Archive for March 11th, 2008

Microsoft’s Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 and Digital Media Keyboard 3000

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Filed under: Peripherals Microsoft is at it again with its boring-as-can-be product names and its terrifically designed computer mice and keyboards. First off is the new Wireless Laser Desktop 7000 (pictured), which Microsoft calls the "little black dress" of peripherals -- something we find to be at least a little disturbing. ...

The first MP3 player celebrates its 10th birthday

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Filed under: Portable Audio Odds are, you take your iPod or Zune for granted. You probably don't think about the crazy technological advancements we've made, but take a ten-year look back at the world's first MP3 player -- the MPMan F10 -- and you'll get a sense of just how far ...

Ubisoft’s DS pedometer wants you to lose

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Filed under: Gaming It's not enough that the Wii Fit is trying to cajole you into getting off your couch and actually engaging in physical activity -- now the DS is worming in on the action. Developer Ubisoft is rolling out My Weight Loss Coach for the handheld, and going the ...

Keepin’ it real fake, part CXIII: the Blade Runner MP4 player doesn’t make calls, retire Replicants

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video Like peanut butter and jelly, oil and vinegar, and Benny and Joon, some things just go together. If you thought the words "Blade Runner" and the industrial design of the RAZR were always "meant to be," your day has finally come. Enter the Blade Runner ...

Intel roadmap reveals 1.87GHz, dual-core Atom processors

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Filed under: HandheldsIntel certainly hasn't been holding back on its near term plans for its MID-powering Atom processors, but the company has been a considerably more coy about anything beyond the initial 1.6GHz Atom 230 series processor. We now have a slightly better idea of what to expect from future ...

Motorola to unveil a slew of new handsets at CTIA?

Tuesday, March 11th, 2008

Filed under: Cellphones It's been a rough couple months for Motorola's handset division -- rumors of a sale, two high-profile executive departures, layoffs, and that pathetic showing at Mobile World Congress -- but today it looks like the company might have some tricks left up its sleeve for CTIA. We're not ...