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HP snags a LightScribe License
It looks like LightScribe technology is finally going to get the boost it needs to really take off. LightScribe technology is the latest way to create labels for your cd. Once you write a CD, you turn it over and use the LightScribe technology to burn a logo into the cd itself. [...]
Garmin introduces the GPSMAP 3005C
Garmin has announced that they will be selling a new GPS for smaller boats, or as a secondary unit on larger craft. The GPSMAP 3005C has a GPS chartplotter, weather, sonar, and radar capabilities when connected to the Marine Network.
A quote from the press release:
The GPSMAP 3005C features a brilliant five-inch (diagonal) sunlight readable, [...]
Atari Flashback 2
Atari is looking to cash in (again) on it’s classic 2600 system. This version is a smaller than previous incarnations, and it also has 40 games that come preloaded, including all 20 of the original classics.
Actually, something that is pretty nifty, is that you can hook up all your old joysticks, paddles, and whatever [...]
USB SIM Card Reader
SSK has released their SIM card reader. What this nifty little gadget does is let you retrieve your contact lists, and update them on your PC. It also lets you create fake SMS messages that you can then upload on the phone as read/unread. It seems like it’s malicious purposes (stealing information [...]
Kodak EasyShare Handheld Picture Viewer
Kodak, for the low price of $150, has announced that they will be releasing a digital picture viewer that will have a 2.5 inch screen to make it easier to view your pictures on the go! It has a built-in 32MB’s of storage (you can insert more with SD cards), and will be available [...]
Nextel launches push-email service
Nextel, in looking to compete with the Blackberry, has launched it’s own version of the push-email service. They will be offering instant two-way email to all of it’s Java enabled phones.
This is good, as competition usually drops prices, benefiting all of us!
Full Story [techworld.com]
Samsung develops Solid State Disk (SSD)
Samsung Electronics, a leader in semiconductor technology, wants to replace the current laptop hard drives with flash based versions based on NAND technology. The new SSD memory holds up to 16GB, has virtually no noise, low heat, and low power consumption. This new memory could extend the current laptop battery life by as [...]
Monster’s iCruze is finally available
Monster’s iCruze “direct-connect iPod in car audio solution” is now shipping. The unit will be available through their online store, numerous online stores (crutchfield.com), and multiple nationwide retailers (Best Buy, Circuit City, Tweeter, Ultimate Electronics, Good Guys). The unit will cost $249.99 for the stand alone unit, $99 for the display, and anywhere [...]
Office gadgets of the future
CNN (strangely enough) has an article about the office that we will be working in during the year 2020. It is full of high-tech gadgets, and gizmos, that will track our every move, and know when we get to work. They think we will communicate with our computers through speech, more than typing, [...]
Sonos Digital Music System Reviewed
DesignTechnica has reviewed the Sonos Digital Music System. They even give it high marks! The system isn’t cheap ($900 per zone), but it is very, very cool. It is a wireless mesh network, that transmits music files from a home PC to up to 32 zones in the house.
A blurb from the [...]
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