Archive for June, 2010
Latest EVO 4G update is back online, presumably won’t brick your phone this time
That didn’t take too long, did it? That pulled EVO 4G update promising a handful of fixes for WiFi, Exchange, and battery life (no Froyo yet, sorry) is back online according to our contacts at Sprint — and indeed, we’re getting prompted on our own unit, so that’s that. Go forth, readers; get your update […]
HD 101: IR blasters, HDMI-CEC, RS-232 and IP control
You’d be hard pressed to find a TV without some sort of extra box attached to it these days — and with each box comes another remote. The sad part is it doesn’t have to be this way, nope, the necessary interaction between devices really isn’t that complicated. The problem is the devices just aren’t […]
‘Dippin’ In My Tesla’ is the best rap song ever about a Tesla
Don’t bother reading this text, just listen to the intensely awful hip-hop ode to an electric car. Elon Musk, where you at!?
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Gresso gussies up iPhone 4 with rare wooden veneer
From the front it looks like any other iPhone 4, but flip it around and a glint might catch your eye — that’s the doing of Russian technology tailor Gresso, who’s embedded Swarovski crystals and an 18-karat golden Apple logo in a sheet of African Blackwood attached to the device. As usual, one wonders why […]
Kinect detailed in newly precise tech specs
Sure, you know Kinect, but do you know Kinect? While retailers have backed off publishing $150 pricetags for Kinect in bizarre displays of solidarity, UK shop Play.com has up some new specifics on the technology in its listing for the device. Here are a few of the standouts that were news to us:
Field of view […]
Sony to recall half a million ‘too hot to handle’ VAIO laptops
Well, this isn’t good. Sony’s issued a warning that about half a million of its VAIO laptops are at risk of seriously overheating, and could even cause burns. The company says that the heat-monitoring chips of its VAIO F and C series laptops (which were launched in January) could be defective, causing them to overheat […]
Terrafugia Transition flying car gets a little closer to reality with FAA approval
If you’re a little heavier than your spouse would like, you have two choices: get a new diet, or get a new spouse. However, if you’re the Terrafugia Transition flying car and you’re a little heavier than the FAA would like, you have a third option: get an exemption. The, uh, car is 120lbs too […]
Palm Foleo lands on eBay, can be yours for a relative song
It’s probably not the first Foleo to ever splash down on eBay, but this one might just be the most comprehensive of them all. Palm’s companion laptop-that-never-was will almost definitely remain a tech mystery for eons to come, but today, the chance is yours to own the flop of the last decade for just $750. […]
Onkyo’s top of the line receivers get a HDMI 1.4a makeover this fall
Say hello to the high end of Onkyo’s receiver line, now refreshed with the newest tech already featured in its lower end and midrange receivers earlier this year. Beyond the eight 3D-capable HDMI 1.4a inputs, DLNA 1.5 (Windows 7 Compatible) and streaming support that we’ve come to expect from any 2010 home theater equipment, the […]
Documents show that Dell knowingly sold defective computers, misled those needing support
What happens when capacitors go bad, spewing out their tangerine innards like the ones in the photo above? Components die. In the early to mid naughties there was a rash of failures, the so-called “capacitor plague” that affected many manufacturers thanks to millions of bogus units filled with an electrolyte mixture that was a bit […]
