Sharp’s 5-inch PC-Z1 NetWalker honors Zaurus legacy with touchscreen Ubuntu
Aug 27, 2009 Technology

Fanboys have been running Ubuntu on Sharp’s deceased Zaurus lineup of PDAs for years.
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Tags: akihabara-news, arm corex-a8, around-the-arm, pre, Ubuntu
USB digital microscope with 2MP CMOS sensor
Aug 14, 2009 Technology

A Japanese company called esupply is selling a cool little microscope [JP] that can be hooked to computers via a microUSB port (Windows only). The device boasts a 2MP CMOS sensor made by Sanyo and features 5x to 150x zoom. Not powerful enough to be used on a professional level, but surely good enough for casual microscopic viewing of stuff.
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Tags: akihabara-news, cgjapan, digital microscope, esupply, japan, japanese, selling-the-usb, USB
Aquos DX2 Blu-ray TVs Improve Image Quality, Record Times in Japan [TVs]
Aug 7, 2009 Uncategorized

Sharp claims the new 7x mode in its 2nd-gen DX Series LCD TVs further extends built-in Blu-ray recording times, and that it has boosted the image quality for its 40-inch+ models.
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Tags: akihabara-news, blu-ray-tvs, dx series, further-extends, image-select
Amzer issues embarrassingly gigantic Palm Pre extended batteries
Aug 7, 2009 Technology

Look at that. Just look at that. Do you have the slightest idea what that is
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Tags: akihabara-news, battery, palm pre, pre, router
16GB and a MicroSD card reader, the size of your thumbnail
Aug 7, 2009 Technology

This is the tiniest and most awesome thumbdrive ever . I made a big deal about Maxell’s new drives having a MicroSD reader, but will you look at this thing?
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Tags: akihabara-news, Headline, little-plastic, smallest, storage, tiniest, tininess, tininess-comes
HTC Click Budget Android Rumors Start to Congeal With New Photo, Possible Price [Htc Click]
Jul 23, 2009 Uncategorized
Tags: akihabara-news, budget android phone, hands, htc, vietnam, windows mobile, your-hands
NES Controller Business Card Holder Makes Me Want Use Business Cards Again [Nintendo]
Jul 23, 2009 Uncategorized

Facebooking and smartypantyphones be damned, I’m going back good old too-cool-for-school school. All the way back to the 80s, with stupid jackets, antiquated business cards, and this anodized aluminum NES Controller Business Card Holder
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Tags: akihabara-news, anodized, Cards, controller, hands, nintendo, your-hands
These Pac-Man 30th anniversary Zippos are very cool
Jul 23, 2009 Technology

Namco’s Pac Man was first released in Japan May 22, 1980, which means the 30th anniversary of the cult game is a good year away.
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Tags: 30th anniversary, akihabara-news, Headline, namco-bandai
Bandai RilakKuma Finally Achieves Maximum Netbook Adorability [NetBooks]
Jul 14, 2009 Uncategorized

It can be hard to tell the legions of identical netbooks apart, but this Bandai RilakKuma will never have that problem, because it’s the cutest Atom-based piece of hardware we’ve ever seen. RilakKuma, meaning “Relax Bear,” is the name of the character whose eyes and nozzle are seen on the back of the netbook. This model is packing a 1.6GHz Atom, 1GB of RAM, 160GB HDD and an 8.9-inch screen, so it’s totally anonymous except for that adorable case, which apparently costs a hefty amount
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Tags: akihabara-news, bandai, cuteness-came, NetBooks, rilakkuma



