Gadgets

July 12th, 2008

Maxell will add a new iPod Docking Station to its “Vraison” series on July 25th with the nice VRSP-4000. Our new Audio-system features the Bit-Revolution Technology which should enhance the sound, and recover the data lost during the compression.
Our VRSP-4000 is also equipped with two speaker of 18Watts each, a FM Radio tuner, and provides a frequency response of 40Hz～20kHz. Lastly, it is compatible with all iPod from 4th generation, measures 320×198x160mm and weighs 4.4Kg.
It should cost around 150€.

 

From www.akihabaranews.com

July 11th, 2008

Kodak announces the Theatre HD Player, a High Definition media player that enables you to interact more freely and creatively with your pictures, podcasts, videos and music. The remote-operated Theatre HD Player lets you view customized slideshows, incorporate personal music and video collections, and view online video- and photo-sharing sites. You can also edit and upload images and videos to these sites from the HDTV in the comfort of your living room. The new Theatre HD Player will retail for US $299.99 from September 2008…

From www.dcviews.com

July 1st, 2008

Until recent times, we didn’t have to choose new MP3 players or DAPs, now we don’t know what to buy as new earphones and headphones come out every week. This time, it’s Audio-Technica who will release new headphones At the end of the month.
Our ATH-FW3 will provide a frequency response of 15Hz-22,000Hz, a sound pressure sensitivity of 100dB/mW, an impedance of 32Ω, and 30mm drivers.

 

From www.akihabaranews.com

July 1st, 2008

Creative is about to launch its latest addition to its Zen-series of portable media players with the introduction of the Zen X-Fi. This player differs somewhat from the Zen, as not only does it feature Creative’s X-Fi technology, but it will also have WiFi and support from instant messaging.
It won’t be using touch-screen technology, which is a major flaw on what will be Creative’s new flagship player. Instead, it has a set of nine round little buttons which will be used much like a phone keypad for the IM functionality.
The inclusion of WiFi will allow you to stream music to the player when connected via a wireless network and Creative will offer a paid-for “music rental” service, although you can also stream music from your home PC.
Other features include an SD card slot (carried over from the Zen and it appears to have the same poor integration), a built-in speaker, up to 36h battery life for music and 5h battery life for video, support for MP3, WMA, unprotected AAC, WAV and Audible files, support for WMV, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4/5, XviD and MJPEG video files, an FM tuner and a mic for voice recording.
The Zen X-Fi also comes with Creative’s new Centrale software, which was up for download earlier on Creative’s site, but the download has since then been removed. A new pair of headphones will also be supplied and they’re known as the Creative EP-830 and are available separately.
You can find out more about the Zen X-Fi here and here.

 

From www.fudzilla.com

July 1st, 2008

Until recent times, we didn’t have to choose new MP3 players or DAPs, now we don’t know what to buy as new earphones and headphones come out every week. This time, it’s Audio-Technica who will release new headphones At the end of the month.
Our ATH-FW3 will provide a frequency response of 15Hz-22,000Hz, a sound pressure sensitivity of 100dB/mW, an impedance of 32Ω, and 30mm drivers.

 

From www.akihabaranews.com

July 1st, 2008

Creative is about to launch its latest addition to its Zen-series of portable media players with the introduction of the Zen X-Fi. This player differs somewhat from the Zen, as not only does it feature Creative’s X-Fi technology, but it will also have WiFi and support from instant messaging.
It won’t be using touch-screen technology, which is a major flaw on what will be Creative’s new flagship player. Instead, it has a set of nine round little buttons which will be used much like a phone keypad for the IM functionality.
The inclusion of WiFi will allow you to stream music to the player when connected via a wireless network and Creative will offer a paid-for “music rental” service, although you can also stream music from your home PC.
Other features include an SD card slot (carried over from the Zen and it appears to have the same poor integration), a built-in speaker, up to 36h battery life for music and 5h battery life for video, support for MP3, WMA, unprotected AAC, WAV and Audible files, support for WMV, MPEG4-SP, DivX 4/5, XviD and MJPEG video files, an FM tuner and a mic for voice recording.
The Zen X-Fi also comes with Creative’s new Centrale software, which was up for download earlier on Creative’s site, but the download has since then been removed. A new pair of headphones will also be supplied and they’re known as the Creative EP-830 and are available separately.
You can find out more about the Zen X-Fi here and here.

 

From www.fudzilla.com

July 1st, 2008

This bold all-in-one computer borrows its combo concept from the iMac, but is actually a gaming PC. Modder Ville ‘Willek’ Kyrö always liked the idea of small-form-factor computers, but wanted the expandability and power to run his PC games. Being a talented modder with numerous cases under his belt, Willek decided that could have his cake and eat it too.

The Hybred Gaming PC takes up residence in a custom-built aluminum box, housing both the PC’s motherboard and a 17-inch LCD panel. The system runs on a reasonably speedy Athlon64 3500+ CPU, with graphics powered by an ample nVidia GeForce 6800GT on a PCI-e bus.

For more information visit http://technabob.com

June 29th, 2008

If you’ve managed to blink over the past few weeks, you may have missed it. Missed what, you ask? The war between no name HDD racks, that’s what. After numerous evolutions of the HDD Stage Rack managed to capture the hearts of at least a few storage junkies out there, we’ve seen a barrage of competitors surface over at Brando. The latest is Unitek’s SATA HDD Multi-Function Dock with One Touch Backup, which — to be totally frank — does a phenomenal job of explaining itself. For those a touch slow on the uptake, this unit enables any internal 2.5- / 3.5-inch SATA drive to be accessed externally, and furthermore, it packs a couple of USB 2.0 ports and supports a whole slew of memory cards. You could grab this one now for $53, but then again, you never know what will leapfrog it next week.

From www.engadget.com

June 25th, 2008

Just five days after ATI fessed up with an official release of its Radeon HD 4850, along comes a similar announcement for the just-leaked Radeon HD 4870. This dual-slot beast is finally being outed on the record, and at the very least, Diamond Multimedia’s version will come stocked with 512MB of DDR5 memory, a clock speed of 725 MHz, 900MHz memory speed and 800 stream processors. The unit also provides CrossFireX upgradeability and should be available here soon from your favorite online retailer.

From www.engadget.com

June 8th, 2008

If you have used any digital audio player with a touch sensitive user interface the touch components were probably made by Synaptics, including MP3 players like the Olympus MR-100, Zen Touch, MPIO HD300, and iPod.

Synaptics has put together a custom solution for the new Packard Bell Vibe 500 called the LightTouch creating a pretty slick looking interface. The player is a 20GB or 30GB device with a 1.8” LCD screen that supports photo viewing and limited video playback in MOV and AVI formats. As for audio, again limited support only providing MP3 and WMA/WMA DRM formats. On the upside, it has line and mic recording as well as USB host support. Back to the downside… the US will probably never see this player, its strictly for Europeans.

 

From www.anythingbutipod.com