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Tuesday, October 20, 2009
Peripherals

Jabra Stone: The Time When Bluetooth Got Self-Aware

3:00PM John Herrman | It’s tough to muster excitement over a $US130 Bluetooth headset nowadays. It feels like peeling yourself out of bed after a breakup, or laughing at a joke during a eulogy for your best friend. So, Jabra, regarding the Stone: Thanks. More »
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Sunday, January 27, 2008
Phones

Retro Woodgrain Phone Invokes Synthesizers of Old

12:02AM Adrian Covert | The idea behind this phone concept is that it brings ideas together from past and present with its wood styling and smartphone functionality. The designer says the wood and rock casing is supposed bring together nature and technology, but it just looks like a piece of 70s tech to me (see the bluetooth headset with analog knobs). [Yanko Design] More »
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Thursday, June 21, 2007
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Creative Drops Zen Stone Plus, Doesn’t Crush Foot

9:22AM Seamus Byrne | Weighing much less than a stone, the Zen Stone Plus updates the Zen Stone with twice as much storage (2GB vs. 1GB), a blue OLED screen (cheers at being able to see), more format compatibility, FM Tuner, and half an hour less battery life. It’s only been a month and a half since Creative introduced the Zen Stone, so we know either the first version wasn’t selling well, or the second version wasn’t ready in time to get out the door by May. Why they didn’t just wait until now to do things right is anyone’s guess. – Jason Chen galleryPost('zenstoneplus2', 4, 'Zen Stone Plus'); Product Page [Creative via EpiZENter] More »
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