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Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT
Oxygen-making backpack a breath of fresh air
Out of Japan comes word of a backpack containing a battery-powered oxygen generator. It's doubtful that you'll need the O2 Bag if you're going for a Sunday afternoon stroll in the park near your house (unless the park near your house happens to be Yosemite). But if ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 14:00:00 GMT
Creative Zen Mozaic announced
 The Zen Mozaic MP3 player may replace Creative's venerable Zen V Plus. (Credit: Creative Worldwide)
Creative has released the details of its new Zen Mozaic MP3 player, an attractive heir to the relatively antique Zen V Plus series. It's currently available only in Singapore, the Creative Zen ...
Thu, 24 Jul 2008 07:15:00 GMT
Photos of rumored PSP-3000 surface
 While Sony did not unveil any new hardware at the company's E3 press conference, new photos are beginning to show up around the Net that lead us to believe they're hard at work on an updated version of the PSP.
Kotaku reports that forums members from PSPChina BBS have captured the rumored PSP-3000, identified by its PlayStation logo button that would replace the "home" button currently on the original and slim PSP models. The "new" PSP also features an onboard microphone located to the right of the volume controls.
While these photos certainly look convincing, we're still going to have to label them as rumors for now. We'll update you if Sony ever confirms their validity.
What would you want to see from the next PSP? Built-in flash memory? Larger battery life? Let us know in the comments section.
More pictures of the rumored PSP-3000 after the jump. ...
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:48:00 GMT
California hands-free law sparks Bluetooth boon
The numbers are in for Bluetooth headset sales in California, and the retail hype around the new hands-free-driving law seems to have paid off. The law boosted device sales to four times the national average, according to a report by retail market researcher The NPD Group.
 A display at a ...
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:14:00 GMT
iPhone 3G + $9.95 a month = lots of iPorn
Last year, Playboy made the original iPhone sexier with iPlayboy, a package of Playmate-featuring wallpapers and photos for the Apple handset. But what if sexier is still not sexy enough?
 It's self-explanatory, really. (Credit: iRoticNet)
Taking advantage of the new iPhone 3G's fast mobile-data connection, iRoticNet today ...
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:10:00 GMT
New Samsung Series 7 plasmas add digital media capabilities and limited networking
 Samsung Series 7 plasma HDTV (Credit: Samsung)
Not content to expand only its LCD line-up, Samsung unveiled some new plasma TVs as well. As with the step-down Series 6 models, the Series 7 plasmas utilize the company's increasingly ubiquitous Touch of Color bezels (in this case, rose red accents), and feature the same digital media playback functionality and InfoLink online data access found on the Series 7 LCD models. Full details follow.
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:15:00 GMT
Cowon goes haptic with P5 video player
 The haptic touch screen user interface of the Cowon P5 looks much more friendly than the gloomy GUI found on its predecessor. (Credit: Cowon)
Cowon has released photos and specs of a new portable video player
dubbed the P5. As a successor to their Q5W mega-gadget released last
year, the ...
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:29:00 GMT
New Samsung LCD TVs boast thinner bezels, LED backlights
 Samsung Series 9 LCD TV (Credit: Samsung)
Samsung today ushered in new high-end models to its LCD TV lineup: the Series 8 and Series 9 flat-panel LCD HDTVs. They're the step-ups to the Series 6 and Series 7 models, both of which garnered high marks when reviewed by CNET earlier this year (the LN52A650 scored an Editors' Choice). Full details follow.
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Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:52:00 GMT
Inching closer to wireless hi-def video
The backers of Wireless Home Digital Interface plan to announce they are officially banding together Wednesday. But we're still months, or even a year from true, interoperable devices that can send high-definition video between themselves.
Wireless Home Digital Interface, or WHDI, sends uncompressed, high-definition video signals over the unlicensed ...
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 10:00:00 GMT
Garmin Nuvi 500 has multiple personalities
 Garmin Nuvi 550 (Credit: Garmin)
For those movers and shakers who cruise on four wheels, two wheels, by sea, and even hit the pavement with their own two feet, we've got a do-it-all GPS unit for you. The new Garmin Nuvi 500 series, which consists of the Nuvi 500 ...
Tue, 22 Jul 2008 18:13:00 GMT
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