Dell preloading music mixes, CinemaNow movies, world again asks "Why?"
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
When Dell started pre-loading digital copies of Iron Man in new systems for $19, we didn’t think that was very enticing, but at least it was a pretty good movie, right? Quite possibly encouraged by thousands of accidental purchases (we kid, sort of), Dell’s announced two new content pre-loading partnerships — Universal [...]
Aigo "revs up" Formula One-themed PMP with 720p output
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Unlike certain other Chinese devices, the Aigo Vodafone McLaren Mercedes MP5 personal media player is actually a working, fully-featured PMP with support for FM radio, eBooks, and an adequate variety of audio and video formats — it even outputs 720p content, though its own display is limited to 480 x [...]
Microsoft waves dismissive, bloated hand at iPhone sales figures
Filed under: Cellphones
Microsoft’s Robbie Bach feigned an uninterested yawn at Apple’s 6.9 million iPhones figure in an interview with BusinessWeek the other day. He wasn’t particularly insulting of the product, but didn’t think the number means too much in the long run. “Apple had a big launch of a new product, and they launched at [...]
Engadget HD delves into Home Automation with mPanel review
Filed under: Home Entertainment
If you’ve always though the idea of Home Automation was cool, but thought it was too expensive, you should head over to Engadget HD as they check out the first affordable Home Automation in-wall touch panel from Embedded Automation — of course we use the word affordable very loosely around here, as [...]
How would you change Sony's PSP-3000?
Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds
We first caught wind of a slightly revamped PSP months ago, and the long-awaited handheld — complete with a new, fancier and in some cases more dreadful display — finally hit US shelves this month. For those that picked one of these up and have spent some quality time digging into the [...]
Canon's EOS 5D Mark II displays multiple LP-E6 battery capacities
Filed under: Digital Cameras
You may think you know everything there is to know about Canon’s marvelous EOS 5D Mark II, but have you heard of this tidbit? Hailed as the first DSLR to “manage” multiple batteries, this here camera includes technology to read up to six separate LP-E6 batteries and display data about them right [...]
Hammer introduces skinnable morespace Portable hard drive
Filed under: Storage
Make no mistake, it’s been a hot minute since we’ve heard a good word from Hammer Storage, but the outfit is back and better than ever with an all new pocket-friendly hard drive. The morespace Portable weighs in at less than 5-ounces and houses a 2.5-inch HDD with capacities ranging from 160GB to [...]
New Kodak OLED material promises longer life, better colors
Filed under: Displays
Kodak has already managed to impress with its use of existing OLED technology, but it looks like the company isn’t about to rest on its laurels, and it’s now promising that a new OLED material it has developed will make future products even better and more OLED-y. The key to that material, dubbed [...]
USB-authenticated deadbolt lock promises to only let geeks pass
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Household
Sure you can go crazy and drop a few hundred bucks on a high-tech door lock, or you can follow the lead of the folks from Makers Local 256 and build this USB-authenticated deadbolt, which should set you back just $60 — or no doubt less if you can scavange up [...]
DARPA's latest: a wrap that stops bleeding with sound
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
If we had our way, all our military tax dollars would go to DARPA. Whether it be nano planes, robot arms, or high-resolution sniper scopes, it always has something interesting cooking, and today’s defense-minded gadget is no different. It’s called a DBAC device, for Deep Bleeder Acoustic Coagulation; basically a portable ultrasound [...]
