Recent lists... view all »
oobject: 'daily user-ranked gadget lists'
oobject header image

Category: 'new'

Sanyo VPC-HD2000A And VPC-FH1A Dual Cameras

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Sanyo has launched two new high end Dual Camera, the Sanyp VPC-HD2000A and VPC-FH1A, which are the world’s first camcorders to offer compatibility with iFrame, the next generation video format.

Vioguard’s UVKB50 is cleanest keyboard calling all health conscious

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Since the freakin’ survey that a keyboard is dirtier than a toilet seat, I have taken extra care to keep the keys clean. Yet the best effort hasn’t been cool. And that H1N1 influenza has only added to the worries of trying to keep it clean.

Bug tracker: Snow Leopard guest accounts eating files?

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Filed under: OS, Software, Troubleshooting, Snow LeopardUpdate: Cnet reports that Apple is acknowledging the problem, while calling it "extremely rare." There's a few threads on Apple's Discussion Boards describing a problem that's affecting some Snow Leopard users.

Sony Ericsson MH907 SensMe headphones review

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Sometimes it’s simple ideas that are the best, and Sony Ericsson’s SensMe system is a good example. Used for the first time in the Sony Ericsson MH907 headphones, SensMe remotely-controls music playback and voice calls via sensors in the earbuds themselves.

Western Digital WDBAAN0000NBK WD TV Live gets official

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
I mentioned yesterday that the Western Digital WD TV Live media player had turned up at Best Buy. Today Western Digital went official with the new media player and offered up the full laundry list of specifications for the device.

Fuji Instax Mini 7 Proves Film is Still Best – For Instant

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
There are two ways to get instant photos from your camera: using either an instant film camera or a digicam with a built-in printer. However, there is only one way to get good instant photos, and that is still film.

Windows 7 may result in more Mac sales

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Microsoft's launch next week of Windows 7 could paradoxically help Apple's Mac sales, analyst data shows today.

TomTom Introduces TomTom XL 335S GPS

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
TomTom has unveiled the TomTom XL 335S, a 4.3-inch touch screen model featuring text-to-speech capability and Advanced Lane Guidance for $239.95, in what could be a further refinement of the company's Editors' Choice-winning TomTom One 140-S.The XL 335S hooks into TomTom's IQ Routes technology,...

Sidekick user data may be recovered after all

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Slightly better news for anyone who lost data during the recent Microsoft/T-Mobile Sidekick outage. While it initially appeared that user data may have been lost forever, T-Mobile issued a statement late yesterday saying, “Recent efforts indicate the prospects of recovering some lost content...

SanDisk ships world’s first memory cards with 64 gigabit X4 NAND flash

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
One of the most popular names in the memory card industry is SanDisk. The company makes a wide variety of memory cards to fit just about every device on the market from mobile phones to portable game consoles.

Clickfree C2 backup drives get scheduling, hardware encryption, more

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
We’ve a soft spot for Clickfree’s straightforward backup drives, ever since playing with some of the early hardware back in March and discovering it was simple enough even to get a lazy SlashGear editor (i.e. me) to regularly backup.

Dell Mini 9 Tablet Hack

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Rob928 is a user over on the My Dell Mini website and he has showcased his Dell Mini 9 tablet conversion that uses the business version of the Mini 9 (a Vostro A90) along with a Hoda Technology solderless touchscreen. The tablet doesn’t convert although it does work with full pen integration.

Acer’s Android netbook shows up on Amazon

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
The almost over-rumored (see here, here, and here) 10.1-inch Acer Aspire One netbook running Android and XP has shown up for preorder on Amazon for $350.

HP intros the TouchSmart 9100 All-In-One Desktop

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Along with the announcement of the updated version of the HP TouchSmart tx2 Tablet PC, HP also announced its new all-in-one Desktop PC, the TouchSmart 9100.

Distributing iTunes LPs without iTunes

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Filed under: iTunes, MusicWithin days of the iTunes 9 and iTunes LP announcement, people had already thoroughly hacked apart the iTunes LP format only to discover it was just a clever combination of images, HTML, CSS and Javascript.

iTunes LP broken for indie record labels?

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Filed under: iTunes, MusicUpdate: ElectricPig is reporting on 10/13 that an Apple spokesperson said the LP format will be opened up for all, indies and majors alike. There's word from an indie record-label that iTunes LPs are not for the indies.

ATI Radeon HD 5700 brings new visuals to $160

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
AMD's graphics label ATI today extended its next-wave hardware into the mainstream. The Radeon HD 5770 and Radeon HD 5750 scale back to a 128-bit memory bus and significantly fewer effects cores but still have the full DirectX 11 and OpenGL 3.x feature sets of the 5800 series as well as support...

WikiReader Brings WikiPedia to your Pocket

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
The WikiReader is a new device that costs $99 and is available from the Openmoko group. Inside you’ll find every single Wikipedia article stored in a text based format for you to sift through while on the move.

JVC PICSIO GC-FM1 HD Video Camera

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
JVC has added a new pocket video camera to its range with the launch of the JVC PICSIO GC-FM1 HD Video Camera. The JVC PICSIO GC-FM1 HD is capable of shooting HD video in 1080p as well as taking 8 megapixel still photos, on top of that there is built in image stabilization, and 4 x digital zoom.

This just in: California ‘cool car’ law may hose your iPhone reception

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Filed under: Analysis / Opinion, Wireless, Odds and endsWhenever I visit California, I'm always amazed with the number of state laws that have been enacted for one reason or another. For example, you're warned about alcohol's effect on pregnant women (duh!)

After vacuum cleaners, Dyson does bladeless Air Multiplier fan

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
The market for portable fans has been a little mundane. What you get in the fans is so pretty routine, though the crazy bagless vacuum cleaner manufacturer, Dyson, who has actually revolutionized the way we use vacuum cleaners is out with an innovatively new bladeless fan…

MSI launches the N220GT/N210 Series Graphics Cards

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
MSI announced the introduction of the N220GT/N210 graphics cards series to meet users’ demands for top-notch quality at an ideal price-performance level.

JVC launches the new PICSIO Pocket Camera – 8MP and HD video

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
JVC today announced its first pocket flash memory camera, the new PICSIO GC-FM1. PICSIO is designed for those who want a small, simple, camera that allows easy sharing and delivers high quality video and still images.

Backups save the day after data loss

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
Filed under: Odds and endsAbout 13GB of data was accidentally deleted from my account on my Mac yesterday. Fortunately, due to an aggressive backup system, I was able to recover all of the files.

Defense of the Ancients in the Flood

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
I think pictures of gamers in the flood are becoming viral in the Philippines, where I’m currently based. First you’ve got someone playing Left 4 Dead: And a bunch of people playing Defense of the Ancients: Obvious fakes?

The Original White Earbud, Over 40 Years Old

October 13th, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago
This is the precursor to Apple’s iconic white earbuds, a symbol so, erm, symbolic that despite there being no white iPods on sale anymore, Apple has yet to replace them with something that actually matches the machines they accompany.

Page 1,365 of 2,110First...102030...1,3631,3641,3651,3661,367...1,3701,3801,390...Last