Tuesday, January 5, 2010

Samurai Air Sword Will Swoosh Your Enemies In Two

11:52PM January 5, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Hookai. So. The Samurai Air Sword is really an iPhone in disguise. It doesn’t come with touchscreen, CPU, multimedia processor, memory, GPS or compass. But it has a gyroscope and runs a clone of the only iPhone application that matters. More »


I Feel Like The Philips Activa PMP Is Judging Me

10:00PM January 5, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

“Did you really need that fourth bourbon? And why did you go with the super burrito? Is the cheese and sour cream really necessary?” it seems to ask. “Maybe you should go for a run.” More »


I Actually Need The PowerPost To Be Real

7:00PM January 5, 2010 | Jesus Diaz

Lately I’ve been sharing my desk. Lots of fun, but you quickly end up with a cable mess and running out of plugs. That’s why I want someone to convert the RedDot Award-winner PowerPost into a real product. More »


Entertainment

Rural Australia To Get Satellite Digital TV

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4:58PM January 5, 2010 | Nick Broughall

It’s one of those things that you either love or hate about digital TV: you’ve either got a signal or you don’t – unlike analogue, which would give you a snowy half picture if you weren’t exactly in the right position. Of course, with the switchover to digital TV due to be completed by 2013, that might have meant a good deal of rural Australians going without their daily dose of television. That’s why today the government announced a satellite service that would provide digital TV to rural Australians. More »


Online

Skype Goes 720p, Jumps Onto LG And Panasonic HDTVs

4:02PM January 5, 2010 | Dan Nosowitz

Big news from Skype: They’re making a big push for better video quality, with both new HD webcams and software support, but that’s not the biggest deal here. They’re also partnering with LG and Panasonic for Skype-enabled HDTVs. More »


Entertainment

Iomega Joins 1080p Infinite-Format Fray

4:01PM January 5, 2010 | Wilson Rothman

The world was rocked by the infinite format war, but hardware makers answered with HD media players that can read damn near everything. Iomega’s newest ScreenPlay Director players decode a vast array of 1080p video – and serves CinemaNow movies. More »


Software

Iomega V.Clone App Portable-ises Your Entire PC

4:01PM January 5, 2010 | John Herrman

It’d be easy to get knotted up in jargon describing v.Clone, so let’s stick with the concept for now: It’s a syncable, complete image of your PC, which you can boot run from basically any other PC. And it’s free. More »


Computing

Lenovo’s Skylight Is The First ARM-Based Snapdragon Smartbook

4:01PM January 5, 2010 | Brian Barrett

The Skylight is Lenovo’s entrant into the nascent smartbook category, and with Qualcomm providing its ballyhooed 1GHz Snapdragon chipset, it may well be an important evolutionary step in mobile computing. More »


Computing

Lenovo IdeaCentre 300A All-In-One Is Just 18.5mm Thick

4:01PM January 5, 2010 | Brian Barrett

Last year at CES, Lenovo debuted a one-inch thick all-in-one that was the slimmest in the world at the time. It was a fatty compared to this year’s 18.5mm-deep IdeaCentre 300A. More »


Computing

Netbook Tablets Get Capacitive Multitouch With The IdeaPad S10-3t

4:01PM January 5, 2010 | Brian Barrett

A convertible netbook tablet that sports a capacitive multitouch screen has been a long time coming. Now it’s here, and at a surprisingly competitive price. More »