Filed under: Home Entertainment
Believe it or not, that thing you see above actually is a subwoofer, albeit a wee one. Tymphany’s LAT250 (Linear Array Transducer) deviates from the traditional cone approach and instead “displaces air using a linear array of multiple smaller diaphragms.” A pair of internal motors drive both sets of diaphragms, and the unit itself can be mounted either horizontally or vertically depending on your install needs. Most notably, this thing reportedly checks in at just 10.24- x 3.5-inches in size and weighs only 1.86-pounds, but it can somehow still handle 100-watts RMS. As you’d expect, Tymphany is aiming this unit at users with tight space requirements, and while a variety of impedance configurations are available, the standard 4-ohm dual-coil version is available now for $58.
[Via AudioJunkies]
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Filed under: Laptops
Ever noticed that “Warranty Void If Removed” label over the access door to the single SODIMM slot in your Eee PC? Apparently, Asus wants you to just ignore those four little words. In a warranty update posted to the firm’s website, it plainly states that “merely breaking or removing this kind of seal will not void the Asus Limited Warranty,” and while it recommends that customers use company-approved service facilities, it wants to ensure that buyers “are free to make appropriate hardware and software modifications and upgrades, regardless of whether the service is performed by an approved facility, a non-approved service provider, or by the customers themselves.” Going forward, it seems that Asus will be using a label that simply informs users that it won’t be held responsible for any damages that may occur as a result of any tinkering, but yes, you can indeed feel free to piddle around till your heart’s content knowing Asus still has your back.
[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]
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Filed under: Transportation
You’d be sporting the very same expression of horror if your jolly ass was strapped to a Brando remote controlled helicopter. The rechargeable unit features a “super wide” IR remote and spare tail prop for $25. Rudolph’s wrath: free.
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Filed under: Cellphones, Misc. Gadgets
In the slow crawl of news leading up to our annual CES blowout, we bring you this, the Nokia Eco Sensor concept device. The device consists of two parts: a wearable mobile phone (duh, it’s Nokia) with giant display and a remote sensing unit which keeps tabs on your health and external environment. Nokia research envisions that the sensor unit would be worn on a wrist or neck strap made of solar cells. It would then communicate back to your phone via near field communications (NFC) or RFID. What you monitor (i.e., the sensors you get) will be customizable based on user preference. You know, like the burn from your jetpack and rate of your daily food replication. Thanks for the look into the future Nokia, now get back to your S60 development please, time’s a’wastin’.
[Via Unwired View]
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
Filed under: Gaming
Good news! Turns out your right ear wasn’t insane after all. Apparently, Activision has simultaneously fessed up to the lack of stereo on “some” Guitar Hero III discs for the Wii and offered to make amends. Company spokeswoman Rhy-Ming Poon stated that the firm “recently became aware that some consumers have not been able to enjoy the full audio output in the Nintendo Wii version of Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock,” and added that it was “currently working with Nintendo and planning to issue an improved audio experience in future versions of the game.” For users who already bought in, these re-mastered discs should be available at no cost sometime in early 2008, but specifics beyond that weren’t disclosed. So yeah, at least you can count on a stereo version hitting your mailbox, but unfortunately, it won’t be before the holiday break.
[Thanks, Jason]
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Office Depot Featured Gadget: Xbox 360 Platinum System Packs the power to bring games to life!
