Gumstix Connex 200

This is the Gumstix Connex 200 and the netMMC daughter card. These provide pretty similar functionality to the unit I’m actually reviewing, but without the luxurious white case we’ll see in a moment. The Connex snaps into the daughter card, which provides the Connex with an ethernet connection and an MMC slot (on the bottom).

the bluetooth and MMC are on the main board, while power, serial and USB are provided by the daughter card

The Waysmall 200BT is very similar to the Connex 200 above. The difference is that it’s based on the slightly different Basix board, has Bluetooth, USB, MMC, and RS-232, and that it comes in a white case. The Connex offers more flexibility than the Waysmall, both in its choices of daughter cards, and in its packaging. The Waysmall, on the other hand, provides a complete package out of the box. Getting up and running with a Waysmall took under half and hour, and its variety of connectivity options mean that it should be able to function in a variety of roles. The Waysmall really tries to be a pocket computer, whereas the Connex and (even moreso) the Robostix, are intended for more specialized applications.
Specifications:
Processor: Intel XScale PXA255 200MHz
Memory: 64MB SDRAM
Flash storage: 4MB
Power requirements: 3.4-5.2V
Dimensions: 83mm x 36mm x 15mm
Operating system: Custom Linux, kernel 2.6.11
Price: US$174

The BlackDog “Pocket Linux Server” is a beast that aims to induce marvel. With slick packaging, and big, multisyllabic words like “biometric,” the Salt Lake City-based Realm Systems, manufacturer of the BlackDog.

Specifications:
Processor: 400Mhz PowerPC
Memory: 64 MB
Flash storage: 512 MB
Dimensions: .50″ x 1.75″ x 3.5″
Operating system: Debian-based, kernel 2.6.10
Price: US$239

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From left, Stylo, USB Strip, Toastit (top), Art4Sound (bottom), bogy, Notone.

boynq has unleashed on us another wave of designer USB peripherals, with uses ranging from uncluttering your desk to working with Skype or simply bringing USB closer to your fingertips.

For the VoIP users, there’s the new Art4Sound VoIP assistant, the Notone, and the do-it-all Stylo. For the graphics professionals, there’s the bread-and-butter-inspired Toastit card reader, and the colorful Bogy. Finally for your generic USB designer needs, there’s the USB Strip, which is exactly that – a USB strip. Be sure to also check out what boynq adorned us with earlier this year.

More info from EverythingUSB

Verizon announced today that its online store will begin offering the Motorola RAZR V3c tomorrow, with the phones arriving in retail stores around December 12th. This updated RAZR, originally announced in November, features a 1.3 megapixel camera, 30MB of internal storage, Bluetooth and also supports Verizon’s EV-DO V-Cast network. It can be good as yours for 200 bones after a $100 mail-in rebate with a two-year contract.

From Gizmodo and MobileBurn

Here’s a cheap way to boost the range of your Airport Express Wi-Fi base station: stick it inside a steel wire-basket ladle.

This idea is to put the Airport Express in the middle of the parabolic kitchenware. In other words to make a kind of a passive wifi antenna enhancer. Et voila!

… Positioning this area of the AE in the focal point of the parabola with some sticky tape can even marginally improve the range extension. You could also use a bigger chinese kitchenware.

From WiredBlogs
More detail info here

Vertu, maker of expensive phones, recently got some credibility handed to them it seems. The company is marketing their Ascent Motorsport Edition, which is an ultra-luxurious phone made with petroleum-resistant automotive leather inlaid with carbon fiber and Liquidmetal—you know, the stuff the future Terminator was made of. In short, it’s strong. So Vertu claimed the phone could be run over by the very car it was based on: an F1 Porsche. So the New York Times called bull and got one of these phones and ran over that thing five times with a Porsche Boxster. Oh, no! What horrible things happened to the expensive Vertu phone, you ask?! Nothing. Nada. Not a scratch. Score one for Vertu.
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Well if you asked me, with that amount of money, I rather buy 10 Palm Treo650 and you can run 6 of my Treo 6X with vehicle of your choice, even the M1 Tank! And I’ll keep 4 of the rest

From Gizmodo and Ohgizmo

Japan decided they needed to one-up the Americans yet again by unveiling a Segway that is minus the handles and steering mechanism. Safety and “riding-while-drunk” issues are my immediate concerns with this…? Hell, look at this guy: his eyes are closed so tight because he’s probably crapping himself. Expect Segway PMP-2 lawsuit news coming in the near future.

From Gizmodo and Akihabara

We still like the idea of hooking up a digital camera to a kite to take aerial shots, but if you’re more into actually scoping out the territory than creating a DIY device that’s as likely to crash as it is to fly, you may want to check out the XB-39 Eagleye from Estes Rockets. The $150 remote controlled toy spyplane has a 55-inch wingspan, can reach altitudes of up to 1,000 feet, and can shoot up to 26 pics from its onboard digicam. Just be careful not to fly it too close to bridges, dams or nuclear power plants, unless you want it shot down by homeland security forces.

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