Jam TEC update - 09/02/07 HDD Media Player 2

It's not quite as whimsical as some of Thanko's other gadgets, but those looking for a barebones media player may actually want to consider the company's new HDD Media Player 2, which looks like it should get the job done and do so on the cheap. Naturally, you'll have to supply your own hard drive, but the enclosure will handle most of the media-playing abilities you'll likely want (including DivX and even DVD VOB file playback), and you'll get a decent enough complement of ports, including VGA, component, composite, s-video, and an optical digital audio output. Look for this one to set you back just over $70

Jam TEC update - 09/02/05 LG Arena KM900

Already we saw the LG's new smart phone the ARENA KM900. Some of the specs of this module has been released to the internet. Apparently, this one will boast GSM/UMTS/HSDPA connectivity, along with a high-res 3-inch 800x480 display (no word on resistive or capacitive), and some form of mobile TV, although specifics on that are a bit light at the moment. The phone also apparently measures just 11.5mm thick, which makes it a smidgen slimmer than the iPhone and, as we had heard before, it could be out in Europe as soon as next month

Jam TEC update - 09/02/05 Timex Expedition WS4

The folks at Timex has come up with this new wrist watch will give you so many details. Still not sure is this made for rock climbing, mountain biking, and sumo wrestling, but i already feel stronger, smarter, more aware of the outside temperature, and way better looking. Later on i'll post the specs of this amazing watch

Jam TEC update - 09/01/31

It’s getting harder to make an HDTV that really stands out, but Philips has gone to great lengths (well, widths) with a new set it’s recently unveiled. Forgoing the 16:9 wide-screen aspect ratio most new sets have, the Cinema 21:9, a 56-inch LCD, extends to nearly the same ratio as movies shot in the 2.39:1 format.

Jam TEC update - 09/01/30 Western Digital Unleashes the First 2 TB Hard Drive (WD20EADS)

Western Digital, really? They are launchign the first 2 TB hard drive? I had my money on Hitachi or Samsung. It is seriously cool to see Western Digital releasing such a massive hard drive.

The WD20EADS uses four platters (500 GB each with 400 Gb/in² areal density). The drive also has a 32 MB buffer.

Do we need 2 TB hard drives? Hell yes, and here is why:

1. SLR Cameras are taking over the market. Raw image files can be over 10 MB each! The new Canon 5D Mark ii. It’s a 21 megapixel monster and the raw image files 25.8 MB! Shoot 800-1000 images in a photo shoot. That over 2 GB per shoot.

2. Bluray movies are massive and we love to rip them at high quality. I am spoiled. Avi files and divx can suck a goat. H.264 looks so much better. Plus, I love my MKV files with their embedded audio files and subtitle selections. An avi file (at normal quality) is about 750 MB. My H.264 files are between 1.3 and 2 GB.

3. Games are getting bigger. I don’t really need to talk much about this.

4. Small HD video cameras are on the market. These 720p video files devour your hard drive. The Canon 5D also shoots full 1080p video.It’s so good that it is sinister. 30 minutes of footage takes about 4GB of space.

5. P***… you sick people.

There are several other reasons. I don’t want 2 TB of space, I freaking need it. What are your thoughts on the new 2 TB drive from Western Digital?

I’ll post benchmarks as soon as some surface (or someone will post them in the forum, lol).

Jam TEC update - 08/11/23 Four Eyes USB Stick Combines Everything – Everything! – in One

Four-eyes. A taunt I heard almost daily in school, although curiously it never bothered me. I think I was so relived to be able to see after years of blind squinting at the class blackboard that I just found the name-calling rather sad and pathetic.

Four Eyes is also the name of this USB bookmark. In the manner of our rather disastrous how-to video on hacking novelty USB drives, the folks at IMM stuffed a thumb-stick into these specs in the hope of gleaning some geek-chic. The spex can also be slid betwixt the pages of a real life paper book to save your place, a rather old fashioned notion.

In fact, these glasses leave us rather confused. It's as if the designer, Willie Tsang, took a whole bag of concepts, shook them up like Scrabble tiles and pulled out this rather dyslexic design. Still, while they might be "conceptual", they're not a mere concept. These spectacles, USB stick, bookmark, or whatever it might be, can be had. 2GB and unlimited place-marking for $30.

Jam TEC update - 25/01/09 Extra

Unlike with the upstart HTC G1 or the Apple 3G iPhone, news that Nokia has sold a million of one of its latest phones shouldn't surprise industry watchers.

But the 5800 XpressMusic device from Nokia is no ordinary phone. The phone is the company's first "mass-market" touchscreen device, says Nokia.

Nicknamed the Nokia Tube it is also bundled with the company's 'Comes With Music' subscription service that offers one year of unlimited access to the company's music store catalog.

The 5800 XpressMusic has been closely watched because of its potential to rival Apple's iTunes in popularity, especially in Europe.

The phone, which sports a 3.2-inch screen, a 3.2 megapixel camera and supports Flash-based browsing for the web went on sale in October 2008 in just a few countries including Russia and Hong Kong. The 5800 XpressMusic is went on sale in UK a few days ago and is available in the US only as an unsubsidized and unlocked phone.

Maybe this could spur a US telecom carrier to pick up this device for its network.