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976. Retro Tune Mini Jukebox Guarantee to Rock With iPhone or iPod

A Nostalgic and Retro Desktop miniaturize Jukebox with Tri Color LED lighting System. The multi-color Mini Jukebox develop with 40 watts of power and MaxxBass Technology. ( MaxxBass helps you hear better bass on all speakers) Bring music and fun to any room of the house! This cool nostalgic jukebox features iPod connector dock, MP3 Line [...]

1648. airLUCE Devastatingly Modern Lighting

By Ryan Nill Tranlogue Associates, designer of couture household accessories, has created a line of lighting fixtures utilizing surface emitted light. Inspired by fluid, natural lines, the airLUCE series is both modern and exceptionally beautiful; airLUCE looks surreal, almost ethereal. Made from an all new material, designed by Asahi Kasei, it consists of acrylic board [...]

1916. Tokyoflash unveils the E35 Geomesh watch: just as crazycool as all the others

tokyoflash-geomesh.jpgI won't foist the old 'oh, you can't tell the time on Tokyo Flash watches' line on you, since any fule kno that readability isn't the point. Instead, it's all about being seen as a timepiece-toting god amongst men (even if you're always late for meetings).  

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1926. Griffin Technology iPhone Product Line

image002.jpg Griffin Technology Inc., creator of all things iPod, introduced its new line of protective cases for iPhone. The collection offers a mix of protection, style, and convenience for the important task of keeping your iPhone safe and secure, and includes Griffin's new iPhone-centric lineup of Elan cases, as well as new versions of Griffin's popular Streamline and iClear cases redesigned for iPhone. Click here to see full product line.

1929. smarCharge from SendStation

smartCharge.jpg If you do any type of traveling and carry your iPod with you then pick up the smartCharge from SendStation. Most chargers are the same. They charge your gadgets from either a wall plug or a car plug. The smartCharge is a normal charger except that it's tiny. Made for your iPod the smartCharge can also be used with cell phones and PDAs that have a USB charging adapter. The small design is perfect for travel. smac_jack.jpg There is also a high quality Line Out jack on the charger so you can
listen to your favorite tunes while juicing up your player. The smartCharge
is compatible with the following iPods:
• iPhone

• 5G iPod (video)

• iPod nano (all models)

• 4G iPod (click-wheel)

• iPod photo

• iPod mini

• iPod shuffle (1st gen.)
Buy it online at the SendStation
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2440. Microsoft and Goods pair up to make Gold Zune 2s

Microsoft commissioned Goods to make 20 gold Zunes. 10 are 80GB models, 10 are 8GB flash models. They look nice, and they are obviously made with gold. No word on price, and I am sure the line is short for a gold Zune, but its still probably longer than 20 people, so it will be interesting to hear what price was actually paid for each of these limited edition models. I’ll admit, I used to hate the Zune, I still do hate the first edition one I have, but these new Zune 2s are quite attractive. The Zune Originals makes them even more attractive, but taking that step further and covering them in gold and slapping the Goods artwork on the back, well, that just makes it so much better. However due to me having an iPod Touch, and monetary restrictions, I won’t be jumping in line for one of these Zunes. Music entwined in gold: Limited edition Zune 2 [via born rich] Relevant Entries on SlashGear


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2446. Tamron AF18-250mm is now AF-motor-driven : Wish granted for Nikon D40 users

Tamron AF18-250mm is now AF-motor-driven Wish granted for Nikon D40 users Choices of lens haven’t been easy for D40/D40s crowds, the body doesn’t has mechanical focus drive motor built-in, it’s depended on internal focus motor on the lens to drive the AF module. The selection is limited to AF-S and AF-I or Sigma HSM choice of lens line-up. Tamron has announced to add the drive motor inside one of their popular line of superzoom lens, 18-250mm. The all around AF18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro got a sweet upgrade with a lens-driven focusing module today. It’s designed exclusively for DSLR with APS-C sided images sensor. It will go on sale in Japan on December 13th and the price is to be announced soon. Tamron announces the launch of the popular AF18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di II with built-in motor for Nikon (Model A18N II) [via dpreview] Relevant Entries on SlashGear

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2450. Linutop v1.2: low-power Linux desktop Revisited

Tech reviews are very much a snapshot process, making a decision after a relatively short period of time and of a single incarnation of the product. Useful, yes, but not an exact facsimile of living with something day in, day out that you’ve bought yourself. If you’re lucky - and assuming that no manufacturer ever pushes out a product so perfect there are no possible improvements - you get a company that’s constantly tweaking and augmenting; if you’re really lucky, you get an opportunity to revisit their product and ring the changes. Back in May I spent some time with Linutop’s fanless, Xubuntu-based micro-PC, framing my review from the perspective of a Linux-naive home user, to see if the compact device would make a decent alternative to a low-end Windows PC. At the time I criticised how tricky, for a fledgling user, it was to add functionality beyond what was preinstalled; since then, Linutop have released v1.2 of their software package, and asked if we’d like to check out the changes. Linutop Linux-based compact PC The hardware is unaltered from when I last reviewed the Linutop, so you still get an all-aluminium case measuring 3.66 x 1.06 x 5.9-inches and weighing just 9.9oz (280g), containing an AMD Geode LX700 processor, non-upgradable 256MB of RAM, 4 USB 2.0 ports, VGA-out, 10/100 ethernet and audio in/out. Aside from the RAM, there’s no internal memory; instead, Linutop provide a 1GB USB memory stick containing the modified Xubuntu OS, preinstalled software and room for your own files. What’s been fettled, then, is the software: Linutop quote boot time has been halved, improved media playback including digital TV capabilities added (via online stream or a hardware DVB-T dongle), PXE boot (simply add a single line to the startup config file to boot from the network) and more. Linutop connectivity If you’ve read my original reviewthen you’ll know that boot time was a significant issue for the Linutop: it took around two minutes, and there were no ’sleep’ or ’standby’ options to avoid that. Thankfully whatever OS changes have been made have almost halved that; v1.2 takes around 1m6s from plugging in the power (there’s no switch, you have to yank the power cord) to the desktop being ready to use. Not exactly instant-on, but far more comparable to the sort of low-end systems users may be used to. You’re still presented with the settings screen, but now there’s more choice in display resolution, including catering for widescreen displays, and this time changing resolution and keyboard layout (then restarting) worked as it should. Similarly, running multiple programmes or switching between settings is quicker and seems to stall the CPU far less than when I tried it last. There’s a pause loading programmes, yes, but only a minor one and well within expectations. Linutop software Firefox, the Gaim instant-messenger and AbiWord word processor are still preinstalled, but they’re joined by the VLC media player which can handle just about any media format thrown at it. Video can be played full-screen, another improvement in v1.2, and you’re able to stream video and audio files from external storage, Web TV or shared Windows folders across the network. The Linutop is also compatible with Skype, although - I’m told for reasons of keeping down size - it’s not preinstalled; you need to download the installation script from the Linutop Wiki yourself. Straightforward, yes, but you’ll only know about it if you visit the Linutop blog. There’s a useful readme file stored on the USB key that outlines DVB-T use, network boot, system recovery and more, but again no link to it - it really needs to show up on the desktop, or even better automatically open when you boot the Linutop for the first time. Without it, you’d easily be at a loss as to how to access the digital TV functionality, which would be a shame because it works relatively well despite the system’s Spartan specs. There’s no dedicated software; just plug in the USB tuner (Linutop supplied me with a Hauppauge WinTV Nova-T, complete with tiny aerial) and type ’scandvbt’ in a Terminal window. You need to tell it your country and then, confusingly, identify your nearest regional broadcast tower (for which I had to look online), but after that it automatically scans the available channels and loads them as a playlist into VLC. You can then reorder and delete them, but you have to remember to save the playlist before exiting as the software won’t do it automatically. Linutop DVB-T digital TV Like all TV tuners, your mileage will vary more with signal quality than anything else; needless to say, when supplied with a reasonable signal (through an installed aerial rather than the portable one included) the Linutop managed both window and full-screen playback with no problems. One issue with the lack of dedicated software is the absence of a signal-strength gauge; there’s no way of telling whether moving the portable aerial around would have a beneficial effect on image quality. I tried using a Freecom USB tuner but the Linutop would not recognise it; there is a scant list of compatible hardware on the project Wiki. With VGA-out the only way of connecting a display, you’re limited if you want to hook the Linutop up to a TV or other large display. It’s a shame, because it would make a compact and functional alternative to a normal DVB set-top box. When I asked Linutop about this, they pointed out that most flat-panel displays have VGA among their connections and as such they’ve no plans to add S-Video or similar. However, I was told that HDMI “could be interesting” as a future development. There has also been some interest in the PVR community as to using it as a MythTV frontend, although consensus is that the hardware would only support standard rather than high-definition media. There’s no option to record DVB-T TV directly on the Linutop. Of course, the home market is only one area Linutop are aiming at; the silent, low-power (no more than 5-6W) device is ideal for digital signage and presentations. There are new options for looped webpages, photo presentations and Flash, and you can set these to automatically run on boot so as to minimise user involvement. Linutop - supplied with Firefox browser Documentation remains a thorny issue; the Linutop Wiki remains the first signposted port of call, but it lacks the sort of “new user” information so necessary when dealing with an unfamiliar OS. The same NAS problem I experienced in May remains - searching the Wiki results in no guidance, the readme file details accessing Windows shares on other PCs but didn’t work for my LaCie NAS, the Xfce desktop environment support didn’t help and I was again left to the mercy of Googling for answers. Is it too much to ask for a simple “type in your username & password” script to make common setup issues like these straightforward? My request from last time still stands: a few bookmarks to basic Linux tutorials would go a long way in rescuing new users. Linutop tell me that they’re in the process of re-examining their Linux documentation to better cater for those new to the platform, but that they also prize the fact that the OS implemented is “standard” so as not to require changes from more adept users familiar with Xubuntu. Linutop Despite all that, the upgrade to v1.2 is a significant one, and it certainly broadens the Linutop’s scope as a home PC. It’s interesting to look at the state of competition; in my initial review I compared the Linutop to a cheaper Dell Dimension desktop which far exceeded the former’s specs (albeit consuming many times the power even when idle), and the past few months have seen ASUS release it’s Linux-based Eee laptop. Although ostensibly aimed at significantly different markets, the Linutop and the Eee could both be viewed as basic home computers and here the Eee laptop (priced from $299) could edge ahead with what’s supposedly a particularly user-friendly GUI and battery-of course its battery-powered portability. When I put this to Linutop they confirmed that their target is more professional than home, and it’s true that in school, library and business settings the Linutop undoubtedly makes more sense than the Eee. It’s smaller and likely more robust, consumes less power and - most importantly - has access to the UBUNTU software library. Would I still recommend the Linutop for a home user? Again, it’s a qualified yes. Just as some are buying an ASUS Eee as a second machine for when their kids are wanting to go online but the main PC is occupied, the Linutop makes for a great, low-maintenance system that, out of the box, can quickly get up and running. It’s also a decent Linux learning platform, with the backup that most mistakes can be erased with a simple restore of the USB stick (which you can do from an optional boot menu on restart). For a home looking for their first computer, I’d still lean toward a full, traditional PC, if only for the flexibility it brings, but anyone else - particularly business or library/public service users - should certainly consider Linutop’s offering. Thanks to Linutop for the loan of the unit; it’s available now for €280, while the v1.2 OS can be downloaded from the site by existing owners. Rating:

    3.5 out of 5 stars

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2523. Ford delivers first of 20 plug-in hybrids in California

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Sure, plug-in hybrid tech has been around for a while, but no major manufacturer has stepped up and actually delivered on all the concepts and vague plans we've seen so far -- until yesterday, when Ford delivered the first of 20 plug-in hybrid Escapes to Southern California Edison to begin testing. The handoff, which happened with great fanfare at the EVS23 conference, is the start of a two-year pilot program between Ford and Edison that will eventually have consumers testing the vehicles. For now, the first off the line is being dubbed a "research vehicle," and features a 30-mile electric-only range on a full battery charge. When the battery is depleted, the system switches over to a traditional gas / electric hybrid scheme, which, under ideal conditions, can apparently achieve up to 120mpg. There's a full gallery of the unveiling and the interior over at AutoBlog Green, hit the read link for some eco-friendly love. Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

2524. BenQ rolls out X-series LCDs aimed at gamers

Filed under: Gamers looking for an "Xtreme" display to go along with their array other Xtreme gear now have a couple of new options to consider from BenQ, which just announced its new line of X-series LCDs. On the top of the heap is the 22-inch X2200W, which boasts a 1680 x 1050 resolution, a 1,000:1 contrast ratio, an 8 ms "Motion Picture Response Time" (or 2 ms gray-to-gray response), an HDMI port and, perhaps most notably, a 92% color gamut. Moving on down the line, the 20-inch X2000W will give you pretty much all the same specs (minus the 92% color gamut) in a slightly smaller package, while 19-inch X900W and X900 knock things back even further with 1440 x 900 and 1280 x 1024 resolutions, respectively, plus an 800:1 contrast ratio, and DVI and VGA ports, but no HDMI. From the looks of it, however, only the X900W has a firm US release date (this month), with the X2000W and X2200W each making their way to China and "select countries across Asia Pacific and Europe," and the X900 headed to Europe only, also this month.

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2621. AMD delays Barcelona (again), turns attention to Brisbane

Filed under: , Oh AMD, you just can't keep it together, can you? Advanced Micro Devices, a company known for its share of "issues," has once again delayed its much-hyped, energy efficient Barcelona CPU. Apparently, a technical irregularity has caused the company to push back the release date for widespread availability of the chip until sometime early next year. The glitch, which causes the chip to fail, is just another line of setbacks on the product's path to release (originally set for mid-2007). John Taylor, a company spokesman, says, "We're continuing to ship it but only to specific customers." The company is offering a workaround for the chips until the problems are solved, though users will see an impact on performance. In other heart-wrenching (though seemingly unrelated) AMD news, the chipmaker has decided to re-up its older K8 architecture, refocusing on "Brisbane"-based chips, and even adding a few new models to the line. Over the next two quarters, the company will release 11 new 65nm chips based on the older format, while just three new entries will be made in the "Phenom" -- or K10 -- line. Look, Hector, everyone is pulling for you (except maybe Intel) -- just get it together, man!

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2625. Dell coming to Best Buy stores across the US

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Consumers, get your wallets out, because two of your favorite, monolithic companies are about to join forces in a bank-account-decimating move the likes of which you've never known. Dell, your good PC-making buddies, are planning to launch sales nationwide at Best Buy stores over the next few weeks, beginning with the new XPS One, the XPS 1330 laptop, and the Inspiron 1521, amongst others. A handful of other products will be available at the outset, and we can only assume that those numbers will increase as time goes on. A major success for corporate capitalism, and a tempting introduction to a new line of credit for buyers. Spend carefully! Read | Permalink | Email this | CommentsOffice Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!

2747. Delkin Debuts World’s Fastest 16GB UDMA CompactFlash

Belkin claimed the world fastest UDMA compact flash title tops their competitors by twice the capacity to 16GB. The latest addition boots its read/write performance up to 305x or 45m/s when uses with latest UDMA enabled digital camera such as Canon 1Ds Mark III, Nikon D300 and Nikon D3X. Delkin Debuts World’s Fastest 16GB UDMA CompactFlash Users without UDMA digital camera can still benefit from the dazzling fast transfer speed by Delkin’s UDMA enabled FireWire reader and adapters to their computer. The high speed and high capacity Delkin’s PRO line gain it reliability from a high grade SLC NAND flash and advanced controller design. It comes with Lifetime warranty and has a MRSP of $399.99. Available now via Delkin online. Delkin CompactFlash PRO UDMA 305X - 16 GB DDCFPRO2-16GB [via Delkin]
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2750. Blu-Ray Sucks! But they’ve somehow managed to nearly triple HD-DVD sales

2.7 million: 700,000 players is roughly the ratio, and don’t even get started on actual disc sales. Sure, you could argue for HD-DVD and say that 2 million plus of those players are PS3s, making the HD-DVD numbers seem more real, and for the most part that would be a fair assumption that PS3 owners aren’t buying Blu-Ray discs, but they are. And yes, before you ask, the HD-DVD player number includes the Xbox 360 attachment, but I won’t offer to eliminate that number for two reasons, the first, I don’t know what it is. The second is because a good argument could be made that they would have only bought the attachment to play HD-DVDs, not for anything else such as gaming. The disc sales are a pretty poor number too with both lying organizations claiming what they’ve sold, whether it’s true or not, I do not know, but the BDA is claiming 4 million discs of theirs sold, and the HD-DVD people are claiming 2.5 million discs of theirs sold. So, in summation, if the low, very low prices of HD-DVD players don’t start helping pick up the slack, HD-DVD might lose this war after all. I don’t have a personal preference or prejudice against either, I have never seen one or the other being played, and I’d buy a player, but I don’t have an HDTV, so that would be kind of pointless, no? I do like rooting for the underdog though, so I am hoping that HD-DVD will pull out of their slump and at least give the BDA a run for their money, make them lower their player prices a bit more. US Blu-Ray Disc player sales pass 2.7m [via reghardware] Relevant Entries on SlashGear


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2833. Panasonic to Release Two new Blu-Ray Players

Panasonic to Release Two new Blu-Ray Players Masayuki Kozuka, the general manager of Matsushita’s storage device strategy reveals company plan to release two new High-End Blu-ray players In January. No further information on spec or pricing but Masayuki also announced bundle package with current line of Plasma TV and Blu-ray player coming to your local electronic retailers such as Circuit City and Best Buy. [updated: We just found out Best Buy is selling the bundle online with $500 off Panasonic plasma TV and DMP-BD30K Blu-Ray player, what a sweet deal!] The most current line of Panasonic’s Blu-Ray player is DMP-BD30 and by far the best standalone Blu-Ray player has to offer. It’s 1.1 profile certified but only does HBR (High Bitrate Bitstreaming) for HD audio, that included the holy grail DTS-MA. There is no internal decoder capability for DD+, True HD or DTS-MA. To get the best out of BD30, one has to get an external processor or a receiver that’s capable to decode HBR. My speculation of the coming ‘High-End’ players is nothing but featuring Internal decoding for Hd-audio and DTS-MA with 7.1analog outputs. What they can do better is adding SACD (via DSD) and DVD-A capability or perhaps no region code and profile 2.0. We’ll see if that’s the case in CES 2008. Matsushita Manager: To Bundle Blu-Ray Players, PDP TVs In US [via Beurs] Best Buy deal Relevant Entries on SlashGear


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2888. ROCCAT intros new line of gaming peripherals

Filed under: , ROCCAT may not be quite as well known as some gaming-centric peripheral makers, but it looks like its doing its best to make its mark with a new line of peripherals, including a gaming mouse and keyboard. Dubbed the ROCCAT Kone, the mouse looks to sport all the features an excessively-demanding gamer would expect, including no less than ten buttons, four removable weights, and a customizable light system with "thousands of colors." While you apparently won't get quite as many color options with the ROCCAT Valo keyboard (pictured after the break), you will still at least get illuminated keys (including 41 macro keys), along with 2MB of memory for storing up to five profiles, and even an integrated noise-canceling microphone. Look for it and the mouse to set you back €100 and €70 (or $147 and $103), respectively, when they hit Europe in February, with a matching mousepad also available for €20 (or about $30).

[Via Randomly Accessed, thanks Steve]
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2891. VIA's ARTIGO Pico-ITX ultra-compact barebones

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If you've been wanting to break into the exciting, fast-paced, cut-throat world of ultra-compact desktop PC construction, but didn't know where to begin, VIA has got your number. The company has just launched the ARTIGO Pico-ITX builder kit, a complete VIA-based system that you can snap together in the privacy of your own home. The bundle includes a Pico-ITX motherboard with a VIA C7 1GHz CPU, support for up to 1GB of RAM, IDE and eSATA connectors, VGA output, four USB ports, audio line in / out jacks, and 10/100 ethernet. The package includes everything but a hard drive and memory, and is available right now for around $300. Check the video after the break and experience the joy of construction.

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2921. TokyoFlash Q version - tell the time with pulsing LED lights

TokyoFlash does a nice line in watches that are effectively impossible to read, but bizarrely, sell by the bucketload. And its latest effort is the TokyoFlash Q version from the Twelve 5-9 design studio.  

3060. Panasonic, Hitachi and Canon make billion-dollar LCD deal official

Filed under: , , No longer a rumor, Hitachi, Matsushita (Panasonic) and Canon are joining forces to shake up the LCD biz. Panasonic and Canon have each agreed to take 24.9% ownership of Hitachi Displays, which will use the investment to continue its advancement in LCD technology. Canon gets access to Hitachi's small- to medium-sized LCDs and, OLEDs for its cameras and other products, while Panasonic looks to "enhance the competitive edge in-step with PDP models" of its Viera line of HDTVs with Hitachi's IPS (In-Plane Switching) technology and future OLED production. Don't think Panasonic and Hitachi are giving up on the Plasma Coalition, but they aren't afraid to hedge their bets in reaction to the market's demand for cheap LCDs and similar partnerships among competitors. Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

3103. Sharp Skins for your laptop

In case you are looking for an alternative to Colorware, because you just need a skin for your laptop, and not actually a paint job, take a look at the upcoming line of Sharp Skins. Currently there are some designs that can be seen in this gallery, and they are made by Ben Rowland an international [...]

3127. CES 2008: Toshiba's arty 'world's highest capacity 2.5" external hard drive', the 320GB-er

toshiba-320gb.jpgToshiba's been kicking around the mobile storage industry for a good few years now, so it's refreshing to see them update their line with something visually appealing, and also with a worthy claim. Yep, it's another 'World's most...' product. Take a deep breath - these 320GB HDDs are the world's highest-capacity 2.5" storage device. Not as impressive...  

 

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