Archive for November 26th, 2007

O’Neill’s H4 Campack ditches iPod, integrates camera and media player

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video, Wearables Ok, ok, it was announced back in August but we're only just now planning our off-piste gear purchases. Meet the H4 Campack from O'Neill which bests the H3 launched last year with increased durability, better controls, an integrated media player, and a true video ...

Brain2Robot project creates EEG-controlled robot arm

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets Thought-controlled appendages are far from new, but an international team of researchers have apparently created an apparatus that aims to make the lives of paralyzed individuals a tad easier. The Brain2Robot project utilizes electroencephalograph (EEG) signals in order to give patients the ability to control a robotic ...

Star NX788 mobile holds your BT headset for you

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones It's not like we haven't seen this idea -- or a close alternative, actually -- conjured up before, but apparently, the Star NX788 is actually taking things beyond the drawing board. This handset features a convenient cubbyhole for your Bluetooth headset, meaning that you'll no longer have to ...

Toyota demos massive driving simulator, aims to nix traffic deaths

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Filed under: Transportation Simulators similar to the one recently unveiled to the world by Toyota aren't all that uncommon, but this 4.5-meter high pod is "the first to move laterally and has the longest range of 35-meters front to back and 20-meters from right to left." Reportedly, the automaker plans to ...

Christmas Rolly rocks to holiday favorites

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio, Robots Most Americans have yet to get a taste of Sony's Rolly speakerbot, and while we may finally see the little critter, um, roll our way sometime next year according to company prez Stan Glasgow, Japan is already getting its first special edition of the lively MP3 ...

TiVo comes to Canada, but lacks HD

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentCanuck TV lovers have something to look forward to this holiday season, as TiVo is officially launching in Canada with the 80-hour Series2 DVR. HDTV watchers will continue to wait patiently, though, as no plans for Canadian HD products were announced, and no Canadian cable companies ...

Switched video on cable coming to TiVo in 2008

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Filed under: HDTV, Home EntertainmentTiVo and the National Cable and Telecommunications Association (NCTA) have announced a new external adapter that will allow cable operators to roll out switched video while still playing nice with third-party devices like the TiVo HD and Series3 DVRs. The devices will hook up to a ...

Guitar Hero III wireless guitars hitting early 2008

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals, Wireless If the endless amount of platform combinations between Rock Band and Guitar Hero III have you stymied already, here's a little tidbit to make it just a little bit harder to choose: Guitar Hero III wireless controller are going to be available early next year for ...

Siemens rolls out ultrasound-equiped MacBook Pro

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Filed under: Laptops We've seen MacBooks re-purposed for various uses in the past, but never quite like Siemens new "P50" laptop, which takes a standard issue (if slightly outdated) MacBook Pro and outfits it with some ultrasound equipment to accomodate doctors that just can't be tied down. Apparently designed specifically for ...