Archive for December 4th, 2007

NES PC up for auction, emulation addicts rejoice

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Filed under: Desktops, Gaming Yeah, the NES PC is old hat, but if you just can't find the time to create one for yourself, why not pay some diligent soul for their hard work rather than living another month without one? Available via eBay, this finely crafted piece of art won't ...

Wacom rolls out the Cintiq 20WSX interactive pen display

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Filed under: Displays, Peripherals If you're an artist or designer who needs a little more real estate, or if your project happens to be in the trendy widesceen format, Wacom has got a new interactive pen display that might put a smile on your face. Enter the Cintiq 20WSX, a follow-up ...

Dell Vostro 1200 notebook coming this month?

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Filed under: Laptops Despite the fact that the esteemed Mr. Mossberg doesn't seem to care for it too much, Les Delliens has it on good authority that Dell will be upgrading its line of Vostro small business systems this month, in the form of the 1200 laptop. Specs are not yet ...

Hama PhotoPlayer 1080i digital picture viewer

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Filed under: Home Entertainment Hey there Ansel Adams -- we know you're shooting all your news pictures in an ultra-detailed, millions-of-megapixels format. Unfortunately for you, it's hard to show off your breathtaking work to friends and family. Well, a company called Hama hopes to change all that with its PhotoPlayer 1080i, ...

MagShoe, the “portable footwear weapons detection system”

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, TransportationThanks to that freaky would-be shoe bomber dude, we're all now forced to endure the embarrassment of exposing foot odor and sock holes to our fellow passengers every time we take a flight -- but thanks to a company named IDO Security and its MagShoe metal ...

Ultra-portable MacBook display rumors surface

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Filed under: Laptops Apple rumor mill aficionados, prepare for action. According to reports that are making their way out into the public arena today, the Cupertino monolith has placed orders for a new type of 13.3-inch LED backlight unit, destined to be used in an as-yet-unannounced product... like, say, a new ...

“Sony” gaming PMP turns up on eBay

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming, Portable Audio, Portable Video We've seen, shall we say, creative uses of well-known brands to sell cheapo gear in the past, but it's not often we see a case as brazen as the one above, which cavalierly throws Sony's familiar logo onto a generic Chinese PMP in an ...

Asus’ R700 GPS unit hits the FCC

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007

Filed under: GPS We've known for some time that Asus' R700 GPS unit would be hitting Europe by the end of the year, but it looks like the device could now be nearing a US release as well, as it recently made its all-important debut at the FCC. In case you ...