Just imagine you can get a TiVo for 50 bucks (saving $200)! Yup, it’s true. This is a Series 2 dual-tuner DVR. You do have to purchase a plan to get it at that price, but honestly, TiVo’s are a bit crippled without the plans.
Naturally, this isn’t going to last forever, so get there before […]
iRobot’s latest additions to its home robot lineup, the Looj, cleans your gutters. All you need to do is stick the Looj into your gutter, and then use the remote to move it back and forth to clean out your gutter, then you can hose it off.
Ok, so you don’t necessarily need to buy the […]
Hmm… perhaps Sony isn’t so screwed after all. 250k units moved in four days is pretty respectable. They sold just over that amount of the original PSP in Japan in all of July and August.
Good for them. I hardly want to see Sony go away. I feel that they’ve historically contributed significantly to the CE […]
Sling Media has just announced the latest addition to their product lineup, the Slingbox SOLO (pictured above). The SOLO is positioned between the Slingbox AV and the Slingbox Pro, and will have a retail price of $179.99. Already HD compliant, the SOLO is the box for you if you only have 1 input that you […]
Helios Labs announced the introduction of their newest product called Helios Odyssey. The Odyssey is a networking media hub capable of streaming content to multiple X-Line players as well as any UPnP-enabled devices. The Odyssey supports up to 1 TB storage capacity, features a fan-less, and passive cooling design.
Fellow gadget blog, Switched.com has put together a nice collection of videos (courtesy of YouTube) dating back to the late 70s of ads featuring big-name celebrities hawking PCs and video games from the likes of Atari, Apple, IBM, etc. Here is one for the Atari 800XL featuring Alan Alda.
Ah, I miss my old Atari 800…
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If you’re concerned about people walking up to your desktop or laptop, plugging in a USB thumbdrive and walking away with your precious data, then pick up one of these USB Security Locks for $10 and lock your USB ports up. This USB thumbdrive-sized device has 4 metal blockers which can only be installed and […]
EchoStar Communications announced that they have agreed to acquire Sling Media, Inc., makers of the Slingbox and SlingPlayer, for $380 million, payble in cash and EchoStar options. Sling will became a full part of EchoStar in the 4th quarter of 2007.
It will be interesting to see how DISH integrates Sling’s hardware and software offerings into […]
Nokia 6301, the first Nokia phone that supports UMA technology (Unlicensed Mobile Access), was unearthed by Nokia. The built-in UMA technology offers users seamless voice and data mobility across typical GSM wireless network and also WLAN (Wi-Fi networks) networks. One of the application for this technology is Nokia 6301 users would be able to get […]
Apple has decided to stop new iPods (like the new Nanos and the Touch) from working with media players other than iTunes. In particular, this really affects Linux users as there is no version of iTunes for the Linux OS.
What the hell Apple? I don’t get it. Why would you cut off a whole swatch […]
