Panasonic's EZ Touch multitouch remote control concept hands-on and video (1)
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Filed under: Home Entertainment Panasonic is looking to reinvent the remote control with its EZ Touch Remote prototype that it is showing off here at CEATEC. Rather than rely on a touch-screen interface that forces one to look down at a remote (and away from the object of one's entertainment), the concept puts the visual feedback where it belongs: on the screen. The remote can sense left- or right-handed users and adjust the interface appropriately, ...
DoCoMo's separated phone hands-on and video from CEATEC (5)
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Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video We got all down and dirty with DoCoMo and Fujitsu's prototype "Separated phone" today at CEATEC, and we can confirm that the device does, in fact do what they say it does. As reported earlier, the device uses Bluetooth to communicate between the phone's two magnetized halves, enabling configurations in everything from standard clamshell to gaming landscape formats. Perhaps the most compelling configuration is one that allows the ...
JVC Everio concept HD camcorder up close at CEATEC (1)
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Filed under: Digital Cameras While JVC Victor hasn't promised us a review unit just yet (cmon, we're still begging here), we did get a chance to get up close with its SDHC concept camcorder today at CEATEC. Designed for the more sophisticated user (as opposed to family users, they tell us), the camera will shoot both high-quality HD video and stills, something they say has yet to be done in a device. The upcoming Everio ...
Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1 coming in November at $799 according to booth rep (3)
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Filed under: Digital Cameras Last we heard from Panasonic, the DMC-G1 super-light was tentatively priced at $799 for US markets. Turns out this is fact, at least if the officials at Panasonic's booth here at CEATEC are to be believed. What's more, they say the G1 will hit stateside shores in November, so if you're in the market for a new camera, start saving now. In related news, we got our hands on the G1 ...
Sonys 0.3mm OLED gets all bent at CEATEC - Engadget (3)
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Filed under: Displays The last time we saw Sony's 0.3mm OLED prototype, it was encased in lasers and protected by deathbots in an underground prison of doom. This time around, Sony is showing off the razor-thin display for all at CEATEC to see, and they went all bendy on us. The new prototype has a curve to it, perhaps foretelling some curious plans for the technology in its expensive years ahead. Despite the curve, the ...
CEATEC Japan: konnichiwa, we're here (1)
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So there's this place called Japan where they have all sorts of electronics, gadgets, televisions, arcades, izakayas, and a mega conference called CEATEC 2008. We're here, on the other side of the date line, inhaling coffee, and you had best stay tuned for the latest from the land of the rising sun.Permalink | Email this | Comments
iTunes 8 kills AirTunes, iPod touch causing BSOD (10)
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Filed under: Home Entertainment, Networking We were all excited to stream Genius-generated playlists from iTunes 8 to our Airport Express last night when -- poof -- "-3256 Unknown Error Occurred." This cryptic error, along with another under the equally descriptive name "-15000," has been keeping iTunes 8 upgraders from using their Airtunes on remote speakers. Turns out the issue is one of Firewalls and Firmware. The solutions come from users at Apple's discussion boards. Basically, ...
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This is why I usually get excited about Apple's *.1 or *.0.1 releases of pretty much anything, and I never install Apple updates or patches that are less than a week old.
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Teresa said:
If they keep it up with the random bugs and firmware issues, even Apple might lose their "just works" luster. Highlights the importance of testing out different scenarios and having ready answers before product launch.
Apple launches iTunes 8, NBC comes back, TV shows at $1.99 (57)
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Filed under: Desktops, Home Entertainment, Laptops Just in time for couch season, Apple has busted out iTunes 8 with a slew of new features, like the Genius sidebar. Also, NBC is back on board with its lineup of TV shows. According to Jobs, The Office is coming back, Monk, Battlestar Galactica, 30 Rock... and they're coming back in HD." HD versions of shows will run you $2.99 while SD versions run a reasonable $1.99 (when ...
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Lee said:
HD BSG... You know you want it.
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Dan said:
One of the most exciting news about today's announcement was HD BattleStar Galactica. Even with all of the HD channels we get, we don't get HD Sci-Fi.
Dean Takahashi completes chronicles of Xbox 360 red ring of death (4)
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Filed under: Gaming By now we have all heard of (or experienced) the infamous Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death, and we also pretty much know what causes it. Heck, we've even seen ways to avoid it by spending more money on fixes instead of going through Microsoft's replace / refurbish / replace process. In what he calls his final chapter on an extensive bit of investigative journalism, Dean Takahashi uncovers the early quality control-absent ...
Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display creates haptic 3D objects you can poke (15)
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Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals Sure, you may have your fancy vibrating controllers and liquid-injecting touch screens, but Takayuki Iwamoto wants you to play with the air. Iwamoto and some of his buddies at the University of Tokyo have come up with a way to use focused ultrasound to create manipulable virtual objects in space. Using multiple transducers, the "Airborne Ultrasound Tactile Display" creates an acoustic radiation pressure field. Holding your hand in the field allows ...
Killing your phone's GSM buzz with ferrite beads (3)
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Filed under: Cellphones, Home Entertainment Tired of all that GSM buzz coming from your cellphone when all you wan to do is listen to music? The guys at MacLife have re-uncovered a simple fix that involves parts that you probably have laying around in your spaghetti drawer. Just grab some ferrite beads -- the same ones that often ship with TVs and USB cables -- and attach them to your speaker cables near the speakers. ...
Immersion to pay Microsoft $21 million, Sony groans (5)
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Filed under: Gaming Immersion, the company that owns virtually every vibration and haptic tech on earth, is getting a taste of its own medicine now that it owes Microsoft $21 million. You may remember back in 2003 when Microsoft floated an unknown sum of cash in the direction of Immersion in order to include patented vibration technology in its Xbox 360 controllers. Around the same time, Sony told us all that we don't need no ...
PS3 SKUs compared, no PS2 backward compatibility found (5)
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Filed under: Gaming It's been at least an hour since Sony has released a new PlayStation 3 SKU, so our friends at Joystiq took the time to take a breath. In that moment, they came up with a handy -- and somewhat startling -- chart that explains which PS3 model has what, including Cell chip size (the more efficient and quieter 65nm vs the older 90nm), USB port count, pack-in freebies, and which ones have ...
Ricoh R10 shows up with electronic level and adjustable flash (1)
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Filed under: Digital Cameras Last we heard from Ricoh, they were erecting enviro-friendly billboards in New York. Now that that's done with, Ricoh is back in the camera game with the R10. This shooter sports a 10-megapixel sensor, and 28-200 wide-angle 7.1x zoom lens, 3-inch HVGA LCD screen, CCD-shift image stabilizer, and in-camera image editing. Some of its more esoteric features include an adjustable flash intensity, electronic level to match up with horizons, and easy ...
More on Microsofts Sphere revealed in new video and diagram - Engadget (3)
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Filed under: Displays If you've been looking for more nitty-gritty on Microsoft's Sphere, you've come to the right place. An in-depth video reveals Sphere's photo browser and video browser complete with multi-touch "pinch" resizing, object rotation, a circular menu that pops up when you place both hands on top of the sphere, omni-directional camera, and a "send-to-the-darkside" gesture that tosses an object to the sphere's opposite side. In addition, a diagram (pictured above) reveals sphere's ...
Boeing completes successful test of air-to-ground laser turret, enemies are teh doomed - Engadget (22)
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Filed under: Transportation It's about time Boeing went and shot that frickin' laser. The Boeing Advanced Tactical Laser C-130H aircraft has completed its first ground test, shooting a high-energy chemical laser through a beam-control system. The gun successfully acquired a ground target and shot the darn thing on August 7, paving the way for an in-air test later this year, hopefully from that bad-ass 747 they've been touting. Boeing promises that the ATL will "destroy, ...
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Yikes...
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Okay, this is just scary
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Real Genius ftw!
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Shared for the Real Genius reference
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Everything's lasers with you! I'm telling you, smoke machines are what the people really--OW!!!
WD's Velociraptor I/O connection issue resolved with design update (2)
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Filed under: Storage Remember those uber-fast VelociRaptor drives that had the hardcore (and IT dwellers) in a tizzy? Turns out they had some inexplicable design flaw that put the power and serial connections in the wrong spot, rendering some 3.5-inch backplane server installations basically useless. WD has announced a new solution that fixes this, and the new drives are now shipping. No word on returns and exchanges, but we have a feeling WD will be ...
Dell Studio Hybrid mini desktop unboxed on video (8)
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Filed under: Desktops Now that all the mystery over the Dell Studio Hybrid is a lot less, err, mysterious, it's time for the machine to get unboxed, set up, and revealed for all. We already know that the Studio Hybrid isn't a massive performer, but given its $499 price that includes a keyboard and mouse, we're not about to complain. The reviewed unit was packed with an Intel Core Duo T2390 CPU, 3GB DDR2 RAM, ...
Rock Band 2 Xbox 360 bundle delayed until October 19 (4)
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Filed under: Gaming Buh. So, this is getting confusing. According to sources over at ShackNews, the Rock Band 2 Special Edition bundle that was originally set to launch on September 14 exclusively on Xbox 360 will hit stores on October 19. For you fanboys keeping score, that's the same date that the game will hit for other consoles. It's still not clear if the game and instruments will still show up on retail shelves on ...
Canon patents fuel cell DSLR, we're ready (12)
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Filed under: Digital Cameras Back in May, we heard that MTI Micro was working with "an elusive Japanese developer or digicams" to get its Mobion fuel cell tech into actual products. Given this Canon Fuel Cell DSLR patent, it looks like we can no-so elusively safely say where the camera is being developed. The patent itself is straight up enough: "The present invention related to an electronic equipment system having fuel cells, and more particularly, ...
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Jake said:
Do we really need this? I guess it would be nice to not have to charge up my Camera. But one extra battery would put me in good shape power wise. Unless they figure out how to make it cheaper.
