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Apple Releases (Product) Red iPod Nano

By Pilky, October 13, 2006

Apple has released a new iPod Nano in red as part of the (Product) Red charity. The idea behind (Product) Red is that consumers are one of the most powerful groups on the planet, so they offer a collection of red products from different companies, a portion of which goes to fighting AIDS in Africa. The new iPod Nano is (predictably) available in red and holds 4GB of Music. It costs $199 of which $10 will go to the (Product) Red charity.


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Cooler Master Ammo 533 ATX Case Review

By Jay, October 9, 2006

So this may be the very first non-Mac-thing review. Actually, it’s a computer case review. So yeah, I guess here it goes.

For the PC user there is a world of complexity in selecting parts for your custom rig. Newegg.com has thousands of parts to pick from and it takes weeks of browsing just to make sure you got exactly what you wanted. I myself am a gamer, and that means that my computer has to go places. I have to be able to unplug, pack up, and haul it for that late night LAN party. Most PC users who go to LAN parties a lot have a strap that goes around their case that they buy separately to use as a handle. However with the Ammo 533 that is not necessary. The Ammo 533 has a built in carrying handle, and from my experience it works. My computer, as roughly weighed, is about 30 pounds. The handle has yet to break, so even very heavy components won’t wear this handle. The case itself is made of steel, making it heavier but also offering more protection. One thing of particular mention is that his case does not have a motherboard tray; the motherboard attaches directly to the side of the case.

An interesting thing about this case is that it has a tool-less assembly, meaning that the only things that screw in are your power supply and your motherboard. Also the case opens with thumb screws. I find this very convenient…
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Convergence Anxiety

By shempzilla, October 2, 2006

Several years ago, when I was younger and still living at home with my parents, our toaster broke. My father was dispatched to the store to procure a new one, and being a male he obviously purchased the only toaster available at the time with a microchip inside. Needless to say, this was a fantastic toaster that could perform virtually any action you could possibly desire upon a piece of bread- except, of course, actually toast it. And heaven forbid you had a pre-determined level of toastiness in mind, because if it did decide to toast that morning you’d better have been prepared to take what it was offering.

Now, I don’t intend to expound upon the ills of technology like a crotchety old man shooing children from his yard. People who know me are aware of my love of tech and anything that might be classified as a “gizmo” or “contraption.” When judgment day comes and the robots assume control of the planet, there’s a decent chance they will convene in my living room to punish me for enslaving their forefathers. I can only hope they will have mercy on me, but most likely not since they will be merciless. Also, their hands will be cold and pointy.*

Nor do I wish to argue against the combining of various and seemingly disparate items, a practice which has introduced us to such wonders as Madonna’s wardrobe and the beer helmet.** But while millions of Americans sit at home enjoying the happy…
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STM Small Sphere laptop backpack

By Nick, September 29, 2006

For the past two and a half years I’ve been using a Targus laptop backpack to haul my iBook (and later MacBook) and assorted school goodies. It’s gone on trips to Southern California and UC Davis and has come with me to school and work on a daily basis. I had to retire my trusty Targus backpack after the zippers on the laptop and main books compartments failed. Since I no longer have to haul monster-sized textbooks with me, I decided to go with something a bit smaller than my large Targus backback. I take the bus to Berkeley on a daily basis and it’s often crowded; there’s nothing more difficult than moving on an already crowded bus than having a giant bag strapped to your back. Today I took a visit to UC Berkeley’s on-campus computer store (which isn’t a hard thing to do being I work there) and bought myself a small STM Sphere backpack.

In case you haven’t heard of it, STM is an Austriallian company specializing in cases and bags for laptops and iPods. Their products tend to be Apple- and Mac-friendly; their Rebound and Glove sleeves come in Mac-specific sizes and STM advertises the Sphere as MacBook compatible. I already owned an STM Glove sleeve for my MacBook, which is part of the reason why I opted for an STM backpack as well.

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A good place to start is the overall appearance of the bag. The small Sphere comes in two variations, chrcoal+light gray (various shades…
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The Blue Whale of Cameras

By Liam, September 20, 2006

Have you ever wanted to own a camera that was as tall as your head, three times as wide, and could take pictures at a resolution of 160 megapixels, then you can place a pre-order for the Seitz 6X17 Digital for the low low low low low price of only 45,500 Swiss Francs ($36,354.51 in the US, sez the handy Currency Gadget.)

This baby takes photos in the aforementioned resolution of 160 megapixels (21,250 x 7,500), which equates to about 1 gigabyte per image. “What could possibly be used to store the pictures that you take with this thing?” you may ask. Well, it’s not those new CompactFlash cards that are going to be released soon. It’s not even going to be stored in the camera. Instead, you’ll lug a modified Mac Mini around with you (seen at left) and transfer all pictures to it as they are taken using gigabit Ethernet. Yes, folks, you are no longer a true photographer unless your pictures are transferred to a computer over a network grade cable. That means no FireWire, USB, or smoke signal.

The touch screen used on the camera weighs in at 640 x 480, and can be detached from the camera to allow for remote control. This makes one wonder how much battery life something like this has. One would then realize that the most logical way to power a camera of this grade is to plug it directly into your own personal nuclear reactor.

Each camera is “hand made”…
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