March 2007

Hardware

Sony Reacts to PS3 Update Rumor

4:15 pm PDT • March 29, 2007

FCC filing. In a statement issued from the manufacturer to Kotaku, Sony said: As mentioned when we made the product announcement for PS3, the system will have different configurations (thus,…

Hardware

Schuberth J1 Super Helmet

4:06 pm PDT • March 29, 2007

The Schuberth J1 Helmet looks so cool that it kind of makes me want to get a bike just so I can use one. Beneath that distinctive futuristic styling is…

One of the big whining talking points about Microsoft Windows Vista when it rolled out was the system requirements to run the OS effectively. The Systemax Pursuit 4155 notebook is…

http://www.veoh.com/videodetails.swf?player=videodetails&type=v&permalinkId=v285398RAPPaKER&id=1Online Videos by Veoh.com Prom Queen is coming, and it will be distributed on MySpace. Is the future of new media going to be a world where stories are told…

That John C. Dvorak is up to it again. Making radical claims year after year until one of them actually hits and then he claims credit – real classy. Dvorak’s…

The Real Scrapblog is Here… Finally

1:25 pm PDT • March 29, 2007

Scrapbook maker Scrapblog strutted its stuff at the We Media conference last month, went off the grid, and finally came back online today. Scrapblogs are Flash-based slide shows made up…

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Star Wars Postal Stamps On The Way

1:03 pm PDT • March 29, 2007

Though this technically isn’t a gadget, we know every geek loves some Star Wars news! This summer, you’ll be able to pick up Yoda, Luke, and Leia all in the…

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Ricoh Caplio GX100

12:50 pm PDT • March 29, 2007

Ricoh’s newest digital-camera packs a wallop in a teeny package. The GX100 has a 24-to-72mm-equivalent high-powered wide-zoom lens that goes super-duper wide-angle to 19mm with an optional wide conversion lens.…

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iPhone Shuffle Announced

11:57 am PDT • March 29, 2007

No screen, low cost, and a 50-percent manufacturing savings for Apple. Is it a dream? No! It’s the iPhone Shuffle, an exciting new phone that’s loaded with absolutely no-features and…

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Apple Hacks Our Hacks

11:53 am PDT • March 29, 2007

If you’re planning on hacking your Apple TV, if you haven’t already, I wouldn’t bother because Apple is only going to hack your hack. I suppose there is always a…

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Casio Exilim EX-Z75: The Review

11:31 am PDT • March 29, 2007

For the past year, I’ve spent time with numerous Casio digital cameras. The Exilim series has proven to be an excellent blend of both value and performance. A fantastic camera…

Apple just added a “groundbreaking” feature to its iTunes store called “Complete My Album” that lets music fans complete partially downloaded albums for a reduced price. Say you’ve already downloaded…

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Nokia 5070 – A No Frills Candybar Phone

10:17 am PDT • March 29, 2007

Those who enjoy the simpler things in life will gladly welcome the Nokia 5070. This candybar-style phone has no radical design and is chock full of basic features! You’ll get…

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docId=-3400073860479433164&hl=en Corporate dudes, please don’t try to be funny. It never works and you just end up looking silly. Take this guy at CTIA. He’s going on and on about…

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Help Proporta Out, Win Free Stuff

9:41 am PDT • March 29, 2007

One of the better accessory/case-makers, Proporta, needs some help picking a design for it’s Alu-Leather cases. There’s pouch-style where a device slides in and is held entirely or side grip-style…

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Nokia 5700 XpressMusic Officialized

9:34 am PDT • March 29, 2007

It didn’t take long for the 5700 XpressMusic rumors to become official. The newest 3G handset from Nokia has many of the traits of the 5300 XpressMusic, but it’s got…

The Nokia 7088 just had its bah mitzvah and is now a man… well, is now no longer just a rumor. The cellphone will be part of Nokia’s L’amour (French…

::Yawn:: Welcome folks. Today we have some, ah, stunning 2-way radios / walkie talkies from Motorola that are dubbed MOTOTRBO. These industrial-grade radios sport both an analog and digital band…

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Apple Releases Boot Camp 1.2

8:50 am PDT • March 29, 2007

Let’s start your Thursday off with something a little action-packed, shall we? No? Ok then. Apple has released Boot Camp 1.2 and with it comes long-awaited support for Windows Vista.…

If your house is anything like the CrunchGear Mansion, it’s filled to the brim with gadgetry and electronica. And with all this newfangled convenience comes an equal dose of frustration.…

Redefining The IMG Tag

7:50 am PDT • March 29, 2007

britepic_id = “297898” britepic_src=”http://farm1.static.flickr.com/53/144942552_81a96c87cb_o.jpg”; britepic_keywords=”Laguna, dog, pets, cute, perfect”; britepic_show_ads=”1″; britepic_caption=”Laguna: Attack Dog”; britepic_width=”560″; The basic format for embedding images into a web page using the <img> tag has been…

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Sony Nudging Special PS3 Onto Radar?

3:10 am PDT • March 29, 2007

Microsoft has garnered a lot of press this week with the announcement of its Xbox 360 Elite. The updated console features HDMI inputs and an expanded 120GB hard drive. Its…

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How Much Is Photobucket Worth?

2:57 am PDT • March 29, 2007

Silicon Valley/Colorado based photo and video sharing site Photobucket has 36 million registered users and adds another 85,000 per day. If the growth rate continues, they’ll have 60 million users…

MOG Cleans Up Some of The Chaos

12:48 am PDT • March 29, 2007

Music community site MOG launched a 2.0 version of their site today. We previously covered MOG in our roundup of social music services, and when they launched an embeddable music…

Take Neighborhood Gossip To A Whole New Level

12:07 am PDT • March 29, 2007

StreetAdvisor is a new entry in the plethora of rating services popping up all over the internet. Some ask us to rate what we buy, the places we go, and…

Openfloodgate, like Scribd, lets content creators publish their works to the web, but with decidedly more control. The site is the project of Tina Seelig, Executive Director of Stanford Technology…

New JibJab Video – The News

8:34 pm PDT • March 28, 2007

http://www.jibjab.com/watch/583911 JibJab, the creators of the famous 2004 U.S. presidential election parody cartoon “This Land” have a new original video out called “The News,” embedded above. The new video premiered…

TripSync, a distributed booking system aimed at trip planning for small to medium sized businesses, quietly launched last week. We recently reported on some other distributed booking systems as well.…

http://services.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f8/607757611 I had eye surgery yesterday, so I guess my attention span is a bit shot. Perhaps that’s why I’ve been engulfed in videos today. Anyway, the Pogue posted this…