November 15th, 2007 — slimouse, slim-pad, MouseTouchPad, mouse touch pad, Mouse
Filed under: Peripherals
Its ergonomics may leave a bit to be desired, but the SliMouse Slim-Pad does boast at least one somewhat notable feature — namely, a “sensor touch-scroll” that replaces the tried and true scroll wheel. That, the company says, will allow for “greater precision and ease of control,” although we’re guessing that control may get somewhat less easy if you use the mouse for protracted periods of time. While other details on the mouse are scarce at the moment, it will apparently come in both wired and wireless versions, with the former able to store its wire on inside when its not in use. There’s also no word on price, and it seems the company has yet to make its mind up about a release date.
[Via Chip Chick]
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Original post by Donald Melanson
November 15th, 2007 — epson, seiko, E-Ink, reader, ebook, Japan
More E-Book News, this one a prototype from Seiko Epson, makers of the cool E-ink watch. The device’s form factor is at least as thin as Sony’s Reader, but it has a 1200×1600 display. Maybe too sharp, on a 6.7-inch screen. (230 DPI vs 160 on the Sony.) I’d take the reader’s store app and complete list of publishers over an eye-ball straining screen res any day. [MobileRead via TechnoBob]
* Terminal measures 180×120mm (B6 size)
* Thickness: 3mm
* Weight: 57g
* Contrast ratio: 8:1
* Reflectivity: 43%
* Redrawing time: 0.7s
* Battery: one CR1220 button cell battery (1′400 screen redraws)
Original post by Brian Lam
November 15th, 2007 — Heat, Heating, Thanko, usb, Japan
The Thanko USB Heating pad has the unique position of being potentially useful as we enter the colder months. Then again, there’s no way this thing puts out more heat than a modern CPU/GPU combo. Just put your notebook on your lap, and watch your man-bits. [Akihabara]
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Original post by Brian Lam
November 15th, 2007 — TS-2, DSC, Cyber-shot, Sony
Filed under: Digital Cameras
CNET has a review of Sony’s new Cyber-shot DSC-T2 up, and the verdict seems to be “well above average,” with a 7.4 score. The case is bit of the podgy side, although if you don’t mind that it’s well designed otherwise with a hefty lens protector taking up the front and a large 2.7-inch touchscreen taking up the back. That touchscreen has problems, with the review pointing to responsiveness issues. The 4GB internal storage is also nice, but the ridiculous proprietary cable means if you lose the one in the box during your vacay, you’re screwed. Image quality and performance is nothing to go crazy over, and you’ll probably be happy with it if you’ve used an equivalently priced digicam recently. Overall, the flaws in the integrated storage and the touchscreen mean this is a bit of a letdown. Go for the T200 instead.
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Original post by Conrad Quilty-Harper
November 15th, 2007 — Bigbeam, M6SL, SL, OnSale, on sale, launch, M6, olufsen, pmp
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Those twiddling their thumbs while they wait (not so) patiently for Meizu’s M6SL can finally put their digits to better use, as the aforementioned PMP is finally available for your enjoyment. Just to bring you back up to speed, you’re looking at a 2.4-inch QVGA display, USB connectivity, black or white motifs and versions that house 2GB, 4GB and 8GB of capacity. The pain? ?99,000 ($108), ?119,000 ($130) and ?149,999 ($164), respectively. Check a few more snapshots after the break.
[Via MobileWhack]
Continue reading Meizu’s M6SL portable media player now on sale
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Original post by Darren Murph
November 15th, 2007 — pa-40ti hybrid, pa40ti, lars and ivan, ipod dock, audio, dock, iPod
Lars & Ivan’s entry into the iPod Dock market is not the typical do-it-all, moderately-powered device. Instead, the PA-40Ti Hybrid is a tube-based 40-watt amplifier that hooks up to whatever speakers you so desire. It also looks like some sort of utopian alien fortress, but I digress. Additional features include RCA inputs, subwoofer preamp and dock connector output (for video and usb connectivity). Belgian retailer designgadgets currently has the Hybrid available for about $342 USD. [designgadgets via technabob]
Original post by Adrian Covert
November 15th, 2007 — Gt-r, Nissan, Autos, Cars
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As car geek icons go, there’s the Tesla, the Prius, and for me the Japanese Nissan GT-R supercar which was unveiled at the LA Auto Show yesterday. Ray at Jalop calls it the GTR-Zilla, but I’ll prematurely call Geek car of the coming year, lack of electric power be damned. I swear, this post gets gadgety somewhere through.
He keeps telling me the Corvette Z06 will kill it dead, and who am I to argue with a car meat head like Ray. But I still love this thing. A lot of that has to do with the instrument cluster, designed in conjunction with game-designers from the Playstation’s Gran Turismo series, pushing a driver into stat and chart overload. A lot of that also has to do with the factory-spec’s insane 480HP from a twin-turbo charged V6. Of course, getting that power to the ground for it’s 3.5-second zero-to-sixty time […]
Original post by Brian Lam
November 15th, 2007 — triple layer hd dvd, triple-layer, TripleLayer, TripleLayerHdDvd, triple layer, DvdForum, Toshiba, HdDvd, dvd forum, Hd Dvd
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Storage
Toshiba’s been demoing a triple-layer hybrid HD DVD / DVD system for a couple years now, but it’s been all unofficial until today, when the DVD Forum steering committee voted to approve the spec as part of the official HD DVD standard. The third 15GB layer bumps the total capacity of HD DVD up to 51GB, matching Blu-ray’s 50GB disks. Of course, we wouldn’t expect to see a flood of content on the new disks anytime soon, what with all those shiny new double-layer players getting sold right now, but it’s interesting to see HD DVD step up in the one area Blu-ray was clearly superior. The stalemate continues!
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Original post by Nilay Patel
November 15th, 2007 — now youre playing with power, powersource mobile 100, Backup, Charger, battery, Duracell, Gadgets
Duracell’s new PowerSource Mobile 100 could be the new best friend of anyone who tends to carry a lot of gadgets around. It can extend the runtime of just about any portable device — and even provide up to 2 hours of additional juice for your laptop. If that wasn’t enough, it also has one AC outlet and two USB charge ports so you can charge multiple devices simultaneously. I would completely fall in love with it if not for the $140 price tag. Unfortunately, convenience never comes cheap. [Product Page via Ubergizmo]
Original post by Sean Fallon
November 15th, 2007 — ipod video unlocked, Realplayer, realplayer plus, unlocked, portable, Video, media, iPod
After a five month beta, iPod owners can finally look outside of iTunes for their video content thanks to RealPlayer. As part of the RealPlayer Plus package, it is now possible to transfer downloaded video content to the Apple iPod Nano, iPod Classic and iPod Video. Naturally, that opens up a world choc-full of non-DRM protected videos for users to enjoy. A beta version for Mac users is also available. The RealPlayer Plus package will set you back $39.99 —a small price to pay if you ask me. [RealPlayer]
Original post by Sean Fallon