Archive for January, 2008

The hits keep coming with leaked Sony headphones

Filed under: Portable Audio

You’ll be needing some appropriately shady headphones to plug into all that leaked Sony audio gear we just showed you, and we’ve got you covered with info on a whole host of new headphones that’ll hit in April. The MDR-AS20J, MDR-AS40EX, and MDR-AS50G all loop buds around your ears, while the MDR-AS30G […]

Laser Atlanta rolls out “palm-sized” SpeedLaser B to catch speeders

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Transportation

They may be stretching the definition of “palm-sized” a bit, but the folks at Laser Atlanta sure seem confident in their new SpeedLaser B device, with them saying that it’ll nail “speed demons from the palm of officer’s hand.” To do that, the device makes use of the ever-popular LIDAR technology […]

Digi Connect WAN 3G: yet another portable HSDPA / EV-DO router

Filed under: Cellphones, Wireless
Yeah, we’re starting to feel slightly bombarded with portable cellular routers, but we can’t help but crack a smile each time one of these wonderful creations rolls into the commercial realm. Today, we’ve got Digi unveiling its new Digi Connect WAN 3G, which is hailed as an upgradeable 3G WWAN router for […]

Ecobutton aims to reduce PC power consumption, not as much as power button

Filed under: Peripherals

While it won’t reduce your carbon footprint as much as something like, say, the HumanCar, the folks behind the Ecobutton seem to think their new device will do its small part nonetheless, even if it’s actual necessity may be somewhat in question. Apparently, the device will let you switch your PC to “ecomode” […]

Garmin gets official with its nuvifone

Filed under: Cellphones, GPS

We know, it’s not like the nüvifone is a total surprise any longer, but just in case you tend to rest easier after digesting information straight from the source, here goes. Garmin’s recently (and abruptly) announced handset obviously marks the firm’s first solo foray into the cellphone arena, and according to Cliff […]

Hands-on with the Pentax K200D DSLR

Filed under: Digital Cameras

Pretty much all the major camera manufacturers had their wares on display tonight at Digital Focus, the pregame event to PMA. We got our hands on Pentax’s prosumer DSLR, the K200D. Pentax definitely makes a competitive case for itself here — lots of buyers just getting into a DSLR don’t have “investments” […]

Sony intros the makeup-inducing PCS-XG80 1080i video conferencing system

Filed under: Digital Cameras, HDTV

The kind, loving folks over at Sony claim that they’re about to explode the video conferencing market wide open — HD style — and we’ve got front row seats to the festivities. According to the electronics-maker, the PCS-XG80 is the industry’s first 1080i, HD conferencing solution, and will provide dual streaming, […]

Sigma’s DP1: a DSLR in a compact’s body (almost) shipping this Spring

Filed under: Digital Cameras

Why hello darlin.’ As we had hoped, Sigma’s DP1 just got a release date. Come Spring, we’ll finally see what that 14 megapixel FOVEON X3 sensor found in Sigma’s SD14 DSLR can do in a compact’s body. That’s about 7 to 12 times larger than the sensor found in ordinary compacts. The […]

MacBook Air now shipping; Apple TV Update coming soon

The world’s thinnest notebook is now shipping, Apple announced today. MacBook Air measures an unprecedented 0.16-inches at its thinnest point. And at it’s maximum height of 0.76-inches, it’s less than the thinnest point on competing notebooks.Apple also announced that the free Apple TV software update enabling movie rentals is not quite finished and will now […]

Hands-on with the Nikon D60 DSLR

Filed under: Digital Cameras

It seems like big boys Nikon and Canon DSLRs have been slugging it out since, well, before the “D” was even a thought. This year, it’s a fight over the entry-level end of the DSLR market with the Nikon’s D60 facing off against Canon’s EOS Rebel XSi. On paper at […]