JVC XA-AW33 audio player
The JVC XA-AW33 audio player was paraded at the recently concluded CEATEC Japan 2007 event, boasting waterproof capability as well as a form factor that floats. Guess this automatically qualifies it as a bathroom device, allowing you to chill to your favorite tunes when lounging in a bathtub. It weighs 260 grams and features a special speaker designed by NXT , a UK-based Technology & Licensing company. No idea on what type of file formats the JVC XA-AW33 supports, but it can be yours today for approximately $170 after conversion.
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Don’t be too happy with the news of a cheaper 40GB PS3 hitting the European market for €399 - this is but a crippled model. It comes with half the amount of USB ports (normally numbering four), lacks multi-memory ports, and is not backwards compatible with the PS2 in any way whatsoever. The last exclusion is extremely puzzling, especially when it is software emulation that does the dirty work. Would you pick up the 40GB model this October 10th if you were residing in Europe?
Mario and Luigi hit the greens this time instead of stomping on Goombas. Each of them are connected to a remote that resembles the classic Nintendo Famicom controller, allowing you to control their swing as you attempt to hit that elusive hole-in-one. Buttons A and B handle the swing, while the rest are just there for cosmetic purposes. The golf balls are extremely small, and you can keep yourself occupied by trying to putt these balls into a tiny green “hole”. Each figure stands at 3″ in height and aren’t powered by mushrooms but a couple of AAA batteries instead. The Mini Golfing Mario & Luigi set retails for $24.99 and will probably cause you more white hair out of frustration than your work.
I guess notebook batteries aren’t the only products to experience a recall, as the Razor E300 line of electric scooters have now been recalled by the manufacturer due to faulty welds on the handlebars which could end up with them snapping off. Doesn’t sound too good, eh, since you could end up with a rather nasty injury while riding one of these things. In the meantime, it would be wise to check with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission for futher details concerning this recall. It affects products with barcodes beginning in 100620-03 through -09 only, and there are currently approximately 20,000 of those around in the market.
Now here’s something mediocre - the Siren DP350 portable media player doesn’t boast sterling performance and will probably be the average Joe in school whom nobody notices if it were human. Features include a 1.8″ 65k color LCD display, support for popular lossy audio formats including MP3, WMA (DRM10), Ogg Vorbis, and AAC (unprotected), video and image playback in MPEG-4, WMV, JPG, and BMP file formats. It also comes with an integrated FM radio, a built-in microphone, and voice recording capability. I don’t really like such a small screen size though - it is definitely way too hard on the eyes and I will most probably end up with a permanent squint instead.
Talk about getting the boys all worked up this holiday season with the Battling Palmsize Havoc Helicopter. Each purchase comes with a couple of helicopters (won’t be fun flying all by yourself now, would it?), allowing you and a friend to fight it out “laser tag” style be it at home or at the office. Shoulder buttons on the remote are used to fire at your opponent’s copter, where a hit would then result in the victim’s copter to spin out of control, crash landing in the vicinity. They’re built to last, so just try to avoid having these crash into some really expensive porcelain vases or mugs of steaming hot coffee. Powered by half a dozen AA batteries, the Battling Palmsize Havoc Helicopter retails for $99.
The NEC FieldAnalyst Camera definitely gives me the creeps as it is able to analyze passers-by based on their looks alone. Guess this is one camera that judges the book by its cover, capable of determining one’s gender and approximate age after taking your dressing into account. The creators are currently developing an application that sorts out exactly where you stand in the social hierarchy - I suppose this is where the saying “clothes make the man” holds true. It costs a whopping $19,000 for this - any idea how you’re going to use it? One thing I know is this - car salespeople already have this innate ability as they know for sure whether you can afford that Porsche the moment you step foot into their showroom.
