Dec
15th

Cyber Sport’s Orbita Mouse is a revolution

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

We’ve seen the Cyber Sport Orbita Mouse bouncing around the Internets for about a year in search of a manufacturer. Now they’ve got it, with a corresponding January 2009 retail delivery date to match. The big selling point on this 800 DPI mouse is the use of a spinning scroll-wheel that replaces the typical left [...]


Dec
14th

Thanko’s latest MP4 watch boasts 1.8-inch display, video camera

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Thanko’s last MP4 watch was, um, less than gorgeous, but this one can actually be worn in public without automatic public humiliation. Sure, it’s still a bit stocky, but we’re confident that fashion-forward nerds could still pull it off. In between the two (p)leather straps sits a 1.8-inch 160 x 128 resolution color display, a [...]


Dec
13th

iriver’s 7-inch Framee-L digiframe handles multimedia just fine

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

It’s darn tough to pump out a digiframe that’s not immediately forgettable these days, but if anybody can do it, iriver can. The subtly beautiful 7-inch Framee-L features a 720 x 480 resolution display, 1GB of inbuilt memory, an SD / MMC card slot, USB port and an alarm feature for waking you in the [...]


Dec
13th

Switched On: MiFi pushes 3G past the router limits

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Each week Ross Rubin contributes Switched On, a column about consumer technology.

In a commercial featuring 30 Rock actress and producer Tina Fey and director Martin Scorsese, the former Saturday Night Live head writer uses her credit card to gain entrance to an airline lounge. The notion of a faceless slice serving as an access [...]


Dec
13th

ViBook looses DisplayLink USB-to-DVI adapter with support for six-screen spanning

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

DisplayLink USB monitors are starting to trickle out a little more frequently now, but USB graphics cards based on the tech are still somewhat rare — we’ve seen a couple, but VillageTronic’s ViBook box is the only one that comes with software to span an image across up to six screens at once. That’s right, [...]


Dec
12th

Yurex: the stat-tracking, song-generating odometer for those with twitchy legs

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

If you’re the sort who unconsciously twitches your leg when lost in thought, only to snap out of it abruptly when you realize the table in the conference room is shaking and everyone’s scowling your way, you might be interested in this upcoming product from Maywa Denki, the crazy folks who love inventing “nonsense machines.” [...]


Dec
12th

Toshiba goes bonkers with Qosmio laptop upgrades: GX, FX and SpursEngine G50

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Hang tight, kiddos — Toshiba’s about to take you on a wild, unpredictable ride through the untamed wilderness where Qosmios are born. The outfit has just unleashed some 20 new Dynabook models over in Japan, with the most notable additions coming in the gamer-oriented Qosmio FX (15.4-inch) and GX (18.4-inch) and the SpursEngine-equipped G50 [...]


Dec
12th

Ask Engadget: What’s the best budget NAS?

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Yeah, we’ve seen a similar question before, but this one’s looking specifically at NAS devices that won’t force you to liquidate half your assets to afford. We’ll let David take it from here, and once you’re done reading / responding, send in a question of your own to ask at engadget dawt com:
“I’m [...]


Dec
12th

Video: Z-Nano Mouse is world’s smallest and most absurd

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Even if we could verify the claim, what’s the point? The world’s smallest mouse is likely to be as useful as the world’s smallest keyboard. The Z-Nano USB mouse measures 42 x 21 x 17.65-mm and, amazingly, includes itty bitty left- and right-click and up- and down-scroll buttons. Available now for $60. See it in [...]


Dec
12th

ThinkLogical debuts Velocity USB KVM — with a 25-mile range

Author: Jo | Files under Engadget

Okay, we can’t actually think of a single reason why you’d need a KVM switch with a max range of 25 freaking miles, but we do know it’s pretty insane that such a product even exists. Built on top of an Icron ExtremeUSB chipset, the ThinkLogical VelocityKVM can pipe two 1920 x 1200 DVI signals, [...]