Posted on 03 January 2006 by admin
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If you’ve got a lot of cash, or a few diamond-encrusted iPods lying around the house, why not lock them up in style? That seems to be the idea behind the Safe Bugatti, a luxury vault from Germany’s Stockinger Safety. The box has such niceties as leather-lined drawers, built-in watchwinders and LED lights. Available upgrades include a seismic detector, floor anchors, and GPS, which we assume will come in handy when a thief decides that, with all that Bugatti branding, the safe alone is probably worth carting off, even if you’ve got nothing decent stashed inside.
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In more Norcent news, they are also announcing an additional five flat panel monitors set to be unveiled at CES this week. The LCD models include the 17-inch LM-763, 19-inch LM-962, and 19-inch widescreen LM-965W (pictured). All models feature 8ms response time as well as DVI inputs for the two 19-inchers, while the top end LM-965W throws down 1440 x 900 pixels and 500:1 contrast ratio. Two monster 42-inch plasmas are also being announced with the rollout of the PM-4201ED and PM-4236HD offering either 852 x 480 or 1366 x 768 pixels of resolution respectively, component and DVI video inputs, and a sweet 10,000:1 contrast ratio for the PM-4236HD. Expect ‘em all to ship in Q1 with prices set to span $330 for the LM-763 at the low end or $1,700 for the top-o-the-line PM-4236HD.Â
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Norcent is set to flood the CES showroom with no less than 12 new 16:9 widescreen televisions. On the LCD side, the new VION lineup includes the LT-2090 (20-inch), LT-2790 (27-inch), LT-3290 (32-inch) featuring PC inputs with two additional 37-inch and 42-inch models expected later this summer. Three hi-def sets round-off the LCDs including the 26-inch LT-2651, 32-inch LT-3251, and 37-inch LT-3751 offering up to a 1920 x 1080 panel resolution in the LT-3751. The Plasma line-up includes the VION PT-4291HD (42-inch) and PT-5091HD (50-inch) televisions featuring a 10,000:1 contrast ratio and PC and RS232 connectivity and two additional hi-def sets, the 42-inch PT-4241HD and 50-inch PT-5041HD — unfortunately the plasma series maxes out at a mere 1366 x 768 pixels for that 50-incher. All the larger televisions feature HDMI inputs, SRS surround, and built-in ATSC and NTSC tuners as well as the usual range of component, composite, and S-Video inputs. Pricing scales up from $500 for the LT-2651 to $3,199.99 for the PT-5041HD. Expect these to start shipping in Q1 nought six.
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Annoying though it may be that few 8 or 10GB 1-inch drive-based audio players made it to market last year, there’s certainly some big opportunities for ambitious device manufacturers to steal in where the mini retreated and nano dare not go. The advantages are numerous, of course, and Cornice‘s latest Dragon Series 1-inch drives offer not only what they illustrate to be excellent shock-protection (which they call, cleverly enough, Crash Guard) and a 40% smaller component size than previous 1-inch drive devices, but also come in at $85 per unit for OEMs (which is actually ain’t too bad).
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Posted on 03 January 2006 by admin
Sigmacom just announced their new SIGMA HDTV5 tuner for receiving over-the-air HDTV broadcasts. This compact ATSC-lovin’ USB 2.0 tuner targets those of you with the insatiable desire to watch HDTV on your laptops. It features a 1920 x 1080 resolution, composite and S-video inputs, time-shifting live TeeVee, Dolby digital surround, and Internet EPG support to easily schedule your recordings. Available in red, white and green just like auntie’s festering log of untouched fruitcake.
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Parrot’s introducing a new device today, the 3400LS-GPS, a Bluetooth car kit equipped with GPS that can send the vehicle’s position to a smartphone or PDA. Apparently, it’s the first time a Bluetooth hands-free kit has been combined with a color LCD and a GPS receiver (though we’re hesitant to peg that as truth). The system should be compatible with most navigation software, including Navigon, Route 66, Tom Tom and Viamichelin, as well as most all Bluetooth-enabled phones and PDAs. Once installed, the 3400LS lets you make and receive calls using voice recognition, and pipe those calls through your car’s speakers. It’ll even let you sync up ringtones and wallpaper with your cellphone. Doesn’t appear to be any word on price just yet though, so stay tuned.
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