Archive for December, 2007

Is this a full-screen, touch-sensitive Creative PMP? Update: probably not.

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

digg_url = \’http://digg.com/gadgets/New_Creative_Touchscreen_DAP\’; As is our way sometimes, we happened to stumble upon a pair of photos (read: a source sent us some pictures) claiming to be an unannounced, widescreen PMP from Creative. Kinda like a Zen or Vision W, but without the asymmetrical controls on the side. […]

First multi-region Blu-ray players appearing

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
We’re not quite ready to believe these things function as advertised just yet, but it seems that multi-region Blu-ray players are beginning to pop up on a few overseas websites. We’re seeing a region hacked Samsung BD-P1400 and Sony BDP-S300 / BDP-S500, each of which are reportedly modified to play nice […]

Nokia N95 8GB listed on Nokia USA: $780

Filed under: Cellphones

What’s that we see? The Nokia N95 8GB listed on the Nokia US retail site? Okay, calm down, it’s not the US-specific version (read: it uses 2100MHz WCDMA, i.e. European 3G), but you’ll still have a 2.8-inch mammoth screen, A-GPS, a five megapixel camera, and the rest of the goodies that maybe, just […]

Xbox Live “up and running,” now with no caveats.

Filed under: Gaming

After treading deeply into some crazy Orwellian statusbox doublespeak, it looks like Xbox Live is finally up and running with no lingering issues or caveats. According to Major Nelson, the entire Live team has been working “day and night” to get things sorted, and while we appreciate their efforts over the holidays, we’re […]

Raon Digital adds WiBro to Everun UMPC

Filed under: Handhelds

We’re still trying to decide whether or not we’ve become acclimated to Raon Digital’s Everun, but regardless of where it sits on the scale of unsightly devices, it’s still a fairly potent handheld. For those parked in South Korea, you’ve got another reason to lust after it, as the firm is cranking out […]

Sony VAIO SZ7, TZ2 laptops unearthed

Filed under: Laptops

More laptop leakage going on here, this time courtesy of some online retailers and even Sony’s own site. The subjects: VAIOs SZ7, TZ2. Rundown on some of those specs:
TZ2 series

Intel Core 2 Duo T9300
13.3-inch XBRITE display
4GB RAM, Vista Biz

SZ7 series

Intel Core 2 Duo T9300
13.3-inch WXGA (1280 x 800) LED-backlit XBRITE display, NVIDIA GeForce […]

US’ largest solar photovoltaic system flipped on in Nevada

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets

Sure, we’ve seen monolithic solar farms before, but the 14-megawatt Nellis solar energy system is a beast that stands alone — for now, at least. As of today, this farm is hailed as America’s “largest solar photovoltaic system,” but if all goes to plan, Cleantech America will grab those honors when it […]

iPhones upgraded to 1.1.3 can’t be downgraded?

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
Not to say it’s actually easy to get your hands on the rumored 1.1.3 firmware at this point, but in the event that you do, proceed with caution. Nate True, the guy that brought us a video walkthrough of the supposedly leaked goods, is reporting that he can’t seem to downgrade to […]

i-Snake: yet another flexible surgical robot

Filed under: Robots
A robot that crawls through your innards? Yeah, we’ve been there, done that on a number of occasions, but a new alternative being developed by a team at Imperial College London could reportedly “revolutionize keyhole surgery.” The aforementioned crew has been granted some £2.1 million ($4.19 million) in order to further develop the […]

DSM-330 DivX Connected HD Media Player gets unboxed

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment

We already saw this thing in the wild way back when it was known as the DivX GejBox, but now the real deal has finally been acquired and unboxed. The DSM-330 DivX Connected HD Media Player has at long last made its way into a lucky soul’s hands, and as if […]