Archive for: February 1, 2008

February 1, 2008

Tesla defies its roots, plans gas-electric car for 2009

Filed under: Review - 01 Feb 2008

Filed under: TransportationWe’re not precisely certain what to prepare of that one — the auto maker created to show up gas guzzlers and prove that electric whips could indeed prove viable in a society helplessly addicted to gasoline is apparently gearing up to turn a blind eye to its original mantr…

Movie Gadget Friday: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai

Filed under: Review - 01 Feb 2008

Filed under: Features, Misc. GadgetsAriel Waldman contributes film Gadget Friday, where she highlights the lovable and lame gadgets from the world of cinema.

The final installation of film Gadget Friday revisited the Final Cut of the sci-fi noir classic Blade Runner. that week shifts from the futur…

Raxco PerfectDisk 2008 Professional Regged

Delivering a unique set of easy to use features and benefits not found in any other solution PerfectDisk 2008 will make your computer run like new Work and play faster and smarter PerfectDisk makes everything you do on your computer faster so you can be more efficient at your work or play PerfectDisk 2008 patented SMARTPlacement optimization is paired with its exclusive single pass defragmentation and Space Restoration Technology to maximize PC and laptop performance All controlled and automated according to your unique requirements through AutoPilot Scheduling or StealthPatrol unattended background processing

Eye-Fi to get upgraded with “Smart Boost,” become available in Ritz Camera stores

Filed under: Review - 01 Feb 2008

Filed under: Digital CamerasEye-Fi still hasn’t taken the world by storm, but the company is tough at work improving the WiFi-enabled SD card, which is now available in Ritz Camera outlets. The newest feature for the cards, due on February 12, is called “Smart Boost,” which will intelligently priori…

iPhone users in Midwest experiencing EDGE downtime

Filed under: Review - 01 Feb 2008

Some iPhone owners have experienced something amiss with their beloved Apple handsets since yesterday: an EDGE outage. Apparently, one troubled user contacted mobile carrier AT&T about the issue,and was told that the problems stemmed from their servers. In short, there was nothing wrong with the…

Microsoft says 360 Elite is just so hot right now, no SKU changes planned

Filed under: Review - 01 Feb 2008

Filed under: Gaming
Naturally curious as to why Xbox 360 Elites are so difficult to find, we went straight to the source — and Microsoft tells us that demand is simply outstripping supply on the 360 Elite right now, and that no model lineup changes are planned at that date — particularly since the…

Caption contest, PMA edition: Canon’s walking ad

Filed under: Review - 01 Feb 2008


Remember how you answered that ad for a job at Canon, and they told you it would be really cool considering you’d get to check out the new models?They lied.Josh: “I’m detecting tears.”Paul: “Bill was just glad he didn’t have to dress up like the lens again; those tipping pranks had gotten old fast….

Wii coming to Rock Band, Rock Band Premium Microphone not coming to Wii

Filed under: Review - 01 Feb 2008

We’re chalking that up to mixed PR signals, but a spokesperson for PDP — makers of that Rock Band Premium Microphone we caught the other day sporting a Wii logo — just let us know it was an accident, and that the mic isn’t compatible with the Wii after all. Of course, the only reason we cared …

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Classmates.com does it again (and not in a good way)

Filed under: Review - 01 Feb 2008

final year I had to rant how Classmates.com nickels and dimes its users. While every other social networking site (at least that I’ve seen) doesn’t charge its members to read messages, Classmates.com does just that. So, whether have a free membership (as I did) and some lengthy lost high school fr…

PicWash photo retouching service to expand

Filed under: Review - 01 Feb 2008


PicWash plans to expand its online photo-retouching service.(Credit: PicWash)

LAS VEGAS–PicWash, a Web site that offers to retouch photos for $7 and up, has plans to offer premium services in coming months.

Currently, PicWash’s staff of 30 retouches photos–including those stored on PhotoBucket…

Sony planning new DSC-XXXX Cyber-shot?

Filed under: Review - 01 Feb 2008

Check out what we saw while prowling around Sony’s booth at PMA — a compact shooter badged “DSC-XXXX.” Intriguing — the overall anatomy factor says S-series and the 8.1-megapixels, 3x zoom callouts fit the bill, too. Some super-secret new Cyber-shot from the wizards at Sony? Sorry folks, it’s …

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jv16 PowerTools 2008 1.8.0.433 Beta 1

jv16 PowerTools 2007 is a complete Windows optimization and registry cleaning toolkit The program allows users to remove hidden traces of previously uninstalled software to clean the Windows registry for optimal performance and stability and to fix many registry based problems with a single mouse click The highly improved multilingual user interface allows the software to be used in all major languages while automatic backup and safety features make the program very safe to use
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