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PSP-ready Blu-ray digital copy

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:43:57 +0800

We used to have digital copy compatible with iPods and Windows Mobile handhelds. Now, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment is extending this option to copy a standard-definition version of the Blu-ray movie ...

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A sub-US$500 ThinkPad with colors? Now we've seen everything

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:30:00 +0800

(Image credit: Netbooknews.de) We honestly never thought this day would come. Since 1992, ThinkPads have been well-known for their durability, security and premium pricing. The "black bento box" look also became ...

Lego and Muji reinvent construction paper

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:50:54 +0800

(Credit: Muji) Lego has teamed up with Japanese retailer Muji to create an interesting take on the building block toy. The Lego for Muji Paper and Block Set together with a paper ...

Mobile projector for your handset--the old-fashioned way

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:20:43 +0800

(Credit: Japan Trend Shop) Pico projectors are great, but they are also prohibitively expensive. The HypnosEye Projector compromises a little on the experience with an old-school technology, and at US$80, costs only ...

Is B&W's new Zeppelin Mini a performer?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 15:30:54 +0800

(Credit: B&W) Back in 2007, Bowers & Wilkins brought out the uniquely styled Zeppelin iPod speaker, which we described in our review as being every bit as sophisticated as Apple's iconic player, ...

Is that really a camera bag?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:37:40 +0800

(Credit: Daily Relish) Most camera bags these days can hardly be said to be a fashion statement. Most look drab, though Crumpler has a couple that sport psychedelic colors. Still, at the ...

Low-tech problems for high-tech gear

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:25:59 +0800

The following is a true story. Sam (not her real name) has been using an iPhone 3GS for two months. Since buying it, she's been plagued by poor voice quality--people she ...

Rumor: PS3 to have Firefox?

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:57:54 +0800

Rumor has it Sony's in talks with Mozilla about porting Firefox over to the PS3. (Credit: Gizmodo) We've been hoping for a while that Sony would replace the PS3's mediocre built-in Web ...

New classifications for HDMI products

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 12:46:40 +0800

The new labels for different versions of HDMI cables. (Credit: HDMI Licensing) If you've caught yourself scratching your head trying to figure out what type of HDMI cable to buy, you're probably ...

Up close with the Asus G51J 3D laptop

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 11:23:04 +0800

(Scott playing Left 4 Dead 2 on the Asus 3D laptop. (Credit: Dan Ackerman/CNET)) Earlier this week, Asus unveiled a 15-inch laptop with Nvidia's 3D Vision technology built in. The US$1,699 ...

Livescribe app store now in beta

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 10:55:04 +0800

The Livescribe app store, now in beta, allows users to download applications to their pen ranging from inexpensive games to a pricey--but handy--Bar Mitzvah tutor. (Credit: Livescribe) It took a little bit longer ...

Singapore debuts Ambient Experience to relax heart patients

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:37:50 +0800

A "patient" choosing the Australia theme, one of 10 currently available in the Ambient Experience suite of the National Heart Centre Singapore's cardiac catheterization laboratory. (Credit: Philips) Cardiac patients undergoing procedures at ...

SingTel launches traffic planning guide TrafficLive

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:32:03 +0800

(Credit: SingTel) It seems Google isn't the only one hogging the traffic news today. Singapore telco operator SingTel has just announced its traffic planning guide dubbed TrafficLive. The service, which is supported on ...

PS3 Final Fantasy XIII Lightning Edition coming!

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:54:55 +0800

(Credit: Sony) This is not exactly the Christmas bundle I mentioned in my crave on the 250GB PS3 for Asia, but it's the closest in terms of a packaged deal. The Final ...

Opera Mobile 10 beta now on Windows phones

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:48:55 +0800

Visual thumbnails for tabs are all new in Opera Mobie 10 beta. (Credit: Opera Software) Opera impressed us a few months ago with its beta release of a restyled Mini browser for Java ...

Sony doubles PS3 storage for just S$40 more

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:20:28 +0800

That's right. For 120GB PS3 Slim early adopters in Singapore, the latest news from Sony is going to be a hard pill to swallow. At just S$552, the latest 250GB model ...

Chinon's iPod speaker is a TV, too

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:41:06 +0800

Chino's AVi has a 7-inch LCD and DTV tuner for US$199.99.(Credit: Chinon) We've reviewed a portable DVD player with a built-in digital TV (DTV) tuner and Sony's LBT-LCD7Di Muteki Shelf System with ...

Samsung LD190 adds extra 18.5-inch screen to your laptop

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:35:07 +0800

Samsung's LD190 laptop companion: In extend mode. I've been talking about the Samsung LD190 since January (and by "talking about" I mean I've mentioned it once and really haven't since ...

Asus' new Eee PC Netbook packs Nvidia Ion and dual-core Intel Atom

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:42:04 +0800

(Credit: Asus) Hot on the heels of the well-regarded HP Mini 311, Asus has moved the Netbook bar forward by taking a 12-inch Netbook chassis and including both Nvidia's Ion graphics and ...

Casio debuts world's slimmest rugged shooter

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:21:43 +0800

(Credit: Casio) So far, only Panasonic, Olympus, Fujifilm and Canon have tough cameras. But today, Casio joins the fray with the Exilim EX-G1. At 19.9mm thin, the company claims this to be ...