Here’s another e-book reader with built in PDF support, something the Kindle 2 doesn’t have. At a lightweight 5.3 ounces, Bookeen’s latest portable device packs a sharp resolution of 200 DPI.
Youth may be squandered by the young, but it’s the older folks that foolishly spend on equipment that should cost much less. Take for instance Olive’s Opus No. 5 hard-drive audio server, referred to in marketing material as “The world’s first digital audio system bringing together the sweet sound of vinyl and the accuracy and convenience of digital audio.” To its credit, it is one of the only high-end products that boasts, “No costly custom installer required,” but under the hood, the $3,000-$4,000 system is charging for hard drives at a markup of over 1000%. More »
We learned a lot from the feedback we got from the story about those “danceable” $7,250 cables from Pear Cable. Besides a complete reinforcement of that concept of a sucker being born every minute, we also found out the Pear Anjou cable’s $7,250 price is a downright bargain compared with the prices of these Transparent Opus MM SC cables, where a pair of 25-footers will run you a cool $43,000.
One of the most astonishing accomplishments of the Transparent Cable Company is how it gets “reviewers” to play along with its con game. More »
Today at Christie’s Auction House in Manhattan, LG unveiled a new line of premium LCD TVs, the LBX series. The line will also be referred to as “Opus,” with absolutely no intentional reference to the accidental hero of Bloom County. All three will be 1080p sets, planned to roll out in September and priced just above the fray of Chinese-built LCDs: 42″ for $2,499, 47″ for $3,299, and 57″ for $4,499. They will offer such step-up features as 120Hz motion enhancement, a wider color gamut capability and a glossy piano-black finish—sounds a lot like the like many LCD TVs made by a certain Korean arch-nemesis. During the unveiling, LG execs commented on the fact that some consumers still believe that plasma has a better picture, and announced the addition of a 50″ 1080p plasma (50PY3D) to its high-end plasma lineup. (It’s the one on the left in the picture above.) galleryPost('LGLBXLCD', 8, 'LG LBX LCD'); More »
