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Marc Navarro: Great looking series of laptop cases

Finally a series of laptop cases that stand out from the black bags you get everywhere else. Spanish designer Marc Navarro has created a new line of stylish laptop cases that will become available in December through VAXbarcelona. More information can be found on the ReadyforDesign web site. Update:The VAX Gueell design has been created [...]


3D-Scanner: Handheld 3D scanning on the go

US 3D scanner and printer company Z Corporation has introduced a new portable 3D scanner the Z Scanner 700. The system connects to computers via FireWire and creates scans of the object surface in almost real-time. The company claims that the scanner can capture virtually any object from any angle, anywhere. As this scanner can [...]


Packard Bell Sale: NEC exits European Markets

I don’t like to write obituaries but with this news I’m not completely sure what it might mean. After Packard Bell has pulled the plug in 1999 and exited the US retail market together with laying off almost 80% of its staff we now are hearing that NEC is getting rid off Packard Bell BV [...]


New MS Webcam: LifeCam NX-6000

The new LifeCam NX-6000 extends Microsoft’s existing series of webcams with a compact model designed specifically for notebook computers. Key features: High Definition video: 2.0 megapixel – (1280 × 1024 resolution) Video effects Still Image Resolution: 7.6 megapixel – (3200 × 2380 pixels, interpolated) Wide-angle lens with 71 degree field of view Automatic face tracking [...]


Neuros OSD: First Open Source Media Center

Neuros made available beta versions of their new expandable open source media center called OSD this week to developers and testers alike. The OSD (“open source device”) is a replacement of Neuros’s DVR set-top box loaded with masses of new features. It can record MPEG-4 video from analog sources such as cable or broadcast TV [...]