Archive for September 10th, 2007
Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
So you might remember that earlier this year SanDisk introduced, and then somewhat abruptly cancelled, the Sansa View, a new widescreen flash-based portable media player. At the time they said they wanted to "re-scope the product" and "develop a PMP that will meet the needs ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio
Adam Finley, a blogger on Engadget's sister blog TV Squad, passed away last week when his bicycle was hit by a school bus only two blocks from his apartment in Minneapolis. This tragic news did not reach Adam's family until nearly two days after his death, due ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: DesktopsWe know you've probably grown numb to these "world's best" claims uttered by processor manufacturers, but shortly after introducing the Athlon 64 X2 6400+ Black Edition, AMD is now unveiling what it calls "the world's most advanced x86 CPU." The quad-core Opteron touts a slew of enhancements including ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: Displays
Here we have it, the black mamba of short-throw projectors: 3M's DMS800. The 0.7-inch DLP projector mounts to the wall yet throws a 1,280 x 1,024 image with a 1,300:1 contrast in sizes ranging from 50 to 85 inches thanks to that long, telescoping neck which can extend ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones
After all this time, and after all these complaints, could the solution to ugly cellphone masts have been as simple as a concrete radome? That is essentially all Ericsson's Tower Tube concept is: a glorified case for the ugly antennae that connect your daily calls. Apparently, construction of ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones
It took a bit longer than a some analysts were expecting, but Apple announced today that it has finally broke the one million iPhone sales barrier, 74 days after the iPhone hit the scene on June 29th and right on target for Apple's own projections. "One million iPhones ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Well you may have missed this particular feature in your rush to pick up Polk's I-Sonic Entertainment System 2 table radio, but like its upcoming iHD brother from JBL, the ES2 is one of the first HD Radio models to feature a new ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: Storage
Neither 32GB USB keys nor 32GB SSD ExpressCards are anything new, but wedding the two ideas into a swank dual interface drive is a commendable twist. Notably, InnoDisk has done just that, as its 32GB Flash Disk plays nice with both ExpressCard slots and USB 2.0, touts a ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video
digg_url = 'http://digg.com/apple/iPhoneSIMfree_goes_retail'; After numerous delays and endless cries of "hoax!", it looks like the iPhoneSIMfree iPhone unlocking software is finally available for purchase from four online retailers around the world. Wireless Imports in the US, iPhoneWorldwideUnlock in Australia, 1digitalphone in Germany, and iPhone4arab ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsMaking room for all that new speed can be difficult... just ask Intel. The chipmaker has been doing some reshuffling as of late, leaving some space in its lineup for the new Penryn CPUs we're all foaming at the mouth over. First off, Intel has added the ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: GPS, Portable Audio, Portable Video, Transportation
Panasonic's just announced a new mid-range, Strada-brand, in-dash GPS unit for the hometown crowd, the CN-HDS710TD. Following the European-spec'ed CN-GP50N we just spotted at IFA, this rolling entertainment center offers almost all of the functionality you could ask for, with a 40GB HDD, ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio, Robots, Wireless
If you don't get nauseated by watching things spin round and round, over and over, you might wanna check out Akihabara News' HD video of Sony's upcoming Rolly speakerbot performing its limited suite of dance moves (embedded after the break), which should give you a ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: GPS
It looks like Mio has seen fit to give its DigiWalker line of GPS units another bump in digits, with the company today announcing its new C523 and C525 models set for release in Japan later this month. Both of those boast 4.3-inch 480 x 272 displays, along ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: Displays
InFocus has a new projector for us in its IN38 DLP model, which features an impressive brightness of 3,500 lumens, XGA resolution, and a 2000:1 contrast ratio. It features an M1-DA DVI connection alongside VGA, Component, and S-Video. It's clear that you're paying more for the extra lumens, ...
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Monday, September 10th, 2007
Filed under: WirelessThis isn't exactly what we had in mind when we pined after an iPhone unshackled from AT&T's network, but hey, it could work. BusinessWeek is reporting that a couple of sources have relayed that Apple is contemplating a bid in next year's FCC auction for the coveted 700MHz ...
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