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June 17, 2006

Sneak Peek: Xbox Live Anywhere on Mobile Phones

Sneak Peek: Xbox Live Anywhere on Mobile Phones
Microsoft’s announcement from E3 that they would be making portions of the XBox Live system available through other mobile devices was cryptic at best. Now, we see exactly what Microsoft was talking about.…
June 16, 2006

Worst USB Device Yet: Decapitated Teddy Bear

Worst USB Device Yet: Decapitated Teddy Bear
Here’s a strange one for all you USB device freaks… The head comes off, and you plug the neck into your USB port. Everyone should have one of these.…

Forget 1080p, How About 5000 X 2000?

Forget 1080p, How About 5000 X 2000?
Three companies in Germany demoed their prototype Cinevision 2006 digital movie theater system yesterday with a 10 megapixel resolution.…

Ds Lite: Time’s Gadget of the Week

Ds Lite: Time’s Gadget of the Week
Time magazine has selected the recently-released Nintendo DS Lite as their favorite gadget this week. By pushing hard on brain teasers like Soduku, Brain Age and Big Brain Academy, it looks like they’re trying to broaden their demographic appeal to an older audience, and potentially more women.…

“Ultra-Portable” Coming from Apple?

“Ultra-Portable” Coming from Apple?
Word on the street is that Apple is working on a series of “ultra-portable PCs,” potentially for release at the upcoming MacWorld event in January 2007.…
June 15, 2006

PS3 – Proud Supporter of Engrish

PS3 – Proud Supporter of Engrish
When Sony prepared their PS3 mockup at their Ginza showroom in Japan, it appears that the translators had the day off. The picture speaks for itself.…

New LCD Technology Claims to Outperform Crt

New LCD Technology Claims to Outperform Crt
LCD panels have traditionally been lagging behind CRT monitors in terms of color response, saturation, accuracy and overall black-level response.- However, a company named eCinema Systems has announced a new LCD technology that it claims surpasses CRT in virtually every respect.…

Some Wii Rumors

Some Wii Rumors
Two bundles, one for USD 299 and one for USD 199, MGS 4, next-generation graphics and the secret of what is hidden under the front flap of the Wii are just some of the Nintendo secrets revealed by a controversial forum post last week.…

Pre-n Coming to Notebooks in Q3 2006

Pre-n Coming to Notebooks in Q3 2006
Even though the full 802.11n spec hasn’t been ratified, it’s not stopping manufacturers from shipping products using the draft standard. Despite concerns Dell is going ahead with plans to release notebooks in Q3 that utilize 802.11n draft standard wireless modules.…
June 14, 2006

Projectors Getting Smaller and Smaller

Projectors Getting Smaller and Smaller
With all the news about larger and larger LCDs, plasmas and RPTVs, it’s nice to see that front projection is alive and well. The story here is miniaturization thanks to super-bright LED projection technology.…

100-Inch Screen Mounts in-Wall

100-Inch Screen Mounts in-Wall
Want the look of a flat-screen? Want a HUGE screen? Don’t want to mortgage the house for the world’s largest plasma display? Optoma has released it’s unique Bigvizion modular 1080p DLP rear-projection system.…
June 13, 2006

Strange Product of the Day: Bandai Little Jammer Meets Kenwood

Strange Product of the Day: Bandai Little Jammer Meets Kenwood
This was just too odd for me to not include… “Bandai proudly presents “Little Jammer Meets Kenwood” an all new unique system features five little professional musicians on five high quality speakers.…

Blu-ray Laptop on the Way, Get Your Wallets Out

Blu-ray Laptop on the Way, Get Your Wallets Out
Sony will be releasing their first laptop to include a built-in Blu-ray drive by the end of June. The VAIO AR Premium Edition will include an Intel Core Duo CPU, 17-inch widescreen monitor, 1GB RAM and a copy of “House of Flying Daggers” on a Blu-ray disc.…
June 12, 2006

Is Your iPod Feeling Blue Today?

Is Your iPod Feeling Blue Today?
I don’t know about this one. Apparently the guys over at JAVOedge thought it would be a good idea to design a skin for your iPod that changes colors when you touch it.…

New Camcorder Stores Over 3 Hours in Flash Memory

New Camcorder Stores Over 3 Hours in Flash Memory
panasonic announced their new SDR-S150 camcorder today, one of the first camcorders to allow for storage of over 3 hours of footage by using a new 4GB SDHC memory card (in the lowest quality mode, of course).…

Get Your Xbox Live Gamer Profile on Your Web Page

Get Your Xbox Live Gamer Profile on Your Web Page
Put your gamertag here too. Are you an Xbox Live member? Did you know you can put your Xbox Live Gamer Card on your web pages?…