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March 31, 2005
Sharp Corporation, Japan has announced the "MP-A100/A200" a new silicon audio player with built-in FM transmitter. The new player will come in white or red 256/512MB models. The biggest feature of the player is the FM transmitter which allows for transmission of music to car stereo or radio (FM). Other features include MP3/WMA (WMA DRM) support, lyric indication support, Liquid crystal display 10 letter x5 line indication, large-sized scroll key, MP3 encoding, MP3 sound recording, built-in microphone, radio sound recording from the built-in FM tuner and the direct sound recording from analog audio input.
Continual playback 20 hours, ( with FM transmitter use 5 hour). Measures 54x85.6x9.4mm and weighs 70 g. Set for release April 15th. Expected price 256MB model approximately 15,000 Yen, 512MB model approximately 25,000 Yen.
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The orbital wheel AKA the hubless wheel is a wheel reduced to its essential part: the outer ring. Since the wheel is free of midwheel structural constraints, it is touted to introduce a series of advantages and technological breakthroughs.
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The USB Hub Wheel W is a 4-port USB hub that supports USB 2.0. The cable part is a hand-wound cable, so when the panel is rotated, the cable can be stored inside of the housing. It has a body size of 93 x 35 x 87mm (W x D x H), and it weighs about 90g. Windows 98 and above is supported, as is Mac OS 8.6 and above.
The USB Senpuuki Mist W is a USB fan operating by bus power. In the middle of the blades is a backlit logo plate. The stand features a bendable wire so the unit can be put into any position and stand on its own. The fan blades themselves use a soft material to prevent injury. The body size is 400 x 28 x 887 (W x D x H, including stand). It weighs about 60g. Windows 98 and above is supported, as is Mac OS 8.6 and above.
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HP yesterday, introduced a new, fresh look for its HP Pavilion and HP Media Center Desktop PCs and monitors, providing consumers with a PC that offers enjoyable digital entertainment experiences and functional design that fits effortlessly into the home. The new look has taken a few pages from the Mac mini design book.
HP's new desktop PC design offers simple lines and light colors unifying the PC with the company's consumer product portfolio. HP's advanced design and functionality make it easier than ever to enjoy digital entertainment and digital photography from the PC. For example, select models provide an easy connection to an R-series HP digital camera(1) or the Apple iPod from HP via a removable docking station located on the top of the PC chassis. models include the HP Pavilion d4000 Series Desktop PC,(2) the HP Pavilion a1000 Series Desktop PC, and the HP Media Center m7000 Series Photosmart PC .
via Mac Mini Gear
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Shimadzu's HyperVision HPV-1 camera can record at a million frames a second allowing you to capture great detail reports Engadget, although the camera shoots in monochrome (312 x 260 pixels), the frames per second makes it all better. Other features Windows-XP powered control unit with a 20GB hard drive and Ethernet/USB2.0 connections; images are stored as either AVI, TIFF or BMP. Price $205,000
via Engadget
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Toshiba Corporation, Japan, has announced an ultra-rapid recharging lithium-ion battery capable of reaching 80% recharge in about 1 minute. Toshiba will conduct product development for lithium ion batteries with more power and industrial use, and plans on including them in notebook PCs and mobile phones Toshiba plans commercialization in 2006.
Lithium ion batteries have traditionally required a long amount of time to recharge from a high energy density, but this new lithium ion battery uses nanoparticles for its negative pole.
via TechJapan
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One of the hot factors about TiVo is the ability to fast fwd or rewind through commercials, in an effort to make some advertising revenue, TiVo has started to serve pop up ads while you fast forward or rewind through commercials. Not unreasonable right, well, the thing is, that instead of putting the popup in a corner, it is dead center. so you can't miss it. - via Read More
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The Sorapot Concept is designed to bring health and balance to the user's life by accentuating the act of preparing tea, thus encouraging people who drink tea occasionally or not at all to make tea a part of their daily lives. via Gizmodo.com
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March 29, 2005
Sharp is set to introduce the Healsio Water Oven, a superheated steam oven, on a worldwide scale. The Healsio Water Oven, which roasts food by spraying superheated steam at 300 degree Celsius, can squeeze out excess fat and salt in meat and fried foods while preserving vitamin C in steamed vegetables. - Price: S$1,799 (US$1,111) CNet
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