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Ditching the iPod for an xPod?
Edvarcl Heng | Jan 30, 2006
Give the monopolist a break. You build a fledging alliance of hardware shock troops. Then you forge some software weaponry, give it to the grunts and start laying siege on Castle Cupertino. What happens? You still have yet to cross the moat. According to BusinessWeek, Microsoft has plans to create a Sir Galahad-like hardware rival to the iPod, and most probably, it will involve the Xbox and portable gaming in some way.
Exciting stuff and we think it's not only the iPod that ought to sweat; the Sony PSP may have a new problem in its hands. Let the joust begin.
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When music is seen and heard
Edvarcl Heng | Jan 27, 2006
We like to think we were pretty talented as percussionists when we were kids. Sort of like Stomp. Mum thinks we were just a bunch of brats who liked to drum around with her pots and pans. Talk about lack of recognition. We were just ahead for our time. Now Yamaha has the TENORI-ON which got us into thinking it's moving into the sushi bar business.
But, really, it's a way to get back at mother. The TENORI-ON is a 16 x 16 matrix of LED switches that act as both musical instrument and display. It's made with an aluminum frame and comes with two built-in speakers. Press a key and you get a light ripple that sounds off some nifty music tones and creates a visual relationship between light and sound. Mum ought to be impressed, but till Yamaha comes out with a retail version, we will have to make do with good old pot banging.
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Nintendo saves gamers' pockets
Edvarcl Heng | Jan 26, 2006
After the success of the Nintendo DS, the Japanese gaming giant goes the miniaturization route with a tinier DS. Dubbed the DS Lite, this gaming baby retains the features of its bigger predecessor, but measures a pint-sized 133 x 73.9 x 21.5mm. It weighs just 218g compared with the original DS (149 x 85 x 29mm and 255g). To be launched on March 2, it's too bad this diet DS will be available only in (surprise, surprise) Japan. To be priced at 16,000 yen (US$138.11). Update: The correct price is 16,800 yen (US$144.28).
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Saying I love you
Edvarcl Heng | Jan 25, 2006
Talking fauna is a common thing, i.e. the irritably chirpy Furby. Chatting flora, however, are a rare sight since they are probably too busy suntanning and gasping for CO2. Say talking flowers and we are reminded of the man-hungry Audrey II from the Little Shop of Horrors. Surely not?! But if you want to romance that girl engineer from the microchip department, you might do well with a blooming big blossom from Wicksteed called Tot Spot. Viva la verdant, we say.
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Ogle this, Osim
Edvarcl Heng | Jan 25, 2006
iPods are for people who like to move and we don’t just mean reaching for the remote. In our expert opinion, for professional couch potatoes like us, scrolling though a gazillion song titles can be hazardous for our fragile popcorn-grabbing paws. You need like a US$999 iJoy massage chair that can cradle both your iPod and your head, while gently kneading your achingly sore gluteus for another Matrix movie marathon.
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