" on October 10th for €399 ($565), which means you don't have too awfully ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Researchers at the University of Michigan look to have made a fairly significant advance in the oft-explored field of plastics, with them now showing off a sheet of plastic that's not only transparent, but as "strong as steel." That impressive feat was apparently made possible by "mimicking ...
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Friday, October 5th, 2007
Filed under: GamingWe've seen products make their first appearance in the form of a UPC filing before, and it looks like Nintendo may now be following the trend, with a recent filing of its revealing what looks to be an awful lot like a new Wii SKU. According to Codename ...
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