Archive for August 24th, 2007
Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: GPS, Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video
Yukyung is back with yet another iteration of their Viliv P2 PMP. The X2 AIO (All In One) replaces the flash storage of the plain-Jane, X2 with old school, spinnin' platters for up to 60GB in capacity. We're talking 4.3-inch, 16M color, 480 ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Gaming
We're going to have to go on record and claim that the Pong wristwatch still looks to be the smallest iteration of Pong that we've seen to date, but we'll let Ronald Dekker shakily hold the record for the smallest version that's easily channeled to a TV set. ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: TransportationC'mon, fess up -- you'd be a lot less intimidated by a whisper quiet, all-electric squad car than one with a roaring V8, but it's hard to argue the fuel savings that would accrue if an entire precinct resorted to using the former. Such a car has now ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsWhile the sheer thought of gauging the depth of a flesh wound may make some folks queasy, ARANZ Medical is making the entire process a whole lot easier for nurses and patients alike. Thanks to the Silhouette Mobile, medical personnel are now able to receive data about ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsGenius' latest digital pad (dubbed the G-Pen F610) does quite a bit more than just give users a medium for digitally penning their most favorite doodle ideas, as the 29 programmable hot keys will probably make your keyboard a tad envious. Furthermore, the two pen buttons can ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Displays, Handhelds
Microsoft, a company that's been increasingly active in the world of interface research and development, has been dipping its toes further into the multi-touch pool with one of its latest projects: the LucidTouch. The new interface, developed in collaboration with Mitsubishi, adds double-sided touch to a 7-inch, ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: GPSGranted, crooks who aren't up to speed on their technology have paid dearly (and rightfully so) for their ignorance, but a comical case involving a witty bank robber proved that even master plans involving GPS can be subverted. Reportedly, a woman who made off with an undisclosed amount ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
If you think your heart rate-monitoring wristwatch is hot stuff, a homegrown creation from the Berkeley Institute of Design is apt to put that to shame. Dubbed the pervasive health monitoring system, this project involves a TI microcontroller, a Bluetooth interface, audio amplifier, and a trio of ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Robots
Yeah, we've seen some pretty fancy robotic arm work already this year, but Festo is out to show 'em all up with its fluidic muscle-packin' Airic's_arm. This robotic prosthesis sports a "bone structure" which mimics that found on a real live human, and can be moved via the ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Storage
If that Pasha De Cartier USB drive is getting a bit stale these days, why not replace it with yet another grossly overpriced, albeit totally fashionable one from S.T. Dupont? This designer flash drive, dubbed the Lacquer and Palladium USB Key, sports that trademark diamond head pattern and ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsNot to anyone's big surprise, e-voting is apparently not the most straightforward process in the world, but Connecticut's Secretary of the State Susan Bysiewicz is going so far as to release a 90-second video clip that demonstrates how to correctly place a vote using a vanilla optical ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
China's Wistar has tossed yet another entry into the flood of PMPs coming out of the country these days, with its new A1 model seemingly doing little to distinguish itself but packing some decent specs all the same. This one keeps things fairly small with ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops
We'll be straight with you: we wouldn't send a dime to this place just yet, but a strange e-tailer appears to be offering up three different Eee PC models for pre-order, with availability showing "1 to 2 weeks." A little digging has revealed that this webstore opened ...
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