Sick of adjusting your headphones? Adjust no more!
Boing Boing: Memory-wire-based headset
Instead of inflicting the same old movies, Alaska airlines gives you a choice, by giving ou a portable /personal video player, preloaded with 6 hours of movies and music. (I assume that's 6 hours ...
New from Samsung - a wireless home theater system. Instead of connecting all your speakers with ugly cables, you can now connect wirelessly over bluetooth.
What this doesn't address however, is t...
Samsung introduces the new DuoCam VP-D6050i, a dual purpose digital still camera and digital camcorder.
More information at Designtechnica News - Samsung Introduces DuoCam VP-D6050i
OK, so it's not reallly a big announcement, but hey... maybe if they get cheap enough, my girlfriend will see the value in agreeing to me getting one - or at least see the value in getting me to s...
Solaris Laptop. Why?
If you want a commercial unix on your laptop, get OSX. If you don't care how commercial it is, get a BSD or Linux. If you need to do 'serious work' and your serious w...
Wifi on Lufthansa flights (soon to be followed on other airlines) - varied pricing systems, but all seem to me to be quite reasonable. I'd be interested to hear some quality reports - what sort of...
From the people who bring us eHomeUpgrade , we now have TECHUZI - Technology News, Reviews, & Perspectives.
Good to have a bit more variety in this space - I'm looking forward to some good re...
OK, first things first - I didn't pay for this. The nice people at Salling.com sent me a complimentary copy of their product "Clicker". In return, I promised to do... exactly nothing. Th...
Read more of Salling Clicker review
If you've got far more money than I have, and a hankering for a new mac (like I have) you might like to check this out...
Apple - Brilliant savingsIf you happen to go for this deal, let me know....
A very classy looking case, and quite a nice little system inside it.
Now, three cheers for the death of the beige box!
ABIT DigiDice Barebone Review
OK, great idea. Storage with no cables. Great for your (entirely legal) mp3 or movie archives, or just for storing that general stuff that you have around the place.
The ethernet ports are a good mov...
If you don't have a way of syncing the data on your phone with a PC or PDA, this could be a good Option for you.
Speaking as someone who has been known to lose a phone with out having a backup, t...
I suppose, if you're going to have Yet Another Piece Of Computer Stuff around the place, it might as well be something you find cute.
Not that I (being a manly man among manly men) find Hello ...
Bluetooth Better on a Mac - The Bluetooth WeblogBeing a recent convert to the world of the mac, I have to agree with this. Setting up bluetooth was not only easy, but the level of integration I got w...
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The Simputer has been talked about for so long it was starting to feel like vapour. But now, the first instance of it is finally out in the market.
Although targetted at third world countries, I'...
Steve's Digicams reviews the Casio Exilim EX-Z40 4MP Digital Camera with 3x Optical Zoom.
In summary:
The EX-Z40 makes a great choice for anyone who wants a fast, durable, and extremely pocketa...
I think I'd quite like one of these. I don't spend much time gaming these days, so little games are likely to suit me better - especially if I can play them quitely in a corner somewhere.
Of ...
40 new Nokia phones plannned for this year.
OK, realistically, there aren't really going to be that many. Some will be regional variations on others, without progressing the state of the art in a...
New Canon Powershot camera - 8 Megapixels and "Super Macro", which allows you to take a photo of something around half an inch from the end of the lens.
Not something I'd use a hell of ...
TI's third generation 802.11 chipset is specifically designed for mobile devices such as cell phones, smart phones and PDAs.
That's bordering on the holy grail for me- wifi in everything. Bl...
I'm one of them archaic people - I like books on paper. I buy a lot of them, and I normally have more than one on the go at a time.
So an electronic device that emulates many of the good points o...
Not that I was actually planning on buying one, but it often irks me to realise how much so many US based companies treat non-USians like second class customers.
You know, just like with the iTunes o...
A nice looking device, which should serve nicely to illuminate those trying to iSight themselves.
A lot of webcam pictures come out looking way tooo dark and horribly grainy - something like this is ...
You know, there's a part of me that thinks this would be pretty cool.
Actuallly, that's all of me... who's buying me one?
Gadget Madness: FlexiGlow FX Illuminated Mouse Pad
Technology does have this habit of marching on, doesn't it?
Yahoo! News - Megapixel Camera Phones Are Coming
OK, so it's a slim little Digital Camera... with a view finder.
I don't think you can really call it a SpyPen (except in the fabulous world of Marketing, where reality is irrelevant). For one...
The nanode is a stylish little box, with a surprising amount of power on board. Not only that, but it's quiet, great for the living room PC or enttertainment unit.
Mini-ITX Introduces the Nanode...
PCWorld.com - Gadget Freak: Keep the PC--I'll Take TiVoWhat people want (the linked GadgetFreak included) is devices that do what they want.
Simple, right?
I think that's where devices like ...
I love the idea of this sort of thing, but for me, it's still too obtrusive. If I'm looking at a virtual screen while I'm wallking down the street, I don't want people to know it, a...
A 250 gig exernal hard drive and multi-format media reader. The device reads *deep breath* Compact Flash Type I & II, IBM MicroDrive, SmartMedia, Memory Stick, Memory Stick PRO, MultiMedia Card (M...
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JCV's new MP-XV941 is a new sub-notebook that is just barely big enough to contain its integrated DVD-RW drive. Into the package is built-in 801.ggb/g WiFi and a physical footprint small enough to...
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by Andrew Garrett on March 23, 2004
LG Electronics has just released the first mobile phone integrating a Fastap keyboard. Based on a CDMA 800/1900 MHz LG-5450 handset, the new phone integrates a miniature alphabetic keyboard wedged in ...
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by Andrew Garrett on March 23, 2004
Ziff Davis - Will tomorrow's PC be unrecognizable, or will it look mostly like today's unit? Top experts from Ziff-Davis Media look into the crystal ball for answers.
[Yahoo! News - Technolog...
Dear Nokia.
I'd love to be a loyal Nokia customer, really I would. However, if you continue to bring out phones that have the features I want with your latest idea of the "cool looking"...
Three new bluetooth headsets, and a bluetooth speaker phone.
"This car handsfree speakerphone can not only be used in-car but can be removed and used at home or in the office."
Nice - some...
Sure, once in a while when I travel, I'd get good use out of this sort of thing, but mostly, I think it'd only be used for the "wow, that's so cool!" factor.
Nice to see the env...
The Tech Lounge reviews the mega powerful but highly affordable Logitech Z-680 speaker system.
"The Logitech Z-680 5.1 speaker system offers incredible sound at a great price with quality possi...
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by Andrew Garrett on March 22, 2004
The iDuck.
Dynamism is selling a USB-powered rubber ducky with 256MB of RAM.
Quirky, yes. A conversation piece, sure. Something I'd buy? I don't think so...
[GadgetMadness.com]
Cebit is full with the promise to deliver media Convergence finally. For the time being this been mostly lip service. Microsoft pushes The Media Center Edition for a while now. Sony also as various de...
There are many, many new bluetooth headsets for mobile phones nowadays. One that has catched our attention at Cebit was the
Bluetrek G2 from little known Innovi. It's small has a cool design and ...
Nokia is already shipping the Lifeblog application with the new 7610. Lifeblog is basically logging all events on the phone (messages, calls) and synchronizing this log with a PC. The actual version l...
We have had a preview of the light keyboard here.
Cebit gave us the chance to test an earlier version from Siemens.
The version showed bind to a Siemens mobile had quite some difficulties detecting...
20 gig drive, 3.5" LCD.
I have to say that I can't see this sort of thing being too useful for me - generally, if I'm not in a sort of situation where I'm, already able to watch vide...
... the tablet PC?
cute. Not a lot of use for most of us (especially at that price point), but still, cute.
HP's ruggedized Tablet PC @ Engadget
A new micro-USB (2.0) Drive from Iomega.
I'm not sure what's with the chain, surely you're not supposed to wear them as a fashion accessory...
Iomega Micro Mini USB Drive
Logitech have announced their new range. Alll the details are over at Design Technica.
I'd like to see companies like Logitech and Microsoft thinking a little bit more about ergonomic concerns - ...
Yahooo has an associated press article on the new toys coming out at Cebit.
In short, geek is out, sleek is in.
I'm with them on that. I want better looking (or at least unobtrusive) devices tha...
So much bettter for lots of things - I don't think they'll ever really replace the tactile response of a real keyboard, but definitely better than a numeric keypad.
Virtual laser keyboard in ...
Not the sorrta thing I'd usually post about, but damn that looks cool.
Gadget Madness: Experimental Skateboard
MobileMag has a rundown on some of the wearable computing concepts that Toshiba is pushing to go with their new .85 inch hard drive.
Personally, I want things to be smaller, more intelligent, and les...
I've heard a lot about how camera phones are a bad thing, invading peoples privacy, being used by perverts of alll descriptions in changing rooms, etc etc et, blah blah blah.
The simple fact is t...
Enscape.net has a reasonably comprehensive review of the Canon EOS300D (Rebel).
Nothing really new here, but if you're in the market for something like this, well worth a read.
enscape.net - C...
It's all too easy to think of Nokia as just a phone company.
The Register gives you reason to think they might be something more...
The Register
The second post from "theunofficialappleweblog" is about the new look apple displays.
If only I had the budget for one of these (and a dual G5 to run it, of course) - instead, my soon-to-ar...
First post from "theunofficialappleweblog" for the day - rumours about the forthcoming iPod 4.0.
50 gig of storage (!!) and a 2" colour LCD - apparently for displaying photos, but this...
Not really a gadget as such, but probably of interest to gadget fans...
MacDevCenter.com: Are You Talking to Me? Speech on Mac OS X
OK, so it's little, and it's a PC. Some of them aren't even too bad looking, which is a nice change. My quesiton is, how loud are they? Can I have something like this in the Living room wi...
At Cebit 2004 (18 to 24 March, in Hannover, Germany) Siemens will be showing their prototypical pen-phone.
Handwriting recognition for dialing is a nice feature, especially if you're *not* like m...
Not really a new item apparently, but a nice looking one.
The Sony Airboard is apparently a small form factor tablet PC that can also be used as a television panel.
There are times around the house...
Engadget also links to a story on the new All in one entertainment PC from fujitsu - the PC that isn't too ugly to have on display. The specifications ain't too shabby either...
Fujitsu'...
Engadget links to a design technical post with more information on the Sharp Actius MM20 which we posted about earlier.
Sharp's ultrathin Actius MM20 laptop @ Engadget
A good price point, and a nice set of specs.
Designtechnica News - Epson Announces 1,400 ANSI Lumens ProjectorA decent projector for home has been on my wish-list for a while. I think most TV watchin...
The Efficeon is the new CPU from Transmeta, low power, but with improved performance over the much slammed Crusoe chips.
Sharp have also worked the speed up a bit by improving the RAM and increasing ...
According to The Register, Sony have confirmed that they wil be releasing the PSX console-and-PVR in Europe 'before 2005'.
The Register
"The DocuPen is one of those gadgets that both charms you and breaks your heart. You don't know you need it until you find it. Then, when you realize you need it, it leaves you unsatisfied.&q...
An I4u news reader sent in his review of the ICW001 colour wrist watch.
Nice to see early adoptors spreading the word.
If you have a product that you'd like to share your opinion of, please send...
Spotted on amazon - the PalmOne Travel Charger.
Easily recharge your Palm handheld wherever you are
Automatically adjusts to all voltages and frequencies in the U.K, Europe, and Australia
Ultraslim d...
A very valid point from TechDirt.
If taking a photo is against laws/rules/regulations/common decency, then taking a photo is the crime - not using a camera phone.
My phone is a camera phone - but i...
Found on Gizmodo - the announcement of the new bluetooth frogpad. Frogpad make one handed keyboards - great for use with PDAs and the like. Now, with bluetooth, you don't have to worry about the c...
The TechLounge has a comprehensive review of the new Palm Tungsten T3
The biggest feature is the ability for the display to be in landscape or portrait mode - the biggest downside is that there aren...
OK, so it's slashdot, so take from the comments what you will. Nevertheless, it's an interesting read, even if you're not looking at heading in this Direction.
Slashdot | Second Generatio...
I was just going to bookmark this - since I have a Sony Ericsson T610 which has bluetooth, and I'm eagerly anticipating my entry into the Mac world in the next week or so - but I figured that some...
The first known case of an Easter Egg in automotive software - a way to get your new BMW M3 to take off like a veritable rocket.
Popular Science | BMW's Easter Egg[Found via ZenArchery.com]
From the aptly titled TechDirt:
Your Computer Is 400 Times Dirtier Than Your Toilet SeatI'm just glad that I never touch a computer unless I'm completely covered in clingfilm. You can't b...
I remember ZyXEL from back in the day when 14.4k modems were a huge deal. They're a company that had pretty much dissappeared from my world view in recent years - I haven't even heard the name...
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Over at ONLamp.com, Michael Lucas talks about putting a BSD onto a Soekris NET4801 based PC.
The Soekris net4801 is a "low-power, low-cost, advanced communication computer is based on an up to 2...
Designtechnica News - Plextor Announces 12x Recordable DVD DrivesThe faster these things go, the cheaper the lower end gets... soon, I might have an affordable way to back up my (totally legal, of cou...
This is a classy looking wee camera - not only that, but it's waterproof! Well, sort of, at least.
The Pentax Optio 43WR "may be immersed up to three feet for less than 30 minutes but should...
Joi Ito again, with another sort of phone. This time, it's a SIP phone, that connects Voice over IP over Wifi.
Joi Ito's Stuff: WiSIP WiFi SIP Phone
Personally, my method of trying to keep the place looking good is to have as many things stored away as possible - but if you had to leave something about the place, this would be a good choice.
I h...
For a few years now, I've held and increasing dislike for beige. Way too many computer components insist on beige, and it's just so very very boring.
Of course, the colour isn't everythin...
It's so strange, it has to be true.
GearBits: Feral Aibo Sought in Boston.
Too cool. Scary, but still, very cool.
My favourite line: "If you see it, please do not approach it. It has enhan...
Joi Ito is probably one of the most mobile people in the world - and also one of the most connected people I know. I've known him to be online and active from all over the place - trains, airports...
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Found on Gizmodo - the Teacube
The Teacube uses a NEC MIPS processor (the VR5701) as the CPU, and sports 64 meg of RAM and 16meg of flash memory. It has 2 USB ports, 2 serial ports, a CF card slot,...
A new technology from my art of the world - a flexible fabric keyboard.
Go New Zealand!
(pity about the colour though...)
Tortsten mailed in to point me at eHomeUpgrade, a new (well, new to me) weblog about "Home Networking & The Digital lifestyle".
I've added them to my aggregator, and I'm pretty...
I4U News - Water powered Fuel Cell Toy Car by Daido MetalYou know, this is really cool. I don't know how well it would scale up to larger vehicles (I'm guessing that it doesn't for some re...
I4u have 4, yes, count them, 4 articles today on new toys from Sony Ericsson.
Sony Ericsson Z500 EDGE Phone
K700 cameraphone
Sony Ericsson S700 1.3MP Camera Phone
Sony Ericsson Bluetooth Media Viewer...
Seven LCD monitors compared @ The Tech Report.
I may be a gadget geek, but I'm also cheap - I'm still using the pair of IBM P70 monitors I got second hand about 4 years ago. I don't have ...
I4u News reports that HP are onselling biometric authentication devices on their website, as one of the ways to help their customer keep their data more secure.
I4U News - HP selling Fingerprint Biom...
The Motorola E680 Lets Loose in Miami.
The first Linux based mobile handset (outside the 'far East'). Full details on Gizmodo.
LightScribe
Litescribe is a system where you use the laser that writes your DVD or CD to also print a label for it - diurect into the media itself. Your drive has to be "lightscribe capable&quo...
Dave Conabree over at MobileMag reviews the Archos GMini 220 he bought recently after a lot of thought - and explains why he bought that rather than an iPod. Interesting read.
Review: Archos GMini 2...
Found on Gizmodo: The iClock.
Waking up to real information in the morning sounds scary - I have enough problems regaining conciousness at the best of times, without trying to assimilate what a synth...
EMediaLive.com: The Super-Sized Flash Wars Rage OnA summary of what's going on in the world of flash storage cards - and boy, is there a lot going on.
I love that there's this much competitio...
From Gizmodo: some good information on the ZigBee home automation system - a system that uses a wireless mesh network to communicate rather than the over-the-power-lines method of the X10 gear that an...
An intriguing device. I looks to me like it might be useful, perhaps even very useful once you got used to it, but do you really want to lay out the dollars for something that might be really worthwhi...
Over at Headlined News they have a story about a man bludgeoned to death with an iPod.
One question the article failed to answer - how was the iPod? I don't imagine that it would hold up to that ...
The Maxbook 810 is a laptop designed for thin client use. With flash memory for applications rther than a hard drive, it runs XP Embedded, and one or more of the many thin client options. With both LA...
The Register reviews the Acer Aspire 1705SCi and finds it seriously wanting. Basically, it's huge, but in many of the wrong ways.
DPReview has a review of the new Ricoh Caplio RX,
The Caplio RX boasts the worlds fastest shutter response - only 0.12 seconds, and a speedy startup time. It's a nice slim model, so you don't...
bluetooth snowboarding jacket...
I'm in two minds about this sort of thing. One says "that is so cool!". The other one says things like "But you don't snowboard" and "...
DesignTechnical reviews the new Gateway M275XL.
That certainly is a slick looking unit.
I think the main benefit of a tablet isn't so much the tablet functionality itself - it's that you ...
The Panasonic DMR-E80H is a DVD recorder with an 80gig hard drive, and the ability to "Time Slip" a program that you're currently recording. the hard drive wil store up to around 100 h...
I'm rather a fan of vinyl - I'm not one of the audio-purists who insist that vinyl sounds better, but I do like it. I have an ever growing collection, which I listen to quite regularly. I DJ o...
New from Rollei, a retro-look Digital Camera in the style of the long-dead (but much remembered) Twin Lens Rolleiflex.
More information at I4U News
The (current) smallest MP3 player on the market, from Samsung.
Fullowing up to the N-Gage phone from Nokia, apparently plans are afoot to come out with a new version, (currently referred to, unsurprisingly, as the N-Gage 2). More information on I4U news.
I4U New...
Not really a gadget as such, but still probably of interest to you, the faithful reader. (At least I hope so, anyhow).
Bigha!
A portable speech translator. Hopefully it works better than some of the old text based ones - I'd hate to ask someone an innocent question, and get arrested for raving about my hovercraft being f...
Brighthand Virtual Laser KeyboardSo cool. I do wonder, however, how configurable this is - if the keyboard layout is actually programmable in some way that would be remarkably cool - add extra buttons...
About 10 years ago, I was working in retail PC sales. I recall talking with one of the other sales guys, in one of those quiet times when there are no customers to annoy, and no other work that you ca...
For those of you who want to move around smallish amounts of sensitive data...
Cool idea. Sure beats writing encrypted data to a CD.
USB Keychain Drive with Biometrics (Jeremy Zawodny's blog)
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by Andrew Garrett on March 4, 2004
HardwareZone.com has an exclusive review of the Nikon D70 Digital SLR.
The more I read, the more I want one.
Exclusive : Nikon D70 Digital SLR Review
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by Andrew Garrett on March 4, 2004
Artrage is an advanced painting package for windows PCs. The interesting part about it is that it's expressly designed for use with TabletPCs, allowing a more traditional interface than a mouse. T...
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by Andrew Garrett on March 4, 2004
TechTV hads a roundup of four laptops designed for gaming.
I don't get to do much gaming these days - nothing like what I used to do. Part of that is because I'm busy with the rest of my lif...
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by Andrew Garrett on March 4, 2004
Gizmodo links to some information about the "Girls Edition" of the Game Boy Advance.
Personally, I fnind this sort of targetting patronising and rather belittling to the target audience. Th...
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by Andrew Garrett on March 4, 2004
Mini411.com has some detailed analysis of the FlipStart PC we mentioned a wee while back.
Flipstart PC by Vulcan - FlipStart PC in detail
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by Andrew Garrett on March 3, 2004
I like the idea of this sort of thing - if it's reliable enough to be used every day, and secure enough to be at least as good as pure passwords (which really ain't that great).
Something el...
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by Andrew Garrett on March 3, 2004
Useful for presentations, but I can't see using one all the time. It strikes me that picking this up off the desk top use it every time would be quite annoying. However, gamers, inveterate web bro...
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by Andrew Garrett on March 3, 2004
For those of us who like pens and hate typing, there's the new Nokia Digital pen.
You can handwrite notes in a natural way, then send them as MMS messages, or store them on your PC. It's bl...
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by Andrew Garrett on March 2, 2004
Designtechnica Reviews the Gateway M275 XL, a new tablet PC.
One of these days, I'll get one of these tablets to have a good play with. I think it would suit some of the stuff I do quite nicely -...
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by Andrew Garrett on March 2, 2004
A maglite for the new generation. I carry one of the ubiquitous mini-maglites around on my keyring, and use it more than I ever expected I would. It's just one of those things that's handy to ...
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by Andrew Garrett on March 2, 2004
Mopbile Mag has a good summary about the Belkin Microphone adapter for the iPod.
Belkin Universal Microphone Adapter for the iPod @ MobileMag
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by Andrew Garrett on March 2, 2004
From Japanese Greenhouse co Ltd, a Digital Camera/Pen.
8 meg of flash memory included will store up to around 500 pictures captured by the 0.3 megapixel camera. The pen will also work as a USB stor...
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by Andrew Garrett on March 2, 2004
In-canal earphones from Shure. I think I want to try a pair of these - I use my (rather battered) Sennheiser EH2200's at work, and they're plenty comfortable, but they just don't block out...
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by Andrew Garrett on March 1, 2004
I went on holiday recently. Despite the fact that I was going away to "get away from it all" - you know, not taking a laptop, or trying to CONNECT to the net, I still ended up with a huge bu...
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by Andrew Garrett on March 1, 2004
From Cybernet, the Zero Footprint PC.
In short, it's a PC inside a keyboard - an idea which went pretty much out of fashion about when I bought my first PC.
PC hardware got too large and bulky ...
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