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Games
10:27PM Mark Wilson | No, what you see is not the PSPGo’s upcoming Gran Turismo steering wheel adaptor. It’s Sony’s solution for backward compatibility on all your old PSP peripherals. More »
PSPGo Converter Cable Turns Tiny Console Into Big Wheel
10:27PM Mark Wilson | No, what you see is not the PSPGo’s upcoming Gran Turismo steering wheel adaptor. It’s Sony’s solution for backward compatibility on all your old PSP peripherals. More » 
Peripherals
Griffin Charge Converter Review
4:00AM Jason Chen | The Gadget: The Griffin Charge Converter, which converts older Firewire-charging iPod docks and adapters to the newer USB charging iPhones and iPods. More »
Gadgets
Audio Ripping Cassette Deck Lets You Record Analogue to Digital, and Digital to…Analog?
12:40PM Adrian Covert | Most analog-to-digital audio ripping devices hardly warrant mention these days. But the PlusDeck Ex’s ability to record MP3s to analogue cassette is so odd, I can’t help but be amused.
Gadgets
DTV Coupons to Run Out Next Month?
7:30AM Mark Wilson | The government has been handing out $US40 DTV converter coupons left and right—so many, in fact, that they may reach their $1.34-billion budget cap before the transition happens February 17th. More »
Peripherals
Scosche Passport Makes New iPods Work with Obsolete Cars
11:10AM Mark Wilson | Chances are, if you have an iPod integration system from a year or two back, it will not be compatible with the iPhone 3G, Nano 4G, or Touch 2G. The Scosche Passport is the first solution to this problem, an adaptor that negotiates power, audio and video from new iPods to car iPod hookups. That purpose alone is pretty cool, but we think that it might work to make old iPod docks compatible as well. We’ll get our hands on one to test, but until then, you can preorder yours to ship later this month for $US30. [Passport] More »
Home
Three Top DTV Converter Boxes Go Head to Head For Your Digital Dollar
7:20AM Sean Fallon | Somehow I doubt that many Gizmodo readers are concerned about getting a DTV converter before the February 2009 cutoff date–but then again, I’ve been surprised before. If you or someone you know falls into this category, Sound & Vision has taken the liberty of pitting the top three DTV converter boxes against one another to find out which one will be worth dropping your voucher on. These three boxes include: the Digital Stream DTX9900, the RCA DTA800, and the Zenith DTT900. More »
Gadgets
Photograph-to-Digital-Picture Converter Sounds A Lot Like “Scanner”
5:30AM Benny Goldman | Goofy gadget masters Hammacher Schlemmer are back at it again with a Photograph-to-Digital-Picture Converter that takes your old paper snapshots, and well, digitises them. Now we know what you’re thinking—isn’t this just a scanner with a more complicated name?—and at first, I was inclined to agree. But digging deeper I found that this may not be a bad specialty box for US$150. More »
Hardware
Tributaries HXC5 Sends HDMI up to 164-feet “Virtually Loss Free”
8:30AM Sean Fallon | The HXC5 HDMI-over-CAT-5 system is being billed as a simple “plug and play” solution for sending HDMI signals over large distances —164 feet (50 meters) to be exact. The manufacturer also claims that this signal is “virtually loss free.” The device utilizes balanced/unbalanced signal processing to ensure full hi-def signal integrity for all video formats up to and including 1080p and it is HDMI v1.2 / HDCP compliant. The HXC5 requires a double-run of standard CAT5/5E/6 network cabling and it is packaged as a complete, ready-to-connect system —including a compact “balun” transmitter and receiver. Could definitely be a valuable problem-solving tool for anyone setting up a serious home theater. Available now for $600. [Tributaries] More »
Hardware
LG’s Zenith DTT900 Converter Competes with RCA for Grandma’s $40 Coupon
2:18AM Wilson Rothman | Earlier we showed you the finished look of the RCA DTA800, one of the “digital switchover” converter boxes your stubborn granny can buy early next year with her $40 coupon from the government, in lieu of getting a new goddamn TV. The CES folks have praised the other box too, a Zenith-branded DTT900 digital-to-analog converter box made and marketed by LG. Anyone who thinks we’re being a little reductive take note of the old-people branding. RCA? Zenith? Where’s the Philips-made Magnavox converter? That would complete the trio. [CES] More »
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