Archive for January, 2009

Windows 7 Beta Extended to Jan. 24th

Sunday, January 11th, 2009

Due to popular demand (and infrastructure trouble), Microsoft has extended the availability of the Windows 7 beta through January 24 and removed the 2.5 million download cap. Huzzah! Thank you for your enthusiasm, interest and willingness to beta test. It has been great to see the positive early reviews and feedback. As you know, this [...]

Victorinox Presentation Pro floated by the Swiss army

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Victorinox — makers of the original Swiss Army knife — made its first trek to CES with this, its new Presentation Pro. Tucked away with insane precision are a removable 32GB USB drive with fingerprint authentication, laser pointer, and Bluetooth remote control for your Windows-only PC or laptop presentations. Yep, key ring and scissors too. [...]

Shure wants to bring microphones to your USB port

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Whether you choose a direct USB microphone or you’re an audio-specialist XLR type, Shure has you covered on getting that audio routed to your computer’s USB port. The PG27USB and PG42USB are direct-to-USB condenser microphones with a cardiod pickup pattern — pick the $199 PG27USB for a flat response or the $249 PG42USB if vocals [...]

SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone demoed on video, coming in Q1

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

No surprises here, but Sling Media has created a new SlingPlayer Mobile for iPhone portal on its website in order to accomplish two important tasks. 1) To announce that it will indeed be submitted to Apple for certification this quarter and 2) to show off a new video of the software in action. If you [...]

Mad Catz rolls out new Saitek Aviator flight sticks for Xbox 360, PS3

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

Flight sticks may not be quite as common as they were during the heyday of PC flight sims, but there’s still quite a few would-be Chuck Yeagers out there, and Mad Catz is doing its best to cater to them with its new pair of Saitek Aviator sticks for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3. [...]

Microsoft announces availability of Windows 7 Beta and Windows Live

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

The wait is over, folks. Sir Steve Ballmer has announced the availability of Windows 7 Beta and Windows Live here at his CES keynote. The official word is this: “The beta version of Windows 7, Microsoft’s next-generation PC operating system, can be downloaded today by MSDN, TechBeta and TechNet customers. Consumers who want to test-drive [...]

RealView unveils three 3D desktop scanners

Thursday, January 8th, 2009

We don’t see too many 3D scanners 'round these parts, so we'll be excited to hit RealView 3D's booth at CES and see what all the fuss is about. The RealView 360⁰ 3D Desktop Scanner is being billed as the world's first desktop scanner capable of capturing objects in their full 360⁰ topographic glory, suitable [...]

Washing machine hacked to tweet when the load’s done: @maytag, you listening?

Saturday, January 3rd, 2009

We’re truthfully not sure what’s cooler: the fact that the above pictured washing machine tweets when it’s done, or the fact that the above pictured washing machine still works. We’re guessing that the geeks in the crowd would argue that it’s clearly the former, and for those interested in a little proof / explanation, you [...]

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