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Turtle Beach limited edition Modern Warfare 3 headsets

Posted in Games by Reuben Drake on July 19th, 2011

The headset above is one of four limited edition offerings from Turtle Beach and Activision. The headsets all have the same design style, but offer different specialties. There is the $300 Ear Force Delta which is based on the XP500 programmable virtual 7.1 headset and comes with a custom travel-case and MW3 sound presets.

Then there is the $150 Ear Force Bravo, which is a version of the PX3. It has the same presets as the Delta in wireless stereo. Next is the $130 Ear Force Charlie with discrete 5.1 and eight drivers. Lastly is the $100 Ear Force Foxtrot; a PX21 universal stereo headset. So you have your choice soldiers.

Google Page URL Shortener Launches

Posted in Google by Reuben Drake on July 19th, 2011

Google has launched its new Google page shortener which will of course work with all Google services. The new g.co shortening service follows the launch of Google’s public URL shortener back in 2009 goo.gl.

They would like you to use it for all your url shortening needs. Google says “Whenever you see a short “g.co” link, you can trust that it will always take you to a Google product or service. We also have a public URL shortener at goo.gl. You can use this to shorten up URLs across the web.”

New Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 To Have 1280 x 800 Display?

Posted in Samsung by Reuben Drake on July 19th, 2011

Last month we heard that Samsung was working on a new version of the original Galaxy Tab, and now we have word that this new Galaxy Tab might have a 7 inch display with a resolution of 1280 x 800 pixels.

Netbook News is saying that the new 7 inch Galaxy Tab will come with Android Honeycomb, in addition to that higher resolution display with a 1280 x 800 resolution. Other rumored specs include a dual core 1.2GHz processor, plus 1GB of RAM. We should know more soon as Samsung gears up for release.

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Sony DRX-S90U Portable DVD Burner Now Available In The U.S.

Posted in Sony by Conner Flynn on July 19th, 2011

Sony Optiarc America has announced the DRX-S90U dual USB bus-powered external DVD burner for the U.S. It can burn dual-layer DVD+R at 8x speeds, regular DVD+R and RW media at 6x and CD-R and RW at 24x speeds.

Just be aware that it requires two USB 2.0 ports to power the burning speeds. The device is compatible with both Windows (XP or higher) and Mac operating systems. You also get the Nero 10 CD/DVD burning application with your purchase. The Sony DRX-S90U slim portable DVD/CD writer is $69.99.

Procella P15 Long-throw 15-inch Subwoofer

Posted in Speakers by Conner Flynn on July 19th, 2011

Procella Audio has launched the P15 long-throw 15-inch subwoofer for your large home cinemas, commercial cinemas and larger rooms in general which are up to 3,000 cubic feet. This active subwoofer features dual 15-inch drivers, individually powered by 350-watt amplifiers and 28bit/56 bit ADI Sigma DSP controls.

The device produces a frequency response below 22Hz with a maximum output of 125dB at 50Hz. So how much to bring it home? The new Procella P15 long-throw 15-inch subwoofer is a hefty $6,000.

OnStar FMV available at Best Buy July 24th

Posted in Automotive by Conner Flynn on July 19th, 2011

The OnStar FMV will allow you to put the technology in any automobile. Some of the features include automatic crash response, turn-by-turn navigation and hands-free calling. It will sell for $299.99 and you can tack on a $75 installation charge and $18.95 per month subscription.

The device will hit Best Buy shelves starting July 24th and is available for pre-order now. Before you get one just make sure that your car is on the compatible list first.

Acer reveals Aspire 5755 multimedia laptop

Posted in Acer by Conner Flynn on July 18th, 2011

Acer’s latest laptop, the Aspire 5755, is for multimedia lovers who are on the go. It features Intel Core chips (with the i7-2820QM available in the premium configurations), and Nvidia GeForce GT 540M graphics with Nvidia’s Optimus tech.

Other features include 8GB of DDR3 memory, as much as 1TB of storage, and a 15.6 inch Acer CineCrystal LED-backlit TFT LCD screen with a maximum resolution of 1366×768. There’s also built Intel Wireless Display (WiDi) tech and an HDMI-output option.

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Cregle PenBook Windows 7 Tablet

Posted in Tablet PC by Conner Flynn on July 7th, 2011

The Cregle PenBook Windows 7 tablet is different than most on the market. It comes with a digital pen and an active digitizer, which you can use to draw or write on the display. The device measures 10.4-inch x 7.2-inch x 0.7-inch and weighs 2.3 pounds.

Some of the features of this tablet include a 10.1-inch (1024 x 600) display that supports multitouch gestures and palm rejection, a 1.6GHz Intel Atom Z530 processor, two USB ports, a 3.5mm audio jack, built-in mic, stereo speakers, 802.11b/g/n WiFi and Bluetooth 2.1. Nothing on pricing or availability yet.

Motorola Droid 3 gets official

Posted in Motorola by Reuben Drake on July 7th, 2011

The Motorola Droid 3 is finally official, with Verizon offering the phone for sale on its website. The Gingerbread handset has a five-row QWERTY keyboard and a 1GHz dual-core TI OMAP chip. There’s also a 4-inch qHD 960×540 display and 16GB of onboard storage.

Other specs include an 8-megapixel camera for stills, with auto-focus and face recognition and a front facing cam for video calling. Connectivity on the Verizon version is All–Digital, 800/1900, CDMA EVDO rev A and GSM 850/900/1800/1900 UMTS, Wi-Fi, DLNA and Bluetooth 2.1 and it has a 1540mAH Li–Ion battery.

MightyText sends phone calls, texts to your browser

Posted in Text Messaging by Reuben Drake on July 7th, 2011

Maybe you forgot your phone at home. No need to drive home and get it. Texts and calls can just be routed to your computer and inside Google Chrome. We aren’t talking about Google Voice, but it’s similar. MightyText will route calls and text messages into Google Chrome instead of sending them to your email. Pretty handy when you lose your phone or leave it behind.

The new service was started by former Google employee, Maneesh Arora. It’s basically a routing service for text messages and calls. It’s in Beta now.

Air Picks Air Guitar Toy

Posted in music by Conner Flynn on July 6th, 2011

We’ve all played air guitar at some point and when playing air guitar, we are all rock gods. Now it’s time to take air guitar to the next level. Air Picks are pocket sized electronic air picks that allow you to enjoy a few songs. How you play them in the air is up to you.

There are three picks to choose from right now with songs like Jumping Jack Flash, Satisfaction, Born to be Wild, Smoke on the Water, and Sweet Home Alabama. There is no volume control though so this could get annoying very quickly.

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Rubik’s Cube Speaker

Posted in Speakers by Conner Flynn on July 6th, 2011

Here’s another geeky item for your desk or your shelf. This speaker will connect to almost any music source, via a stereo jack and power comes from your computer’s USB port, and a 5W speaker plays your favorite songs. But sadly you can’t solve this cube. It’s just for music.

Great addition to your nerd gadget stash at just $30 even if you can’t twist the thing and puzzle your brain. It’s still a neat retro speaker.

LG RoboKing vacuum

Posted in LG by Conner Flynn on July 4th, 2011

The Roomba is pretty cool as far as robo-vacuums go, but you can’t exactly have a conversation with it. What kind of vacuum bot doesn’t even talk? LG’s latest self-diagnosing robotized cleaning assistant seems much cooler. The RoboKing VR6172LVM will cost 779,000 Won ($730), and has a low noise 48dB design.

It can run diagnostics at the press of a button and then tell you if any components are broken. But it won’t help you fix it. Oh well, it’s still progress.

Sony PSN ‘Welcome Back’ promotion extended for one more day

Posted in Sony by Conner Flynn on July 4th, 2011

Most of us have already collected those PSN freebies when the promotion launched last month, but if you have not, you have another day to download your pair of free PS3 and PSP games, 100 virtual items from PlayStation Home, and 30 days of PlayStation Plus.

After that, you will have to pay up for your copy of Dead Nation or LittleBigPlanet and the other extras vanish as well. It all goes offline at 9AM Pacific Time tomorrow. Better hurry.

iriver P8 player shows up on Russian site

Posted in iRiver by Conner Flynn on July 4th, 2011

iriver has not updated its P series of large-screen portable media players in quite some time, so you are likely as surprised as we are that this five-incher has shown up on the company’s Russian site. With a battery life of up to nine hours of video and 40 hours of audio to boot.

The P8 comes in 8GB and 16GB sizes, sports a microSD slot, and an HDMI port for pushing HD content to a TV. We have no idea if it will ever land on American shores or how much it will cost when it does, but we like what we see.



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