Slim Design Archive

  • Confirmed: Kinect Bundles and a New $199 Xbox

    Confirmed: Kinect Bundles and a New $199 Xbox

    Posted on June 21, 2010 | No Comments
    At a Microsoft internal marketing Q&A session, representative proffer a little more details regarding the new slim Xbox. Announced last week at E3, the new slim design Xbox, comes with both WiFi and a 250 GB hard drive  all for $299. Right now Microsoft has reduced their price of the elite and arcade models to $249 and $149 respectively. As far as a new lower priced slim model similar to the arcade, Microsoft simply commented, "We will offer a $199 Xbox 360 this fall."

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  • Review: Withings WiFi Scale

    Review: Withings WiFi Scale

    Posted on February 9, 2010 | No Comments
    Short Version: Yes, this is that scale that Tweets your weight. And yes, it’s actually pretty cool. Features Built-in Wi-Fi Backlit screen Battery powered Body mass sensor $159 MSRP Pros Multiple users with automatic user detection based on weight Slim design Quick readings Lots of reporting options Cons Potentially fragile Seemingly low battery life Who wants to Tweet their weight? Review So the Internet made me fat. That and all the beer. [...]

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  • JVC drops the ball, releases a $200 BD Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player

    JVC drops the ball, releases a $200 BD Profile 1.1 Blu-ray player

    Posted on October 28, 2009 | No Comments
    Last year I made a habit of calling out manufacturers that released Blu-ray players that didn't have the latest Profile 2.0 spec. That was last year. But for some odd reason, JVC has introduced a brand new Blu-ray player that confirms to the old Profile 1.1 spec and therefore doesn't have an Ethernet port or can playback any of the BD-Live features. Oh and this player has an MSRP of $200.

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  • JVC has two new sets of cans, the Black Series (sounds mean)

    JVC has two new sets of cans, the Black Series (sounds mean)

    Posted on July 30, 2009 | No Comments
    JVC knows what's up. It's good to see that not every set of headphones outed by A/V companies lately are in-ear models. Over-the-ear cans are not only so much more comfy, but they generally sound better than in-ear ones too. These two new models come to us under the Black Series label - whatever the hell that means.

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  • Samsung debuts the eco-friendly “finger-slim” XL2370 LED HD monitor

    Samsung debuts the eco-friendly “finger-slim” XL2370 LED HD monitor

    Posted on July 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Today in Korea, Samsung announced an eco-friendly full HD LED monitor, the XL2370. It’s said to have a “finger-slim” design, but the press release makes no mention of how thick it actually is. But we do know that the XL2370 has a “mega dynamic” contrast ratio of 5M:1, 2ms response time and 1920x1080 resolution. Oh, and it has “Starlight Touch Controls.”

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  • ViewSonic VPC100 all-in-one now shipping to US retailers

    ViewSonic VPC100 all-in-one now shipping to US retailers

    Posted on June 24, 2009 | No Comments
    viewsonicIn case you hadn't heard, ViewSonic -- fine purveyor of affordable LCD monitors -- has crossed over into the all-in-one desktop market. The company's new VPC100 is now shipping to US retailers with an MSRP of $599.

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