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The Bose 3-2-1 GS Series II Home Entertainment System has been manufactured keeping in mind the sound quality as well as artlessness. It has facility of remote control which is devised to work with any of the home entertainment product. The main characteristic of this system is that it has few speakers which satisfy all the needs that are equivalent to 5 speakers. Because of few speakers, there is requirement of less wiring.

Quick specs

• Speaker compression circuitry
• Neodymium iron boron magnet
• AM/FM tuner and DVD player
• Digital 5.1 decoding
• Gemstone speakers
• Integrated system design
• Simplified setup
• Universal remote control
• Total shipping weight : - 20kg

There are two pocketsized powerhouse 3-2-1 Gemstone speakers equipped for outstanding sound. These speakers are 50% smaller in size. Furthermore, it also includes an Acoustimass module which gives out the best home theatre sound. These speakers have TrueSpace digital processing circuitry which is responsible for production of highly clear sound. It is also accomplished with AM/FM tuner and DVD/CD player.

Dimensions

• 3-2-1 GS speakers - 10.5cm x 14cm x 6.4cm
• Acoustimass module - 36.7cm x 22.2cm x 48.5cm
• Media centre - 8.3cm x 34.9cm x 25.4cm
• Remote control - 3cm x 6.5cm x 22.9cm

Package

Bose 3.2.1 Home Entertainment System constitute 2 speakers, 3-2-1 universal remote control, Setup DVD, Antenna stand, Acoustimass module, Media centre, Stereo cable, Rubber feet for Acoustimass module & Speakers, Batteries, AM antenna, FM antenna, 220 V power cord2 UB 20 Brackets, Owners Guide, Video cable, Speaker cable, Module cable and Audio Input Cable.

The Bose 3-2-1 GS Series II Home Entertainment System comes at the price of $999.00.

Source: Bose

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With the AppleTV “take 2” still not available, Vudu seems to be willing to put up a strong fight to remain in the market. It was just last week that Vudu lowered their price by 25% and have now added more HD content.

A new update, that will bring the software to version 1.2 will add about 80 more movies and also adds an on-screen broadband instant-HD indicator. The movies are priced starting at $4 each, which is comparable to the AppleTV pricing. The indicator will help the instant start movies by giving users an alert as to whether or not their current broadband speed will be able to handle the movie without any delays in watching. It also has a recommendation option that will help you choose the best movies based on your broadband speed. Like other competing services, the eventual winner will come down to who has the better user experience and more available content.

Read [Wired]

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Posted Feb 2nd 2008 4:47PM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Gaming, Handhelds, Peripherals
Legitimate (read: legal) Famicon support for your DS Lite may seem like a dream come true for the retro gamer, but Cyber Gadget’s Cyber Famulator Lite might be a little much to ask for all but the geekiest. You have to strap on a (barely) pared down “famiclone” system onto your cute little portable, but pulling out and blowing into a dirty old Metroid cart on the go will no doubt be a privilege for some.

[Via ExtremeTech]

Posted Feb 2nd 2008 3:27PM by Ryan Block
Filed under: Robots, Wearables
Apparently somewhere along the way Dean Kamen’s robo-prosthestesis came to be called the Luke arm (care to guess why?), and according to the IEEE Spectrum blog, it’s gearing up to undergo Food and Drug Administration trials pending DARPA’s final thumbs-up, which would put the project in motion. Be sure to check out the rest of the profile of the arm’s development, which is well worth the read.

Posted Feb 2nd 2008 11:41AM by Ryan Block
Filed under: Cellphones
We don’t yet know for sure what’s up, but we’re hearing that customers of Voce, the luxury MVNO based on AT&T’s network, woke up on February 1st to zero service, dead customer service lines, and even some crazier claims like being double-billed for the final month of service. We gave their sales lines — usually the very last thing to go down — a ring, and got no reply. It’s possible this could be some kind of huge misunderstanding and outage on Voce’s part, which we do hope it is, because if they did shut down they certainly did so in about the most abrupt, impudent way imaginable. Either way, looks like guys are going to be out for the count — we wouldn’t exactly expect a mobile phone provider to go completely dark, ignore its customers for days, and expect to retain any business.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Jobo from Germany have been around for a fair bit of time (the 1920s, to be exact), and has since made a name for itself when it comes to photo processing machines and darkroom accessories. Nearly a century later, the company still soldiers on, and they certainly did not come to PMA ‘08 to have a look at all the booth babes parading new photography equipment. No sir, they were there with a mission as well - displaying a digital camera add-on known as Photo GPS which can be fitted to the flash hot shoe of virtually any digital camera while recording GPS data as you shoot.

For those who think that the Photo GPS looks rather familiar, chances are you’ve already seen it last year as it was announced at the previous PMA event. I suppose after one whole year of silence, more work must have been put in to perfect the device, but there is nary a press release or additional specifications as well as details that are currently available on Jobo’s site. Nevertheless, the show must go on and here’s a little bit more on how the Photo GPS works. Once you’re done snapping all the photos that you want, head back to your home/office, booth up your Mac and download both images as well as the GPS data file from the Jobo unit. Data transfer is done via the included USB port.

Jobo’s included software will then use a location database to match the images you snapped with GPs data, followed by including the location data to your images’ EXIF metadata. For folks who dabble with RAW format images, the software will generate an XML file that holds all the relevant GPS data within. This XML file will be made readable as long as you have programs such as Aperture and Lightroom.

Product Photo Page via Macworld

Posted Feb 2nd 2008 12:24PM by Darren Murph
Filed under: Desktops, Laptops
Details are still fuzzy at this point, but according to an e-mail received by numerous tipsters, Microsoft is indeed offering up a free copy of Vista in exchange for their privacy. Yeah, even though it claimed otherwise late last year. According to the note, Redmond is viewing these folks as “registered members” of the Windows Feedback Program, and if they keep their guard down for the remainder of a three month period, they will seemingly receive a copy of its latest OS gratis. So, any others out there finding an unexpected message from the Big M regarding said offer? Let us know in comments below, particularly if you get any free wares or previously analyzed keylogging reports.

[Thanks to everyone who sent this in]

Assuming all you’ve got in your office are yellow Post-It notes, this toast-shaped dispenser is an absolute must-have for your desk. It isn’t clear what size of sticky notes fit into the cleverly named Toasted Notes accessory, but does it really matter?

The dispenser normally sells for $7.50 but is currently listed as being “temporarily out of the stock.” Oh well. I only have green and pink Post-Its in my drawer, anyway.

Via OhGizmo!

In Japan, where having central heating means breaking bank every month, something like this is of the essence. But the Japanese won’t take the mundane-looking, run-of-the-mill heaters — definitely not!

This digital space heater doesn’t only save your life during frigid winters, it can pretend it’s a real fireplace too. Complete with a screen which shows off burning embers, this heater with a monitor measures 79.5 × 23.5 with a depth of 62 cm. Weighing 14.3 kg, and made of ABS resin, aluminium, and glass; this digital space heater goes for £121.

Check out the product page (Japanese).

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Posted Feb 2nd 2008 9:58AM by Joshua Topolsky
Filed under: Peripherals
Finally, a mouse just for you. Thanks to the folks at Lite-On, you’ll never have to suffer the debilitating discomfort of an unshapely mouse ever again. The Moldable Mouse will make all your bad memories of ill-fitting input devices float away, using a lightweight modeling clay combined with a nylon and polyurethane fabric to make up its surface. Once you’re palming your new best friend, you can shape its contours to whatever form you desire, though we’re pretty sure making a perfect cube will present a challenge. The “stick-on” buttons and scroll-wheel can be added to any location you like, and communicate via RFID. The thing won a Red Dot design award and everything… but coming soon? Probably not.

[Via Wired]