Despite the rumours, the New York Times says that there won’t be a Google Phone. While Google has created prototypes for show-n-tell, their objective is not creating a rival to the iPhone, just software to rival Windows Mobile.
Goldmund has just added to their Logos line with the Logos1 monitor and the Logos2 active subwoofer. The Logos1 is available in both passive and active versions, whilst the Logos2 contains 2×150 watt Telos amplifiers with analogue and digital inputs. The Logos2 features an active crossover that will drive the 7″ woofer and tweeter to above 100dB.
If you really, really want a USB hub that is fashioned like a traffic light, will record 10 seconds of audio and has pointlessly blinking LEDs; you’re in luck. The Traffic Light USB hub will set you back $17.50, but not only will it make you look more stupid than you already do, it will also remind you of the road rage induced stress you suffer from.
We bumped into Jeff Han back at Nextfest and absolutely loved the guy, as well as his slightly-buggy-at-the-time Perceptive Pixel multitouch system. That very device, renamed the Media Wall, is now available for purchase. Sure, we are a little disappointed the $100,000 starting price point is not lacking a few zeros, but we are still excited by the roll out. We cannot wait for our test unit to arrive… WTH? We’re not getting one? Jeff—we loved you, man! [Product Page via thegadgetsite]
Word on the new Dell XPS M1530 seems to have leaked, and it looks like another step in the right direction for Dell lappies. Think of the M1530 as the skinny XPS that hits its 4lb weight by eating right and exercising, not avoiding food altogether like the waifish M1330, or gorging to near immobility in trade of strength like the sumo M1730. Expect the M1530 in early November. Hit the jump for a full stat smattering.
FastMac, a specialist in third-party Mac upgrades, has announced slot-loading Blu-ray drives suitable for upgrading your Mac laptops. This includes machines all the way back to PowerBook G3 and iBook G4! And, of course, up to current MacBook Pros, iMacs and Mac minis. They are 2x BD-R and 8x DVD±R, so every media on the market (that isn’t HD DVD) will happily climb aboard. A tray-loader option is available too, suited to eMac G4, iMac G4, and all PowerMacs back to the G3.
It’s US$999.95 (slot) or US$529.95 (tray). It’s steep, but it’s here and now, and there’s surely a section of the market out there who will see this and snap it up immediately. I can just see a Mac mini spinning up 50GB of goodness right now… could that come close to a perfect miniature media centre? [FastMac via Slashgear]
The Kanagawa Institute of Technology has developed a robotic suit that will aid in the care of elderly individuals who need physical support. The suit, showcased at a trade show in Japan this week, is intended to help personal caregivers lift those they look after, whilst reducing the strain on themselves. The unit takes around 10 minutes to equip properly, is very large and weighs in at 66 pounds. The suit enables potential superheroes to lift a 100Kg mass as if it were 50Kg. For those of you who are not strong at mathematics, that is a 50% decrease in the effective mass!
DeluoGPS have just dropped the Deluo MouseGPS. Though it may not win any prizes for an imaginative name, it does impress us with its dual mouse/GPS receiver functionality. The optical mouse has a retractable USB cord and is compatible with Microsoft Streets & Trips.
