While our vivid imaginations certainly had something more invigorating than this in mind, we suppose Creative could still surprise us at CES 2009. The curious Zii website
we peeked a few days back is reportedly referring to an all new processing chip, and while
eipZENter isn't being too forthcoming with details just yet, we are told that it will likely be "one of the biggest projects Creative has invested in." If that's just too vague for your tastes, try this: "[Zii] is completely different from the
X-Fi audio chip and it will be used in a variety of upcoming products." Alrighty then.
[Thanks, Swild]
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Creative's Zii actually a CES-bound processing chip originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 08:27:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Come to think of it, this mod wouldn't even be necessary (though, we suppose it would still be useful) had HTC bothered to put a 3.5-millimeter headphone jack on the T-Mobile G1, but alas, we're stuck with some random
ExtUSB port. In order to make that output jack compatible with the litany of iPod peripherals (namely sound systems), the modders over at
WebNetta figured out what pins linked to what in order to connect the G1 to Made for iPod gear. Best of all, the secrets of the connections are all spilled out in the read link should you care to try this yourself, but please,
tidy things up a bit if you do.
Filed under: Cellphones, Peripherals, Portable Audio
Inelegant hack connects T-Mobile G1 to iPod dock originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:55:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments The firms not mentioned here are just as important as the ones that are, as the privatization of space has just inched closer to reality. Rather than
NASA handling
ISS resupply chores itself or farming the job out to mega-corps such as Lockheed Martin or Boeing, the agency has instead awarded one contract each to Virginia-based Orbital Sciences (valued at around $1.9 billion) and California's own
SpaceX ($1.6 billion). The two will be responsible for 20 service flights between 2009 and 2016, with each trip requiring delivery of "a minimum of 20 metric tons of upmass cargo to the space station." The agreements also call for "delivery of non-standard services in support of the cargo resupply, including analysis and special tasks as the government determines are necessary." So yeah, if FedEx / UPS have been balking at your request to ship to a Martian eBay winner, you now know who to call.
[Via
TG Daily]
Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Transportation
NASA taps Orbital Sciences, SpaceX for ISS resupply missions originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Before you get all "Oh, that comment was so heartless" on us, we will say that the spectacles you're peeping above are still a concept for now, though we wouldn't be surprised at all to hear that Kanye himself eventually funds their commercialization. At any rate, designers Hyun-Joong Kim and Kwang-Seok Jeong should be mighty proud of their concoction, which integrates dye solar cells into fashion-forward
sunglasses in order to power your pocketable gadgets. Put simply, the SIG (Self-Energy Converting Sunglasses) convert the sunlight that they'll obviously see into usable energy, though it should be understood that these could give the impression that you're rockin' a head-mounted display. And we
wouldn't want that, now would we?
[Via
Engadget Polska]
Filed under: Wearables
Solar panel-packin' sunglasses power your gizmos, make Kanye inordinately envious originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:51:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments If your
Wiimote-gun hybrid lacks a little bit of that "I would shut down an airport having this in my carry-on luggage" panache, we suggest you check out WeeP5, a toy MP5 chock-full of motion control. To be honest, we're most enamored by the setup of the above picture, as the modded armament rests lovingly over the heads of a young couple, against a picture of men in togas, and just under a VHS copy of
The Lost World in German -- it's just so beautiful. In case you're wondering: B button is the trigger, A button is under the foregrip, 1 and 2 are on opposite sides near the front, the D-pad and Wii remote are jutting out of the left side, and the +, -, and home buttons are on the top just above the ammo clip. Hit up the read link for full DIY instructions.
[Via
Hack a Day]
Filed under: Gaming
WeeP5 makes other Wiimote gun mods cry home to their mamas originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 19:20:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Yes, it's that time of year again. The end of the year. This is the final podcast of 2008, but just the tip of the iceberg in the world of Engadget podcasting. Cuddle up by the fireplace and listen in as Josh, Nilay, and Paul reminisce about their time at the reader meetup, pontificate on Apple's exit from Macworld, speculate about the Adamo and VAIO P, and much,
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Engadget Podcast 123 - 12.27.2008: Goodbye 2008 edition originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 18:03:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments Related media files: http://www.engadget.com/podcasts/Engadget_Podcast_123.mp3
The audiophiles at
Pocketables have gotten their hands on the iriver T6 and crown the DAP a good secondary device for the car or office, especially with its $50 for 2GB asking price. They give high marks for the quality
e50-esque form factor, although it seems to have a vested interest in keeping your fingerprints on file. The presentation is otherwise very simple, from the low-res display and minimalist interface to the just-passable touch-based controls. As for the audio, they say it sounds good with everything
except the most premium of headphones -- but hey, if you're doling out $500 for ear buds, chances are you couldn't even be bothered to look in the T6's direction anyway.
Filed under: Portable Audio
iriver T6 reviewed: Pretty, and pretty basic originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:35:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Comments We never knew that cameras could be constipated, nor that excrement could be framed, but apparently
Takara Tomy knows better than us.
Filed under: Digital Cameras, Misc. Gadgets
Takara Tomy Xiao printer-camera excretes prints originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 27 Dec 2008 15:38:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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