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six in one translator planned for nintendo dsiware

nintendo dsiware

With so much bigger news pouring out of E3, it’s easy to miss the smaller, more interesting bits, like a mysterious DSiWare title that appeared on Nintendo’s official planned release lists. Six in One Translator–a working title, we’re told, along with a grand total of nothing else. But with a title like that, could it…

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June 3rd, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: alisha k.

filed under: video games

mom, what’s a gerbil?: oxford junior dictionary omits “nature words”, puts in more tech ones

locutus

The assimilation has begun. The latest edition of the Oxford Junior Dictionary will be missing numerous words that pertain to natural things like animals, flowers & birds. A few fantasy and religious terms will also be removed. And what will replace these words? Tech words, like “chatroom”. A word that everyone, even cats, already knows. I…

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February 4th, 2009 comments (1) stumble it! digg it! author: lambert v.

filed under: strange + wonderful technology

maxian e900t pmp slices, dices, makes julienne fries

Maxian E900T Portable Media Player

It seems that every few weeks, the Korean tech market reveals some new all-in-one gadget that makes me drool. The latest and greatest PMP (personal media player) to come out of the East Asian nation features just about everything you’d ever want in a portable electronic device. The Windows CE-based Maxian E900T is much more…

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December 31st, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: audio gadgets gps + navigation media players mobile tech

atree um10 portable: please define “dictionary”

Atree UM10 Dictionary PMP

Why is it that Korea seems to be getting all the coolest gadgets these days? They’re calling the Atree UM10 a pocket dictionary, but I see a whole lot more.

Beside looking great, the UM10 is a very capable media player, which can deftly chew through MP4, WMV, MP3, WMA and OGG files with nary…

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September 10th, 2007 comments stumble it! digg it! author: technabob

filed under: media players mobile tech