LG's 2.4-inch VGA subpixel rendering LCD
 LG's got a subpixel rendering 500:1 contrast ratio LCD with a VGA resolution packed into 2.4-inches of screen real estate (which is a pretty astounding 330 pixels-per-inch). LG wants to get this thing in consumer products within 5 months. Read more..!
Tunebuckle provides "Waist Management" for your iPod nano
 The genre defining "Tunebuckle" sell for $50, equipped with either a white or black belt to match, or compliment, your iPod nano's shade. Read more..!
Xtreme Notebook Raptor 766X with dual graphics cards
 The Raptor 766X actually has two graphics engines: an Intel integrated graphics processor for number crunching and an nVIDIA 6600 G-Force Go for fragging. Xtreme figures running a less robust graphics engine instead of two high power ones, will help to preserve your batteries when you're not gaming. Not sure how much juice it actually saves, compared stepping down your CPU's clock speed, lowering your display's brightness (the display, after all, accounts for as much as a third of a laptop's power consumption) and spinning down your hard drive. But if it helps you justify writing this off as a business expense, more, er, power to you. Read more..!
Sammy Hagar's Shelby GT500
 Michael Anthony and Sammy Hagar from Van Halen are putting some of their cars up on the block. The car shown here is Sammy Hagar's 1967 Shelby GT500. It was rebuilt in 1992/93 and has a solid lifter 427 Tunnel Port motor and Detroit locker. Sammy Hagar is including with this car one of his personal guitars and a signed case of Cabo Wabo Tequila in the trunk. Read more..!
Mega Man ZX official website up
 The official website is up now and, while not revealing much information (even less if you can't read the Japanese characters) does give you a glimpse at the new spiffy anime styled character designs and the newly created Mega Woman. Read more..!
Soonr makes your mobile phone to be even more productive
 SoonR recently introduced a very interesting new feature in accessing your desktop's Microsoft Outlook, as demonstrated here, extending accessibility to mobile phones. It is certainly worth a look for those cannot access their Outlook information while on the go in any other way. Read more..!
U.S. Sport Aviation Expo Begins
 Aero-News Network is at the U.S. Sport Aviation Expo in Sebring, Florida. The expo celebrates light sport aircraft and hosted just about every variation of this type of craft include the Sport Aircraft Works' Parrot and the Air Creation trike. Technically this weekends event is for 2005, the annual got rescheduled due to Hurricane Wilma. If you are in the market for a Sparrowhawk II you can get it's doors for free as a show special (it costs $34,995). Read more..!
Mortal Kombat Armageddon to feature every kombatant, ever
 Midway plans to exit the current generation stage with Mortal Kombat Armageddon, to feature "all the characters from Mortal Kombat fighting history," with the possible exception of Motaro. That's around 60 characters, and if that's not enough, players can tinker with the new Create a Kombatant mode. In addition, Armageddon will feature a revamped fatality system, mid-air combos, direction-controlled throws, and a Konquest mode based on the Shaolin Monks engine. Armageddon strikes in October for the PS2 and Xbox. Looks like Brice "Zatoichi" gonna have his work cut out for him this year. Read more..!
B&O's Advanced Sound System for Audi includes pop-up speakers for the dash
 Bang & Olufsen and Audi have teamed up to toss 14 speakers with 1000 watts of power into some Audi A8 and S8 vehicles, named the Advanced Sound System. The big development is the Acoustic Lens speakers that rise up from the dashboard focusing the front channels directly at you. The sound system runs for $7,000. Read more..!
LaCie Rugged "all-terrain" portable drive
 The LaCie Rugged, billed as an "all-terrain" drive, according to the company, the 120GB bus-powered USB drive features a "unique scratch-protected aluminum shell and shock-resistant rubber bumpers." It's available now for preorder at $329.99; an 80GB version is $169.99. Read more..!
Battlefield 2: Euro Force Preview
Chevrolet Camaro Concept Debut
 The Camaro concept features GM's 6.0L LS2 V8 producing 400 ponies and delivering over 30 mpg on the highway thanks to Active Fuel Management (cylinder deactivation). The tranny is a modern six-speed manual. 21-inch wheels up front and 22-inchers in the rear keep this (future) blast from the past on the road.
SPECIFICATIONS – CHEVROLET CAMARO CONCEPT
Vehicle type: two-door, four-passenger rear-wheel drive sport coupe
Wheelbase (in / mm): 110.5 / 2806
Length (in / mm): 186.2 / 4730
Width (in / mm): 79.6 / 2022
Height (in / mm): 53 / 1344
Track (in / mm): 63.8 / 1620 front; 63.3 / 1607 rear
Engine: 6.0-L V-8 LS-2, 400 hp / 298 kw, with Active Fuel Management™
Transmission: six-speed manual T56
Suspension: four-wheel independent: MacPherson strut front, multilink rear, progressive rate coil springs, gas-pressurized dampers
Brakes: four-wheel disc, 15” rotors with four-piston calipers
Wheels: cast aluminum, 21” front, 22” rear
Tires: 275/30R21 front, 305/30R22 rear
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 If you've got a collection of old Famicom (NES) consoles lying around, wire them together in a flight case, then link them to a Roland 606 drum machine, turning them into your very own mega percussion studio. You know those gameboy kids are gonna follow suite. Read more..!
Mobile Torch goes counterfeit dollar detector
 The Mobile Torch for your cellphone the purple version's LED emits a spectrum able to pick up the watermarks and metallic ink used in modern day currency, and make sure that bill you just got ain't fake. Read more..!
Kojima really undergoes training for MGS4
 If you ever wanted to see the male members of Kojima's production team lookin' like Solid Snakes themselves, your prayers have been answered. Sorry, Meryl fans, the female staff participants were excluded from this final phase of training out of concern for their safety. But you can be comforted in the fact that Kojima got a life-insurance policy made out... just in case something went wrong! Read more..!
New Zealand's Rakon develops world's smallest GPS receiver
 Get ready for a new generation of even smaller GPS devices, ranging from wristwatches to implants. That's the promise by what is being billed as the world's smallest GPS receiver, developed by New Zealand-based Rakon, a company affiliated with GPS-make Navman. Rakon says the chip is about the size of a baby's fingernail, and should be available in a range of devices within the next two years. Read more..!
Monster-truck shots from TOCA Race Driver 3
 Codemasters' TOCA Race Driver series not a very popular title, and not until they implemented Monster trucks, has gamers taken any notice. Other things to be gleaned from the racing-game preview, the six main racing categories, and varying levels of graphics-rendering expertise, but we know why you're reading you post: you want more monster-truck madness! You'll get your chance for some careless driving in a 4x4 this February. Read more..!
Screenshots: Full Auto (360)
 Sega of America unveiled screenshots today of their new Xbox 360 racer/shooter game entitled Full Auto. Even better, a demo will be available on Xbox Live Marketplace January 25, while the game is slated for a February 14 US release. Read more..!
Train Your Brain screens emerge
 First screens have surfaced of the US version of Train Your Brain, the Brain Training for Kids game in Japan. Slated for a Q2 2006, Nintendo has yet to reveal if the Adult version will be released here in the US. The Brain Training series does exactly what the name implies; help users get a brain work out and practice for exams. Read more..!
 The first Intel-based Mac is going to be the iMac, installed is a Core Duo processor running at 1.83 or 2.0 GHz, along with an w/ an ATI Radeon X1600 graphics processor. With a 17" or 20" displays and built-in iSight cameras, the software bundle includes the new iLife apps, along with Front Row. Pricing is similar to current iMacs, starting at $1,299 for a 17-inch version with a 1.83 GHz processor, 160GB hard drive and 512MB RAM. A 20-inch version with 2.0 GHz processor and a 250GB drive is $1,699. Read more..!
The eStarling WiFi photo frame does Flickr
 The 5.6", WiFi enabled eStarling has the Flickr RSS photo feed support, holds up to 30 pics with SD slot for added memory, the frame goes for $250. Read more..!
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