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nintendo dsi ll officially revealed: bigger on the outside, still the same inside

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The rumors were right – Nintendo officially unveiled the DSi LL, which is basically a Nintendo DSi but with much larger 4.2-inch screens, a 93% increase over the 3.2-inch screens on the DSi. The DSi LL also has 2 pens, a relatively jumbo sized 5-inch pen and a smaller pen that’s still slightly larger than…

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October 29th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

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ion tape express converter: play your cassette tapes one last time

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Immortalize your mixtapes with the Ion Tape Express, an easy to use device that converts your favorite songs to mp3 files. Just pop in a tape, connect it to your computer via USB, and let the bundled EZ Tape Converter Software work its magic.

As you may have guessed from its looks, the Tape Express…

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October 27th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio gadgets media players mobile tech retro technology

hp dreamscreen 100 and 130: digital picture frames on steroids

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HP’s new DreamScreen devices straddle the fine line between computer and digital picture frame. Like other digi-frames, you can view pictures without a computer. But with the DreamScreen, you can also wirelessly stream music, videos and photos from your PC or the Internet.

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October 26th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio gadgets home entertainment media players technology video

touch dj puts a complete dj mixer in your iphone or ipod touch

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Touch DJ is a soon-to-be-released iPhone app that lets you mix music in real time, just like you would with professional DJ equipment.

Created by Amidio – the same folks who brought us the amazing noise.io iphone synth. According to the Amidio guys, Touch DJ is a serious live performance tool, and not just an…

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October 25th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio interactive media players mobile tech technology

sony ericsson satio mobile 3g media phone offers beautiful touchscreen, mega megapixels

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Sony Ericcson today announced their new Satio line of mobile phones, loaded up with a ton of promising media features.

The Satio has a gorgeous widescreen (16:9) 3.5-inch touchscreen interface, with a super-sharp, auto-rotating 640×360 display. It also runs on the Symbian OS platform, which means there are tons of applications you can download and…

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October 12th, 2009 comments (3) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: digital imaging gadgets media players mobile tech technology

playable nes console built into an nes cartridge [casemod]

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The first time I saw an NES gaming system built into an NES cartridge, I thought it was pretty sweet. Until I saw this one, which totally outdoes the original.

Inspired by an earlier NESp (Ninendo Entertainment System portable) mod by darkeru, modder airz managed to put a completely playable game system, including a 2.8-inch…

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October 11th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: hacks + mods media players mobile tech retro technology video games

splitterbot headphone sharing robot: for generous music-loving sadists

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Sure, headphone splitters are nothing new, but how many toy keychain headphone splitter robots that you decapitate and stab in the eyes to use have you seen? Did you even understand that previous sentence? I didn’t.

Whoever designed Splitterbot has some wicked, Brando-style imagination.

Ouch. You can get your own Splitterbot for only $8 (USD)…

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October 7th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio design gadgets just plain fun media players mobile tech technology

pxp-2000 psp go clone is no go

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Nope, this portable gaming system is most definitely not a PSP Go. What you’re looking at here is a cheap Chinese handheld known as the PXP-2000.

While the PXP-2000 won’t play any of your PSP games, it will play classic games from the NES, Famicom, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Super Famicom/SNES, and SEGA Megadrive/Genesis…

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October 6th, 2009 comments (6) stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: gadgets media players mobile tech retro technology video games

snatch this computer remote control for your iphone and ipod touch

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Every day that I use my iPhone, I discover yet another cool trick that I never knew I could do the day before. This time, it comes in the form of a little app called Snatch, which lets you turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a completely programmable remote for interacting with applications on your Mac or PC.

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October 5th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: computing media players mobile tech technology

musicskins: loud designs for your gadgets

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One of the reasons why Nokia’s cellphones became so popular here in the Philippines was the fact that most of their earlier models had cases that were easy to remove and swap, providing a bit of customization. Now gadgets mostly come in black, gray or white, and even if there are still devices that have…

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October 5th, 2009 comments (2) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: computing design gadgets geek art + craft media players mobile tech video games

bless leather headphone covers: a fine line between clever and stupid

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Audiophiles listen up: pimp up and pamper your headphones with these leather covers from Berlin-based design agency BLESS. The covers come in black or anthracite – that’s gray for us common folk.

As you can see each headphone sock cover has an extra compartment, perfect for placing spare coins, or even an extra pair of…

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September 30th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio design just plain fun media players

boombox bag with built-in speakers doesn’t play cassette tapes

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As if its throwback looks weren’t flashy enough, this boombox bag also has built-in speakers. Plug in your MP3 player and you’ll really grab everyone’s attention.

Unfortunately we don’t have specs on the speakers, but judging from the picture I don’t think we can expect top-quality audio from them. The yellow-green bag pictured above was…

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September 27th, 2009 comments stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: audio gadgets geek art + craft just plain fun media players mobile tech retro

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