Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Gadgets
Zyrus Bandi a USB Drive for the Krazy Korean Market
10:45PM Addy Dugdale | Zyrus Bandi (which sounds like the name of the baddie in the next James Bond movie) is a flip-up USB drive that’s just been launched in Korea. With a read speed of 18MB and a write speed of 4.5MB, the Bandi has a light-up trim in blue and a cord for you to sling it round your neck. There’s also password protection and DOS booting. The Zyrus Bandi is only available out there at the moment, folks. galleryPost('zyrusbandi', 5, 'zyrus bandi'); [AVING USA via New Launches] More »
Screens
Asus LS201 Resists Crossbow Arrow Impact
10:24PM Jesus Diaz | Looking at this video, the new Asus LS201 LCD monitor is not only scratch-proof, but knife-proof, hammer-proof and crossbow-proof, like the Jack Bauer of displays. According to the manufacturer, it can resist scratching, crossbow arrows and extreme hammering thanks to a sapphire glass surface that protects its 1,400×1,050-pixel 20-inch LCD. They may as well told us that it was made of adamantium, because the last time I checked sapphire glass resists scratching, but shatters under this kind of impact. [Foxtrot - In Russian] More »
Peripherals
Vibrating Earphones Have Wood, Give Your Ear Canal a Good Time
9:11PM Addy Dugdale | Victor (JVC to you and me) has brought out a set of earphones with a vibrating plate, apparently to enhance the listening experience. The plate is made of birch wood, with a thin film stretched over the top and, according to the blurb, gives you a rich sound while reducing noise at the same time. I’m not sure about shelling out $131 for a pair of sticky-in earphones, though. The HP-FX500 will be out some time in February next year. [Victor via Impress] More »
Gadgets
Audiovox DPF711K Refrigerator Message Board
6:18PM Brian Lam | This fridge magnet has a screen that displays a calendar, a whiteboard, and a camera for video messages to family members. More »
Gadgets
High Res Slingcatcher Photo
6:12PM Brian Lam | Slingcatcher, Sling media’s streaming set top box, has yet to be announced, but here’s a high res photo. More »
Gadgets
EmTrace’s PS100 Photoskin Frames Fit In Your Wallet
6:10PM Brian Lam | Of course they fit in your wallet, they’re probably vapourous non-ship like the Emtrace’s last project, the Widgetstation. Looks like this digital photo frame, 5mm thick, and 9 by 7 cm wide and high, is what the station vaporised into. There’s a dock that syncs data for stocks and other info via PC. The screen is a2.5 inch LCD, 320×240 16M colours, a rechargeable battery, and 128MB of storage and 64MB of operational memory. And of course, those are renderings, not photos, so make of that what you will. galleryPost('emtracephotoskins', 5, ''); More »
Gadgets
Polaroid Mobile Printer Uses Zink Tech
5:41PM Brian Lam | Zink’s zero-ink technology was developed in polaroid labs, so its nice seeing the tech making it back to its home marquee. More »
Gadgets
Samsung YA-BS900 Speaker Turns It Down When Your Bluetooth Phone Rings
5:25PM Brian Lam | Samsung’s 3-way speaker dock has a bluetooth connection that detects when your mobile gets a call, and turns down the volume. Neat trick. More »
Gadgets
Holy Shit: 150-Inch Panasonic Plasma HDTV at CES
3:54PM Brian Lam | Japanese paper Yomiuri is reporting that Panasonic will unveil a 150-inch plasma to show the world who has the biggest flatscreen manufacturing capability. That above is the photo of the now second-place 103-inch plasma as big as a queen sized bed. (Sharp has the current title of biggest at 108-inches). f your mcmansion isn’t big enough to fit it, don’t even bother inquiring about the price. [Yomiuri] More »
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