Sony’s Xperia Z Ultra gets WiFi-only ‘tablet’ option, launches in Japan this week

Dropping its radios for cell service and turning itself into a tablet… The 6.4-inch Xperia Z Ultra may be big enough to pull it off, but are you willing to pay just under $500 (52,000 yen) for the pleasure? Sony hopes you will. It’s a Japan-only …

This Mini Industrial Robot Arm Will Make Your Desk Feel Like A Factory

The uArm Robot Is The Perfect Desktop CompanionHey there, folks! How would you feel about having your own personal robot arm? Inspired by the industrial-strength ABB PalletPack robot arm, the uArm adds a factory-esque feel to your office desktop, perfect for the motion-impaired (or the especially lazy).

EIZO FlexScan T1781 17-Inch Touchscreen LCD Monitor

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EIZO is preparing to release a new touchscreen LCD monitor, the FlexScan T1781. Adopting an IPS panel, this new 17-inch LED-backlight 5-point capacitive multi-touch monitor provides 1280 x 1024 native resolution, 1000:1 contrast ratio, 350 cd/m2 brightness, 22ms response time and 178/178 degree viewing angles. Not to mention, it also comes with two built-in 1W stereo speakers and has D-Sub, DVI-D and DisplayPort connectors. The FlexScan T1781 will go on sale from February 14th for 99,750 Yen (about $953). [EIZO]

Daily Roundup: Lumia 1320 review, NFC iPhone case, Beats Music hands-on and more!

You might say the day is never really done in consumer technology news. Your workday, however, hopefully draws to a close at some point. This is the Daily Roundup on Engadget, a quick peek back at the top headlines for the past 24 hours — all …

Amazon tipped to be working on Internet live TV subscription [Updated]

Sources familiar to the matter disclosed that Amazon has approached at least three major media companies in a bid to launch its own Online Pay-TV service. Rumors and acquisitions such … Continue reading

Dospara DN-10597 6-Port USB 2.0 Hub with 4-In-1 Memory Card Reader

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Dospara is bringing you their latest 6-port USB 2.0 hub that comes with a built-in 4-in-1 memory card reader, the DN-10597. Available in black and purple color options, this plug and play device is equipped with six USB 2.0 ports and comes with four card sots corresponding to SD/MMC, microSD, Memory Stick Micro (M2) and Memory Stick (MS). The DN-10597 is available now for 1,299 Yen (about $12). [Product Page]

Ark PC BRIGHTON BR-AK10A88XM-S Desktop PC

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Ark PC has dropped another desktop PC for the mass market. Called the BRIGHTON BR-AK10A88XM-S, the system is packed with a 3.40GHz AMD A10-7700K Black Edition processor (onboard video), an AMD A88X Chipset, an 8GB DDR3 RAM, a 500GB hard drive, a 500W 80PLUS certified power supply and runs on Windows 8.1 64-bit OS (Basic Configuration). The BRIGHTON BR-AK10A88XM-S is available now for 74,800 Yen (about $715). [Product Page]

Expert Oriented RD-R9-290-E4GB/DF/OC Graphics Card

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Expert Oriented has listed a new graphics ‘RD-R9-290-E4GB/DF/OC’ on its product page. Specs-wise, the card is packed with 2560 Stream Processors, a 512-bit memory interface, a core clock of 975MHz and a 4GB of GDDR5 memory set @ 5000MHz, and features 2x DVI-D, HDMI and DisplayPort outputs. The RD-R9-290-E4GB/DF/OC will become available from late January for 56,000 Yen (about $535). [Product Page]

Sharkoon Vaya II Mid-Tower PC Case

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Sharkoon has showed off another mid-tower PC case to its line-up, the Vaya II. Supporting both micro-ATX and ATX motherboards, the case is equipped with a front-placed I/O panel with 2x USB 2.0 and 2x audio ports, four 5.25-inch external drive bays, one 3.5-inch external drive bay, four 3.5-inch internal drive bays, seven expansion slots, three openings for water cooling and has 1x 120mm LED fan in front. Unfortunately, there’s no word on pricing yet. [Product Page]

A broken billboard looks psychedelically drugged out

A broken billboard looks psychedelically drugged out

It’s okay. It’s not just you. You didn’t pop a pill you shouldn’t have before your afternoon coffee. You’re not in a dream world. The billboard actually looks like that in real life and apparently it’s on purpose, the broken electronic billboard is being tested for all working colors. I see acid.

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