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RAmos offers up V150 PMP: good looks on the cheap 2007.09.21

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video RAmos has gone out of its way to make its PMPs and DAPs atypically noticeable in the past, and while the V150 is certainly not the most glamorous we've ever seen, it certainly doesn't look half bad. The sleek, Bluetooth 2. 0-equipped device features a 2.

Old guitar gets reborn as an iPod dock 2007.09.21

Filed under: Portable Audio This isn't the most complicated hack in the world, but London designers Conran and Partners' entry into the Deptford Design Market Challenge is still pretty sweet -- the firm mashed up an iPod speaker system and an old classical guitar to create one of the prettier iPod docking solutions we've seen.

Slacker inks deals with major, indie labels 2007.09.21

Filed under: Portable Audio It's been a tick since we've heard any peeps from Slacker, but today it announced that it not only inked a deal with a few "top indie labels," but it managed to sign up the likes of EMI, Universal Music Group, and Warner Music Group, too. Additionally, "as part of the agreement, Slacker listeners can transfer their personalized stations to Slacker Portable Players with a single click and automatically refresh them via WiFi or USB.

Asus R3 UMPC gets a little more real 2007.09.21

Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops We caught a peek of Asus' R3 UMPC / MID yesterday, but it got shown off in a little more detail today during a presentation on Adobe's AIR platform. No word on which variation of Intel's Menlow platform it'll be sporting, but it looks like the device will have a 4.

MIT shows off load-bearing exoskeleton 2007.09.21

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Wearables While it isn't exactly treading new ground, MIT's new exoskeleton looks to boast more than enough robotics-enhanced super strength to garner some attention for itself, not to mention some interest from the folks at DARPA, who funded the project. As with similar systems, MIT's rig is designed to let individuals carry loads far heavier than they are normally able to, in this case taking 80 percent of the weight off an 80 pound load carried on a person's back.

$130 Zunes -- $10 Woot credit mocks Apple 2007.09.21

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video If the $150 white Zune was too rich to Woot, then how does 30GB for $130 sound Zune boy? Yup, $129. 99 to be precise, which leaves you with half of the 2 cents required to sound-off in the comments. In a tip of the hat to their customers (and a mocking poke at Apple), Woot's "Emergency Open Letter" offers a $10 Woot credit for anyone who purchased at the higher price.

Belkin starts shipping the Network USB Hub 2007.09.21

Filed under: Peripherals It was supposed to ship in June, but it looks like Belkin is finally shipping the Network USB Hub this week. The five-port USB hub "simulates a direct USB connection" that allows you to use all your USB devices over the network -- and special caching software even lets you use USB 2.

Leaf shows off new AFi medium-format cameras, you can't afford one 2007.09.21

Filed under: Digital Cameras Leaf's new AFi product line is out of prototype and being shown to a lucky few on a pan-European road show -- like all great medium-format cameras should be displayed. The new AFi 7, AFi 6 and AFi 5 are 6 x 6 medium-format shooters take up to 70 shots per minute, sport Schneider AutoFocus Digital lenses designed for 30+ megapixel camera backs, and can be swapped from landscape to portrait mode by simply turning the camera back.

ViewSonic's Diamani DUO HDTVs handle OTA programming, word processing 2007.09.21

Filed under: Displays, HDTV ViewSonic's Diamani DUO lineup claims to be a couple of widescreen HDTVs at heart that just handle monitor duties on the side, but we don't see any reason to neglect these two displays just because you don't have television on the brain. The 19-inch NX1932w offers up a 1,440 x 900 resolution, five-millisecond response time, 800:1 contrast ratio, 300 cd/m2 brightness, a pair of five-watt speakers, integrated ATSC / NTSC / QAM tuner, and a bevy of inputs including HDCP-compliant HDMI, VGA, component / S-Video / composite, and audio in / out.

Xbox 360 to get a new HD DVD drive in 2008 2007.09.21

Filed under: Gaming, HDTV, Home Entertainment Details are beyond sketchy at this point, but Personal Computer World is reporting that Mark Bennett, Microsoft's European HD DVD business director, announced that Microsoft would be shipping a revised 360 HD DVD drive in 2008 -- presumably one with improved support for HD DVD's HDi interactive features, which Microsoft is touting as being "nine months" ahead of Blu-ray.

Apple fesses up to faulty iPod touch screens 2007.09.21

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video It looks like those complaining of problems with the iPod touch's screen weren't seeing things, as Apple has now reportedly confirmed that at least some early units did indeed ship with defective screens. That bit of news comes at the tail end of a review of the player by none other than Walt Mossberg, who reports that Apple says the problem affected a "small number of units" and that it is "being remedied.

Apple the exclusive US retailer of Samsung's new printers 2007.09.21

Filed under: Peripherals Korea's Chosun Ilbo English language site is reporting that Apple will be the exclusive retailer of Samsung's "world's slimmest monochrome laser printer" ML-1630 and multi-function SCX-4500. Otherwise known as the "Swan" and "Logan" respectively, they are expected to hit shelves starting will remain Apple exclusives until January 2008 at Apple's 160 or so retail stores -- a first for a Samsung product.

Intel demos iPhone-like MID of the future 2007.09.21

Filed under: Handhelds Intel just keeps banging out the hits from IDF. After the handful of McCaslin "next-quarter" and "coming-soon" UMPCs we saw from the chipmaker (and associates), Intel started busting out prototypes from its forthcoming Menlow chipset, using smaller, 45nm Silverthorne CPUs, and the 2009/2010 offering Moorestown.

Intrigue ensues in iRobot vs. Robot FX case 2007.09.21

Filed under: Robots It looks like that iRobot vs. Robot FX lawsuit is turning out to be quite a bit different than the usual patent infringement case, with reports now turning up of key figures in the case making trips to dumpsters and U. S. Marshals seizing data destruction gear. As Xconomy reports, that former tidbit was part of an affidavit filed on August 20th, which stated that a man fitting the description of Jameel Ahed, founder of Robotic FX, was spotted putting a number of items in a dumpster.

GE readies its InfoLink phones for November 2007.09.21

Filed under: Household GE is about to be bringing more good things to life with the launch of its DECT 6. 0 phone / phone service called InfoLink. The premise of the technology is simple: instead of switching on your PC or looking at your PDA or mobile phone for basic info (such as weather, stocks, news, etc.

Canon EOS 40D's early review roundup 2007.09.21

Filed under: Digital Cameras It takes a while to put a camera like Canon's EOS 40D fully through its paces, but a few brave souls have blazed through the feature set, menus, ISOs and megapixels afforded to them by the new camera in time to get reviews up mere weeks after launch. Of course, the flashiest feature here is Live View, but the 40D is no one trick pony: unlike the minimal 20D to 30D upgrade, the 40D is all-new and packed with enhancements.

Headplay's Personal Cinema System finally available 2007.09.21

Filed under: Displays, Portable Video Nearing on a year from its first unveiling, it's nice to finally see the Headplay Personal Cinema System head mounted display "out and about. " That Visor headset is stilling rocking support for up to XGA resolutions with a pair of single LCoS micro-displays that are supposed to reduce eye strain, while the Liberator "brains" of the operation accepts composite, component and S-video inputs, while also playing media off of its built-in CompactFlash slot and USB ports.

Hands-on with Texas Instruments' cellphone projector 2007.09.21

Filed under: Cellphones, Displays, Features digg_url = 'http://digg. com/gadgets/Hands_on_with_Texas_Instruments_cellphone_projector'; Now that we have email, internet, TV, GPS, cameras, and satellite radio on our cellphones, our next wish is for bigger, higher resolution screens -- which seems paradoxical, because larger displays almost always mean bulkier devices.

Acer's 23dB Aspire iDea media center specs revealed 2007.09.21

Filed under: Media PCs There's one other notable on that Acer product sheet we peeped earlier: a new iDea media center. The specs go a little something like this: Vista Home Premium, Core 2 Duo T5500, 2GB memory, 500GB 7,200RPM SATA disk, DVD burner, nVidia MXM7600 GO graphics, dual MCE tuners, a wireless keyboard and mouse, 802.

Blaupunkt rolls out SD card-based car stereo 2007.09.21

Filed under: Portable Audio, Transportation It's not the first such unit we've seen, but car stereos with SD card slots instead of CD players are still rare enough to get our attention, which is exactly what Blaupunkt has managed to do with its new Melbourne SD27 system. If that's a bit too limiting for you, you can also make use of Blaupunkt's optional iPod and USB/Bluetooth adapters, which will let you grab music off any suitably equipped MP3 player or cellphone.

SwissGear readies media-controlling, wireless mouse 2007.09.21

Filed under: Peripherals Wenger -- makers of the famous Swiss Army line of knives, watches, and accessories -- appear to be readying a sort-of-serious-looking new media controller / presentation / wireless mouse combo. As you can see by the above photo, we caught the multi-faceted model out on display chumming it up with its less stylish and expensive mouse-companions.

New York's subway stations to be wired for cellphones 2007.09.21

Filed under: Cellphones After holding out for years, MTA has finally caved to the public's demand for cellphones in New York subways. New York City Transit has announced a deal with Transit Wireless, who's forking out $46. 8 million over 10 years for the privilege of installing service in the 277 underground stations currently lacking coverage.

STriDER: Virginia Tech's creepy, three-legged bot 2007.09.21

Filed under: Robots Apparently, robot designers are worried that they're not creating automatons that are creepy enough, because a team of engineers at Virgina Tech have put something together that will give even the toughest of men chills. The robot in question is the three-legged STriDER (Self-excited Tripedal Dynamic Experimental Robot, not to be confused with CMU's Strider) which balances itself on two legs and then flips its body 180-degrees, bringing its third leg forward with the motion.

Kopin, SENSIO collaborate on new 3D eyewear 2007.09.21

Filed under: Displays, Wearables We're still trying to figure out exactly who is buying up these gaudy 3D goggles, but apparently, the market is still lucrative. Consequently, Kopin and SENSIO have teamed up to deliver a new set of 3D eyewear, which "combines Kopin's BDM-922K binocular optical engine with SENSIO's S3D-220 decoder chip technology.

Meizu's MiniOne M8 GUI exposed: shame on you J. Wong 2007.09.21

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video var digg_url = 'http://digg. com/apple/Meizu_s_MiniOne_M8_GUI_exposed_hello_Chinese_iPhone'; Ok Meizu, seriously, with your M7 announced a week after the iPod touch and your CEO J. Wong just posting these new interface shots of the M8 to your user forum, how can we or any straight taking rag not call you for what you are: a brazen Chinese Apple cloning machine? We understand that any full-screen, touchscreen phone or DAP will look pretty similar given the limited panel sizes available to manufactures.

Toshiba's Cell-derived SpursEngine chip to process video 2007.09.21

Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops Toshiba's newfangled SpursEngine chip could soon be used to "work alongside a microprocessor to process video streams, recognize and process images, and tackle other multimedia chores," and while we're not exactly sure what kind of hit this will take on battery life, the prototype version is said to consume 10 to 20-watts of juice.

Alienware laptops now sporting 640GB of storage 2007.09.21

Filed under: Laptops We've seen a couple monster laptops with internal RAID arrays before, but Alienware is the first manufacturer we've seen to load its machines up with two 2. 5-inch 320GB drives -- letting you lug around over half a terabyte of data. "Lug" is definitely the operative word, of course -- only the 17-inch Area 51 m9750 and Aurora m9700 offer the option, and each weighs 8.

BenQ intros 8-megapixel C840 point-and-shoot 2007.09.21

Filed under: Digital Cameras Keepin' the flow of new BenQ gear rolling is the C840 point-and-shoot, which claims to be the successor of the 2. 5-month old C740i. This camera features an eight-megapixel CCD sensor, an SMC Pentax lens, face tracking functionality, anti-shake, 3x optical zoom, a 2.

Airspan intros Mobile WiMAX Wave 2 USB device 2007.09.21

Filed under: Wireless, Networking It's been some time since Airspan kicked out a new device enabling laptop (or desktop, for that matter) users to hop on the Mobile WiMAX highway, but that's changing thanks to its recently-unveiled MiMAX USB. This USB 2. 0 dongle "turns any laptop into a high performance Mobile WiMAX client," and it marks the first product in the Mobile WiMAX MIMO family.

Computer Dynamics introduces the Ruffneck "explosion-proof" computer 2007.09.21

Filed under: Desktops There's rugged computing, and then there's rugged computing -- and the new Ruffneck PC from GE Fanuc's Computer Dynamics subsidiary is ready to handle just about anything you can throw at it. The unit sports a 15-inch touchscreen LCD that can be used with gloves on, a 1.

ViewSonic intros monitors galore for gamers, penny pinchers 2007.09.21

Filed under: Displays Not satisfied with just the TV watching crowd getting their fix today, ViewSonic also introduced a plethora of monitors for the gaming and budget-minded sets. Up first is the 19-inch VX1940w ($249), 22-inch VX2240w ($349) and 19-inch VX1932wm ($249), all of which sport a two-millisecond response time, 300 nits of brightness and DVI / VGA inputs.

M-Audio introduces the Session Music Producer USB mic 2007.09.21

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets M-Audio, known in the pro and semi-pro recording world as being. . . well, semi-pro, has just introduced a new product to its lineup which will make recording your American Idol demo reel way, way easier. Enter the Session Music Producer, a misleadingly named device which is essentially a USB, powered vocal mic with a built-in headphone jack, allowing you to monitor yourself in realtime without any delays normally experienced by using a separate headphone output.

Man breaks world record for longest phone call 2007.09.21

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Much to the chagrin of teenage girls everywhere, a menacing looking, middle-aged man named Tony Wright has broken the world record for the longest phone call. According to reports, the man talked on an IP phone for 40 hours, and was apparently still deeply involved in the conversation (with a woman named Jenny Barnard) when reporters started showing up.

Life|ware's quad-CableCARD Life|media systems get (more) official 2007.09.21

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs Earlier this month, we gave you a glance at Exceptional Innovation's (producer of Life|Ware) quad-CableCARD media server, and now the outfit is finally making things (extra) official. Two machines will initially be offered up with (count 'em) four CableCARD tuners within, and neither are likely to run ya cheap.

Pinnacle intros PCTV HD Ultimate USB tuner 2007.09.21

Filed under: HDTV, Peripherals It looks like those that weren't satisfied with Pinnacle's previous USB HDTV tuners for one reason or another now have yet another option to consider, with the company recently introducing its new and improved PCTV HD Ultimate USB stick. As before, this one packs an antenna to pick up ATSC digital TV signals, and it'll of course pick up plain old NTSC analog TV if you so choose.

Japan's Segnity: the talking TV 2007.09.21

Filed under: Displays, Handhelds If you've ever dreamed of a cute little television which would speak to you (and we're pretty sure you have), you're in luck. Thanks to E-Revolutiona and Takara Tomy, that dream is now a reality. The two companies have gotten together and produced a 2.

DIY'er equips stereoscopic viewer with LCD displays 2007.09.21

Filed under: Displays When you were just a youngin', did you ever wish that your ViewMaster could show video instead of just static pictures? Well, there seems to be at least one DIY'er out there who shares the dream. An enterprising gadgeteer named Pyrofer has modded an old TomyTronic stereoscopic game "system" (just a glorified Tiger LCD handheld, really) with 128 x 128 LCD screens, and is using the device to display a self-contained, Propeller-chip-based 3D game he's working on.

Robot "dog" crosses obstacles, lacks head 2007.09.21

Filed under: Robots To be honest, we're not sure if Boston Dynamics decision to not include a head on its so-called "LittleDog" makes the bot more or less creepy, but it sure is pretty darn impressive either way. It's claim to fame, and the result of $1. 5 million in funding from DARPA, is its ability to cross harsh terrain with relative ease, relying on an array of sensors that measure joint angles, body orientation, and foot/ground contact.

T-Mobile, Danger introduce MySpace Mobile for Sidekick 2007.09.21

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds Once Helio's claim to fame, mobile versions of MySpace are spreading across carriers large and small now; seems this whole social networking thing isn't a fad after all. The bulk of the Hiptop user base seems like a key MySpace demographic, so it makes sense that T-Mobile and Danger have joined the fray with a customized version of MySpace Mobile for the Sidekick range.

The Great Gazoo abandons Bedrock for Japan 2007.09.21

Filed under: Robots Could it be that a distant relative of the Great Gazoo has crash landed in Japan only to serve as tour guide in a government building? Well, in Japan, anything is possible. Besides representing what many believe to be the original "jump the shark" television moment, this Osaka guide-robot turns an otherwise staid municipal lobby into a happy place.

vidéo - Visite en images d'une maison domotique prête à vivre 2007.02.06

Découvrez en vidéo la « Maison A », une demeure du XIVe arrondissement de Paris, qui, à l'occasion de sa complète rénovation, s'est vue dotée des dernières technologies domotiques.

spécial FAI - Club-Internet : « En 2007, nous allons mener des expériences pilotes sur la fibre optique » 2007.02.06

PDG de Club-Internet, Marie-Christine Levet évoque ses projets pour 2007 et revient sur le lancement de son bouquet de TV en 2006.

web - L'hébergeur coopératif Ouvaton propose à ses utilisateurs de devenir revendeurs 2007.02.06

Il incitera, dès l'été prochain, ses 4 000 sociétaires à concevoir et revendre eux-mêmes des packs d'hébergement de sites Web.

Consommation - France Télécom attaqué par un collectif de consommateurs pour son forfait illimité 2007.02.06

Une association de consommateurs et l'UFC-Que Choisir poursuivent l'opérateur historique sur l'affaire du forfait téléphonique « Atout 100 % illimité ». France Télécom avait modifié cette offre en avril 2006.

Arnaque - L'escroc du téléphone mobile sonne toujours deux fois 2007.02.06

Une nouvelle arnaque au téléphone mobile consiste à vous appeler, à faire sonner votre combiné et à raccrocher pour vous faire rappeler un numéro... surtaxé.

consommation - Lesparrains.fr cherche filleuls pour affaires 2007.02.06

Pour profiter des bons plans du Net, plusieurs sites en appellent à la communauté des internautes. Parrains et filleuls s'y échangent des codes de réduction.

musique - Le Radio.blog.club accessible avec la Wii 2007.02.06

Très populaire, le Radio.blog.club permet d'écouter, à volonté et gratuitement, de la musique depuis des blogs. Il fait son apparition sur la console de jeux de Nintendo.

sécurité - Internet Explorer prêt à signaler les sites dignes de confiance 2007.02.06

Microsoft va présenter une nouvelle fonction d'IE7, qui affichera en vert les sites conformes aux certificats de sécurité EV SSL.

copyright - YouTube va devoir retirer 100 000 clips vidéo pirates 2007.02.06

La plate-forme de vidéos en ligne cède aux pressions de Viacom qui l'accusait d'exploiter illégalement ses programmes.