Monday, January 12, 2009
Gadgets
Sony’s Complete New Line of 70+ Products Announced at CES
11:38PM Mark Wilson | Just how many new products does a company like Sony announce just at CES? Over 70. That’s 18 different models in camcorders alone, but if you enjoy punishing your brain, read on for the deluge. More »
Hardware
Intel Also Designing Processor for Low-Cost, Ultrathin Laptops
10:53PM John Herrman | Just days after we heard about AMD’s oddly-positioned processor for ultrathin laptops, the Neo, Intel is reported to be working on something almost identical. Are these bridge laptops the secret next big thing?
Vehicles
British Adventurer to Traverse Europe, Africa in His Amazing Skycar
9:53PM John Herrman | Lifelong risk-taker Neil Laughton plans to travel from London to Timbuktu in a dune buggy, a trip that will take him an estimated 42 days. Oh, and that dune buggy? It can fly. More »
Phones
Palm Pre Might Not Be Priced Into Oblivion After All
8:52PM John Herrman | The curiously well-informed Russian gentleman who spread the Pre=$US399 rumour wants to clarify! He meant to say that it’ll be $US399 or $US499, and $US149 or $US199 on contract. That’s a pretty big clarification, guy. More »
Computers
Intel Classmate 2 Already For Sale, Priced at $550
7:50PM John Herrman | Intel’s Classmate 2 was never intended for manufacture by Intel; the PC was simply a reference design provided for OEMs. Well, the first one is here: meet the Computer Technology Link 2Go PC. More »
Home
B&W Brings Their Premium
1:29PM Nick Broughall | B&W, those purveyors of fine (and expensive) speakers for the discerning audiophile, showcased their upcoming Panorama soundbar over at CES. They claim it will do to the soundbar category what the Zeppelin did for iPod docks, which I can only assume means raise the average price by a couple of grand… More »
B&W Brings Their Premium Pricing Engineering To Soundbars
1:29PM Nick Broughall | B&W, those purveyors of fine (and expensive) speakers for the discerning audiophile, showcased their upcoming Panorama soundbar over at CES. They claim it will do to the soundbar category what the Zeppelin did for iPod docks, which I can only assume means raise the average price by a couple of grand… More »
Peripherals
Psyko Audio Labs 5.1 Gaming Headphones Pound Your Entire Skull With Sound
12:00PM Jack Loftus | The folks behind these Psyko 5.1 surround sound gaming headphones went an unorthodox route when deciding how best to deliver sound to your ears—through your skull. More »
Business
11:57AM Nick Broughall | Creative sent through a release this morning stating that they were changing their business model. Originally I assumed it would have something to do with the new Zii platform, but after reading it through a couple of times, it sounds a lot more like they’re pulling operations out of Australia and running the show from Singapore. Have a read through yourself and tell me what you think: More »
UPDATE: Creative Labs ‘Changing Business Model’, (Not) Pulling Out Of Australia?
11:57AM Nick Broughall | Creative sent through a release this morning stating that they were changing their business model. Originally I assumed it would have something to do with the new Zii platform, but after reading it through a couple of times, it sounds a lot more like they’re pulling operations out of Australia and running the show from Singapore. Have a read through yourself and tell me what you think: More »
Games
The Nyko Wand May Be Just as Good as the Wiimote, Or Even Better
11:00AM Mark Wilson | So far, no one has had the cojones to clone the Wiimote. Then Nyko stepped up to the plate and announced the Wand. Playing with it at CES, I was impressed. More »
Gadgets
10:49AM Nick Broughall | Don’t forget kids: Digital radio is coming this year! And it’s exciting! It’s like digital TV, except for radio! Of course, you’ll need to buy yourself an all-new radio that has a DAB+ tuner inside it to be able to listen to it, and that’s where the OXX Digital radio comes in. Not only will it play the new DAB+ standard that’s launching in May this year, it also doubles as an Internet radio device, while an FM tuner lets you listen to the static transmissions of radio ages past. Apparently it will also stream tunes from your PC wirelessly. Of course, the hiccup to this plan of world domination is price: $299, and you don’t even get an AM tuner. I mean, is it really a radio if you can’t enjoy the 2GB DJs insulting their listeners every day?
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OXX Digital Internet Radio Costs $299 And Plays All Types OF Radio, Except AM
10:49AM Nick Broughall | Don’t forget kids: Digital radio is coming this year! And it’s exciting! It’s like digital TV, except for radio! Of course, you’ll need to buy yourself an all-new radio that has a DAB+ tuner inside it to be able to listen to it, and that’s where the OXX Digital radio comes in. Not only will it play the new DAB+ standard that’s launching in May this year, it also doubles as an Internet radio device, while an FM tuner lets you listen to the static transmissions of radio ages past. Apparently it will also stream tunes from your PC wirelessly. Of course, the hiccup to this plan of world domination is price: $299, and you don’t even get an AM tuner. I mean, is it really a radio if you can’t enjoy the 2GB DJs insulting their listeners every day?
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