Author Archive for Rue Liu
We’ve seen plenty of visor devices before that claim to give you hours of visual enjoyment by making any input appear like a 100-inch cinema screen, but none really delivered hours of fun without becoming nauseating. And here we find another such device called the TDVision System that promises to not only deliver that big-screen [...]
Talk about celebrity sightings in Las Vegas. Besides Cher, Michael Jackson, and Madonna, who were roaming around the floor of the CES unveiling event, we also saw the singing and swaying bust of Elvis at the Wowwee booth. I’m sure many would love to have a singing Elvis bust, but I was more interested in [...]
We’re blogging live from CES 2007. And now we’re at the sneek-peak unveiling event here in the Venetian and my first post is the Korean UBOT from Microrobot, because, well, I love robots, and especially ones that clean my house so that I don’t have to. This soon to be Roomba competitor, is a much [...]
Toshiba Japan has announced the release of what they claim to be the “the world’s first dedicated PC-based HD-DVD burner.” Dubbed the SD-H903A, this DVD SATA burner supports not only dual layer HD-DVDs, but also DVD RAM and DL DVDs. The drive has a 8MG buffer and burns DVD RAM at 3x, DVDs at 8x, [...]
As if the Wiimote wasn’t causing enough damage, now we can expect a whole barrage of new Wiimote add-ons and extensions to make them even more deadly. Just last week, I wasn’t able to straighten out my cramped arm after a mean battle of Wii Sports tennis. I can still feel those breezes of air [...]
Pentax has just announced the Optio E30, their latest entry-level digital camera with some rather impressive features for its price level. This compact camera boasts 7.1 effective megapixels for more clarity than the entry-level user probably needs.
The Optio E30 also features a 3X optical zoom, 4X digital zoom, a 2.4-inch LCD, and 11MB built-in memory. [...]
Seeing kids glide around in those shoes with the hidden wheels always made me want to get a pair, but all the inhibitions of adulthood have prevented me from doing so. Do they even make them in adult sizes? Thus, I’m always interested whenever I see a contraption that brings new hope that I may [...]
When bringing your laptop is just not enough for you while on the go, consider bringing your whole office in a custom designer trunk. Pinel & Pinel created these trunks so that you can take your office, home cinema, music library, or whatever else along with you on your travels. And you probably saw this [...]
Apple and HP wil be releasing new laptops featuring LED backlighting in lieu of the traditional florescent lamps. LED backlighting allows for a thinner laptop design with longer battery life and provides a brighter image with greater contrast. These new laptop displays are specified to have a brightness of over 1680 nits.
Sony first used an [...]
It is confusing times for consumers looking to buy a new player for next-gen discs, as the war between HD DVD and Blu-Ray rages on. However, some companies are playing it safe by not choosing sides, leading to many great announcements for 2007. LG is announcing their release of hybrid next-gen players while Warner Brothers [...]
