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Samsung Beat Disc hands-on

Nicr — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:01:01 +0000

Having already taken Samsung’s Beat DJ for a spin, the mixers at Engadget Spanish tried out its not-quite-finished younger brother, the Beat Disc. The two handsets are pretty similar, with the most notable differences being a slide-out keyboard and the Bang & Olufsen speakers placed closer together a……

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Canon announces the Selphy CP780 portable photo printer

Nicr — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 04:01:01 +0000

Looking for some red hot photo printing action “on the go,” as it were? Canon has just announced the newest addition to its line of SELPHY compact photo printers. The CP780 boasts faster print speeds, improved image quality, and (count ‘em!) three colors. That’s right, three. Apparently the Face Dete……

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La Fonera 2.0 gets demoed on video

Nicr — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 04:00:58 +0000

Developers have been able to get their hands on a Fonera 2.0 for some time now, but others haven’t been able to do much more than stare at their current Fonera and imagine all the USB devices that’d be so much better connected to it. Now folks can at least get a pretty good idea of what’s in stor……

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Option GlobeSurfer III wireless 3G router asks, 'am I pretty?'

Nicr — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 04:01:01 +0000

We've seen a few 3G routers in our day, and now Option's back with its newest, aimed at homes and small businesses. The GlobeSurfer III was designed to look like something you'd actually want in your house (whether or not they actually hit the mark is your call — the company used the word “styl……

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Dell (finally) confirms its portable Wasabi Zink printer

Nicr — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 04:00:48 +0000

Details are frustratingly absent, but Dell just came clean on that portable Zink printer of theirs, the Wasabi, that we saw run by the FCC in September. Luckily, all these Zink printers are pretty much the same — meaning specialized 2 x 3-inch paper for ink-free printing, and a pretty stonking tiny form fac……

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SanDisk outs Gen 2 pSSDs for blossoming netbook sector

Nicr — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 04:00:50 +0000

SanDisk’s Gen 1 pSSDs just starting shipping in August, but already we’re staring at the successors. Here at CES, the outfit has introduced its Gen 2 pSSD lineup, which is comprised of the pSSD-P2 and pSSD-S2. Said drives are aimed at low-cost PCs (netbooks, in particular) as well as commercial appli……

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Panasonic puts forth proposal for 3D standard on Blu-ray Disc

Nicr — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 11:32:03 +0000

For those of you plugging your ears whilst humming along in hopes of this whole 3D revolution fading away, we've got a rude awakening headed your way. Just days after hearing that the HDMI specification could be updated to better handle stereoscopic 3D content, along comes word that Panasonic has submitt……

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Mcor launches Matrix 3D printer, only asks for your paper and glue

Nicr — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:00:33 +0000

We wouldn't go so far as to say that 3D printers are growing tired, but we are growing short on patience waiting for a commercial version that the average joe / jane can afford. Thankfully, Mcor is up to the challenge, recently delivering its Matrix to the UK and gearing up to bring it to other parts of ……

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Gemalto embeds DVD-compliant optical disc into WIND SIM card

Nicr — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 04:00:34 +0000

Movies on flash drives aren't looking like the next big thing, but Gemalto reckons its approach to getting DVD content on smaller surfaces is different enough to get noticed. In an admittedly bizarre release, the digital security firm has announced a new Smart Video Card for Italian carrier WIND, which “……

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Hands-on: Sony shows off prototype 400-disc Blu-ray Mega Changer

Nicr — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 04:00:37 +0000

Once again, Sony’s booth was front and center upon entering the CEDIA floor, and while most everything there was as advertised, this one particular unit stuck out. Yeah, maybe it just caught out eye because it’s around the size of a small refrigerator, but upon speaking with a company representative,……

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