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Despite claims that you need a pretty high-end PC to run Vista well, J2s site came up with a system that runs Vista with Aero Glass enabled for only $538 (not counting the price of Vista itself).
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How to Build Aero-Enabled Vista PC With Money Left Over To Be a Pirate
Despite claims that you need a pretty high-end PC to run Vista well, J2s site came up with a system that runs Vista with Aero Glass enabled for only $538 (not counting the price of Vista itself).
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Cellphones
Extinction Prediction: WiFi Phones Dead by 2012
Juniper Research thinks the market for WiFi VOIP phones will be worth $70 Billion by 2012, but most of the phones will be WiFi/Cellular hybrids. And the WiFi-only phones will go the way of the dodo. More »
Home Entertainment
Marriott the Geek Travel Lodge of Choice: Hotels Full of HDTVs by 2009
Marriott is trying to get with the times by announcing today that all of its chains in the U.S. and Canada will offer HDTV by 2009. Each hotel room will have a standard 32-inch flat-panel, with easy-access plugs for hooking up your laptop, MP3 player, or camcorder. Not bad considering the last two hotels I stayed at were rocking the old CRTs, but personally I would've been a lot happier if they announced all rooms were getting free Wi-Fi. More »
Gadgets
Kiddy Cam For Parents, Not Sickos
This Kiddy Cam from Magnet allows busy parents to monitor their kids without actually spending any time with the little bastards. The flip-down LCD screen can mount to any surface—a kitchen cupboard, for example—and receives transmissions from up to 30 meters (100 feet). More »
Cellphones
Confirmed: Verizon V-Cast Mobile TV Launching Tomorrow
Laptop Mag's just confirmed that Verizon's V-Cast Mobile TV service will launch tomorrow, the first of March. Verizon's planning to have eight channels at launch—which is actually more than the number of of HD channels I get from Comcast—which will be both live and time-shifted. More »
7:50 PM on Wed Feb 28 2007
By Jason Chen
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Latest by elvindeath: Yup. I like my Verizon reception but that's the only reason I pay a premium. Their product line more »
Cellphones
Weird Combo of the Day: Free LG Chocolate Phone with Pizza
We're aware that Pizza Hut has some kind of deal with Verizon so you can get a Chocolate cellphone with purchase of a large pizza. But seriously, do these two things go together? Should they? More »
Gadgets
Amtek Vistagami UMPC Specs Revealed (Mark Still Hates Them)
Remember Amtek's Vistagami UMPC? You know, the guys who called Mark fat? We've got specs for their UMPC now. More »
Gadgets
e-Revolution Healing Moon Gives You an Excuse to Go Werewolf
Despite being 3x more expensive than the discovery channel version, this e-Revolution Healing moon is a pretty neat gadget to give your room some moon-ambiance. If you're one of those people that believe in the healing power of the moon—or just really get in the mood by it—this e-Revolution moon gives you control over our most famous satellite. More »
Portable Media
Philips DCP850 Plays DVDs, DiVX, and Your Video iPod
It takes a lot for me to notice a portable DVD player, but Philips' new DCP850 got my attention cause it does something others can't—it can dock and play movies from your video iPod. The folks at iLounge just gave the unit an examination and from the looks of it, the DCP850 means business. It's got an 8.5-inch widescreen display that can be folded back slate-style and in addition to your iPod videos and DVD collection, it can also play DivX and MPG4 files saved on an SD card. Battery will only last you about 2.5 hours, but if you're in the market for a portable DVD player, this $200 player looks pretty tempting. More »
Gadgets
Fox Fury's 1000-lumen LED "MF" 1000 Flashlight: No Relation to BFG, Brightest Ever
Fox Fury claims that the MF 1000 — no relation to the BFG — LED flashlight is the brightest ever at 1000-lumens, throwing the equivalent of a 60-watt lightbulb into a beam pattern as tighter than a spotlight. That generous and brilliant output makes it appropriate for rescue spotting puppies adrift in storm-swollen rivers at up to 600-feet, or blinding friends with a bit of point-blank tomfoolery. The shock, fire, and water resistant aluminum case houses a 9-LED array and 15 lithium CR123 cells that last a mere hour in full power mode. (Or 3 hours in 3 LED mode.) Yours for $1000. I want.MF 1000 [Fox Fury]
Gadgets
Sony: War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength, and PS3s are Selling Quite Well
I'm going to let you guys in on a secret that I snuck out of the Sony marketing playbook. Shh, don't tell anybody, OK? Here it is: people are stupid, and if you lie to their faces they will believe it. If you're in the middle of a disaster, tell people your company has never been better. If the biggest product launch in your company's history is tanking, tell people it's selling like hotcakes. If you say it enough times, it'll become the truth! More »
6:30 PM on Wed Feb 28 2007
By Adam Frucci
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Latest by ShockTerminal: @robinandtami: This is a whole new system, last time doesn't count. You said after the first year, systems last longer then more »
Portable Media
Zune Insider Apologizes for 3AM Zune Stunt
Remember that stunt last week where the Zunemobile blasted Timberlake at 3am in NY? Well, Cesar from Zune Insider drew the short straw and had to bring the Sorry Back. More »
Peripherals
BBC Sez Smellable Internet on the Way
The solution to the Internet addicts is on the way, and should be here by 2015. According to the BBC a South Korean company is claiming that the Internet will be able to delivery smell data by 2015. Why will this be the ultimate medicine for Internet addicts? Because they will be forced to smell the people and things they look at on a daily basis. I don't even want to imagine what kind of foul stenches the Internet could produce on any given day and I don't even want to know why a smell-o-net would need to be available by 2015. Smells like a turd covered in burnt hair—name that movie! More »
Software
DIY: Install Windows Vista Using a Flash Drive
A flash drive that can install an operating system is one of the most useful tools for any computer repair monkey (I should know, that occupation took many years away from me). Like its older counterpart, Vista also has the ability to be installed via a USB flash drive, with a little work on your part. Kurt Shintaku wrote a surprisingly small tutorial on how to do so. I plan on creating a Vista-installing USB flash drive simply as a back-up. I really just need to take more care of my CDs, but this is easier, kind of. Hit the link below to see the three, fairly simple steps, to accomplishing this task. More »
Peripherals
DLO HomeDock Deluxe Solves iPod/TV Squinting Problem
The great thing about the HomeDock Deluxe, which is also a problem that other iPod docks have, is that it can actually output a UI onto a TV screen that you can use to browse your iPod from the couch. Instead of going blind by squinting at your iPod from 10 feet away, you can now browse with the customizable navigation screen. More »
Cellphones
You know those hand-crank flashlights that seemed to be all the gift-giving rage this past holiday season? Surprisingly, these hand-cranks can be modded to charge a cellphone and it seems to be really easy to do so. Open up the flashlight casing, cut the cord on an old cellphone charger and solder the wires into the flashlight. It is an easy, good and environmental friendly way to get some extra juice out of the phone in emergency situations. Be noted that the erratic charging may not be the best for the cellphone, though. More »
DIY Hand-Crank Cellphone Charger
You know those hand-crank flashlights that seemed to be all the gift-giving rage this past holiday season? Surprisingly, these hand-cranks can be modded to charge a cellphone and it seems to be really easy to do so. Open up the flashlight casing, cut the cord on an old cellphone charger and solder the wires into the flashlight. It is an easy, good and environmental friendly way to get some extra juice out of the phone in emergency situations. Be noted that the erratic charging may not be the best for the cellphone, though. More »
5:31 PM on Wed Feb 28 2007
By Travis Hudson
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10 comments
Latest by jaredude: Or just buy one that already does it http://gadgetpanel.c the last photo. He hooked it up to a Fluke meter more »
