Diamond and gold PCs class up the floor under your desk

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Filed under: Desktops Most of the questionably-ostentatious gear we see is designed for use on the go -- why else spark out your kit if not to blind your frenemies at the club? -- but at some point even Diddy runs out of handhelds to ice up, which is where Japan's ...

How much would you pay to be the first Optimus Maximus owner?

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Filed under: Peripherals digg_url = 'http://digg.com/gadgets/How_much_would_you_pay_to_be_the_first_Optimus_Maximus_owner'; We wouldn't have expected the first opportunity for consumers to pick up an Optimus Maximus to be in the wild frontiers of eBay, but hey, we'll take what we can get. Currently at $300 with 14 bids, but seeing how fast our pathetic bid ...

Continental rolling out DirecTV, IM, and email to 225 planes

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops, Portable Video, Transportation, Wireless In another mostly positive step for in-flight entertainment options, Continental Airlines will be rolling out DirecTV along with email and IM service on 225 of its planes starting next January -- the majority of its domestic fleet, according to Reuters -- although watching some ...

MacBook Air shipments beginning for the earliest adopters

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Filed under: Laptops If you were prepared to snap up whatever ultraportable Steve Jobs threw at you during his Macworld keynote, and started frantically refreshing the Apple Store to buy the MacBook Air as soon as it was announced, you might be seeing a shipping notice from Apple in your inbox ...

Mustek readies 9.5-inch digiframe with integrated NXT flat-panel speaker

Tuesday, January 29th, 2008

Filed under: Digital Cameras, Displays What's a good digiframe without a good speaker? Apparently, it's not anything Mustek wants you to be interested in, as it's hoping the sweet sounding NXT flat-panel drivers integrated into its brand new PF-A950PS will catch more than just eyes. Set to debut at PMA, this ...