Despite it’s not so catchy product name, MSI’s PR621 notebook more than makes up for it with its powerful features. This 15.4-inch notebook wallops some exciting features which will definitely be of use for business professionals who are always mobile. For one, the PR621 despite its large screen size is lightweight by standard at only 5.73-pounds. Now for the usual rundown of features, the MSI PR621 includes an Intel Core 2 Duo processor, Intel GM 45+ICH9M-E chipset, and the 15.4-inch display offers a resolution of 1280 x 800. It can have as much as 4GB of RAM and also features two audio speakers, Wireless LAN, optional Bluetooth, and a 4-in-1 memory card reader. (Read the full post about ‘MSI’s PR621 is a lightweight 15.4-inch business notebook’…)
by Darren Murph, posted Aug 31st 2008 at 5:22PM You know how it goes with Sony and PS3-related peripherals. A big introduction, followed by a slight delay, followed by a longer delay, followed by a little something to take the sting off. Here we have word from Noam Rimon, senior development manager at SCEA R&D, that the news-blasting (and uncomfortably named) Life with playstation will once again be delayed. According to Noam, Sony is “still pushing some paperwork” on the service, though he gave no expected time frame for the actual launch. Nevertheless, he softened the blow by announcing once and for all that it will indeed be free (and accessible directly from the XMB) whenever it finally goes live. (Read the full post about ‘Life with PlayStation delayed, destined to be free’…)
FROM GAMERTELL - As PC gaming takes a turn for the worst, indie game developer Stardock has introduced what it calls the “Gamer’s Bill of Rights” which it hopes will help enhance the quality of PC games… MORE » Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - Subscribe to our feed → Tags: digital, buyers guides, tests, gizmos (Read the full post about ‘Stardock creates Gamer’s Bill of Rights’…)
El ZULO means “the hideout” in Spanish, and one look at it will tell you why. The design is a brainchild of Frank Ehners as part of his industrial design project at the Halle University of Art and Design in Germany. It targets an office environment, but somehow it looks more suitable for high-powered executives who return home after a long day at the office. El ZULO caters for multiple users, relying on fingerprints to identify the right person, automatically adjusting itself to cater to the back, knee, foot and head positions accordingly. Hopefully this power napping device of the future will be manufactured soonest possible for all the zombie-like workers worldwide. (Read the full post about ‘El ZULO caters for sleepyheads’…)
Remember the good ol’ FCC leaking out the new Zune 120GB? Well, now there have been some pictures released by the Canadians that show off two new larger capacity Zune players. The image includes a 16GB flash based model and the new 120GB model. The pictures show up pretty clear considering they were taking from a phone, and you can see that the 16GB Zune has a glossy screen. It would make sense that Microsoft is updating their Zunes, as there have been rumors of what Apple plans to do come their special event. If Apple decides to update their nano, Microsoft will want to have something updated in their Zune line up as well. Stay tuned for any further developments. (Read the full post about ‘Leaked Images begin to surface; Zune 16GB, Zune 120GB’…)
by Paul Miller, posted Aug 31st 2008 at 7:26AM While MSI’s 8.9-inch Wind U90 first made an appearance in June at Computex, it took MSI this long to flesh out all details — which is actually a relief, given the ridiculous quantity of Eee PC SKUs ASUS has managed to pump out in the meantime. We just got to handle the new laptop, and we think MSI might have a winner here. The laptop is shipping with SUSE Linux exclusively to start, with an XP version in the works, and boots quite rapidly to the full OS. SUSE has never looked better, and we think these two might be quite the pair. MSI has kept the full keyboard of the 10-inch Wind, and merely bumped up the bezel while cutting the price; all the other specs are the same. (Read the full post about ‘MSI’s 8.9-inch Wind U90 in the flesh, Linux version shipping for 339 Euro’…)
FROM GAMERTELL - Tony Hawk’s Motion will utilize a Motion Pack developed by Kionix, a company that specializes in motion sensing products and will slide right into the GBA slot on the DS… MORE » Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! - Subscribe to our feed → Tags: speaker, mobile phone, design, technology (Read the full post about ‘Tony Hawk’s Motion announced for DS’…)
by Joshua Topolsky, posted Aug 31st 2008 at 10:54AM Worried that retailers might be running out of utter crap to sell? Been looking for that perfect accessory to go with your “You don’t have to be crazy to work here, but it helps” sign? Enter the USB-powered, soda can-shaped anion humidifier. Not only will this magical and totally necessary device clean the air around you and re-energize your fat, lazy body, but it will look cool while doing it — you know, just sitting there being all soda-can-badass. When you absolutely, positively can’t find anything else to do with $24.99, the “Portable Can Shape USB Office Home Miniature Anion Humidifier” is there.[Thanks, Simon]Read PermalinkEmail this8 CommentsFiled under: Misc. (Read the full post about ‘USB anion humidifier soda can confirms you shouldn’t be allowed to have a credit card’…)
by Nilay Patel, posted Aug 31st 2008 at 5:44AM Toyota hasn’t made a huge secret of its plans to develop and sell a plug-in version of the Prius, and it the wheels are turning a little faster than we’ve heard — fleet testing of plug-in models has been pushed up to early 2009, with the goal of having “several hundred” on the road by the end of the year. (Read the full post about ‘First plug-in Priuses to hit fleets next year’…)
Fotoviewr is a new (free) Web-based service to turn your Flickr (or SmugMug) photos into a cooler interactive slideshow for your friends and family. You could easily get a slideshow set up in less than a minute with Fotoviewr - just plug in a Flickr/SmugMug username, then select the photoset you want to display and third, the type of slideshow you want. Fotoviewr has 6 different types of slideshows from a carousel to a wall of photos to a pile of photos on the floor.
While I love Flickr for its clean website, I find it a bit slow. Fotoviewr speeds things up by preloading the photos and making it significantly faster to browse.
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