Archive for December, 2008
Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Guess battery companies are finally waking up to the fact that disposables of yore aren’t the way of the future, particularly where the environment is concerned. Since that realization, rechargeable batteries have been released but those have not really caught on with the masses since disposable batteries are much more convenient, and you don’t need [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Let’s face it – the cell phone is not going to be your primary portable gaming device anytime soon, but that doesn’t mean it can’t offer a decent alternative to the DS and PSP, particularly with the iPhone’s graphical capability. What about other effective handsets that could additionally prove to be viable gaming platforms, whether [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Now that is definitely something James Bond have played with, albeit not the same model (although the notion is similar). The PenCam DVR from Swann Communications looks and works like your average writing instrument, but it additionally boasts the capability to record more than 3 hours of color AVI video footage. Features include 2MB of [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
If you have a great love for 8-bit gaming and Mario’s fancy adventures, the these 8-bit flowerpots will definitely be right up your alley. Imagine a Pirahna plant growing right smack in the middle of the garden – oh, and how about a flower pot (not pictured) that resembles a block that could possibly contain [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Monster is a company that has its fair share of detractors and fans, so it is no surprise that its $150 in-ear headphones have received both bouquets and brickbats concerning the question of “The world’s best-sounding earphones?” on its package. Monster claims that the Turbines are the “world’s first high-performance in-ear headphones with specially engineered [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Before you get too excited about First universal Computer (FIC) and it pushing boundaries with its netbook, let me be a wet blanket and let you know the innards are pretty much standard as the only line they’re about to cross is the size division. After all, most netbooks won’t pass the 10″ display size [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Asus is on a roll with its Eee product line and that duration round they have rolled out its rather feeble Eee Box B201 that will be powered by an Intel Celeron processor. You won’t find any hard drive action here since the B201 will rely on a 16GB SSD to store all your documents. [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Let’s signal a spade a spade and not manufacture any excuses for the iPhone’s crappy 2 megapixel camera. While that is suitable for the occassional shot, it definitely isn’t ready for heavy duty, everyday use. We don’t think these add-on camera lenses from USB Fever will go very far in helping you turn the iPhone [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Everybody seems to be pretty clueless at the moment concerning breaking news that 30GB Microsoft Zunes have malfunctioned and stubbornly refuse to boot up. It doesn’t matter which country you’re at – as expanded as you own a 30GB Zune, those public have discovered that their portable media player does nothing but freeze at the [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Brando has gone off the fashion scale to come up with its Jewel Bracelet USB thumb drive that features decorative crystals which are (surprisingly) tastefully placed all by to supply fashionistas with another method to adorn themselves with some tech. The wrist belt will come in silver or gold colors, and either will cost you [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Eazo aims to bring a little bit of luxury to your everyday computing with its Z70 computer. The exterior, as you can see by the image above, exudes a manly appeal with its rosewood that is amalgamated into the aluminum-magnesium alloy chassis, where the former has been painted with natural Chinese lacquer without any chemical [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Hate the virtual keyboard on your iPhone? Well, whether you’re the type who loves the actual presence of real keys along with the tactile feedback it offers, soon after that DIY project ought to be your cup of tea. The setup will rely on a Robotech Bluetooth module that has been placed in a modified [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Word has it that next week’s Macworld Expo will be the launchpad to a much more versatile Mac mini, but we will take that piece of news with a grain of salt since Apple is traditionally very good at keeping their cards close to their chest, rarely revealing anything before major announcements are made officially. [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Word on the street has it that Apple has plans to roll out a behemoth of an iPod touch that will feature a 7″ or even a 9″ display soemtime next fall, and that will most certainly fall under the tablet category that will be powered by a scaled down version of OS X found [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Word on the street has it that Apple has plans to roll out a behemoth of an iPod touch that will feature a 7″ or even a 9″ display soemtime next fall, and that will most certainly fall under the tablet category that will be powered by a scaled down version of OS X found [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Best Buy will be offering a pink version of its Samsung Instinct at the insanely high price of $599.99, although the benefit is you don’t need to be tethered to a 2-year contract agreement. Well, that’s the price to pay for being an early adopter, but fashionistas certainly think its worth every penny. For those [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
The Nokia 6208c is finally official in China at least, as Nokia released it in an event today. Well, that bodes well for folks who want to write Chinese characters and messages in the most natural way possible – using a pen, of course. The entire stylus was specially designed to attach itself to the [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
VIA is set on sampling a dual-core version of its Nano processor sometime in the second half of next year, and they will follow that up by shipping their next generation processor in volume sometime later next year or early 2010 – at least that’s what we heard on the grapevine. These new X86-compatible Nano [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Imagine receiving that gift, and after you hook it up to your TV and turn it on, you realize that it shows the boot up screen of Xbox 360 instead. Don’t panic – there’s nothing absolutely wrong with it, save for the testomony of its handiwork. that is but a PS3 shell that holds the [...]
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Wednesday, December 31st, 2008
Panasonic will be demonstrating a new Powerline Network concept at CES 2009 next month, and we look forward to it. After all, that new Powerline Network concept will enable owners of electric vehicles to check on the charge status through a home device utilizing existing electrical wiring as a medium to send/receive signals. Well that’s [...]
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