Archive for the ‘Gadgets’ Category
PopCorn Hour C-200 the first minutes
Just got my PopCorn hour C-200. I also got a Sony BR-5100S Blu-ray ROM and an old 20gb sata 2.5″ hard drive to use with it. Adding the Blu-Ray player and hard drive required some fiddeling, but not too bad. First impressions: The good: Interface is snappy Interface is functional (no eye candy) Pretty easy [...]
Nokia 5800 Interactive Window
We’ve just installed an interactive window for Nokia here in Oslo.Very happy with how it turned out. Visit our homepage at http://back.no (in Norwegian) or send us an email: post at back dot no.
In: Cool, Gadgets, Interaction, Jobb, Work
Lego Augmented Reality
Lego is starting to roll out Augmented Reality in-store kiosks. Just show the box and the model appears in 3D. Very cool. Found at NotCot. Made by metaio.
2 blog or not 2 blog?
After discovering twitter this blog has been neglected. In the mean time: Find me on Twitter I will soon start a work related blog on back.no
Multi Touch finally available on the Dell Latitude XT
When I got my Dell Latitude XT, one of the most interesting features was Multi Touch. But, Dell and N-trig hasn’t delivered on that promise until now. It will support Firefox, Google Earth, Office, IE7(don’t use it!), and some other image viewers. Testing for a couple of minutes here and it works ok, but needs [...]
In: Computing, Gadgets
Mini-review: Nyko infrared remote for Playstation 3
OK, my PS3 isn’t used that much for gaming, not that many good games really, but I use it for Blu-ray movies, and for that it has been pretty good. My only problem has been the stupid sony decision to not include an ir (infrared) port so you can use your existing programmable remote. Sony: [...]
In: Gadgets, Games · Tagged with: Gadgets
Mini-Review: ASUS R2E UMPC
Quick review of the asus r2e umpc with gps/bluetooth/3g mobile/1gb ram/80gb pata hd/800MHz(!!!) cpu/vista premium. It cost just under 10.000NOK = €1250 = $1800 First, it is loaded with crap, you have to uninstall for hours, it takes forever to boot, it’s just dead slow for most activities. Why the hell did they choose an [...]
In: Computing, Gadgets
Mini-Review: Sharkoon QuickPort USB SATA dock
I’ll keep this short: It’s pure genius! Hot plug any sata 2.5″ or 3.5″ hard drive. It’s fast, it’s beatiful, it’s the smartest thing I’ve bought for a long time! Buy one and you can be the smartest on your block! (Product page)
In: Computing, Gadgets
Google Android Open Handset Alliance SDK release
Google just launched the SDK for Android Open Handset Alliance Handset. http://code.google.com/android/ Jou can also see a video on this page or here is a gizmodo video: http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/google/android-ui-video-demo-shows-off-promising-functionality-321674.php?autoplay=true This is the first real, concumer friendly open platform for mobile devices, and it will hopefully change how the device manufacurers think about closed platforms. As a [...]
In: Flash, Gadgets, Mobil
Genius Belkin USB hub for desktop.
The smartest USB hub I’ve ever seen! I’m getting one…or two :) Link to product page on Belkin. Found on Engadget.