Written by admin on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 in Gadgets and Devices.
Humphry the Mini Humping Dog Just occasionally we come across a really classy product. This is patently not it, but it is nevertheless a complete and utter scream. You can have this for ?9.99 Tags: digital, game, M4A, home theater (Read the full post about ‘Humphry the Mini Humping Dog’…)
Written by admin on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 in Gadgets and Devices.
While some search engines in China (including Baidu) are sparring with music majors in the courts, Google is reportedly panning to ink a deal with music industry players and Chinese music site top100.cn to offer free and paid DRM-free music. The files will still have a watermark that will be used to track them. Tags: cool gear, ipod, gadgetry, dap (Read the full post about ‘Google to Launch Free Music Downloads in China’…)
Written by admin on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 in Gadgets and Devices.
Isreali company Modu is set to launch its modular (get it?) cellphone in October. The Modu is a core device which will be sold along with “jackets”, slide on covers which will offer extra functionality. The idea is that you have one device and then customize it depending on what you’re doing and where you are. For instance, you can slot it into a computer to load it with music, dock it into a car stereo or slide it into a camera. Modu has attracted a lot of interest already. It’s backed by SanDisk, and Universal Music want to make music jackets for the phone. Not surprising: Modu founder Dov Moran has a pretty good track record. (Read the full post about ‘Modu Announces Phone Jackets’…)
Written by admin on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 in Gadgets and Devices.
Occasionally an iPod or iPhone may freeze or fail to respond to your commands. This can happen for a number of reasons and does not necessarily indicate a serious problem. Sometimes they just need a restart much like the way your computer needs a reset once in a while.
Tutorial: How to reset a Frozen iPod or iPhone
Restarting an iPod/iPhone is a simple procedure that will not erase any of your music, data files, or customized preferences.
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Written by admin on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 in Gadgets and Devices.
The Wall Street Journal benchmarked the solid state drive (SDD) of the MacBook Air against the hard disk drive (HDD) version. Unlike what one would expect, the battery life is only 5 minutes higher. When it comes to boot-up time, the SDD performs 40% faster, but given that the HDD boots in less than a minute, so the perceived gains aren’t worth the extra cost. Anantech did benchmark the battery, and here are the raw results: WiFi browsing + music: 4.27hrs DVD playback: 3.42hrs Xvid playback+ web browsing + heavy file download: 2.43hrs It’s actually pretty good in my opinion. my Vaio SZ dies a lot faster than that, regardless of what I do. Tags: cable, sat-nav, mobile devices, gprs (Read the full post about ‘MacBook Air SSD and Battery Benchmarked’…)
Written by admin on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 in Gadgets and Devices.
Philips have announced their second generation blu-ray player called the Philips BDP7200. The BDP7200 fully supports 1080p Full HD resolution output along with 24p (24 frames per second, film rate) and Deep Color (HDMI 1.3) for over 1 billion color and eliminates color banding. The Philips BDP7200 blu-ray player is Profile 1.1 (new generation BonusView) and supports picture in picture and BD-Java for more interactive features, and allows users to interact with the movie via pop up menus, graphics and commentary while still viewing the movie. The BDP7200 can also upscale your old DVDs to full 1080p resolution and control other connective devices via the EasyLink HDMI (CEC) protocol. (Read the full post about ‘Philips BDP7200′…)
Written by admin on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 in Gadgets and Devices.
There is not really the need for HDMI sound in gaming machines, but for HTPCs, it is crucial. Auzentech is on the right track with their HDMI X-Tension Sound Card. This is a sweet looking sound card that runs on PCI-E, which at this point is a massively underused specification. I am betting we are going to see a lot of competition from the other high-end audio card manufacturers in the not too distant future. According to Audio Junkies: The HDMI X-Tension includes full support for all 8 channel linear PCM digital formats, including Dolby Digital EX/Plus, Dolby TrueHD, DTS ES, DTS HD High Resolution/Master Audio, and DVD-Audio. PCM Stereo up to 24bit/192kHz is also supported. (Read the full post about ‘Auzentech HDMI X-Tension Sound Card Great for HTPCs’…)
Written by admin on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 in Gadgets and Devices.
I’ve seen my fair share of fender-benders, so I’m familiar with that feeling of dread when I realize that no one witnessed the crash. This of course means it’s going to be your word against the other guy’s, and that’s never fun. I’ve been tempted to pick up a camera for my car so that I can have video proof the next time someone decides to pull out right in front of me. I just haven’t found the right one for the job. So far, I’d have to say that this one from Brick House looks the most tempting. The Rear View Mirror Car Camera Recorder Pro beats out the competition for having the most obnoxiously long name, if nothing else. (Read the full post about ‘Turn your rear view mirror into a DVR’…)
Written by admin on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 in Gadgets and Devices.
Star Wars - Yoda Dashboard Driver Attach to your cars dashboard or on your desk, then press the button for the 5 inch Yoda figure to loudly and forcefully express your feelings. Speaks 10 classic Yoda phrases! The Yoda Dashboard Driver has an authentic movie dialogue speech such as: “Reach out, sense the force around you”, “Hard to see the dark side is”, “May the force be with you” and much more. The figure is fitted with a velcro attachment and stick one half to a surface such as a car dashboard. Switch on the motion sensor for Yoda to activate from your car’s vibrations. If you are stuck for words to respond, let Yoda do it for you with it’s powerful speaker sound. (Read the full post about ‘Star Wars - Yoda Dashboard Driver’…)
Written by admin on Thursday, February 7th, 2008 in Gadgets and Devices.
Posted Feb 7th 2008 8:25AM by Nilay PatelFiled under: Home Entertainment Hey, look at that — the Squeezebox Duet just popped up for pre-order. Slim Devices’s answer to Sonos was pretty impressive when we played with it at CES, and it looks like pricing is exactly what we heard: $400 for the wireless controller and a single Squeezebox Receiver, which can stream music off your home machine or tune into Rhapsody or Pandora. (Read the full post about ‘Squeezebox Duet now available for pre-order’…)
