Archive for October, 2008
Posted by Ubergizmo on October 31st, 2008 under General, News, Shopping, UberGizmo
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Posted by Ubergizmo on October 31st, 2008 under General, News, UberGizmo
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Reports have surfaced that Nintendo’s DSi handheld will be released in the US during the summer of 2009. While that means it’s still a while away, folks in Japan on the other hand, will be able to get theirs from this Saturday onwards for about $192. In preparation for these sales, Nintendo has already shipped 200,000 units of the DSi, and plans to ship another 100,000 during the following week. Global credit crunch or not, Nintendo looks like it’s in for a busy Christmas period.
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Posted by Ubergizmo on October 31st, 2008 under General, News, UberGizmo
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Microsoft has setup a booth just outside the Apple Store, Bullring, Birmingham. The booth looks like it will aim to turn patrons away from the Mac store over the next few days. As part of Microsoft’s new $300 million advertising campaign, Microsoft has invited visitors to its website to upload their own videos and photos to show “how they, too, are PCs”. This is probably a response from Microsoft to Apple’s “I’m a Mac” ads. To be honest, Apple will probably just make fun of Microsoft’s latest attempt to look trendy and fun, so we’ll just wait and see what the response from Apple is.
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Posted by Ubergizmo on October 31st, 2008 under Audio, General, News, UberGizmo
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Pioneer brags that its XMp3 device is the lightest portable XM radio in the market, and it doesn’t look as though there will be anyone who will rise up to this challenge. That’s all fair though, since the lightest MP3 player in the market will probably garner much more attention compared to a portable XM radio. Still, the Pioneer XMp3 is able to play back your favorite MP3 tunes when you are tired of tuning in to XM radio stations, and it comes with a microSD memory card slot for expansion purposes, an auto-record feature, a buffer that stores the last 30 minutes’ worth of programms and a 100 hour storage space. You can pick up the Pioneer XMp3 for $280 a pop.
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Posted by Ubergizmo on October 31st, 2008 under General, News, Photo-Video, UberGizmo
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Dell is not taking a break anytime soon, and has just released two more wide-aspect LCD displays - the 22″ S2209W and the 23″ S2309W. Both will reduce the 16:9 aspect ratio without compromising on resolution (phew!). Shared features include :-
- Full 1080p resolution
- 16:10 aspect ratio
- 1,000:1 contrast ratio
- 5ms pixel response time
- DVI with HDCP encryption support
- VGA support
The main difference between the two would be the S2209W running on a lower-cost twisted nematic panel which the S2309W doesn′t. You can pick up the Dell S2209W for $239, while the S2309W is slightly more expensive at $299.
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Posted by Ubergizmo on October 31st, 2008 under Audio, General, News, UberGizmo
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Wind chimes can be relaxing to some and irritating to others, but they more or less have just a single function. Not so if Korean designers Lufdesign have anything to say about it - their new wind chime concept is known as Tinkling, and it will ring not when the wind blows, but whenever you receive a digital message via email, voicemail or SMS. Guess this means the Tinkling will have some sort of wireless connectivity built-in, although I’m not sure where the SMS and voicemal detection works - will you need to insert another SIM card inside?
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Posted by Ubergizmo on October 31st, 2008 under General, News, UberGizmo
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it is sad to see Apple rejecting Opera Mini for the iPhone from the Apple Store, leaving iPhone users with Mobile Safari as their browser of choice. Not that the latter is bad in any way, but hey, if Opera Mini is one of the most popular mobile browsers on handheld devices and has availed itself to smartphones everywhere regardless of operating system, why not the iPhone? According to Mr. von Tetzchner, Opera&rsquos engineers have developed churned out an iPhone version of Opera Mini but Apple fears that this could compete with their own Safari browser, hence the rejection. If you’re an iPhone user, would you be happy with this development?
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Posted by Ubergizmo on October 31st, 2008 under Gadgets, General, News, UberGizmo
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In every battle, having ranged units are always an advantage, assuming they′re on higher ground for an advantage multiplier with close combat forces nearby just in case of an ambush. Same goes for a snowball fight, as you will have a great advantage with the 50′ Snowball Launcher that is able to throw softball-sized snowballs up to the stated range, giving you the chance to strike the enemy before they can even approach your base to engage in another barrage of snowballs. All you need to do is place a ready-made snowball in the muzzle, take aim, pull back the slingshot mechanism and see if your calculations are spot-on or not. Good thing it uses elastomers instead of batteries, hence prolonging your fun. The 50′ Snowball Launcher can be yours for $29.95 - a perfect gift for the upcoming winter.
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Posted by Ubergizmo on October 31st, 2008 under General, News, Top Stories, UberGizmo
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You can run, but you definitely can’t hide - not when you have the Recon Scout robot hot on your trail. This might look like a technologically advanced dumbbell at first glance, but it actually does something totally different from building up your biceps. The Recon Scout robot moves around on electric motors that are quieter than a human whisper, and can be controlled by a handheld controller as long as it remains within a 100 foot radius. The remote control comes with an integrated display so that the human controller will know where to position the Recon Scout robot as it searches for someone hiding in a prison or correctional facility. It is durable enough not to be turned off by a hard impact, so anyone throwing the Recon Scout against the floor or wall will be in for a big surprise, as it was specially built to survive a 30 foot drop onto concrete.
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Posted by Ubergizmo on October 31st, 2008 under Computers, General, News, UberGizmo
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We all know that Asus’ Eee PC brand has grown by leaps and bounds in just one year - and it has been stated that a $200 Eee PC will be launched sometime next year. Will this new Eee PC come with a 7″ or 8.9″ display? Not likely, since Asus will be phasing out its Eee PCs containing both screen sizes by replacing them with a standard 10″ display - more power to people like me who prefer something slightly larger to look at, also for the chassis to house a larger keyboard for my typing convenience. A $200 Eee PC with a 10″ display? I’ll take one (or maybe even two), thank you very much.
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