Review: Iomega iConnect Wireless Data Station

Short Version: We now have so much storage in our homes that we could probably, each of us, start our own Rapidshare service. But how do we get all that data to the other machines on our network or, better yet, out onto the Internet? Devices like the Iomega iConnect allow us to place storage space on our internal networks and expose that data to the world, as needed. However, the iConnect also creates a...

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Discounted Palm Phones For Palm Developers

Discounted Palm Phones For Palm Developers

If you’re wondering whether being a Palm Developer has any perks, it seems that there are. Palm is currently offering a 20% discount and free 2-day shipping on it devices to Palm Developers. The bad news is that while the phones are contract-free, they’re carrier-locked to Verizon and Sprint, which probably doesn’t seem too smart on Palm’s part, especially when you take into account that the Palm Pre costs $439 on Palm’s website. Would this...

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Vodafone Wayfinder Falls Victim To Free Smartphone Navigation

Vodafone Wayfinder Falls Victim To Free Smartphone Navigation

With Google offering free turn-by-turn navigation for Android devices, and Nokia following suit with its Ovi Maps, it was only a matter of time before all these free navigation services claimed a victim, and it seems that the first victim to buckle under the pressure is Vodafone’s Wayfinder. This news comes just 16 months after Vodafone spent a hefty $30 million to purchase Wayfinder. While many might have thought that paid navigation services would be...

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DIY: Stereo Cooler

Here’s a clever yet simple DIY project for you, just in time for the weekend. You could probably even through this thing together before the next camping trip, even if you are heading out tonight. It’s that simple. Take an inexpensive cooler, chop a couple of holes in the side. Add speakers, wiring, a stereo, and a car battery, and you’re rocking loud enough to disturb the neighbors. Admittedly it’s a little more complicated then that...

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Analogue Tape Glove Sounds Interesting

Analogue Tape Glove Sounds Interesting

Can’t think of an interesting project to kill your weekend with? Well, the guys from SignalToNoise came up with a rather interesting project, the Analogue Tape Glove. Basically it’s a mash of a couple of old tape decks, an amplifier, some glue, and a nearby wall. When it’s all set in place, you’ll be able to play the music that’s on the old magnetic tapes by dragging the fingertips of the modified glove across the...

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Ceton’s quad CableCARD tuner for Media Center available for pre-order

Ceton InfiniTV 4 Digital cable tuner

That's right, you can now reserve your place in line to be the first to record four HD cable shows at once on your Windows 7 Media Center. The bad news is that ship date for the InfiniTV 4 is now May 31st. Ceton wasn't willing to share a specific reason for the 60 day delay, but we suspect CableLabs is to blame -- Ceton refuted this and insisted CableLabs has been very helpful, but...

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ODROID Gets The Android 2.1 Treatment

ODROID Gets The Android 2.1 Treatment

You might already have caught wind of the ODROID when we mentioned it some time ago, but in case you missed it, this device by Hardkernel is described as an entertainment device with a focus on gaming. While it was previously shipping with Android 1.5, it seems that the device will be getting the Android 2.1 update pretty soon. Considering that Android 1.5 is starting to feel more than a little old, this is certainly...

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More BlackBerry Slider Phone Pictures Emerge

More BlackBerry Slider Phone Pictures Emerge

Just a slightly a week after we managed to get hold of some pictures of a BlackBerry slider phone, more pictures of said device have surfaced. In the latest batch of leaked pictures, you’ll be able to see the side profile of the phone, compared with a BlackBerry Curve 8900. It seems that this device is probably not the Storm 3, but possibly another version of the BlackBerry Bold, especially if you take into account...

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Celsius X VI II Remontage Papillon Phone

Celsius X VI II Remontage Papillon Phone

In a world increasingly dominated by electronic devices, it’s occasionally refreshing to see a mechanical device show up again, and this time, it does so in amazing fashion. The Celsius X VI II is a combination of a mobile phone and a watch that integrates a patented rewinding mechanism hidden within its hinge. Thanks to complex micromechanics, opening the phone activates the internal device. The design of this phone was very obviously influenced by tourbillion...

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Lian Li’s PC-T1R Spider case crawls towards a release

Custom computer cases that look like spiders aren't generally the sort of thing that are available to public, but Lian Li's new PC-T1R case is one big exception to the rule, and it's now edged a bit closer to a release. Previously only seen in a teaser video, a nearly final version of the case has now landed in the hands of the folks at techPowerUp, who have provided us with our first hands-on look...

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PlayStation Move Only Needs 1-2MB Of System Memory

PlayStation Move Only Needs 1-2MB Of System Memory

The PlayStation Move certainly looks like an interesting device, though we’re fairly sure that many of you out there are wondering how demanding it will be on the console hardware, after all, we wouldn’t want to be stuck with laggy games, right? Well, it seems that there is good news, as in a recent interview, Sony Worldwide Studios VP, Scott Rohde, mentioned that the overhead of the PlayStation Move is insignificant, and the folks over...

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Diamond iPad: You Knew It Was Coming

Diamond iPad: You Knew It Was Coming

Considering the trend of cramming diamonds into Apple products, nobody should be surprised to see a Diamond iPad show up on the Internet, much less from Goldstriker, the company which came up with the gold-plated iPod nano and Diamond iPhone 3G. This $19,999 iPad sports a diamond studded frame featuring 11.43 carats of diamonds, hand-set in a micro-pave styling. You’re currently able to place your order online to reserve one, so there’s nothing but your...

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