Archive for September 14th, 2007

Thrustmaster unveils the T-Wireless NW Wii classic controller

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming We're not certain how many people are clamoring for Virtual Console controller that apes the look-and-feel of the 360 controller, but Thrustmaster's got you covered with its new T-Wireless NW controller. Eschewing the need to plug into the Wiimote, the NW comes with a receiver dongle that plugs ...

The USB Greenhouse makes Al Gore cry

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets The USB Greenhouse grows plants which is good for the environment right? Oh sure, 'cept you have to keep your PC running 24/7 in order to provide the fake USB sunlight to the artificial soil. It's what life will be like when robots farm, only with Marigolds ...

Nokia’s N94i to run Windows Mobile OS, not Symbian? Er, No.

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video Believe everthing you see? Good, then this is an unannounced Nokia N94i running the Windows Mobile (not Symbian) operating system. We have no way of knowing for sure, but that looks like an engineering prototype Chinese knockoff of something which has gone up for ...

An iPod touch ships without OS X — hints at disabled Bluetooth

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/apple/What_s_an_iPod_touch_without_OS_X'; You can argue that the iPod touch is an iPhone without the phone. So what's an iPod touch without OS X? You're looking at it. That's Dave's swanky new iPod touch, fresh off the boat and out ...

Kenwood’s high-end Media Keg features gold plating… on the internal frame

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio Gold plating is often used as a means to lower the electrical resistance (and substantially increase the price) of so-called, high-end audio cables and plugs. Fine, we're used to that. This is the first time, however, that we've seen it used on a internal DAP frame ...

Hasbro’s Power Tour guitar finally launches

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming, Portable Audio It's been a long time comin', but the Power Tour guitar we peeped back in January is nearly ready for your youngster's hands. Modeled after a Gibson SG, this axe enables your little ones (or you, it's alright) to plug in any source and rock right ...

Nintendo’s Wii continues to be a smash with seniors

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming We know that Nintendo's Wii has been a massive hit with families, but we've also noticed a growing trend with the physically-interactive game system that is honestly a bit of a surprise -- apparently, senior citizens can't put their Wiimotes down. Similar to stories we've seen before, the ...

The first iPod nano clone rears its fat head

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Of course, we all know that the knock-off producers in China never rest, but this new iPod nano clone you're looking at was definitely turned around in an impressively short period of time. Right now we have only this photo -- apparently taken at a ...

iPhone for T-Mobile Germany announcement on the way?

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones Ever since (and perhaps before) the iPhone hit the US market, we've been hearing rumors of an imminent European release, which was confirmed by the company many, many months ago. Of course, there's been no movement besides rampant speculation and high-school style gossiping... but that may all be ...

iPhone’s $100 Apple Store Credit program goes live

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video Call 'em suckers or Apple faithful, early adopters or cutting edge, any way you slice it those who shelled out for a full-priced iPhone before August 22 can now enter their digits and get a $100 Apple Store Credit for use online or at ...

First Optimus Maximus hits Moscow

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: Displays, Peripherals var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/hardware/First_Optimus_Maximus_hits_Moscow'; It's been a long time coming, but the first Optimus Maximus OLED keyboard has finally shown itself in Moscow and, as you can see in the picture above, it's already being put to good use. Of course, the lucky ...

Asus’ R300 and R700 GPS navigators get leaked

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: GPS Asus has been getting into all kinds of wild activity as of late, from its Eee ultra-cheap laptop, to wooden concept computers, and of course, entry into the GPS market. Well, hot on the heels of the R600 (the company's first foray into navigation) comes the R300 and ...

George Harrison confirms his Nintendo retirement

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming It wasn't like we didn't see this one coming, but George Harrison has finally made his retirement from Nintendo official: He'll be leaving his post as Senior VP of Marketing in December, instead of making the move to San Francisco or New York with the rest of the ...

Interactive nightclub to thrill Londoners

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: Displays Rest assured, there's no shortage of glamorous nightclubs, but a new spot is set to excite Londoners that have a thing for exaggerated lighting and all things interactive. Dubbed the "first interactive bar in the world," each wall will be lined in blank canvas so that projections can ...

Panasonic Lumix DMC-FX55 reviewed

Friday, September 14th, 2007

Filed under: Digital Cameras Panasonic first took the wraps off its Lumix DMC-FX55 camera back in July, but reviews of it have been fairly slow in coming, with the folks PhotographyBLOG seemingly among the first to offer their take. On the whole, they seem to have been mightily impressed with the ...