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Today, Ultimate Ears announced its smallest earphone pair ever, the Ultimate Ears 700. The California-based manufacturer (which is now owned by Logitech) says the ‘phones will feature 2-drivers in each ear, despite their diminutive size. They come with “tapered ear cushions” that the company claims will offer a better in-ear seal, which means better bass reproduction and a more even stereo image.   

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Nintendo first hinted at a new motion accessory for the Wii remote last July. Just announced this morning, the Wii MotionPlus attachment will officially be released on June 8 for $20. MotionPlus promises a more precise and accurate experience while using the motion controls on the Wii remote.

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The Ultimate Ears 700 Noise-Isolating Earphones are the latest upscale earbuds to hit the market for your listening pleasure. What sets the new headset apart from previous Ultimate Ears models is that each bud includes two separate channels–one for high and midrange frequencies, the other for lows. (By comparison, the …

Honda Motor is set to unveil two robotic walking and lifting assistant exoskeleton devices in New York tomorrow. The company preannounced the prototypes today, giving the world a glimpse in video and photos of these two wearable technologies.

The same company that brought the world the ASIMO Humanoid  robot, American Honda Motors, has used what it learned about human locomotion to build the Stride Management Assist and the Bodyweight Support Assist.

The first prototype is a lightweight, wearable device intended to help the elderly and those with weakened leg muscles walk. In photos, users wear the Stride Management apparatus around their waists, hips and thighs. An internal computer actually regulates the user’s stride and walking pace to make it more consistent and, ultimately, effective.

The Bodyweight Support device is a more extensive apparatus. It extends from the waist and hips to the feet and even has a built-in seat that wearers straddle. That extra gear is necessary because the Bodyweight is not only intended to help those who have difficulty walking, but to assist the able in strenuous tasks, such as lifting heavy weights.

Honda plans on showing off these intelligent exoskeleton prototypes later this month at the  Automotive Engineers (SAE) World Congress at Detroit’s Cobo Center (April 20 – 23). However, Gearlog should have a hands-on report sometime tomorrow.

More photos of the prototypes after the jump.

It’s pretty remarkable the speed at which new DSLRs are emerging these days, so it’s ever more important that you really know what’s what when selecting your first (or next) shooter. Sites around the web have already begun to scrutinize the newest cam from Nikon, the mid-range D5000. DPReview has an outstanding chart that breaks down the features, similarities and differences between this one, the D90 and the D60. It seems the biggest differentiators between the D5000 and the pricier D90 is the complete lack of an in-body focus motor and the pentamirror viewfinder (versus pentaprism on the D90). Oh, and while that 2.7-inch articulating display is nice, it can’t hold a candle to the D90 in terms of resolution. For folks hoping and praying for autofocus in movies, keep on kissing the ground; early reports suggest that the 720p footage looks eerily similar to that put out by the D90 — no shock there. Needless to say, there are far too many nuances to cover here, so dig in below if the D5000 hopped on your short list earlier this morning.

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