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Everex gPC Mini – because the Mac Mini wasn’t good enough

By Milena Glimbovski on Wednesday, Feb 27th 2008 No Comments

It has a 1.86GHz Intel dual core mobile processor (its model number is T2130 which signifies a new Core 2 Duo chip, but it could be the older Pentium D chips). It also has a half gig of RAM, 120GB HDD, a DVD Burner, gigabit Ethernet and more.

everex gpc mini 1

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NHS-130C Rack Mounted home theaters system from Sony

By Milena Glimbovski on Tuesday, Feb 26th 2008 No Comments

You would think that if someone was going to put out the money for a system like this, it would be a bit more practical than this particular system is. However this thing is loaded with all HD and SD goodness that you could possibly want from top to bottom.

NHS 130C large

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Fujitsu 500GB notebook HDD released

By Milena Glimbovski on Monday, Feb 25th 2008 No Comments

fujitsu sata laptop Fujitsu has finally done it, they’ve caught up with Hitachi in releasing a 500GB notebook HDD. It has the 2.5” form factor and uses a mere 1.8 watts of power.

The lower power requirements make it greener than Hitachi’s offering. Chances are Fujitsu’s drive will be a bit cheaper than the Hitachi drive when it drops by the end of May this year.

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Waveboat makes your Waverunner a boat

By Milena Glimbovski on Friday, Feb 22nd 2008 No Comments

‘They say money doesn’t buy happiness. That phrase should end with “just kidding”.’ For those of you who recognize that quote, you have an idea where this is going, but lets start with the $8000 price tag for this Jet Ski accessory.

waveboat

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Scaleo home server by Fujitsu, full details

By Milena Glimbovski on Tuesday, Feb 19th 2008 No Comments

There are going to be two models the first is the 1500 the second is the 1900. They both with have an Intel Celeron 4xx processor, half a gig of DDR2, 256MB of flash storage, gigabit LAN, 4xUSB (two front, two back), 2x eSATA, and then all the media, instruction booklets, and cables necessary to get things going.

FujitsuScaleoHomeServer

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Coconut Guitar Amp made by Steve Lodefink

By Milena Glimbovski on Thursday, Feb 14th 2008 1 Comment

I don’t know how he did it, but he did. He put an small amplifier, jack, power on LED, and volume knob in a coconut.

coconut amp

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IFA 2007 – Archos introduce new PMPs across the board

By Milena Glimbovski and Vincent Nguyen on Tuesday, Sep 4th 2007 No Comments

There was something for everyone at Archos’ stand at IFA 2007 – well, if you wanted a PMP, that is – with a broad range of new media players catering for every spec-demand and budget. Since I’m nothing if not greedy, I’ll start at the top with the brand spanking new 605 WiFi and its swanky DVR base-station; we knew it was coming after it received FCC approval back in July, but there’s nothing quite like seeing a 4.3-inch touchscreen toting, web-surfing, media downloading masterpiece in the flesh.

Archos 605 WiFi PMP with DVR base-station

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IFA 2007 – Fraunhofer’s Free2C 3D display requires no silly glasses

By Chris Davies and Milena Glimbovski on Tuesday, Sep 4th 2007 1 Comment

Tricky to demonstrate Fraunhofer Research’s latest developments in 3D display technology without, well, buying you all a 3D display to show it on, but you’ll have to take our word for it that their IFA 2007 displays were tremendously impressive. The Free2C display is intended to give engineers and physical modellers the chance to view 2D shapes and creations in 3D without needing special glasses or having to fabricate a preliminary model.

Fraunhoffer Free2C 3D display

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Fraunhoffer Free2C 3D display playing game

It also looks to be bloody good fun at playtime, too, as this ball-rolling game shown at IFA proves. Supporting resolutions of up to 1200 x 1600, there’s no “sweet spot” that the viewer needs to stay in; the head-tracking lenticular-screen allows for head movements in all three dimensions with little to no ghosting or image distortion.

Fraunhoffer Free2C 3D display playing game

Fraunhofer Free2C

IFA 2007 – Scandyna add to bulbous speaker range with Micropods and odd Amp

By Chris Davies and Milena Glimbovski on Saturday, Sep 1st 2007 No Comments

Scandyna, who make the gloriously endearing Minipod speakers, used IFA 2007 to introduce their new Micropod, Micropod SE Active and “The Amp” lines. The Micropods – making up the lower wave in this photo – are passive, with one 3-inch Kevlar mid/bass cone and a 3/4-inch high frequency piston; meanwhile, the Micropod SE Active builds on this with active amplification built in.

Scandyna Micropod speakers

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IFA 2007 – Nikon unveils high-end D3 and D300 Digital SLR cameras

By Milena Glimbovski on Saturday, Sep 1st 2007 No Comments

None of this point-&-shoot nonsense for Nikon; they used IFA 2007 to launch their D3 and D300 digital-SLR camera bodies. If high-quality photography is your thing, then one of these two models may be the choice for you: the D300 is a relatively compact, super-fast shooter, with a new 12.3-megapixel DX format CMOS sensor coupled with a Nikon-exclusive digital image processing system, while the D3 is a true heavyweight contender, packing Nikon’s original 12.1-megapixel FX format sensor and extreme ISO support.

Nikon D300 digital SLR