Friday, January 8, 2010 - Page 2

Vizio Lifestyle Headphones Annoy Everyone Else On The Subway

Vizio’s conceptual (but candidate for release) headphones have an LCD on both earpiece that can display a visualiser, album art, or picture of your cat, because the people around you really need to be subjected to that.

Album2 Hands On: A Media Viewer That Frees File Sharing

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With a 7-inch screen and a book-like form factor, the Album2 is well suited for sharing your digital files in a non-digital setting. It was satisfying to hold, simple to navigate and kept the emphasis on content.

Every 3D Vizio Comes With This Crazy Keyboard Remote

Since Vizio is making their new 3D TVs internet-ready, they’ve made it easier to do things like type in web addresses and searches with this pretty awesome new remote. It’s the next best thing from a touchscreen remote.

Wide Vizio VXT Pro Is WIIIIIIIIIDDDDDEEEE

This 21×9, 2.35:1, 58-inch Vizio Cinema Display looks really, really, really wide in person. But don’t worry, when you bring it home, it’ll just have black bars on each side 95 per cent of the time. More info here.

Hands On: Yogen Charger Powers Your Gadgets With A String Pull

We were pretty intrigued by the Yogen manual charger concept we saw earlier. While the production unit we saw today is markedly different – it doesn’t disappoint. Instead of charging gadgets with a pedal, users now pull a chord.

Gadgets

Spring Design Partners Their Alex Ereader With Borders Ebook Store

In case you having sleepless nights fretting about content partners for Spring Design’s Alex ereader, they’ve linked up with Borders, and will feature the Kobo ebook store on their dual-screened device. That’s something Barnes and Noble likely won’t be accused of copying.

Computing

Hands On With Compal’s Tegra 2 Android Tablet

No major companies are quite ready to bring a proper Android tablet to market, but they’re edging closer. When they do, they could do worse than turn out something like this 7-inch, Tegra 2 design from Compal.

Gadgets

Toddler Sucks On A USB Cable, Ends Up In The Hospital

Here’s a sad reminder that USB cables belong plugged into peripherals, not children. Toddler Trinity Anderson was playing with a USB cable plugged into a laptop and put it in her mouth, which shocked her and knocked her out.

Vizio’s New Soundbars Are About Dolby Digital, Wireless Accessories

Vizio’s new batch of soundbars come in varying degrees of 2.0, 2.1 and 5.1 arrangements, with all of them supporting Dolby Digital surround sound. Also appealing is the army of wireless headphones, iPod docks and speakers offered up.

Computing

Mac Vs PC Fought By 4-Year-Old Asian Girls

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You know what – part of me thinks that when the PC and Mac first started going head to head, both Steve Jobs and Bill Gates knew it would come to this: four-year-old Asian girls arguing over which is the superior platform.

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