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Just watch. Actually, this is a waste of time. So just watch 1:53 and then wait 20 seconds to see the RAZR 2. And the song isn’t too good, so turn the music down.
Hmm…that’s not much of a sell. What did you expect, it’s 4am? – Brian Lam
Fergie likes RAZR 2[YoutubeThanks Matias]
Samsung says it has developed the world’s largest microSD memory card. At 8GB, the fingernail-sized card can store 2,000 MP3 files, 4,000 digital photos or around 5 DVD-quality movies. With a read speed of 16 MB/s and a write speed of 6MB/s, the 8GB memory card is one-and-a-half times faster than the Speed Class 4 SDHC standard. Jump for more.
The Ocean costs around $300, so the last thing you want is to be nickel and dimed for your ringtones. Luckily those crazy kids over at Heliocity figured out how to turn your MP3′s into ringtones free of charge (it also works with MIDI or MMF files).
Basically, it just involves renaming the file extension and emailing it to your phone. But the end result is looking extra cool when your free Mr. Roboto ringtone starts up. Domo…domo.– Ben Longo
How to upload MMF, Mp3, or MIDI Ringtones to Your Ocean [Heliocity]
I don’t know what kind of world we live in where an inventor is coming up with a) new ways to shape bars of soap b) a device that increases the efficiency of me pulling on my weener for the sake of hygiene c) a package for said product with copywriting that displaces all my $.99 jokes.
I guess this is a whole lot kinder than the other gadget I can think of that could be used to clean my privates. (Dyson vac with hose attachment.)– Brian Lam
Symbian Japan has launched a campaign called Boo Hoo for You, where a talking octopus and piece of sushi remind us of just how bad we have it with plain old s60 handsets in the US. Camera phone? Remember this is a country with Wallet and Door Unlocking Phones.
And here’s their list of twenty reasons why we suck:
You already saw the Halo 3 edition Zune last Friday, but here’s the actual box. Noah was right: This thing is a work of art.
Photos of the exclusive Halo 3 content to come in a few minutes.
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Not that we’re saying the Rin doesn’t sound good — there’s no way we can tell without hearing it — but it seems to us anything that looks this weird can’t be something audiophiles will want show off to their audiophile friends.
The unit’s made from a combination of imported Italian marble and Japanese engineering, which is great on paper since (from I remember from an art class that I took in my imagination) it’s the best type of marble anywhere. Plus, those Asians have tiny hands and can get all into those electronics easier — am I right, fellow Asians?
In any case, the whole situation makes for a weird speaker system that supposedly sounds great because sound eminates like ripples on a pond. Which makes me want to pee, not rock out. – Jason Chen
Product Page [Sony via Sci Fi]
Researchers at the Univerity of Hamburg in Germany have discovered a way to bump up the speed and reliability of hard drives — shock them.
Rather than rely on spinning motors (which is how current hard drives work) the researchers applied quick, nanosecond bursts of electric current to push magnetically stored data along a wire at 110 meters/second. The idea itself isn’t new, but would allow for faster drives and since there are no moving parts, more reliable drives too. – Louis Ramirez
Racetrack Memory Could Gallop Past the Hard Disk [New Scientist Tech via Gadget Lab]
Only Japan could have come up with this item: a mobile phone strap that’s not only shaped like an eraser, but houses two AA batteries and is actually a phone charger.
Unfortunately, the only phones that can be charged with this thing are from FOMA and SoftBank—both only available in Japan — but we’re sure somebody can come up with something similar for US phones. Get to work, crazies! – Jason Chen
Product Page [Rakuten via Plastic Bamboo]
As if the Transformers watches weren’t cheap and tacky enough, take a look at these Transformers movie shirts. They’re actually life-sized wearable animated.gifs, which light up like the $5 lapdance joint we frequent when CES rolls around.
Although we still have faith in the movie, all these cheap accessories and tie ins aren’t doing much for public confidence. Click on each shirt if you don’t value your eyeballs in anyway. – Jason Chen
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Ain’t It Cool [via Crunchgear]
