Razer serves up shockingly green Orca headphones, envy comes free

August 11, 2010 · Posted in Technology · Comment

At first glance, you may think you’re eying Razer‘s Carcharias above. And in many ways, the new Orca ($59.99 / €59.99) is exactly like its perceived predecessor, thought two prominent differences set ‘em apart. For one, there’s no microphone arm on the Orca, so those who like to chat it up while deathmatching should look elsewhere. Secondly, the Orca is green. Really green. It’s also designed for on-the-go use, with a shorter, standard braided cable accompanied by a two-meter extension cord. Internally, you’ll find 40mm drivers with neodymium magnets, a 15 – 21,000Hz claimed frequency response and a conventional 3.5mm headphone plug. We’d encourage you to look for these later this month, but with a paint job like this, just glancing around aimlessly should do the trick.

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Amazon Kindle DX Graphite review

August 9, 2010 · Posted in Technology · Comment

Just over a year ago, we reviewed Amazon’s jumbo-sized Kindle — the Kindle DX. Just a few weeks ago, Amazon outed a new, $379 Graphite gray version of the DX, and this time, it’s got the new Pearl display from E Ink. The new Pearl display is supposed to boast a much higher contrast ratio than its predecessor, a faster page refresh rate, and it’s got a new, graphite gray casing. Other than that, you’re looking at much the same unit as a year ago, and if you like a large e-reader, that’s probably a good thing. Read on for our full impressions of the device.

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Anybots QB telepresence robot: nag employees remotely for $15,000

July 29, 2010 · Posted in Technology · Comment

Anybots has a new telepresence robot, the QB — and while it certainly seems to be an advance on the QA, which we saw at CES 2009, we gotta admit that it’s not nearly as cute as its predecessor. Marketed towards CEO-types, this bad boy can be controlled via your PC (or eventually your Mac), and it features WiFi b/g connectivity, 5 megapixel camera, speaker, microphone, and a max speed of 3.5 MPH. To be honest, having your boss follow you around the office with a webcam-on-wheels sounds more like a NewsRadio plot than effective office management, but certainly there’s someone rich and crazy enough to drop $15,000 on one of these. The first hundred to put down ten percent get membership in the prestigious 100 Club! For reals! Which reminds us, it’s been awhile since we’ve listened to our Sex Pistols Live At The 100 Club CD. PR, video after the break.

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MSI launches Wind12 U230 ‘Light,’ shaves two inches and 30 clamshells from predecessor’s hide

July 21, 2010 · Posted in Technology · Comment

Are MSI’s 12.1-inch netbooks a hair too large for you? Wonder of wonders, there’s a smaller version that’s practically exactly the same inside. Though the new MSI Wind12 U230 Light confusingly weighs just the same as its predecessor (3.3 pounds) and is still 1.22 inches thick, it’s got a smaller 11.6-inch matte LCD screen that makes it two inches shorter in either direction on a horizontal plane. You’re still getting the same 1,366 x 768 display, 1.6GHz Athlon Neo MV-40 processor, 2GB of RAM, Radeon HD 3200 graphics, 250GB hard drive and sub-par four hours of battery life, but MSI did think to trim the fat in one last direction, and knocked $30 off the price. That makes the now-shipping U230 Light a somewhat reasonable deal at $400 from Amazon. PR after the break.

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Panasonic Lumix LX5 outed by tech support page, improvements are black and white

July 17, 2010 · Posted in Technology · Comment

Panasonic may be pushing Micro Four Thirds tech these days, but that doesn’t mean it’s forgotten about the pocketable high-end — in fact, full spec sheets and pictures have just leaked from the company’s technical support website, detailing the unannounced latest in the Lumix LX lineup. The 10.1 megapixel DMC-LX5 doesn’t have any revolutionary new features, sadly, but it certainly brings the 2008 LX3 predecessor up to spec in nearly every way, with a longer 3.8x optical zoom lens by Leica, 12800 ISO mixed-pixel sensitivity and a familiar-sounding AVCHD Lite 720p video recording mode. Slightly heavier due to a larger 1250mAh battery, the camera supports SDXC memory cards this time round, has an anti-glare coating on the 3-inch LCD and thankfully replaces those bulky breakout component cables with a mini-HDMI out. There’s also an optional electronic viewfinder and a jog dial on the back, but we don’t want to ruin all your fun digging up these gems; peruse the specs yourself at our source link!

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