Posted on May 23rd, 2008 in Gadgets News | Comments Off
Just like how handbags and shoes are to women, so are USB ports to geeks - you can never have enough of them. I would say a USB hub is definitely one of those compulsory accessories one must have be it at home or at the office, but this one goes the extra mile by offering a couple of PS/2 ports for your connecting pleasure. Granted, I’m not sure who would want to go back to the world of PS/2 keyboards and mice, but you never know. The USB 3-Port Hub + 2 PS/2 Ports will retail for $14 a pop.
Posted on May 23rd, 2008 in Gadgets News | Comments Off
It appears that a water resistant feature, such as the one found on the Ubanana Ucan mp3 player, are going to be the new standard for all Portable Media Players (PMPs). I think AMC is definitely trying to surf the wave of the future with the i-T15, a water-resistant WiFi Wireless TV.
The i-T15 is apparently water resistant enough for a strong jet of water. I found this description odd, because normally water-resistance is given in a measurement of depth. Like “up to three meters” for example.
Yet the water resistant feature isn’t the i-T15’s biggest selling point. Even without adding water, the i-T15 has video on demand and broadcasting features with a 15 inch screen.
Posted on May 23rd, 2008 in Gadgets News | Comments Off
Piracy in the software industry continues to grow, this time slashing $48 billion in the revenue of software companies in 2007. This is in contrast with the dip of piracy rates in most countries. Piracy rates decreased in 67 out of 108 countries. Despite that, an $8 billion overall loss growth is being experienced worldwide by the software industry. It has been noted though, that half of the increase in losses are attributed to the depreciation of the dollar.
The Business Software Alliance or BSA, have reported in their fifth annual report that there are “emerging markets”, like Brazil, Russia, China, and India, which grow in PC sales per year.
Posted on May 23rd, 2008 in Gadgets News | Comments Off
Lacoste will be turning 75 this year, and this famous sports brand aims to be around a whole lot more by revealing a future version of the game. As you can see from the image above, the player will be wearing a facemask that allows him to see the outline of a virtual tennis court, while tech-infused clothing and player equipment look really appealing although I’m not quite sure how all these will make the game more exciting. I suppose should tennis actually evolve to such gear in the future, it won’t be so plain and simple as what it looks like since there will probably be sponsors’ images and logos making an appearance all over the place.
Posted on May 23rd, 2008 in Gadgets News | Comments Off
The Fujitsu Raku-Raku Phone Premium (F884i) offers a camera as well as the following features:
* 1seg viewing * “Osaifu-Keitai (contactless mobile IC card)” capabilities * supports both W-CDMA and GSM * “Yoko-Motion” function (a motion detector to launch applications by tilting the phone to the right or left) * 550:1 contrast, half-transmissive LCD panel for the main display
Posted on May 23rd, 2008 in Gadgets News | Comments Off
If there’s one thing that could put a stop to terrorism once and for all, it’s this DAP. Nothing strikes fear into the heart of an anti-American jihadist like this hideous mp3 player loaded up with Deerhoof b-sides and the entire Duran Duran back-catalog. The next time you snake under barbed wire and behind enemy lines, let them know where you’re coming from by flashing this baby before you unload round after round of righteousness.
Posted on May 23rd, 2008 in Gadgets News | Comments Off
Samsung will be exhibiting a new range of products at the Society for Information Display (SID) International Symposium, Seminar and Exhibition on May 18-23. This will be the place where the first 82″ LCD TV with an ultra-high definition resolution will be unveiled to the rest of the world, boasting a whopping pixel count of 3,840 x 2,160 and a 120Hz refresh rate. Forget about high definition - ultra-definition (UD) resolution is where it’s at, zooming along at 120 frames per second in order to minimize blurring that occurs sometimes at 60Hz. The inclusion of a red/green/blue LED backlight raises true color saturation to 150%. I wonder how much a TV like that will cost, and when will be the first media format to carry such high resolutions be released. (Read the full post about ‘Samsung Ultra Definition LCD TV’…)
