October 2007

Sony PSP is top seller in Japan in Sept

The PSP continues to do very well, outselling the Nintendo Wii 3 times to 1 in September in Japan. Over 529,000 units moved, of which over 448,000 were the new model. It also outsold the Nintendo DS Lite and the Microsoft Xbox 360.

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d_skin Protective Optical Disc Skins

If you’re anything like me, you treat your CDs, DVDs, etc like they’re vinyl records where the slightest scratch is going to ruin the quality of the audio output. Of course, that’s not really true – optical discs are considerably more hardy than vinyl ever was. However, that doesn’t mean they’re impervious to scratching. In [...]

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Plasma TVs could be banned in Australia

Interesting. Energy efficiency is something that is becoming more important every day out of necessity, but I hadn’t thought that governing bodies would turn their eyes to electronics this quickly. In Australia, if a proposed energy efficiency rating system goes into effect, then all Plasma TVs and many LCD TVs would be banned by 2011. [...]

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Hitachi Blu-Ray Camcorder

Hitachi is first to the table with a Blu-ray Disc Camcorder. Actually 2 models. Both models capture and record 1920×1080 HD video (as well as photos) using a 5.3 Megapixel CMOS sensor, a 10x optical zoom and a high-def lens specifically developed for these Blu-ray camcorders. Essentially, 1 model records straight to Blu-ray disc while [...]

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Atari 2600 celebrates its 30th anniversary

Yes, they were simple games, relatively speaking of course, but oh so much fun. Think about it – one of the most popular video games ever, Tetris, wasn’t exactly the epitome of complexity. The Atari 2600 was the first video game console that found its way into millions of home and made Atari one of [...]

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Ion Digital Drum Station

Are you a Guitar Hero master with Rock Band on pre-order? Well maybe you’d like to try your hand at some real drums… or real digital synthesized velocity sensitive drums that is. The Ion Digital Drum Station features eight drum pads and a built-in electronic drum machine with professional sounds and features. You can create [...]

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Zunewatch 2007 ends with no sightings

Mr. Alex over at Geekfoolery has terminated the long-running Zunewatch program without having spotted a single Zune in 9 months. 9 months! He goes on to talk about the Zune 2.0 model, but alas, it’s not all good. Get all of the gory details in the full article.

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Battling Palmsize Havoc Helicopter

Lets think together. If you already have cool little helicopters that fit in the palm of your hand… what more would you want? Well aside from a free unlocked iPhone that runs 3rd party apps… Right! Fighting, the base level instinctive male behavior that makes all toys better. These Battling Palmsize Havoc Helicopters come in [...]

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35mm Slide & Negative Digital Converter

Buy Now! Are you the one cracking the technological whip in your family? We know the story… you got Grandma a digital photo frame for her birthday and want to load it with pictures… only to find out that she didn’t realize cameras now feature “that newfangled digital thing” and all the photos she likes [...]

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Cool Stuff 2.0: And How it Works

Recently, the Geeks received “Cool Stuff 2.0: And How it Works” and decided we needed to make a book a Gizmo of the Day. Why? Well, this book shows and explains in an easy to understand way how technology works. Some of my favorite topics they covered include a High Tech Toilet, Hydroponics, Hawk-Eye (the [...]

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