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vmod lets you take your media on the road

filed under: computing | media players | mobile tech

VMOD Mobile Media Box Wi-Fi

Want to take all of your digital media on the road? VMOD mounts inside your vehicle and lets you easily move all of your music, video, photos and other media to your car via a Wi-Fi connection.

Simply register your VMOD with your home’s wireless network, then drag and drop your media files to the VMOD folder on your desktop…

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posted: July 10th, 2008 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

iphone runs windows vista (kinda sorta).

filed under: just plain fun | mobile tech

iphone vista perfection skin

Here’s a fun iPhone hack you’ll either really love or really hate. VistaPerfection 2.0 is a complete re-skinning kit for Apple’s wonderphone that lets it masquerade as a Windows Vista machine.

While many of you will ask: why the heck would you want to go and do that? Dunno…

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posted: May 18th, 2008 stumble it! 10 comments author: technabob

averatec all-in-one pc looks nothing like an imac

filed under: computing | design

Averatec All-in-One 2nd Gen PC

Korean PC manufacturer Averatec has tossed their hat back into the all-in-one computer ring with this new model that bears more than a passing resemblance to Apple’s latest iMac models.

The Averatec All-in-One (AIO) PC looks much like an iMac dressed in black. But under the hood, it’s all about Windows…

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posted: May 14th, 2008 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

pop ‘n music be-mouse: weird name, odd controller

filed under: computing | strange and wonderful | video games

Pop N Music Be Mouse by Konami

Here’s a gaming oddity from Japan. Falling somewhere between Tetris and Rock Band, Pop ‘N Music Be Mouse is a Windows PC game that comes with a colorful multi-button mouse for controlling the gameplay…

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posted: March 26th, 2008 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

navisurfer II: a complete pc in your car’s dashboard

filed under: computing | mobile tech

Navisurfer II Dashboard Linux Computer

This isn’t the first time I’ve seen a computer designed to fit inside your car, but it’s definitely the first one I’ve seen which can fit entirely in the space of your old car stereo…

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posted: February 6th, 2008 stumble it! 13 comments author: technabob

maxian e900t pmp slices, dices, makes julienne fries

filed under: gadgets | media players | mobile tech

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…

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posted: December 31st, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

nintendo nes windows pc spotted on ebay

filed under: computing | hacks-mods | video games

NES PC Casemod

This wouldn’t be the first time that I’ve seen a Nintendo NES console turned into a Windows PC, but it is the first time you can buy one for yourself.

The maker of this beautifully crafted NES PC casemod has put it up for sale to the highest bidder…

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posted: December 2nd, 2007 stumble it! 6 comments author: technabob

windows vista dvd burn: got 130 years to kill?

filed under: computing | just plain fun

Vista Wait Dialog

Ah, the power of Windows Vista. Check out this recent screen capture of the progress dialog that appeared when an unsuspecting Vista user tried to burn 15 megabytes of files to a DVD RW drive.

So if I’m doing my math right, the disk will be completed in 2138, a little over 130 years from now…

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posted: December 1st, 2007 stumble it! 7 comments author: technabob

error message of the day

filed under: computing | just plain fun

No Error Occurred

My previous all-time favorite error message was “Transaction Cannot Start in Firehose Mode,” but I think I have a new one to top the list. Apparently this error occurs when there isn’t anything wrong…

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posted: October 18th, 2007 stumble it! 2 comments author: technabob

photo of the day: iphone, meet windows

filed under: just plain fun

Windows iPhone Kiosk

Apparently, those iPhone demo kiosks in AT&T stores are wolves in sheep’s clothing…

Here’s an interesting thought: When you turn a Windows XP machine on it’s side, does it become an Apple? Apparently, these kiosks are really running on Dell machines and Samsung displays…

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posted: August 2nd, 2007 stumble it! post a comment author: technabob

ironic image of the day: airport security

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Airport Security

I’m sure this is no indication of the level of security in airport computer systems…

…but it sure doesn’t make me feel all warm and fuzzy about flying.
Keep up the good work!
[via flickr via DevicePedia]
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posted: July 9th, 2007 stumble it! 3 comments author: technabob

wii style cursors for windows

filed under: computing | video games

Wii Cursors by Allewund

If you happen to like the design of those pointy-fingered Wii cursors, you can now enjoy them on your PC, thanks to this set of downloadable cursors for your Windows computer.

Designed by Deviantart member allewund, the cursor set contains reproductions of every Wii cursor I can think of…

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posted: June 17th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

never put your money in this bank

filed under: just plain fun

Russian ATM With Unactivated Windows

I’m always wondering about those suspicious looking automatic teller machines you see in every little bodega and convenience store these days. You know… Will my ATM card get eaten? Will they steal my PIN number? Will it wipe all the money out of my bank account?..

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posted: June 9th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

via nanobook: the $600 ultra mobile windows pc

filed under: computing | mobile tech

VIA NanoBook Platform

VIA Technologies has announced a new reference design for a extremely portable notebook PC, dubbed the NanoBook. The standard build of the system may weigh in at less than 2 pounds, but boasts a pretty solid feature set for its size.

The platform is based on a low-power 1.2GHz VIA C7-M CPU and can handle up to 1GB of RAM…

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posted: June 5th, 2007 stumble it! 1 comment author: technabob

tokyoflash eleeno lcd watch has me scratching my head

filed under: design | timepieces

Tokyoflash Japan Eleeno EG3 Watch

Leave it to the high-tech watch guys over at Tokyoflash to create another totally baffling digital watch design.

Their new Eleeno EG3 features a colored grid of LCDs, masked by a layer of raised glass “windows”…

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posted: May 31st, 2007 stumble it! 4 comments author: technabob

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