Gadgets

Aug 20, 2008

Ultra thin mp4 players

Posted by Daniel in MP3 Players, Portable Gadgets No comments
Axxen mp4 player

Axxen has released a couple of mp4 player which are so thin you my snap them if you look too hard. Both the Playgo X11and the Playgo x12 are just 5.6 mm thick.
These two mp4 players have fancy OLED screens and support touch keypad. They have all the usual features, such as FM radio and [...]




Aug 15, 2008

Tiny travel speakers with a whole lot of bass

Posted by Daniel in Audio No comments
X-Mini Speakers

Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand the X-Mini is set to revolutionise the world of portable audio. The X-Mini capsule is the first pocket sized speaker with bass support and a built in rechargeable battery. Neil over at Spoken Like a Geek brought one into the office and showed us it [...]




Aug 14, 2008

Top alternatives to an iPod Touch

Posted by Daniel in Featured, Lists, MP3 Players, Portable Gadgets No comments
iMovie the iPod Touch alternative

The world has been in awe of the iPod Touch for too long now. It was innovative and slick when it first came out but Apple has not moved the technology on much since then. There are rumours of a new version of the iPod Touch coming in the near future but the changes proposed [...]




Aug 13, 2008

Freewheeler speakers for the crazy in you

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SYMBIO Alien Speakers

If you liked the crazy dancing Sony Rolly mp3 player you are going to love this new addition to the world of mad speaker design. The Freewheeler speakers created in collaboration with designers Ron Arad and Frances Pellisari certainly make you raise one eyebrow and mouth, “what” when you first see it.




Aug 12, 2008

Mumu iPearl: a touch of pink from RAmos

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Mumu iPearl by RAmos

The Mumu iPearl by RAmos is, as you might guess, aimed at the female half of the word. It is not often that you get a device designed from scratch to be for ladies, the companies normally just dunk a current player in pink paint a declare it fit for a female.
RAmos is trying very [...]




Aug 11, 2008

Want a Bluetooth MP3 player? Here are dozens…

Posted by Mike Evans in Bluetooth, Featured, Lists, MP3 Players, Manufacturer, Media Receiver, Portable Gadgets 3 comments

A Bluetooth MP3 player transforms the way you listen to your tunes, but finding a good one from the thousands of ordinary MP3 players on the market can take days of tedious research.
So we’ve done the hard work for you and compiled a list of the top Bluetooth MP3 players on the market today, together [...]




Aug 7, 2008

Why the Samsung MediaLive is a missed opportunity

Posted by Mike Evans in Featured, Media Receiver, Video and TV No comments

Media streaming from PC to TV could finally be making its way into more people’s homes thanks to the new Samsung MediaLive. The MediaLive lets you stream just about any content you like from your PC to your HDTV either wirelessly or via Ethernet. Movies, tunes and images can all be streamed regardless [...]




Aug 7, 2008

Multi-touch 3D holographic projection

Posted by Daniel in Gadgets, News No comments

To carry on our exploration of the 3D technology world, here is a video that demonstrates a Minority Report style interface. Lately there have been lots of critical breakthroughs in 3D home entertainment and interactive touch sensitive systems, put these all together and you get an amazing way to interact with your computer (although you [...]




Aug 7, 2008

Seiko Epson high resolution 3D display

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Seiko Epson 3D display

Seiko Epson have been working on a high resolution 3D display which will enable you to view 3D images with the naked eye, so no more need to wear those funky glasses, you will have to find another excuse. By making it viewable to the naked eye, Seiko Epson’s new 3D display makes the possibility [...]




Aug 5, 2008

PMX-M89 16GB: new PMP from Sony that helps you find yourself

Posted by Daniel in MP3 Players, Portable Gadgets, Sony No comments
Sony PMX-M89

This little beauty is the new Sony PMX-M89 with a 4.3-inch touchscreen and 16GB of storage. Sony is trying to stake their claim to the Chinese market with their PMX series of personal media players. The PMX series is on the higher end of the Chinese market; at 2,260 Yuan (USD $331) it is a [...]