Archive for September 20th, 2007

Catalina Spas integrates 61-inch LCD TV into jacuzzi

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: Displays, Household It's one thing to have an outdoor viewable, waterproof LCD TV, but you can seriously up the bragging if that set is integrated right into your jacuzzi. For those that settle for only the best, Catalina Spas is offering up a "61-inch Theater Spa," which not only ...

Orange nonchalantly confirms iPhone deal in France

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: Cellphones, Portable Audio, Portable Video We're still waiting for official word from Apple on this, but it would seem that France Telecom's Orange has sealed the iPhone deal. In the wishy-washiest of public announcements, chief executive Didier Lombard said that the iPhone would be distributed in France "before Christmas, ...

Toshiba to replace recalled AC adapters on portable DVD players

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: Home EntertainmentIf you're the proud owner of an SD-P1600 or SD-P1610 portable DVD player, and you've yet to experience any sort of unusual issues, listen up. According to Toshiba, four cases of overheating have been recorded in Japan, and although no injuries have occurred, the firm is suggesting ...

Western Digital unveils slimmer, sleeker My Book lineup

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: Storage Just months ago, we saw Western Digital offer up a 2TB version of its My Book dual-drive line, and now the firm is introducing a "smaller, sleeker" family for those obsessed with style. Among the newcomers are the slimmer My Book Home Edition, My Book Office Edition, and ...

Gateway busting out artsy all-in-one PC next week?

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: Desktops Gateway is passing around an invite to New York's Digital Life attendees, promising the grand unveiling of... something. The invite is tagged with a cute little "Gateway One" logo, or maybe it's "One Gateway," and all signs are pointing towards a new all-in-one PC with decent aesthetics. Also, ...

Ben Heck crams wireless Xbox 360 controller into original Xbox controller

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals Yeah, we doubt that summary rolled off the average tongue, but regardless, modder extraordinaire Ben Heck has managed to stuff the guts of an Xbox 360 wireless controller into the frame of an original Xbox controller. Often dubbed "The Duke," the massive device actually proved rather hard ...

Patriot 16GB SDHC card hits retail

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: Storage For all of getting jazzed about your future filled with high capacity SDHC cards, we've got some stirring information for you. If you bounce over to Amazon's German wing, you can find yourself knee-deep in a Patriot 16GB SDHC card, selling for the low, low price of 279.99. ...

Intel’s Core 2 Extreme X7900 top-of-the-line laptop chip in the wild

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: LaptopsThe main problem with an "in the wild" spotting of a processor is that it's just not all that exciting staring at a lump of silicon. That said, it is exciting that Intel's new top-shelf 2.8GHz Core 2 Extreme X7900 mobile chip is making the rounds, and the ...

Steve Jobs subpoenaed over stock option backdating

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. GadgetsIt's not easy being Steve Jobs. When you're not jet-setting around the world, introducing your disappointing EDGE-only iPhone to the European market, you're getting subpoenaed by US securities regulators over a lawsuit concerning stock option backdating. According to reports, El-Jobso has been called in for the US ...

Intel’s Hapertown quad core processors get benchmarked

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: Desktops It looks like we're not quite done with Intel news out of IDF just yet, with the folks at HEXUS.net now scoring some benchmarks for the company's so-called "Stoakley" server/workstation platform. At the center of that platform are two-socket-capable quad-core Penryn CPUs, which are set to replace the ...

Canon introduces the REALiS X700 and SX7 projectors

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: Displays Your friendly Canon buddies are rolling out some new REALiS projectors today, clearly hoping to maintain its strong ties with people who love projectors of all shapes and sizes. The two new flavors are called the SX7 (pictured) and the X700, the former being a high-end, HD-ready, Adobe ...

Japanese seniors shun their robotic overlords

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: Robots According to reports out of Tokyo, Japanese senior citizens are being turned off when robots get switched on. Ifbot, a helper-robot at a Japanese nursing home which can converse, sing, express emotions, quiz seniors, and perform mercy killings (okay, that last one isn't true), has apparently not been ...

M-Audio introduces the Session Music Producer USB mic

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets M-Audio, known in the pro and semi-pro recording world as being... well, semi-pro, has just introduced a new product to its lineup which will make recording your American Idol demo reel way, way easier. Enter the Session Music Producer, a misleadingly named device which is essentially a ...

Intrigue ensues in iRobot vs. Robot FX case

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: Robots It looks like that iRobot vs. Robot FX lawsuit is turning out to be quite a bit different than the usual patent infringement case, with reports now turning up of key figures in the case making trips to dumpsters and U.S. Marshals seizing data destruction gear. As Xconomy ...

Life|ware’s quad-CableCARD Life|media systems get (more) official

Thursday, September 20th, 2007

Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media PCs Earlier this month, we gave you a glance at Exceptional Innovation's (producer of Life|Ware) quad-CableCARD media server, and now the outfit is finally making things (extra) official. Two machines will initially be offered up with (count 'em) four CableCARD tuners within, and neither are ...