Archive for May, 2008

Eee PC-like ultraportables - name that product category



Filed under: Laptops It struck us the other day as we were going over some back posts that since the launch of the ASUS Eee PC (and the numerous products that have followed, from the MSI Wind to the HP Mini-Note), to the best of our knowledge we've all yet to ...

StyleTap’s Palm OS emulator officially coming to iPhone and iPod touch



Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds In a move of unsurprising proportions, StyleTap announced today that it will be bringing its Palm OS emulator to the iPhone and iPod touch... officially. This basically means that every one of those precious Palm apps you couldn't live without will now be easily accessible via Apple's ...

How would you change LG’s Vu?



Filed under: Cellphones With all this hubbub floating around about the elusive 3G iPhone, let us not forget about the latest touchscreen smartphone to land at AT&T: LG's Vu. After getting official earlier this month, we were able to sit down with the Mobile TV-supporting handset and form a few opinions ...

Nyko’s Energy Pack keeps your Wii balance board juiced



Filed under: Gaming, Peripherals If you're anything like our boy Ryan, you've been wearing that Wii Fit out ever since you took delivery. Unfortunately, you've probably been doing a bit of unintentional jogging when logging miles back and forth to the local mini-mart for batteries. If you can't seem to keep ...

Van Der Led intros the Jisus V2, delays the first generation



Filed under: Laptops It looks like your dreams of laptop salvation via the Van Der Led Jisus will have to wait a little, as the company has pushed back the release of its diminutive PC to the 28th of July (at least according to the product page). However, if you want ...

PS3 firmware 2.40 said to be bringing in-game XMB, trophies



Filed under: GamingIt's not confirmed by Sony just yet, but Videogaming247 says it has it on "good authority" that the upcoming version 2.40 firmware update for the PS3 will at long last bring with it in-game XMB, as well as the slightly less-anticipated trophy support. If those sources are to ...

Optimus Popularis prototype hits the web



Filed under: Displays, Peripherals Watch out, everybody, the Optimus Popularis has gone from foam mockup to proper-looking prototype. (We're really digging that full-length display in the space bar.) With any luck, we won't have to watch this one develop over the course of 2-3 years like we did the Maximus -- ...

Time Warner Cable looks to bring internet content to TVs



Filed under: Home Entertainment, Wireless, NetworkingShortly after hearing TiVo's top dog speak of a "whole home model" to reduce the amount of STBs required for entertaining individuals in various rooms, along comes Time Warner Cable's chief executive talking up some innovation of its own. We'll be frank -- we're not ...

Toshiba knows no shame, plans to release super-resolution DVD player



Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment Nothing too notable here -- just that Toshiba is apparently fixing to unveil a brand new DVD player in the age of Blu-ray that will be "capable of producing high-resolution images from regular DVDs." As you're laughing heartily, ponder this: are we looking at a ...

Sanyo introduces PLC-XC55 / PLC-XC50 projectors



Filed under: Displays, Home Entertainment We've already seen Sanyo dish out this duo in Japan under slightly different model names, but Americans who were bawling at the thought of having to fly to Tokyo in order to grab one can put away those tears. The outfit has just unleashed the PLC-XC55 ...