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Buffalo have announced release of their LinkTheater HD media streamers to the rest of the world (not just Japan now), to let us stream a little HD around the place. The Buffalo LT-H90LAN HD media streamer is the wired version of the LT-H90WN (which has yet to be released), uses an Ethernet connection to stream media from a number of different devices.

The Buffalo LT-H90LAN can stream media from both PCs and Macs, along with USB hard drives and DNLA compliant media servers. The all important HDMI output is featured, along with component, optical audio and component, and the 10/100 LAN port.

The Buffalo LTH90LAN can stream and output 720p and 1080i HD video, and also 480i and 480p if desired. Format support is very impressive with H.264 (MPEG4 AVC), WMV9, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, XviD, AVI, HDV, AVCHD video formats, along with many audio formats including, WMA, MP3, Dolby Digital (AC3), AAC-LC, AAC-HE, and the usual image formats.

Pricing of the Buffalo LT-H90LAN seem reasonable at $199 or £99, and it should be avaliable later this month.

Posted Apr 1st 2008 11:59PM by Paul Miller
Filed under: Misc. gadgets
Did you fall for it? The internet didn’t really cry, we were just kidding. You gotta be on your toes! And just in case you managed to blissfully glide through this April 1st with nary a fooling, here’s a small taste of what you were missing:

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Teclast recently introduced its new X11, which targets on low-end market. This is a very basic mp3 player, without any fancy features. It is powered by Rockchip RK2601A solution and features a 1.1″ OLED display. For just RMB199 (approx US$28), you can get a 2GB Teclast X11 with lossless audio supported.

Specification:

• 1.1″ OLED display @ 128 x 64 pixel
• Supports MP3, WMA, APE, FLAC audio playback
• Features 7 predefined EQ, 1 user defined EQ
• Battery life up to 10 hours
• 67 × 30 × 8.9mm

[ via ZOL ]

Teclast, X11, MP3 Players

Posted Apr 1st 2008 6:00PM by Nilay Patel
Filed under: Handhelds, Home Entertainment
Monsoon’s HAVA HD streamer doesn’t get quite as much love as the various Slingboxes, but it’s a fine piece of kit with features Sling doesn’t have quite yet, like pause and rewind — and now it’s got one more supported client platform, as the company’s using CTIA to roll out support for Nokia’s Internet Tablet OS. That means the N800 and N810 can now get in on the action, and the quality looks pretty decent — the crew over at Internet Tablet Talk got a chance to play with an early version, and they think it looks even better than the PC client. Hmm, looks like that WiMAX N810 could double as a fairly decent portable TV, eh? Video after the break.

[Thanks, Joey]

Posted Apr 1st 2008 8:14PM by Ryan Block
Filed under: Features, Laptops, Wireless
Damn, Everex clearly stepped up their game with the Cloudbook MAX. Not that we want to harsh on the original Cloudbook or anything, but this thing is definitely in a different class — and the integrated XOHM WiMAX doesn’t hurt, either. Check out some hands-on shots taken at CTIA below.

Gallery: Everex Cloudbook MAX hands-on

Posted Apr 1st 2008 5:27PM by Nilay Patel
Filed under: Portable Audio, Portable Video
Samsung just launched the Blue Wave 3 firmware for the YP-P2 and T10 today, but we’re already hearing whispers of Blue Wave 4 — check out this image that’s popped up on some forums. Apparently all you P2 owners out there can look forward to customizable (and shareable) UI skins, some new Bluetooth-based games, subway maps, custom EQ settings, password controls, and voice recording sometime in the future, but we have no idea when. Until then, feast your eyes on the whole image after the break.

People that are more used to the traditional route won’t enjoy artificial candles, but the 21st century generation is suppose to like them.

What makes these candles unique is having a LED light bulb, instead of being a normal candle. Thanks to a microchip located inside the bulb, the flickering light effect is easily reproduced by the LED.

With a full charge you get 12 hours of light in a form of a fake candle, what more can you ask for?

The Rechargeable Outdoor Candles cost 45.

The four candle recharging base is included.

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What’s the best cube accessory for any geek, well… second best behind a wet bar in the cube that is? A Personal Microwave! You no longer need to use the USB coffee warmers all day long but can actually warm up your cup in your own microwave. How about changing the fragrance of your office space by popping some microwave popcorn at 9 in the morning! Found a weird bug outside your cube walls? Create some entertainment in your cube by zapping it.

You can do all this and more with the innovative iwavecube Personal Microwave. Innovative? But it’s just a microwave right? Sure it has all the electronic controls and safety feature you would expect, but this microwave takes up less than a cubic foot of space. Oh yeah, the microwave features a built-in carry handle and a view-through door.

Gimmie!

Suggested Price: $129.95
(Please note prices are subject to change and the listed price is correct to the best of our knowledge at the time of posting)

The blackberry Pearl 8120 which was released earlier through AT&T now has a new network. T-Mobile is bringing in all the goodness of RIM’s multimedia phone while putting in some of its network goodness including HotSpot @Home Service, which means Wi-Fi calls while on your home network.

With Wi-Fi connectivity for both voice and data, the BlackBerry 8120 hopes to add more functionality into T-Mobile’s phone offerings. Aside from Wi-Fi connectivity, the BlackBerry 8120 will also bring a 2.0-megapixel camera with 5x zoom, stereo Bluetooth support, a microSD/SDHC card slot, support for personal and corporate email, and web browsing at Wi-Fi speeds.

In addition to these features, the BlackBerry 8120 also features RIM’s SureType keyboard system that will enhance users typing experience with word completion, built-in spelling checker and a user-customizable dictionary. Even the BlackBerry’s web browser gets an improvement with a new page view option. The T-Mobile branded 8120 will be available on April 14.

Read [CNN Money]

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