Archive for August 28th, 2008

Dell’s Inspiron 910 netbook limps a bit closer to release

Filed under: Laptops

You’re looking at official Dell pics of its upcoming Inspiron 910 netbook nabbed from their on-line support docs. These images match the others we’ve seen down to the key (look, no dedicated function keys) which pretty much confirms the mini laptop’s final appearance. Now if Dell could just hit one of the rumored release dates we could all get back to pillaging market share from standard sized laptops.

[Thanks, Mike and Hao]

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Dell Inspiron 13 now available build-to-order

Filed under: Laptops

Dell’s Inspiron 13 made its Wal-Mart debut earlier this month, but now the budget back-to-school lappy is ready for you to trick it factory-style on Dell’s site. Nothing too crazy on the options list, and it looks like you’re stuck with some form of integrated graphics no matter what — but hey, when the most extravagant configuration maxes out at $1,149, you can’t be too picky.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

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Smoke Turret Will Make You King of the Party (Through Force if Necessary) [Fog Machines]
Quite simply, the Smoke Turret is the most dangerous-looking fog machine on the market. Five feet tall and swiveling 180-degrees on its tripod base, the turret’s six barrels utilize a 90psi air compressor to fire smoke for up to 15 feet. On top of that, a strobe light is concealed in the gun sight for a little extra firepower to get the party started. Still, what’s the $2,400 Smoke Turret do that a normal fog machine can’t? It makes you look like a total badass, that’s what. [Fright Catalog via Nerd Approved]

Mysterious Axolute Sink Works Without a Drainpipe [Magic Sink]

The Axolute sink takes minimalism to such extremes that it completely does away with the drainpipe. If you are hoping that magic is somehow involved in removing the water, I hate to disappoint but the truth is actually very simple. The secret is patented “Horizontal Integrated Siphon” technology, which is just a fancy way of saying a horizontal drain. It’s not quite as interesting as my beloved fossil washbasin, but I certainly wouldn’t mind having one in my bathroom (although I’m sure I could not afford it). The Axolute comes in the stainless steel version pictured above, as well as a white version with several colored trim options. [Axolute Design via Trendir via DVICE]


iPhone Ad Pulled in UK Because It’s “Not Quite True” [Apple]

While Apple’s been playing their trademark guy-with-the-finger iPhone commercials overseas, one has contained the simple slogan “all the parts of the internet are on the iPhone.” It’s kinda cute. And it’s very Apple. But the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority has also decided that it’s very untrue and banned the commercial from airing in its current state.

The ASA’s argument is that “all the parts of the internet” would surely include Flash and Java webpages, both of which are not viewable in their native state through the iPhone’s mobile Safari. From the ASA:

Because the iPhone doesn’t support Flash or Java, you couldn’t really see the internet in its full glory…[Apple] made a very general claim that you can see the internet in its entirety, and actually that’s not quite true - so we’ve upheld.

Apple, on the other hand, argued that they were referring to webpage availability, not appearance.

We can definitely see where the ASA is coming from, but there’s a lot more of the internet than can be reached on a web browser anyway… [BBC]


Casio Exilim W63CA 8-Megapixel Super Japanese Camera Phone Hits FCC For Some Reason [Cellphones]
The super Japanese Exilim W63CA cellphone has hit the FCC, which comes with a flip body and an 8-megapixel camera. Casio’s taking the same tactic Sony Ericsson does with their Cyber-shot cellphones and placing a camera brand on a high-end camera phone, hopefully to advance both the phone and the camera brand in the US. Engadget says the phone should have an 800×480 pixel screen, but chances are it’s not going to actually come here on any provider—most likely it’s being certified as to not give Americans radiation poisoning when the Japanese come here on vacation. [FCC via Engadget via Boing Boing Gadgets]

Samsung’s Black Edition Credit-Card Sized 1.8-inch HDs Are Tiny, Shiny [Storage]

Samsung’s taking its large-capacity 1.8-inch HDs (found inside the Macbook Air, iPod, etc) and throwing them into this sleek bus-powered credit-card-sized casing, which looks to be about as small a form factor we’re going to see for a 1.8-inch drive. They’re only available in Asia at the moment, and on the high end (120GB) they’re pricey (almost $300, but available on Chinese sites for considerably less). On the low end, a 20GB version that can basically fit in your wallet is around $45—not bad, if you’re not feeling the flash route. And the form factor is pretty hot; “The Storage World In Hand,” indeed. [Everything USB via Gadget Lab]


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