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December 25, 2004

Happy holidays!

We got our gifts yesterday and the coolest one -I think- is Eliane's Ubergizmo tattooed iPod. Enjoy the gadgets that you have been offered, the UberGizmo team wishes you a "Happy Holidays"

Samsung X10 Plus review

The Samsung X10 plus is a high-end “thin & light” portable computer that compares with the best from Sony or Fujitsu.

The Sony PSP will challenge the iPod

At list that's what Andrew House thinks (he is an Executive vice President of Sony Computer Entertainment America (SCEA). In his view the 2GB Universal Media Disc (UMD) of the Sony PSP could become a medium to sell music at some point

Pantech Group cellphone design competition

The winner of the cellphone design competition organized by Pantech Group is "Exclamater EX", a phone inspired by an exclamation mark.

December 23, 2004

Samsung i730 To Include Wi-Fi

Lots of good news this morning: documents filed with the FCC shows that the upcoming Samsung i730 smartphone will have a WiFi connection. It will also include the very fast EV-DO protocol and Bluetooth.

Inspiron 9200 laptop with 17in. screen review

business users should note that the system it is cut out for gaming, watching movies, editing photos, and tackling other multimedia duties, rather than for business use

OnCinema Teatro D1 with integrated touchscreen

That's a rather unusual design: a Media Center PC with a beautiful integrated 1280x720 pixels LCD screen! Could be cool if you seat really close to the unit in one of these apartments in Tokyo…

Digimaster USB SD-Card

You won't need to have a SD card reader with this USB SD card by Digimaster. It comes with an integrated USB connector on one end and can be directly plugged into a computer. Once connected, the SD card...

EnGenius SN-920 cordless phone with a 5 miles range

The EnGenius SN-920 has a transmission power that's times more powerful than ordinary cordless phone. This would make it capable of transmitting over a 5 miles range.

Sony will definitely stay in the Plasma TV business

Today, Sony has released another press release denying the rumor: “Sony has absolutely no intention of abandoning our plasma television business in the U.S. in 2005 or the foreseeable future. It has been a strong, viable line in both our consumer and professional display market segments this year, and we anticipate continued growth.”

Flybar 1200 is a monster pogo stick!

The company that brought us the original pogo stick in 1918, SBI Enterprises, has now brought the Flybar 1200

Sony DVD Camcorder model DCR-DVD7E

The Sony DCR-DVD7E DVD Camcorder looks like a mini UFO. It will record movies on DVD-R/-RW/+RW discs (I assume in MPEG-2 format).

SONY DCR-PC55E MiniDV Camcorder

Ok, I've said many times that Mini-DV should be dead and replaced with 4GB micro drives, but I have to admit that the Sony DCR-PC55E is a really cool looking mini-DV camcorder.


Sony to unveil 4K Digital Projection Technology with Spider Man 2

For the first time, a major movie (Spider Man 2) is going to be shown using Sony's “4K” Digital Projection System.

AOL Launching Web e-mail Service

AOL plans to launch a new service called: "AOL Mail on the Web". They plan to go head to head against Yahoo, Google, Hotmail, nothing less. This time the mail service would be open to non-AOL users, unlike previous AOL email services.

Buffalo USB 2.0 Gigabit Network Adapter

Gigabit Ethernet is becoming more common nowadays. Many enterprises are installing it, and even consumer-level HUBs and Routers start to integrate this technology. However, most laptops are still using 100Mbps Ethernet (Gigabit Ethernet is 1000Mbps). There's little chance that you...

Frispea: the frisbee that changes color depending on its speed

This Frisbee looks kind of normal (except for the electronic components) during the day, but at night, it glows. Its color changes depending on the throw speed:

Topless teen sues over ´The Guy Game´

Take Two, the publisher of Gran Theft Auto is being sued by a teenager whose topless photo made it into the game. She was 17 when the photo was taken (last year).

Varatouch Releases World´s Smallest Joystick: Nanopoint

Varatouch Releases World's Smallest Joystick">Varatouch has released the reference design of the world's smallest joystick. The new device aim mobile devices such as portable gaming consoles, cellphones, GPS and any other application that requires a User Interface. It's also low-cost and low-power, two critical requirements for consumer electronics.

December 22, 2004

BenQ P50 windows smartphone available for pre-order from Expansys

The BenQ P50 was mentioned several times on this site. It is a highly anticipated Windows Mobile Smartphone. In fact, it's the only one that can challenge the Treo 650.

ICR-B250 voice recorder & MP3 player

The Sanyo ICR-B250 is a tiny MP3 Player/Voice Recorder/USB drive.

Germany has the biggest solar energy plant in the world

This solar energy farm is the symbol of the German will to use clean energy. The solar park consists of 57600 solar panels will generate 10 megawatts

Acer Launches Two New Handhelds: n50 and n35

The main thing that attracted me to these devices is the design :)

iRiver H10 Close-up

Club.iriver.co.kr (Korea) has a review of iRiver H10. I know, you don't read Korean, -but- they have a very cool photo gallery.

December 21, 2004

Verizon Expands 3G Service In L.A

Verizon is going to be the first carrier to roll out a 3G (3rd Generation) wireless service. EV-DO should be available in most major cities by next summer.

TEAC Launches External Hard Drives

TEAC is going to release a new Series of external hard drives during the Consumer Electronic Show (CES - Jan 6-9th, Las Vegas)

Microsoft plan lets subscribers download away

Napster is the first service to offer unlimited access to 700,000 songs for only $9.95 per month.

Worm Spreads Via Google

A virus is using the Google search engine to find sites using a particular bulletin board system (phpBB), to infect them.

New OLED portable media player by Ovideon

New OLED portable media player by Ovideon

Dell Dimension 8400 Review

This review should have been called "how to get a high-performance desktop PC with 17 inch LCD monitor for under $650

Samsung SM913N 19-inch LCD with 8ms response time

Samsung Electronics has introduced the first 19in. LCD monitor with a speedy 8ms response time

Sony Ericsson s700i Review

Simply put, the S700i is an excellent phone

NTT Docomo 3G F901iC Fingerprint Sensor Phone

DoCoMo has announced the F901iC, a 3G phone that has a fingerprint sensor.

Firefox 1.0: The Fox is rising

With 10 Million download and a fresh mainstream advertising campaign, Firefox is the piece of software of the year -at least for me-.

Hyper-resistant metal could revolutionize gizmos

It is built using nano-technology. The material is assembled molecule by molecule. This could become a commercial application by 2006.

Kyocera is testing the "iBurst" wireless protocol

Kyocera is testing out “iBurst”, a wireless technology that would enable downstream speeds of 1MBps.

Be Silent

The “Be Silent” computers are ultra small and quiet. The casing is only 204x197x73mm big (the length of 4 ping-pong balls).

New IE hole could perfect phishing scams

The latest vulnerability of Microsoft's Internet Explorer lets a hacker display any website, while the address bar shows a trusted website.

Mac OS X 10.3.7 has slow email?

Users of the "macbidouille" forum (French) have been complaining that the recent build of Mac OS X 10.3.7 is very slow to launch the Mail and iChat applications.

Trillian 3.0 uses Apple´s Rendez Vous

Trillian 3.0 takes advantage of the Rendez Vous protocol to allow users on the same network to discover each other. Users can then send message, use video and file transfer.

OQO Review

It is like having a super PDA, with the inconvenience that comes with it: small screen, small keyboard and so on…

Memory Key

Now every time you lock or unlock the door, the Memory Key will recognize it and store that information in its memory

Rio Si-200C Digital Audio Player

Rio sells the cool Si-200C Audio Player. It has a very nice design, but comes only in 256MB.

Wal-Mart debuts $498 Linux laptop

And cheap it is. At $498, you will get the lowest-end laptop PC: VIA C3 Processor, 128MB RAM, 30GB Hard Drive, CD-ROM Drive, 14.1" LCD Screen. To save about $100, Wal-Mart is installing Linux rather than Windows.

December 20, 2004

UberGizmo featured in USA Today

A friend of mine noticed that we were featured on USA Today's "Hot Sites".

Philips Pronto NG Universal Remote Control

It's a remote control that can be taught to emulate other remote controls. One it has assimilated all the commands from other (lower-tech and doom to extinction) remotes, it should be the only one that you will ever need.

Soladey-2 Solar Powered Toothbrush

Expose the rod to light and it converts the light into negative ions, which in turn blend with saliva to attract positive ions from acidic dental plaque, releasing gunk from your teeth. A solar powered toothbrush

Personal Health Status Monitor

The device communicates the health status of the patient to a hospital. If there is a cardiac problem, the device will provide an early warning, increasing the chances of survival.

HD DVD by Nec

This new version enhances backwards compatibility by reading DVD, CD and of course, HD-DVD discs.

Flaw found in Google Desktop Search

A potential security flaw has been found in Google's Desktop Search by a Rice University professor and two of his students.

Honda FCX II

The Japanese government has just approved the Honda FCX II. Soon Japanese drivers will be able to drive the first real "fuel-cell" consumer-level vehicle.

Sony won´t quit the Plasma TV market

Sony won't quit the Plasma TV market

Area-51m 7700 review

The Area-51m 7700 is a desktop replacement, meaning that it's big, heavy and power-hungry.

Sprint launches streaming mobile music

Sprint is launching a service that streams music to cellphones. Music Choice will be the provider of the content and Sprint subscribers will have to pay $6 per month to access the service.

O2 XDA II Mini VS Nokia 7710

Just the pictures compare between O2 XDA II Mini and Nokia 7710

December 19, 2004

View Traffic on Yahoo! Maps

Did you notice that Yahoo! Maps now displays real-time traffic conditions?

Get your Siemens SK65

The Siemens SK 65 can be purchased at mobilebee.com

Sony AIBO ERS-7M2 review

Ever since it came out, the AIBO is still one of the most recognized and admired gadgets in the world.

Shumpei Yamazaki sets a new patent record

Shumpei Yamazaki is the president of Semiconductor Energy Laboratory Co. He has registered 3245 patents. The previous owner of the record was Thomas Edison with 2332.

 

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