Dec 01
Shave in style this Christmas with this luxury shaving set up
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Dec 01
New music streamer from the mobile giants slipped out in wake of Nokia N97
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Dec 01
Guitar Hero World Tour
Posted in: Today's ChiliGuitar Hero now rocks out with guitar, bass, drums and vocals. But can it beat Rock Band?
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Dec 01
Nikon D90
Posted in: Today's ChiliThe successor to Nikon’s celebrated D80 has arrived. Can the D90 maintain the class-leading standards?
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Dec 01
Directors Robert Baca and Josh Rizzo have slapped together Welcome to Macintosh: a documentary on all things Apple. Covering the corporation’s successes, failures and cultural impact, the filmmakers interview some of the biggest name’s in the Apple world, including Guy Kawasaki, Andy Hertzfeld and even Wired.com’s very own Leander Kahney.
Unfortunately, the directors didn’t get a chance to interview the legend himself, Steve Jobs, but we all know how "shy" the CEO is with the media. Still, looks promising, and the DVD’s available for pre-order for $20. It starts shipping mid-December.
Official Site [via Cult of Mac]
Dec 01
Kudos to LaCie for making their flash drives more portable—although, the coin-shape may prove problematic. It won’t be long before your sensitive data ends up in the hands of some Starbucks employee.
It is definitely thicker than a traditional coin, but the metal exterior of the USB 2.0 drive enhances the illusion, making it easy to lose in a pocket full of change. Still, at $20 for the 4GB version and $30 for the 8GB version, at least you are getting a decent amount of storage for the price. [LaCie via Crunchgear]
Dec 01
MacBook Air Rev. B mini-review
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We’ve spent a bit of quality time with the new MacBook Air, and while there’s little on the surface to denote a change, Apple did quite a bit under the hood to turn this into a serious laptop — of sorts. Full disclosure: we (meaning a certain Paul Miller, specifically) have been using a Rev. A MacBook Air for the better part of a year as a primary machine, to very much frustration, so we had some pretty big bones to pick with whatever revision Apple might toss into our laps. Luckily, our fears were unfounded; read on for all the gory, romantic details.
[Images courtesy of Sam]
Gallery: New MacBook Air hits the streets
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Filed under: Laptops
MacBook Air Rev. B mini-review originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 18:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Dec 01
The fully-decorated tree in a pizza box is one of those amazing ideas that kick ass and sucks all what’s good about Xmas at the same time.
Yes, I hate it. I mean, look at it. You buy the thing, it comes in a flat pizza box, you put two sticks together, place the flattened tree on top, let it go, and boom, instant Xmas tree, completely decorated with tinsel, balls and lights. Flashy and convenient like a TV dinner. And equally tasteless and tacky. It’s probably made with sodium glutamate too.
On the other side, my Wiley E Coyote side can’t resist the idea of buying one for the apartment this year. And then burn it down. On the other side, I can spend the $100 it costs in a champagne bottle to gobble down the TV dinner, which will definitely have better effects than a dumb instant tree. [Daily Mail]
Dec 01
Apple Ships Mini DisplayPort Adapter In Huge MacBook-Sized Box [Shipping Hall Of Shame]
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Speaking of Mini DisplayPort, here’s another entry from Apple in the shipping hall of shame. They’re shipping the five-inch Mini-DiplayPort-to-DVI adapter in a box that’s bigger than the MacBook’s. Check out the waste.
As Kevin notes, it might seem nitpicky, but when you compare this to how much Apple boasts on the MacBook’s green packaging, it is kind of jarring:
“The new MacBook packaging is up to 41 percent smaller than the previous generation. And smaller boxes are much better for the planet. Because smaller boxes mean we can fit more boxes on each shipping pallet — up to 25 percent more. Which means more products will fit on each boat and plane. Which means fewer boats and planes are used, resulting in fewer CO2 emissions. It’s just one seemingly minor change. But it has a major positive impact on our environment.”
Surely they’ve got a smaller box lying around somewhere. If not, we hope they transition all of their shipping boxes to a greener variation—not just to align them with Apple’s own standards and goals, but to set an example for the rest of the industry. [jkOnTheRun]
Dec 01
It’s two things that are inevitably tied to one another each Sunday — LCD TVs and alcohol. Now, Micro Matic is bringing them together like never before, and only the most serious of in-home bartenders need apply. The v-POD comes in a couple of shapes and colors to best suit your needs, with the stainless steel Kool-Rite boasting a half-dozen taps, stereo speakers and an inbuilt 10-inch LCD. Now, if only these were available with slightly larger HDTVs and price tags nowhere near the three grand mark, we’d be talking.
[Via Engadget Chinese]
Filed under: Displays, Home Entertainment, Household
Micro Matic v-POD weds beer dispenser and LCD TV originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 01 Dec 2008 17:32:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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