Posts by Benny Goldman
Toys
Ultimate Toy Robot Battlemodo
7:00AM Benny Goldman | Everyone wants love, companionship and contact. Those who can’t get it from humans can turn to the latest crop of hot toy robots: Wall-E in three sizes, WowWee’s Rovio, Femisapien and Mr. Personality, the dino D-Rex, multi-talented Elmo Live and Sony’s enchantingly personable Rolly music player. Each exudes a desire to be your loyal friend from every noisy servo and glowing LED. But which should you choose? More »
Gadgets
The Insane Hardware Driving the World’s Biggest LED Billboard
12:30PM Benny Goldman | In a dusty supply closet at 1 Times Square, a computer terminal hooked up to hordes of ethernet servers, RAID arrays and monitors humbly runs the largest LED sign in the world. The sign, a 3-sided, 17,000-square-foot Goliath, debuted last night at the opening of a Walgreens in New York City. Today, I got to see what makes it tick. galleryPost('walgreenssign', 3, ''); More »
Cameras
Casio EX-FH20 Budget Super Slow-Mo Camera Lightning Review
7:00AM Benny Goldman | The Gadget: The Casio EX-FH20 camera, bargain brother to the popular EX-F1. It features 1000 fps slow-mo video, a 40 fps burst mode for still shooting and a 9.1-megapixel sensor, as well as good ol’ 720p at regular speeds, all for just over half the price of the original slow-mo star. galleryPost("exfh20lightning", 3, "");
Robots
Uniqlo Human Vending Machine Previews Our Future in the Robot Apocalypse
9:00AM Benny Goldman | If you couldn’t make it to Times Square this morning, the clip above shows what happens when humans become vending machines. Yes, it was a stunt put on by Uniqlo, and no, it didn’t ruin shopping forever. It’s actually pretty great; first you get your body scanned to reveal your hottest and coldest parts, then no matter the result, a human trapped inside a box delivers you a warm HeatTech shirt. Uniqlo has other demos planned in Paris, Shanghai and Seoul, but if you won’t be in any of those places, at least you can rest easy knowing that you’ll still have a job when the robots take over. [Uniqlo] More »
Cameras
Flip MinoHD Lightning Review (So Easy, a Caveman Can Do It)
2:30AM Benny Goldman | The Gadget: The Flip MinoHD, the most recognisable name in pocket camcorder’s HD camera, it shoots 720p video on 4GB of built-in memory. galleryPost("minohdlightning", 3, ""); More »
Peripherals
Monster Turbine In-Ear Headphones Lightning Review (Lots of Bang For Your Buck)
2:00PM Benny Goldman | The Gadget: Monster’s Turbine “In-Ear Speakers”, their first ear buds and followup to the Beats By Dre cans, they claim audiophile quality for a reasonable price. More »
Cameras
Flip Cam Gets a Hi-Def Upgrade With 720p Shooting MinoHD
1:01PM Benny Goldman | Flip, the grandaddy of cheap camcorders, is the latest to join the hi-def video club with the release of the Flip MinoHD. The MinoHD joins the Zi6 and EZ300 in capturing 720p widescreen video, and it will save up to 60 minutes of footage on 4GB of built-in storage. Its the same size as the original Mino, and it has a 2-hour Li-ion battery—though with the way we’ve seen these HD cams suck down power, we’re cautiously optimistic. The $US230 camcorder comes in black or your own design, and while it’s pricier than similar cams, Flip has a great reputation so we’ll reserve judgment until we see it ourselves—which will be verrrrry soon. Stay tuned for a full review, fact sheet down below. [Flip] More »
Online
Tactics and Strategies in the First Real Internet Election
3:15AM Benny Goldman | digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_bgcolor = '#f1f8fa'; digg_url = 'http://digg.com/2008_us_elections/Tactics_and_Strategies_in_the_First_Real_Internet_Election'; When you go to the polls next Tuesday, no matter who you vote for, you will be motivated by words, images and videos you picked up online. There are some voters who don’t use the internet to gather information about candidates, but that number is dwindling, while the number of ways candidates can reach you online is growing. Sometimes 2004 is referred to as the first “internet” presidential election, but back then, social networking was in its infancy, YouTube was just a glimmer in some kids’ eyes, and Live Xboxes were few and far between. This year, candidates used text messages, videogames, satellite broadcasting and a highly contagious amount of viral video to broadcast platforms, hear from constituents and raise cash. This year we got the first real look at how races will run in the net age, titans clashing bit for bit over your very soul.
Computers
Hands On Asus Eee S101, Just as Slim and Air-y in Person
9:45AM Benny Goldman | We took a look at Asus’s Eee S101 today, and as predicted, it’s the prettiest looking netbook we’ve seen since the birth of the category. galleryPost("asuseees101handson", 3, ""); More »
Cameras
