Electronic Toy World

Posted Jan 29th 2008 3:23PM by Paul Miller
Filed under: Household
If you’re like us, you’re sure to have fond memories of gathering around the radio in your jammies on Saturday morning and listening to the likes of Adventures in Odyssey and Life with Luigi; an experience that was only marred by the smell of your Dad’s rotting stereo speakers. Maybe that was just us? Well, perhaps you can learn to commiserate with this USB Aroma Radio + Speaker from Brando. It sounds a lot like that Aroma Geur radio we saw a while back, only it’s about $400 cheaper and probably much less likely to synchronize its aromas and LEDs to the music. You can also use the unit as a line-in speaker if you’ve had enough of radio — and who hasn’t.

Product: Jetboil Personal Cooking System
Price: $89.95
Rating: 9 out of 10
Pros:Simple to use, small to bring, having a fresh cup of joe miles from civilization is key
Cons: I broke the starter, maybe a fluke.  Can’t fly with fuel, thanks a lot, terrorists
Overall: A fantastic solution for anyone with limited space but likes to eat/drink hot things.

Adventure gear must meet 2 prerequisites to work well for me: 1) be small and light and 2) work extremely well.  I am here to report, the Jetboil does both equally well.  I took the Jetboil on the high seas recently, testing its resolve (and mine).  It was fantastic to make coffee each morning and soup in the evening.  It is truly amazing how some hot food can improve your outlook.

The jetboil packs up in the cooking thermos, so it’s footprint is very small, perfect for hiking, camping and in my case small-boating.  Assembling the unit is very simple, everything fits together real well.  Once together a simple push of the starter button lights the flame.  The unit heats up super quick thanks to the unique FluxRing that more efficiently uses the flames heat.  Burn time is shorter, smaller fuel units to pack.

I did end up cracking the ceramic-looking insulator around the starter wire that led to it shorting out and needing to be lit by another method.  It was replaced by Jetboil without question and was done so quickly.  I call it a fluke and applaud their high customer service mark.

Using the cooking pot as the cup/bowl is smart as I hate washing things whether at the campsite or on a rolling sea.  A gimbaled mount would have been fantastic for this unit on my trip, so it could roll with the waves rather than me holding it gingerly so as not to fall over.  They do offer a hanging option but the idea of a swinging cup of boiling liquid was less entertaining than just holding it in place.

The coffee press worked well and packs up equally well.  I used it as directed even after seeing online you can run it as a coffee pull and get better results.  I had no grounds escape so it was non issue for me.  And the coffee was good.

We ended up using the Jetboil as a compliment to the charcoal grill.  It handled side dishes, soup and coffee with ease.  Cooking times needed to be recalculated but that is to be expected with something advanced like this fun gadget.  We also cooked eggs over the just the burner.  Overall, it was a joy to have aboard.

Product page [Jetboil]

Everex had both officially unveiled and delayed the launch of their Cloudbook all within the past month. Officially being unveiled during CES 2008, it was all set for a January 25, 2008 release, except that day came and went. Everex did respond to the delay, but sadly the delay announcement was not made until the morning of the supposed release date. In our opinion not a good time to make an announcement like that.

Now with the good news, those that were ready to part with their $399 and grab a Cloudbook should be able to do so soon. Everex has updated their site with a new release date of February 15, 2008, which is just about 16 days later than originally planned. All-in-all not that bad of a delay, that is assuming it actually hits the stores and does not see another push back.

Read [Everex]

Isn’t this air purifer cute? Brought to us by Takara Tomy, the Climo (Baby Clean Mobile) is so compact, it can go where your baby goes, suppressing bacteria, odors, and mold, along the way.

With two 2 modes (normal and quiet) it would also be good for sleeping (wouldn’t it be handy if our babies came with a sleep switch? ) and you can set the timer for 4 hours to 12 hours.

$229 at Japan Trend Shop.

Have you been considering the purchase of an Asus Eee PC, but thought “that’s too cheap,” and decided against it? With a price tag of $299 for the 2GB version, who could blame you? Don’t worry, CybertronPC is here to help you out.

You’ll notice that the picture above looks like a black Asus Eee PC, only with a giant hand and a Cyberton logo. If you were to dig a little deeper and check out the specs, you’d soon realize that it is in fact identical. You’ll get an Intel Celeron M 910GML, 512MB of DDR2, 2GB of SSD storage and a 7-inch screen. The real difference here is that you’ll have to fork over $349 instead of $299 for an identical Eee PC.

This is the sort of thing that really upsets me. There will be uninformed consumers out there that see this tiny computer for $349 and think it’s a great deal, not knowing about the Eee PC, and thus get ripped off. Maybe there’s something special here that I’m missing, but I highly doubt it.

Source: Gadgetell

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XFPS has come up with an exciting little gadget in the form of an adaptor that will allow you to hook up a USB or PS/2 keyboard and mouse to your PS3. Details on this are still a little sketchy. From what I understand, controller keys are mapped to the keyboard. There is some question as to whether or not you will be able to choose where the buttons are mapped to, but in my experience, I would say that there is an extremely high likelihood that you will.

If I could get my Razer combo working on a PS3 I just might consider buying one. The only drawback to this bad boy seems to be the price. It is $99, which is a lot of money for an adapter.

Slashgear, UberGizmo

Posted Jan 29th 2008 12:01PM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
It’s that time again boys and girls — the time when Sony pours out enough VAIO updates all at once that your head starts throbbing uncontrollably. Without further ado, we’ll start by tackling the Type T (pictured), which gets upgraded to a 1.2GHz Core 2 Duo U7600, goes from 1GB to 2GB of RAM and now comes in a bevy of swank designs. Moving on, we’ve got the 17-inch Type A, which now sports one of those speedy new Penryn chips (exact model apparently depends on how you CTO it) but otherwise remains similar to the prior iteration. Lastly, we find that the outfit’s adorable TP1 now houses a Core 2 Duo T8100 CPU, a 256MB NVIDIA GeForce 8400M and a Blu-ray burner to boot. For all the nitty-gritty, put on your patience cap and wade through the links below, but be forewarned, it’s a jungle down there.

[Via AkihabaraNews]
Read - VAIO Type T / F / N updates
Read - VAIO Type A, TP1 and Type R Master updates

It seems like a good time to buy a Blu-ray player, as they seem to have won the whole HD format war. Unfortunately the players don’t come cheap. Sharp has noticed these two things, and have released the BD-HP20H blu-ray player at a very competitive price.

One of the biggest complaints about blu-ray players is their start up time, some players take as long as 2-3 minuets from power up to playback. The Sharp BD-HP20H has a “quick start” feature which allows the player to begin playing back a blu-ray disc after loading in just a couple of seconds. As well as being quick the Sharp BDHP20H also looks great with it’s high gloss black front and slim design.

The most popular output for will be the HDMI port, and the BD-HP20H has the very latest HDMI 1.3a version, which allows it to output “Deep Color” and also Dolby TrueHD 7.1-channel HD audio. Component, and digital and analog outputs are also featured.

The Sharp BD-HP20H has full 1080p HD output, along with 24p support, which is great for film lovers as it can output at exactly 24 frames per second for the best viewing. Upscaling of standard DVDs to full 1080p is also supports, so you can get the best out of your existing DVDs on your HDTV. CnetUK say, performance wise, using the 1080p/24 output mode yields very impressive results. The amount of fine detail and sharpness on show is little short of stunning. The HP20H is a good price for a standalone Blu-ray deck, especially one featuring an HDMI 1.3 output and the Quick Start function.

If you want to start your day with panache, then 7-inch Philips Clock Radio gives you the delight of utility and design both. Highly approachable with its 7″ colour screen and stylishly photo holding capacity makes its existence more than a mere alarm clock.

Its MMC and USB/SD card slot keep your wary of storing more memories into a small gadget away from you. 7″ Philips Clock Radio is not only the statement of new-age style but also the evidence of multi-tasking gadget. While in one hand its JPEG Image Formats and MPEG4, DivX Video Formats are stating its clarity of pictures in it, one the other hand its MP3 audio format is witnessing the maximum sound output.

Features

7″ Philips Clock Radio comes loaded with various market-capturing features like:

• Dual Alarm Time
• FM Radio (20 Presets)
• Slideshow with Music
• USB port for Memory Stick

Moreover, 7″ Philips Clock Radio is readily available to hit the bull’s eye with 220/240V Adaptor and 1 year warranty.

The 7-inch frame offers 480×234 pixels resolution and 16:9 screen ratio. Get the ultimate pleasure with this Clock Radio.

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The Nokia 2600 Classic is a candybar cell phone offering a VGA camera as well as the following features:

* GSM 900/1800MHz
* GPRS/EDGE
* 65k color TFT, 128×160 pixel resolution Main Display
* Record/Playback Video
* MMS/SMS/IM Messaging
* POP/IMAP/SMTP Email
* Bluetooth 2.0
* Speakerphone
* FM Radio
* Xpress-On changeable covers

Via MobileBurn.