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Traxdata MultiMediaDrive
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Movies, Music, Storage,
Traxdata has unveiled their new MultiMediaDrive for instant playback of movies, songs, or images. It also functions as an external hard drive. Compatible with most televisions, it can transfer computer files through its USB 2.0. Plug into any audio and video interface to get HD without missing out on quality. The device comes with its own remote and cables, and supports MPEG-1, MPEG-2, DivX, Xvid, MP3, WAV and JPEG, as well as both FAT32 and NTFS file systems. Contact Traxdata for pricing.
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Unboxing Live 037: TokyoFlash Pimpin Ain’t Easy watch
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Accessories, Clothing, Features, Videocasts,
If there’s one thing we like about Japan, it’s how their wicked cool technology meshes with their interesting pop culture preferences. We think the Pimpin Ain’t Easy watch from TokyoFlash fits into that category. In fact, just about every TokyoFlash watch meets that criteria. They go out of their way to come up with some of the most interesting ways of telling time that we’ve seen. In this episode, we give you the rundown on the Pimpin Ain’t Easy watch. It features 72 LED lights, which make it nice and bright. The time is read by reading the hours on the left hand side, and the minutes on the right. It takes a little getting used to, but it’s definitely an attention-grabber.
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We would love to do more animation if we could get the hang of Adobe or afford the software. We found a beta site recently, Animasher, that can make even the most incompetent into an instant cartoonist. You drag and drop objects around the frame, add background, text, music, special effects, and/or speech. Adjust them individually for time and placement, save, and voila! You got
animation. We wonder if ATHF started this way.
Read More | Animasher
Latest Gear Live Videos
The Bent Festival in New York City recently celebrated its fifth annual event and was attended by both newbies and experienced benders. For those who have never heard of them, benders take items such as 80’s Casio Keyboards and TI Speak & Spells and turn them into musical instruments.
“Circuit bending is a really great entry point for people into electronics,” says Mike Rosenthal, a graduate student in NYU’s Interactive Telecommunications Program. We think it is a dandy way of recycling, although we must admit we played with our Speak & Spell as much as our kids did, and don’t know if we could watch the transformation.
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Teach your kidlets early how to save the environment with this Solar Car. Made in Switzerland (duh,) it is handmade of wood, has plexiglass wheels with rubber covers, steel axles, and a solar panel to replace fuel. At a size of 3.25 x 3.25 x 6.25-inches, the mini-vehicle will keep going as long as the sun is out or until the child is smart enough to stop pushing it along. The toy is available for $125.00.
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As if Times Square isn’t garish enough, a new addition is being built. Standing 341 ft. tall and weighing 250,000 lb., the billboard will have 12 million LEDs (~17,000 sq. ft.) and sing the praises of Walgreen and its new 16,200 sq. ft. emporium. They are hoping that the store will be open and the billboard lit up by next fall, and estimate that it will be seen by 1.6 humans a day. We figure it is going to take a lot of $5.00 prescriptions to pay for the sign.
Read More | NY Times
OS X Leopard 10.5.3 update released
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Apple, PC / Laptop, Software,
Apple has just released the latest batch of stability, compatibility, and security updates for OS X Leopard, all wrapped up in the 10.5.3 update. On my Mac Pro, the update is clocking in at 420 MB, so it’s a hefty one. That is understandable though, because there are quite a few fixes in this one. Some that stand out to us include things like improved Time Capsule reliability, screen sharing fixes, and a few Spaces improvements. We’ve got the full list for you after the break, if you are interested. Otherwise, fire up Software Update to get the latest and greatest.
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Yesterday the world’s smallest CMOS cam, today the claim to the mini-est mouse. The 2.4Ghz Wireless Mouse has a speed of 400/800/1600 dpi, 3200fps, can run for 21 days up to 70 hours, and supports Window ME/2000/XP/Vista, Mac OSX 10.2 or above (by USB.) At a size of 68 x 38 x 28mm and a weight of merely 32g, the Wifi peripheral comes in black or silver, has an included cable and an MSRP of $29.00.
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Motorola W755 Flip Phone
Posted by Sheila Franklin Categories: Smartphones, GPS, Hot Deals, Wireless / WiFi,
Verizon’s newest mobile offering is the Motorola W755 cellie. The black slate or purple flip phone has a 1.3 megapixel cam, a memory card slot, Bluetooth capability, VZ Navigator GPS, text and multimedia ability, and a music player with external controls. It supports Verizon’s 3G EV-Do network and, as per usual, there is an online deal attached. The $119.99 price with a 2-year contract and a $50.00 instant discount knocks that sucker down to a feasible $69.99.
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Early Windows 7 screenshots
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Corporate News, Features, Microsoft, PC / Laptop, Software,
So, word on the street is that part of the first day of the All Things D conference tonight will be the unveiling of the first time of the Windows 7 operating system by Microsoft. To be clear, we shouldn’t expect Windows 7 any sooner than 2010. That said, what is shown is very much a work in progress. If you can’t wait for the video footage, which we are sure is soon to come, we also have a bunch of Windows 7 screenshots in our gallery.
We see a lot of concepts in these images. An expanded bar at the bottom of the screen, an OS X-like dock, some sort of disc-based nav system that reminds of the OLPC OS, etc. Still, nice to see that things are progressing.
Read More | Windows 7 screenshot gallery via CrunchGear
