Every time I see an oxygen bar I’m always picturing President Skroob sucking air out of a can and claiming there is no air shortage to the public. If you have no idea what I’m talking about, well then, you’re disowned. Well, okay I suppose as long as you promise to redeem yourself and go rent Spaceballs. This oxygen bar at least has more perks than a simple can of air, but in my head it’s pretty much the same principle either way except with one extra difference. This one is to feel relaxed and in Spaceballs it was because they were running out of air. (Read the full post about ‘Tranquil Sounds Oxygen Bar is much more luxurious than air in a can’…)
The Washingtonpost reviews the Samsing Ace and writes, “The 1.3-megapixel camera captured decent snapshots, but the shutter speed was a little slow (as with most camera phones). The Internet connectivity is zippy, and the oversize Web search bar is a nice touch when you’re dealing with the small font size. Among the other included features are stereo Bluetooth, a memory card slot, and Windows Media Player 10 Mobile with support for Windows Media music sync.”
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by Ryan Block, posted Jul 6th 2008 at 3:10PMSo LAPTOP magazine published a report confirming what most people already believe to be true about SSDs (that is, before last week when SSDs supposedly hit the fan): they use less power than traditional drives. Apparently they got an extra 20 minutes battery life when testing an SSD against a platter-based drive in an Eee PC and Gateway T-6828 (which jibes with our own experiences using SSDs in laptops), but if you ask us, the discussion is seems a little moot. (Read the full post about ‘New report says SSDs are, in fact, more efficient’…)
LetsGoMobile reviews the Nokia N81 8GB and writes, “We can say that we are dealing with a true multimedia device when we talk about the Nokia N81 8GB. Some things however still need improvement. The weight is too high; the N81 8GB is even heavier than its big brother, the N95. The camera inside the N81 is unfortunately only a 2 Megapixel digital camera. HSDPA is lacking which makes mobile internet kind of slow. You can hardly tell one numeric key from the other, which makes writing a text message very difficult with the N81 8GB. And that is why the type of consumer the Nokia N81 8GB aims at might not choose this device so easily.
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by Darren Murph, posted Jul 6th 2008 at 9:04AM If you found yourself infatuated with Samsung’s YP-U3, you’re sure to love the U4… we think. There’s a complete dearth of information regarding the device itself, but given that it already has a placeholder and image on the outfit’s Korean Yepp site, we’d say there’s a pretty good chance it’ll be getting real soon enough. (Read the full post about ‘Samsung U4 DAP emerges on Korean website’…)
We are looking for a few new writers and figured that there may be no better place to look for gear-heads than on Gadgetell itself. With our recent rapid growth we are in need of additional writers to provide regular, high quality, content for the site. To make the cut you must: have a strong pulse on the consumer electronics/tech industry. possess unique/creative writing style. be a wizard in the English language (spelling, grammar, sentence structure). be able to contribute a minimum of 20 articles (200-400 words per article) per month. stay up to date on current news stories and have background knowledge on prior product launches. (Read the full post about ‘Be famous! (aka: blog for Gadgetell)’…)
It’s a bit hard to tell from the picture, but the pieces in this chess were made entirely of old parts from auto and mechanical parts! For example, the bishop’s head is a spark plug and the you can see the rook’s head is a cog. Pretty styling. Gimme! Price: $207.95 (Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting) Posted in Miscellaneous Tags: DVD, laptops, video game, M4A (Read the full post about ‘Chess Set made of recycled auto parts’…)
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Jul 6th 2008 at 12:34AM According to the reader who sent this our way, this candy dispenser looks “exactly” like a Wiimote, except it fires candy out of the spot where the IR transmitter should be. Apparently the instructions suggest that you “Do not aim at face,” so… it’s kind of like the real thing.[Thanks, Timothy]PermalinkEmail this38 CommentsFiled under: GamingTags: gps, cable, pvr, hi fi (Read the full post about ‘Keepin’ it real fake, part CXXIII: the Wiimote candy dispenser’…)
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Jul 6th 2008 at 12:34AM According to the reader who sent this our way, this candy dispenser looks “exactly” like a Wiimote, except it fires candy out of the spot where the IR transmitter should be. Apparently the instructions suggest that you “Do not aim at face,” so… it’s kind of like the real thing.[Thanks, Timothy]PermalinkEmail this38 CommentsFiled under: GamingTags: lcd, players, wi-fi, dap (Read the full post about ‘Keepin’ it real fake, part CXXIII: the Wiimote candy dispenser’…)
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Jul 6th 2008 at 3:04AM Ready to have your gray matter softly stroked? Perhaps you should take a trip to BMW’s recently opened museum in Munich, where a kinetic sculpture comprising 714 metallic balls suspended in air will soothe your weary mind. It’s one of those things that’s better seen than described, but if you can imagine a wave of undulating orbs that appear to weightlessly float, you’ll start to get the idea. Can’t afford the flight? Check out the video — which features some serious easy listening jams — after the break and see the installation in action.[Via BMWCCA] Read PermalinkEmail this22 CommentsFiled under: Misc. (Read the full post about ‘The BMW Museum’s kinetic sculpture takes your brain to another dimension’…)
