Archive for October, 2008
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Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
Blusens hit the scene in a large way last October, but for whatever reason, we haven’t heard from ‘em since… until now, that is. 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 Television 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 states 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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By Jonathan Kimak
I’m an avid reader, I’ll read almost any genre except the harlequin romances. And I do occasionally use a bookmark or even a piece of paper to keep my place instead of flipping through the pages randomly to find my spot. But generally the bookmarks fall out of the book and eventually disappear. That’s why I’m curious about these “liquid” bookmarks.
The bookmarks, as you might have guessed, are not actually liquid, it’s just a stylish bookmark that, depending on the color, might make people think you used your mystery novel to commit a real murder.
The bookmarks come as a set of 3 with a white, red and gray bookmark. Including shipping the bookmarks will set you back $29.
I wonder if they come with a tracking device.
[ Liquid Bookmarks ] VIA [ Gizmo Diva ]
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Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
 We’ve wondered why Matsushita Electric took such a long time to make the name switch to Panasonic, but this little factoid might explain some of the timing — Panasonic just capped off its 300 millionth TV. Even though the company has always badged TVs with the “Panasonic” name plate in the US, 105 million units were cranked out under the “National” brand before “Panasonic” was used across all markets for the subsequent 195 million units. According to the press release, the company isn’t slowing down, either — it may have taken its sweet time (since 1961) to hit the 300 million mark, but the 400 million figure might come up in the next “few years.” We figure that after the first 300 million, the company can pretty much produce TVs in its sleep.
Panasonic cranks out its 300 millionth Television originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:56:00 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, even though they each had a price tag of $300,000. Sigh.
[ Romain Jerome Day & Night ] VIA [ Gizmag ]
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Filed under: Desktops, Laptops, Networking
 Steve Ballmer himself first dropped word of this one earlier this month, but Microsoft has now finally gotten official about its new cloud computing operating system, and its name: Windows Azure. What’s more, the OS is apparently just one component of Microsoft’s more massive Azure cloud computing platform, which will eventually be fully rolled out alongside Windows 7, and will encompass Microsoft’s existing Live services, SQL services, and .NET services, among other things. If that’s got you excited, you can find plenty more details at the link below, and even a few SDKs ready for downloading.
[Via Pocket-lint]
Microsoft gets official with Windows Azure cloud OS, platform originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, HDTV
With the markets tanking, banks imploding, and the large bailout seemingly having no effect, it’s safe to state that the economy is in dire, dire shape. People are slicing back on everything from vacations to vaccinations, yet are apparently still quite willing to open their wallets for new electronic goodies — if you believe the group that represents all those goody makers, at least. The Consumer Electronics Association is saying that sales of gadgets and the like are surging compared to this time last year, with flat-panel Television sales alone up 40-percent. The explanation is that people are staying home more often to save funds, so are investing in home entertainment systems, videogames, laptops, and other miscellaneous toys to stave off cabin fever, particularly when they have the ability to find good deals on the internet. Maybe that explains HD-DVD’s continued success?
The sky is falling, but electronics sales are soaring originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 10:19:00 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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Posted by: in HDTV Industry
Filed under: HDTV, Home Entertainment
So it’s true — hordes of DirecTV users weren’t just dreaming about a glitch that required a painstaking reboot to start the week off. DirecTV has sent out e-mails to loads of affected users which were unexpectedly forced to mash the red “Reset” button located within a door on the front panel of their HD DVR / receiver in order to get things going again. Of course, even the mighty satcaster can’t replace any missed recordings that were scheduled, but it is “sincerely” sorry for the inconvenience. You’ll still be paying your full bill, though, so it’s not that sorry.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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By Jonathan Kimak
It can be a pain trying to wear a beanie hat(or a toque if you’re a fellow Canadian) and headphones at the same time. Even earbuds can either fall out or get crunched too tightly into your ear. The iLogic Sound Hat solves the problem by putting the headphones into the hat. The Sound Hat’s headphones come with a standard 3.5mm jack that will work with the majority of mp3 players, cell phones and other devices.
In addition, since the headphones are covered in the fabric it will have superior sound suppression so that the person beside you is less prone to hear what you’re listening to. So don’t worry, your reputation will stay solid even if you’re listening to the latest Celine Dion song.
The hat sells for approximately $28 US.
[ iLogic Sound Hat ] VIA [ New Launches ]
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Filed under: Displays, HDTV, Home Entertainment
We’ve seen some fairly fascinating things at CEATEC this year, but this one could be the biggest game-changer of ‘em all, if you’ll grant us just one buzzword. The LED-backlit 52-incher you see above comes attached to a not-at-all convenient solar floor panel which presumably provides at least some of the energy required to power this thing. We’ve no clue how close the design is to being viable for the commercial realm, but we’d say Sharp’s definitely headed in the right direction here.
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