Filed under: Cellphones, HDTV, Home Entertainment, Media Personal computers, Wireless, Networking

Eager to live in the fantastical future it has prophesied, NTT DoCoMo went to CEATEC and demoed an upcoming addition to its Pocket U service: MH2H (Mobile Home to Home), which gives you the ability use your cellphone to stream content from your personal at home to a friend’s TV. The phone connects to your friend’s WiFi network and sends his or her DLNA-compliant receiver the IP address of your also-DLNA-compliant server, then tells said server to accept the connection and begin streaming any videos, songs, or pics you feel like sharing. When you leave, the connection ends and every one goes back to partying on their own isolated media islands like it’s 2006.

[Image courtesy of Tech-On!]

DoCoMo serves your DLNA content to a friend’s TV via mobile phone originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 10 Oct 2008 16:49:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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By Andrew Liszewski

While Romain Jerome isn’t exactly the first company that springs to mind when you think of luxury watches, they have made a name for themselves with their Titanic DNA watch that includes salvaged materials from the infamous luxury liner. Apparently the watches sold quite well, and they seemed to have inspired Romain Jerome to stick with the ‘gimmick’ approach when it comes to their designs. How else would you explain the Day & Night watch which doesn’t have any hands on the face, and is only able to tell you if it’s… well… day or night. And it’s not like the company is trying to keep the fact that the watch can’t tell time a secret.

World First – An exceptional timepiece that does not indicate the time!

With no display for the hours, minutes or seconds the Day&Night offers a new way of measuring time, splitting the universe of time into two fundamentally opposing sections: day versus night.

A new interpretation of Time based around two Tourbillons operating sequentially. The Day Tourbillon operates during the day, defining the wearer’s period of activity, and stops after twelve hours, handing over to the Night Tourbillon dedicated to man’s own private sphere.

It kind of reminds me of P.T. Barnum’s ‘Fiji Mermaid’. A genuine fake! Anyways, apparently the Day & Night watch was an extremely limited edition of just 9 pieces that instantly sold out, although they each had a price tag of $300,000. Sigh.

[ Romain Jerome Day & Night ] VIA [ Gizmag ]

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Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment

We’ll be frank — Mitsubishi’s 65-inch LaserVue L65-A90 was one of the most stunning things we saw at CEDIA 2008, so we’re not surprised to hear that one of the very first production units impressed the lucky folks over at TheTechLounge. Said individuals were able to take a first-hand look at Mitsu’s forthcoming beast, and while the situation was obviously optimal for viewing, they couldn’t help but praise the Television. The demonstration included two LaserVue sets, one of which was displaying 3D 1080p content from an HTPC and another that was setup beside LCDs for comparison. When staring at the aforesaid comparison setup, critics noted that “color performance on the LaserVue was noticeably more impressive.” There’s lots more reaction and images where this came from, so delve on into the read if this here set is on your wish list.

Mitsubishi’s 65-inch LaserVue L65-A90 gets evaluated originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 20:56:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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By Jonathan Kimak

There are probably more iPod docks in the world than there are iPods. So the fact that there is another dock on the market isn’t surprising. Yet this one looks rather nice. The Xi jukebox was created specifically for housing the iPod in a full scale 1950’s inspired jukebox.

The jukebox contains the traditional numbered buttons, some nice speakers(Mk7 Twin channel amplifier, 150w per channel, 2 x tweeter 2 x mid range and 1 x 12 twin cone bass speaker), an LCD display screen for viewing the videos on your iPod and a remote control.

Each jukebox is hand built to order and also features LED lights throughout that can be changed depending on your preferences.

The price? Close to $11,000.

[ Xi Jukebox ] VIA [ Born Rich ]

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It’s been over a year and half since Sling first announced the SlingCatcher, but the mythical streamer is finally, finally here — it’s now officially for sale on Sling’s site and at other major retailers. You already know most of the details about the $299 box — Slingbox playback, SlingProjector personal streaming, extensive codec support including XviD, eventual Sling.com content delivery — so we’ll just let you hit the order page, but rest assured we’ll be tearing this thing apart when our test unit arrives.

SlingCatcher now officially for sale originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 00:01:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Filed under: Peripherals, Networking

In these tough times there are plenty of bargains to be had for companies with liquid reserves and Logitech is taking full advantage, paying $30 million in cash for video conferencing startup SightSpeed. The company doesn’t have nearly the name recognition of, state, Skype, but its software has been highly praised and sits at the core of Dell’s Video Chat application. Exactly what Logitech will do with its new toy remains to be seen, but some strong integration with the QuickCam line is surely in the cards, and we wouldn’t be surprised if this new relationship spawns a competitor to Creative’s (also SightSpeed-infused) inPerson — though hopefully at a price point far, far lower than that clamshell’s $859.

Logitech purchases SightSpeed video chat for $30 million in cash money originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 11:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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By Luke Anderson

Over the last few years there has been a massive push for alternative energy sources. This push has lead to a great many solar-powered gadgets which promise to provide energy by harnessing the power of the sun. While that’s all good and well, there are situations where a solar panel isn’t going to be all that useful. However, if you can generate a bit of wind, you could always use this Mini Kin Green Power Generator.

This tiny device can be strapped to just about anything (they advocate a bike, your arm or even your dog) and will generate power when air flows through it. This energy can then be used to charge just about an gadget that uses a mini USB port. Sure, it’s not enough to cut your electric bill by any significant amount, but every little bit helps the environment. If alternative energy is your thing, then you can pick one of these up for around $50.

[ IWantOneOfThose ] VIA [ GeekAlerts ]

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By this point, you should fully understand that “Dubai” and “world’s largest” go hand-in-hand, so it’s quite fitting that stated city is receiving the planet’s most humongous LED screen. Designed by UAE development company Tameer Holding, the 33-story high display will reportedly be “embedded on an intended commercial tower in the Majan district of Dubailand,” where it will stand tall and blast out advertisements to onlookers some 1.5-kilometers away. Dubbed Podium, the building will also home 33 levels of “premium commercial office space, two floors dedicated to retail and four floors for parking.” There’s no word on when the project will be finished, but we don’t suspect Tameer will be dragging its feet in getting this up.

[Via Coolbuzz]

World’s largest LED screen coming to Dubai originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 18:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Thecus Technology has retooled the N3200 and come up with the aptly named N3200 Pro — a brand new NAS now featuring an AMD Geode CPU. The device boasts a veritable cornucopia of features, including three SATA drive bays for up to 3TB of storage, the option of RAID 5 striping, and an LCD display. Photo, iTunes and DLNA-compatible server options as well as browser-based management should assist users with the “digital lifestyle,” while a feature called “Web Surveillance Server” allows you to take regularly scheduled photographs just by plugging in a USB webcam… which is interesting in a vaguely creepy way. No word on price or availability but the previous N3200 sells for $339.

Thecus debuts N3200 Pro NAS: now with more AMD Geode CPU originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 29 Oct 2008 02:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Blusens hit the scene in a massive way last October, but for whatever reason, we haven’t heard from ‘em since… until now, that’s. The Blu:Brain Home Entertainment Device features a somewhat misleading name, as there’s (regrettably) no built-in Blu-ray drive to talk of. What it does have, however, is a remarkably sexy shell, twin digital TV tuners (DVB-T), a removable internal hard drive, Ethernet / WiFi connectivity and a USB port. Essentially, this here box can serve up all sorts of multimedia (high-def content included) via HDMI, though word on the street says it won’t even be available to order until 2009.

[Via Gizmos]

Blusens offers up Blu:Brain HD media server originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 17:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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