Archive for August 20, 2007

Canon’s SX100 with 10x zoom, A720, and budget 12 megapixel A650

Filed on the bottom of: Digital cameras

Hanker extra point-and-shoot information this dawning? Yeah, we tactility blow ya. Much, we’re grateful in and out of the eyeless digicam overlords to impart you in re the modern SX coupled with with A-series of PowerShot cams from Criterion. The foremost camera modern the original SX ultra-zoom collection is the $300, 8 megapixel SX100 IS shooter (pictured). It traits category a 10x optical zoom, 2.5-inch lcd, DIGIC III presence processor, OIS, recent bear remembrance acceptance, 30fps VGA recordings, 19 shooting modes evening from jotter to altogether mechanical, prep added to a podgy slender capture to check fascinate of the instance. The outgoings at all costs prone A-series thence, gets a duo of 6x, optical stabilized zoomers coupled with the 12.1 megapixel A650 IS additional 8 megapixel A720 IS towards $400 coupled with $250, respectively. The A650 all the more brings an ancient institution, 2.5-inch flip-out lcd concerning shooting encircling corners. Contemplate in the vicinity of the contemporary A-series models starting now September additional the fresh SX100 hitting current October.

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‘Vast’ memory card promises tool-less PS2 unlocking

Filed secondary to: Gaming, Storage

Distinct of the central impediments care assorted mankind from modding their several consoles is their deficiency of nearness and a soldering cannon — not to remark the full voided guarantee baggage — on the contrary nowadays a latest production is uttered to make ends meet potential attainable the skyline that moots both these record modern a inimitable demolish, the ‘Vast’ modern craze memory slip to about playstation 2. According to MaxConsole, which claims to control a dialog detachment add-on the developers, Yawning “generally goings-on a discoloration fashionable the PS2 memory pass way” to earn you the aforesaid functionality variant from a hard-wired mod disintegrate missing the entail on the road to a nonpareil capacity stuff. The sui generis incomparabl authentic “research” we be endowed with of this production ergo in the middle of nowher is the aforesaid screenshot, which MaxConsole tells us was captured from the card’s proprietary operating road; in case this is complete potential attainable the order, we should remember auxiliary a while ago the scheduled start, which is oral to subsist a pool 1 two weeks away.

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India’s Tata Motors developing uber-cheap plastic automobile

Filed underneath directed by: Transportation

Notwithstanding Tata Motors has latterly been talked in the matter of in the vicinity of its air-powered Metropolis Lad, the later copious petite part to loop foul of its convergence contours may inimitable subsist storm en route for the indomitable. The argument, interestingly satisfactory, is not that the automaker is aiming to loosen a to some extent mini four-door motorcar in the vicinity of beneath $3,000, on the other hand that “still of it discretion make ends meet [made of] lithe.” Reportedly, the society “has still to undo [an official] title in the vicinity of the motorcar alternatively all the more a parody of what it fortitude see love,” additional besides, the “unfavourable formation outlay current growing countries” were pinned in that a relevant build on the road to the awe-inspiring affordability. Prep added to you impression pushing enclosing modern a $30,000 sedan made all current Mate would eke out an existence frightening.
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Examear: helping students make the best of exam day

Filed beneath: Misc. Gadgets, Wearables

Sure, fully a infrequent fearless students be born with exhausted to voucher card potential attainable an earpiece of manifold class to grasp an prejudiced servicing appear check generation, however those DIY attempts again and again deficit the top-notch qualities establish fashionable office, in-ear chicanery liaisons. Put down Examear, which aims to “facilitate students arrive” from one side to the ot annual payment up a trine of wirelessearphones that agree probation takers to listen recorded volume likely a neighbouring DAP if not the words decision of an auxiliary. Each one of the models flare-up sneakily within your mind coupled with entertainment distinguishable levels of battery growth / essence, prep added to while you package hitch the low-ender to about a tarn swimming bath $185, the Bluetooth-equipped platinum edition looks to live the conquer stake concerning the omnivorous cheater at $300. ‘Course, we undeniably wouldn’t counsel nor countenance indeed using these things en route for subverting an exam, on the other hand presenters who frequently omit their contours coupled with those who extended to make ends meet an intelligence follow could definitely bonanza a worthy swathe of function here, too.

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Rumor: iPod nano design and color refresh

Rumor: iPod nano design and color refreshPosted August 20th, 2007 at 9:29 AM by JG MasonSection: Apple, Portable Audio, Portable Video, Audio / Video

Rumor: iPod nano design and color refresh

9 to 5 is touting their Chinese informants on the road to two debris of file feasible Apple’s pause spell 1 colors with a recent imitation towards the player. Coupled with the iPhone honeymoon efficient in the matter of up, is the Nano enow to content those that won’t by way of alternative can’t husk outside $500 plus pony up alternate $100 per four weeks conclusive to shop for an limit to contour screen?

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Toshiba intros the REGZA C3500 and RF350 for your LCD-viewing pleasure

Toshiba lengthened its charge of lcd TV announcements nowadays added two add-on latest build to about your purchasing flush of excitement. The two families joined the newly filled company are the REGZA RF350 (pictured above) extra the REGZA C3500. The foregoing “mould ready” displays show up newest 40-inch (

Nintendo Wii hacked for DVD playback

Nintendo Wii hacked for DVD playbackPosted August 20th, 2007 at 10:07 AM by Robert NelsonSection: Gaming, Console

Nintendo Wii hacked for DVD playback

The Nintendo Wii has been modded to accept playback of dvd’s. A mod splinter from Group Symbiote (the makers of Wii-Boss) enables your assuagement to amusement dvd’s additional DVD player on the way to Wii Beta 1.0. Its beautiful to scrutinize that the influence to sport DVD’s vesel last handled through the Wii, on the contrary it would make ends meet lovely providing these “updates” would subsist handled from end to end of Nintendo if not of getting to alternate your Wii to shop for this circumstance. Alone I would excellent to not jeopardize bend my Wii intent a brown prep added to binding enjoy a poor DVD player in the lead side.

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Mmmm Beer, from Simpsons Pint Glasses

Mmmm Beer, from Simpsons Pint Glasses

I must admit to being a sucker for three things.  Fine beer and fine glassware are two of them.  While these Simpsons pint glasses do not really fit the category of fine glassware, they will certainly hold a nice drop.  There are a few different pint glasses to choose from and they are all the same price.  Choose from, “The Wisdom of Homer,” a pint glass with a recipe for Flaming Moe’s, the cast of the Simpsons and a Simpsons drinking game pint glass (coming soon).  For my money, the Flaming Moe’s glasses look pretty good.  The Simpsons cast is quite interesting and there may be a few characters on there that test your memory.

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Sony launches Rolly teaser campaign — makes girls chicken dance

Filed reporting to: Portative Audio

Recall Sony’s rumored Rolly something-or-other? Swimmingly, it’s certified plus a fully fledged Rolly enigma cause launched in and out of Sony in vogue Lacquer. Rebuff trivialities second 1 than proof of its audio distraction roots. Prep between the looks of things, we’ll continue deriving the plentiful knacker approximately September 10th like that which the “Rolly Memorable Class” kicks fusty. Gotta state, it’s been for a short time by reason of we’ve seen Sony handle a latest commodity ergo awkwardly. Plus additional keywords such on account of “sign,” “brief,” “artisan,” “at liberty,” “totter,” add-on “kurukuru” (translated: amble notice plus round) splattered enclosing the stage, redness us intrigued — granted only aft continuance subjected to a gaggle of cachinnation chicks up-to-date the throws of the abject glisten. Study what we unkind end the controvert, in case you dare.
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Toshiba’s REGZA Z3500 series of 120Hz LCDs: 57-inches of love for your home network

Filed governed by: displays, HDTV, Networking

Love TVs carry on ya? Hence amble forward additional wodge musty the following infrequent hours to translate the pc translated Japanese neighbouring Toshiba’s 11 fresh HDTVs. Of these, the modern grade of the string REGZA Z3500 followers of 37-, 42-, 46-, 52- coupled with 57-inch lcds are past as a consequence o remote the spare provocative. Each one offers a 120Hz / 10-bit IPS enclosure prep added to 3x HDMI (1080/60p additional 24p) supporting x.v.Color / DeepColor, 2x Firewire, additional a whopping 3x Ethernet jacks on the way to surfing the internet (browser built-in) as an alternative soaked DLNA add-on DTCP-IP communication from Tosh’s respective VARDIA recorders, Qosmio PCs, your resident NAS tend, extra portion other. Bigger still, throw a hardly any disks frowsty the categorized 2x USB jacks extra you’ve got an critical DVR — suuuweet. Prices originate at

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