The SK3 is a new touchscreen netbook (tablet) from Kohjinsha that features a 7″ screen. It is an upgrade from a previous model. Included in the new release is a new battery and camera. [Read more…]
Red Ring of Death Coasters
June 20, 2009 by 1 Comment
The RRoD (Red Ring of Death) is one thing that all XBox 360 owners fear will happen to their beloved console one day. When the red ring starts to flash you know your in trouble.
The RRoD can happen happen for a number of reasons which we wont go in to here as the RRoD we are talking about today is actually a coaster for putting drinks on.
The Red Ring of Death Coasters were designed for XBox owners to always remember what the RRoD is and how upsetting it can be 🙂 [Read more…]
gadgetvenue Competition – Win an MP4 Player
June 19, 2009 by
Competition Now Closed. Winner will be announced this weekend. A new competition will be announced tomorrow (Saturday).
We are starting up a weekly competition here at gadgetvenue that will start each Friday evening with the winner chosen the following Friday. For our first giveaway we are offering a SanDisk Sansa View 16GB MP4 player* which was reviewed several months ago at the link above.
SanDisk Sansa View is a 16GB flash based MP4 player. It measures 4.29 x 1.95 x 0.41-inches and weighs 2.9 oz…
Another iPhone 3G S Tear Down
June 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment
This morning we mentioned that the iPhone 3G S was taken apart by RapidRepair. iFixit were the next who got on to the tear down process by creating a detailed report of what is included in the iPhone 3G S. [Read more…]
NES Controller Pendant
June 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment
The NES Controller Pendant was custom built by an Etsy seller named Sarah Lynne who runs Sarah Lynne Designs. It was put together by using wire, paper and paint. [Read more…]
AT&T to Follow O2 by Charging for Tethering
June 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Tethering is a way provided which allows you to connect your laptop to a mobile phone (either by USB or bluetooth) and use the phones 3G capabilities to surf the net. Network providers generally frown upon this. Yesterday saw a relatively easy hack which allowed users to tweak their iPhone 3G S settings to allow for free tethering. What we now hear is that AT&T want to make tethering official… with a $55/month charge.
This move follows the UK’s iPhone provider who will charge between £14 and £30/month depending on what package you get. [Read more…]
Mobidaptor – USB Flash Converter for Mobiles
June 19, 2009 by 1 Comment
The Mobidaptor is quite a handy device which allows you to hook up a USB flash memory drive up to any device that contains an SD or microSD slot. If you have a need to get some files from phone to PC or vice-versa and don’t want to email them (and don’t have your USB cable) then this is perfect for you. You simply just plug in the flash drive to the Mobidapter which in turn, connects to your phone and copy away.
A limit of 32GB is in place on the host which pretty much covers the majority of flash drives out there anyway. [Read more…]
128GB Kingston DataTraveller 200 Thumb Drive
June 19, 2009 by 1 Comment
Kingston have made the worlds first real 128GB thumbdrive. It is named the DataTraveller 200 and actually shows up on Kingstons own site.
The 128GB drive is not available off the shelf though and is built to order as it has a fairly big price tag of $546. Smaller options are available that have a 64GB and 32GB capacity which seems a little more realistic. The 64GB model will cost $213 while the 32GB version will cost $120. [Read more…]
OCam CCD200 – World’s Most Sensitive Camera
June 19, 2009 by 1 Comment
The little gold coloured chip pictured here is actually the worlds most sensitive camera that is capable of capturing planets orbiting distant stars.
The camera is made here in the UK and is named the OCam CCD200. The sensor is to be used in VLT’s (very large telescopes) and will capture images at a resolution of 240 x 240 pixels… yes, you heard me correctly… 240 x 240 pixels which makes it 1/20th of a megapixel. But, the reason for this is that it will shoot 1500 images per second which makes it extremely sensitive that allows it to capture planets orbiting planets of nearby stars. [Read more…]
Lenovo Leak – New Laptops on the Way
June 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Engadget have stumbled across what appears to be a roadmap for Lenova’s new range of laptops that will be rolled out over the next 9 months. 5 Screen sizes are revealed with 1 – 4 laptops in each screen size range. [Read more…]
iPhone 3G S Gets Taken Apart
June 19, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Thanks to the Orange Boutique in Paris, France for opening at midnight last night. Due to this, RapidRepair were one of the first to get hold of an iPhone 3G s. Several hours later they have now completely dismantled the iPhone 3G S to see what exactly the S brings to the new phone. [Read more…]
GeoSafari Digital Recording Lab
June 18, 2009 by 3 Comments
The GeoSafari Digital Recording Lab is a device that allows you to mess around with a bunch of sounds. There are 59 projects included that you can choose to work through which show you how different sounds are created.
The components used to make the sounds are permanently installed on the main board and the user just needs to connect them together with wires. The project book shows the user the correct orders to wire it all up and at the same time teaches you how transistors, capacitors, resistors and other components actually work. [Read more…]
