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Digital Power Station: DSP Turns Crappy Speakers Into Honkin' Muthas
Jon Bon Jovi's cousin, audio engineer Tony Bongiovi has figured out a novel way to make cheap-ass speakers sound a whole lot better. His device, an unusually sophisticated equalizer he calls the Digital Power Station, originally filled a refrigerator-sized unit with its analog components. More »
peripherals
Belkin CableFree USB Hub Delayed Until July
A standout at CES was Belkin s CableFree USB Hub, which the company said would be available in April, but now says that release has been pushed back to early July. Belkin attributes the late release to general manufacturing delays. Enabled by Freescale s ultra wideband (UWB) technology, it was to be the first shipping product using that fast wireless protocol. We're still looking forward to roaming free with USB, and are thinking maybe it's better to have a working product in July than a dud in April. More »
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Symbian and Freescale Offer 3G Phone Template
While we wait patiently for 3G phones to come to the US (and work here as well), software company Symbian has joined up with chipmaker Freescale to deliver a blueprint for a smartphone using the 3G networks, and most importantly, will halve its license fees for these phones to give smaller cellphone companies a chance to get into the 3G game."We provide the core of the handset so that they can concentrate on design, features and the user interface. We anticipate a more level playing field," Symbian Chief Executive Nigel Clifford said.Of course, that means the guts of phones that take advantage of this new platform will be nearly identical. If it were anyone other than Symbian, whose software platform powers many phones from heavy-hitters like Nokia and Sony, we'd be worried. But we like Symbian as a phone interface (and slightly less so as a PDA-like smartphone OS), so it sounds good to us. More »
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Cut the Cord: USB Runs Free with Freescale
Belkin is jumping on the wireless USB bandwagon with this four-port hub. That's right, it's packing wireless USB, letting you roam free with any USB device. Using Motorola spinoff Freescale s Ultra-Wideband (UWB) technology, this hot connection gives you data rates that are a hundred times faster than Bluetooth. So imagine, you walk into a room with your notebook, plug in the wireless USB dongle and you're instantly connected to that USB hard drive you have stashed under the desk. No wires, no muss, no fuss. We saw this device in a demo at CES (it's similar to the one from Ripcord that I told you about earlier), and besides that, it actually works and has an attractively-designed form factor, too. You'll have to wait until early spring of this year to give it a try, and when it ships Belkin says it will cost $129.99. More »
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Cellphone Operated Remote Control Car
Here's one of the most useless products I've seen at CES so far, but hey, it does catch the eye. The Wireless Wheels remote control toy car is controlled by select Motorola iDEN handsets. I love that it's only select handsets. So now, when you buy that car, you also better have the exact phone that will control it—which is SO much better than a normal remote. It's actually a collaboration between Motorola, Nikko and Freescale and is based on the Freescale Semiconductor wireless Personal Area Network (PAN) technology, which uses the IEEE(R) 802.15.4 standard. The phone does simulate the car's movement, however, and vibrates when you start it up and turn the wheel. And the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button serves as a "turbo boost" for a sudden burst of speed. Wheeeeeeeeeee! The car is compatible with the Motorola iDen i265, i275, i560, i730, i760, i830, i850, i860, and i870 phones and runs on 4 AA batteries.
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