Archive for 'April,2009'

Lenovo IdeaPad Y530-5900U 15.4-inch NoteBook – $600 Shipped

Newegg has a low on the Lenovo IdeaPad Y530-5900U 15.4-inch NoteBook.  This computer includes a 15.4-inch LCD, 2.2Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo T5900 processor, 4GB of RAM, 250GB hard drive, DVD burner and Intel GMA 4500MHD.  [...]

Garmin nuvi 1490T Unveiled, 25% Thinner And Less Filling

Garmin nuvi 1490T Unveiled, 25% Thinner And Less Filling

Garmin announced their 1490T today, a GPS unit that they claim is 25% thinner than ‘most’ nuvi models.  It sports a 5-inch touchscreen, lane assist, Bluetooth for handsfree calls and free lifetime traffic updates, something we’ve [...]

Ion Audio LP 2 CD

Ion Audio LP 2 CD

Last week or so I posted on the Denon DP-200USB, the LP 2 CD recorder seems a better fit for its target generation.  At $150 more than the Denon, the Ion Audio LP 2 CD lets [...]

TailGater iPod & Instrument Combo Speaker

TailGater iPod & Instrument Combo Speaker

As a “musician” the very first thing I questioned about the TailGater is whether or not it will sound good.  Guitar amps are generally tailored for certain specific frequencies indicative of a guitar, bass, etc.  They [...]

Hidded LED Watch

Hidded LED Watch

The LA hipsters will be all over this watch like rye on wheat.  Hidden beneath the LED Watch’s shiny facade are embedded LEDs that only appear when the time button is pushed.  No word on price [...]

Gadget Leak: Sidekick 2009 LX Arriving Tomorrow, Price And Release Info TBD

Gadget Leak: Sidekick 2009 LX Arriving Tomorrow, Price And Release Info TBD

The long rumored Sidekick 2009 LX is set to launch tomorrow, at least according to a leaked memo from a T-Mobile employee.  Included in the device will be a 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G connectivity (we saw [...]

GoCycle: An Electrically Powered Fold Up Bicycle

GoCycle: An Electrically Powered Fold Up Bicycle

Although I still don’t agree with electrically powered bicycles – it removes the point of biking – the GoCycle is a far better compromise than that of a Scooter or Motorbike, which depend purely on fossil [...]

Assassin’s Creed 2 Slated For Holiday 09 Release

Assassin’s Creed 2 Slated For Holiday 09 Release

I was just looking at the release schedule for this upcoming holiday season and didn’t see a whole lot besides Modern Warfare 2.  Last years was so chalk full of blockbusters that it would be hard [...]

Chariot, The Vertical Standing Wheel Chair, Shows Up In Video (video)

Chariot, The Vertical Standing Wheel Chair, Shows Up In Video (video)

Remember the ‘Chariot‘?  Well, it’s back and this time we’ve got it in video.  I must say I’m impressed with how easy it looks to operate, but I still ask the question of what happens when [...]

Livio Radio Puts Pandora In A Box, Thumb Rating Buttons Included

Livio Radio Puts Pandora In A Box, Thumb Rating Buttons Included

My iTunes library got stale about 3 months ago and as a result I’ve become a Pandora convert.  Just punch in a band or song and the ‘music genome’ project will play music of a similar [...]