I’ll admit that I’m not much of an expert when it comes to high-end stereo systems, but I certainly know shiny bits of kit when I see them, and these two new Accuphese amps, the C-2000 and P-3000 certainly fit the part. Golden knobs and retro displays will cost you real money, though, as each … Continued

Not so much of a review as an attempt to pick up his jaw off the floor, this article at TrustedReviews details the ViewSonic VP2290b, an $8,500 monitor (with a $2,000 video card) with an amazing 3,840 x 2,400 resolution spread out across its 22.2-inches. To give you some idea of what that means, an … Continued

PhotographyBlog reviews the Fuji FinePix S20 Pro, a $1,000 camera that Fuji is positioning to compete with some of the Digital SLRs out there, claiming its Super CCD SR sensor can compete with the rest of them — despite being only 3-megapixels (it interpolates up to 6 megapixel). According to Fuji, the new sensor (which … Continued

The NavMan PiN 100 PocketPC is available in the US, according to PDALive. Running Windows Mobile 2003 (not Second Edition, sadly), the NavMan orients around built-in GPS hardware and software, but is also able to do all the other good stuff you’d expect from a Pocket PC, like play MP3s and the like. Oddly, they’re … Continued

The Nooka watch is designed from the idea that normal analog and digital watch faces aren’t intuitive, and that a watch that brings the focus on the minutes, then seconds, then hours is a more natural to display that information. While I admit it makes for an interesting interface, I’m of the mind it’s probably … Continued

T-Mobile Germany announced the MDA III smartphone to much fanfare yesterday, a WiFi-enabled device that seems to be a GSM version of the Daxian CU928. T-Mobile is claiming up to a 25 percent greater battery life over its predecessor, the MDA II, and is planning on pushing Blackberry email capabilities to the handset by Q4. … Continued

‘Could’ and ‘probably’ are two of my favorite words. Without them, how could we have products like the Color Therapy Cube, an array of 16 24-color colored squares that show patterns of color that, according to the manufacturers, “could also be beneficial.” It’s also possible that viewing certain patterns of soothing light could cause incontinence. … Continued

If Marc Baldo has his way, we might be using spinach to power our future gadgets. He and other at MIT have developed a process that isolates photosynthetic proteins from spinach and puts them between two layers of conducting material, causing a small electric current to be generated when light was shone on it — … Continued

Like its namesake, the Scorpion 200 is a plastic combination device that shoots a blinding blast of pepper spray at attackers from up to six feet away, then provides a shocking 200,000 volt sting to anyone still making threatening moves. And like the majestic desert creature itself, the Scorpion also takes refillable liquid shot cartridges … Continued

MoCoLoCo profiles the new suite of office products from Toshiba offshoot RealFleet, Amadana, including this pleasing translucent brown humidifier (the barrel) and this desktop audio system (the cube), as well as a phone, calculator, office chair, personal shredder, and more. Is brown translucent the next brushed aluminum? It’s a odd, but increasingly popular design ethic, … Continued

Why, these XSIO external hard drives enclosures from Green House look awfully familiar. Let me look at the specs; hrm, yes, aluminum, fanless, Mac OSX supporting towers … huh, no, just doesn’t ring a bell at all. The 120GB, 160GB, and 300GB USB 2.0 and FireWire drives will be available in July in Japan and … Continued

Sony’s new DCR-PC350 MiniDV Handycam jams a 3.31-megapixel CCD into a compact shell that weighs less than a pound. Each unit comes with a Handycam Station, a charging dock that connects to a TV or PC via S-Video, USB, or FireWire (i.LINK), to copy over data or display images or video straight from the camera. … Continued

UK iTunes Music Store users have hijacked (sortof) the iMix service to lambast Apple for its lack of indie labels on its newly launched European version of the service — a lack perhaps more noticable in the UK, as many notable and popular artists release albums on smaller, independent labels. Fans can make iMixes and … Continued

PortableMediaWorld has more information and better pictures of the Archos AV400. Apparently, the AV400 series is set to replace the AV300 series, using the case from the still-upcoming AV500 series, but without the touchscreen or PDA functions. Also, I’ve been informed that Archos always launches its products on QVC in the UK. Maybe home shopping … Continued

If you live in Japan, or just like to pretend you do, or perhaps just like to lust after some of their electronics options (there we go!), this “Week with the Fujitsu F900IT” report on Dottocomu is not to be missed, as Aragoto walks through the features of what is, arguably, DoCoMo’s nicest FOMA phone. … Continued

With a three-chip DLP setup and a 16:9 1,280 by 720 native resolution, the Runco VX-2c can probably be forgiven for its “Video Xtreme” moniker, if just barely. The VX-2c is also the first to use Runco’s LiveLink technology, which boosts DVI signals so that they can be run without loss of signal quality in … Continued

Of course the day I take a potshot at Wired for being behind the curve would be the day they have a bunch of interesting stories, like these two that I swiped from Bluesnews. The first details the Army’s continuing focus on the development of new solar panels as they work to incorporate flexible panels … Continued

Gateway’s Connected DVD Player (ADC-320) may just be a rebranded GoVideo Networked DVD player, but don’t let that dissuade you from checking it out, especially if you have an affinity for oddly colored tan and gray consumer electronics. Available in wired and wireless versions, the ADC-320 can stream your video files from your PC or … Continued

Looks like the Archos AV400, a 20GB portable video player — excuse me, “Multimedia Centre” — is available via QVC UK, of all places. Three easy payments of £135.08! Archos showed a PVP called the AV500 at CeBit a few months back. Perhaps this is a cheaper, get-it-out-the-door version they can sell as a QVC … Continued

Already testing in San Diego, Cox Communications cable TV service is getting ready to roll out HD programming in quite a few markets, including Phoenix, Arizona, and will bundle an optional Scientific Atlanta 8010 high-definition DVR for only $10 more a month (or maybe that’s $10 for the service and another $10 for the box). … Continued