Archive for September 4th, 2007

Keepin’ it real fake, part LXXV: MA-727 apes Samsung’s T9B

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video There's blatant knockoffs, and then there's blatant knockoffs. As you can probably tell, this is most certainly a case of the latter, as the so-called creators of the MA-727 didn't even bother to take their own photo. Instead, it looks pretty clear that they simply ...

How to add an internal USB hub to a UMPC

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: Handhelds, Tablet PCs If you've been hankering for a way to void your UMPC warranty, or just want to add a touch more utility while getting down and dirty with a soldering iron, this here hack may be the one that fits the bill. Facing the daunting task of ...

Toyota looking to develop recharging points for plug-in hybrids?

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: Transportation There's been no shortage of news surrounding Toyota and its hybrid plans of late, so it makes perfect sense to hear that the automaker may be on the verge of inking a deal to "develop recharging points for plug-in hybrid electric cars." Reportedly, Toyota and Electricite de France ...

The hundred gadget giveaway: round 1

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: AnnouncementsAlright everybody, round one of Engadget's hundred gadget giveaway! Up for grabs for the next six hours:Gold - Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ1 cameraSilver - Logitech MX510 gamer mouseBronze - Swag bag #1The rules (yeah, there are always rules): Leave a comment below. You can just say ...

Epson eats their own, launches TW2000 1080p 3LCD projector

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment Here it is, Epson's first 3LCD projector to take advantage of their new 0.74-inch HTPS panels already spotted in Mitsubishi and Sanyo projectors. The EMP-TW2000 starts with a trio of Epson-built, 0.74-inch, 1,920 x 1,080 C2FINE LCD panels with D7 process technology, 12-bit LCD driver, ...

IOGEAR’s presentation mouse, 4GB wallet drive ready for class

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: Peripherals We know, "back to school" isn't exactly a phrase that brings a smile to most students, but IOGEAR is hoping to get you a bit more jazzed up than usual about the fall semester with a new duo of products. Following the Digital Scribe, the firm has now ...

PlayStation 3 firmware v1.92 out

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming Ok, so we can confirm Sony's just pushed out the PlayStation 3 v1.92 update, the first new firmware in over a month. The trouble is they're not telling us what's been changed, fixed, updated, added, removed, improved, etc. Anyone seen anything different? Let us know in comments such ...

Heart muscle tissue powers new body roaming robots

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: RobotsWhile we've seen a microbot that crawls across hearts, a new creature has been developed by gurus at Chonnam National University in South Korea that actually gets its energy from the heart. Reportedly, the team created the robot by "growing heart muscle tissue from a rat onto tiny ...

Sony: Rolly is an audio player (and more)

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Portable Audio Sony's official Rolly blog has confirmed what we already thought: Rolly is in fact a digital audio player without a display. They also claim that it has only one button which controls the "play / stop" of audio and is "basically the only button you ...

Build your own underwater ROV for $250

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Robots Granted, this here project isn't nearly as inexpensive as the $100 underwater ROV from years back, but at least this one is propelled by something a bit more advanced than a pull string. Regardless, the ROV-in-a-Box Project Kit -- created by folks from Carl Hayden High ...

The hundred gadget giveaway: round 2

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: AnnouncementsAlright everybody, round two of Engadget's hundred gadget giveaway! Up for grabs for the next six hours:Gold - SanDisk Sansa e260 (4GB)Silver - Logitech Cordless Desktop Wave keyboard and mouseBronze - Halo 2 (Windows)The rules (yeah, there are always rules): Leave a comment below. You ...

The Rocket Phone goes for pizzaz, not eloquence

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones Although we've seen mobiles shaped like cars and geometric figures, what better to have in your pocket to yap on than, well, a rocket? This sensationally bizarre handset is far from sleek, but it's sure to fend off citizens nearby when you whip this thing out in public. ...

Sony’s video download cards revealed?

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Portable Video The Wall Street Journal -- citing "people familiar with the situation" -- claims that Sony is poised to enter video-downloading services whole-hog. Think Go!PSP, only extended with new "products and services to let users download television shows and movies" to Sony's sweet, ...

Casio’s Exilim EX-Z8 shooter loosed somewhere in the world

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras We'll have to take their word for it, but LetsGoDigital assures us that Casio has a new Exilim Zoom-series shooter, the EX-Z8. Its 8.1 megapixels are helped along by the Exilim Engine 2.0 processing and anti-shake DSP. Rounding things out are a 2.6-inch LCD, 3x zoom, face-detection ...

DualCor sues Intel over Dual Core name

Tuesday, September 4th, 2007

Filed under: Desktops, LaptopsDualCor Technologies may be using some Intel hardware in its cPC handheld, but that apparently doesn't mean the two see eye to eye all the time, with the former company now suing the latter over its use of (you guessed it) the "Dual Core" name. According to ...