Archive for July 18th, 2008

Sony’s PlayTV begins European rollout September 10th in UK

Filed under: Gaming, Home Entertainment
So much for early 2008 or even July for that matter. Sony’s David Reeves now confirms that PlayTV — the €99 PS3 TV tuner / DVR add-on — will hit the UK on September 10th. The service will then march onto the continent before completing the European rollout in December — […]

Texas wind power initiative to blow other states away

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets
Oh sure, Rock Port, Missouri managed to snag the title of being “100% wind powered,” but Texas’ new plan will make the Show Me state’s gusty initiatives look awfully weak. Officials at the Public Utility Commission recently okayed a plan to “build billions of dollars worth of new transmission lines to bring […]

Nokia’s N810 stoops to a mouthwatering $299

Filed under: Handhelds
It’s a common problem, really. You’re eager to get Windows 3.1 back into your life, but you’ve no N810 to install it on. Good news retro software aficionados — said internet tablet has just tumbled to $299.99 (at CompUSA, at least), a full $90 less than the price we cheered over in March. […]

Mobile Edge intros TSA-approved ScanFast laptop bags

Filed under: Laptops, Peripherals
We can definitely see where this is headed, but shortly after Skooba came clean with actual images of its TSA-approved laptop case, along comes Mobile Edge with a trio of alternatives. The new ScanFast lineup features that oh-so-coveted TSA stamp of approval, meaning that you won’t have to remove your precious lappie […]

Emotional robot has empathy, understands your frustration

Filed under: RobotsNot that robots with emotions are anything new, but a project going on in Europe could perfect the art of crafting mechanical people that can “learn when a person is sad, happy or angry.” The Feelix Growing project is getting even more advanced with software that gives robots the power to understand how […]

HP Blackbird 002 Exhilaration Edition gets unboxed

Filed under: Desktops
Apparently some folks have $6,600 to toss on a gaming PC, and thankfully, those folks — we won’t mention names — invested in a camera to let us all live vicariously. HP’s Blackbird 002 Exhilaration Edition, which packs a pair of NVIDIA’s potent GeForce GTX 280 cards, has landed in the home of […]

Electro Box’s miShake PMP enjoys being agitated

Filed under: Handhelds, Portable Audio, Portable Video
It’s not that Electro Box’s miShake PMP looks especially like anything else we’ve seen, but it sure takes an awful lot of cues from, shall we say, more popular brands. We won’t even bother explaining the miShake name, but what is important to note is the 2.4-inch touchscreen, “explosive […]

Acer Aspire One gets reviewed, lost in the shuffle

Filed under: Laptops
At this point, it’s pretty hard to figure out which netbook is better than another, but if you’ve been keyed in on Acer’s version for whatever reason, Laptop has a review sure to pique your interest. The Aspire One was praised just as soon as it left the box for its classy styling […]

Shelby sets out to build Ultimate Aero EV, the world’s fastest electric car

Filed under: Transportation
Who needs to be “green” when you can go really, really fast? Well, Shelby Supercars figures it can have it both ways, with an all-electric version of the Ultimate Aero, the Ultimate Aero EV. Seeing how the Ultimate Aero is already the world’s faster production car (at least officially, sorry Buggati), they don’t […]

NVIDIA’s GeForce 9700M / 9800M laptop GPUs get quasi-official

Filed under: Gaming, Laptops
So it seems that NVIDIA has been sneaking its 9700M / 9800M GPUs into potent gaming laptops for a little while now, but we’re finally getting some official-ish verbiage on the new-ish families. The GeForce 9700M GT, 9700M GTS, 9800M GT, 9800M GTS and 9800M GTX should all be available as we […]

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