EyeToy, Sony’s camera attachment for the PlayStation 2, will now allow PlayStation 2 owners with a network adapter to use video features. “The video mail feature will allow users to send 30-second video messages to anyone on their buddy list.”…
Category Archives: Gadgets
iPod IPO
Alex Salkever of Business Week would like to see an iPod IPO. For Apple, the best move right now is to spin out iPod and pocket the cash, because Wall Street’s current euphoria marks the market’s peak. Although Apple would be loath to admit it, digital music players are on the verge of commoditization….
Wired News profiles Walt Mossberg
Alan Deutschman of Wired News profiles Walt Mossberg of the Wall Street Journal and his influence on the technology industry….
Pepsi iTunes giveaway results in 5% redemption
Pepsi drinkers had a one in three chance of winning a free iTunes download, but only 5% of all winners redeemed their winning code, according to News.com….
MacMice MicFlex USB microphone
MacMice has a new USB microphone shipping May 7: the MicFlex. Bend it around the back of your screen and aim it at your recording subject. (via Gizmodo) I would like to record more of the technical presentations I attend with the online world, and this new microphone might be a good portable answer! If you have a better solution for audio recording presentations from the crowd, please let me know….
Wal-Mart Microtel PC with Sun Java Desktop System
Wal-Mart is now selling PCs using Sun’s Java Desktop System through their online store. 1.6 GHz, 128 MB of DDR RAM, and a 40 GB hard drive for $298….
Independent : Decreasing life of a CD-R
Why do different CD-R media claim different shelf lives? Dutch personal computer magazine PC Active put 30 brands to the test by placing them in a dark cupboard for two years and retesting. Independent (U.K.) reports on the CD-R test results. 10 percent showed aging problems after two years….
Gucci iPod case
Just in case your iPod is not sexy enough naked, Gucci has an iPod case for you. (via Cult of Mac)…
Sports Illustrated’s digital workflow
Eamon Hickey follows the path of Sports Illustrated photography from the 2004 Super Bowl from the time the images leave the photographer’s camera. “16,183 digital pictures shot in Houston’s Reliant Stadium by eleven of the magazine’s staff photographers over the course of about six hours” reviewed and then sent to New York. He covers the different equipment used and the staff’s switch from film to digital. (via Tim Bray)…
Tiffany stylus
Tiffany & Co. has a sterling silver stylus for $70. It might work with the new Tablet PCs that do not require a battery in the stylus, but I am not sure. Luxury digitized ink!…