Archives for March 2009

Sony NV-U3C Launching in Japan

nv_u3cSony are launching the NV-U3C satnav over in Japan. It’s rather an odd move it seems as most cars (according to Akihabaranews) already have satnav. Either way, Sony must have a reason for tackling this market again after saying recently they were dropping the GPS line up. [Read more…]

Apple Confirms 3rd Party Licencing Fee

apple-chipA couple of days ago some news broke which mentioned a chip that was found in the Apple iPod Shuffle headphones. Speculation started appearing that Apple were intending to licence 3rd party accessories for the Shuffle… were they correct? [Read more…]

Peek for Business on Offer

peek-promoThe Peek email-only handset is on a special offer till the 3rd April. They are selling them for just $30 although there is a catch. [Read more…]

Fujitsu FLEPia Color Portable eBook Reader

flepia-colour-ebook-readerFujitsu are about to release their latest portable eBook reader named the FLEPia. The FLEPia is a color eBook reader that has an 8 inch XGA screen that can display 260000 colors. [Read more…]

iPhone OS 3.0 Full Details

iphone_os_3-0After a packed couple of hours with Apple yesterday, they managed to reel off all the features of the iPhone OS 3.0. As well as reeling off a ton of new features they also promised to address a number of concerns/complaints that users had. [Read more…]

iStick MP3 Player Concept

istickThe iStick is a concept MP3 playing device which merges the touchscreen goodness of the iPhone with a small iPod Shuffle. [Read more…]

LG KM900 Arena

lg-arenaThe LG KM900 Arena has now landed in Europe. The Arena KM900 is LG’s flagship mobile for 2009 and features a new 3D interface. Lets take a closer look. [Read more…]

Lenovo Pocket Yoga Netbook

lenovo-pocket-yogaLenova has confirmed existence of the Pocket Yoga Touchscreen netbook by posting images in it’s photo feed. The Yoga is similar in layout to the Sony Vaio P in that it has an ultra wide display. [Read more…]

Home Cinema Theatre Build

home_theater_basement_constructionA guy named Jamis has created his own home theatre set up which looks rather good. The whole set up has been documented. The project took 18 months to complete.

If you area big movie fan then you will probably have thought about creating your own home cinema at one point.

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Home Cinema Design Guidelines

* Finished width of the theatre should be approximately 12²8″ – 13²
* I have not decided on a length for the theatre or if I should just leave it open. Could be anything from ~22² – 32²
* Equipment has not been decided, though it will be 7.1 surround with an 11² wide 2.35:1 screen.
* I plan to do a drywall ceiling with 2X3 furring strips and soffits as needed.
* Soffits/beam will be approximately 6²9″
* Blue rectangles on the open wall in the pictures are a window and sliding patio doors.
* Lighting will be primarily 4″ can lights. There will be cove lighting (rope) around the soffits and as step lighting for the riser.
* Seating has not been fully decided, though I’d like to do two rows, probably Berkline 088’s with loveseat+single configuration¦ |XX|X| with the opposite |X|XX| in the rear. A single riser for the back row. Possibly a bar as a third row.
* Equipment rack would go under the stairs
* Moving the lolly columns is most likely not an option.”

Via: HackedGadgets

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Second Light – Second Gen Multi-Touch Surface Computer

surface-computerMicrosoft might already be working on a second generation surface computer even though the first has barely moving anywhere as it is only just getting launched in the UK next week. [Read more…]

iPhone Premium App Store Rumour

apple-premium-app-storeWith Apple revealing their iPhone 3.0 software officially tomorrow there are also rumours moving around talking about official details of the Premium App Store being opened. [Read more…]

Buffalo External SSD Case for Eee’s

buffalo-external-ssdBuffalo have released an external SSD case that is designed specifically for the ASUS Eee PC 901-16G. The external SSD case works just like a portable USB drive but rather then a moving disk inside, it has SSD’s. [Read more…]