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Limited edition PAX Razer Moray+ headphones

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Oh boy, more limited edition PAX gear! These don’t differ in any serious way from the normal Moray+ headphones (which I’ve been neglecting and will review shortly), which is to say they’re a solid pair of in-ears with a built-in mic for on-the-go gaming.

www.crunchgear.com

Color e-paper due next year but will the price be right?

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Section: Gadgets / Other, Lifestyle, MiscellaneousTaiwanese firm SiPix Imaging has announced it will ship a small volume of color e-paper in the second half of next year. This puts it far ahead of its rivals. These displays will be used in e-readers to display books, magazines, and...

www.gadgetell.com

New Zune software to launch with Zune HD

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Microsoft broke news through its monthly Zune newsletter today that the Zune HD's launch in two weeks will also come with the first major update to the Zune media software in a year.

www.electronista.com

Mac 101: Getting to know the menu bar and menu extras

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Filed under: Mac 101, Snow LeopardMore Mac 101, our ongoing series of tips for those new to Mac OS X. One of my favorite things to do when I see someone else's Mac is to see what "Menu Extras" they use. Menu Extras live in the menu bar at the top of your screen, over on the far right-hand side.

Are Chevy Volt buyers idiots? Audi’s American president thinks so.

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

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The Chevy Volt is “a car for idiots.” Really? Dem be fightin words, Johan de Nysschen. The Audi of America President talked to MSN autos and had some strong feelings about the upcoming Chevy Volt.

www.crunchgear.com

LG touts gaming, Color Pop computer LCDs

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LG's turn at IFA saw it roll out two new desktop LCDs as well as supply early details of digital photo frames. The W63 series (shown at top) is made for gaming first and adds a number of touches just for PC or console games.

www.electronista.com

Video: LG’s AMOLED display is mighty thin – miiiighty thin

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

1.7mm. Well! I remember when I was impressed by a third of an inch — a comparably girthy 8mm. These LG TVs use AMOLED technology, which pretty much is the business except for cost and size limitations right now.

www.crunchgear.com

Samsung adds N130, N140 netbooks

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Along with its X series updates, Samsung at the IFA show launched two new netbook updates. The N130 and N140 have the same rounded aesthetic as the new full-size notebooks and also bring basic productivity apps to a category that normally comes with little software.

www.electronista.com

RRoD: the t-shirt

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The Xbox 360’s achievement model has been incredibly successful, but there is one that no one wants to get. It’s also the easiest. The dreaded RRoD! Now you can display your achievement with pride. We’ve almost all experienced it.

www.crunchgear.com

Tonight’s spacewalk is still on even though space junk is headed right for them

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

I don’t care what you say. Astronauts have balls of steel. They strap themselves onto a rocket, shit in a vacuum, and are risking death by space junk tonight. Apparently a new external ammonia tank for the ISS is important enough to risk getting it by a part of an old European rocket.

www.crunchgear.com

Nixie Tube Clock Kit Build

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

We have featuring tons of clocks around here lately. Nick Romano sent in a clock that he built from a kit he got from a Frank Techniek. It is spiced up with lots of cool extras that make it shine! "I built one from a kit offered by Frank Tech and then fabricated the case.

hackedgadgets.com

OWC launches 750GB On-the-Go portable drives

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OWC has launched new 750GB notebook drive products. The new capacity drives arrive in bus-powered On-The-Go Pro models, with three connectivity options.

www.electronista.com

Xcode 3.2 Daily Tip: Upgrading Xcode

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Filed under: TUAW Tips, DeveloperFor those about to code, we salute you. Developers: are you ready to upgrade your new Snow Leopard install to Xcode 3.2? The Xcode installer package appears in your Snow Leopard disc's Optional Installs folder.

Samsung announces new 2TB S3 Station and S2 portable external hard drives

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Section: Peripherals, Storage At IFA 2009, Samsung announced two new external hard drives, the S3 Station and the S2 portable, both of which are external hard drives. The 3.5-inch S3 Station features 2TB of storage, while the 2.5 inch S2 portable stores 640GB worth of data. Both of...

www.gadgetell.com

Coming to PAX? Be sure to check out the Surface

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

If you’re coming up to the Emerald City to hit up PAX, there are a lot of things you’re probably going to want to check out.

www.crunchgear.com

DirecTV NFL Mobile: The most expensive free app in the world

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Filed under: iPhone, iPod touch, App ReviewDirecTV, which I love dearly and which supplies signal to eight screens in my house, has just announced the NFL Mobile app [iTunes link] which doesn't go live until September 13th (although you can download it now).

Toshiba’s new HD camcorders look reasonably good

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15 years ago

Although the pocket-cam market (Flips, Zi8s and such) is blowing up, these compact handhelds really have the upper hand in image quality and storage.

www.crunchgear.com

LG SL8000 and SL9000 Live Borderless TV

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

On IFA 2009, LG unveiled the new TV SL8000 and SL9000 Live Borderless which is perfect blend model with modern style and tech innovation. The Live Borderless TV theme from LG to eliminate the seam between the screen and surrounding bezel.

www.elitezoom.com

Finally some Guitar Hero “Satisfaction”

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Well, they don’t have their own game, but at least the Rolling Stones have their own download pack. Guitar Hero just announced that the Stones have their own DLC pack, available starting today for 720 Microsoft Points (or $9).

www.crunchgear.com

Meat tenderizing ring: brutal or useful?

September 3rd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

I don’t think they’d let you into the club with one of these on, but if you rocked it in the kitchen, nobody would question your recipes. Chocolate chips au poivre? Sounds great! Just… just take it easy with that thing.

www.crunchgear.com

Boeing kills things on the ground with frickin’ lasers

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Well, it’s not exactly a surprise, as they’ve been working on it for years, but Boeing just had a successful firing of their aircraft based military laser. So successful in fact, they managed to blow something up.

www.crunchgear.com

Epson 17″ Stylus Pro 3880 printer widens color gamut

September 2nd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Epson has unveiled its latest 17-inch printer, the Stylus Pro 3880. The device builds upon the features of the Stylus Pro 3800, adding new technology such as UltraChrome K3 with Vivid Magenta Ink.

www.electronista.com

Canon unveils EOS-7D with 18MP, 8FPS shooting

September 2nd, 2009 link to (permalink)

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As promised, Canon tonight launched the EOS-7D, its most advanced crop-frame digital SLR camera to date.

www.electronista.com

BlackBerry Essex to be Tour with Wi-Fi

September 2nd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

An anticipated BlackBerry Tour with Wi-Fi gained more support Monday with a leak of its name. Although no model number exists in the CrackBerry description, the Essex is likely to be a straightforward upgrade of the current smartphone with at most mild hardware updates.

www.electronista.com

Samsung adds details to R1 “Beat” player

September 2nd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

Samsung on Monday officially announced its YP-R1 Beat media player and released full specs for the device. The R1 will play DiVX files, which means users don't need to convert videos to other formats.

www.electronista.com

Kindle Hacking: It’s a “lovely little Linux box”

September 2nd, 2009 link to (permalink)

15 years ago

I took this photo of a Kindle 2 hacked by Jesse Vincent at Foo Camp this past weekend. Apparently, aside from being a popular e-book reader, the Kindle is like Lego for Linux geeks.

gadgets.boingboing.net/2009/09/02/photo-and-d

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