Remember the Sony Dash? The $200 tabletop do-it-all (almost-all, at least) with a 7-inch screen and a Wi-fi connection that was announced back in January? It’s about to get a pretty significant upgrade that should make that $200 price tag (for a digital clock-slash-media viewer-slash-internet viewer) a little bit more worth it. Sony has just announced that they’ll be adding a custom Netflix app to the Dash that’ll give it the ability to stream in TV shows and movies via a Wi-fi connection. The video streaming app will come at no extra cost (thankfully keeping the price at $200) and should be available when the Dash goes on store shelves this April.
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Sony Dash to get TV and movie streaming app
Wednesday, February 17th, 2010Branex Design’s iTam Tam M1: an iPod dock you can sit on
Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Here’s something that we’ve never seen before. It’s called the iTamtam M1, recently unveiled by French design company Branex Design (at least we’re guessing they’re French. Their website is in a language that sounds really French-y). It’s an iPod dock shaped like a stool. In other words, it’s an iPod dock-slash-stool that you can actually sit on.
Sony outs 7-inch Dash “personal internet viewer”
Monday, January 11th, 2010Sony’s Dash is another “tablet”, but of a different sort. While it has a 7-inch touchscreen and a touch-based interface, it won’t be like the Windows-based device like HP’s Slate (or Apple’s rumored “iSlate,” which will run on an Apple-designed OS). Described as a “personal internet viewer,” the Dash looks more like a souped-up digital photo frame more than a full-on tablet.
Neato’s robo-vacuum comes with laser, jet engine
Thursday, December 17th, 2009
Neato Robotics has just introduced a new home robot vacuum cleaner called the VX-11 that features a laser and a jet engine. Unfortunately, it’s not as cool as it sounds, since it uses the laser to move around and the “jet engine” to clean–instead of the other way around, which would have been awesome). It’s actually built with a laser tracker and a vacuum system based on a “jet engine design” which lessens the hype, but it does promise to do a better, smarter job of keeping the floor clean with less human intervention.
Samsung outs LED-backlit photo frame
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Samsung has just released a new 8-inch photo frame, the SPF-800P, with LED backlighting and 2GBs of built-in storage. The screen stretches out to an 800 x 480 resolution, with a stylish glass-rimmed frame that looks oh-so-Samsung. Storage can be extended with a microSD card reader for plugging in content other than just photos—this frame comes with built-it speakers that allow it to play audio and video files, plus built-in Bluetooth for pairing it with wireless headsets.
The SPF-800P has been released in Korea for the equivalent of $170.
Intouch intros IT7150 Wi-fi internet picture frame
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009
Intouch has introduced the IT7150, or what they call the “first wireless Internet frame to combine multimedia content on an all-touch screen.” We’re not sure about the claim, since the Vizit (introduced earlier this month) does come with a wireless connection and a touchscreen, but the IT7150 does sport an actual Wi-fi connection (compared to the Vizit, which connects via a GSM connection). On it’s own, this frame still looks pretty good all around, with a 7-inch touch-sensitive widescreen that can play videos.
