Archive for: January 17, 2008

January 17, 2008

Venturi Mini uses lots of RF to get music from phone to car stereo

Filed under: Review - 17 Jan 2008

Filed under: Cellphones
We’ve seen more efficient ways of piping tunes from phones to stereos, but admittedly, they generally entail a wire or two. The Venturi Mini, now being offered by Verizon Wireless, performs the wondrous feat of receiving music streamed to it via stereo Bluetooth and relaying …

NES.app v2.0.3 - cleaner, shinier, better

Filed under: Review - 17 Jan 2008

 It’s that date of the month again where NES.app, the Apple homebrew gem that lets us get a dose of some old school NES action, gets updated. that latest version is no different, with a small graphical fix that should manufacture the application itself look a whole lot better.So, what’s new wit…

Verizon getting in touch with its Touch?

Filed under: Review - 17 Jan 2008

Filed under: Cellphones, Handhelds
A poster by on HowardForums has a series of convincing shots of a little something we’d like to sign “Sprint’s Worst Nightmare.” Okay, that’s going way too far, but whether that Verizon-branded HTC Touch is legit, Sprint has to be just a little bummed that it’s abo…

Nokia’s N810 Net tablet hits Canada

Filed under: Review - 17 Jan 2008

Filed under: Handhelds
Oh Canada, it’s your lucky day, considering a kind, cool wind is blowing down on you from your friends in Finland — Nokia. That brisk breeze is carrying a new partner for the enlarged and lonely Canuck winter nights: the N810 Web tablet, the all-singing, all-dancing sliver wo…

Apple confused with laptop user needs and MacBook Air?

Filed under: Review - 17 Jan 2008

And yet again a flurry of negativity flows in from various camps in the gadget scene, only that day, that issue was taken out-of-context from a published technology exposition. But considering it was met with approval by a meaningful number of folks, let’s investigate. After Apple revealed the hardw…

ConvertXToDVD v2.9.9.500

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Stanton, Pioneer bust out new DJ rigs

Filed under: Review - 17 Jan 2008

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Portable Audio
It looks like DJs (robot or otherwise) will soon have a couple of new pieces of gear to consider, as both Stanton and Pioneer took advantage of the currently-happening NAMM expo to announce some new and decidedly non-amateur rigs. First up is Stanton’s SC S…

Apple reveals iTunes film Rentals

Filed under: Review - 17 Jan 2008

  Earlier, we updated on you what went down in the Macworld Expo 2008, namely the unveiling of some new and exciting things coming from Apple. Now, we get you up to speed on what could be a love letter from Apple to film buffs, namely iTunes film Rentals. It’s a feature that lets users dig…

Rock Band hack turns game drums into real drums, won’t improve your timing

Filed under: Review - 17 Jan 2008


It was only a matter of instance before someone came up with that hack. Instead of dropping an arm and a leg on some high-falutin’ Simmons rig, you can now utilize your Rock Band drum kit to bone up on your “In the Air Tonight” fills. A gentleman named Andrew Rudson has taken the kit out of the gam…

Penryn Mac Pro and Xserve hands-on

Filed under: Review - 17 Jan 2008

Filed under: Desktops, Features
We don’t know what you’re looking for, but external a few minor cosmetic changes (like one RAM riser board being upside down now) and a few technical changes (like SAS drive support, dual 16x PCI-E slots, etc.) Apple’s new high performance Penryn Xeon machines — the …

CE-Oh no he didn’t! Part LIV: Jobs calls Robbie Bach a drunk

Filed under: Review - 17 Jan 2008

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Proving once again that the truth is stranger (and more entertaining) than fiction, Steve Jobs himself delivers one of the finest Oh no he didn’t moments ever. Apparently riding high on the thrill of introducing the MacBook Air, a hit of oxygen from his pe…

iPod touch users: whether you bought after Jan 1 the new apps are free — maybe

Filed under: Review - 17 Jan 2008

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Not only did you have to pay the premium on your iPod touch considering you didn’t want or couldn’t switch to the iPhone, but soon after you got shafted for being an early adoptor on the free software updates. After all, Apple TV got a huge, free feature u…

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