According to Francis's weblog a friend decided to fix a broken iPod shuffle and it ended up in flames and melting half the case. I have no clue it's it's true or not, but still worth a read and a look at the pics for a good laugh.
USB Teddy Bear
June 19, 2006 by Leave a Comment
A number of sites are reporting the USB Teddy Bear. What a unique item this one is. Check out the pics below. I am sure it's homemade, so I have no idea where to get it from.
Chromed XBOX 360 Front Plate
June 19, 2006 by Leave a Comment
You are able to buy NICE chromed wheels for your Hummer as well as other cars of course 🙂 But now you are able to buy a chromed front plate for your XBOX 360.
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Faceplate (Deluxe Chrome)
Buy now at Lik-Sang.com |
Ever had your Digital Camera Neutralised?
June 19, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Dvorak Uncensored are reporting that a new device designed to block didigtal cameras in secure areas has been created by the Georgia Institute of Technology. The device uses off the shelf components such as a sensor, projector and a laptop and then scan for digital cameras and neutralise them. The system works by scanning for image reflections from the sensors used in cameras.
I am not sure this will be as swish I was expecting… rather then a burst of light from the projector to blank out the pictures as they are taking. Still cool though!
The Sony PS3 Taking Pre Orders in the UK!
June 19, 2006 by Leave a Comment
We have found out that the Sony Playstation 3 (Sony PS3) are now available to pre order and delivery will start around November.
The Sony PS3 is the most advanced system to be released to date and will vastly improve the gaming experience with it's very fast processor and nice clean rendered graphics. Just check out the technical specs below and check out some of the images that have been drawn up below. The Sony PS3 is seriously one awesome games machine as well as much more.
Gran Turismo 5
Tony Hawks
*CPU: Cell Processor
*GPU: RSX
*Sound: Dolby 5.1ch, DTS, LPCM, etc. (Cell-based processing)
*Memory: 256MB XDR Main RAM, 256MB GDDR3 VRAM
*HDD: 2.5" Serial ATA (60GB)
*I/O: USB 2.0 (x4) – MemoryStick/SD/CompactFlash
*Communication: Ethernet (x1 / 10BASE-T, 100BASE-TX, 1000BASE-T) – IEEE 802.11 b/g – Bluetooth 2.0 (EDR)
*Wireless controller (Bluetooth)
*AV Output: Screen size 480i, 480p, 720p, 1080i, 1080p
*HDMI OUT – (x1 / HDMI NextGen)
*AV MULTI OUT (x1)
*DIGITAL OUT (OPTICAL) (x1)
*BD/DVD/CD Drive (Read Only): Maximum Read Speed BD 2x (BD-ROM), DVD 8x (DVD-ROM), CD 24x (CD-ROM)
*Super Audio CD 2x
*Dimensions: Approximately 325mm (W) x 98mm (H) x 274mm (D)
*Weight: Approximately 5 kg
iTan ITN-VR10
June 17, 2006 by Leave a Comment
The iTan ITN-VR10 is a set of headphones which have a twist. Your normal ones that you have used since you were a young child played music… thats all really. However, these new headphones have built in vibration meaning you can also feal the noises in your ears.
Sony Blu-Ray VAIO Laptop AR Model
June 17, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Sony have launched a new laptop which includes a Blu-Ray drive. The small Sony monsters screen is 17″ and capable of 1,920 x 1,200 WUXGA+ on an XBrite Display. It includes 200Gb storage space, 2.0Ghz Duo Core processor and weighs just 8.4 pounds. The Blue-Ray drive is writeable at 1x speed which isnt exactly great, but this is the first in it’s class… so you cant really complain at that one! Unfortunatly the battery life is a mere 2 hours which isnt good at all. However, this laptop is a good step forwards and will open doors to others following.
Nintendo DS 1-Seg TV Tuner
June 17, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Nintendo have launched the DS 1-Seg TV Tuner (compatible on Japanese TV networks only!!!). This device is very small and fits in to the cartridge slot on the DS.
For those in Japan… this is a great deal at just $89 USD.
Available from Lik-Sang
Sharp 905SH DMB Phone for Japan
June 17, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Sharp have displayed the 905SH DMB phone for Japan. This is a 3G phone also integrates One Seg terrestrial TV broadcasts.
As seen in the picture the screen has the ability to rotate 90 degrees which allows you to view TV in widescreen format. The screen is a nice 2.6″ ASV LCD which is good for a wide viewing angle I guess to the family can sit around ;)… more then likely it will be better then the average LCD’s found in phones which tend to go dodgy when viewing from a slight angle.
More tech specs can be found at Slashphone
Wixzer WXP350
June 17, 2006 by Leave a Comment
Wixzer have launched the WXP350 PMP which has a built in 1.3M camera, 20 or 30Gb drive, comes with a 4 inch widescreen display and runs Windows CE 5.0. The device looks like another decent contender in the market and it will be insteresting seeing how this actually performs.
Source: DapReview
Portable N64 with Instructions How to Build!
June 17, 2006 by 6 Comments
Someone (Marshall) has built an N64 named the L64 and has provided instructions on how he built the games machine. It’s rather bluky as it’s an N64 chopped up and put in a smaller case with a screen and battery. Still good fun to read through.
Source: The L64
Odd-i N700D: 7-inch PVP
June 17, 2006 by Leave a Comment
The Odd-i is a nice looking 7″ screen media player. It features no drive but allows for SD cards and other sources to be connected to it.
Tech Specs at DAPReview
