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Terminator Skull DVD Player

, Aug 17th 2008 Discuss [1]

If you have a need for useless geeky gadgets, this one's definitely for you. It's a terminator robot's skull--yes from Cyberdyne Systems--turned into a DVD player. And while it certainly looks awesome, no one seems to know where to buy it. Read The Full Story

Unofficial DVD playback for the Wii now available

, Aug 14th 2008 Discuss [0]

For reasons unknown, Nintendo decided to leave out the option to playback DVDs on their ever-popular Wii console. And even though the console is always in demand, it seems like a serious oversight to leave out one of the most basic functions in modern consoles. I mean, the XBox 360 and PS3 have it. Why not the Wii? Read The Full Story

Next-Gen Gaming Consoles the Home Entertainment Gateway

, Aug 11th 2008 Discuss [0]

People interested in technology and home entertainment like to get their hands on the latest, greatest products. Before, it was all about having the top of the line DVD player, receiver and speaker system. And though those things still hold serious importance, there’s one product type that seems destined to swoop in on the home entertainment market. I’m talking about next-gen gaming consoles, the XBox 360 and PS3, in particular. Read The Full Story

Maxx Digital DVD player mimics the PSP

, Jun 30th 2008 Discuss [0]

I like many others love my PSP and it turns out that Maxx Digital has a similar fondness for the portable gaming device. Actually, they would just like to borrow a few of the design qualities. Read The Full Story

iLuv i1255 iPod & DVD budget 5.1 home entertainment system

, Jun 24th 2008 Discuss [0]

Rocking the budget-Bose look, iLuv's latest surround sound home theatre setup, the i1255, gives you the choice between DVD and iPod audio and video playback.  Your $149.99 obviously doesn't get you a high-def powerhouse - outputs, for instance, are S-Video or standard AV - but there's flexibility a-plenty if you're not bothered with the 1080p revolution.  Read The Full Story

MacBook Air USB SuperDrive hacked for any computer

, Jun 24th 2008 Discuss [0]

Apple's MacBook Air is undoubtedly a thing of beauty, and its slender little companion DVD burner is not far behind.  Unfortunately, until now only Air owners could enjoy it; despite the best efforts of many, only when plugged into the skinny Apple notebook would the SuperDrive play ball.  Initial suspicions were that the Air's solitary USB port was supercharged power-wise; turns out, it's actually down to some custom firmware in the IDE to USB bridge.  tnkgrl set out testing the drive and finally hacking it with a replacement bridge; she now has a slick external burner that will work with any computer. Video demonstrating the hacked SuperDrive after the cut Read The Full Story

Ahtec Tiny TN120 budget Tablet PC on sale in Europe

, Jun 19th 2008 Discuss [0]

Ahtec have begun selling their Tiny TN120 Tablet PC in Europe, a 12.1-inch convertible powered by a 2.1GHz Intel Core 2 Duo T8100 processor.  ToDo UMPC have been giving the notebook a good going-over, and put together a video demo which you can see after the cut.  As tested, the TN120 had 2GB of DDR2 667MHz RAM, a 160GB 5,400rpm hard-drive and onboard DVD-RW drive. Read The Full Story

Samsung SE-T084M external DVD burner: needs no HDD buffering

, Jun 19th 2008 Discuss [0]

Samsung has announced the latest in its TruDirect external DVD writer range, the SE-T084M.  Featuring 8X DVD+R and DVD-R writing, 6X DVD+R and -R Dual Layer writing, and 5X DVD-RAM writing, the drive can be used without needing to store files temporarily on a computer's hard-drive. Read The Full Story

ASUS Mini PC Nova Lite PX24 super-compact media center

, Jun 3rd 2008 Discuss [0]

It's not all Eee at Computex; ASUS have also unveiled a desktop PC bearing their own branding, the Mini PC Nova Lite PX24.  The company is calling it "the world's smallest high-definition PC", by virtue of its compact dimensions - 242 x 184 x 51mm - and separate ATI RV620 graphics card.  That's capable of outputting 1080i/1080p through the Nova Lite's HDMI and DVI ports.  Processing grunt is courtesy of an Intel Celeron 220 processor coupled with 2GB of RAM. Read The Full Story

Panasonic Strada F-Class satnav with remote home automation

, May 21st 2008 Discuss [2]

Panasonic's latest Strada F-Class car navigation systems are yet another reason to lament not living in Japan.  The CN-HX1000D and CN-HW1000D borrow the VIERA label from the company's premium LCD TVs, though scaled down to just 7-inches, and throw in a DVD player, GPS, hard-drive, iPod link, Bluetooth and a 1-Seg digital TV tuner.  Most impressive, though, is Panasonic's "From Home to Car" system: that uses a Bluetooth cellphone to link up with a networked home. Read The Full Story

Hitachi DZ-WR90 standalone Blu-ray burner for hard-drive camcorders

, May 20th 2008 Discuss [1]

Hitachi have announced a new Blu-ray burner that can create discs directly from the latest camcorders sporting eSATA ports.  Bypassing the need for a computer, the DZ-WR90 plugs straight into the camcorder - and presumably you'd be using one of Hitachi's hard-drive based high-definition models, to make the most of Blu-ray's capacity - and automatically creates discs from the footage you select.  It even finalises the discs automatically, making it a complete one-stop solution for anyone wanting a straightforward way to share their video.  Read The Full Story

Funai’s NB500 low cost Blu-ray player hits Walmart

, May 12th 2008 Discuss [1]

The Magnavox and Sylvania branded Funai NB500 Blu-ray player were spotted at Walmart. The NB500 is Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player and it is price quite low at $298. It sports HDMI version 1.3, HD audio codec’s, and DVD upscaling. These units are obviously low end BD players and somehow outdated, but again the price point might lure some potential buyers. [via engadgetHD]
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