Dragon USB Mirror Card Reader

October 26, 2006 by Leave a Comment

The Dragon USB Mirror Card Reader is just another plain memory card reader. The only difference is that it’s a mirror also, I guess made for girls or something. It has 5 slots built in and can read… CF I, CF II, Microdrive, SM, SD, miniSD, MMC, RS MMC, MS, MS MagicGate, MS PRO, MS Pro MagicGate, MS Duo, MS Duo MagicGate, MS Pro Duo, MS Pro Duo MagicGate, MS Pro Ultra II, MS ROM, MS Select, and T-Flash type cards. Not a bad array of cards there! I just wish they would make 1 format of memory card and that would make life so much better 🙂

Dragon USB Mirror Card Reader

The reader costs $22.

Via: RedFerret and UberGizmo

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iPod Rumours

October 26, 2006 by Leave a Comment

A number of rumours and drawings of touch screen iPods have been going around the internet for a while now. Apple announced recently that 2007 will be their biggest year for devices. The iPod touch screen is one such rumour which methodshop even posted some iPod patent pictures early on this year.

iPod Touch Screen
Along with this rumour is more news (rumour) which say the touch screen iPod will have a wide screen aspect ratio unlike it’s would be competitor from MS, the Zune. If iPod do go ahead with this and rumours are true then the Zune is doomed. Well, maybe anyway 😉

A quote from someone anonymous…
‘In a very matter of fact tone I was told that the product was not designed for the current generation of device, but the official 6G iPod¦ which is to be released in December. His company’s device only comes onto the market shortly before then and would benefit hugely because the new iPod would sport a screen that filled the full side of the device and consequently offer higher resolution video¦ This is why Jobs isn’t afraid of the Zune,’ he said, though he had no knowledge of whether wireless would make an appearance.

Check out more details over at Coolest-Gadgets.

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PS3 Unboxing

October 26, 2006 by Leave a Comment

The folks over at IGN in the UK managed to get their hands on a PS3. The PS3 looks amazing from what we can see in the video clip, and especially with some of the additions such as the photo album. The PS3 that is unboxed is a prototype, but still a PS3 and is pretty much final.

PS3 Unboxing

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Linutop

October 25, 2006 by Leave a Comment

The Linutop is a no frills way of surfing the internet with out having to spend money on a fully equipt PC. It’s a small desktop device which has enough resources to get you online but not enough to do too much. It does not have a built in hard drive and is powered by an AMD Geode Processor and have 512Mb ROM and 256Mb RAM.

Linutop

It’s main function is to browse the internet and is ideal for schools, librarys and other places where only an internet connection is needed. The Linutop is… Small, Simple, Light, Silent, Efficient, Low-Cost deployment and service

Specifications:
– AMD Geode
– 512 Mb ROM
– 256 Mb RAM
– 4x USB 2.0 ports
– audio in & out
– 100baseT Ethernet
– VGA output
– Size: 9.3 x 2.7 x 15 cm
– Weight: 280 gr

Expandability:
– USB2 , Wifi connection, Flat pannel,

Softwares:
– AbiWord Word Processor
– Evince PDF reader
– Firefox Web browser
– Gaim instant messenger
– Totem media player

Via: OhGizmo and Linutop

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Office Gadgets, Tech News

How Blu-Ray and HD Discs are Made

October 25, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Imation have put together a nice movie called “Into The Blue” which shows the process of how HD and Blu-Ray discs are created. Check out the clip at the link below.

BluRay HD

Video Found Here

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LaCie Biometric Drive

October 25, 2006 by Leave a Comment

LaCie have created a Biometric Drive which has some good encryption built in. It’s an external USB hard drive with a finger print scanner built in. The data is encrypted and it takes 3 succesful swipes of the same finger to allow unencrypted access to the drive. It’s a great idea because anything portable can go missing. The cost of the device is often not even a fraction of the value of what data is stored in it and loosing data can cause headaches because of not knowing who is looking at it.

LaCie Biometric Drive

The biometric reader is Triple DES enabled and is compatible with both the MAC and PC.

The verdict: If you need to feel secure with your data on the go, the LaCie SAFE Mobile USB Hard Drive will do just that, but with costly tradeoffs.

Via: OhGizmo

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Palm Treo 680

October 23, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Engadget have revealed that the Palm Treo 680 is to be sold via Cingular. The Palm Treo 680 is a nice looking device which has a built in QWERTY keyboard. The phone is capable of email, messaging and web access. The software has built in contacts, calendar, photos and music. The device, as seen below, has a nice large colour touch screen and the keyboard appears to look easy to use.

Palm Treo 680

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Philips Readius

October 23, 2006 by Leave a Comment

While watching the TV tonight I came across a quick review of the Philips Readius. It was good to see a video of this device actually working and I was impressed with the results. Yes, it’s only gray scale currently, but given time a nice colour solution will be out and roll up screens will be the norm soon after that. The next few years are going to be very interesting.

Philips Readius

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Panasonic 103″ HD Screen

October 23, 2006 by Leave a Comment

This TV is huge. It’s the new panasonic 103″ high definition screen. The TH-103PF9 is over 6 feet wide and has full 1920 x 1080 HD resolution. The price is expected to be in the $70k range and needs to be professionally installed due to the size and weight of it.

The display was powered by a blu-ray drive in the video below and the colours and size were very impressive.

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Hermes with White LED’s

October 22, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Geardiary reviewed the Hermes Dopod recently and one down side that was mentioned was the blue LED’s used behind the keys. Well, someone wasnt afraid to take it apart and geardiary have reported on a Hermes with white LED’s lighting up the keyboard. I have to say it does look rather good!

Hermes in bits

Check out the full details at the links below.

Via: GearDiary. Mods made at PalmisLife

Filed Under: Cool Gadgets, Hacked Gadgets

N95 Video Review

October 21, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Mobilepirates have done a great video review of the Nokia N95. This phone looks absolutly amazing. Features built in are GPS, Maps, wifi, DVD/MPEG4 quality 30fps video recording, 5 mega pixel camera, dual sliding phone, 3.5mm headphone output, TV output and more. The web browser has had a huge enhancement over the average mobile phone browser and boasts the ability to run several pages and switch between then just as you would on your PC.

Filed Under: Cell Phones, Cool Gadgets

Sony PS3 Launch Titles

October 21, 2006 by Leave a Comment

Sony have announced it’s debut games titles for the US launch of the Playstation 3. The launch date is expected to be the 17th November 2006 and more then 20 games will debut with the PS3. Titles from popular genres will be launched all most likely to be under the $60 price tag.

PS3 F1

Games such as Resistance: Fall of man, will utilise the blu-ray disk and titles such as NBA 07 will take advantage of high def running at 1080p. It’s an exciting time of year with this console due out before christmas with this amount of games. The power of the playstation 3 enhances graphics and game play to hyper-realistic details never seen before on a games console.

SCEA Launch Titles
Resistance: Fall of Man(TM)
NBA 07
Genji: Days of the Blade(TM)

PS3 Controller SIXAXIS

Third Party Publisher Titles
Blazing Angels(TM) Squadrons of WWII Ubisoft
Call of Duty(R)3 Activision
EA Sports(TM) Fight Night Round 3 Electronic Arts
The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Bethesda Softworks
F.E.A.R.(TM) Vivendi Universal Games
Full Auto(TM)2: Battlelines Sega
Madden NFL(TM) 07 Electronic Arts
MARVEL(TM):ULTIMATE ALLIANCE(TM) Activision
Mobile Suit Gundam(R): CROSSFIRE(TM) NAMCO BANDAI Games
NBA 2K7 2K Sports
Need For Speed(TM) Carbon Electronic Arts
NHL(R) 2K7 2K Sports
RIDGE RACER(R) 7 NAMCO BANDAI Games
Sonic the Hedgehog Sega
Tiger Woods PGA Tour(R) 07 Electronic Arts
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six(R) Vegas Ubisoft
Tony Hawk’s Project 8(TM) Activision
Untold Legends(TM) Dark Kingdom(TM) Sony Online Entertainment

GranTurismo 5

Sony have also revealed online and network services provided through the PS3 which can offer some great functions for users and developers.

XMB (Xross Media Bar) is the way in to the Playstation network and this is the basis of the navigation system for the console. Through XMB you can access games, network and web connectivity and other media features such as audio and video. If you are a user of the Sony PSP (Playstation Portable) then you will be familier with how XMB works.

MotorStorm

The PS3 will be available as a 20Gb model and a 60Gb model retailing at $499 and $599 respectivly. It will come with the cell broadband engine, built in BD player, internal HDD as mentioned above, it will have HDMI output as standard (cable not included), a wireless controller known as SIXAXIS and network capability. It seems like the 60Gb model will include wifi only.

The controller costs $49.99 for the SIXAXIS. A memory card adapter is available for $14.99 which has the ability to transfer your PS2/PS1 saved games on to the harddrive of the PS3. The BD remote control will sell for $24.99.

Sony Playstation 3

Via: Playstation

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