Monthly Archives: February 2009

The Eyeball sounds great, but it looks more like a loose leaf tea strainer than a Webcam. (Credit: Donald Bell/CNET) Webcams aren’t the first product to spring to mind when you think of Blue Microphones. The company has a solid … Continue reading →

Samsung Electronics is adopting the Nano processor from Via Technologies for its NC20 Netbook. The NC20 is set to be Samsung’s successor to the NC10, which, like most Netbooks on the market, has an Intel Atom central processing unit. The … Continue reading →

Updated at 12:25 p.m. on Saturday with notes about Hearst’s plans to charge for some content online. It looks as if the e-paper revolution is really about to start. Hearst, one of the largest media conglomerates in the world, announced … Continue reading →

The iRex 1000 line: add white for Kindle of the future? (Credit: iRex) Back when the rumors of a Kindle 2 started last year, there was also some chatter about a larger form factor Kindle that would be designed partially … Continue reading →

(Credit: NewerTech) If you do a lot of work that involves transferring data from one hard drive to another, you’ll probably love the NewerTech Voyager hard drive dock. This the first quad-interface hard drive docking station that supports FireWire 800/400, … Continue reading →

If you’re a couch potato, there’s now a way for you to exercise your brain and socialize, a little bit, while watching TV. Mobui, a mobile-application developer that acquired Action Engine awhile back, announced Thursday the launch of Mobui Audience … Continue reading →

(Credit: Vestalife) I don’t know why, but somehow I can’t resist butterflies (or puppies, teddy bears, or anything pink). For this reason, even though I don’t have an iPod, I think the new iPod dock from Vestalife is cool. It’s … Continue reading →

Companies that wish to make Blu-ray devices will very soon have a less expensive and simpler licensing process, according to a joint announcement Wednesday from Sony, Philips, and Panasonic. A new license will be established by mid-2009 as a “one-stop … Continue reading →

(Credit: ifixit) If you’re looking for hot, sexy, revealing pics, then you know Crave is the place to be. Today we’ve got a treat for all you naughty boys and girls. OK, I really can’t do the faux erotic thing … Continue reading →

This was originally posted at ZDNet’s Between the Lines. Roy Blount Jr., president of the Author’s Guild, argues that the Kindle 2′s ability to read text aloud like one of those automated customer service robots is a substitute for audio … Continue reading →

There are some people of means who are desperate for everyone to know they are people of means. They (men and women) wear gold chains to adorn their leathery necks. They (men and women) wear earrings that sparkle like the … Continue reading →

With the NC10 Netbook that runs Intel Atom CPU just like most Netbooks on the market, Samsung has decided to do something different and adopted the Nano processor from VIA for the successor to the Netbook, the NC20. The new … Continue reading →

Looks like the e-paper revolution is really about to start. Hearst Corporation, one of the largest media conglomerates in the world, announced Friday that it has developed an electronic reader for newspapers and magazines, the way that Amazon’s new Kindle … Continue reading →

The iRex 1000 line: add white for Kindle of the future? (Credit: iRex) Back when the rumors of a Kindle 2 started last year, there was also some chatter about a larger form factor Kindle that would be designed partially … Continue reading →