Ben Heck has done it again. He has made another handheld console by hacking up an old one and making it portable. This time the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) 8-bit machine gets the hack saw. It has 2.5 hours of battery power, a 5″ screen and can play 2 players.
HP Pavilion md5880n 1080p DLP TV
July 4, 2006 by Leave a Comment
The new Pavilion md5880n is the latest in line from HP. It’s a nice 58″ HDTV which weights 118 pounds. It has built in 2.1 sound, 1080p resolution, a menu system that scored high and many picture tweaking options. It has several inputs which are 2 HDMI’s, 2 component-videos, VGA, CableCard and 2 RF inputs. Also a USB port is available so that you can perform the firmware updates.
Even better news is the price. It costs just $3500 which is cheaper then most in this class.
Via: PCMag
BenQ BW1000 Blu-ray Burner
July 4, 2006 by Leave a Comment
BenQ have released pricing on their BW1000 Blu-ray burner. It will be priced at just over $1000 USD.
It is capable of writing discs at 2x speed (BD-R) and DVD’s between 4 – 12x with CD’s burning at 32x. It will play back content at a full 1920 x 1080 resolution. The drive has some features such as vibration dampening to help with data intefrity.
Via: Engadget
Samsung’s NV Line
July 4, 2006 by Leave a Comment
The Samsung NV line of cameras have arrived. They are more fashionable then the average camera and look different to the modern looking cameras we are used to seeing these days. They are Black aluminium with 2.5″ LCD screens. The real show winner is the NV7 which has 7x optical zoom and measures just 0.8 inches thick. They have some nice touch pad buttons down the side of the display and also ASR (advanced shake reduction). The NV7 is the only optical one which will work with that though. Full details can be found on the next page.
USB Paper Shredder
July 4, 2006 by Leave a Comment
The USB paper shredder is quite small and handy for those tasks that need shredding after completion. It connects to your USB port to get it’s power and can shread a document which is A6 in size and for A4 you will need to fold it in half.
Via: usbgeek
Space Invaders Carpet
July 4, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Some came up with the smart idea of making a carpet in to a Space Invaders game. Kind of crazy and could get annoying if a friend wanted to walk past to grab a drink.
The space invaders carpet works by projecting the space invaders from above on to the Persian rug as seen below.
Via: gizmodo
10.2″ Security Monitor/Mirror Revealed
July 3, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Aving have reported on a security mirror which works as a monitor. When the power switched off, it looks like a regular mirror. The screen shots look nice and I can see this having a number of good uses.
Via: Aving
iAUDIO U2 2Gb
July 3, 2006 by Leave a Comment
iAudio have released this nice looking White U2 2Gb DAP player.
It sports sleek looks and comes in a tiny package. 2Gb is a nice size too for music on the go.
Via: cowonjapan
Floating Magnetically Levitating Bed Invented
July 3, 2006 by Leave a Comment
How about a floating bed? How comfy would that be?
A Dutch inventor has made just that 🙂 Another item to go in the weird section although I would still have one. I would not pay $150K for it though.
Via: nieuwerevu
WiBro Launched
July 3, 2006 by Leave a Comment
South Korea is the first place to launch WiBro. WiBro is based on Intel’s WiMax technology and provides commercial versions of long range wireless networking.
The service is offered by SK Telecom and KT Corp and they will be responsible right now for providing broadband signals across Seoul. The range is around 1Km and can keep a connection up to 74MPH. The service starts at $17 and will work on a service charge depending on what usage you intend to make of it. The pricing looks rather reasonable compared to regular wifi over here in the UK.
Via: Engadget
Shape Shifting Paper
July 3, 2006 by Leave a Comment
This has to go in to the weird catagory for today 🙂 Researchers/scientists etc… have found that if you apply electricity to wood it slightly curves. They have known about this since the 50’s apparantly.
It works by coating paper with cellophane and then applying a microwave beam at it. The paper curves and then straightens once the beam is removed. It could have interesting uses such as flying paper? Maybe one day the govenrments will use this type of technology for surveillance.
Via: Engadget
TDK 6x BD-R Discs
July 3, 2006 by Leave a Comment
TDK have created a 6x burn speed blu-ray disc. This is a great step forwards even though you still cannot buy a 6x writer as I write this. They are working towards 8 layer 200+Gb discs. Back to the write speeds though, 6x is a lot better then the current 5 oe so hours it takes to write a current disc. I expect that the hardware will soon be at 6x.
Via: HDBeat
