Archives for February 2006
USB fan-light combo
Juniper Foo | Feb 21, 2006
Your computer may crash. It's another one of those "blue screen of death" daze. Your boss is screaming deadlines. The weather within and without's just nasty. That's when you plug in E-Let's life-saving fan to keep you cool under the collar. And what do you know? This doubles as a reading light, too. If that doesn't half work, you can always use it to swat flies.
See it as a fan | light
Price: 1,575 yen (US$13.34)
Availability: At E-Let's
Device: USB 2-in-1
Basic specs: 170 × 47 × 98mm, 130g
iPod gets a free lunch
Edvarcl Heng | Feb 20, 2006
The iPod certainly has it good. Even without a single penny of sponsorship, it has made news at the Winter Olympics in Torino as the music player of choice for the US snowboarding team. According to reports, Olympic athletes have been seen plugged into the ubiquitous audio device during practice and competitions.
The US snowboarding team has even gone high-tech. Eschewing boring winter coats, these athletes look spiffy in the Burton Snowboard jacket which has iPod controls incorporated in the attire. Speakers integrated into the hood thump out tunes to the likes of AC/DC's Back in Black.
Perhaps in the next games, the athletes might even be chatting with their loves ones through Bluetooth MP3 headsets as they barrel down a half pipe. Either the commonly held assumption that competitive events require absolute focus and attention is really a myth, or we'll be seeing several crushed iPods heading for Torino's dumpsite.
The long and winding road to PlayStation 3 launch
Philip Wong | Feb 20, 2006
If you are banking on importing a Sony PlayStation 3 (PS3) during the slated 2006 launch in Japan and the US, be prepared to hang onto your trusty PlayStation 2 as the Japanese electronics monarch struggles with its mounting PS3 woes.
Analysts from Merrill Lynch cited a potential six to 12 months of delay pushing back D-day (launch date) to an autumn launch in Japan and a late 2006 or even an early 2007 launch in the US.
High production cost estimated at US$900 per unit is another teething problem plaguing Sony executives with either a bleeding subsidized pricing or lethal lackluster sales, no thanks to an exorbitant price tag.
More info on PS3 here
Doggles
Juniper Foo | Feb 20, 2006
If you manage to keep them on your mutt, you'll be the coolest dog-owner combo this side of the tropics. It's good for your dog's eyes, too. These are the real deal with polycarbonate (shatterproof), anti-fog lenses that block 100 percent of UV light and keep out wind and debris. The wraparound frames are secured by two adjustable elastic straps. Available in black, blue or champagne, with sizes to match different breeds. Bow wow!
See more dogs | goggles
Price: 19.95 pounds (US$35.75)
Availability: From doggles.com
Device: Dog goggles
Basic specs: N.A.
Warning! Macs get an infection
Robert Vamosi | Feb 18, 2006
Mac OS X users should be on the lookout for a virus called Leap. Leap (OS X/Leap, also known as CME-4 ) is not a major threat and is probably getting more media attention than it deserves, but the virus does serve to remind us that not every computer virus is confined to the Windows operating system. That said, Leap does not affect Linux or Unix, although Mac OS X is based, in part, upon Unix. Leap uses the Spotlight search within OS X and looks for the opportunity to spread whenever the iChat app is opened. Fortunately, Leap does not damage system files.
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