Archive for July, 2007

The AirLive WMU-6500FS BitTorrent NAS gets reviewed

Filed under: Storage, Networking
We’ve seen NAS BitTorrent drives / servers before, but none quite as cheap or ugly as the AirLive WMU-6500FS. The Inquirer has gotten its hands on the funky gray PATA- or SATA-ready media stealer, and they give it a pretty decent once over. The drive comes with 32MB of RAM on board, […]

Conceptual Samsung SS 700 camera packs integrated digiframe

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays

While a standalone digital photo frame is certainly a novel item to have around the crib, integrating it into a pocket cam for easy portability just sounds so much more useful. Thankfully, a crafty concept designer by the name of Jin Woo Han has created the perfect mishmash of the aforementioned […]

Ballmer says Windows installed base will top a billion by the end of 2008

Filed under: Desktops, Laptops

Microsoft’s Steve Ballmer seems confident that the company is headed for a fairly big milestone in the near future, telling attendees at the company’s analyst day meeting yesterday that he expects the Windows installed base to reach one billion by the end of fiscal year 2008. As Ballmer was quick to […]

Give iPod Thieves an Unchargeable Brick

Svippy writes “Apple has patented a technology for new generations of iPods that would detect when a user tries to operate the iPod on an unauthorised machine … and will refuse to charge. Indefinitely. From the article: ‘Every portable gadget with a rechargeable battery has a charging circuit that recognises when the external mains charger […]

Siren intros 5.6-inch DF150 digital photo frame

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays

As if you weren’t already inundated with digital picture frames on this beautiful Friday, here’s yet another to chew on. Manufactured by Siren (you know, part of iriver), the DF150 ups the ante on the DF100 by expanding the screen real estate from five-inches to 5.6-inches and by increasing the onboard […]

BBC launches iPlayer online video service

Filed under: Home Entertainment, Portable Video

Nah, it’s not quite ready for your iPhone (or OS X at all, to be frank), but the BBC iPlayer has officially launched. The online TV service will go head-to-head with rivals 4OD and ITV, and according to director general Mark Thompson, the launch of iPlayer “is as big a […]

Yumekobo’s Yamanote alarm clock shows train schedules

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Household, Transportation

You know what they say about Japanesetrains being so reliable you can set a clock to it? Ironically enough, Yumekobo’s Yamanote alarm clock does just that, and while we’re sure the vivid green color scheme isn’t for everyone, its features (feature?) are what counts. Apparently, the clock communicates via radio […]

Mac OS X Leopard 9a499 Visual Enhancements

ThinkSecret publishes images and notes from the latest Mac OS X Leopard (9a499) build that was seeded to developers earlier this week.
ThinkSecret describes a number of visual improvements including:
- New Dock se…
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Keepin’ it real fake, part LXVIII: the four-wheeled Segway

Filed under: Transportation

You can really only go two ways when you’re knocking off an iconic product, according to our copy of “Asian Device Fakery, 4th Edition”: either you can slavishly copy every detail and come up with a faithful replica, or you can throw caution to the wind and crank out the craziest mishmash of […]

Tech-savvy iTeddy puts other bears to shame

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Portable Audio

If you thought your childhood favorite Teddy Ruxpin was hot stuff, it ain’t got nothing on the MP3-playing iTeddy. Reportedly, the UK-based critter is all set to launch today, and will be available in the Argos catalog for a respectable £59.99 ($123). The bear itself comes with a built-in LCD, […]