by Joshua Topolsky, posted Jul 30th 2008 at 12:08PM Apparently, a leaked shot of GamePark’s next iteration of the GP2X — the GP3X (not to be confused with the Pandora project) — has gone and gotten itself leaked onto the interblogs. According to a post on GP2X News, the new system (which is being called the “Wiz”) isn’t set in stone, but will contain some form of a system-on-a-chip, and apparently will allow GP2X emulators to run after a bit of recompiling. (Read the full post about ‘GamePark’s GP3X leaked in spy shots, called the ‘Wiz’’…)
Matsushita will be working on a 40″ OLED TV that will hit the market by the time 2011 rolls around, which is a good thing since current OLED displays are few and far between, not to mention having a pretty small viewing area (Sony’s model measures a whopping 11″ only). Pros of using OLEDs compared to LCD and plasma displays are better brightness and contrast levels, lower energy consumption, superior response times and sharper images, not to mention a thinner display. It will be interesting to see just how thin OLED panels can get - I wouldn’t play my Wii with it though lest a wayward Wiimote cracks my expensive investment. (Read the full post about ‘OLED TVs from Matsushita’…)
Apple on Tuesday announced it had fully repaired an e-mail outage in its MobileMe internet service, but some users in Apple support forums were still reporting problems as late as Wednesday morning. Apple’s MobileMe service offers both e-mail and data synchronization for users, who pay $99 a year for the service. In the two weeks after its July 17 launch, email outages affected 20,000 users, Apple has said. In some cases, users said that they had lost their entire archives of past e-mail messages, as well as not receiving new messages. In its prior blog announcements, the MobileMe team said 10 percent of mail received between July 16 and 18 may have been lost forever, but the team’s Tuesday posting implies these messages were recovered as well. (Read the full post about ‘Apple Says MobileMe Email Works Now, But Users Beg to Differ’…)
The 6-cell battery version, at least. It will cost anywhere from $549 to even $599 if you perform a quick search online despite the recommended retail price of $499. $50 might not sound like much, but crossing the $500 mark will surely erect a psychological barrier that separates an impulse purchase from a calculated decision. I am still trying to figure out what is the sweet spot for the netbook market - after all, the Asus Eee PC did cost a mere $299 when it was first released albeit with some rather stunted specifications, but it was worth the sacrifice after taking its price into consideration. What’s your limit? (Read the full post about ‘MSI Wind Goes For Higher Price’…)
Ok, I think game peripheral manufacturers are taking things a wee bit too far with the Peak Starpex guitar controller being the most realistic Guitar Hero controller just yet. This hardware won’t see the use of cheap plastics, but will be built according to the same scale while using similar material as found in a real guitar, providing you with the most realistic Guitar Hero experience possible. After all’s said and done, it still doesn’t measure up to playing an actual guitar, as you won’t be able to serenade any ladies with your knowledge of Guitar Hero. The Peak Starpex will retail for $179.95 when it is available sometime later next month, and is compatible with Rock Band as well. (Read the full post about ‘Peak Starpex Guitar Controller’…)
Sony Ericsson plods onward with a new slider handset known as the G705. No idea if this will fall under the Cybershot or Walkman range, but check out the mid-range specifications and draw your own conclusion. 2.4? display (sorry, no touch screen here) 3.2 megapixel camera Integrated GPS capability microSD memory card slot Wi-Fi connectivity Wait, did I just read microSD memory card slot? Now that’s something different from the standard Memory Stick Micro propaganda. The G705 is said to be released in an Arabic country first, followed by the rest of the world. Should be a sand-proof handset then…(I’m kidding). Tags: lcd, mobiles, mobile devices, camera (Read the full post about ‘Sony Ericsson G705 Sneak Peek’…)
Man, I never knew that the Thermaltake V1 CPU cooler could look like something out of Disney’s The Little Mermaid. Seriously - take a look at it and tell me Sebastian the hermit crab won’t be able to find a better use for it as some sort of musical instrument? This $60 computer accessory will come with a 12 volt fan that is able to achieve spins from 1,300 RPM to 2,000 RPM. I suppose with all those layered fins, it’ll do a pretty darn good job of keeping things cool. Tags: gizmos, wireless, digital, Ogg (Read the full post about ‘Thermaltake V1 CPU Cooler’…)
I like it when something as serious as technology is given a boost of pop art, as with the case of these hard drive cases from Meninos Design Studio from Brazil. All the external USB hard drive cases are hand-assembled, using a custom acrylic case accompanied by dual cooling fans. These are covered with a precisely applied vinyl wrapper boasting their design, although you can also opt for them to use custom designs that you’ve uploaded. These fashionable cases will not come cheap though, retailing for $250 without a drive. Tags: Ogg, hdtv, plasma, gear (Read the full post about ‘Custom Pop Art Hard Drive Cases’…)
We’ve featured a number of sites that will either recycle or help you recycle your old electronics and gadgets, but here’s one with a twist. If it’s relatively recent (based on their database of items on their site), they (Gazelle) will pay you some cash to take it off your hands. They then either resell it or recycle it.
So far, they have a fair # of items in their database with prices attached, items like cell phones, GPS devices, cameras, game consoles and MP3 players. But don’t expect to get a lot of cash for your items. Unless it’s something hot like an iphone, you’ll get some nominal return.
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Memorytube Kiosks will be launching a new interactive touch screen kiosk that allows folk to transfer photos from their cell phones to a hard drive at the event itself without having to hook up a laptop and perform the transfer that way. Data on the kiosk can then be downloaded and burnt on a CD/DVD after the event, but hopefully huge bashes will see enough of these kiosks around as I’d hate to wait in a line just to transfer a few images and short video clips only to miss what could potentially be the main highlight of the event. Oh yeah, I have no idea how the kiosk keeps track of which media belongs to who. Still, a wedding package with the Memorytube Kiosk will cost around £300 - do you think this idea will catch on? (Read the full post about ‘Memorytube Kiosk’…)
