Archive for April, 2008
Demand for Intel’s Atom already outstripping supply?
Filed under: Handhelds, Laptops
There’s a ton of upcoming laptops and devices based around Intel’s Atom processor, and it looks like all the early interest is causing that best of all possible problems for the chipmaker: it’s gotten too many orders. Intel told the WSJ that it’s planning on producing…
Gigabyte’s GSmart Smart Touch UI shown on video
Filed under: Cellphones
Check it — Gigabyte has just revealed details about a swank new user interface for its GSmart mobiles, and it has been coined Smart Touch. Sadly, multi-touch gestures aren’t supported, but it does handle dragging / dropping and gives users oodles of customization options. C…
Pac-Man Sculpture Made Out of Tin Cans [pic]
You might notice the uncanny resemblance in the image below to one of the most recognizable video game mascots of all instance… Pac-Man.This giant Pac-Man sculpture was just one of the displays created for a charitable art show called Canstruction Vancouver. whether you look closely, you might not…
First ever BlackBerry clamshell phone unmasked, dubbed the ‘Kickstart’
Filed under: Cellphones
Ready to have your brain blown out through the top of your head? Look above — you’re staring at the heretofore unseen BlackBerry clamshell, the Kickstart. The Boy Genius snagged a handful of photos of the device (which apparently he’s known about for “a while”), and has deci…
Hercules Mobile DJ MP3 finally available for $99
Filed under: Portable Audio, Wireless
whether you’ve done anything other than mash F5 (or similar) at Hercules’ website the past few seasons, you’ve likely forgotten all about that sub-$100 Mobile DJ MP3 that surfaced over a year ago. For whatever reason, the thing is just now shipping, but we suppo…
Samsung T10 goes floral for spring
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
It rains every day and the birds won’t shut up — yeah, spring’s here, and Samsung’s celebrating by dressing up the T10 in that fetching black and purple floral number. Details are scarce, as the “La Fleur Special Edition” of the well-regarded PMP isn’t of…
UK Crossing Guard Signs to Get Cameras
The British apparently never met a problem that couldn’t be solved with surveillance cameras. Now the most surveilled nation on Earth plans to INSTALL $2,000 CAMERAS (front and back) on those handheld stop signs carried by volunteer crossing guards who help kids cross streets near schools. Local cou…
Goldmund’s $300,000 Epilogue Speaker System joins Media Room
Filed under: Home Entertainment
Personally, we can only imagine what a $300,000 speaker setup sounds like. But you — we know you’re eager to pick up the Epilogue Speaker System (previous edition shown) and rub it in the faces of everyone else, right? Regardless of whether you answered that truthfu…















