pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/12/keyboardgiz.jpg” align=”left” hspace=”4″ vspace=”2″ style=”display:block;” /While your average midi controller/keyboard is a bit unwieldy, the VAX77 logically folds in half (to just 23 inches) for easier portability./p pConnecting to PC and Macs via 16-channel Midi or 64-channel USB, the $2450 VAX77 is not a casual piece of gear, featuring anodized aluminum controls, uniform pressure springs in each key, modulation/pitch wheel and a 3.5″ LED-backlit touchscreen. While we know about it now, the VAX77 will be unveiled at NAMM this January. [a href=”http://www.infiniteresponse.com/”Infinite Response/a via a href=”http://www.ohgizmo.com/2008/12/22/vax77-fold-carry-midi-controller/”OhGizmo!/a]/p br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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Not merely content with the noise-reducing XB01 Xbox 360 chassis, Swedish modder Janne Ström decided to throw in a pair of heavy-duty Noctua NH-U9DO coolers (usually intended for AMD Dual Opteron server processors) to see if he could even further eradicate the console’s aural annoyances — and indeed, it sounds (or rather, doesn’t) like it worked. For those not following the scene, the XB01 is a voluminous case made by Lian-Li you can put your Xbox 360’s guts into for a decidedly less noisy experience, so think of this as a mod-within-a-mod. It won’t make disc drive any quieter, but with the New Xbox Experience’s disc installation option, that noise can be avoided. The extra fans also doesn’t make the case any easier on the eyes, of course, but anyone interested in the XB01 probably isn’t putting style points high on their list of priorities. Go ahead and listen, very closely, to the results in the video after the break.
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Modded XB01 case quiets your Xbox like a RROD (without all the failing) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 10:26:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Chinese Cheap Blu-ray Makers Battered by Just-as-Cheap Players From Sony and Samsung [Ironic]
Posted in: Today's Chilipimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/12/dvdsale.jpg” width=”494″ height=”494″ style=”display:block;” /Only possible in today’s crazy world: Chinese OEMs who planned to steal Blu-ray marketshare with a href=”http://gizmodo.com/5093230/dealzmodo-15-cheap-blu+ray-players-as-low-as-200″sub-$200 players/a are a href=”http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20081219PD201.html”being bloodied by name brands/a like Sony and Samsung selling emtheir/em players at that price./p pDespite Sony’s Stan Glasgow stating their a href=”http://gizmodo.com/5094428/why-you-probably-wont-find-amazing-sony-deals-for-christmas”firm intention not to dip below a $299 MSRP/a on their Blu-ray players, you can easily find their a href=”http://www.amazon.com/Sony-BDP-S350-1080p-Blu-ray-Player/dp/B001A4LVYY#”BDP-S350 for $250/a, or even less. And there were loads of $200ish deals on name-brand players around and after Black Fridaymdash;if they weren’t a href=”http://gizmodo.com/5114262/sharp-lcd-tvs-come-with-a-free-blu+ray-player-until-january-31″literally giving them away/a./p pAnd $199 is exactly the pricepoint that the Chinese OEMsmdash;i.e., Walmart Blu-ray playersmdash;wanted to waltz in at, given the tough talk from Sony and others about sticking to $300, $250 at the worst. Instead, Walmartmdash;and every other retailermdash;is smartly playing up these super-cheap players from brands you’ve actually heard of before. So, the Chinese OEMs, those classy undercutters and free-market propellants, are on the receiving end of the pain they usually dish out, assaulted by the very people they usually assault./p pHere’s the question: Is it because Blu-ray is failing? Or just another anomaly only possible today’s world? [a href=”http://www.digitimes.com/news/a20081219PD201.html”Digitimes/a]/p br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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pspan class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image” style=”display: inline;”img alt=”DarkKnightBluRay.jpg” src=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/DarkKnightBluRay.jpg” width=”398″ height=”512″ class=”mt-image-none” style=”” //span/p pThose of you who suspected that Blu-ray may never really become as successful as DVD have some new food for thought according to the Blu-ray Disc Association, who is celebrating record sales in what it calls a ‘breakthrough year’./p pNovember’s sales are up 165% from October and the BDA reckons that the take-up of the HD format is actually a lot faster than the rate at which DVDs sold when released a decade ago.br / /pimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://feeds.uk.gizmodo.com/c/552/f/9581/s/29bf732/mf.gif’ border=’0’/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0’trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=Blu-Ray On The Up, BDA Optimistic About Future Successlink=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/12/22/bluray_on_the_up_bda_optimisti.html” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Blu-Ray On The Up, BDA Optimistic About Future Successlink=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/12/22/bluray_on_the_up_bda_optimisti.html” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/27233458384/u/0/f/9581/c/552/s/43775794/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/27233458384/u/0/f/9581/c/552/s/43775794/a2.img” border=”0″//a
pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/12/trafficcamdie.jpg” width=”250″ height=”411″ align=”left” hspace=”4″ vspace=”2″/I think that speed cameras are the devil’s technology that impugn our basic human rights, but Maryland high school students show how they can be used for fun and strikeprofit/strike revenge./p pBasically, students from Richard Montgomery High School are copying the license plate numbers of their “enemies” (’cause high schoolers lead such vicious, angsty lives) on glossy photo paper in a font that looks just like the one Maryland uses for its license plates. They tape the crappy fake license over their own, and intentionally zip past a stupid speedtrap camera, and a couple days later, their victim receives a ticket in the mail. The emreally/em clever little bastards are borrowing cars that are the same model as the one their victim owns. /p pThis should pretty much seal the deal on how speeding cameras are. I mean, the whole program is being effortlessly de-constructed and re-purposed by high school geniuses who call their prank speed camera “pimping.” And this is the future of public safety? Right. [a href=”http://www.thesentinel.com/302730670790449.php”The Sentinel/a via a href=”http://yro.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08%2F12%2F21%2F1751210from=rss”Slashdot/a]/p br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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Some interesting news is coming out of the Garmin camp this fine morning, including word that the company somehow managed to buck all manner of economic trends and boost its holiday sales by 50 percent over 2007. (Apparently peoples’ 401(k) valuations weren’t the only things getting lost this year.) The company also confirmed that its Nuvifone, which is getting a bit long in the tooth despite being unavailable, is indeed still coming — but won’t be hitting Taiwan at least until Q2 of next year, and there’s no indication of whether we’ll be seeing it a little earlier ’round these parts. Finally, and most intriguingly, is confirmation of what the company plans to do first with that freshly laminated Open Handset Alliance membership card: multiple new Android phones are said to be in the works, due for release sometime in the second half of 2009. No further information is available, and while the smart thing might be for Garmin to focus on getting its first handset out the door before drafting a successor, we think any excuse for a new costume on our favorite green Android is a good one.
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Garmin planning Android-powered handsets for late 2009 originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Steampunk AIO Computer Is a PC That Looks Old, Which is Apparently Still Exciting [Please Stop]
Posted in: Today's Chilipimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/12/steamsunk.jpg” width=”494″ height=”371″ /Saying that steampunk is played out is almost getting played out itself, but emthey just keep a href=”http://gizmodo.com/5105169/intricate-steampunk-mouse-might-have-gone-a-bit-far-with-the-whole-actual-mouse-spine-thing”making things/a/em. This week we have a another winner: a computer! Covered in brass! With horns! Die. /p pThe screen, as is painfully obvious, is the centerpiece of this mod, which is the first problem. A good Steampunk device usually mixes anachronistic decoration with newer technology, but does so in a visuallymdash;if not conceptuallymdash; convincing way. That’s not what this is. /p pMost of the effort appears to have gone into the rear of the device, which houses a whole PC. There is no doubt in my mind that things like this take a great deal of skill, but the point is that this skill is being devoted to an irritating movement that probably peaked with a Will Smith remake movie. emThey’re making music now, people/em. Please stop (this goes for the a href=”http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/22/steampunk-monitor-mod-is-almost-too-pretty-to-use”enablers/a, too), and start covering stuff with a href=”http://gizmodo.com/tag/wood”wood/a. Or a href=”http://gizmodo.com/tag/leather”leather/a. Anything. Else. [a href=”http://www.slashgear.com/steampunk-monitor-mod-1927149/”Slashgear/a via a href=”http://www.engadget.com/2008/12/22/steampunk-monitor-mod-is-almost-too-pretty-to-use/”Engadget/a]/p br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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To our knowledge, neither HP nor Compaq (nor HP Compaq, for the record) have uttered a single word about the clearly real Mini 700. After going a few months without hearing an update, we now have reports that it is widely available overseas. According to NotebookItalia, said netbook will boast a 1.6GHz Intel Atom N270 CPU, GMA950 integrated graphics, 10.2-inch display (1,204 x 600), 1GB of DDR2 RAM, webcam / microphone, an integrated card reader, audio in / out, Ethernet, two USB 2.0 ports and a pair of Altec Lansing speakers. Additionally, the Italian version (at least) includes a 3-cell battery and Windows XP Home while providing optional WiFi, Bluetooth and HSDPA. Curiously, the quoted price for the now-shipping unit is up one hundred quid to £399 ($594), though it’s difficult to tell if that’s a baseline rig or a fully loaded machine. Anyone across the pond care to chime in?
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HP Compaq’s Mini 700 now on sale in Europe originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 09:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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pimg src=”http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/gizmodo/2008/12/Second_Comingeee.jpg” align=”left” hspace=”4″ vspace=”2″/While Microsoft had planned to stop selling Windows XP licenses by January 31st, the company has extended that deadline to May 30th./p pYou could blame the general mediocrity of Vista for the extension, but bigger still is probably the rise and popularity of netbooks and other PCs packing slower, lower wattage processors. While XP can be loaded onto these systems a href=”http://gizmodo.com/5012825/are-small-cheapo-laptops-the-saviors-of-windows-xp”through a (necessary) loophole/a whether or not Microsoft extends licenses, the platform is certainly keeping XP in the front and center of public consciousness. /p pIt’ll be interesting to see if Microsoft just continues extending XP licensing until Windows 7 comes out. I’d bet that they will. [a href=”http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7795302.stm”BBC/a]/p br clear=”both” style=”clear: both;”/
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RIAA To Stop Suing People, Asks ISPs To Help Out Instead
Posted in: MP3, Music, Online, Today's Chilipspan class=”mt-enclosure mt-enclosure-image” style=”display: inline;”img alt=”RIAA.jpg” src=”http://uk.gizmodo.com/RIAA.jpg” width=”318″ height=”316″ class=”mt-image-none” style=”” //span/p pIf you were to ask the RIAA for something for Christmas this year, what would it be? That they stop randomly filing lawsuits against people, including single moms, teenage girls and dead people, for allegedly downloading music? /p pWell ‘Ho Ho Ho’ then, because that’s exactly what’s happening. After years of unsuccessfully trying to stop piracy in the US by running around targeting random citizens, the RIAA has given up on approaching people directly and is now turning to ISPs for help./p pbr / /pimg width=’1′ height=’1′ src=’http://feeds.uk.gizmodo.com/c/552/f/9581/s/29bd5fb/mf.gif’ border=’0’/div class=’mf-viral’table border=’0’trtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/sendemail2.html?title=RIAA To Stop Suing People, Asks ISPs To Help Out Insteadlink=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/12/22/riaa_to_stop_suing_people_asks.html” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif” border=”0″ //a/tdtd valign=’middle’a href=”http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=RIAA To Stop Suing People, Asks ISPs To Help Out Insteadlink=http://uk.gizmodo.com/2008/12/22/riaa_to_stop_suing_people_asks.html” target=”_blank”img src=”http://rss.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif” border=”0″ //a/td/tr/table/divbr/br/a href=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/27233455176/u/0/f/9581/c/552/s/43767291/a2.htm”img src=”http://da.feedsportal.com/r/27233455176/u/0/f/9581/c/552/s/43767291/a2.img” border=”0″//a
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