Available once again is the surprisingly little-known Stylophone musical instrument. Used by David Bowie and Pulp, this cult instrument is a long forgotten piece of musical history, though once again, it is available for purchase.The Sylophone still features that same retro sound that made David Bowie’s Space Oddity such a marvel, yet takes a new spin on the old model ...
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Turn Your PSP Into A Touchscreen…Cheap!
We all know that the DS has been spanking the PSP in terms of sales, and the touchscreen featured on Nintendo’s handheld platform is a major reason why. Now PSP owners can get in on the action (sort of) thanks to the folks at SparkFun. For a mere $23.95 you can pick up this PSP display add on that gives ...
Read More »Dual media player for MP3 and CD playing
OK, well we know we say this about at least one concept a week, but this just might be the coolest damn concept design we’ve ever seen. Dual Music Player, or DMP, is a media player that can play both CDs and MP3s. Sure, there have been Discman MP3 players, but never something that fully embraces both forms of media. ...
Read More »Nokia 7500 Prism might just reflect the rainbow
� Geek-chic is in, or so we’ve heard. Not that we, um, follow that type of thing. For those with style in mind, Nokia announces the 7500 Prism, a sleek look and feel phone for the fashion guru in all of us. Its licorice-black colored casing will stand in stark contrast to all of your white gadgets of yesteryear, but ...
Read More »Rollei retro camera takes a 1920’s take on digital photography
The Rolleiflex MiniDigi could be the twin of the original 1920’s German-made Rollei “Twin Lens Reflex” camera, except for the fact that it is a fraction of the size and completely digitalized. This 3.1 MP reproduction is a blast from the past. A past in which most of us weren’t alive to see. Even though the camera can take videos ...
Read More »iPhone vs. Newton: the difference time makes
Here is a side by side image of Apple’s iPhone and Newton devices. You might not realize it, but at one point, Newton was the top technological advancement of the day. And the difference in size, well, that just speaks for itself. Compared to the iPhone, Newton looks like a prop from an Ed Wood movie. Or maybe even some ...
Read More »God of War takes hold of the PSP
What’s not to love about this PSP case? Well, unless of course you despise the God of War line of games. Buddy Roman, also creator of the Zelda DS Lite case mod, now offers up more of a badass design with this custom God of War PSP, available on eBay. The red LED’s and felt finish of the box finish ...
Read More »Sony’s new Walkman media players
Sony has revealed some new photos of their new Walkman NWD-B100 Mp3 players. The new Walkman device is a portable USB stick design, with a three line display and a lightweight 30g body. The B100 will come in two flavors, 1 GB and 2 GB, with the option of an FM transmitter added in. The B100 devices will also come ...
Read More »Hitachi first to release Blu-Ray camcorders
At the past years CES conference, Hitatchi showed off the design for their Blu-Ray Camcorder. Hitachi has announced that these bad boys will be on sale by the end of 2007 and will feature a 5.3 megapixel CMOS. Hitachi designed a special 8 cm Blu-Ray DVD drive with 7 GB of storage room, which will help them become the first ...
Read More »NEC presents a bunch of concept phones at the WJ2007
NEC showed off 5 new concept phones at the WJ2007 conference. One or two of them we don’t know whether to talk into or stab to death with a rusty knife blade. We could swear one of them looks like it has fur, possibly even genitalia of some sort. Included concepts shown are the Telecam, the carpet and leather keypad ...
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