Written by admin on Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 in Gadgets.
Seen on Tokyo Mango, this lighter disguised as a match, is available from Thanko Inc.’s Rare Mono Shop, seller of wacky (and useful) Japanese gadgets. Good news for those of us in the U.S. - they start shipping here in August - see their U.S. site here. Tags: Ogg Vorbis, M4A, CD, tests (Read the full post about ‘Match lighter’…)
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by Darren Murph, posted Jul 9th 2008 at 9:58AM Okay, so we definitely appreciate a slim little external DVD burner that cooperates with more than one computer (natively), but no matter how hard we try to peer around the similarities, there’s just no denying the likeness here. Amex Digital’s Portable Super Multi Drive is, for all intents and purposes, a direct rip of Apple’s macbook air SuperDrive. The unit gets all the power it needs from a spare USB port, arrives in black or white, burns dual-layer DVD media at 10x (single-layer at 20x) and sports a palatable $89 sticker. (Read the full post about ‘Amex Digital gets a little too inspired with new portable Super Multi Drive’…)
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The eagerly anticipated blackberry Thunder seems to need a little more time, according to a tipster from within RIM, the Thunder is not even close to hitting the market. “Thunder is in no way shape or form market-ready. If Bold was any indication, Thunder won’t be ready for at least another 4-5 months.” It looks like there are a bunch of issues with some important and key features. Just to begin with it looks like the keyboard is horrible to actually use and the accelerometer works, but has a tendency to go “bonkers” when the device is moved in certain ways. In addition the UI is apparently slow and lags with the haptic feedback also showing some problems. (Read the full post about ‘BlackBerry Thunder still under major development’…)
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by Paul Miller, posted Jul 9th 2008 at 12:45PM On top of a piano, no less. China might be a bit late to the party by now, but they’ve sure got class. Taiwan retailer ePrice has unboxed 3’s Hong Kong version of the iphone for your viewing pleasure, and they even did a bit of Chinese handwriting recognition just for kicks. There’s video as well (we embedded one after the break), so you really can’t go wrong with this one, we promise.Update: For the record, this is a Hong Kong version of the phone, running what is purportedly a Chinese Traditional (Taiwan’s language of choice) UI, unboxed by a Taiwanese retailer. We update the post to reflect those facts, conspiracy theorists can return to their daily lives. (Read the full post about ‘Hong Kong’s iPhone 3G gets an unboxing’…)
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Considering how much gas prices have been going up, it is no surprise that alternative energy cars are starting to make some serious headway in the international auto market. Not only are the hybrid electric/gas cars becoming more and more common, but some designers are experimenting with solar panels on automobiles. A recent development by a Swiss company named Mindset AG has put solar panels on their prototype model, the Six50. The designer, Mura Guntak, expects this car to run 62 miles per charge. The car itself is a 2+2 seater, and is about 13 feet long. Not only that, it can also go 0-60 in about 7 seconds. It seems obvious to put solar panels on a car, but I have heard that sticking solar panels on a car doesn’t improve the fuel efficiency all that much. I have also heard that Prius has modified one of their with solar panels, but those are only to power the air conditioner. Perhaps Mindset AG will have greatly improved automotive solar power by then. As for now, the company plans to build about ten thousand of the Six50 cars by the year 2009. You should about able to purchase one for about $78,000. Via [DVICE] Keep up with the latest gadget goodness! (Read the full post about ‘Mindset AG unveil the hybrid, solar powered Six50 auto’…)
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by Paul Miller, posted Jul 9th 2008 at 1:03PM We got this handy little Xbox 360 Pro cheat sheet sent to us by a GameStop manager, who also forwarded it to our BFF’s at Joystiq, which pretty much confirms those widely-spread suspicions of a 360 price drop. It looks to be the very real deal, and is good news for the Xbox fanboy looking to at last populate every room in his house with the charming white box, now selling at that magical $299.99 pricepoint, with refurb’d 360s dipping to $279. Obviously it’s not happening until Sunday the 13th, but that should give you the requisite time to scrape together those pennies. Unfortunately, it looks like the $279 price on the Arcade isn’t budging, but don’t stop believing. (Read the full post about ‘Xbox 360 Pro for $299 all but confirmed’…)
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Motorola might be struggling in the current unstable economic climate, but that doesn’t mean the telecommunications giant is about to throw in the towel. The US-based company has just rolled out a trio of new PDA phones in China today - the MING A1600, MING A1800 and MOTO A810. The first two MING cell phones are next-generation handsets that boast standalone GPS navigation and packs in more than a decent punch where productivity and multimedia functions are concerned. As for the MOTO A810, this entry-level phone will further expand the PDA phone market in China with the bare necessities without breaking the bank. (Read the full post about ‘Motorola rolls out trio of PDA phones’…)
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The US netbook market has never been as active as it is today. While MSI and Asus are busy with their head on battle, some other companies are on the side waiting for the right moment to come into the fray. For ECS, September seems to be the right moment to release their own netbook, the ECS G10IL. Having to follow some seriously tough competition, ECS had to make sure that their netbook would offer something new that others don’t offer. For the ECS G10IL it has to be the 3G network capability as it will have EDGE, HSUPA, and HSDPA mobile broadband support. It will also come with either an 8.9-inch or a 10-inch LCD display. (Read the full post about ‘ECS to release the 3G-enabled G10IL netbook in September’…)
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Bicycle technology continues to evolve and this year, we set out to find what new and/or interesting technology is being used to aid these athletes in pushing their bikes faster. The answers may surprise you. With a field of competitors with no stand out favorites, this year is surely anyone’s race. Here is the tech that got us excited: E-Dura Ace shifters: while not totally new (we’ve seen iterations for 3 years now) Shimano’s luxury shifters are getting some play by top riders. Most recently on Gerolsteiner’s time trial bike, these shifters allow electronic push button shifting. Normal shifters are mechanical and push or pull a cable connected to the derrailluer to shift the gears. Electronic shifters have been pedaled for years by companies like Mavic, but have not caught on mainstream. Worries of interference such as the guy in front of you shifting causing your gear to intercept the signal and you shift, are the oft cited complaints. (Read the full post about ‘Gadgetell’s Tech on de Tour: Bicycle’s gone wild. Part 1′…)
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by Tim Stevens, posted Jul 9th 2008 at 12:42AMThe rain in Spain may fall mainly on the plain, but the summer sun drenches the entire country nearly every day. General Motors intends to make the most of it, covering the roof of its largest manufacturing plant in Europe with 85,000 solar panels, a whopping 2,000,000 square feet of them. That’s 10 megawatts of clean electricity, enough to power 4,600 households — or to build a bunch of Opel sub-compacts. What’s not consumed by the robots on the assembly line will be sold back to the grid, funding future rooftop installations at 19 other locations across Europe. (Read the full post about ‘GM crafting cars from Spanish sun’…)
