Archive for October 18th, 2007
Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Filed under: Displays
Sometimes you just don't know what you're missing out on. What seems to be the fruit of years of obscure R&D, Toshiba has just unveiled its circular LCD panel. The display is 62mm (2.4-inches) in diameter, with an outer border of 75mm (3-inches). Apparently the thing is a ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Filed under: Displays
No matter how minor the updates, the steady march of progress continues in the desktop LCD market, and NEC has three new business-friendly MultiSyncs all primed to join that 24-incher we saw in September. The MultiSync 5 Series includes the 19-inch LCD195NXM, 20-inch MultiSync LCD205WNXM and 22-inch LCD225WNXM, ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Filed under: Gaming
It's an end of an era, we suppose. No longer can you bash up your Famicom for flatly refusing to entertain your cartridge of choice and expect Nintendo of Japan to fix it up all pretty for you, like it's been doing for the past 20+ years. For ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Filed under: Misc. GadgetsIt's a sad day indeed for Thomson fanboys worldwide, as the storied French corporation has announced plans to exit the consumer electronics industry altogether in an effort to refocus its resources on B2B digital video services. Following completion of the sale of its remaining non-European AV businesses ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Filed under: Storage
32GB USB drives are certainly not new, but considering the astronomical pricetags they tend to sport, they haven't exactly caught fire with budget-conscious gadget lovers. EDGE Tech is apparently hoping to change that by offering up its capacious 32GB DiskGO for "just" $399.95. Granted, it's not like our ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Filed under: CellphonesWe know, you probably forgot that a certain smartphone from General Dynamics was even in the running for NSA approval earlier this year, but lo and behold, the Q4 estimate was actually met and the coveted thumbs-up was given to the (totally unfashionable) Sectera Edge. The National Security ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
See you guys on the torrents, Ubuntu 7.10 is out today. Codenamed "Gutsy Gibbon" -- in that alliterative fashion that never gets old (yet) -- 7.10 includes the brand new GNOME 2.20 desktop, Compiz Fusion for gee whiz 3D interface effects, desktop search (pictured), fast user switching, ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Filed under: Peripherals
There's no shortage of green solar- or wind-powered ways to juice up your gadgets these days, but rarely do we see a charger that employs both together -- along with the reliable old power grid -- for sweet, sweet redundancy. The Hymini from startup MINIWIZ was first conceived ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Filed under: Handhelds
While Sony's apparently yet to get official with it, the company has let slip a user guide and marketing materials for its hereto unheard of UX490N handheld, which thankfully provide plenty of details on the device. Like the most recent model introduced in Japan, this one packs a ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Filed under: Portable AudioThe major record labels' ongoing fixation with physical media continues on, as Universal, EMI, and Warner have each announced plans to sell music preloaded on flash drives. Universal says the move is "aimed at the younger, 12 to 24 year olds, who no longer believe that the ...
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Thursday, October 18th, 2007
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
We're not sure who exactly needs a three-screened portable computer -- mobile video editors? Al Gore? -- but Acme Portable isn't about to let any segment of the market wither away, no matter how absurd: its LPG370TS "3 LCD Surround System" is a beast, with three foldout ...
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