Most water coolers are meant to be a place where office gossip is circulated while acting as a water dispenser second. With the Klimatec Base 1 AirWater Machine, you will see more geeks surround it, at least for the first few weeks of it’s existence. This self-filling water cooler is able to extract water out of thin air, purifying it and then turning it into the life giving liquid we all depend on. The output is pretty impressive - 20 litres in just 24 hours, and it can even be solar-poweerd, allowing you to attach an optional fridge if you prefer cold drinks. There’s no word on pricing, not even on the product page itself. (Read the full post about ‘Klimatec Base 1 AirWater Machine’…)
by Nilay Patel, posted Jun 30th 2008 at 7:44PM The non-stop barrage of Eee-branded gear from ASUS continues on today, with the first appearance of the Eee PC 903, 904 (above), and 905. It’s not clear exactly what the differences between the three models are, but as we’ve heard, they’re all basically the Eee PC 901’s Atom-based guts shoved into the Eee PC 1000’s case — which means you’re getting a larger keyboard, but the 8.9-inch display will have a pretty significant bezel around it. (Read the full post about ‘The Eee PC 903, 904, and 905 make their unofficial debut’…)
The Nikon D700 is not a fake, as seen by this image from a German magazine. Unfortunately, the text is too small for me to decipher even if I know the German language. Well, I guess this means folks who want to make that step up from the entry level DSLR market can start saving their ever more worthless dollars so that they can purchase the D700 when it is officially released. Tags: equipment, Ogg Vorbis, lcd, video (Read the full post about ‘Nikon D700 is for Real’…)
Sony has just lifted the curtain on its eyeVio HD Pro service, allowing posting and sharing of HDTV video files on its video sharing portal. Hmmm, a high definition version of YouTube, eh, except that this is more exclusive. This new upgrade in the eyeVio service will commence from today onwards in Japan, whereas standard definition eyeVio files have been up and available since April last year. Users can use PCs, PS3s and Sony’s BRX-NT1 network TV box to upload their videos. You will need a pretty muscular computer to view the videos though, with a minimum system specifications of an Intel 2GHz Core 2 Duo processor, 2GB RAM, and Windows XP SP3/Mac OS X 10.5 or higher. (Read the full post about ‘Sony eyeVio HD Pro Service’…)
Rhapsody decided that resistance is futile and decided to jump onto the online music store bandwagon, offering prospective buyers the choice of previewing full tracks (25 track limit per month) before deciding whether they’d like to part with their hard-earned cash after that. This service will also be made available to Rhapsody’s new partners such as iLike, MTV Networks and Yahoo!. Music lovers can expect a catalogue of over 5 million songs in individual MP3 formats, where you use a download helper application to import purchased MP3s directly into iTunes, making it a snap to sync tunes to iPods, iPhones and other MP3 players. (Read the full post about ‘Rhapsody Sells Music Online Now’…)
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Jun 30th 2008 at 2:27PM Our favorite Terminator (and Governor of California) Arnold Schwarzenegger has just helped Tesla Motors make an announcement that’s probably sending chills through traditional automaker’s boardrooms. The company has just introduced a fully-electric, five passenger sports sedan dubbed the Model S, which will be selling for $60,000, and will manage 225 miles on a full charge. The carmaker says it will produce the vehicles in a brand new manufacturing plant it’s opening in Northern California. (Read the full post about ‘Tesla announces the Model S: a $60k, all-electric, five passenger sports sedan’…)
