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  • Kensington Ultra Compact Notebook Power Adapter lives up to its name

    Kensington Ultra Compact Notebook Power Adapter lives up to its name

    Posted on February 12, 2010 | No Comments
    Short Version: A tiny-but-mighty universal adapter that can power most full-sized laptops. Review: The incredible shrinking notebook adapter is a welcome trend. For a while there, portable computers kept getting thinner and lighter while still shipping with massive power bricks. And while notebook adapters will continue to get even smaller over coming years, Kensington’s off to a [...]

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  • Robot maker Vstone rolls out three mini humanoids

    Robot maker Vstone rolls out three mini humanoids

    Posted on January 7, 2010 | No Comments
    We just recently visited Japanese robot maker Vstone's flagship store in Akihabara for a detailed photo report. The company has now announced three mini humanoids, which are all part of their famous "Robovie" series of two-legged robots. Buyers can choose between a new Robovie-X model and two versions of Robovie-nano. Vstone is offering the three robots not as kits but as finished products.

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  • Robo Muscle Suit: Japan continues to work on fully motorized humans (video)

    Robo Muscle Suit: Japan continues to work on fully motorized humans (video)

    Posted on December 18, 2009 | No Comments
    We reported about a motorized knee being developed at Tsukuba University in Japan just yesterday. That and HAL-5, the famous robot suit that lets paralyzed people walk through brain signal control and which was developed at the same university, seem to be just the beginning of the way to merge man and machine. The Kobayashi Lab [JP] at the Full Story

  • Sharp’s chocolate cell phone (video)

    Sharp’s chocolate cell phone (video)

    Posted on November 20, 2009 | No Comments
    You know when a given country, in this case the nation of Japan, is over-saturated with cell phones when you get to see something like this: A cell phone that's supposed to be similar in shape to a chocolate bar, available in two versions: Melty Bitter (brown) and Melty Strawberry (pink). The Sharp SH-04B [JP] is part of NTT Docomo's winter line-up of new handsets for the Japanese market (unveiled ten days ago).

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  • Video: Sharp’s chocolate cell phone

    Video: Sharp’s chocolate cell phone

    Posted on November 20, 2009 | No Comments
    You know when a given country, in this case the nation of Japan, is over-saturated with cell phones when you get to see something like this: A cell phone that's supposed to be similar in shape to a chocolate bar, available in two versions: Melty Bitter (brown) and Melty Strawberry (pink). The Sharp SH-04B [JP] is part of NTT Docomo's winter line-up of new handsets for the Japanese market (unveiled ten days ago).

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  • Japanese company announces Dragon Ball headphones

    Japanese company announces Dragon Ball headphones

    Posted on November 5, 2009 | No Comments
    Even though Dragon Ball is 25 years old, it's still one of the most popular anime and manga series out there. There are tons of Dragon Ball-themed video games and other merchandising stuff all around the world, but Tokyo-based gourmandise [JP] today announced what seems to be relatively rare: Dragon Ball-inspired gadgets. Their so-called DRAGONBALL HEADPHONE will be available in two versions.

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  • Motorola Sholes and Torch battery covers unearthed (hey, it’s something)

    Motorola Sholes and Torch battery covers unearthed (hey, it’s something)

    Posted on October 7, 2009 | No Comments

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    We really don't need any more convincing that the Sholes is real, but what about the Torch? Oh, you don't remember that one? Yeah, we had to look it up to refresh our memory -- turns out this was the rumored market name for the Inferno, a touchscreen featurephone Moto apparently had in the works to replace the Krave on Verizon. The company has just published press shots of the battery covers of both the Sholes and the Torch -- those are the names Motorola is using, though it's not uncommon for them to refer to press shots by codename, so we wouldn't make much of it -- so if we had to guess, the Torch is still alive. Also notable is the fact that they're showing two versions of the Sholes' cover, one with a Verizon logo and one without, so this is a strong indicator that there'll be a second model -- most likely for overseas GSM markets. Or, you know, an unlocked US 3G version. Dare to dream, right?

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  • Windows Mobile 6.5 Review: It Still Sucks.

    Windows Mobile 6.5 Review: It Still Sucks.

    Posted on October 6, 2009 | No Comments
    Windows Mobile 6.5, we wanted to love you. We wanted you to come along and wash away the past, whisking away all signs of the antiquated 6.1 we’ve grown so tired of ragging on. We went into this review with the full hopes of emerging with a generally positive outlook. Sorry, Windows Mobile 6.5 – it’s [...]

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  • Beware the fake WoW beta invite emails

    Beware the fake WoW beta invite emails

    Posted on September 7, 2009 | No Comments
    Despite the fact that Blizzard has warned us, there have been some fake beta invite emails starting to go out for the upcoming World of Warcraft expansion, Cataclysm. In fact, they tried to catch the CrunchGear crew this morning with their little fake email and site.

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  • Wooden speakers with integrated digital clock

    Wooden speakers with integrated digital clock

    Posted on August 25, 2009 | No Comments
    A Japanese company called Evergreen is selling wooden speakers with a built-in digital alarm clock. Two versions are available: The DN-WSP1802 (pictured above) is the double speaker model, while the DN-WSP1406 is one unit only. Both versions will play your music in stereo (3.5mm).

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  • Steering wheel for iPhone — yes, iPhone

    Steering wheel for iPhone — yes, iPhone

    Posted on August 5, 2009 | No Comments
    wheelIn what may be considered an enormous oversight on Apple's part, tilt-to-steer racing games require weak technology lovers to hold their arms up in the air for tens of minutes. Tens! No iPhone owner possibly has that kind of upper body strength. A company called CTA Digital knows this and has thankfully developed a racing wheel accessory.

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  • Flip announces Flip Channels, adds easier video sharing

    Flip announces Flip Channels, adds easier video sharing

    Posted on June 16, 2009 | No Comments
    Not content to let others do the heavy lifting, Pure Digital, now part of Cisco, has added Flip Channels to their popular - and surprisingly useful - FlipShare software. The software is pre-installed on every Flip devices (we have the HD) and the Channels are yet another way to upload and share your videos in the interwebs. Videos sent to your channel can be viewed at FlipShare.com or using the FlipShare iPhone app, also available today. The software also supports DVD authoring and standard sharing with YouTube and MySpace. I sent a video to myself using the service, a real cinematic magnum opus. You cannot formally embed videos sent to channels - you can embed them on the sly using the actual HTML or grabbing to a site like Posterous - but obviously you can embed videos sent to YouTube.

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  • The new Belkin TuneBase iPod/iPhone dock, it has a speakerphone

    The new Belkin TuneBase iPod/iPhone dock, it has a speakerphone

    Posted on June 1, 2009 | No Comments
    Belkin, and others, have been making similar car docks for a while now so your probably know how this new model works. There are two versions coming: the TuneBase FM has a FM modulator and the TuneBase Direct outputs via a 3.5mm jack. Both will get your iPod/iPhone hooked up to your car's speakers while simultaneously charging it and providing a speakerphone for the iPhone.

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