Sunday, January 11, 2009 - Page 2
Cameras

Samsung Goes Long and Wide with High End Point-and-Shoot

Samsung’s new 10.2 MP HZ10W has some features you might not expect: an ultrawide Schneider lens and a whopping 10x optical zoom. It’s a point-and-shoot that’s managed to learn a few high-end tricks.


Online

Irony Alert: Unabomber’s Stuff to Be Auctioned Off Online

A San Francisco court ruled that the writings and possessions of Theodore Kaczynski, the famed Unabomber and enemy of internets everywhere, will be sold online to pay restitution to his victims’ families. Ah, the irony.


Screw-to-Fit Koss Earbuds Fill Up Your Head-Holes

Koss’s CC_01 earbuds replace those easily-lost foam or rubber tips with an expandable and contractable system. Just turn the metal screw top on the back of the ‘buds, and the tips will adjust to fit.


Software

Microsoft Songsmith’s Corny Musical Infomercial

Microsoft’s Songsmith software, which creates Casiotone-style beats to match whatever off-key warbling is optimistically sung into a mic, finally has an ad as corny and annoying as the software itself promises to be.


Mobile

Full Palm Pre Keynote Speech Now Available in High Quality

Palm has posted their entire CES keynote online, dumb jokes intact, in case our highlights were too direct and informative for you. You can even download the whole thing here. [Palm, thanks Stefan!]


Computing

Viliv S7 Takes On the Sony Vaio P With a Tablet Twist

Specs for Viliv’s S7 UMPC/netbook/tablet/whatever have popped up, and while the gadget’s guts are similar to other netbooks, the physical design— including a jumbo keyboard and battery and a swiveling touchscreen— sets it apart.