Archive for August, 2008

Nabaztag’s Violet debuts “Mirror” general-purpose home RFID reader

Filed under: Peripherals

While we’ll always know Violet for its iconic bunnies, the company is branching out into a more direct RFID application. The Mirror RFID reader is a USB-pluggable little platter that can read RFID tags and launch an assigned action on the computer when it spots a tag it knows. Examples we saw included […]

Navigon’s 7200, 2200 and 2150 Max in the flesh

Filed under: GPS

We just went on a whirlwind tour of Navigon’s booth here at IFA 2008, and while a sea of barely distinguishable GPS devices has a tendency to send us into sudden and violent fits of napping, we thought we’d give you a look-see just in case you feel otherwise. The only real standout […]

Steve Ballmer, Steve Ballmer’s fists to deliver CES keynote

Filed under: CES

Are you ready to really let loose at this year’s CES? If you said yes, then you’ll be stoked as hell to know that our main man Steve Ballmer will be taking over Bill Gates’ famous keynotes. You read that right, the scariest fratbanger this side of your last toga party will be […]

Super Nintendo controller table signals a trend

Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals

Remember that fad where everyone had dining room tables of their favorite Disney character? Or the age in the 70s where tables were shaped like lava lamps? No? At any rate, the modders over at SCAD Inc. have spent all summer crafting a fully-functional Super Nintendo controller-table, which reminds us an awful […]

DayWalker case mod is amazing, can’t solve Wesley Snipes’ tax evasion problems

Filed under: Desktops

There was no shortage of case mods at NVIDIA’s NVISION conference, but this one in particular managed to snag the majority of the spotlight. Created by Richard “DarthBeavis” Surroz, the Blade-themed DayWalker actually houses three separate computer systems; two are for playing games, while the other acts as a server. Conceptually, at least, […]

Creative’s Zen Mozaic, X-Fi players hands-on

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video

We won’t belabor these two: X-Fi has been spotted plenty of times before, and the Zen Mozaic “is a crap,” as our friends at Engadget Spanish put it. There was no functioning WiFi to test out the X-Fi’s networking features, but they looked pretty tedious on the surface, and the […]

HTC’s Android-driven Dream revealed in glorious spy photos

Filed under: Cellphones
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Sure, we’ve seen some blurry videos and managed a few stolen glimpses when Andy Rubin demonstrated this beast, but now we’ve gotten our hands on a slew of pictures showing off a very real T-Mobile-branded Dream in all its Android-running glory. Not only does this confirm the design spied in those […]

French doctors use laser to destroy brain tumor in conscious patient

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Neurosurgery with robotic assistance is getting pretty old hat nowadays, so it looks like scientists are trying to up the difficulty factor by keeping their patients awake — a team of French doctors just completed the first successful removal of malignant brain tumor from a still-conscious patient, using a computerized laser and […]

BlackBerry Kickstart 8220 surfaces on eBay, trigger fingers get itchy

Filed under: Cellphones

Not that you won’t be able to buy this thing from carriers here shortly, but there’s just nothing quite like being the first on your block to own a new handset. For those with cash to burn and an insatiable desire to play with RIM’s forthcoming Kickstart 8220, look no further than eBay. […]

Atom-based Shuttle X27 priced at $189

Filed under: Desktops

Shuttle’s Atom-based X27 mini-PC is definitely pretty intriguing if you’re looking to play around with getting a PC in the living room or even in your car, and it’s just gotten the modder-friendly price of $189. That’s almost impulse-purchase territory — we’re definitely looking forward to seeing what kind of trouble people get […]