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Looks like our parent company NBC has brushed aside iTunes for its online iPhone viewing, and gone directly to the people. If you navigate to NBC.com on your iPhone’s Safari browser, you can now watch full episodes of 30...
POSTED Thursday, May 8, 2008
Vanessa explores the idea of going "eco-sexy" with some green portables, including a hand-crank charger, a handheld wind turbine and, the emerald aphrodisiac, a backpack with a solar panel.
POSTED Thursday, May 8, 2008
Cellphones and UMPCs are perfectly powerful for some basic handheld gaming, but the trouble arises when you actually try to play games on these business-minded devices. The controls just don't feel right. You cant use a keypad for a...
POSTED Tuesday, May 6, 2008
Reviewers got a chance this week to take a closer look at AT&T's new Mobile TV service, which debuted on LG's new iPhone imitator, the Vu. Feelings about the phone were mixed— some liked the touch screen interface, while...
POSTED Sunday, May 4, 2008
You may remember Kleer, the wireless technology that boasts better specs than Bluetooth, at least as far as audio quality is concerned. It's only appeared in a few products (most notably RCA's JetStream player), but today Kleer's catalog adds...
POSTED Wednesday, April 30, 2008
If you're looking to be able to play your music for your friends from your iPhone or iPod and are also looking to have a way to build a sweet castle out of Legos, there's really only one product to...
POSTED Monday, April 28, 2008
Behold the S2 Pebble, Samsung's newest entry to the cheaper-than-iPod Shuffle MP3 player category. This player has a couple of things going for it. First, it's really, really shiny, and looks like it belongs in your mineral collection. Second,...
POSTED Thursday, April 24, 2008
Does your car stereo still have a cassette deck on board? When was the last time you used it? Never? That's what I thought. But there's no need to let your trusty cassette deck go to waste, even in these...
POSTED Thursday, April 24, 2008
Disclaimer: I want a 3G iPhone. However, like everyone else, I also have a list of things I want Steve "Santa" Jobs to include on future versions of the iPhone, Adobe Flash 9 support being one of them. I...
POSTED Tuesday, April 22, 2008
"Disguise" isn't typically the No. 1 reason you buy a portable iPod speaker, but if you're looking for a speaker that doesn't advertise itself, the Music Mug fits the bill. Operation couldn't be easier: Plug the cable into your...
POSTED Tuesday, April 22, 2008
I hate to drop a word like electroencephalogram on you on a Friday, but you're looking at one. Designed by researchers at the Interuniversity Microelectronics Centre in Belgium, the headset provides biofeedback by measuring the electric impulses your brain...
POSTED Friday, April 18, 2008
Hulu, NBC Universal's online video streaming site (disclaimer: Dvice is owned by NBC Universal) may move off the computer and onto mobile devices. That is, if one is to follow the hints laid down by Jason Kilar, the CEO of...
POSTED Friday, April 18, 2008
While your standard iPod dock might work fine in wussy places like offices or kitchens, when you work in a manly environment like a construction zone you need something that won't break if it gets bumped around and a little...
POSTED Friday, April 18, 2008
With all the recent talk of going green leading up to NBC Universal's Earth Week there are probably at least of few of you out there still rebelling against Mother Nature. For the proud SUV truck driving, energy hogging, red...
POSTED Friday, April 18, 2008
Like melon balls wrapped in prosciutto, playing an iPod through such a vacuum-tube amplifier sounds like a ludicrous combination until you actually try it. Perhaps it has something to do with the warm sound of the aged technology of...
POSTED Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Now that summer is right around the corner it's time to figure out which gadgets you'll subject to those wild nights of fizzy mineral water, sandy beaches and playful Cylon Six look-alikes. A good choice would be the new AquaTune...
POSTED Friday, April 11, 2008
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POSTED Thursday, April 10, 2008
A wireless newspaper with a flexible color touchscreen the size of a tabloid may be on the way within the next two years. Media giant Hearst Corp. has been pumping cash into a stealth startup called FirstPaper, whose flagship...
POSTED Tuesday, April 8, 2008
If you're as obsessed with Disney paraphernalia as certain sci-fi authors, you'll love the new Mplayer Season 2 from iRiver Japan and Disney. The mp3 player comes in 10 colors, has 1 gigabyte of memory, offers USB 2.0 functionality, and...
POSTED Tuesday, April 8, 2008
What do you get the man who's a soccer superstar, an international model and married to a Spice Girl? Why, an iPod Touch - but not just any old iPod. To honor David Beckham's 100-cap in official matches, his...
POSTED Friday, April 4, 2008
As the 1Seg broadcast trend continues to catch on in Japan, watching television on the go has become increasingly common. Serving the emerging niche Panasonic has introduced its new Viera P905iTV handset that mimics the form factor of devices like...
POSTED Friday, April 4, 2008
Digital Foci makes a lot of different-sized digital photo frames, but this Pocket Album is its smallest yet. The tiny trinket with its 1.5” screen is small enough to use as a keychain, holding 74 miniphotos in its decidedly mini...
POSTED Thursday, April 3, 2008
Try as it may, it seems the Zune just can't match up to the iPod. Why not? Well, A.J. Kandy, creative director and prez of King Marketing, posits that Microsoft needs to stop simply following in Apple's footsteps with...
POSTED Thursday, April 3, 2008
Thank goodness the lovely damsel — let’s call her Dawn — wrapped around this Pole Dancer Alarm Clock remains fully clothed, or else all your lady friends visiting your bedroom might think you’re a bit sleazy. Risking your stellar...
POSTED Wednesday, April 2, 2008
Mods don't get much cooler than this, my friends. It's an original NES controller that's turned into an MP3 player, which is cool enough, but when coupled with an original NES cartridge that's been turned into a speaker you get...
POSTED Tuesday, April 1, 2008
If you like to keep it simple while still showing off your mad scientist side, the Bird Electron DJ6 might be for you. The device has one simple purpose: to get sound to and from your iPod. The only complicated...
POSTED Tuesday, April 1, 2008
Thanko, the Japanese maker of all gadgets weird and sort-of wonderful, has just released its latest creation: the cranking MP3 player. On its surface, it's a pretty mediocre MP3 player, coming with 1GB of storage and no screen for sorting...
POSTED Thursday, March 27, 2008
Maybe Blu-ray and HD DVD wasted too much time fighting it out for the consumer high-def disc market. “I think it’s too late for Blu-ray,” says Laurie Fincham, Chief Scientist at George Lucas’s THX, the standard bearer for only the...
POSTED Wednesday, March 26, 2008
You remember the Solio? That unfolding fan-shaped solar panel that charges up your cellphone, iPod and most other portables? Well, the gadget's getting a long-overdue upgrade: the Solio Magnesium Edition. Gotta hand it to the Solio guys — they...
POSTED Monday, March 24, 2008
If the Sony Reader and Amazon Kindle ebook readers just aren’t doing it for you, now there’s a third choice, the Ectaco jetBook that rolled out today. While this $349.95 reader’s 5-inch screen is smaller than the Sony Reader or...
POSTED Monday, March 24, 2008
Records have always been popular in the audiophile world, where fanatics will spend thousands of dollars on a fancy turntable, but if you're of modest means, there's a more affordable option: the Soundwagon is an oldie-but-a-goodie "record player" that...
POSTED Thursday, March 20, 2008
Designer Jean Hong has a vision for the Ultra-Mobile PC (UMPC), and it’s taken the form of Pix-L, a device that serves as both alarm clock and bedside browser. Notice how you can prop up the mini-screen for reclined...
POSTED Wednesday, March 19, 2008
If you were looking for a guilt-free alternative to plugging your gadgetry into a wall outlet to charge, then look no further — at least, provided you have some patience. The eMotion Solar PMP is a media player that'll...
POSTED Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Aside from trying furiously to copy the Apple iPod and now iPod Touch design before the device officially makes its local debut, the other Asian gadget trend focuses on releasing devices that look like tasty candy bars. The latest in...
POSTED Tuesday, March 18, 2008
With a look that screams "electric shaver" and a name better suited to a new anti-depressant, the Edirol mp3 player from Roland has so much going against it you just have to love it. The device's more redeeming qualities include...
POSTED Friday, March 14, 2008
Our jaws dropped at LucidTouch, a great see-through touchscreen idea Microsoft showed us last October. Now the company’s photoshopped up a really pretty simulated tablet PC using the technology that lets you see your hands on the other side...
POSTED Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Whether you're honing your podcasting chops to become the next Leo Laporte or in need of a robust recording solution for your next independent film the Sony PCM-D50 is a rugged device likely to suit your needs. The 24-bit recorder...
POSTED Wednesday, March 12, 2008
You probably take your iPod for granted at this point. I mean, iPods have been out for years now and they're pretty ubiquitous. There's nothing crazy or novel about carrying a few thousand songs around with you anymore. But do...
POSTED Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Those looking for that 1970's high-priced audiophile feel in the age of digital simplicity have a new toy in the form of the Gakken Vacuum Tube Amplifier. The device even comes unassembled, allowing you to put together the amp and...
POSTED Tuesday, March 11, 2008
This Mini Speaker is about the size of a hockey puck, and probably sounds about like most of the other small speakers you might plug into your cell phone or iPod. But wait just a minute. This one expands...
POSTED Monday, March 10, 2008
The Backpacker's Diary is meant to allow travelers an easy way to log and share their experiences, and takes the idea of a notebook-inspired personal computer to the next level. Portable just like a laptop, the Diary's functions change depending...
POSTED Wednesday, March 5, 2008
If you just had an ultra-thin voice recorder in your pocket all the time, think of all the things you’d avoid forgetting. Just whisper a reminder into this credit card-sized digital device’s 6.5-millimeter thinness, and your faulty human memory...
POSTED Friday, February 29, 2008
Sega Toys has released a device called the Body Trainer, the only music player that might get you to momentarily step away from your iPod. Sega claims the Body Trainer will boost the effectiveness of your workouts using a monitor...
POSTED Friday, February 29, 2008
Sony ships its MDR-NC500D headphones on March 21, touted as groundbreaking technology. The company sent us a pair just before we hopped on a plane to the annual Sony Open House in Las Vegas, inviting us to take a...
POSTED Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Zu Zu's Petals is a collection of consumer electronics concepts by Bluemap Design that are meant to inject a little natural goodness into the unnaturally-shaped technology world. The various devices of Zu Zu's Petals are presented as if they are...
POSTED Wednesday, February 27, 2008
Sony just announced a pretty crazy pair of headphones, the PFR-V1s. These $500 headphones are far from the most stylish things you could wear around, but in terms of sound quality they look to be second to none. What makes...
POSTED Tuesday, February 26, 2008
In the old days there were Tupperware parties, with the occasional Avon or Amway party on the side. Today, there are Taser parties. Dana Shafman is the inventor of the Taser party concept, and according to a recent New...
POSTED Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Imagine you're 1, lying there in your crib, and bored with the various stuffed animals and squeaky toys your parents leave for your supposed amusement. Surely some rockin' tunes would liven up the place? While grown-up iPods and the...
POSTED Saturday, February 23, 2008
It's a good idea to get a case for your iPod to protect it from getting all scratched up in your pocket or bag. But why settle for some generic case that everybody else is buying from the Apple Store...
POSTED Thursday, February 21, 2008
The recent news that Toshiba just put a stake through the heart of the HD DVD format may have distracted you, but don't forget that the company also just announced the launch of a remodeled Gigabeat media player called the...
POSTED Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Apple lowered the price of the 1GB iPod Shuffle today to the ultralow price of $49. That’s pretty damn cheap. Like, not-even-worth-stealing cheap. If price is the deciding factor for your MP3 player, you’ve got to get an iPod...
POSTED Tuesday, February 19, 2008
You can think of the Yuento Music Mug as the iPod speaker dock for the minimalist Jonathan Ive (award winning Apple designer) wanna-bes out there. Hidden at the bottom of the pure white cup is a tiny stereo input...
POSTED Tuesday, February 19, 2008
We've seen some pretty goofy MP3 players in our day, from this one that claims to massage you to this one that claims to help you relax and concentrate. The latest in the "wellbeing plus music" category is the...
POSTED Thursday, February 14, 2008
Does your picket line need something? Something high-tech? Something eye-catching? Something unbelievably dorky? Instead of carrying some lame cardboard sign you can wear the Video Vest screen to get attention. I won’t promise that you'll get your message across, but...
POSTED Wednesday, February 13, 2008
One of my favorite Japanese brands, next to the recently embattled Sony, is the Harajuku based Amadana. The company's ability to seamlessly merge retro style with modern technology consistently evokes real-life images of "The Jetsons." The latest must-have gadget from...
POSTED Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Wait a second, hold the phone. Now, not only do I haven't to deal with every Bob and Joe blasting music from their run-down Taurus, but now I have to listen to it from all of the bicyclers as...
POSTED Tuesday, February 12, 2008
The Wine Rack manages to combine a classy beverage, trailer park sensibilities and one hell of a pun all in one great package. It's a sports bra with a polyurethane bladder on the inside able to hold 25 ounces,...
POSTED Thursday, February 7, 2008
These Cylinder Travel Speakers are a pretty nifty way to take a bit of stereo power with you wherever you go. Packed up, as a tube, they fit neatly into your bag and will even still work as speakers....
POSTED Thursday, February 7, 2008
Unless your neighborhood thief has a hankering for vintage small electronics, disguising your iPod inside an old Sony Walkman might be a worthy diversion. The clever ruse even reveals a fake cassette tape through its window, completing the illusion....
POSTED Wednesday, February 6, 2008
Considering both the iPhone and iPod Touch are great devices to watch video on, they need all the memory they can get. After all, what good is a PVP if you can’t fit all three seasons of Lost on...
POSTED Tuesday, February 5, 2008
Sometimes those chintzy little iPod dock speakers just won't do the trick when it comes to bringing your record collection with you. That's when you might want to roll out the Yamaha NX-A01 One Box Cubic Stereo Speaker. Packed...
POSTED Tuesday, February 5, 2008
The Kaossilator isn't the nuttiest synthesizer we've seen around these parts, but it is definitely the most intriguing. On the outside, Kaossilator appears to be a traditional touchpad separated from its laptop keyboard companion. In all reality it is...
POSTED Monday, February 4, 2008
We all know that audiophiles often talk about the warm sound of old-skool analog vinyl records, and now you can get your iPod (at least physically) much closer to actual analog with one of these custom iPod cases stamped...
POSTED Saturday, February 2, 2008
Time Warner just launched a test of its new HBO on Broadband service, only available so far to residents of Wisconsin who are subscribers of Time Warner Cable, HBO and Road Runner broadband. It so happens that some of...
POSTED Thursday, January 31, 2008
Just when we thought we couldn't stand to look at another iPod dock, here comes the Moderna from Phiaton. We have to admit the design is pretty cool on this one, with nice sleek lines and those tubes on...
POSTED Thursday, January 31, 2008
Among the myriad doodads that populate the gadget space promising to enhance your iPod experience, the DPJ-08580B stands out as a winner. The device acts as a portable DVD player with an embedded iPod dock that allows you to...
POSTED Saturday, January 26, 2008
Put away the fancy and overcomplicated professional DJ equipment, there is a simpler option out there. The Micro Mixer DJ-4 is as bare minimum of a DJ setup one can get. It has two plugs that can connect to...
POSTED Friday, January 25, 2008
We've seen some really strange tales of convergence in the past, but this one may take the cake. Eye Play is a sunglasses or eyeglasses case and an MP3 player. What do glasses have to do with MP3s? Absolutely...
POSTED Wednesday, January 23, 2008
This thing right here is a solar powered MP4 player and Nintendo emulator. Yes, Nintendo emulator. You can load an SD card up with songs, videos and less-than-legal ROMs and have it handle them all. It can play NES, SNES,...
POSTED Wednesday, January 23, 2008
With iPods of all colors and shapes available, those little white earbuds that have become more of a fashion trend than legitimate audio accessory and you know a product like this was bound to happen. The 500XL is, guess...
POSTED Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Although Apple's new pink iPod Nano will make the company's girly-girl customers happy, there's another demographic whose demands are going unmet. According to a study from industry group NPD, 30 to 40% of kids ages 6 to 10 already use...
POSTED Tuesday, January 22, 2008
The Polymer Vision Readius received a release date of sometime toward the middle of this year, and the cell phone/e-reader hybrid is shaping up to be an enticing contender against Apple's iPhone and the new wave of e-readers. It...
POSTED Tuesday, January 22, 2008
One of the big announcements from last week's MacWorld keynote was the upgrade to the iPod Touch. This upgrade included Mail, Google Maps, Weather Stocks and Notes, all for $20, which was odd given that new iPod Touches would...
POSTED Tuesday, January 22, 2008
If you lived through the 1980s and early 1990s, you probably have a soft spot in your heart for cassette tapes. Sure, just dragging and dropping your favorite songs into a playlist in iTunes is the easiest way to make...
POSTED Monday, January 21, 2008
Sure, CES may be in the books, but the National Association of Music Merchants is going on now and Pioneer was ready to bring a new line of products to the table that is contributing to the ever-evolving world...
POSTED Thursday, January 17, 2008
Instead of relying on software, this $200 iRecord PMR100 moves video content — broadcast or prerecorded media — directly from the source to an iPod, PS3 or even a USB thumb drive. It's got S-Video and RCA A/V jacks, so...
POSTED Wednesday, January 16, 2008
If you're anything like me (and God help you if you are), your tech weighs twice as much as all your other luggage and you pack all your items in bubble wrap and then shove them inside sweaters and...
POSTED Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Armband straps for iPods, iPod Nanos, iPod Shuffles et al, are great for exercising… except for those flopping earbud cords. Grandmax's solution is retractable buds built right onto the Velcro-adjustable arm strap. For $30, there are models for every...
POSTED Wednesday, January 16, 2008
You knew those iPod earbuds had stems for a reason, and now we've found it — to clip cute little earring-like buds to them. These Budclicks are just $10 bucks each and come in 16 different styles, eight for...
POSTED Wednesday, January 16, 2008
This "MP3 Smart Jacket" isn't the most stylish or aesthetically pleasing thing in the world, but if you care more about function than form and have a lot of crap to carry around with you, well, maybe you'll like it....
POSTED Monday, January 14, 2008
The Spinn from iRiver is taking a unique approach to the MP3 player in what one would assume to be an attempt to topple the mighty kong. The Spinn is a new design that combines the hot and sleek...
POSTED Saturday, January 12, 2008
Belkin's introduced a new iPod and iPhone to car radio broadcaster, this time taking the guessing out of the channel-surfing equation. The Tunebase FM has something the company calls ClearScan technology: push one button and the dock will troll...
POSTED Thursday, January 10, 2008
It seems like the new goal for all gadget designers is to out Apple Apple, to make a touchscreen media player even sexier than the beloved iPhone. Is it possible? Sure, I guess so, but it's gonna take a lot...
POSTED Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Biking around is a great alternative to driving, especially in a city setting. It's cheaper, it helps save the environment, and it give you some, let's admit it, much needed exercise. Unfortunately, you lose one of the best aspects of...
POSTED Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Boasting 85% noise cancellation, the Audio-Technica ATH-ANC3 Quiet Point Acitve Noise-Canceling In-Ear headphones (you couldn't just say "earbuds," guys?) have the right idea. Most makers of noise-killing headphones do a lot of things wrong: First, they make them too...
POSTED Tuesday, January 8, 2008
Creative's Zen Stone has started to give the iPod shuffle a real run for its money. The company has just introduced the new Zen Stone Plus: it's the same size the earlier Stones, but now it has a speaker,...
POSTED Tuesday, January 8, 2008
We're usually pretty skeptical about inexpensive iPod imitators, mostly because they're not very inexpensive. But today we met Truly's Lava, a cute and tiny portable music player that has 2GB of memory, can operate on shuffle or run songs...
POSTED Monday, January 7, 2008
Earphone cords are sooooo 2007. Sure to be a hit with gym nuts and joggers, Sennheiser’s new MX W1 earbuds ditch the wires, using Kleer’s (pretty killer) wireless technology to deliver excellent sound quality. I saw and heard a...
POSTED Monday, January 7, 2008
We got our first look at Sony's Rolly dancing MP3 player a few weeks ago at New York's BlipFestival, where it was paying a visit from Japan. As you may remember, Rolly is a small (slightly larger than an...
POSTED Monday, January 7, 2008
The Olympus LS-10 is one serious recording tool. The company says it can record with studio-like quantity to the 2GB of onboard memory, and there's an SD card slot to expand that memory. The battery life is about 14 hours...
POSTED Monday, January 7, 2008
This morning LG introduced MPH (Mobile-Pedestrian-Handheld), an in-band mobile DTV technology that provides broadcast quality TV to mobile and handheld devices, even if they're traveling at 140 mph. Above are prototypes of MPH-embedded systems, including a GPS navigator that...
POSTED Sunday, January 6, 2008
We want to like Emtrace's Photoskin, really we do. It's very sleek, thin and shiny, though since it's much taller than a credit card it's hardly wallet-sized. The real problem with the Photoskin is that it's a Linux-based portable...
POSTED Sunday, January 6, 2008
XIAS (ki-as) is known now (if it's known at all) for its inexpensive digital cameras, but early this year the company plans to introduce an MP3 player and DRM-free music download website. The 4GB video-capable player is most notable...
POSTED Saturday, January 5, 2008
Next time someone asks what that jazzy song you're listening to is, whip out a headphone hub and let them have a listen. The Belkin RockStar is just that, and will allow for five sets of headphones to plug...
POSTED Friday, January 4, 2008
Portable device manufacturers and their associated service providers are itching to give you TV wherever you go, and up front is Motorola with its first entry into the field, the DH01. The 4.3-inch mobile live TV player will let...
POSTED Thursday, January 3, 2008
Microvision has been dabbling in mini projectors for over a year now, previewing its PicoP display engine prototype at last year's Consumer Electronics Show (CES), and even teasing us with the idea of projecting images from Motorola cellphones. Now,...
POSTED Wednesday, January 2, 2008
Mustek is testing the waters with an alternative MP3 player form factor with the Freestyle! MP3 headphones. Everything fits in the body of the headphones — no wires, no MP3 player unit in your pocket. Having less mess would...
POSTED Tuesday, January 1, 2008
If Apple follows through with one of its new patents, your iPod may start paying attention to how long you're listening to music, and how loud. Sounds a little intrusive but, If you think about it, pretty much any...
POSTED Thursday, December 27, 2007
JVC has just announced a pair of earbuds that aren't made from the plastics that you're used to with most headphones of that nature. No, they're made of wood, just like the classy speakers you have setup in your living...
POSTED Wednesday, December 26, 2007
There's never enough MP3 docks. By now you should have one in the kitchen, media room, shower and even at the office. On the hog is another place that can be scratched off that list with this motorcycle-mounted MP3...
POSTED Wednesday, December 26, 2007
The dream of wielding a Star Trek alien musical instrument like the one shown above can now be yours courtesy of the Suzuki Q Chord. Designed to avoid allowing the playing of any wrong notes, the Q Chord combines...
POSTED Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Projectors and stereos with integrated iPod docks are understandable and even acceptable, but a digital photo frame with an iPod dock may be pushing it a little too far, just like that iPod docking stethoscope. Mustek's i700 digital photo...
POSTED Saturday, December 22, 2007
As little as a year ago, only the hardiest contrarians mocked the iPod. Then Apple released a questionable new generation. Buyers of the Classic give it just three and a half stars on Amazon, complaining you could grow old...
POSTED Wednesday, December 19, 2007
Unless you are the lead vocalist who happens to pound on a tambourine while singing, the tambourine player needs all of the help he or she can get. This tambourine contains 14 LEDs that will light up when the...
POSTED Wednesday, December 19, 2007
The Mobiblu Cube 2 was a cute little 512 MB or 1GB MP3 player, just larger than your standard gaming die. It had some major advantages over the iPod Shuffle, including a LED-screen, built-in FM tuner, and voice recorder....
POSTED Tuesday, December 18, 2007
The Sony Little TV manages to exude quite a bit of character despite being small enough to comfortably fit in your hand. The set has a silicone body covered by highly elastic "super-knit" fabric. The television is able to...
POSTED Tuesday, December 18, 2007
We can't imagine that a folding cardboard boombox will get terrific sound out of your iPod, even with working speakers. (Having to clarify that the iPod speakers you're selling actually work is kind of a warning sign right there.)...
POSTED Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Don't know what you are looking at? Think it is a hot plate or other kitchen gadget? Think again. This is a conceptual design of an MP3 player designed for the kiddos. Designer Sung-kyu Nam is the brainchild of...
POSTED Saturday, December 15, 2007
In Korea, a country where gadgets might as well be their national currency, electronic dictionaries are all the rage. Why? I have no idea. You'd think they'd have them built into their phones or their arms by now, but...
POSTED Friday, December 14, 2007
A Brazilian ice cream company has figured out a great way to give away iPod shuffles in an upcoming contest: freeze them in popsicles. Yep, they're giving away 10,000 iPod shuffles to people who are lucky enough to buy...
POSTED Thursday, December 13, 2007
If Gilligan's Island was resurrected for 2007 tastes, you might see something on the show like the Hyoutan speaker set. Paired with an included amplifier, the Hyoutan speaker set can instantly take your iPod experience from a cold, futuristic...
POSTED Wednesday, December 12, 2007
This Acorn digital music player isn't going to win any awards for great functionality, but it's certainly one of the more original portable designs we've seen around these parts. It's made out of wood! It's shaped like an acorn!...
POSTED Monday, December 10, 2007
As great as eBooks are, the biggest let down is the black and white e-ink screens we have to put up with. Without color forget reading glossy magazines, comic books, or viewing photos on a single portable device. Times...
POSTED Friday, December 7, 2007
If you're a major gamer you probably know that Nintendo's DS Lite is the best-selling gaming machine of the year. Here are some more stats: During the recent Thanksgiving week consumers bought 9,200 DS Lites per hour. Over 57...
POSTED Thursday, December 6, 2007
The Sony Rolly is an egg-shaped MP3 player that can dance to its own music. The Rolly isn’t officially available in the U.S. and probably never will be, so we couldn’t pass up an opportunity to see it in action.
POSTED Thursday, December 6, 2007
The Cowon Q5W portable media player is pretty much the granddaddy of the genre, delivering a huge feature list that should satisfy any media junkie. Featuring a big, beautiful screen with a great resolution (720x480) and a 60GB hard...
POSTED Thursday, December 6, 2007
No, this spikey ball isn't a dog toy, nor quirky cubicle flair, but rather a very useful and functional cable organizing device. To use, you insert the earbuds into Tetran's mouth and wrap the excess cables in, out and...
POSTED Monday, December 3, 2007
If you want to give a loved one Amazon's new Kindle for Christmas, you're out of luck. It won't arrive until after December 25. If you're willing to settle for Sony's Reader, however, it will arrive in time for...
POSTED Monday, December 3, 2007
It doesn't matter if the Amazon Kindle e-book reader is the first e-book reader that makes sense. It's not a question of whether the unique un-backlit monochrome screen technology works, if the Sprint-powered wireless online bookstore and download of...
POSTED Friday, November 30, 2007
Check out these tiny video players, about the size of a credit card but able to play back three hours of video or six hours of audio on a charge. On the left is the black Neon M3, playing...
POSTED Friday, November 30, 2007
The smart guys over at MIT are at it again, this time developing a cool "Bar of Soap" multigadget that changes its function depending on how its held. For example, if you hold it upright, it acts as a phone....
POSTED Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Clearly aimed at female gadget fiends, Sony's new Walkman NW-E013 set of mp3 players will likely be a hit with the ladies this holiday season. Offering 1-gigabyte of memory, the tiny lipstick-like devices come in sky blue, hot pink,...
POSTED Wednesday, November 28, 2007
At long last, a View-Master we adults can all sink our eyes into. YelloMosquito, the division of 22Moo that brought us the EVG230, is about to unleash the QingBar EG300, billed as the world's first wireless video eyewear. To...
POSTED Tuesday, November 27, 2007
A wise man once said something along the lines of "if you don't waste stuff, you won't want stuff." I'm paraphrasing, but you get the idea. For example, that handy box that your iPod Nano came in? I hope...
POSTED Tuesday, November 27, 2007
There was one hot gadget that you definitely couldn't find in stores this Black Friday: Amazon's new ebook reader, the Kindle. You couldn't even get one shipped overnight from Amazon. But the company made sure that plenty of journalists...
POSTED Sunday, November 25, 2007
I'm a little surprised it has taken this long to do so, then again I cancelled my subscription to Accordion Weekly and haven't followed the trends, but Roland has released the very first fully digital accordion. This behemoth of...
POSTED Saturday, November 24, 2007
The hardest part about being an aspiring rock star is the inability to easily show off your very overrated skills. A miniature amp like the Roland Micro Cube would solve that problem. It includes a carrying strap and weighs...
POSTED Friday, November 23, 2007
Your friend has pictures from the latest party on her iPod. She says she'll email them to you, but you know it will never happen. You're home from the holidays and want to share your favorite play list with...
POSTED Wednesday, November 21, 2007
The Zune isn't the only fancy new portable media player with a touchpad to drop this holiday season. Nope, there's also this Haier Ibiza Rhapsody Media Player. Coming with a 30GB capacity, a 2.5-inch screen, and WiFi you can...
POSTED Tuesday, November 20, 2007
CES has a weird taste for what is innovative, like this speaker lamp, and occasionally gadgets that don't exist. This year one of our favorites of CES's "favorites" was Vestalife's Ladybug speaker dock. It's a portable set of speakers...
POSTED Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Today, Amazon officially announced its Kindle ebook reader. Contrary to what we previously reported, the Kindle is notWi-Fi compatible. Instead, it's on its own EV-DO network, called Whispernet, which is affiliated with Sprint. Unlike any other EV-DO device we've...
POSTED Monday, November 19, 2007
Microsoft announced its new line of Zunes in early October, eliciting a flood of opinion about the gadget's future. But only now are the reviews of new Zunes rolling in. Everyone agrees on one thing: the new Zunes are...
POSTED Sunday, November 18, 2007
Call me old fashion, but radio is my preferred method of music listening. Whether it is AM, FM, satellite or digital, not knowing what song is coming up next always enthralls me. One particular area that has yet to perfect...
POSTED Saturday, November 17, 2007
The market is flooded with iPod speakers that let the world know what you've been snatching from BitTorrent sites, but only one speaker system lets you add a touch of magic. The WinniF Air Speaker won't just blast tunes...
POSTED Saturday, November 17, 2007
The MC Square is a "light and sound machine" that purports to help its users with stress relief, relaxation, memory improvement, better sleep, and concentration enhancement. The technology is even backed up by scientific studies. Sounds great, right? The...
POSTED Thursday, November 15, 2007
As far as MP3 players go, they don't get much smaller than the Tok Tak. It's essentially a little nub with a headphone jack, making it look like you're wearing headphones plugged into nothing. And while it might get...
POSTED Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Alpine Electronics' eX-10 is a Bluetooth-ready, dashboard-mounted control unit for your iPod that will let you easily switch through your tunes without having to glance down at every red light (or every time you switch lanes, you rebel you)....
POSTED Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Whether you love or hate the Zune, there's no denying that Microsoft is doing something really cool with the ZuneOriginals line. Starting today, November 13th, Microsoft will sell 4 GB, 8GB and 80 GB variants of its portable media...
POSTED Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Those earbuds that came with your iPod suck, my friend. And while sure, you could spend $50 and upgrade to some much better headphones, why be so cheap? If you're gonna upgrade, you might as well seriously upgrade. Take...
POSTED Monday, November 12, 2007
While it seems like a lot of trouble to go through just to make a palm-sized radio, Cambridge Consultants has figured out how to pack enough Wi-Fi radio circuitry into this RadioPro to let you receive 10,000 stereo radio...
POSTED Monday, November 12, 2007
This Acelabs S3 portable media player looks like a great alternative to Apple's ubiquitous players, featuring a touchscreen and a slim profile. It's loaded with a microSD card slot, so you can put any amount of memory you'd like...
POSTED Monday, November 12, 2007
It's kind of strange how baths were so much fun as a kid, and now they are viewed as relaxing and soothing. Don't you just want to splash around a little bit to get out the frustrations of the...
POSTED Sunday, November 11, 2007
Oakley is still at it. Despite only having one customer for their Thump line of MP3 sunglasses — the not-so-favorable Dog the Bounty Hunter — the latest in the line of Thump MP3 sunglasses, the Split Thump is now...
POSTED Tuesday, November 6, 2007
NBC Universal's Green Week is here, focusing on topics that affect the environment. All week long we'll be bringing you special stories to help get you on Gaia's good side. Plugging in your cell phone every night may not...
POSTED Tuesday, November 6, 2007
With terrestrial radio slowly dying off, it is time to replace that aging AM/FM clock radio with something a little more current, like the MusicPal wireless Internet radio and MP3 player. The MusicPal has some advantages over similar wireless...
POSTED Sunday, November 4, 2007
Korea is known for some pretty crazy gadgets, but this one may take the cake. The latest in dog consumer electronics comes JooZoo, a diamond encrusted and gold MP3 player from Innobitz. Innobitz actually tries to justify this device...
POSTED Friday, November 2, 2007
The NVX3000PC — or the "Anyware" mobile PC, as parent company Audiovox is calling it — is a portable computer launching under the Jensen brand that isn't quite a handheld GPS, nor a full laptop. Instead, the Anyware incorporates...
POSTED Wednesday, October 31, 2007
If our favorable impression of Razer products such as the Pro|Type keyboard and Mantis gaming mouse pad is any indication, these Razer Mako speakers might be worth the wait for their December ship date. This THX-certified 2.1 speaker system...
POSTED Tuesday, October 30, 2007
It's pretty amazing the range of things that fit in your pocket these days — like a full digital sound studio. About the size of a flash drive, the MBox 2 Micro comes loaded with the popular Pro Tools...
POSTED Monday, October 29, 2007
No longer will the run-of-the-mill street performer have to lug around a heavy and awkwardly shaped keyboard. Infinite Response has answered the calls of those traveling musicians with the Vax 77 keyboard. This keyboard has two features going for...
POSTED Monday, October 29, 2007
While most of the LCD industry is obsessed with going bigger Sharp has been focused on making screens smaller. The company's latest achievement in this area brings us an LCD screen 2.2-inches wide and just 0.68 millimeters thick. Primarily...
POSTED Thursday, October 25, 2007
Not one to get by on looks alone, the BODiBEAT by Yamaha chooses the right songs to match the pace of your workout. While you're running or walking, BODiBEAT tracks the metrics of your workout including distance, time, pace...
POSTED Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Since all iPods and other MP3 players continue to insist on bundling crappy, cheap earphones and earbuds with their players, a robust aftermarket business for quality earphones has developed. Sennheiser, not one to be left out, has announced some...
POSTED Thursday, October 18, 2007
Miniature MP3 players are a dime-a-dozen nowadays, but I did a double take upon seeing the Orbit. Why? Because the Orbit is made by Altec Lansing, which is generally known for producing high-quality audio equipment. Upon further investigation the...
POSTED Monday, October 15, 2007
There's nothing quite like being out in the middle of nowhere and all of your gadgets, including your cellphone, music player, digital camera, gaming console, and Bluetooth headset are all out of battery power. What would you do? Would...
POSTED Monday, October 15, 2007
Everyone remembers those old CD wallets. You probably still have one crammed underneath your car seat or stored in a closet filled with old CDs. The Popblaster steps in to give a bit of life to the outdated audio...
POSTED Monday, October 15, 2007
If you're looking to play music from your Bluetooth-enabled cell phone or MP3 player and also like crazy-looking pieces of tech, SonyEricsson's new speaker is right up your alley. Dubbed the MBS-100, the alien-looking speaker comes loaded with a...
POSTED Thursday, October 11, 2007
Cute, light and cheap — that's what we like in an MP3 player, and this "Chocolate" one certainly qualifies. Available from Brando, the USB Chocolate MP3 player has 2GB for your tunes, room for about 300 MP3 or WMA...
POSTED Wednesday, October 10, 2007
They may be worn on the head and in the ears, but Sony's PFR-V1 aren't your typical headphones. The headset actually contains tiny personal speakers that rest on the ears and are meant to completely mimic the sound quality...
POSTED Saturday, October 6, 2007
Accessorize much, Pioneer? Debuting at CEATEC are the SE-CLX9 earphones, which come with practically a briefcase of different adapters to completely change the sound of the SE-CLX9 earphones. The earphones are capable of blasting out tunes at a deafening...
POSTED Friday, October 5, 2007
The Replug utilizes the magical power of magnets to protect your expensive audio equipment. I hate to do the comparison, but think of it like the Magsafe adapter on Apple's MacBook, minus the proprietary functionality, and it's for audio...
POSTED Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Today Microsoft unveiled the company's new lineup of Zune players. The Zune, for those of you who might need a refresher, is the software giant's rambling, confused answer to the iPod: a music player that supposedly gives you more...
POSTED Wednesday, October 3, 2007
Well, it's been about a year since the original Sony Reader debuted, so it seems about right that Sony today announced Reader 2.0, the PRS-505, coming later this month for $300. The revamped Reader promises more memory, faster response...
POSTED Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Looking like an old Nokia cell phone, the Shunpu Digital Therapy machine aims to shock you into healing. Not a one-trick pony, this electrocuting device will work you over with acupressure, acupuncture, nerve stimulation and massage. Combing traditional Chinese therapy...
POSTED Monday, October 1, 2007
The Mio DigiWalker C720t is a touchscreen handheld GPS that will show you a map of where you are on its respectable 4.3 inch widescreen — providing you're somewhere in North America. It does everything a good GPS should,...
POSTED Saturday, September 29, 2007
If you rely on a projector but hate the associated clutter that goes with the territory (the bulk of the unit itself on top of having to lug your laptop and hookups around), you might want to check out...
POSTED Friday, September 28, 2007
Today in New York City, HP revealed "for the first time outside of the lab" a concept handheld for the company's Mediascape (or "Mscape") gaming software. The handheld has been sighted before, though — specifically in an HP commercial...
POSTED Thursday, September 27, 2007
The new Sony Walkman A910 series has just been announced and while it doesn't offer touch-screen functionality or a Starbucks tie-in like the iPod Touch, the list of what it can do is impressive. The A910 series offers a...
POSTED Thursday, September 27, 2007
I can't tell you how many tykes I see running around with cell phones these days. Do they even have anyone to call? Well, they must have a friend or two out there because the Zipit Wireless Messenger 2,...
POSTED Thursday, September 27, 2007
The personal media player world is still rocking from Apple's avalanche of new releases, and now more than ever it's important for opponents of the immortal iPod to stand and deliver if they want to survive. While rumors hint...
POSTED Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Riding your bike in traffic while listening to music via earphones is downright dangerous, not to mention pretty frakking stupid. A more sensible way to listen to music on your bike is the cy.fi, which bills itself as the...
POSTED Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Never have Anime schoolgirls been used so effectively to promote a product than with the new Segnity television tuner. E-Revolution and Tomy have released this portable 1Seg (a mobile digital audio and video broadcasting service in Japan) television viewer...
POSTED Tuesday, September 25, 2007
When news of the new iPod Nano first leaked out onto the tech blogs last month, I was, like many, underwhelmed. Perhaps unconsciously tapping to our hard-wired aversion to obesity, I agreed that the squat design looked like crap compared...
POSTED Monday, September 24, 2007
Personal-viewing eyewear — wraparound sunglass-type video-projection goggles that create the illusion of watching a movie on a big screen floating before your eyes — has been around for years. None model has taken off because the resolution is too...
POSTED Saturday, September 22, 2007
Long trips are made more bearable by taking a couple of movies along to watch. Current portable DVD players are still on the bulky side, and watching a flick on a small iPod screen is even worse. Designer Yeon-shin...
POSTED Friday, September 21, 2007
Just when you need to make a call, your cell-phone battery bites it. Just when you're about to trudge home after a hard day pushing paper, your iPod craps out. There are a growing number of pocket widgets that...
POSTED Friday, September 21, 2007
Audiophile iPhone owners, rejoice. You can chuck Apple's awful included earbuds now that the first iPhone-compatible earphones with an in-line microphone and controls are starting to arrive from headphone manufacturers. Up first: the new Altec Lansing UHS-306 ($90). Like...
POSTED Thursday, September 20, 2007
Whenever I work out, I have my iPod ritual. Before I put my shirt on, I strap my Shuffle onto my arm and connect my headphones to it. That way, most of the cord goes under my shirt so...
POSTED Wednesday, September 19, 2007
An enterprising hacker has developed a piece of software that makes your Nintendo DS a lot more useful: a VoIP application. Yes, using the DS's built-in WiFi, touchscreen, and microphone, you can now make free calls once you're done playing...
POSTED Friday, September 14, 2007
If you're in the market for a new portable music player, you've probably had your eye on all those new iPods Apple unleashed a couple weeks ago. Yeah, they're alright, but don't you think you could spend more money and...
POSTED Friday, September 14, 2007
Bone conduction headphones — headphones that vibrate music right into your skull, allowing you to hear it no matter how loud your surroundings are — haven't quite caught on. It might be because people just don't know about it,...
POSTED Thursday, September 13, 2007
Just because something has the word "cool" in its title, doesn't mean that it's neat, awesome, or even a good idea. That's how we feel about the CoolTone mini-fridge, which comes tricked out with a CD player and clock...
POSTED Wednesday, September 12, 2007
It may not be a Mack truck transforming into Optimus Prime, but Plantronics has definitely taken a page out of Michael Bay's book with its latest morphing 855 Bluetooth headset. It's a bit different from the usual array of...
POSTED Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Now that Apple's set the tone for the fall harvest of MP3 players, other manufacturers are beginning to make their countermoves. SanDisk, one of the big makers of flash-memory players, today did a decent job of one-upping Apple with...
POSTED Monday, September 10, 2007
No, that's not the escape pod from 2001: A Space Odyssey — it's the latest gadget from Sony. On the heels of the Apple iPod Touch debut last week, Sony has unveiled its new digital audio player called The...
POSTED Monday, September 10, 2007
Iriver's B20 gadget has got to be the most underwhelming portable video player I've seen in a long time. Or maybe it just feels like it after Apple's big week. But really, who really cares about a player with...
POSTED Friday, September 7, 2007
With the new iPod Touch taking top spot in the iPod roster, the venerable original is starting to look dated. But Apple is definitely not discontinuing the bestselling music player — especially since it's the only one in the...
POSTED Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Apple didn't just unleash their hot new iPod Touch today. Oh no, they also dropped an updated version of the iPod Nano. Just like the rumor mill predicted, it's a fat little guy, shorter and squatter than the last...
POSTED Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Apple unveiled the next generation of iPods a few minutes ago at one of Steve Jobs' trademark wowie-zowie this-is-the-greatest-thing-ever keynotes at the Moscone Center in San Francisco. The highlight of the event was clearly the all-new all-sexy iPod Touch,...
POSTED Wednesday, September 5, 2007
Is Dr. Amar Bose the secret illegitimate father of Steve Jobs? Regardless, he's certainly the last of the great first-generation audio pioneers. Though audiophile publications make acid comments about the price/performance ratio of his speaker lines, he is nonetheless...
POSTED Tuesday, September 4, 2007
This "Lobster" concept design for a portable music player is meant to be worn on your arm in the most comfortable way possible. Unlike armbands for typical gadgets like iPods, it doesn't just use a strap to wrap around...
POSTED Tuesday, September 4, 2007
Hard to believe, I know, but Sony's still making MP3 players. As crazy unpopular as they are (Sony doesn't rank any higher than 39th on Amazon's MP3-player best-seller list), the electronics giant continues to underwhelm us with more of...
POSTED Friday, August 31, 2007
Bose kindly sent us its latest toy — a portable version of the company's generously promoted SoundDock iPod speaker. The SoundDock has generally garnered good reviews, and Bose says it set out to keep the sound quality about the...
POSTED Wednesday, August 29, 2007
The worst part about long car trips is not being entertained every single second. I mean, if you get sick of listening to music on your iPod or playing video games on your PSP or DS Lite, what are...
POSTED Wednesday, August 29, 2007
What's the one thing you could change about your MP3 player if you could? Right, exactly — that annoying headphone cord that gets tangled up, breaks easily, and generally weighs down your ears. Well, Samsung thinks its fixed the...
POSTED Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Touchscreens are so hot right now thanks to the iPhone, but they haven't been perfected yet. No, there are plenty of places that touchscreens can and will go that the current generation of models couldn't even dream about. One of...
POSTED Monday, August 27, 2007
Your wrist is your TV screen: That's the promise of Epoq's multimedia wristwatch. We haven't personally tried it out, but if you're watching video on such a tiny screen, chances are it's not going to be great. Good thing...
POSTED Friday, August 24, 2007
If you want to share your randomized music with the world, you can always find a set of speakers to plug your iPod shuffle into. But then, that's not all too spontaneous, is it? What if you want to...
POSTED Friday, August 24, 2007
Some pictures of a squat iPod hit the Web last week, and a few sites picked them up as a rumor. Nothing new, right? But then Apple went ahead and had their legal team ask Gizmodo to take them...
POSTED Thursday, August 23, 2007
Storage options for devices such as cell phones, digital cameras, and portable media players are changing. While it used to be that you could buy a small SD card for a bit of storage, deferring to spinning hard disks when...
POSTED Thursday, August 23, 2007
With iPod theft running rampant, many people are afraid to pull their expensive music players out to change tracks when in crowded areas. You can't really blame them; if there's anyone to blame, it's Apple for not putting in...
POSTED Monday, August 20, 2007
Gaming PCs are notoriously expensive, sacrificing reasonable prices for the most top-of-the-line components available. Laptops have never really been good as gaming PCs due to their lack of expandability and the high price of their components to begin with....
POSTED Friday, August 17, 2007
It happens all too often. You turn your back, and bam! Your iPod is gone. It's been pinched. Jacked. Stolen. In fact, well over 50 million iPods have been taken illegally. One tragic murder has been attributed to a...
POSTED Thursday, August 16, 2007
Boomboxes just aren't as cool as they used to be. Sure, maybe 25 years ago it was new and exciting to be able to play your music anywhere for anyone, but we're living in the age of the iPod,...
POSTED Thursday, August 16, 2007
Seven years ago I walked into the local computer store and on a whim bought the Franklin Rocket eReader to keep me company. Over the next three years I used that e-reader almost every day until the thing crapped...
POSTED Wednesday, August 15, 2007
Sirius, the satellite radio provider that wants oh-so-badly to merge with XM, is releasing an update to its portable Stiletto player, the aptly named Stiletto 2. What do you get with this new version? Well, you'll obviously be able...
POSTED Wednesday, August 15, 2007
The iPhone's influence is more than apparent on Samsung's latest MP3 player. From the sleek touchscreen to the icon-based menu to its overall size, the Yepp YP-P3 is definitely an imitator, not an innovator. But that's OK — the...
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