Pioneer has developed a new 500GB optical disc that contains 25 layers and can be manufactured to function with Blu-ray players. You can store up to 20 full HD movies on a single disc with this 500GB optical disc. Production will be two to four years before this new optical disc is made available for customers. Via Tech Fresh.
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This high end luxury speaker is the craftmanship product of BMW Group DesignWorksUSA and Klipsch. The combination ensures unmatched sound superiority allowing you to hear and emotionally connect with your music and movies precisely as the original artist or director intended. Its exotic zebra-grain Linia Veneer cabinet completes the perfect pairing that creates signature interior look. Price ranges from $4,000 to $20,000 USD. Via Klipsch.
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Krink teamed up with Arkitip to create a laptop sleeve. This will be dropping July 15th. Via High Snobiety.
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Your MacBook needs protection from chipped edges, scratched finishing and stuck buttons. The Orbino Aria Air case is lined with a plush interior to protect the computer and keeps everything locked down with a spring loaded latch closure. The bag also includes a padded leather strap and a removable accessory pocket. Orbino’s Aria Case is available for $529. Via Luxury Launches.
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The Maxtor Central AXIS 7200 RPM NAS boasts 1TB of storage capacity, DLNA compliance and HTTP-based interface for multi-user remote access. The Maxtor Central Axis will be available this July for $330. Via Gizmodo.
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Onkyo released a new 7.1 AV amplifier that comes with an HDMI 1.3 port. Known as the TX-SA706X, this amplifier offers five HDMI inputs and one HDMI output supporting 1080p video signals. The device also sports Dolby True HD, DTS-HD Master Audio and provides a maximum output of 200Watts x 7, a frequency response of 5Hz-100,000Hz and includes Audyssey Dynamic EQ Processing. The Onkyo TX-SA706 will be available in July 19th, 2008 for €1,120. via Tech Fresh.
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Sharp’s biggest announcement at InfoComm isn’t the plethora of new projectors and LCD monitors. No, dear friends, it’s the proclamation that its 108-inch LB-1085 1080p display will soon be available right here in the US of A. Sharp’s smart enough to not let out a US price just yet, but our handy Japanese currency conversion calculation puts it somewhere around $100,000. via Engadget.
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I’ve always wondered what’s going through people’s minds when they run from the cops. I mean, if you’re in a major city with a large police force and helicopters flying around, there’s not a good chance of getting away safely. Well thanks to some new technology, these people might actually be able outrun the cops. Of course, what they don’t know is that they’re being tracked.
Much like Han Solo and the gang escaping from the Death Star, they will be allowed to get away to some remote location where the police can then quietly gather a large force and surround the perps. The little gadget responsible is a small GPS receiver, wireless transmitter and battery all wrapped up into a nice bullet-shaped package. It would be fired from a device mounted on the bumper of a police cruiser.
This is something I hope they implement sometime in the near future. This would eliminate the need for high-speed chases, and thus prevent many needless injuries caused by wreckless driving.
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8.1Megapixels in a phone?? The Sony Ericsson announced the C905 8.1-Megapixel Cybershot Phone($TBD; Q4 2008), with an 8.1 megapixel camera and Xenon flash. It features included a 2.4-inch TFT screen, TV-out capability, 2GB Memory Stick Micro, GPS-enabled for geo-tagging of photos and Wi-Fi, face detection auto-focus. Source Like Cool.
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Hal TV designed by Chauhan Studio and Humax, and presented at the Milan Design Show. It is pretty! As its name implies, the organic-shaped set was inspired by the seminal 1968 Kubrick directed film 2001: A Space Odyssey.
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These Denon premium wires have added insulation than your normal ethernet wires. They will run you about $500 for 1.5 meters for Denon Premium Ethernet Cable. via Oh Gizmo.
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Dress up or down (which ever you prefer) your Macbook Air with this cool leather case for your laptop by Vaja. It is made for Macbook Air notebooks and provides you with some added class to the already classy notebook. It is available in an array of colors.
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Japanese artist Kazuharu Sakura has designed a new handmade keyboard, which is constructed from leather.
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The two “ears” are meant to capture sound in stereo in the same way a human does, therefore producing a better sound picture in playback. The only problem is that your subject, be they human, inanimate or a strange hybrid, is going to be so busy being freaked out by this set of blue ears that they’ll forget to make any sort of “natural sounding” noise. Oh, and there’s the little problem of the price: the Binaural Recording Mic from Otokinoko retails for $3,900. Via Engadget.
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The trendy Piano Computer would surely turn more than a few heads if it goes into production. The computer has been built-in into the computer table and given the stylish piano-shaped figure. The wiring is concealed neatly and it looks like the piano Computer has the folding display.
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