by Thomas Ricker, posted May 29th 2008 at 8:47AM Don’t just sit there clone, Fujitsu-Siemens just announced it’s new Amilo 3000 series. The 16- and 18.4-inch widescreen (16:9) Laptops include options for Wireless USB, spill-proof keyboards, Blu-ray, and NVIDIA or ATI Hybrid Graphics for on-the-fly switching between discrete and UMA graphics when you need extra 3D power or extra battery life. They’ve also tossed in a palm-sized AMILO Graphic Booster; an external graphics adapter like ASUS’ ASUS ROG XG Station which Fujitsu Siemens claims provides your laptop up to 470% more GPU power. Matching accessories too, tough guy, all pictured in the gallery below. (Read the full post about ‘Fujitsu Siemens’ Amilo 3000 laptops match your Stormtrooper suit’…)
For the last several years, the still pretty crappy cameras on my cell phones have been my main camera. Knowing that I have the cam on the phone in case of impromptu photo opps (generally involving my dogs) makes me less likely to want to drag around yet another device. So now I have hundreds of great pictures, or pictures that would be great if they weren’t so low-res and crappy. They’re not suitable for framing or generally even for printing because they’d look like blurs. Unless… you’re printing with a Polaroid Pogo pocket printer, which prints small, 2″ x 3″ prints with sticker backs that are small enough to look good even with the resolution provided by most phone cameras. (Read the full post about ‘Polaroid Pogo pocket printer’…)
About to pay $4 for a gallon of gas, as I am? Or maybe you’re already beyond that particular sticker shock? If you’re in Europe, of course, you’re chortling merrily at the thought that gas-hogging Americans are getting their comeuppance at last. Anyway, you and I want to cut back on driving. Here’s one way. Cut back on trips to the grocery store. Blogger Garlic Breath tells you how. My first question: what about the food shopping not carried out at a grocery store? What about all those lovely local vegetables, like the fat purple asparagus that got us through much of May? And the strawberries. And the peas? Peas, please, even though they must be shelled. (Read the full post about ‘Green tech: Skip the supermarket?’…)
Apple has added the usual lineup of TV shows to the French iTunes Store today: Desperate Housewives, Lost and Bob L’eponge. The French store also adopts the variable episode pricing which debuted along with HBO at the US store two weeks ago. Episode will cost either €1.49 ($2.33), €1.99 ($3.11) or €2.49 ($3.89). There are also some freebie first episodes for a couple of weird looking cartoons: Kid Paddle (which may or may not be some kind of child punishment device) and Spirou & Fantasio. Product page [iTunes] Tags: AAC, gear, MP3, amps (Read the full post about ‘TV Shows Come To iTunes France’…)
I’m certain some of you are probably stumbling over the title of this article. What the heck is an Unshredder? The opposite of the Shredder, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles greatest enemy? Actually, the Unshredder is something that helps a user “unshred” shredded documents, something spy agencies have been doing for years. All a user has to do is just use the scanning technology with the device’s artificial intelligence, and that which was shredded will be made whole once again. Granted, the work of restoring a shredded document is only made less tedious as a user must paste the torn strips of the document onto a transparent tray, and then scan both sides. (Read the full post about ‘Unshredder’…)
Puget Systems Deluge-i L3 Attention seasoned PC gaming vets: it’s time to abandon your trusty, yet woefully out-of-date Windows 95 operating beige box. Yes it’s treated you well. Yes you’ve clocked a legendary number of hours with Minesweeper. Yes you’ve unlocked the secret Solitaire deck with nude face cards (scandalous!). Commander Keen? Child’s play. Hell, it even runs Doom. Yet, as much as you love that After Dark screensaver, if you’re going to get a crack at the latest and greatest (there’s a Doom 3 now!) you’re going to need something new. Something overclocked and water-cooled. With LEDs. Blue LEDs! And it has to be made to order. Space Marines don’t shop at Best Buy, so why should you? (Read the full post about ‘Review: Custom Built Gaming PC Performs Like a Ferrari, Sounds Like a Mack Truck’…)
Last January we saw tech conglomerate VIA announce its line of Isaiah processors. These clever chips were designed to revolutionize mobile computing through a mix of lightning fast computing speeds and low power consumption. Today it has announced a new processor family and dubbed it Nano. Guess what kind of computers the processors are designed for? The very first 64-bit superscalars and speculative out-of-order processors ever made by the Bejing Taipei based company should provide owners of ultraportables some insane boosts in performance and function. Now you’re probably wondering why you should care. Imagine now if you would, an utraportable computer like say, the Asus Eee PC. (Read the full post about ‘VIA Nano Processor Announced, Prepare Ultraportable for Ludicrous Speed’…)
And you thought that Eudora was an e-mail management software all along. This unique piece of furniture lights up at night, offering a soothing glow in your living room without the need to purchase additional lamps. Made from fiberglass, the Eudora is by no means easy on the pockets with a $2,949 price tag, but if you’re the type who spends money you don’t have on things you don’t need to impress people whom you don’t like, then you can’t really go wrong with the Eudora. Tags: speaker, lcd, AAC, tech (Read the full post about ‘Eudora Fiberglass Chair’…)
TDK aims to make a splash in the SSD market by unveiling a new 1.8″ model which will feature AES encryption function known as DSS HS1. This will definitely put your mind at rest against unauthorized entry and access of your data should you actually lose your notebook, but that doesn’t mean you ought to reduce your vigilance in guarding your possessions when traveling. Available in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB capacities, this new 1.8″ SSD from TDK features a read and write speed of 100MB/s and 50MB/s, respectively. There is no word on pricing as at press time. Tags: mobiles, pvp, digital, gadgets (Read the full post about ‘TDK Has New SSD’…)
