DayPortPlayer.newPlayer({articleID:”15837″,bannerContainer:”OverrideAdArea”,playerInstanceID:”1″,domain:”keye.dayport.com”,rootCategory:”79″,categoryID:”5″});I don’t understand a word of the video because I don’t understand the language of surrender, but I don’t need to in order to see that the dogs trapped inside of this $30,000 contraption for the four minutes of washing and drying aren’t exactly experiencing jouissance. They’re dogs, not designer jeans, people. And the guy that climbed inside to show it’s safe is probably a plant who loves pain. [Key TV via Spluch]
Original post by Matt Buchanan
Okay, technically it’s a list of features Gadget Lab’s readers want, but you guys probably want them too, right? Stuff like iChat, cut and paste functions and the ever-craved “media disinterest.” Anything you want that didn’t make the list? Better still if it’s genuinely awesome but less likely to happen than Apple joining the Open Handset Alliance. [Gadget Lab]
Original post by Matt Buchanan
The MiniMechadon walker works pretty much as advertised: It walks, awkwardly and prodding, just like the AT-STs you know and love. Cobbled together from a gumbo of parts, circuit boards and brass tubing, it’s not quite as sparse as its film counterpart, what with the disco feet and all, but that’s kind of why we dig it. The one thing the Empire didn’t have enough of was style. Hit the jump for a shiny still shot. [Mike Smyth via TechEBlog via Technabob]
Original post by Matt Buchanan
Sony Ericsson today announced the launch of the K660i, an HSDPA mobile broadband enabled phone with features designed to make Web browsing simple and convenient such as illuminated shortcut keys that only become active when surfing the Net and desktop tickers that provide regular updates from favorite websites.
Pan-and-zoom is just one of the Web shortcut keys that sit under the thumb when viewing Web pages in landscape mode. The K660i also sports a Bookmark function, a single click button that takes users back to their Home Page and an ‘Enter Address’ shortcut; all intended to guide them through the Webs faster.
The K660i is engineered to ensure that readers not kept waiting for the news or content. HSDPA technology lets them download it all at speeds that are up to four times faster than regular 3G.
Enter the current location and destination and receive point-to-point directions. Thanks to GoogleMaps for Mobile, [...]
Original post by Mobiledia
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Sony Ericsson today unveiled the W380a Walkman phone, allowing users to control the music to without needing to open the phone. Skip forward or backwards between tracks or pause the music effortlessly. One-touch buttons on the top of the phone light up when the Walkman player is switched on and a hidden display comes to life, providing track information at a glance.
The W380a also offers TrackID to tag a clip from the phone’s radio (or any external source) and find out instantly who sings it, what it’s called and which album it’s from. Once the song has been identified, users can get it onto their phone in just a few clicks via PlayNow. Or browse through the latest full-length music tracks, mobile games, MP3 ringtones and wallpapers.
When not in use, the W380a Walkman phone looks discreet and laid-back from the outside. But as soon as [...]
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