New menaing to expression, "Wall Of Sound"
Ever want a room of wall to wall speakers? How about a room where the walls are speakers? Or a bed with a speaker on top of your mattress but under your covers (oh yeah). Maybe even a scarf speaker? Or speaker boxers! To get back on point, Korean research firm announced that it has developed the technology that will enable to mass producing of these flat speakers that are as flexible as a piece of fabric. Apparently you only need to cut out your desired shape and connect to an amp. One word, two syallables...sockspeaker. I'm.A.Genius. You're welcome.  ¶ 4:31 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Worldest smallest battery
This is a small battery. Developed by theYRP Ubiquitous Networking Laboratory, the 2 hour lasting cube sized battery is 15x15x15mm. Practical application? No clue but I'm sure someone can use it to crank out some kind of digital audio player. It's all the rage these days. More details here via i4u.  ¶ 4:15 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  For all you Macintosh havers Here's and article from MacFixit on how to properly prepared you Mac for the system shock that is Tiger. That may be a little exaggeration, but hey, nobody likes to lose their data. Unless you're LexisNexis, Zing!  ¶ 1:00 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Pocket camera for pocket lovers
Mini blurb for a mini device. Here's the pocket photo/video Xacti C5 Mini from Sanyo. Bam!  ¶ 12:58 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  iPod bags and purses
If you're a fashion conscience, hip woman or a man-purse loving man (i know you exist!), you might dig these iPod bags from BrightonNet. Available May 9, these iPod bags (shoulder and handbag styles) comes with an amplifier, 2 speakers and a pocket inbetween the speakers to put your ipod. That's hot. Dig it here.  ¶ 12:43 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Lazy man home theatre
For all you lazy players out there here is the Pyramat Sound Lounger. Hook up basically anything audio to it and feel the boom. Pop in a nature cd and put yourself to sleep. This looks perfect for those late night new game exploits. I would probably have to bring in some extra pillows though, might be too awkward with just my head up against the back. Need one now? get it directly from Amazon here  ¶ 11:50 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Kevin Smith likes Star Wars Revenge of the Sith, a little K Smith geeks out over the last Star Wars flick, Revenge of the Sith. His review (seen/read here) is pretty spoiler heavy so if you're not going to read it, he loved the hell out of the movie. His whole review can be summed up with his ending sentence:

"Sith" doesn't happen; "Sith" rules.

I have my 12:02a ticket for the weds it'll be coming out, I'll be all over it and let you all know how it is from a male 18-24 yr old movie-goer perspective. I'm not an obessed Star Wars fan or anything so I won't be biased. I promise.  ¶ 8:55 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  The WEE man cometh...
The European Waste from Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is set to become law in Summer 2005. The directive's aim is to reduce the amount of electric trash filling up the UK landfills. That and to bring nightmares to childern everywhere! The WEE man is a 23 foot high composition of the electronic trash generated by the average UK citizen. Quote from the website:

Its main aim is to reduce the amount of WEEE going to landfill

Check out their website for more pictures. via i4u.  ¶ 6:27 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  ALLTEL customer $1 million contest ALLTELL customers have the chance to win $1 million to build thier dream home Extreme Home Makeover style. To enter the contest, text message, picture message, video message or instant message "home" to "123456". Multiple entries are encouraged so the more you vote, the better your chances are. Check out the messages sent in so far here. More info about the contest itself here.  ¶ 6:04 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

 
Pimp your pc with the PlusDeck 2. With the PlusDeck2 you can now record onto cassette tapes or archive your music from your favorite 80s hairbands(you know you want to!). Just be prepared to be the envy of all your friends. If you think you can handle it, pick one up from ThinkGeek.  ¶ 5:25 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  DVD and MPEG4 video to go
This is nice. It's the DVD-LX95 portable dvd and mpeg4 player. It comes with a 9" TFT panel , an integrated tv tuner and an FM transmitter. Those specs are nice and all but what good is a portable DVD player if the battery only last 20 minutes. No worries, the DVD-LX95's battery will enable you to watch 6 hours of movies in DVD mode. Expected sales price is around 590 EUR. Mored details here.  ¶ 4:44 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Geek your ride
Thought you all might dig the New book from ExtremeTech books. The amazon book description:

* Car hacker Auri Rahimzadeh revs up readers while guiding them through 21 cool projects complete with step-by-step instructions for adding electrical outlets, installing satellite radio and mobile Wi-Fi, and building in-car DVD systems
* Takes the automotive geek far beyond the factory options-readers will learn the "fine art" of fearlessly pulling out a dashboard, ripping up some carpet, and creating a crazy ride!
* Hacks include adding backseat video gaming systems, building an auto-tracking in-car satellite TV unit, installing a trunk-mounted server computer, and even installing a mobile plasma theater system
* Foreword by Steve "Woz" Wozniak, who shares tips from his own hacked Hummer

Buy the book here.  ¶ 4:42 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Voice recording watch
The Thanko Corporation will be adding voice recorder functions to their analog MP3 watch that is set to be released on April 29th. The 128MB unit costs 12,800 yen, the 256MB model 15,800 yen, and the 512MB model 19,800 yen. The device also supports the playback of MP3 at bitrates up to 356kbps. You have to use a USB 1.1 connection to transfer music to the watch from your pc but who needs speed anyway? You can now freak out everyone in your near vicinity in your local airport. Talk into your watch like your some kind fo special agent about to take someone out and then shout, "i'm taking him out!" while you tackle some random person to the cheers to hoorahs of the unknowing onlookers who think they've just witness a agnet of some sort take down a threat. You'll be a hero, at least until your tacklee gets back up and chases you down for tackling him for no reason. Life of a hero is not easy work. More details on the watch here.  ¶ 4:13 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Skype for your mobile device
I know this story is a little aged but anyhoo, Skype is planning to release an Embedded Linux, Symbian or Windows Mobile version sometime later this year. As freidnly as our government and large telecomm companies are, I wouldn't expect Sype Mobile editions to debut without any troubles. With Skype, who needs a long distance carrier? The ensuing fight could be cool to watch unfold though. More details here.  ¶ 4:04 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  The Samsung YH-J50 and Samsung YH-J70 get priced
More details on the Samsung YH-J50 and Samsung YH-J70. Seems like the smaller 5GB YH-J50 will run about 299 Korean Won (299 USD) with the bigger 30GB YH-J70 to run about 579 Won (579 USD). If these prices seems a little high it's because they are. No word yet on any kind of special functionality that will set these apart from the competition and justify the higher price tag. from dapreview.  ¶ 3:39 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Liquid-filled fun int he palm of your hand
Check out these PS2/USB liquid-filled optical mice. It's like having an aquarium of fun in the palm of your hand! You can choose from a bevy of different colors, each having something different in it's water parts. Pick the one that tickles your fancy and be the envy of your fellow cubicle dwellers. Pick one up for £13.99 here...via gadgetry blog.  ¶ 3:30 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Vodoo Knife holder
This is cool. This Voodoo 5-knife holder is now available from ViceVersa for $40.00. You just have to let them know how many you want and pay $20.00 (via paypal) up front, which is a bit odd. From gizmodo.  ¶ 9:33 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Musical balls ooze coolness
From Elecom in Japan comes some balls that rock. Not much inforation on them spec wise but they sure do look purty! Carry them around and swing at people with poor music tastes. Don't carry them in your pocket though. I'm thinking that wouldn't look right. More details here...via dapreview.  ¶ 9:04 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Get lazy
Here's a TV tray equivalent for you laptop. Looks like this will make it easier to use your laptop on your couch or bed. Now if I can only get some kind of swivel laptop tray mounted to my toilet, I would have it made in the shade with lemonade. More details here...via akihabara.  ¶ 8:17 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Unleash the beast
More and more Tiger reviews are coming out and to nobody's surprise, the reviewers are giving it massive amounts of praise. With all these new features they're intorducing, you have to wonder why is it taking Microsoft so long to come out with anything new? Google's turing out fast product these days, as are Yahoo and Apple. Why doesn't Microsoft seems exciting any more? Who knows. Hopfully they'll get a clue soon or they're going to be left choking on the dust of the company's that did things better and faster. Check out Apple Tiger reviews from Slashdot.  ¶ 8:08 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Zombies galore in George Romero's latest
Here's a trailer for George Romero's latest visual opus. This totally looks like something you can bring Grandma and the kids to . I'm sure someone will bring their newborn to see it, someone always does. I'm all for Romero and I know he's MR. Zombie and all, but I thought the Dawn of the Dead remake that came last year was brain-popping good. It was intense, fun, gory....all that good stuff. I went back to the original and it was alright. I just dug the faster zombies and the action elements. I know Land of the Dead will have the slower zombies and that looks to be a good thing. This trailer looks pretty intense and gory. Both of which are pre-requisites for a good zombie movie. Am I an expert? No. I just no what I like, and I likes the zombies!!! Grab a leg to chew on and check out the trailer here.  ¶ 7:46 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Two hand the Siemens SK65
Gizmag loves the new Siemens SK65 mobile phone. It looks cool and it's good to see something unique like it's flip out from underneath full qwerty(that's such an easy word to type on a qwerty-board) keyboard. It also comes with 64MB of memory, a 132x176 TFT screen, and bluetooth compatibility. It also has some Blackberry features like the push-down email. That in itself is pretty cool. It addition to email, it supposedly offers full Outlook calendar access as well. More details here  ¶ 7:27 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Batman gonna rock joo!
Batman is looking to be pretty dope in the latest trailer. Christian Bale was freaking perfect for this role. He pulls off the whole "maybe-slightly-off-his-rocker" Batman vibe. This looks quite engrossing. I'm starting to get excited for this one. Large quicktime trailer here.  ¶ 6:44 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Huge Touchscreen LCD
Here is the "Tactive" 40 inch LCD touch screen from ActiveLight. For only $7,999 you too can get in on this latest technology for the digital sinage industry. I'm guess the digital sinage industry is for digital signs and the like? I wonder if they have a digital billboard in the works. I could see a touchscreen billboard against the side of a huge building where muiltiple people can come up and maybe play some sort of game against each other. But it would probably end up like most pulic touch screens do, screen cracked or scratched up. Take a look at your local Best buy or WalMart Nintendo DS display. Every store I've been to, it always broken! Down with touchscreen violence! sorry, got carried away, more about this digital sign here.  ¶ 6:41 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  LG VX 9800 specs come out
Some specs of the LG VX 9800 have begun to surface. This CDMA phone features EV-DO data speed, a 1.3 megapixel camera with flash in addition to MPEG4 video streaming capabilities. It has an external numeric keypad with a 128x160 screen and flips open sideways to reveal stereo speakers, a full qwerty keyboard and a 320x256 screen. The speakers should be fun to play with.  ¶ 6:15 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Nokia N70 the smallest multimedia computer
Amsterdam reports: Nokia showed off the Nokia N70 or what they like to call it, "the world's smallest multimedia computer". Interesting. It's pretty small, coming in at a weight of 126g and even comes with a hot swappable RS-MMC/SD card slot for more storage. The Nokia N70 also pack a VGA camera as well as a 2 megapixel camera. The phone will also come with some image editing capabilities and support for Adobe's photo album software. The Nokia N series phones are looking like they could be all the rage later this year. This model is due out Q3 2005. More info here.  ¶ 6:15 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Nokia N91 Multimedia phone packs a 4 GB HD
Check out the Nokia N91 multimedia funk and groove phone (funk and groove my description). It has a 4 GB hard disk and a 3.5mm stero headset jack so you can get even more distracted on the go. It can play up to 12.5 hours of music and support MP3, M$a, AAC and WMA. You can transfer your music from your PC to the Nokia N91 multimedia phone via USB 2.0. You can also make use of WCDMA, WLAN and Bluetooth technology. What is cool about this offering, is that you can share your playlist with your friends by multimedia message, email or bluetooth. Nice. More details here  ¶ 6:14 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Hacking Firefox Lifehacker points out Brian Livingston's article on how to basically tweak Firefox to your liking. I would especially recommend the tweak to fix the memory leak. Leaks bad, tweaks good!  ¶ 3:22 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Joss "Buffy" Whedon's Serenity Trailer
The trailer for Serenity is now up and I must say it looks pretty badass. "I aim to misbehave"...about time someone comes up with some unique quotable material. This looks like a pretty good flick. I never caught the show so I was never able to get wrapped up in these characters but I'm intrigued just by watching this trailer. I think the bigger budget was a boon to this universe. On TV it looked just alright. Now it looks pretty slick. The whole, "I don't murder children..", "well I do." is pretty, umm, not cool but, intense? Oh well check out the larger quicktime trailer here...I only linked to large since that the only way to go. Full screen is just a pain.  ¶ 7:22 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  The Whitaker Foundation: Robotic Therapy Device for Stroke Recovery Bioengineers from Arizona State University and Kinetic Muscles Inc. have built a robotic exoskeleton arm to aid in the retraining of limbs for stroke survivors. Apparently this kind of rehabilitation is damn expensive, taking up to 4% of the national health budget (according to the National Institue of Health). The thought goes that stroke survivors would be able to use these exoskeletons (maybe in the comfort of their own homes?) instead of having a personl trainer work with them. This would be more cost effective and make therapy more widely available, or at least that's what I think. But hey, I'm no expert. More info here via BoingBoing  ¶ 3:00 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Master all of your touch-screen devices with one pen
Soon you will only need one pen to use your PDA, your TabletPC and/or your touch-screen mobile phone. Wacom is set to start producing a stylus that works on all those devices (who would buy a pda and a mobile phone....me!) in May 2005. Be on the lookout. More info here via akihabara.  ¶ 2:37 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  DVD burning on the run
Japan-based company Logitech (different from Swiss Logitech) announced this external DVD burner. It can burn a regular DVD +/-R at 8x speeds and is USB 2 compatible. More details here.  ¶ 2:31 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Street navigation made easiy-er
Forbes has up a review of the new Garmin GPS reciever, the Streetpilot c330. Basically, it was a hit with this reviewer because it was pretty easy to use (about 3 minutes to setup) and had a basic, informative interface. See the review here and it you gotta have it, pick one up from amazon here  ¶ 2:29 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Start your day with a struggle
Is your alarm clock too easy to turn off? Become your own worst enemy with this Sea Anemone Clock from aaron tang. What makes this alarm clock different than others is the fact that when the alarm goes off it bounces away from where it sat and rumbles intensely, causing it to jump all over your room, forcing you to track it down to turn it off. By the time you actually turn it off, you'll be pretty awake and probably slightly pissed. Sign me up. More pain-in-rump-clocks here.  ¶ 8:50 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  A watch that puts the watch in wristwatch...
Get all dick-tracy with this new tv wristwatch from firebox (via gadgetryblog) that sports a 1.5 inch TFT color screen and can give you an hour of viewing time with it's rechargeable (come with a docking station) 550mAh Lithium-polymer battery. Heck, bring the docking station into your cube (for unlimited viewing) and you'll be able to watch tv all day.  ¶ 8:24 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Share stank with the world
PopGadget posted about a new device from Trisenx called the "Scent Dome". You plug it into your PC's serial port and install their software and viola, your sense of smell can now be assulted by all kinds of scent spam. You can even create your own sense and e-mail it to your soon to be ex-friend. product page here.  ¶ 7:49 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Get your video onto your Sony PSP and Nintendo DS...at 15fps?
Here's a pretty slick video recorder that will record your videos in MPEG4 onto memory stick cards that will be compatible with your Sony PSP and/or Nintendo DS. The only gripe I have with this device is that the resulting video will be 15fps. This isn't all that great and could make the video a little choppy. What's up with that?  ¶ 7:24 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  New Olympus digital camera
Check out the new CAMEDIA X-600 5 megapixel digital camera from Olympus. It supports XD cards up to 1GB and comes with a 2 inch LCD screen. It also features a 3x optical zoom and 4x digital zoom. No prices yet but it's coming your way in May.  ¶ 6:20 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  iPod earphones for your...um...iPod
Here are some pretty cool earphones for you iPod. They're all white except for the dash of color on the ear piece. You know you want one you trendsetter you. More info here.  ¶ 5:39 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Forced hibernation (suspended animation) could be beginnings of space travel Mark Roth and his team at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle, have successfully put some lab mice into a state of suspended animation by basically forcing hibernation by exposing them to the oh-so-smelly hydrogen sulphide. Essentially putting the oxygen needing functions in their cells on pause. After 20 minutes the mice were revived by freah air with no ill effects. While in this deep sleep, their metabolic rates dropped by 90% and their bobdy tempreatures dropped from 37 degress celcius to 15 degrees celcius. This is huge. It's a step of sorts toward long interstellar flights. Possibly enabling astronauts (and probably commerical space travellers) to sleep for long periods of time without worrying about needing oxygen. I can see the first time this is tested on humans, "Alright, who did it? Who let it rip? Seriously guys, that is the last thing I want to smell before we.....*thud*...*snore*". Awsome. More details here.  ¶ 7:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Soon is apparently a couple of weeks Looks like the Creative Zen Nano does exist (reported earlier here). It's going to be available in 10 colors and begin at 256MB (up to 1GB). Thanks to an anonymous tip and Generation MP3.  ¶ 5:52 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

 
Just wanted to post the latest Batman Begins poster. It looks pretty cool if a little blurry. oh well, ohpefully it will be a good picture, I know I'll be seing it.  ¶ 7:29 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Sony is all for the audio
Sony wants to give you a better audio experience with their new MDLP recorder. Sony's home MDLP recorder comes with DSP TYPE-S for ATRACT and ATRAC3 files which is meant to basically keep the audio in pristine condition despite being compressed when they're moved into a ATRAC or ATRAC3 format. more details here, via akihabaranews.  ¶ 6:33 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  The perfect watch for danger-loving fishermen
Into the whole shrimp-boat-captain thing? or maybe you're more of a Perfect Storm type of fisher. In any case, Casio has the watch for you. It's called the Casio GW-400J-1JF. It's vibrateable (yeah, i made that word up...so what), solar powered and has tide information for 100 locations. It's also water proof and if you ever get knocked overboard, it can give you the water temperature . It can also give you the air temperature when you're not gasping for air underwater. Cool. more details here via akihabaranews.  ¶ 6:09 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Summer debut for Frontier Labs lucking fovely MP3 players
lucking fovely MP3 players from Frontier Labs. Their new line of MP3 players, the NEX 3 and NEX 3+, will come in 4 colors with an SD card slot and no internal memory. It will support MP3 and WMA and it's 128x64 LCD display will not be a color display. Sounds alright. I think people would buy this for the look since it's not too advanced tech wise.check them out on Frontier Lab's website, via i4u.  ¶ 5:44 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Picture Voice Recorder from Sony
In Japan (of course), Sony introduced their new Visual Voice Recorder dubbed the ICD-CX50. It can hold 256MB worth of data and it comes with a 1.3 megapixel camera and a 1.2" LCD screen, whose maximum resolution is 1280x960. This would be great for people with really bad short-term memory. check out the press release, via i4u.  ¶ 5:36 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Hitachi to safely upgrade it's PC line (nothing all that radical)
Hitachi looks to be updating laptop and desktop Pcs for the summer. Nothing mindblowing just more keeping up with the Joneses. Basically, just about every Hitachi Pc will now come with a multiformat burner, able to burn DVD R/RW/RAM and DL. more details here via akihabara news.  ¶ 5:30 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  GPS PDA from RoyalTek
Check out this RoyalTek PDA that runs Windows Mobile 2003 . It also comes with an integrated GPS system and a SD slot. Coulc be a good device for geocaching. Not sure since my Korean isn't too good. More details here.  ¶ 5:26 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Instant message from your cell phone
Microsoft is set to extend it's Microsoft Office Live Communications Server 2005 capabilitites to mobile devices, eventually making it's instant messaging client available on your cell phone. Now you can become even more attached to your handset. Check out the MS press release here.  ¶ 9:55 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  New Hi-Definition projector, the DLA7000
This HD projector is out to whup-ass and take names. and then beat up your best friend and make fun of your girlfriend. This is the 32,000 eur DLA7000 projector. It can deliver 480i/576i/480p/576p/720p/1035i/1080i in NTSC or PAL. If you need one and just happen to have the cash laying around somewhere, you might be out of luck, there are only 100 made each year.more details here.  ¶ 9:47 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Verizon DSL not real naked...yet Om Malik from gigaom got a hold of a Verizon PR erson who clarified that the "naked" DSL offering was only for exisitng broadband customers.

In 13 states if you are an existing customer of ours - you can port your voice number to non Verizon local voice provider, and do not have to drop the DSL,” she said. “That’s really what its all about. Its limited and first step. we should be rolling out soon enough. If customers don’t want a phone number but want to keep DSL, why wouldn’t we do that.”

. But with the infrastructure uprgades they are going through, expect Verzion DSL to be available in an area near you...somewhat soon.  ¶ 9:39 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

 
MobileBurn.com has a review up for the 2-megapixel NEC N840. Basically the camer is a good camera. The MP3s you can play from off of it's internal memory or via mini-SD card, sounded well and the pictures it took were pretty good (a little yellow tint). One of the downsides is, the phone isn't bluetooth enabled. Bummer.  ¶ 9:28 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Where do you use your wireless connection? Silicon Valley Watcher noticed an interesting little tidbit from a study Yahoo and Mediaedge:cia released today. Apparently (and not so surprisingly) 21% of wireless users make use of their wireless connection on the can. From Silicon Valley Watcher

A surprising 21 percent use their wireless access in the bathroom. No matter the location, study participants agree that this freedom of choice is resulting in even more integrated experiences.

It doesn't say what exactly these people are in the bathroom for in the first place, ahem, but I would love to get a laptop to replace my usual toliet university reading.   ¶ 12:07 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

 
Here's the Zling Photo-Wallet portable picture storage device. It comes in 1GB($69.00), 2GB($109.00) and 5GB($149) sizes for all(or most at least) your picture storing needs. It even has purty lights that light up for a number of reasons, like progress indicator for example. It has a USB 2 connection so the data transfering shouldn't be too bad. Gotta have it? get it here.  ¶ 11:32 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Alienware set to come out with Star Wars branded pcs The geek in me says these look pretty sweet and I need one now! The more rationale side tells me I could paint a picture on my existing pc and save $4-$5k. Where's the fun in that?

check'em out on Alienware's site, here.  ¶ 9:10 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  New Battery Tester from Trust
Make sure your gadgets keep working with Trust's new Battery Power Tester (£4.99). It takes NiMH, NiCd, alkaline and lithium batteries in sizes AA, AAA, C, D, N and 9V. Jam on it here via Gadgetryblog  ¶ 8:36 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  visto Pocket DiVX and ISO player r0x
i4u has a review up for the Linux-powered MacPower & Tytech Technology Mvisto Pocket DiVX and ISO player. They make the case for screenless video players by making a good point. They're an excellent, portable way to play HDTV quality and/or DTS/Bolby digital quality content on your TV. Dig the review here.  ¶ 6:47 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Sempron-powered goodness
Here is Sharp's latest Sempron-powered (?) laptop, the PC-CS50J. It will come with a 1.6ghz processor, 14" XGA screen, 256mb ram and a 40gb hd. No idea how the Sempron performs but I think it needs more RAM. 256mb is so 1999.  ¶ 6:03 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Professional grade RW Blu-Ray disc
woah. Here's the PD-RE23CN 23GB rewriteable BluRay disc from TDK. That sucker is flipping huge (storage wise). It'll be available for professionals this summer and probably won't be cheap. Which means we're still a little ways, not too far though, from seeing a consumer version. article here  ¶ 4:38 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  NEC gets into medical LCDs
Check out this LCD medical screen from NEC specifically for doctors (as if the medical didn't give that away). It comes in 2 flavors. Color and monochrome (for x-rays?). Both are supposedly enhanced by "super-advanced, super-fine (like myself) TFT" which makes them a bit brighter. More here.  ¶ 4:35 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Shure's latest headphones worth the price?
Here's an article regarding the ear-fitting-and-pleasing $300 Shure E4c earphones for the iPod. Apparently these latest earphones keep up Shure's traditional awsome quality and sound but at the same time, they are a lot easier to clean (icky wax build up, it happens to the best of us) since you can take it apart. Whether or not this makes it worth more than Shure's other excellent earphones is up to you. I personally don't want to pay te same price of an iPod for one of it's accessories but that just me. Need to get some Shure Headphones? Buy some dirct from Amazon here  ¶ 4:31 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Car mountable HDD from GenDisk
Here's the PRIZMer HDD from GenDisk. It's a 40/60/80 GB drive that supports MP3, WMA, OGG as well as HD 480p, 720p and 1080i. All for a price between 170 and 215 eur. more pics here.  ¶ 3:36 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Philips PSS110 MP3 radio alarm Just a quick note, the new Philips PSS110 MP3 Radio Alarm is now available from Amazon.com for $149.99. The PSS110's built -in speakers are enhanced by Philips' XSL Acoustics to help it provide some nice audio.

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  Most accurate timepiece....ever via Gadgetryblog comes word of TAG Heuer's most accurate watch/timepiece they have ever created. Apparently it measures and displays time to the 1/100th of a second due to it's high frquency balance whell which oscillates at 360,000 beats per hour. I have a pretty accurate timepiece too, it called my desktop alarm clock. I doubt I would ever see the differnce or attempt to count the 360,000 beats per hour but it'd be a great watch for my kids to take to their show and tell.  ¶ 11:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  More reason to Skype
Check out this made-for-Skype hands free call maker. The device, called the Datago VC-1 Plus, is available through Japanese company Synnex in Japan. I guess you could use this for teleconferencing too. Hopefully more devices will come out, enticing more people ot download Skype. Free calls are always nice. More details here.  ¶ 8:36 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Intel WiMax press release Here's the official Intel WiMax press released I mentioned a few posts back.  ¶ 8:10 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  New Pace Micro DVR gives you a little more choice
Pace Micro Technology has a new DVR coming out call the TDC775 Tahoe HD DVR. It's driven by Linux (version wasn't specified) and it comes with dual HD tuners so you can record 2 channels simultaneously. Now you can watch Desperate Housewives and TBS's showing of Sleepless in Seattle on your time. More details here.  ¶ 7:38 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Intel announces WiMax chip In a move set to infuriate the home wireless network extender market, Intel is to announce their partner-backed WiMax chips today. It will have the ability to pump out a wireless signal in an approximate radius of 5-miles, making it a lot easier to reach homes/building where tunneling hi-speed cable wasn't possible or too expensive Hopefully this will help the U.S. get back into the high-speed race. The reason this is a big deal is because of all the companies backing Intel like AT&T, Qwest, Siemens, Texas Instruments and British Telecom. more detailshere  ¶ 5:54 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Adobe scoups up Macromedia This kind of surprised me, Adobe has agreed to buy Macromedia for $3.4 billion (all-stock). You can bet the some Macromedia products will probably be going away since some of them seemed like direct competitors to Adobe's flagship products. Like Fireworks and Freehand. Who would choose those products over Illustrator and Photoshop? I hope thell combine what those programs did well and incorporate those features into Adobe's existing lineup. It will be weird to open up Flash and see an Adobe icon. Hell has frozen over. See the press release here.  ¶ 5:38 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Sony begins to play nice with others.
In a move that I didn't expect, Sony Europe has announced the NAS(Network Audio System)-CZ1 which has the ability to stream music from your pc. What I ddin't expect was this player to play more than some funky proprietary Sony format. It'll automatically connect to all kinds of music jukeboxes including iTunes and Musicmatch thru the M-crew software. The Sony NAS-CZ1 will pay MP3s, WAVs, OMGsm WMAs and AACs. More info here.  ¶ 5:24 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Bring out your inner tween
check out this funky HiFi set from JVC called the LipLap. If you're a girl betweenn the ages of 8 and 12 (or you have a daughete that age), she would probably be all over this. The LipLap comes in 6 too cute/bright colors including the pictured baby pink. more details here.  ¶ 4:42 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Sony PSP Hack #342
Here's yet another PSP hack. One of the PVRBlog readers turned his PSP into a wireless controller for his home entertainment system. It could be fake but it sounds almost plausible. Check it out here.  ¶ 4:35 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  And Here's Superman
and here's a pic of Brandon Routh as Clark Kent. I think they nailed the look. I'm a bit more excited for the movie now...more pics here  ¶ 5:39 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Pics from Superman Returns
here are some pics from the Brian Singer's Superman Returns flick. here's Lois Lane...  ¶ 5:38 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Halo 2 Xbox Live update coming monday I'm a big Halo 2 player so that's why I decided to note this. That and the fact that I run this blog...it's mine! The update coming thru Xbox Live on Monday will only affect muliplayer. It's going to fix cheating and address a host of gameplay issues like weapon balance (more powerful melee and grenades...joy!). more details here...  ¶ 6:13 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Sony PSP gets to whupping on Nintendo DS By the looks of these numbers, I'd say the Nintendo DS needs some more content. Sony's PSP has all kind of games out, and it just came out. The DS has been out for how long and look at how many units it's not moving.
NPD sales numbers for March 2005 (through April 2nd)

PSP:

PSP Need for Speed: Underground Rivals 121,293
PSP Twisted Metal: Head On 127,403
PSP Untold Legends: Brotherhood of the Blade 103,010
PSP Metal Gear Acid 88,362
PSP Wipeout Pure 88,083
PSP Tony Hawk's Underground 2 Remix 62,312
PSP Lumines 5,445
PSP Ridge Racer 60,638
PSP NFL Street 2 Unleashed 47,991
PSP Tiger Woods PGA Tour 47,310
PSP Dynasty Warriors 46,373
PSP Ape Escape: On the Loose 52,197
PSP NBA 50,835
PSP Spider-Man 2 40,145
PSP Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower 38,485
PSP Gretzky NHL 18,896
PSP World Tour Soccer 18,290

Nintendo DS:

NDS WarioWare: Touched! 113,380
NDS Yoshi Touch & Go 94,069
NDS Super Mario 64 DS 90,094
NDS Pokemon Dash 59,985
NDS Robots 47,150
Check out the full NPD sales numbershere...via kotaku...  ¶ 5:18 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  PSP owners drive memory stick shortage From cnet comes a story about Sony PSP owners gobbling up all the SanDisk memory sticks they can find, leaving none for anyone else. They're so popular, people are even asking for 2GB sticks. The 2GB sticks aren't available yet but should be out in two-three months. Full story here
If you need to buy some more memory for your Sony PSP, get some gitchu here.  ¶ 9:57 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Virtual Keyboard makes it seem like you really are working!
If you're a Palm phreak, you might dig this. It's called the "VKB Bluetooth Virtual Keyboard". It projects a full keyboard onto any flat surface using lasers and sensors to detect your virtual keystrokes. Vote on it's coolness at cnet. Gotta have this now? Buy from Amazon right here.  ¶ 9:50 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Was the Sony PSP underclocked? Seems like the Sony PSP might have been underclocked on purpose in a possible attempt to improve the PSP's battery life. If overclocked, it might be able to get PS2 quality performance which would be dang-slick-as-a-stick. I wonder if Sony (or anyone, a hacker perhaps...I wonder if it would void any kind of warranty) would release an update to unlock this. Check out the details here. via kotaku.  ¶ 7:29 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Some Nice LCDs to come out in May
These LCD tv's from Victor Ltd are set to be released sometime in May and will contain the Genessa engine that is suppose to improve color depth and contrast. The smaller one looks like a good kitchen model. When released, they're expect to go for 300,000-500,000 dollars....ok, i'm joking, that's yen. more details here  ¶ 7:19 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Yet another digital audio player
dapreview.net scored some pics of the new digital audio player, the Cowon iAudio X5. Looks pretty nice so far. Their review is supposed to be up within the next few days. I wonder how many more of this digital audio players can the market take? I should make one and market it, maybe in the shape of a shoe with no ui or button or a cactus. Make the user work for their music, bwa ha ha! sorry, check out the pics here  ¶ 6:55 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Avanti Edo-Egg gets the dirt out of your delicate delicates
From Shiny Shiny comes this delicate undergarment washer. All you need to do is hook this bad boy up to your water tap in your kitchen sink and let it's "gentile agiation" work it's magic gently, but not too gently. The only downside is you apparently need to ring the garments out yourself. It's available from Amazon for around $75.00 here    ¶ 6:07 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Time's Gadget of the week
Here's Time gadget of the week. It's the Pioneer AirWave Portable XM Satellite Radio Reciever. A way to get your XM fix on the go. What makes this device worthy of your attention is that if you think you might not be able to get the satellite where you plan on going, you an recore up to 5 hours or radio play beforehand and just play that back when you're in an area where you can't get service. They're roughly $300 and seem to worth every penny. Buy the Delphi version directly from Amazon.com here.   ¶ 5:50 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  TabletPC OS on a mini PC...
At the IDF show in Japan, Ruby presented a pda sized pc loaded with the TabletPC OS and packing a pentium M ULV 600 processor. Looks nice and all but why the TabletPC OS when you don't have a touchscreen? more info here.   ¶ 2:30 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Download music from your DAB radio...
UBC Media wants to make it eaiser for DAB radio listeners to purchase and download a song they like that they've heard on their DAB radio device. No idea when that service could be ready, but they've recieved £400,000 to work on a solution. more details here.   ¶ 2:16 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Your very own Mac developer trading cards
Just saw this at Gizmodo and wanted to post it real quick. Go geek out at these Mac developer trading cards here. These guys are too kewl. You can't get much more geek than that.   ¶ 8:23 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Video tracking used to make interactive stories
Now this is cool. Some people at the National University of Singapore and Osaka University have developed a very unique way of telling a story by using video tracking in tandem with a cube with pictures on it. Each side of the cube has a picture which correlates to a different part of the story. As you flip the various sides, a different part of the story plays on the computer screen. Amazing implications for interactive story telling. My kids would be all over this. more info here even video.    ¶ 8:12 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

 
According to this report on Yahoo, Amazon has been trying to work a deal with either Netflix or Blockbuster as opposed to trying to jump in between them and build up their own service. Blockbuster and Netflix are going to war to win the DVD mail in rental crown. Blockbuster spent $99 million on customer acquisitions last year and has stated that they plan to spend $120 million this fiscal year. That's a lotta dough and I don't think Netflix's pocket are deep enough. So far though, I prefer Netflix only because they kind of grew on me. I did hear about how they would delay shipping your movies fast it you order too many movies, that fact I don't like. But hey, they need to turn a profit too so I guess I can understand.    ¶ 6:05 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Need 3d motion to effectively use MS Word? Here's a supposed productivity booster (might take a few minutes to learn how to use it effectly and to get used to using it). Logitech company, 3Dconnexion (ohh, hey spelled it with an x, the rebels) has developed a 3d motion controller you can use in CAD or 3D modelling applications. It apprently will work with Office too. It use 3d motion with some function keys powered by adaptive technology to make things easier for the user to navigate. More details here. 
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  Cool little desktop Air Conditioner All you hot weather people will be able to appreciate this. In case you can't tell by the picture, it's a desktop air conditioner that utilizes frozen water to keep you, and those huddled around you, cool. More details here. 
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  Mac line gets updated. Think Secret got a hold of the new PowerMac G5, iMac G5 and eMac specs. Just basic upgrades really. What's cool though is that all models will come with SuperDrives offering dual-layer DVD+R and DVD±RW/CD-RW support. I all about the PowerMac though, these specs look like fun:

Dual-2GHz
512K L2 cache per processor
Dual 1GHz frontside buses
512MB PC3200 DDR SDRAM (4GB max.)
160GB Serial ATA Hard Drive
128MB DDR SDRAM ATI Radeon 9600 video card

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  Sony is for the cooks Sony is planning on releasing two 15 inch WEGA LCD TVs, the "KLV-15SP2" and "KLV-15AP2". What makes these Sony LCD TVs different is that they will have a "Memo" feature which will let you freeze a frame of the show you're watching while the program continues on in the background. This will make it nice for people who watch cooking shows, car shows or any other shows that would put up directions or recipies or something that you would need to refer back to. Pause it on that frame and go back to it as needed. That's if you don't have photographic memory. More details here and the press release here 
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  "Maybe this wasn't such a great idea..." Since not as many people as 8x8 has hoped bought their Packet8 Broadband $250 video phone, they are going to lower prices. Now you will be able to get their video phone for $99 with a 2-yr service agreement. Their monthly calling plan has it's price dropped as well, from $29.95 down to the gotta-have-it-now-well-wait-let-me-think-about-it-price of $19.95. Do you think this will help? More details here 
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  Numark playing for both sides - Vinyl and Digital In the near future, for about $250-350, you'll be able to scriz-atch off your iPod. There's going to be a basic consumer model and a pro DJ model. Both of which will rock the dual iPod docks with crossfader and transport controls. According to Engadget, Numark is working with Apple to get cracking on some new product so other goodies may be coming down the line. 
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  Vinyl - still able to get down Peter Kirn put up an article at Gizmodo about Numark's new $895 analog-digital hybrid, the Numark 5000FX. It can handle 3 turntables, 6-9 line inputs, 2 mics as well as multiple line outs including output to headphones (of course). check out more details here or vist Numark's site here.  ¶ 10:36 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Former Xboxer launches Chinese Broadband Effort Kevin Bachus (ex-Xbox designer) is launching a new venture call IDV-Global MEdia-On-Demand. The Newport Beach based company hopes to develop a system to deliver games, sports, movies, and tv shows (basically multimedia content) to tvs and computers via the internet. It's unclear what role the government will play or how involved they will be but they will have to do a lot of friendship building to get it firing on all four cylinders. see the articlehere.  ¶ 9:51 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Sony comes out swinging Sony's trying to take over the tech/gadget crown this year with it's host of new product coming out, one of which is the 400gb DVD HDD RDR HX1010. It comes with the ability to dub a DVD to the HDD with one touch as well as the usualrecord live tv ability. It can record to all recordable DVD formats (DVD Ram is the exception) and even capture DVD scenes to the HD, creating a thumbnail image for each scene. Sony's says it'll go on sale in September. more details here.  
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  A fridge that makes your greens, greener! From food lovers at Mitsubishi Electric comes a fridge that makes your fridge food healthier. It uses orange-colored LED that help promote photosynthesis in greens in your fridge. Promoting photosynthesis helps the greens stay green longer and increases their vitamin c content. With my vitamin supplements and my chewable vitamin c pills that I already take (paranoid about being sick), one wonders how much vitamin c is too much. I also wonder how I can import this bad boy since we don't really have anything like it here...yet. more details here via Popgadget 
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  Racing inspired design for speedy laptop This limited edition laptop (there's only 100 of them) features a custom paint finish with Rosso Corsa composite racing paint and even packs a nice little punch. IT comes with a 533Mhz processor, 256 MB ATI Mobility Radeon video card and 1GB of RAM. Now do you get the whole racing connection? more details here...from i4u 
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  HDTV for the on-the-goers Ever find yourself alone with your laptop when all of a sudden, you have an urgent craving for some HDTV? Now you can get your fix on your laptop with this USB2 HDTV tuner from Korean company SavitMicro. Time-shifting, EPG and the ability to capture 1090i images are some of the included finctionality. Now I can travel with my laptop and never have to worry about my HDTV urges again. Thank you SavitMicro :) details here 
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  Samsung's helmet mountable Miniket For all you enterprising filmmakers out there, here's a little camcorder from Samsung called the MiniKet which will now be able available in a "sport" version in Korea. With this "sport" version, you be able to attach it to a helmet so you can record how going down a black diamond looks through your eyes. The price isn't yet known. more details here. 
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  Is Zen Nano a creative (get it!?) name for the Muvo Micro? Is this a picture of the new Creative Zen Nano? The flash-based Creative Zen Nano is to come in 512md and 1gb versions but will it be just a renamed Creative Muvo Mico or will it come with something new like a screen or photo/video functionality, or your personal robot butler. We have no clue but I'm sure we'll see soon....more at Gizmod and engadget. 
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  OLED? more like OYESPLEASE OLEDs (organic light emitting diodes) are beginning to catch on, and for good reason. First of all, the screens refresh faster so they play video better and the can display nearly four-times as many colors as a same size LCD screen can. OLEDs are also electroluminescence (say that 5 times fast jumping backwards...cause i said so!) meaning they emit their own light. That makes them a bit brighter and sharper, even when viewed from any angle. Because of this (and since they're not using a backlight, LCD-style) they tend to be battery friendly, which can be a big boon for high end media devices. Like Creative Zen's Micro Photo media player pictured here. More details check here...via trehugger 
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  Google - Changing the world, one video at a time... PVRBlog noticed that Google's video beta site is up and it's sa-weet. Basically, it's a place for people to upload their videos and have them hosted for free. It apparently even gives you the option to charge people to view your content. Time to fire up the tech-hawg show! This is pretty cool. 
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  New DVD burner from IO-Data Japan Here's a new DVD DL 8x burner from IO-Data Japan that comes in external or internal and is capable of burning DVD-R discs at 8x or 16x speeds. It looks like it'll retail for less than 130 EUR. more info here. 
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  Mac mini as a media server? UStec has built a home media server solution using the Mac mini to help combine a commercial grade Ethernet Switch/Router, advanced firewall capabilities and the ability to distribute your pictures/movies/mp3s throughout your whole home. More details here 
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  The world needs SP2 and we're going to forcibly give it to them... Microsoft is making good on the promise it made last year to remove the blocking of SP2. You can still block it by turning off auto update but then you would miss other security updates as well. articlehere  ¶ 9:40 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Sony to not start none so there won't be none With the coming Blu-Ray and HD-DVD battle looming (players are supposed to be out around the end of this year), Sony GM Yukinori Kawauchi has publicly stated that it would be willing to work toward creating a standard for the next DVD format in the interest of consumers. Apparently he's the only one so far since no specific proposals have yet to be added and there hasn't been any visable progress by anyone else who is interested in creating a standard. Check out the article here  ¶ 8:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  The V10k is the Rambo of watches. It's made of commercial grade synthetic diamond which means it'a a tough nut to crack. It's nice to know I can continue my Niagara Falls barrel jumping without having to worry about my watch making it through ok. About time. more details here....via Gizmodo 
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  PalmOne Ships not that different Tungsten E2 From here that PalmOne has shipped it's Tungsten E2 device that is supposedly brighter. the Tungsten E2 also comes Bluetooth enabled and with a stronger battery and will be available for only $249. more details herehere if you're not.  ¶ 7:32 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Our Product isn't that bad. No...really...

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  Toshiba gunning for iPod, like pretty much everyone else Toshiba is the latest company hoping to knock the iPod off (or at least shift it a little) of it's digital music player perch by releasing it's Gigabeat player here in the US (it's already been released overseas). The player can play MP#, WAV, and WMA/PlaysForSure files, it comes witha 16 hour battery and a 2.2" QVGA screen. It will come in 10GB ($279), 20GB($329), 40GB($399) and 60GB($449) sizes.more details here 
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  HiFi from Dynaconnective Here's a cool little HiFi set from Dynaconnective. It'll play any DVD type except DVD-RAM and will read MP2, WMA and JPEG cds. Sound wise it has MDF speakers with a 10cm woofer and a 5cm tweeter. Boom. 
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  We don't need no stinkin professionals

mavromatic has posted the 3rd and last part of their, install-you-own-LCD-touchscreen-in-a-hole-in-your-wall-series. They do recommend that you have all the proper wiring in place and have a good understanding of wood working, drywall, and electronics (soldering, etc). I took shop once in high school, that should be sufficient, all I need is a sledgehammer and a helmet. yee-haw!!

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  New Flat Screen NEC AV PC NEC announces a new desktop version of their audio visual PC. It comes with a 26" wide screen 1360x768 TFT Liquid Crystal flat panel monitor and one of two cpus, a PIV 520 2.8 Ghz (with a 300Gb HDD) or a Celeron 340 2.93 Ghz (with a 250Gb HDD). That sound all well and good but the video card is an integrated i915v with a tv tuner. I don't you be playing any Hlif Life 2: The Lost Coast on this one. more details here 
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  Want to work a little bit harder to read your watch? If you do, Tokyoflash wants to make your dream come true for only $112.67. They're selling a wristwatch called the Active Reactor which looks like something your local Hazmat teamm could make use of. You tell the time but counting/adding up the lights or something like that. It is water resistant though and I doubt you'll find anything like this anywhere soon.more details here. 
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  Cell Phone: Cingular enters rintone fray Cingular has launched Cingular Sounds to give it's members access to cash in on the ringtone craze no one really saw coming and to offer it's members exclusive ringtones. Case in point, Coldplay's latest single, "Speed of Sound", off their new cd X&Y (which doesn't even hit stores until June 7th for crying out loud) is currently available for Cingularist. more info right here 
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  Cell Phone: Motorola iRadio is icoming isoon Seems like people are in love with the little i nowandays so I going to try to incorporate it more into the site so I can be cool too. Anyways, a Gizmodder was apprently at the music dc policy conference and heard a Motorola rep talking about their iRadio service to possibly be introduced next week. It's going to be a subscription based service ($4-$6 a month) which will enable users to basically download a group of songs to their pc and then transfer to a playback device which will in turn stream stero audio to the users device of choice over USB 1.1. It sounds like it'll be heavily protected but I'm sure it'll be eventually cracked or worked around. Color me intrigued. check out the Gizmodo post here  ¶ 1:27 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Gadget: The feel good gadget of the day... This is what I'm talking about, the last thing I need when I'm doing my "bidness", is to be doing my "bidness" on a cold seat. Heck, it even comes with adjustable temperature, pressure, and pulsation (what the?!?). I'm just glad it comes with a wall mountable remote. For the more serious "bidness" I usually need both hands to hunker down so it's good to know I can stick the remote up on the wall for in case a need to make a quick slap at it. Too much information, probably. But the world needs to know. more details here 
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  Cell Phone: Nokia 7280 available for purchase in US Nokia has announced that their Nokia 7280 is now available for purchase via their website for $599.99 (if they have it in stock). Check out the press release here.  ¶ 12:27 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Gadget: What the heck is a media player? Learn you must Engadget has an article up on how to setup a media player on the cheap. check it out if you're and inspiring tech/gadget hobbiest. 
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  Games: Goldman Sachs expects big Xbox biusiness Apparently, Goldman Sachs is expecting Microsoft to move 3 million Xbox 2 systems by years end for a price around $249-$299. Man, I wonder what they know that we don't. article here.  ¶ 11:52 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  code: Asp.net can get down with AJAX too! With all this Ajax hype going on right now, I'm not surprise but glad to see this new Microsoft kbase article on doing dynamic web page update using XMLHTTP. I just hope this doesn't become the "it" thing to do. Users don't need overzealous designers adding uneccessary XMLHTTP reuqest making their page a pain to use. There are a ton of practicle applications for it though, look at gmail for one. check the article here.  ¶ 11:45 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Gadget: Philips RC9800I remote is the shizzle for rizzle (yeah I said it) Philips is due to release this monster of a remote. It supposedly is compatible with any TV so if you drop the remote under the couch and are too lazy to go dig it out (like me), stay lazy! Just go out and buy this bad boy. The RC9800I comes with a 3.5" color touchscreen and can communicate thru either infrared and wi-fi. It's capable of generating over 1100 infrared codes and is able to learn those codes by communicating directly with the infrared device. I plan on taking this down to Best Buy or Circuit City and just mucking with the whole tv wall system they have going on. Good times. more info here. 
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  Here's that "Project Gotham 4" pic. For all we know it could be next-gen Burnout or Mario Kart. But it looks dern good none the less. 
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  Games: Project Gotahm Racing 4? Straight from the Ourcolony.net site comes a teaser pic of who knows what. Could it possibly be the next-gen Project Gotham Racing 4? Let's the speculation begin...  ¶ 10:55 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Gadget: The talking post it For people who have problems reading text for whatever reasons, whether it be dyslexia or visual impairment, comes the VoiSec from Swedish company Libego. It can hold a minute of speech which isn't too shabby. It has a lot of practical uses, I would use it to hold my grocery list, a day's to-dos list, important birthday's and anniversaries (i don't forget...ever....but i'm sure someone out there has). The simple design is purty cool too. ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-ch-check it out here.  ¶ 8:29 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Gadget: This lil *hic!* fridge is pur*hic!*ty kewl man Check out (on Gizmodo) this kewl little dvd-fridge that you will probably never own. Well, I guess you could own it if you move to Japan and happen to win Asahi's contest, thru which is the only way how the dvd-beer-fridge is available. 
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  Gadget: Got Wood? Who's going to use a wooden iPod, honestly. Well, here's the ilog, letting you record samples and create beats and the while giving the people not in the know the impression that you are Senior Crazy of crazytown. Have at. [via treehugger] 
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  Tech: Apple's Mac OS X Tiger update coming April 29th I pretty much posted the whole gist of this story in the title but if you're bored here's more info: The uupdate will include the new "Spotlight" feature which is basically supposed to be a better way to search for files on your Mac. It will also include "Dashboard", which is a group on internet-enabled programs that are designed to give you real time information about flights, movies, weather and whatnot. more info here.  ¶ 6:51 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Gadget: JVC rolls out new digi cam JVC has a new digital camera called the Everio GZ-MC200 for $1,300. It's a tiny little thing but it pack a 4GB microdrive onto which you can record MPEG-2 quality video or even take 2-megapixel still pictures. For all you stalkers out there, it's digital zoom can extend to 200x with a gyro stabilizer to help smooth out the shakes. It comes in a cube-ical or vertical models depending on what you find more comfortable. details here 
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  Games: E3 has actual games too you know IGN has a list of the offical games being shown at E3 this year. "Official" meaning that this list doesn't include all the secret and surprise goodies that are sure to be seen there. wish i was going, *snif*...oh well, I'll be here give you the complete lowdow. There's bound to be big happenings this year. Here's some of the list, for the full list check here :

Nintendo
Advance Wars DS (DS)
Animal Crossing DS (DS)
Dance Dance Revolution with Mario (Cube)
Donkey Konga 2 (Cube)
Fire Emblem: Souen no Kiseki (Cube)
Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones (GBA)
Geist (Cube)
Kirby: Cursed Canvas (DS)
Mario Kart DS (DS)
Metroid Prime Hunters (DS)
Nintendogs (DS)
Nintendo Pennant Chase Baseball (Cube)
Odama (Cube)
Super Mario Bros. (DS)
The Legend of Zelda (Cube)

SEGA
Condemned (Next-Gen)
Phantasy Star Universe (PC, PS2)
Shadow the Hedgehog (Cube, PS2, Xbox)
Shining Force Neo (PS2)
Spartan: Total Warrior (PS2, Xbox)

Capcom
Beat Down: Fists of Vengeance (PS2, Xbox)
Flipnic Ultimate Pinball (PS2)
Killer 7 (Cube, PS2)
Mega Man Battle Network 5 (GBA)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS)
Without Warning (PS2, Xbox)

Blizzard Entertainment
StarCraft: Ghost (Cube, PS2, Xbox) <---- wonder what's the dela with this one?  ¶ 6:07 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Cell Phone: Some Motorola Pebl V6 pics Found some pics here of the new video-enabled Motorola PEBL V6 phone. I can dig the oval look. That'll make it easier to slide in and out of my pocket. It takes MPEG4 video for discreetly catching your kids red handed doing something they know they're not supposed.  
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  Gadget: Thus begins the downfall of mankind I'm telling you, this is how iRobot and the Matrix started. Check out these little (15 inches) $5,450 5.5 lb robots called nuvos from ZMP Inc. These guys can even link up with your cell phone so you can use it's head camera to check on things. It's programmed to get down to music as well. Apparently it can walk and even understand voice commands like, "git in the kitchen and make me a sammich". Probably not that specific phrase but you get the idea. Japan only so far though. More info here. 
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  Gadget: Blowdry, turbine or speaker? Check out these seemingly turbine inspired PC speakers that you can also seemingly hook up to your iPod. I wouldn't know whether to try to dry my hair with it, or attach some wings to it and start throwing it. Still looks cool though. check'em out here, via akihabara news.  
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  Gadget: Fossil fits PalmOS into wrist watch i4u has a review of the Fossil Palm-Os powered wrist watch. It's cool that you can have pda functionality on a watch (it even comes with a toothpick holder!) but I don't think this'll be replacing any PDAs any time soon. Why get this watch if you already have a pda? and why not get a PDA instead of this watch, which costs $249 by itself? This might be kewl for the college or even high school set since it would give them a way to get Palm functionality (even syncs with your PC Outlook) on your wrist. I don't get warm fuzzies from this one but I would probably get one as a gift for someone. Check i4u's review here. 
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  Games: International air times for Xbox 2 -Mtv show From Gamesindustry.biz comes the international air times for Microsoft's unvieling of the next generation Xbox on MTV. The show is called, MTV Presents: The Next Generation Xbox Revealed, and will last a half-hour. Elijah Wood will be the presenter and there will apprently be a live music performance by the killers. How do they tie into the Xbox 2? They're young and hip, everything the Xbox 2 wants to be. I now give you...the air times:

North America: Thursday, May 12, at 9:30 p.m. (21:30)
Japan/Asia: Friday, May 13, at 11:30
Europe: France: Friday, May 13, at 19:00
Germany: Friday, May 13, at 19:00
Italy: Friday, May 13, at 23:30
Netherlands: Friday, May 13, at 19:30
Poland: Friday, May 13, at 21:00
Portugal: Friday, May 13, at 20:00
Romania: Friday, May 13, at 20:00
Scandinavia: Friday, May 13, at 22:00
Spain: Friday, May 13, at 21:30
U.K.: Friday, May 13, at 20:00
Australia: Friday, May 13, at 19:00
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  Movies: Ghost Rider's Hell Cycle Superhero Hype has the first image of Ghost Rider's hell cycle. Can't wait to see how this puppy moves in real life. 
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  Gadget: Colorful cube-fillers These look like they would make nice cubicle fillers. They're Flu Fleurs and they move their petals in and out in tune to whatever music they hear. The inside of the Fleurs are glow in the dark too and they come in the colors shown in the picture. They are available for $45.00 each and you can check them out here. via i4u 
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  Tech: Google Local for your mobile Looking for a local restaurant or business but don't have a pc? Now you can get the Google goodness on your web-enabled mobile device. You'll get 10 results per page and apparently no ads, yet. The website is here. Reuters article here.  ¶ 1:05 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: Nintendo loves Kotaku Kotaku got some Nintendo love and was able to get some hands on time with some upcoming Nintendo titles. Hit the Kotaku front page here today and tomorrow for what he thought since I can't tell you. I gets no love...yet.  ¶ 2:29 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Tech: Seiko prototype e-Ink watch This sucker sure is purty. From Gizmodo comes this pic of a Seiko protoype on display at a watch and jewlery show in Switzerland. It uses e-Ink to constantly change the display. I wonder if this could lead to a type of customizable dynamic watch where you could set the background or add some kind of calendar functionality to it. Either way, this display look dang slick. 
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  Tech: DSM-320 MediaLounge makes tv better As noticed by eHomeUpgradeD-Link has released an upgrade to their DSM-320 MediaLounge and it sounds like a beast of a machine now. Besides being able to stream you media to your tv it can now play DVD, SVCD, VCD, DVD, CD-R, DVD±RW, and CD-RW formatted discs. It comes standard with wireless 802.11g wireless and ethernet connectivity. Bling Bling. 
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  Gadget: Blackberry 7290 finally a better browser! Forbes has a review of RIM's 7290 Blackberry (for use with T-Mobile). It's sporting a better browser (thank gawd, the older browsers were frickin gorrible), support for a wider variety of email attachments and Bluetooth support. It's also supposedly able to automatically sync with your PC. If someone changed something about meeting you had scheduled in Outlook, you would see that changed without having to dock anything. Interesting. More info, here. 
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  Gadget: Port-o-speakers reign! Here are some sleek looking portable speakers from Audio Technica. They come in a vareity of colors so you can have them blend in almost any room. More details here 
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  Gadget: Wireless phone supposedly "weightless" Hammacher Schlemmer releases the "Weightless" HeadSet phone. I guess weightless = 40g which is fine by me, now weight looks even better! I dig the number on the side, gives the phone a "Minority Report" type of feel. The headset support 40 channel and works within 100 feet. Check out the phone here. via i4u 
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  Tech: USB mouse from Creative Cool little USB mouse for you laptopers. Only $29.99 here. via Popgadget 
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  PC: Half-Life Expansion to make your PC obsolete Sounds like the Half-Life 2: The Lost Coast expansion is going to be pretty awsome. If you have an expensive rig. They're recommending at least 1gig of RAM, a 3.2Ghz processor and a good high end card. But who goes with the minimum. I'm guessing if you have that now you'll be able to run the game but it might not be the best performance. I think I'm going to wait to upgrade and just buy a whole new rig in a few years. Wonder what the games will be like then...yeah right, I can't wait that long.
The expansion is going to include some kewl lighting affects. When you've been in the dark and you suddenly go into the light it'll take a couple of seconds for your "eyes" to adjust and vice-versa. More details here.  ¶ 10:27 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Tech: Wireless USB 1.0 coming sooner or later Wirelss USB version 1.0 apparently should be approved by mid-May. The specs allow for 480 Mbps for up to 3 meters with lower speeds up to 10 meters. more details here. Hope this gets approved soon, I hate switching cords between my printer and external hard drive, making sure to safely remove the USB device each time. Why not by another cord you ask? Rubbish!  ¶ 7:34 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Tech: Fuel Cell powered Thinkpad Sanyo and IBM put together a battery for the IBM Thinkpad that runs on a fuel cell, enabling it to run for 8 hours. Good for the Thinkpad power user. get the scoop here. 
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  Tech: AOL and XM to join forces... In an interesting and much-needed move, AOL and XM have forged a partnership to make 130 XM channels available for subscribers (for free) and non Aolers (for approximately $5.00 a month). more details here.  ¶ 6:51 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: Xbox to debut May 12th In the next move between Microsoft's and Sony's constant one-upmanship next-gen console battle, Microsoft is apparently set to debut the next-gen Xbox in an half-hour special on MTV May 12th. Peter Moore was quoted as saying, "It doesn't make sense to unveil the porduct behind a closed door, at a trade-only event. We wanted to talk directly to the consumer first." Basically they want to get the Xbox 2 word out before Sony does. Sony, your move. more info here. 
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  Tech: Kokuyo combines Mouse and laser pointer Kokuyo announces this cordless hybrid concoction. It's a mix between a cordless mouse and a laser pointer. It's not suppose to replace but I don't think anyone would be watching you too closely. More details here  
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  Games: Jade Empire, the best? The best Xbox RPG ever?? Everyone who's reviewed it so far seems to think so. So far, IGN gave it a 9.9 and Gamespy gave it a 5/5. I'm sure more reviews are to come but early word has this one pegged as a definite winner. Buy it here 
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  Cell Phones: 2.4mbps?yes! In the US? heck no! Casio presents their new 3G W21CAII phones. Their not available in Europe or the US yet it's on the Japanese KDDI network using the CDMA 1x EV-DO technology and can get you your multimedia at 2.4mbps. You can also use it's opera web browser to do your web surfing. more details here 
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  Gadget: Cubes are the new black For all you cubist out there, check out these mp3 players from AzTech. The pictured cubes are what the companies aFP 50 models will look like. The aFP 50 A and B are entry level players that come in 128mb, 256mb and 512mb variations. More info (and a kewl grid) here. via engadget 
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  Movies: Weekend Box Office This weekend looks to be won by "Sahara" who looks to come in first with an estimated gross of $18.5 million. Sin City ($14.1 mil), Fever Pitch ($13 mil), Guess Who ($7.1 mil) and Beauty Shop ($7.1 mil) round out the top 5. More detailshere.  ¶ 4:09 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: Toys 'R' Us slips up... Toyr R Us slips up and releases a list of upcoming Sony PSP games that haven't been announced yet. The list includes:
James Bond 007 - November
NBA Live 2006 - October
PoPoLo Crois - December
Need for Speed: Most Wanted - November
Harry Potter: Goblet of Fire - November
Batman Begins

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  Next-gen Xbox controller? Is that the next gen Xbox controller? Engadget has what might be first pics of the next gen Xbox's (Xenon, Xbox 360, NextBox, what is it already!!) controller. I've placed that pic next to one of the controller pics from the ourcolony.net site. Note the lack of wires and button placement. Interesting indeed. Consume with high dose of salt. 
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  Moveis: Star Wars Revenge of the Sith is rated.... G!! No, not really. Seriously, it has obtained the PG-13 rating. Lucas isn't going to water the movie down to ensure a PG, he's going to let it ride. Hopefully, this means that the movie is going to be pretty instense. I guess as intense as a PG-13 movie can get. Details here.  ¶ 10:35 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: Coppola to like Godfather game, if not for his disliking it No big suprise here but apparently Francis Ford Coppola has been quoted as saying something to the effect that he never approved of a Godfather game and doesn't think it's a good idea. More details here...also noted by Kotaku.  ¶ 3:10 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Tech: do you 1337 speak n00|3? If you're looking at my title and thinking I must have been engaging in some form of some fine crack, fret not. It's just a way for computer techies/nerds to have their own language so they can mock you without fear of retribution. If you're a parent and you think your child might be a 1337 5ea|< 3 p\ (leet speaker) and you want to know what the hell they're talking about, see here. It's a noobies (someone of little or no experience) guide to leet speak. For all you already in the know, we don't have much longer until they figure out what we're talking about! Coverse while you still can!!!

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  Tech: "You're telling me we don't get French benefits?" In continuing their quest to "not be evil", Google co-founders requested pay cuts down to $1.00 in the second quater of 2004. Even though their salary of one buck will continue throughout this year they're certainly not hurting for cash. They seach sold roughly 1.6 million shares of Class B stock which should keep them at the very least cozy for a while. more details here  ¶ 10:11 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: Xbox games to keep coming thru 2007 Even with it's expected next-generation Xbox speculated to debut sometime late this year, Microsoft stated Friday that it's "fully committed to this (current) generation and gamers can expect an amazing pipeline into 2007". So Xbox owners can feel safe know that they will still supported for at least a few more years and have something to play if they didn't want to upgrade as soon as the newer system came out. But I bet no Xbox owner would wait past the release of Halo 3... I dare you...check out the article here.  ¶ 10:02 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: Half-Life 2 coming to Xbox! This qutoe: "We go exclusively hands on with one of the most anticipated first person shooters coming to Xbox this year! You can also count on several other big exclusives too juicy to divulge at this point in time. " on the Official Xbox Magazine is a little enticing but it's this fourm post that will shock and awe you. That's right, Half Life 2 is coming to Xbox this summer. oh...yeah...  ¶ 5:15 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: Bajillion developers sign up for next gen Xbox You'd think Microsoft had cured cancer the way everyone is jumping on the next Xbox HD bandwagon. Everyone from Capcom to Midway to Rockstar games was quoted as basically looking for to producing games for the next generation Xbox, touting it's many great features and such. Makes me a little more anixous for E3. Check out the press release here  ¶ 4:36 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Tech: Marco!.......Polo!!!!..Magellan unleashes the new eXplorist 500 GPS For all you geocachers out there, the Magellan eXplorist 500 GPS is now out. It comes with a 2.3 inch color LCD, is even waterproof and even comes preload with geochaching software. More info, here here.   ¶ 4:04 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: PlayStation 3 debut hours before Xbox 2 at E3 I wonder if the press people (which I am not...yet...just a lowly blogger ;p) going to the PS3 event, which is to be at 15:00 PST on Monday May 16, will be able to make the Xbox event wich I heard is quite a ways away? Three hours after the PS3 event is Microsoft's Xbox 2 event in downton LA at 18:00 PST. This is be a big pain for the media types Who might have to leave the PS3 event if it begins to run long. Me? I'll be covering it all from right here. Consider this your E3 epicenter :) More info here: " course, what "  ¶ 3:41 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Movies: These will haunt your dreams Here are 6 Character one sheets from the new Charlie and the Chocolate factory. No oompa loompas yet but this one sheets will still give you that slightly weirded out feeling. chiggity check them out here  ¶ 11:50 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: New Def Jam game? Kotaku got the word on a new Def Jam possibly called Def Jam Vendetta Public Enemy coming to next-gen consoles in 2006. If you have a scoop or any more info to pass on, do so here  ¶ 9:20 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Tech: Need to e-mail a really big file? Don't we all though? Never be disappointed by your e-mail clients 10-20MB restriction on attachments. Now you can e-mail a chunk of your hard drive if you so pleased via You Send It, as long as it's a 1gig or smaller.  ¶ 9:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Tech: Interative taxis coming to a cab near you! (if you live in SF that is) San Fran (that's San Fransico to all you not in the know) cabs are beginning to get fitted with an interactive touch screen kiosk that gives them free access to news and weather, as well as library and museum listings. The Interactive Taxi Co. plans on giving users the ability to order movie tickets amongst other things in the near future too. more info here 
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  Games: Nintendo DS Scratch! Viewtiful Joe glimpse Joystiq has a breif glimpse into what the Nintendo DS Scratch! Viewtiful Joe game is going to look like. Looks like you'll be able to use the stylus pen to scratch objects in the game to have them fall on enemies. Can't wait to hear more. 
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  Hardware: new iBook coming from Apple ? Some Apple speculation for you. Apple could be coming out with with a 15.4-inch iBook according to this in a possible rebranding effort to make its laptop more HD oriented. This would be great for professionals who cann afford the now quite expensive HD camcorders.

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  Games: In game ads allow free play Here come the ads! Grimwell has a post up with some pics on how Anarchy Online is using in-game ads to enable it interested players to play the MMOG free without a subscription fee. Players who choose to play do not see the in-game ads. I hope this takes off so other MMOGs would be able to do the same thing. I would totally dig playing the Matrix Online for free since it's not good enough for me to pay over $2.00 a month for...yet. 
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  Tech: Web channel from MTV MTV is going to be launching a broadband channel caled Overdrive April 26 of this month. The channel is supposed to have six channels: News, Music, On TV, Movies, Video Game Culture and Personal Style with Video Game Culture and Personal Style to be added later. more details here. check out the actual Overdrive Beta website here.  ¶ 6:53 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Cell Phone: Nokia 8801 pics Engadget got the opportunity to take some pics of the new luxury Nokia 8801 we posted about yesterday. And take some pics they did. Check out the pics here  ¶ 6:48 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Tech: Google unleashed Googlge Q&A Google annouces Google Q&A. It isn't a seperate website or anything like that, it's built into the Google search results. When you go to do a search type population or diameter. Pretty cool. You can even get answers on your PDA! (as long as your pda's browser works properly). View the google blog post here

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  Games: Microsoft linked to ourcolony.net Remember when J Allard did his presentation at GDC and he had some screenshots of what Xbox live is going to look like? The gamer profile he had up was a picture of him wearing a shirt with an ant logo on it, pretty much the same ant you see at the our colony website. Now it's pretty much official the Microsoft is linked to the ourcolony.net site so it has to do with the next xbox since when J Allard did his presentation that site didn't even exist yet. Good to know but now I hope people will focus on playing the game itself. Alternative Reality Games (if this is really even one or just an elaborate team vs team game) are so kewl because of the whole supension of belief thing and the fact that this seems to be real life. There not meant to be over analyzed, just played. That said the ARG should be well crafted enough so that it would be very hard for anyone to find any evidence of it not being real. see the picshere  ¶ 6:31 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Tech: Want to be a superhero? If you answered yes to the aforementioned question, lucky for you! the "HAL" (no joke) is going to be available for less than $19,000. Probably $18,999. The "HAL" (Hybrid Assistive Limb) provides it's wearer with an exoskeleton that will basically give your arms and legs more power. It looks like it'll be used for a wheel chair replacement as well as a tool to assist peolpe with spinal injuries. for more details and pictures check here and here.  ¶ 6:18 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Tech: Evergreen's touch screen remote Japanese company Evergreen annouced this 240x160 universal touch screen remote. It comes with 4mb of memory and cna connect to your PC via USB cable. For pictures see here  ¶ 6:11 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: PSP offical sales figures Ok maybe more than 50 people bought the PSP. How was I supposed to know without an official press release? Well, now there is an offical press release. Sony sold 500,000-600,000 PSPs in it's first week of North American sales, generating over $150,000 million for the company. It will probably pick up more steam as more Games and UMDs become available. I will post links to the most popular UMDs sometime later today or tomorrow. Let me know if you want it sooner than that. check out the press release here  ¶ 6:02 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Hardware: Wingo Mvolt-100DivX Media Flask Media flask is an interesting choice for a name but it fits pretty good since the device looks like one. This DivX external drive uses a USB2.0 interface and supports MPEG1/2/4, DVD, VCD, SVCD, MP3, WMA, JPEG and Divx 3.11/4.12/5.x.x. For a pic and more info click here  ¶ 5:57 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Movies: Peter Jackson's King Kong blog This has been going on for a while but I figured I would post it anyway just to let everyone in case you didn't. It's a pretty cool production diary blog and a great insight into Jackson's process. What I find interesting is that there appears to be less and less of Peter with every new video. I mean this man is going to disappear at this rate, does no one notice? He hasn't said he's on a diet or anything so I have to assume that he is slowing disappearing. I mean does no one care, he did Lord of the Rings for crying out lound. Someone get this man a manwhich! (a manwhich is not a man sandwhich, it's basically a sloppy joe...that doesn't sound much better). Check out the videos here  ¶ 5:48 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Hardware: Hitachi gets downright funky If you like your hardware funky and just all around groovy check out this education video about the perpendicular technology it's hard drives will now be using. Don't be a jive turkey, watch the whole Flash video and find yourself feeling better about yourself and the world in general. I whoever thought this up had way too much time on their hands, but I would like to thank them for making this video not oonly educational but pretty amusing as well. dig on this non-jive Flash video Storage here  ¶ 5:28 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Movies: BlueTights.net update Despite the title, this is a worksafe site. bluetights.net isn't some undercover p0rn opperation silly goose...It's Bryan Singer's blog I blogged about the other blogging day. The site has been updated with the latest video entry, we get to hear more from one of the screenwriters this time too :)  ¶ 11:06 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  TV: Voom set to disappear Despit the best efforts of Charles Dolan, the Cabelvision board of directors has agreed to shut down the HDTV content company. More info here  ¶ 9:45 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: Phantasy Star Universe Confirmed SOA (Sega of America) has annouced plans to release Phantasy Star Universe for the Playstation 2 and the PC (Windows). It's supposed to have a large 40+ single player campaign as well as a healthy online componet as well. Apparently the online component will allow you to select a different character and build them from scratch. That's a good idea, it'll be like having two games in one! Kind of. The pictures look promising so we'll see how it turns out. check out the pics and videos here.  ¶ 8:34 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Hardware: The ATI All-In-Wonder X800 XT reviewed IGN has an review of the new All-in-Wonder X800 XT which came with 256MB of GDDR3 RAM and has excellent video input and out abilities. It'll even play for favorite radio station. As long as it's not country music, then it spits in your face. Ok I made that last part up. Seriously it's one of the fastest cards for consumers on the market. It'll set you back around $500 but you do get an awsome card. dig on the review here. See the benchmarks here 
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  Games: Dell wants to pimp your PSP Dell knows what todays heady technogeek wants, and what they want is 1GB memory sticks for their PSP. Now the 50 people who bought a Sony PSP can get one for the not-too-cheap-not-too-expensive price of 95.19. It might take a few weeks to get one you all order at the same time so space it out a little would ya? 
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  TV: JVC TV not on QVC but in JP JVC announced a line of retro projection tvs in Japan yesterday which include the intelligent 32bit CPU called "Genessa" which is supposed to produce "perfect" images. details here 
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  TV: Panasonic has been pretty busy Panasonic drops a load by presenting a line of Plasma and LCD TVs ranging in size from 37" to 50". The Plasma tvs have a 3000:1 contrast ratio. They also annouced some audio hardware and an Amplifier. More details here 
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  TV: Want a Plasma TV? In the market for a plasma tv? Here's a guide that will tell you what you need to look for. BE preapred to part with your cash...set range from $2,000 to $40,000. Nothing more babysitting jobs can't pay for. check out the guide here 
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  Home Theater: Comprehensive guide to building your PC based Home Theater Pretty comprehensive guide that get's you down and dirty with configuring either your Home Theatre or Media PC. Pretty comprehensive guide. Found via slashdot...  ¶ 12:06 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  TV: TiVo - was was that you say? You want more ads? Sure! TiVo and DirectTV combine forces to bring a service their customers have always wanted, more ads. They now have it set where they can both sell ads for TiVo recorders and each company gets to keep their profits. more http://www.pvrblog.com/pvr/2005/04/tivo_adds_ads_w.html  ¶ 11:30 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: Build your own Gameboy-like system For all you enterprising do-it-myself types comes the Mignon game kit. Allowing users to build their own "minimalist" Gameboy type device as well as programm their own games. It's suprising cheap too at only about $37 for a bare bones system. more info here 
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  Tech: Panasonic's Oxyride batteries..ride the oxy Panasonic's Oxyride batteries have gotten quite a lot of hype from Panasonic recently and for good reason it seems. In high-drain devices, the Panasonic Oxyride batteries did quite a bit better than regular alkaline batteries. It actually did help flashlights shine a little brighter, fans fan a little faster and screwdrivers, umm, turn a little faster. They let' out 1.7 volts compared to the 1.5 volts of alkalines. more details available here 
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  TV: UK Humax LCD/DVR combo (via techdigest) Humax has released it's 32" LCD TV and DVR combo in the UK. The hard drive is 40 gig and it goes for around £1700. more here
 
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  TV: JVC pimps your TV... ...by replacing it with a 62" Big Screen EXE model with lower power consumption. JVC will be pimping TVs stateside in July and adding a 70" model. check out the giz (Gizmodo) with a short descprition and a link to the press release (hope your Japanese is up to snuff)  ¶ 9:00 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: ARGN game forum In reference to the next-gen Xbox console Alternative Reality Game I mentioned earlier (see here) I figured I'd let all who were interested in Alternative Reality Games about the unfiction forums. Chances are, those who are interested already know but I figured a shout-out wouldn't hurt. Here's the forum for the Ourcolony.net game.  ¶ 8:40 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  iPod: Snow Jacket merges with iPod Cool new iPod snow jacket that has the iPod controls integrated into the Jacket. For example you could touch a button on the arm to change the track. That alone is pretty unique and intriguing. This is just what I need, another distraction while flying down snow covered death peak. I'm thinking I'll just wear it around the house, maybe when I'm watering my grass...that way if I get a little to crazy to the house (which is not hard to day) I can still stay dry! Genious...It is a little steep at $3000 but that includes an iPod Phot as well as other man-cessories. check out the details here 
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  Cell Phone: Sony Ericsson W800i has stolen my techono-lust The Sony Ericsson W800i has got me in a tizzy and apparently I'm not the only one. I don't know why. It only has a slim and light orange design, a user interface that is pretty smooth, a 2 megapixel camera, MP3/AAC player, Bluetooth, a speakerphone, 500MB of memory and not too shabby audio quality for your music. Imean, besides that, what does it really have going for it? EVERYTHING. This phone is, what the kids say nowandays, pimp.The Sony Ericsson W800i was deemed the coolest phone at cnet. To check out what they deemed the coolest smart phone (Samsung i730), the coolest accessory(the Jabra JX10), coolest service(Motorola's Screen 3) and the honorable mention (the LG VX8100) click here
 
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  Games: Here comes Nintendo World Store Introducing Nintendo Mecca for Nintendo lovers, Nintendo (how many Nintendos can fit in one sentence?) announces it's World Store plans for a late Spring release in New York city's Rockefeller center. press release here  ¶ 7:17 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  PDA: Archos Pocket Media Assistant PMA430 reviewed Cnet has a review up for the Archos Pocket Media Assistant PMA430. To me it seems a bit like it's name, big and bulky. I do think this device points to what will likely be somewhat the norm in the next few years or so. The built in wi-fi, pda functionality and the ability to watch/record video and music. It also comes with a docking cradle featuring A/V-in, A/V-out, and S-Video-in cables to connect to your home-theater devices. The sucker aint cheap though and the performance isn't perfect, with it's predictable battery life issues. check out the review here.  ¶ 6:55 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Tech: AOL still trying hard to remain televant AOL is about to rollout it's internet phone service in more than 40 cities in it's bid to remain important to users in the ever expanding high-speed age. By what the heck are they thinking! If you're going to compete in a new space that already has somewhat established companies, at least be offer something new or be competitive on price. AOl's plans include a $13.99 local calling plan and up to $29.99 for unlimited Nort American calling. But that's only for 3 months, after that it goes up by $5.00. Compare that to Vonage's $25.00 a month for unlimited Nort American calling. Dude, seriously. I think AOL is just trying to dupe the eldery and people not in the Tech-know out of their money. Article here  ¶ 6:29 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Cell Phone: Nokia's 8801 for the Americas Nokia launches it's latest 8000 series phones, the 8800. The North American variant, the 8801 which is basically the same phone was also released in New York today. It has this cool slide-out functionality which reminds me of the cell phones in the movie, "The Matrix". kewl stuff, Press release here. 
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  Tech: CherryOS to open source it Controversial software CherryOS is set to get the open source treatment, most likely in response to all the charges of it ripping off a lot of PearPC code. We'll see if this actually happens though. If it does happen, let's see what people are saying after it's been "opened" so to speak. proof I'm not lyinghere  ¶ 6:14 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  iPod: iPod Shuffle rubbers Just a quick note, SpeckProducts has some pretty cool looking iPod Shuffle (not to mention for all other iPod models) rubber covers that come in different colors. Best of all, they're only $19.95 which isn't too bad. check'em outhere  ¶ 6:10 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Tech: Disposable e-mail at your..umm....disposal If you need to sign up for some website or to view some article but don't want to risk getting a torrent of spam, you need a disposable e-mail address. While this concept isn't new, previous disposable address have begun to get blocked from some websites since they know it's disposable and it's just our way of beating "the man" at his own game. Well, there a new company in town so hopefully it be getting blocked anytime soon. Just don't spread the word too fast. check out the Mailinator Here  ¶ 6:05 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: FlexiSkin cover for the PSP Thru Gizmodo Box wave is now selling a FlexiSkin cover for the Sony PSP. The "frosted clear" look looks pretty kewl and it seems to leave the UMD open and seems to fit pretty good. check it out or buy it here 
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  Movies: Dukes of Hazard sneak peek Someone reported in to AICN their thoughts of the upcoming Dukes of Hazard film and but they way they describe it, it looks to be a good time. Sean William Scott and Johnny Knoxville are friggin hilarious and they look like a good pairing. It also doesn't hurt to have Jessica Simpson playing the skimpy clothes wearing Daisy Dukes. Get more details here 
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  Cell Phone: Sprint's IP-A790 phone reviewed PCmag reviews Sprints Internation phone IP-A790 which is a close relative to Verzion's similar-looking SCH-A790 but is apprently better. With Verizon, you're stuck with using Vodafone's service even when you're overseas. Not so with the Sprint model. If you were so inclined, you could plug in a foreign SIM card to get local rates (which can be as low as $0.10 a minute) instead of paying the expensive International rates (probably the strongest selling point). To check out it's other quirks and why they ratedd the phone a 4.05/5 check it out here. 
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  Games: Tetsuya Mizuguchi shares his setup Tetsuya Mizuguchi (creator of PSP hit Lumines) now has his own blog up at here. He's gives us a glimpse into his world but sharing with us the different devices and gadgets he uses in his daily life that enable him to take work with him. The centerpiece seems to be his Sony Vaio VGN-T70B from which he make video conferences and keeps up to date on his campany's projects. Cool to get a little insight.  ¶ 5:29 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Tech: Do-It-Yourself Wi-FiMuch Money - Wardriving - Pistol Grip Got wireless but not able too access it in some parts of your home? Check This site out for how to extend the range of your wireless network with a Pringles can. That's so MacGuyver...  ¶ 5:20 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Toys: Flybar gets you high The redesign of the pogo stick. SBI Enterprises produces a new verion of the pogo stick using 12 huge rubber band instead of the coils. BAsically Each rubberband holds so much energy and when stretched you can create a trampoline like effect propelling grown men anywhere from 5-8ft in the air. This could be an extreme sport in of itself. Trying to get from one side of your driveway to the other could even be dangerous. We all know dangerous = fun and good times! pic here. If you have a nice, sturdy helmet and get plenty of calcium (for strong bones of course) order them here:
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  RIP Mitch Hedberg I know this is late but RIP comic Mitch Hedberg. I saw his showcase on Comedy Central a while back and dug him ever since. He will be missed. In his memory he are some of my favorite quotes of his(from WikiQuote)
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I had a stick of Carefree gum, but it didn't work. I felt pretty good while I was blowing that bubble, but as soon as the gum lost its flavor, I was back to pondering my mortality.


I like cinnamon rolls. That's why I wish they made, like, a cinnamon roll incense. 'Cause I don't always have time to make a pan. Perhaps I'd rather light a stick, and have my roommates wake up with false hopes.

I opened up a container of yogurt, and under the lid it said "Please Try Again" because they were having a contest I was unaware of. But I thought I might have opened the yogurt wrong, or maybe Yoplait was trying to inspire me. 'C'mon, Mitchell, don't give up. Please try again. A message of inspiration from your friends at Yoplait. Fruit on the bottom, hope on top.'

I like baked potatoes, man. I don't have a microwave oven; it takes forever to cook a baked potato in a conventional oven. Sometimes I'll just throw one in there, even if I don't want one, because by the time it's done....who knows? I'll throw a potato in and go on vacation.

You know that Pepperidge Farm bread, that stuff is fancy. That stuff is wrapped twice. You open it, and it still ain't open. That's why I don't buy it, I don't need another step between me and toast.


I bought a doughnut and they gave me a receipt for the doughnut. I don't need a receipt for the doughnut - I'll just give you money and you give me the doughnut. End of transaction. We don't need to bring ink and paper into this. I can't imagine a scenario in which I would need to prove that I bought a doughnut. Some skeptical friend... don’t even act like I didn't buy a doughnut, I've got the documentation right here. Oh wait, it's back home in the file... under "D", for doughnut.

I was walking down the street with my friend and he said "I hear music." As though there's any other way to take it in. You're not special. That's how I receive it too ... I tried to taste it, but it did not work ...



I went to the park and saw this kid flying a kite. The kid was really excited. I don't know why, that's what they're supposed to do. Now if he had had a chair on the other end of that string, I would have been impressed. Imagine trying to fly a chair. You'd have to run like a mother*****.

I'm at a hotel room and my friend comes over and he says, "can I use the phone?" I said, "certainly." He said, "do I need to dial nine?" "Yeah, especially if it's in the number. You can try four and five back to back real quick."

Some people say "I don't care if people are white, black, purple or green". Ah hold on now... purple or green? You gotta draw the line somwhere. To hell with purple people! Unless they're suffocatin'... then, help 'em!


I hate turtlenecks. I have such a weak neck. Plus if you wear a turtleneck it's like being strangled by a really weak guy ... all day. And if you wear a turtleneck and a backpack it's like a weak midget trying to bring you down.

Whenever I walk, people try to hand me out flyers. And when someone tries to hand me out a flyer, it's kinda like they're saying, "Here — you throw this away."

I used to be a hot-tar roofer. Yeah, I remember that ... day.
My apartment is infested with koala bears. It's the cutest infestation ever. Way better than cockroaches. When I turn on the light a bunch of koala bears scatter. And I don't want them to, you know, I'm like, "Hey, hold on fellas, lemme hold one of yous... and feed you a leaf."

I bought a two bedroom house, but isn't it my choice how many bedrooms there are? This bedroom has a oven in it. This bedroom has a lot of people watching TV. This bedroom is A.K.A. the hallway. This bedroom's in that guys house. Sir, you have one of my bedrooms. Stay out.

I think Pizza Hut is the cockiest pizza chain on the planet, because Pizza Hut will accept all competitors' coupons. That makes me wish I had my own pizza place. "Mitch's Pizzaria... This week's coupon: unlimited free pizza. Special Note: coupon not good at any of the Mitch's Pizza locations. Free pizza oven with purchase of a small Coke. Two-for Tuesday: buy one pizza, get one franchise free."

I was in downtown Boise, Idaho, and I saw a duck, and I knew the duck was lost, 'cause ducks ain't s'posed to be downtown. There's nothin' for 'em there. So I went to a Subway sandwich shop, I said, "Let me have a bun." But she wouldn't sell me just the bun, she said that I had to have something on it. She told me it's against regulations for Subway to sell just the bun. I guess the two halves ain't supposed to touch. So I said, "Alright, well, put some lettuce on it," which she did. She said, "That'll be $1.75." I said, "It's for a duck." And they said, "All right, well, that is free." See, I did not know that. Ducks eat for free at Subway! Had I known that, I would have ordered a much larger sandwich. "Let me have the Steak Fajita Sub - but don't bother ringing it up, it's for a duck! There are six ducks out there, and they all want Sun Chips!"


My friend said to me, "You know what I like? Mashed potatoes." I was like, "Dude, you have to give me time to guess. If you're going to quiz me you have to insert a pause."

I was at this casino minding my own business, and this guy came up to me and said, "You're gonna have to move, you're blocking a fire exit." As though if there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit.  ¶ 11:04 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  PDA: RIM to Microsoft threats, "Come and get me!!" The person who was quoted as saying that was me. Seem to be how RIM (Research In Motion) is playing the threats of Microsoft implementing Push technology into it's Exchange server software. Co- CEO, Jim Balsillie believes that their superior customer support and the profit they bring their carrier partners don't really give their customers any reason to strat from the RIM path. read more here.  ¶ 9:59 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: How can I get into E3 this year? Since E3 isn't open to the public, you need to be affiliated with the industry. You'll be able to register as an Exhibitor, a Member of the Media, an Attendee or you can recive an invite from one of aforementioned groups. To attempt to register and to get more information, gohere.  ¶ 9:41 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  GMail: Want a Gmail account? I have some GMail accounts to give out. I have 40 left so shoot me an email if you want one. Hurry, they won't last long.  ¶ 9:23 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: Ourcoloy.net - glimpse at Next Xbox? I don't think my marriage could survive an other ARG (alternate reality game) like ilovebees.com (used to promote Halo 2) ;) But hey, gotta do what you gotta do. Ourcolony.net looks to be the next Microsoft driven ARG seemingly being used to promote the next Xbox. One the ourcolony.net website some of the distorted images seem to contain view of an Xbox-like controller and an Xbox-like power button. You'll need a crew to get through this one though. Apparently this ARG is going to be a bit more competitive, pairing the crews againt each other. So get your clan, family, neighbors, office faculty members together cause it's going to be a long and bumpy ride. At least it will until the countdown ends at 8pm PDT on Thursday, May 12. Four days before Microsoft's big E3 presentation. I highly believe in the use and potential of ARGs. I've been a fan since taking a (small) part in "The Beast" for the Speilberg movie A.I.. Get reeled in here . 
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  Games: J Allard on evading questions.... Based on his evasiveness I'd say that the chances of the next Xbox being backward compatible is slim, slim to none. The guy is good though, I mean:

Is the next generation Xbox going to be backwards compatible or not?

J. Allard: You keep asking a question I’m not going to answer Geoff. Does that satisfy you?

The guy is good!
diggity dig the G4TV video interview here.  ¶ 8:47 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Cell Phone: Motorola gets Shazam'd Motorola is going to be incorporating Shazam's music recognition software on select future models of it's phones. With the software you're supposed to be able to play music while the software is running on your phone and it's supposed to be able to interpret that and in turn, give you the ability to buy that ring tone.get the scoop here.  ¶ 8:40 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Cell Phone: Razr V3 "cutting" it up in Germany...get it? Cutting and Razr? get it now? Well I know that's funny. Motorola has announced that it's previously top-Oscar-Nominee-exclusive black Razr v3 is generally availabe in Germany. See photos here.  ¶ 8:31 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Movies: Japanese War of the worlds trailer The Japanese War of the Worlds trailer is out and I must say, this movie is looking better with each trailer. I dig the fact that Senior Cruise doesn't seem to be trying to be the hero. He's not trying to save the world from nasty alien buggers. He's just a man, a man trying to keep his kids alive so they can see the next day. I have a feeling this is going be a one damn fine movie when it comes out. I'll be there, rooting for the under dogs...see the trailer here. 
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  PDA: RSS feeds on your Treo Quick News for your Palm Treo let's you throw yourself further into your news addition buy making it a lot easier to read your RSS feeds from your Treo. Download and install the software, set it up and on each hotsync you'll get the latest news on paris hilton's latest gadegt/animal fetish. More specific info here.  ¶ 8:06 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: Get your Hack on! Engadget encourages all deliquents to get the hack on! They're giving you 10 days to come up with your kewlest most l33! hack and submit it to them (with a how-to guide of sorts). They will then release it to the public and let them decide whos best. For Why you ask? For $200 dollars in from software for your device of choice. More info here.  ¶ 2:15 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: Unreal Championship 2 off to the presses Unreal Championship 2: The Liandri Conflict is off to production. The game is set to be shipped on April 18 with an SRP of $49.99. check here for details...
 
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  Games: Star Wars Republic Commando give away contest Been itching to play Star Wars Republic Commando? Well would you itch to play a free copy? Kotaku is running a contest and the winner gets the game. Runners up get a copy of the band Ash's latest EP titled "Meltdown". Good luck.Detailshere.  ¶ 1:48 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  iPod: Duke to new students, "No iPod for you!" Duke got some attention from the musicophiles when it began ganding out free iPods to all 1600 incoming first-year students but apparently the program (which cost Duke around $500,000) was just an experiment. They're no longer going to be handing out free iPods to any new first-year students. Only the students who are taking classes that require them will be getting the free schwag. Full article here.  ¶ 1:43 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  New Plasma and LCDs from Panasonic Panasonic has unveiled three new plasma tvs and six new plasma tvs ranging from 19-50 inches. More detailed info Here  ¶ 1:32 PM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Games: PSP sold close to a million?? No, not really. According to this report, Sony sold 600,000 to 700,000 units during the PSP's first week of US release. Sony had prepared to sell 1 million the first week while the Nintendo DS was to have shipped 6 million units by the end of March. granted the DS was released a lot earlier but Nintendo is looking pretty good right now regardless. I think the PSP sales will begin to pick up once people have had a chance to see all the things that can be done with it. The DS also has some promising looking wireless title that could propel it even further in front of Sony. Might this point to Microsoft possibly having an edge coming out with the Next Xbox before everyone else releases their next-gen devices? Time will tell.  ¶ 11:34 AM 0 Comments Links to this post

  Movies: Michael Bay to helm Transformers? Michael Bay is apparently in talks to direct Transformers. I think that this would be an awsome movie for movies sake. Every movie he's made has been entertaining as hell and that's what this needs to be. The release date has been set at November 17, 2006 even without a director attached yet.
 
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  Cell Phone: Kyocera K10 from Virgin Virgin Mobile let's rip the Kyocera K10 royale. Comes with a flashlight and Java. coming out later this month. (from mobile tracker 
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  PDA: PalmOS on Treo 650 does not a good phone make? Apparently the Treo 650 running on the PalmOS is a great PDA, not such a great phone. Allegedly, a senior UK Orange exec whipped out his Treo 650, turned it on for all to see if was loading Windows Mobile 2005. Some camerphones were whipped out but apparently not in time. More details seen here.  ¶ 9:38 AM 0 Comments Links to this post